Neligh in Antelope County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Neligh Mill Bridge
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 17, 2014
1. The Neligh Mill Bridge Marker
With the establishment of the Neligh Mill and the platting of the town of Neligh, a crossing of the Elkhorn River here aided farm-to-market commerce. This bridge, built in 1910, replaced an earlier span at this location. It is a pin-connected Pratt through truss, a mainstay of early Nebraska wagon bridges. It serves as a reminder of bridges' importance to the development of Nebraska towns, commerce, and industry. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected by Nebraska State Historical Society, Antelope County Board of Supervisors, and Nebraska Department of Roads. (Marker Number 419.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Nebraska State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 42° 7.564′ N, 98° 1.868′ W. Marker is in Neligh, Nebraska, in Antelope County. It is on N Street south of East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south. Located at the south end of "N" Street, overlooking the subject bridge.
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Water Power at the Neligh Mill (a few steps from this marker); Trails, Rails, and Roads: Lifelines of a Mill (a few steps from this marker); The Neligh Mills (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rainbow Fountain (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Prairie States Forestry Project (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ponca Trail of Tears (approx. one mile away); Tilden, Nebraska (approx. 11.4 miles away); Tilden Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Neligh.
Regarding The Neligh Mill Bridge. In 1910 the Antelope County Commissioners ordered a 140-foot,
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 17, 2014
2. The Neligh Mill Bridge Marker
The bridge on the city's southern edge had just turned 100 years old in 2010 when a flood swept a section of the structure away and devoured about 100 feet of the Elkhorn River's south bank. Three years after the flood residents of the small northeastern Nebraska city received a festive surprise: an anonymous, $650,000 donation to rebuild the historic structure. The donor insisted on anonymity, going so far as to require city officials to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Neligh Mill State Historic Site
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1. Neligh Mill Bridge. Wikipedia entry:
Its NRHP nomination states that the Neligh Mill Bridge "is technologically significant as an early, well-preserved example of the pinned Pratt through truss: a mainstay structural type for wagon bridges built throughout Nebraska between the 1880s and the
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3. Neligh Mill Bridge
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2. Neligh Mill Bridge. In 1910 the Antelope County Commissioners ordered a 140-foot, pinned Pratt through truss from the Western Bridge and Construction Company of Omaha to replace an existing aging bridge over the Elkhorn River. Western Bridge built the steel cylinder piers and completed the truss by May 1910. (Submitted on November 1, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 17, 2014
4. The Neligh Mill Bridge Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 17, 2014
5. Neligh Mill Bridge
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 17, 2014
6. Neligh Mill Bridge (east side) and Elkhorn River
via Antelope County News, 2016
7. "Neligh's Mill Bridge Weathers The Rising Elkhorn River" after being repaired
Antelope County News, May 6, 2016
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on March 23, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 1, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 7. submitted on March 23, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
