Photos
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Photocopy From George S. Morison's The Bismark Bridge, 1883. North Web And East Portal Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy, Original In The Possession Of John R. Morison, Peterborough, New Hamphsire. Photographer Unknown, September 1881. South Web Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Facts
- Overview
- Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in Bismarck
- Location
- Burleigh County, North Dakota
- Status
- Orginal Whipple truss spans replaced with through Warren truss spans, reusing the original piers
- History
- Built in 1882 under the direction of George Morison.
- Builders
- - Detroit Bridge & Iron Works
- George S. Morison
- Design
- Whipple through truss
- Inventory number
- BH 37369 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 26, 2009: New photo from Harvey Henkelmann
- September 7, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Sources
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- HAER ND-2 - Bismarck Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND
- Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net
- Movement of the east pier of the Northern Pacific Railway bridge at Bismarck, ND