The Neligh Mill Bridge

The span it replaced was a Pratt truss too. In March 1884 the county contracted with the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland for a 112-foot iron Pratt through truss, which carried traffic for 26 years. Its successor came from the Western Bridge and Construction Company of Omaha, holder of the county's 1910 contract, which finished the 140-foot, eight-panel truss by May 1910. Listed on the National Register on June 29, 1992, the bridge was damaged by flooding in June 2010; the county board voted in April 2011 to remove it, then rescinded that vote in June.

What the plaque says

The Neligh Mill Bridge With the establishment of the Neligh Mill and the platting of the town of Neligh, a crossing of the Elkhorn River here aided farm-to-market commerce. This bridge, built in 1910, replaced an earlier span at this location. It is a pin- connected Pratt through truss, a mainstay of early Nebraska wagon bridges. It serves as a reminder of bridges' importance to the development of Nebraska towns, commerce, and industry. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Antelope County Board of Supervisors Nebraska Department of Roads Nebraska State Historical Society

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Neligh Mill State Historic Site — steps away
  A brick flour mill on the Elkhorn, begun in 1873, that sold its flour as Gold Medal until 1940, ground until 1969, and still has its original 1880s equipment in place.
• Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park — 21 mi
  A watering hole in Antelope County where ash from an eruption in Idaho buried rhinoceroses and horses about twelve million years ago, now uncovered in place under the Hubbard Rhino Barn.

More markers nearby

• The Neligh Mills — steps away
• Ponca Trail of Tears - White Buffalo Girl — 1.0 mi
• Meadow Grove — 17 mi
• The Savidge Brothers, Aviation Pioneers — 18 mi