National Register of Historic Places

Bridge No. L-4646

Beaver Creek, Rock County, Minnesota
Listed
November 6, 1989
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89001844

About this property

Bridge No. L-4646 is a reinforced concrete arch bridge that spans Spring Brook in the city of Beaver Creek, Minnesota. It is a single-span bridge measuring 38 feet (12 m) in length, with a span length of 32.1 feet (9.8 m) and a deck width of 18.7 feet (5.7 m). The bridge, built in 1911, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The bridge's builder, Perley N. Gillham, was born in Wisconsin in 1855 and eventually moved to Luverne, Minnesota, the county seat of Rock County. He helped build the Rock County Courthouse and Jail and built the Luverne Carnegie Library. Gillham built a number of reinforced concrete arch bridges around the turn of the 20th century, at a time when bridge builders were still experimenting with reinforced concrete and before the state of Minnesota gained control over much bridge building. He may have worked with William S. Hewett of Minneapolis on the Melan Bridge in Rock Rapids, Iowa, a short distance from Luverne, and the two may have exchanged information about reinforced concrete bridge building. Gillham also erected Bridge No. L-2162 nearby.

Location

Beaver Creek, Rock County, Minnesota
43.61528, -96.35978

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When was Bridge No. L-4646 listed on the National Register?

Bridge No. L-4646 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Bridge No. L-4646?

Bridge No. L-4646 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bridge No. L-4646 is recorded as the industrial era.

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