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"Motel 6 Bridge" (Old US 34/281/Nine Bridges Road Bridge)

Hall County, Nebraska

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Photo taken by James McCray

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BH Photo #237061

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Description 

The northern end of the bridge is on the Motel 6 property. The bridge is fenced off to the public and one would have to gain permission from the Motel 6 management to access the bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Channel Platte River on an abandoned alignment of US 34/281/Nine Bridges Road
Location
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
See posted link (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/nediv/bridges/hall.htm)
Builder
- Standard Bridge Co. of Omaha, Nebraska
Design
Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Also called
Nine Bridges Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.82787, -98.38019   (decimal degrees)
40°49'40" N, 98°22'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/552262/4519833 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Alda
Inventory number
BH 53100 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (956)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
Grand Island, Nebraska (2)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (648)
Hall County, Nebraska (23)
Have street view (30,587)
Nebraska (1,753)
Open to pedestrians (4,715)
Owned privately (2,038)
 Pony truss (17,628)
Pratt pony truss (4,158)
Pratt truss (10,914)
Preserved (1,254)
Standard Bridge Co. (30)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,714)
Truss (38,697)
US 34 (20)

Update Log 

  • August 9, 2012: Added by James McCray

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