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6 data pages
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TITLE:
Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek at County Road, South end of M, Joliet, Carbon County, MT

CALL NUMBER:
HAER MONT,5-JOLI,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 7   (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 5 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

RELATED NAME(S):
Hewett, William S.

NOTE:
Survey number HAER MT-56

Building/structure dates: 1901 initial construction

Significance: The bridge was Carbon County's first steel truss and its location contributed to the economic growth of Joliet by providing access to the community from agricultural areas on the south side of the river during the town's initial stage of development. The bridge is also associated with William S. Hewett, one of the most prominent Minneapolis bridge builders in Montana.

SUBJECTS:
MONTANA--Carbon County--Joliet
steel truss bridges
vehicular bridges

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.mt0209

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s): 
1. DISTANT VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTHWEST
2. 3/4 VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTHWEST
3. 3/4 VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTH
4. VIEW OF SOUTH PORTAL, LOOKING NORTHWEST
5. VIEW OF NORTH PORTAL, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
6. VIEW LOOKING SOUTHEAST ALONG LOWER CHORD
7. VIEW OF BRIDGE PLAQUE, LOOKING NORTHWEST

CONTROL #:
MT0209

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