The Colton's Crossing Bridge, in
Ransom County, North Dakota
Ransom County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,703. Its county seat is Lisbon.
History
The Dakota Territory legislature created Ransom County on January 4, 1873. It was so named due to ...
near
Lisbon, North Dakota
Lisbon is a city in and the county seat of Ransom County, North Dakota, United States.
The population was 2,204 at the 2020 census.
History
Lisbon was founded in 1880 by Joseph L. Colton, who named the new city after Lisbon, New York, his wif ...
, also known as Sheyenne River Bridge, was built in 1907. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
(NRHP) in 1997.
[
According to its NRHP nomination, the
]bridge serves as a representative example of the pattern; it is the oldest documented bridge in ansom Countyconstructed by a long-term county bridge builder, the Hewett Bridge Company. The bridge is also significant ... for its association with attempts by North Dakota counties to expand and improve transportation networks prior to 1926 by construction of through truss bridges, relatively costly structures. Through truss bridges with documented construction dates and builders, such as this one, best illustrate this important trend in North Dakota bridge construction.
It is also significant as being the oldest surviving metal truss bridge in Ransom County. It was built in 1907 for a contract price of $3,890.[ and ]
It crosses the Sheyenne River
The Sheyenne River is one of the major tributaries of the Red River of the North, meandering U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 across eastern North Dakota, Uni ...
.
References
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
Bridges completed in 1907
National Register of Historic Places in Ransom County, North Dakota
Metal bridges in the United States
Truss bridges in the United States
Transportation in Ransom County, North Dakota
Lisbon, North Dakota
1907 establishments in North Dakota
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