The Knife River Bridge near

Stanton, North Dakota Stanton is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Mercer County. The population was 368 at the 2020 census. Stanton was founded in 1883 and became the county seat when Mercer County organized in 1884. St ...

, is a Pratt through-truss structure that was built in 1898. 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 v ...

in 2001. The bridge was damaged in the spring of 1997 and was threatened with demolition. It was repaired and repainted for $126,400, and reopened for use in 1998. and

References

Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota Bridges completed in 1898 National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, North Dakota Pratt truss bridges in the United States 1898 establishments in North Dakota Transportation in Mercer County, North Dakota

Bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

{{NorthDakota-bridge-struct-stub