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12 b&w photos
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10 data pages
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TITLE:
Vandalia Bridge, Spanning Milk River, 16 miles West of Glasgow, Glasgow vicinity, Valley County, MT

CALL NUMBER:
HAER MONT,53-GLA.V,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 12   (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 9 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

RELATED NAME(S):
Central States Bridge Company

NOTE:
Survey number HAER MT-59

Building/structure dates: 1910 initial construction

Significance: The bridge is locally significant for the critical role it played in the rural development surrounding Vandalia and is a key feature in its transportation network. The bridge is also significant as an excellent example of pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss.

SUBJECTS:
MONTANA--Valley County--Glasgow vicinity
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.mt0223

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s): 
1. DISTANT VIEW OF BRIDGE AND MILK RIVER, FACING NORTHWEST
2. PROFILE, FACING NORTHWEST
3. NORTH APPROACH TO BRIDGE, FACING SOUTH
4. 3/4 VIEW, FACING SOUTH
5. SOUTHWEST BRIDGE PORTAL, FACING NORTHEAST
6. NORTHEAST PORTAL, FACING SOUTHWEST
7. VIEW BETWEEN TRUSSES, FACING SOUTHWEST
8. VIEW OF UPPER CHORDS AND SWAY BRACING, FACING SOUTHWEST
9. DETAIL OF PORTAL BRACING AND BRIDGE PLAQUE, FACING SOUTHWEST
10. DETAIL OF PIN-CONNECTION AT SUB-DIVIDED VERTICAL, FACING NORTHWEST
11. DETAIL OF RAILING AT INCLINED END POST, FACING NORTHWEST
12. FLOOR SYSTEM, FACING SOUTHWEST

CONTROL #:
MT0223

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