Carns State Aid Bridge

Co. Rd. over the Niobrara R., 10.8 mi. NE of Bassett, Bassett, Nebraska. County/parish: Rock.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 29, 1992. NRIS 92000722.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • NEHBS No. RO00-72
  • Niobrara River Bridge

From Wikipedia:

Carns State Aid Bridge

Carns State Aid Bridge is a historic bridge that spans the Niobrara River about 10.8 miles northeast of Bassett, Nebraska. It is a Parker & Pratt through truss bridge built in 1912. It has also been known as Niobrara River Bridge and denoted as NEHBS No. RO00-72. The bridge was heavily damaged in the 2019 flooding and ice jams and was closed to traffic. In 2025 work was begun to replace the bridge with a concrete structure and reroute the roadway.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73919856

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