The Lewellen State Aid Bridge, near Lewellen, Nebraska, United States, is a historic Pratt pony truss bridge that was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
Lewellen State Aid Bridge | |
Nearest city | Lewellen, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°19′3″N 102°8′34″W / 41.31750°N 102.14278°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1926-27[2] |
Architect | Nebraska Bureau of Roads & Bridges; et al. |
Architectural style | Pratt pony truss |
MPS | Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92000756[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 29, 1992 |
Along with the Lisco State Aid Bridge, it is one of two surviving multiple-span "State Aid" bridges in Nebraska, out of eight constructed. It has seven 100-foot-long "riveted Pratt ponies ... supported by 50-foot long, 8-inch Bethlehem H-piles, encased in concrete". It was built by low bidder on a contract let by Nebraska, for $71,300, during 1926–27.[2]
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