The Colton's Crossing Bridge, in Ransom County, North Dakota near Lisbon, North Dakota, also known as Sheyenne River Bridge, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1997. According to its NRHP nomination, the

bridge serves as a representative example of the pattern; it is the oldest documented bridge in ansom Countyconstructed by a long-term county bridge builder, the
Hewett Bridge Company William S. Hewett was a major bridge contractor in the Minneapolis area from the 1890s until well into the 20th century. His firm designed and built a number of bridges for the Twin City Rapid Transit Company when it was electrifying and expan ...
. The bridge is also significant ... for its association with attempts by North Dakota counties to expand and improve transportation networks prior to 1926 by construction of through truss bridges, relatively costly structures. Through truss bridges with documented construction dates and builders, such as this one, best illustrate this important trend in North Dakota bridge construction.

It is also significant as being the oldest surviving metal truss bridge in Ransom County. It was built in 1907 for a contract price of $3,890. and It crosses the

Sheyenne River The Sheyenne River is one of the major tributaries of the Red River of the North, meandering U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 across eastern North Dakota, Uni ...

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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota Bridges completed in 1907 National Register of Historic Places in Ransom County, North Dakota Metal bridges in the United States Truss bridges in the United States Transportation in Ransom County, North Dakota Lisbon, North Dakota 1907 establishments in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-bridge-struct-stub