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Item Title
Barber Bridge, Spanning Musselshell River, Barber, Golden Valley County, MT
LocationSpanning Musselshell River,
Barber, MT
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER MT-12
Building/structure dates:
1911 initial construction
Part of building/structure is in Ryegate vicinity, Golden Valley County, MT.
Significance: In 1911, on of the first act of the new Musselshell County Commissioners was to build for new steel bridges over the Musselshell River in order to connect the two halves of the county. One of those bridges is this 157', four span bridge built in 1911 by the Security Bridge Company of Minneapolis. The main span is a 98' pin connected Pratt through truss span. This span is approached from the north by three 19'8" steel stringer spans. Golden Valley County was formed out of Musselshell County in 1921.
Subjects
Civil EngineeringTransportationBridge Construction
Related Names
Security Bridge Company
Smith, Travis, Photographer
Amos, Christine, Historian
Quivik, Frederick L., Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. View of south portal
2. 3/4 view of Pratt through truss, looking northwest
3. View of concrete deck, verticals and railing, looking south
4. View of substructure, looking south
5. View of concrete pier
6. View of top chord, verticals, sway bracing and strut
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