Historic Bridges
of the United States
Big Blue River Bridge
Butler County
,
Nebraska
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Big Blue River on a township road, .5 mi. east and .3 mi. south of Surprise
Location
Butler County
,
Nebraska
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1897 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1999
Builder
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Canton Bridge Co.
of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 65.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1992
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.10089, -97.29142
(decimal degrees)
41°06'03" N, 97°17'29" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 92000708
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 23825
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 05/2007)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 22.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
15
Categories
19th Century
(1,762)
Built 1897
(69)
Built during 1890s
(665)
Butler County, Nebraska
(11)
Canton Bridge Co.
(43)
NR-listed
(1,486)
Nebraska
(1,059)
Open
(21,664)
Owned by county
(14,186)
Pony truss
(9,399)
Pratt truss
(1,459)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,072)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,948)
Truss
(15,835)
Wooden deck
(5,159)
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