Bridge (Stratton, Nebraska)

Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	County road over an intermittent stream, 2 miles east of Stratton
Nearest city	Stratton, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°9′7″N 101°11′29″W / 40.15194°N 101.19139°WCoordinates: 40°9′7″N 101°11′29″W / 40.15194°N 101.19139°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908
Built by	Ideal Cement Co.
Architectural style	Reinforced concrete slab
MPS	Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP Reference #	92000714[1]
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1992

The Bridge near Stratton, Nebraska is a historic bridge that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

It is a 20-foot (6.1 m) reinforced concrete slab bridge that was built in 1908 by the Ideal Cement Company. It is also denoted NEHBS No. HK00-78. It was listed on the National Register in 1992.^[1][2]

It was deemed significant, despite its small size and simple appearance, for once having carried interstate traffic on U.S. Highway 34, and for representing an early highway bridge in Nebraska. According to its NRHP nomination, "Its 1908 construction date distinguishes it as the earliest documented example of concrete bridge construction in the state. Despite its diminutive size and simple detailing, the bridge is a technologically significant early remnant of Nebraska transportation."^[2]:3 It believed that it may have been designed by the Nebraska State Engineer, who, in 1908, had begun designing small concrete bridges.^[2]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Clayton B. Fraser (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bridge / NEHBS Number HKOO-78" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1989

External links

• More photos of the Ideal Cement bridge at Wikimedia Commons