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Rating:
50276
{99}%
3 votes
De Witt Mill Bridge
Gage County
,
Nebraska
Photos
Overview (Looking Westward)
Photo taken by James McCray
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BH Photo #237329
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Facts
Overview
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on an abandoned road
Location
Gage County
,
Nebraska
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1887 by the King Iron Bridge Co.
Builders
-
King Bridge Co.
of Cleveland, Ohio
-
King Iron Bridge Co.
of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as
King Bridge Co.
]
Design
1-Span, 7-Panel, Pratt Through Truss
100 ft pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 255.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.39190
,
-96.90410
(decimal degrees)
40°23'31" N, 96°54'15" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/677884/4473364
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wilber
Inventory number
BH 50276
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(8,374)
Abandoned
(3,927)
Big Blue River (Nebraska)
(43)
Built 1887
(237)
Built during 1880s
(2,169)
Gage County, Nebraska
(76)
King Bridge Co.
(435)
King Iron Bridge Co.
(68)
NR-listed
(3,013)
Nebraska
(1,687)
Owned privately
(1,928)
Pin-connected
(4,694)
Pony truss
(17,011)
Pratt pony truss
(3,950)
Pratt through truss
(6,056)
Pratt truss
(10,296)
Through truss
(16,775)
Total length 250-500 feet
(5,508)
Truss
(35,451)
Update Log
October 10, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
August 17, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
February 19, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
August 11, 2012: New photos from James McCray
November 20, 2011: Added by James McCray
Sources
James McCray -
jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
Historic Bridges of Nebraska
- Info and Pic of Bridge
Melissa Brand-Welch -
melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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