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Lewis and Clark Bridge (Wolf Point, Montana)

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Nearest city
  
Wolf Point, Montana

NRHP Reference #
  
97001451

Opened
  
1930

Added to NRHP
  
24 November 1997

Built
  
1930

Address
  
Wolf Point, MT 59201, USA

Body of water
  
Missouri River

Lewis and Clark Bridge (Wolf Point, Montana)

Architect
  
Montana Highway Commission; Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co.

Architectural style
  
Pennsylvania Through Truss

Similar
  
Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Grizzly & Wolf Discovery, ZooMontana

The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a historic bridge in Wolf Point, Montana, which once carried Montana Highway 13 across the Missouri River between McCone and Roosevelt counties. It is also known as Wolf Point Bridge, Missouri River Bridge, or Site No. 24RV438. The bridge is a five-span Pennsylvania through truss; its longest span is the longest through truss span in the state at 400-foot (120 m). Completed in 1930 by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, the bridge was the first bridge across the Missouri River at Wolf Point and the only bridge along the river for a 350-mile (560 km) stretch. The bridge's opening ceremony, which took place on July 9, drew over 10,000 visitors and included five bands and a fireworks display. After its completion, the bridge became a popular tourist attraction for motorists in northeastern Montana and a point of civic pride for Wolf Point's residents.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1997.

References

Lewis and Clark Bridge (Wolf Point, Montana) Wikipedia