It was built as a replacement of a former "Berry Bridge" in 1899 at contract cost of $4580. It was one of just four Cherry County bridges that survived a flood involving winter ice breakup in 1916. It was moved in 1921 about five miles to the site of the former Brewer Bridge that had been destroyed in that flood. The Berry State Aid Bridge, also NRHP-listed, was built in its place. The move and the new bridge were handled by the Pioneer Construction Company of Omaha.
According to its NRHP nomination, the Brewer Bridge "is technologically significant as the oldest remaining of Cherry County's remarkable group of trusses and one of the oldest remaining vehicular trusses in the state. Although the structure has been moved from its original location, it has functioned in place at its current site for more than 50 years, and has developed a sense of time and place."[2]
^"National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brewer Bridge / Niobrara River Bridge / NEHBS No. CE00-226". National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1990
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brewer, bridge, near, valentine, nebraska, historic, pratt, through, truss, bridge, that, built, 1899, designed, wrought, iron, bridge, canton, ohio, fabricated, jones, laughlin, steel, built, wrought, iron, bridge, also, known, niobrara, river, bridge, denote. The Brewer Bridge near Valentine Nebraska is a historic Pratt through truss bridge that was built in 1899 It was designed by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co of Canton Ohio was fabricated by the Jones amp Laughlin Steel Co and was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co Also known as the Niobrara River Bridge and denoted NEHBS No CE00 226 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 1 Brewer BridgeU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of NebraskaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityValentine NebraskaCoordinates42 52 34 N 100 15 58 W 42 87611 N 100 26611 W 42 87611 100 26611Arealess than one acreBuilt1899Built byWrought Iron Bridge Co Jones amp Laughlin Steel Co Architectural stylePratt through trussMPSHighway Bridges in Nebraska MPSNRHP reference No 92000754 1 Added to NRHPJune 29 1992It was built as a replacement of a former Berry Bridge in 1899 at contract cost of 4580 It was one of just four Cherry County bridges that survived a flood involving winter ice breakup in 1916 It was moved in 1921 about five miles to the site of the former Brewer Bridge that had been destroyed in that flood The Berry State Aid Bridge also NRHP listed was built in its place The move and the new bridge were handled by the Pioneer Construction Company of Omaha According to its NRHP nomination the Brewer Bridge is technologically significant as the oldest remaining of Cherry County s remarkable group of trusses and one of the oldest remaining vehicular trusses in the state Although the structure has been moved from its original location it has functioned in place at its current site for more than 50 years and has developed a sense of time and place 2 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 National Register of Historic Places Registration Brewer Bridge Niobrara River Bridge NEHBS No CE00 226 National Park Service and accompanying photo from 1990External links editMore photos of the Brewer Bridgea at Wikimedia Commons This article about a property in Nebraska on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a bridge in Nebraska is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brewer Bridge amp oldid 1189403987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
