Bell Street Bridge

Completed in 1926 at a cost of $305,000, the Bell Street Bridge crosses the Yellowstone River in Glendive, Montana. Designed by the Montana Highway Commission and built by contractor Boomer, McGuire & Blakesley, the 1,352 feet (412 m) long, 20 feet (6.1 m) wide bridge consists of six Warren through truss spans, each roughly 219 feet (67 m) long, and a concrete approach span about 38 feet (12 m) long. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2] At one time the main highway bridge over the river, Montana DOT rehabilitated and converted it for pedestrian use in 1992 when the bridge on the I-94 Business Loop was built 300’ to the north.[3]

Bell Street Pedestrian/Bike Bridge
Bell Street Bridge
LocationW. Bell St., Glendive, Montana
Coordinates47°6′20″N 104°43′9″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1926
Built byBoomer, McGuire & Blakesley
ArchitectMontana Highway Commission
Architectural styleWarren through truss
MPSGlendive MRA
NRHP reference No.87002517[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 1988

Since then, each year in September the town celebrates the preservation and birthday of the bridge[4] which is a central piece of Glendive's historic resources.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Bill Babcock (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bell Street Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2017. With photo from 1987.
  3. "Historic Bell Street Bridge". VisitMontana.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  4. "Bell Street Bridge Day". EventCrazy.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  5. William A. Babcock, Jr. (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Glendive, Montana". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017.


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