The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a historic bridge in

Wolf Point Wolf Point ( asb, šųktógeja oʾípa) is an incorporated ranchingtown in, and the county seat of, Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,517 at the 2020 census, down 4% from 2,621 in the 2010 Census. It is the larges ...

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

, which once carried

Montana Highway 13 Montana Highway 13 (MT 13) is a state highway in the east of the U.S. state of Montana. The highway begins at its southern end at MT 200 and connects the three county seats of McCone, Roosevelt and Daniels counties. It also provide ...

across the Missouri River between

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and Roosevelt counties. It is also known as Wolf Point Bridge, Missouri River Bridge, or Site No. 24RV438. The bridge is a five-

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Pennsylvania through truss; its longest span is the longest through truss span in the state at . Completed in 1930 by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, the bridge was the first bridge across the Missouri River at Wolf Point and the only bridge along the river for a stretch. The bridge's opening ceremony, which took place on July 9, drew over 10,000 visitors and included five bands and a fireworks display. After its completion, the bridge became a popular tourist attraction for motorists in northeastern Montana and a point of civic pride for Wolf Point's residents.. The bridge was listed on the

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on November 24, 1997. It spans between

and Roosevelt counties.

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* Steel bridges in the United States Bridges completed in 1930 Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Transportation in Roosevelt County, Montana Historic American Engineering Record in Montana National Register of Historic Places in McCone County, Montana National Register of Historic Places in Roosevelt County, Montana Pennsylvania truss bridges in the United States 1930 establishments in Montana Bridges over the Missouri River Transportation in McCone County, Montana {{Montana-bridge-struct-stub

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