Borman Bridge

Borman Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	County road over the Niobrara River, 2.3 miles southeast of Valentine
Nearest city	Valentine, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°51′7″N 100°31′15″W / 42.85194°N 100.52083°WCoordinates: 42°51′7″N 100°31′15″W / 42.85194°N 100.52083°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916
Built by	Canton Bridge Co.; Cambria Steel Co.
Architectural style	Pratt through truss
MPS	Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP Reference #	92000751[1]
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1992

The Borman Bridge bringing a Cherry County, Nebraska road over the Niobrara River near Valentine, Nebraska was built in 1916, as a replacement for one of 18 Cherry County bridges washed away by flood and winter ice on February 16, 1916. It was designed by the Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio, fabricated by the Cambria Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, and built by the Canton Bridge Co.

It has also been known as the Niobrara River Bridge and known as NEHBS No. CE00-224. It is a pinned Pratt through truss bridge that could be and was built quickly, and has since carried only light traffic. It cost $4,230.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Borman Bridge / Niobrara River Bridge / NEHBS Number CEOO-224" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1990

External links

• More photos of the Borman Bridge at Wikimedia Commons