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General Information

Beginning of works: 1912
Completion: 1913
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Road bridge
Material: main bridge:
Steel bridge
Structure: main bridge:
Through truss bridge
main bridge:
Parker type truss bridge
main bridge:
Pratt type truss bridge
approach viaduct:
Vaulted arch bridge
Material: approach viaduct:
Reinforced concrete bridge

Location

Location: , , ,
Crosses:
  • Niobrara River
Coordinates: 42° 43' 59.82" N    99° 28' 53.94" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 160.6 m
approach viaduct
span lengths 6 x 16.5 m
number of arches 6

Materials

arches reinforced concrete
truss steel

Chronology

1962

One of the arches is washed away, including parts of the approaches. As replacement a Parker and a Pratt truss are added to the bridge. The Parker truss was salvaged from the Schuyler State Aid Bridge in the same state.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Carns State Aid Bridge is a historic bridge that spans the Niobrara River about 10.8 miles northeast of Bassett, Nebraska. It is a Parker & Pratt through truss bridge built in 1912. It has also been known as Niobrara River Bridge and denoted as NEHBS No. RO00-72.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Carns State Aid Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20007787
  • Published on:
    13/01/2003
  • Last updated on:
    30/05/2017
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