Near Fort Ransom in Ransom County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Timber Trestle Bridge

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 15, 2021

1. Timber Trestle Bridge Marker

Inscription. Timber Trestle Bridge
proudly constructed by units of the
14151 Engineer Combat Battalion
North Dakota Army National Guard
Company A--Edgeley Wishek Carrington
Company B-Jamestown

Dedicated October 14, 1995

Erected 1995.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical date for this entry is October 14, 1995.

Location. 46° 32.949′ N, 97° 56.048′ W. Marker is near Fort Ransom, North Dakota, in Ransom County. It is on Mill Road near Walt Hjelle Parkway, on the left when traveling north. Located in Fort Ransom State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5981 Walt Hjelle Pkwy, Fort Ransom ND 58033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Red River Valley

and in Greater Fargo Area.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

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least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Standing Rock Lutheran Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); An Ancient Sea / Glacial Meltwater Trench (approx. 0.4 miles away); Native Prairies / Ecosystem Under Siege (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pyramid Hill / Fort Ransom’s Remarkable Survival (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fort Ransom Historic Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); Writing Rock / Native American Legends (approx. 2.1 miles away); Historic Fort Ransom / Life at the Fort (approx. 2.1 miles away); Standing Rock Hill Historic Site (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Ransom.

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 15, 2021

2. Timber Trestle Bridge Marker

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 15, 2021

3. Timber Trestle Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.