The Vale Bridge near Vale, South Dakota brings a local road over the Belle Fourche River. It was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
Vale Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Vale, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 44°37′45″N 103°23′13″W / 44.62917°N 103.38694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | Canton Bridge Company |
| Architectural style | Pratt through truss |
| MPS | Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000954[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 5, 1999 |
It is a Pratt through truss bridge produced by the Canton Bridge Company. Its main span is a 142 feet (43 m) steel, pin-connected truss. Together with four timber approach spans, it is 236 feet (72 m) long.[2]
It is located one mile east and .6 miles north of Vale.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Jennifer Traeger; Johnson Johnson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Vale Bridge / South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Br. No. 10-329-404". National Park Service. Retrieved January 17, 2018. With three photos from 1989.