Midway Bridge
Midway Bridge in 2023
Midway Bridge (Johnstown, North Dakota) is located in North Dakota
Midway Bridge (Johnstown, North Dakota)
Midway Bridge (Johnstown, North Dakota) is located in the United States
Midway Bridge (Johnstown, North Dakota)
LocationAcross an unnamed creek, unnamed county road, approximately 1.5 mi. S and 2 mi. W of Johnstown, North Dakota
Coordinates48°7′50″N 97°30′50″W / 48.13056°N 97.51389°W / 48.13056; -97.51389
Builtc. 1920s
Architectural styleWarren Bedstead truss bridge
MPSHistoric Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.97000176[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1997

Midway Bridge near Johnstown, North Dakota is the only bedstead bridge known to have been built in North Dakota. It appears to have been built locally, not as part of a state or county program, during the 1920-1930 period.[2] Also known as Bedstead Bridge, it is a Warren Bedstead-type truss bridge.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Midway Bridge / Beadstead Bridge / 32GF283". National Park Service. and Accompanying two photos from 1996 (see photo captions page 10 of text document)


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