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Roundup Bridge

Musselshell County, Montana

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #117838

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Wooden through truss bridge over Musselshell River on CR 118
Location
Musselshell County, Montana
Status
Closed to all traffic and abandoned
History
Built 1893-94 by the Hewett Bridge Co.; relocated in 1911
Builder
- William S. Hewett & Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design
Camelback through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.0 ft.
Total length: 153.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.49142, -108.28737   (decimal degrees)
46°29'29" N, 108°17'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/708174/5152225 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gage NE
Inventory number
BH 23113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,640)
Abandoned (3,681)
Built 1894 (239)
Built during 1890s (2,997)
Camelback truss (376)
HAER documented (1,107)
Montana (803)
Musselshell County, Montana (9)
Owned by county (20,879)
 Pin-connected (3,932)
Relocated (912)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,239)
Structurally deficient (14,090)
Through truss (15,221)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,943)
Truss (33,029)
Uncovered wooden truss (136)
William S. Hewett & Co. (16)

Update Log 

  • August 9, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • February 23, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • July 22, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER MT-25 - Roundup Bridge, Spanning Musselshell River, Roundup vicinity, Musselshell County, MT
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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