The Joliet Bridge, in
Carbon County, Montana, near
Joliet, is a
Pratt
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A–F
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through truss bridge built in 1901. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1986.
[
It is a multiple-span road bridge. The main span is a pin-connected steel ]Pratt truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
, about long, resting on concrete abutments and cylindrical piers. On the south end, there are approach spans made of wood stringers (horizontal timbers) supported by timber pile bents; these replaced an original pony truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
approach span. The deck is made of wood bridge planks, covered with asphalt
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.[
It was designed and built by William S. Hewett, a bridge builder based in Minneapolis, who was low bidder on the contract for the main bridge, at $4,500, and also for an approach span, at $750, which had to be added, perhaps because the original measurements or specifications were not adequate.][
The bridge carries Main Street road over Rock Creek, south of the town.][ With ]
See also
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* List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
References
External links
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
Pratt truss bridges
Historic American Engineering Record in Montana
National Register of Historic Places in Carbon County, Montana
Bridges completed in 1901
Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
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