This 1882 Whipple Truss superstructure was replaced in 1905, but the piers are original. Nathan Holth found an historical bridge report.
The "High Bridge" has a 70' clearance to not only pass flood waters, but also ice jams. [MandanHistory]
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HAER ND,8-BISMA,3--2, cropped2. Photocopy, original in the possession of John R. Morison, Peterborough, New Hamphsire. Photographer unknown, September 1881. SOUTH WEB OF BRIDGE - Bismarck Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND |
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HAER ND,8-BISMA,3--11. Photocopy from George S. Morison's The Bismark Bridge, 1883. NORTH WEB AND EAST PORTAL OF BRIDGE - Bismarck Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND |
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| BNSF "A string of steam locomotives crosses the bridge in the late 1800s." [Or were they testing the bridge after it was built?] |
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| Kevin Kremer posted September 1, 1881--Work began on the NP Railway Missouri River "High" Bridge between Bismarck and Mandan The east approach span was finished May 9, 1882. The west approach span was completed June 3, 1882. The center span was completed October 18, 1882. The final cost was $1.08 million. Between 200 and 600 men worked on it at any given time, dependent on what aspects of the bridge were under construction. http://www.mandanhistory.org/arealandmarks/nprailhighbridge.html Joe Dockrill shared |
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| NPRR Photo Oct 1882 via MandanHistory |
It looks like the river used to be a lot wider back then. The top photo in these notes also shows a wooden trestle crossing a lot of water.
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| Via Bridge Hunter |
The wood trestle has been replaced by an earth embankment.
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| Ethan Akerly, Jul 2018 |
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| Marty Bernard posted 3. Northern Pacific Railroad bridge at Bismarck, ND Circa 1883. Photographs and captions from the Minnesota Historical Society. |
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| Marty Bernard posted Testing the Bismarck bridge, Northern Pacific Railroad, October 21, 1882. Photograph and caption from the Minnesota Historical Society Marty Bernard shared |
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