The Deering Bridge, near

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, is a historic bridge that was built in 1916. It is a concrete

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bridge designed by the

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and built by the Lincoln Construction Co. Also known as School Creek Bridge and as NEHBS No. CY00-11, it was listed on the

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in 1992. and NRHP nomination document also available at Nebraska History It is an exemplary concrete

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, which the Nebraska State Engineer commended as a well-constructed bridge of this type. Prior to the construction of the bridge,

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had mainly built wooden and steel bridges; however, after building the Deering Bridge it gradually shifted to constructing concrete bridges. The bridge extends between Clay County and Fillmore County.

External links

* More photos of the Deering Bridge at

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References

Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Bridges completed in 1916 Buildings and structures in Clay County, Nebraska Buildings and structures in Fillmore County, Nebraska National Register of Historic Places in Fillmore County, Nebraska National Register of Historic Places in Clay County, Nebraska Arch bridges in the United States Concrete bridges in the United States {{Nebraska-bridge-struct-stub