West Park Bridge | |
 2017 photo of 2007 replacement bridge | |
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| Location | 4th St., SW, across the Sheyenne River, Valley City, North Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 46°55′14″N 98°0′30″W / 46.92056°N 98.00833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architectural style | Concrete false arch bridge |
| MPS | Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000169[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1997 |
The West Park Bridge across the Sheyenne River in Valley City, North Dakota is a concrete [[Corbel arch|false arch]] structure that was built in 2007. Together with the corresponding East Park Bridge, it brings Valley City's 4th Street across an oxbow of the Sheyenne River. The bridge is a sympathetic replacement for a historic bridge, built in 1924, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1][2]
The 1924 bridge was deemed significant as a good example of "early twentieth-century bridge design and construction philosophies in urban North Dakota", including having design emphasis on visual detail, and for its "aesthetic merit", relating to its unusual use of the false arch girder design and to its railings and lamps.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Park Bridge". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
- ↑ Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota". National Park Service.
