The Western Bridge and Construction Company, located in Omaha, Nebraska, was one of the foremost bridge engineering and manufacturing companies in the Midwestern United States. Several of their bridges are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Their headquarters were located in the

Bee Building The Bee Building, later called the Peters Trust Building and finally the Insurance Building, was located at 17th and Farnam Streets in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It was an architectural landmark in early Omaha that was built in 1888 by newspaper ed ...

in Downtown Omaha. A number of its bridges are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Gross State Aid Bridge from SW 2

There are two Western bridges in Garden County, Nebraska, including the

Lisco State Aid Bridge The Lisco State Aid Bridge is located on a county road over the North Platte River south of Lisco, Nebraska. Completed in 1928, the bridge today "is distinguished as an important crossing of the Platte River and one of the last two intact multipl ...

near

Lisco, Nebraska Lisco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Garden County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 64 at the 2010 census. History Lisco was laid out in 1909 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that p ...

and Lewellen State Aid Bridge in Lewellen, Nebraska. The Lewellen and Lisco bridges are the only remaining intact examples of state aid pony trusses in Nebraska, and the Lisco Bridge is significant as one of the last remaining structures from the state aid bridge program. Works include: *

Fair Oaks Bridge The Fair Oaks Bridge is a truss bridge over the lower banks of the American River, connecting Fair Oaks, California, Fair Oaks to the greater Sacramento, California region. The current bridge, built 1907-1909 at a cost of $63,000, is the third b ...

, Fair Oaks, California * Elkhorn River Bridge, Antelope County, Nebraska * Kingpost truss Bridge, Royal, Nebraska * Gross State Aid Bridge, Verdigre, Nebraska * Bridge, 6.8 mi. NE of Royal Royal, NE (Western Bridge & Construction Co.), formerly NRHP-listed * ENP Bridge over Green River, Cty. Rd. CN23-145 Daniel, WY (Western Bridge & Const. Co.), NRHP-listed * Gross State Aid Bridge, Co. Hwy. over Verdigris Cr., 3.5 mi. N, .2 mi. W of Verdigre

Verdigre, NE Verdigre is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 575 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Verdigre was platted in 1887 shortly before the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valle ...

(Western Bridge & Construction Co. * Hospital Bridge, Upper Main St. over Downie River,

Downieville, California Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville is on the North Fork of the Yuba River, at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Downieville's population w ...

(Western Bridge & Construction Co.), NRHP-listed * Klondike Bridge, 180th St. over Big Sioux River, in

Lyon County, Iowa Lyon County is the most northwesterly county of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,934. The county seat is Rock Rapids. Lyon County is named in honor of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, who served in the Mex ...

and

Lincoln County, South Dakota Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 65,161, making it the third-most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Canton. The county was named for Abraham Li ...

near Larchwood, IA (Western Bridge and Construction Co.), NRHP-listed * Neligh Mill (Boundary Increase), Irregular Tracks in Block 22, Original Town, Neligh and the N1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 20, T25N, R6W Neligh, NE (Western Bridge And Construction Co.), NRHP-listed *

Neligh Mill Bridge The Neligh Mill Bridge is a truss bridge which brings Elm St. over the Elkhorn River in Neligh in Antelope County, Nebraska. It was built in 1910 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It has also been known as the ...

, Elm St. over the Elkhorn R., Neligh, NE (Western Bridge & Construction Co.),"Neligh bridge"
BridgeHunter.com. Retrieved 4/7/08. NRHP-listed * Onion Creek Bridge, Over Onion Creek, S of Coffeyville

Coffeyville, KS Coffeyville is a city in southeastern Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located along the Verdigris River in the state's southeastern region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,826. Coffeyville is the most popul ...

(Western Bridge Co.), NRHP-listed * Palisades Bridge, 25495 485th Ave. Garretson, SD (Western Bridge & Construction Co.), NRHP-listed * Pennsylvania Avenue Rock Creek Bridge, Pennsylvania Ave. over Rock Creek

Independence, KS Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548. It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. History Independence w ...

(Western Bridge Co.), NRHP-listed * South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 50-193-086, Local Rd. over Big Sioux R. (Sverdrup Township) Midway, SD (Western Bridge and Construction Co.), NRHP-listed * South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 16-570-054, Local rd. over Oak Cr. McLaughlin, SD (Western Bridge & Construction Co.), NRHP-listed * South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 64-061-199, Local rd. over Brule Cr., Elk Point, SD (Western Bridge and Construction Co.), NRHP-listed *

Verdigris Creek Bridge Verdigris Creek Bridge in Antelope County, Nebraska near Royal, Nebraska was built in about 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is also denoted NEHBS No. AP00-253. It is a Kingpost pony truss A truss ...

, Twp. Rd. over Verdigris Cr., 1.9 mi. NE of Royal Royal, NE (Western Bridge & Construction Co., NRHP-listed

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