National Register of Historic Places

Rulo Bridge

Rulo, Nebraska
Listed
November 16, 2015
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000718

About this property

The Rulo Bridge is a bridge that carries U.S. Route 159 over the Missouri River between Rulo, Nebraska and Minton Township, Missouri west of Big Lake. The old Rulo bridge was a truss bridge built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration and Kansas City Bridge Company. It was featured in the 1973 film Paper Moon, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The historic bridge was imploded on January 19, 2014, and removed from the National Register that year. In March 2009, Nebraska Department of Roads approved a plan for a new bridge, which would be 650 feet (200 m) south of the old bridge. The new Rulo bridge opened in 2013. The bridge was indefinitely closed to all traffic in April 2019 as a result of the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods. It reopened in September 2019 for access to Missouri Route 111, and the remainder of U.S. Route 159 was reopened in late October for access to Interstate 29. List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri National Register of Historic Places listings in Richardson County, Nebraska National Register of Historic Places listings in Holt County, Missouri Nebraska Department of Roads Rulo Bridge Construction website

Location

Rulo, Nebraska
40.05402, -95.42080
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Rulo Bridge listed on the National Register?

Rulo Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Rulo Bridge?

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

What is the period of significance for Rulo Bridge?

The period of significance for Rulo Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.

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