NRHP Reference # 97001451 Opened 1930 Added to NRHP 24 November 1997 | Built 1930 Address Wolf Point, MT 59201, USA | |
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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.