Ponca Creek Bridge | |
Location | County road over Ponca Creek, 3 miles east of Lynch, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 42°49′27″N 98°24′25″W / 42.82422°N 98.406896°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1904 |
Built by | Lackawanna Steel Co.; E. Roy Townsend |
Architectural style | Pratt half-hip pony truss |
MPS | Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92000769 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 29, 1992 |
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]
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]
The original bridge may no longer be in place. [note 1]