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The Fred Robinson Bridge in
Montana Montana () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions, division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North ...
is a four-span steel-girder bridge over the Missouri River between
Fergus County Fergus County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,446. Its county seat is Lewistown. The county was founded in 1885 and named for James Fergus, a Montana politician who was instrumental in cr ...
and Phillips County that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 2012. It is the "best documented" bridge in Montana and is "magnificent", according to its NRHP nomination. Construction of the bridge was controversial; it is named for Montana state senator Fred Robinson, "one of the bridge’s most aggressive and active proponents". It was included in the "Montana's Steel Stringer and Steel Girder Bridges"
Multiple Property Submission The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Transportation in Phillips County, Montana Transportation in Fergus County, Montana National Register of Historic Places in Fergus County, Montana National Register of Historic Places in Phillips County, Montana Steel bridges in the United States Girder bridges in the United States 1959 establishments in Montana Bridges completed in 1959 Bridges over the Missouri River {{Montana-bridge-struct-stub