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Fort Benton Bridge spans the Missouri River at the town of
Fort Benton, Montana Fort Benton is a city in and the county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. Established in 1846, Fort Benton is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Montana. The city's waterfront area, the most important aspect of its 1 ...
. It was built in 1888. It has also been known as Old Bridge and 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 v ...
in 1980. The bridge has five pin-connected truss spans. The three center spans are Baltimore through trusses each long. The longer span on the Fort Benton bank is a -long
Camelback through truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...
bridge built after a 1908 flood destroyed a cantilevered swing span and its central pier. The shortest span is a
Pratt through truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...
which is long, on the far side from Fort Benton. With .


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* Bridges completed in 1888 Historic American Engineering Record in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Chouteau County, Montana Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Pratt truss bridges in the United States Parker truss bridges in the United States 1888 establishments in Montana Territory Bridges over the Missouri River Transportation in Chouteau County, Montana {{Montana-NRHP-stub