Bell Street Bridge

Bell Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	W. Bell St., Glendive, Montana
Coordinates	47°6′20″N 104°43′9″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1926
Built by	Boomer, McGuire & Blakesley
Architect	Montana Highway Commission
Architectural style	Warren through truss
MPS	Glendive MRA
NRHP reference No.	87002517[1]
Added to NRHP	February 3, 1988

Completed in 1926 at a cost of $305,000, the Bell Street Bridge crosses the Yellowstone River in Glendive, Montana. Designed by the Montana Highway Commission and built by contractor Boomer, McGuire & Blakesley, the 1,352 feet (412 m) long, 20 feet (6.1 m) wide bridge consists of six Warren through truss spans, each roughly 219 feet (67 m) long, and a concrete approach span about 38 feet (12 m) long. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2] At one time the main highway bridge over the river, Montana DOT rehabilitated and converted it for pedestrian use in 1992 when the bridge on the I-94 Business Loop was built 300’ to the north.[3]

Bell Street Pedestrian/Bike Bridge

Since then, each year in September the town celebrates the preservation and birthday of the bridge[4] which is a central piece of Glendive's historic resources.[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Bill Babcock (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bell Street Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2017. With photo from 1987.
3. "Historic Bell Street Bridge". VisitMontana.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
4. "Bell Street Bridge Day". EventCrazy.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
5. William A. Babcock, Jr. (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Glendive, Montana". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017.