Viking Bridge
Viking Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Portland, North Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 47°31′2″N 97°23′21″W / 47.51722°N 97.38917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architect | C.P. Jones |
| Architectural style | Pratt through truss |
| MPS | Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000190[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1997 |
The Viking Bridge, also known as Goose River Bridge, near Portland, North Dakota, was built in 1885 over the Goose River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
The bridge is the oldest documented bridge in the state. It is also historically significant "for its association with C.P. Jones, a nineteenth-century bridge fabricator important for introducing iron and steel bridge technologies to North Dakota."[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Viking Bridge / Goose River Bridge; 32TR700". and accompanying photos
