Twp. Rd. over Verdigris Cr., 1.9 mi. NE of Royal, Royal, Nebraska. County/parish: Antelope.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 29, 1992. NRIS 92000770.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Verdigris Creek Bridge in Antelope County, Nebraska near Royal, Nebraska was built in about 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is also denoted NEHBS No. AP00-253.
It is a Kingpost pony truss bridge which probably was built by the Western Bridge & Construction Co. It was well preserved when listed on the National Register and was then the last of just two surviving kingpost truss bridges in the state.
The other one, also in Antelope County, designated NEHBS No. APOO-252 and also NRHP-listed, seems no longer to exist.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73919499