West Park Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

West Park Bridge

Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota
Listed
February 27, 1997
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
97000169

About this property

The West Park Bridge across the Sheyenne River in Valley City, North Dakota is a concrete false arch structure that was built in 2007. Together with the corresponding East Park Bridge, it brings Valley City's 4th Street across an oxbow of the Sheyenne River. The bridge is a sympathetic replacement for a historic bridge, built in 1924, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The 1924 bridge was deemed significant as a good example of "early twentieth-century bridge design and construction philosophies in urban North Dakota", including having design emphasis on visual detail, and for its "aesthetic merit", relating to its unusual use of the false arch girder design and to its railings and lamps.

Location

4th St., SW, across the Sheyenne River
Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota
46.92058, -98.00879

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was West Park Bridge listed on the National Register?

West Park Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1997.

What type of historic resource is West Park Bridge?

West Park Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for West Park Bridge?

The period of significance for West Park Bridge is recorded as the civil_war era.

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