Big Blue River Bridge (Surprise, Nebraska)

The Big Blue River Bridge near Surprise, Nebraska is a pin-connected Pratt truss bridge that was built in 1897. It was designed and built by the Canton Bridge Co. with steel fabricated by the Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.. Also denoted NEHBS No. BU00-84, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1][2] It was deemed significant as a relatively rare example, and one of the oldest examples documented in Nebraska, of a truss leg bedstead bridge.[2]

Big Blue River Bridge
LocationTownship road over the Big Blue River, 1 mile southeast of Surprise
Nearest citySurprise, Nebraska
Coordinates41°6′3″N 97°17′28″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1897
Built byCanton Bridge Co.; Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
Architectural stylePin-connected Pratt truss
MPSHighway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.92000708[1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1992

As of 2010, the bridge was closed to traffic.[3] The Bridge is no longer closed.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Clayton B. Fraser (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Big Blue River Bridge / NEHBS Number BUOO-84". National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1989
  3. See October 2010 photo of bridge


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