The Rainbow Arch Bridge at
Valley City, North Dakota
Valley City is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Barnes County. The population was 6,575 during the 2020 census, making it the 12th largest city in North Dakota. Valley City was founded in 1874.
Val ...
, also known as Main Street Bridge, is a
Marsh Rainbow Arch structure that was built in 1925. One year later it was designated as part of an overlap with
US 10
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and
US 52
U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...
, but was replaced by business routes of both roads and later given the additional overlap of
Interstate Business Route 94 which gradually replaced the U.S. business routes. 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 ...
on February 27, 1997,
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It was removed from the National Register in September, 2004.[ A small park with a memorial to the previous bridge can be found along the sidewalk on the southwest bank of the Sheyenne River.
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See also
* 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 1925
Historic American Engineering Record in North Dakota
U.S. Route 10
U.S. Route 52
Interstate 94
National Register of Historic Places in Barnes County, North Dakota
Tied arch bridges in the United States
Former National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
Demolished bridges in the United States
2000s disestablishments in North Dakota
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