Fromberg Concrete Arch Bridge
- Address: River St over the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone R
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1914/03/09 | C A Gibson | Architect | Carbon County surveyor, C A Gibson, reports to the County Commissioners that the pld bridge's wooden truss need to be replaced. Gibson's design for a new concrete bridge, a flattened parabolic arches with a ratio of 1 to 7, is quite advanced for the time. | |||
1914/05/00 | Beley Construction Co. | Architect | Construction begins on a new Fromberg Bridge. The County Commissioners awarded the contract for construction of the bridge to the Livingston-based Beley Construction Company for $9,731.50. | |||
1915/01/00 | Gibson Concrete Works of Fromberg | Concrete Supplier | The Fromberg Bridge opens, the first such use of reinforced concrete in Montana carries traffic across the Clark's Fork. The final cost is twice what the county paid for steel bridges of similar length elsewhere on the same river. | Invention of Reinforced Concrete |
Particulars for Fromberg Concrete Arch Bridge: | |
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Bridge Type | Arch Bridge |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Structure type | Bridge |
Building Material | Concrete |
Area of Significance | Engineering |
Area of Significance | Railroad |
Sight Category | Structure |
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