Historic Bridges
of the United States
Bell Bridge
Cherry County
,
Nebraska
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Niobrara River on a county road, 1 mi. north and 11 mi. east of Valentine
Location
Cherry County
,
Nebraska
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1903 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2002
Builder
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Canton Bridge Co.
of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 147.0 ft.
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.4 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1992
Also called
Allen Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.89500, -100.32267
(decimal degrees)
42°53'42" N, 100°19'22" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 92000752
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 23891
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 05/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 33.3
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
5
Categories
Built 1903
(122)
Built during 1900s
(2,328)
Canton Bridge Co.
(43)
Cherry County, Nebraska
(13)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Nebraska
(1,059)
Niobrara River
(14)
Open
(21,539)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pin-connected
(413)
Pratt truss
(1,381)
Span length 125-175 feet
(1,981)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,761)
Truss
(15,706)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
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