West Park Bridge

West Park Bridge
Location 4th St., SW, across the Sheyenne River, Valley City, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°55′14″N 98°0′30″W / 46.92056°N 98.00833°W / 46.92056; -98.00833Coordinates: 46°55′14″N 98°0′30″W / 46.92056°N 98.00833°W / 46.92056; -98.00833
Area less than one acre
Built 1924
Architectural style Concrete false arch bridge, Other
MPS Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP Reference # 97000169[1]
Added to NRHP February 27, 1997

The West Park Bridge across the Sheyenne River in Valley City, North Dakota is a concrete false arch structure that was built in 1924. Together with the corresponding East Park Bridge, it brings Valley City's 4th Street across an oxbow of the Sheyenne River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1][2]

It was deemed significant as a good example of "early twentieth-century bridge design and construction philosophies in urban North Dakota", including having design emphasis on visual detail, and for its "aesthetic merit", relating to its unusual use of the false arch girder design and to its railings and lamps.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Park Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  3. ↑ Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota" (PDF). National Park Service.


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