Barber Bridge, Spanning Musselshell River, Barber, Golden Valley County, MT

NEW SEARCH

HELP

ABOUT COLLECTION

Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey

6 b&w photos
2 data pages
1 photo caption pages

How to obtain copies of this item

TITLE:
Barber Bridge, Spanning Musselshell River, Barber, Golden Valley County, MT

CALL NUMBER:
HAER MONT,19-BARB,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 6 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 1 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER MT-12

Building/structure dates: 1911 initial construction

Part of building/structure is in Ryegate vicinity, Golden Valley County, MT.

Significance: In 1911, on of the first act of the new Musselshell County Commissioners was to build for new steel bridges over the Musselshell River in order to connect the two halves of the county. One of those bridges is this 157', four span bridge built in 1911 by the Security Bridge Company of Minneapolis. The main span is a 98' pin connected Pratt through truss span. This span is approached from the north by three 19'8" steel stringer spans. Golden Valley County was formed out of Musselshell County in 1921.

SUBJECTS:
MONTANA--Golden Valley County--Barber
civil engineering
transportation
bridge construction

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mt0042

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. View of south portal
2. 3/4 view of Pratt through truss, looking northwest
3. View of concrete deck, verticals and railing, looking south
4. View of substructure, looking south
5. View of concrete pier
6. View of top chord, verticals, sway bracing and strut

CONTROL #:
MT0042

NEW SEARCH HELP ABOUT COLLECTION