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Beaver Creek Bridge (Finley, North Dakota)

Coordinates: 47°35′16″N 97°33′28″W / 47.58778°N 97.55778°W / 47.58778; -97.55778
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Beaver Creek Bridge
Beaver Creek Bridge (Finley, North Dakota) is located in North Dakota
Beaver Creek Bridge (Finley, North Dakota)
Beaver Creek Bridge (Finley, North Dakota) is located in the United States
Beaver Creek Bridge (Finley, North Dakota)
Nearest cityFinley, North Dakota
Coordinates47°35′16″N 97°33′28″W / 47.58778°N 97.55778°W / 47.58778; -97.55778
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Built byFargo Bridge & Iron Co.
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPSHistoric Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.97000183[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1997

The Beaver Creek Bridge near Finley, North Dakota, also known as Newburgh Bridge, is a Pratt through truss bridge that was built in 1913. It is a pinned Pratt pony truss bridge and is "the oldest documented bridge in Steele County constructed by a long-term county bridge builder, the Fargo Bridge and Iron Company. Fargo built bridges in Steele County in almost every year between 1904 and 1920."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

It is owned and maintained by Steele County.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beaver Creek Bridge". and accompanying photos
  3. ^ Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota". National Park Service.