Ponca Creek Bridge

The Ponca Creek Bridge, also known as NEHBS No. BD00-224, is a historic Pratt truss bridge spanning Ponca Creek that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Ponca Creek Bridge
LocationCounty road over Ponca Creek, 3 miles east of Lynch, Nebraska
Coordinates42.82422°N 98.406896°W / 42.82422; -98.406896
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
Built byLackawanna Steel Co.; E. Roy Townsend
Architectural stylePratt half-hip pony truss
MPSHighway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.92000769[1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1992

The "half-hip" pony truss bridge was built in 1904 as a single-span bridge having a 48 feet (15 m) main span and, with timber stringer approach span having a 79 feet (24 m) total length. Its roadway was 14.3 feet (4.4 m) wide, with timber deck over timber stringers.[2]

The steel bridge was fabricated by Lackawanna Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built by E. Roy Townsend of O'Neill, Nebraska.[2]

Current bridge at the location

The original bridge may no longer be in place.[note 1]

Notes
  1. See photo of bridge currently at site. According to uglybridges.com, the current bridge was built in 1994.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Clayton B. Fraser (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ponca Creek Bridge / NEHBS No. BD00-224". National Park Service. Retrieved April 16, 2017. With photo from 1990.


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