The Liberty Memorial Bridge, across the
Missouri River connecting the "twin cities" of
Bismarck and
Mandan, North Dakota
Mandan is a city on the eastern border of Morton County and the eighth-largest city in North Dakota. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the upper Missouri River, it was designated in 1881 as the county seat of Morton County. The population w ...
, also known as Missouri River Bridge, was a Warren-Turner through truss structure that was built in 1920. 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 ...
in 1997. It was replaced by a new bridge in 2008
and removed from the National Register in 2009.
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It was "the first roadway bridge constructed across the Missouri River, one of the most important waterways in the state" of North Dakota. Not only did the bridge connect the 'twin cities' of Bismarck and Mandan, but for the first time eastern and western North Dakota were joined by a continuous roadway. Moreover, the bridge was a final link in the coast-to-coast roadway later designated as U.S. Highway 10."][ Also, it is the only Warren-Turner through truss bridge ever built in the state.][ and ]
See also
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* List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in North Dakota
References
External links
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
Bridges completed in 1920
Bismarck–Mandan
Historic American Engineering Record in North Dakota
National Register of Historic Places in Bismarck, North Dakota
Interstate 94
U.S. Route 10
Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
Warren truss bridges in the United States
Former National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
Transportation in Burleigh County, North Dakota
Bridges over the Missouri River
1920 establishments in North Dakota
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