Bridge No 90980

  • Also Known As: Salisbury Bridge

  • Address: Co Rd 190 over the N Fork of Crow River, Kingston Township
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

Bridge No 90980 is a steel truss structure is built by the Hewett Bridge Company to carry 690th Avenue over the North Fork of the Crow River about 3 miles west of Kingston in Meeker County, Minnesota. The span is known locally as the Salisbury Bridge, named after Jonathan Burnett Salisbury whose family farm was located just east of the bridge. After surveying Meeker County in 1855, Jonathan Salisbury moved his family from Iowa to Kingston Township in 1856. Salisbury served in the State House of Representatives. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1899/00/00 Seth M Hewett Engineer The Hewett Bridge Co is awarded the contract to build the Salisbury Bridge with timber joists at $3,397. The wooden joists will be replaced with steel joists at a later date.
1899/00/00 Hewett Bridge Company Builder The Salisbury Bridge, a three-span, steel, Pratt through truss is erected by the Hewett Bridge Company. It carries 690th Avenue over the North Fork of the Crow River c 3 miles west of Kingston in Meeker County.
1899/00/00 William S Hewett Bidder William S Hewett, a nephew of Seth M Hewett, bids on the contract to build Bridge No 90980. Of the nine bids submitted, the contract amounts range from $3,397 to $3,643.

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Particulars for Bridge No 90980:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Engineering
Structure System Pratt Truss
Historic Use Road-related
Sight Category Structure
Bridge Truss Type Through Truss



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 96001560
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Architect: Hewitt Bridge Co.
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Pratt through truss
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Engineering
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1899
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Road-related
Current Function: Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Road-related

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