Loosveldt Bridge

Loosveldt Bridge
Loosveldt Bridge is located in Nebraska
Loosveldt Bridge
Loosveldt Bridge is located in the United States
Loosveldt Bridge
LocationPrivate ranch road over the Niobrara River, 9.1 miles southeast of Rushville
Nearest cityRushville, Nebraska
Coordinates42°34′53″N 102°23′2″W / 42.58139°N 102.38389°W / 42.58139; -102.38389
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
ArchitectKing Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.; King, George E., Bridge Co.
Architectural styleBaltimore through truss
MPSHighway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.92000730[1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1992

The Loosveldt Bridge is located bear Rushville, Nebraska, and is also known as the Budd Bridge, the Niobrara River Bridge, and NEHBS No. SH00-43.

Construction History

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It was built in 1888 by the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. and George E. King Bridge Co. It is a Baltimore through truss.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

Like the nearby Colclesser Bridge, it was built in 1933 from one of multiple spans of the Columbus Loup River Bridge (which was built in 1888 and had been disassembled and replaced early in 1933). It was used as a county road bridge until 1984, when it was sold to a private rancher.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Clayton B. Fraser (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loosveldt Bridge / Budd Bridge; Niobrara River Bridge; NEHBS Number SHOO-43". National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1990