Ost Valle Bridge

Ost Valle Bridge
Bridge in 2009
Location: Across an unnamed tributary of the Red River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 6 mi. E and 1 mi. N of Thompson, Thompson, North Dakota
Area: less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built: 1910
Architect: Jardine & Anderson
Architectural style: Other; Pratt through truss
Governing body: Local
MPS: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP Reference#: 97000178 [1]
Added to NRHP: February 27 , 1997

The Ost Valle Bridge is a bridge near Thompson, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It crosses an unnamed tributary of the Red River, about one mile west of the Red River itself. It is "one of the two oldest documented bridges in Grand Forks County that were built by longterm county bridge builder, the Jardine & Anderson".[2]:7

It was probably built in 1910, based on examining county records.[2]:7

It includes Pratt through truss design/architecture.[1]

The property was covered in a study of Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota.[3]

The listing was for an area of less than one acre with just one contributing structure.[1]

The property is also denoted as 32GF292[1]

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