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Liberty Memorial Bridge, Bismarck, N.D.
Title
Liberty
Memorial
Bridge
,
Bismarck
,
N.D.
Date of Original
between
1930
and
1960
Description
A
view
of the
Liberty
Memorial
Bridge.
Many
trees
are
visible
along
the
shore.
Ordering Information
http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject
Transportation
Water
Subject (LCTGM)
Bridges
Rivers
Location
Missouri River
Bismarck (N.D.)
Liberty Memorial Bridge (N.D.)
Decade
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
Item Number
00164-028
Format of Original
Color postcards
Publisher of Original
Hafstrom Company
Place of Publication
Belfield (N.D.)
Transcription
"World
War
Memorial
Bridge"--Printed
on
front
of
postcard.
"This
beautiful
structure
spans
the
big
Missouri
River
on
U.S.
Highway
No.
10
,
between
the
cities
of
Bismarck
and
Mandan
in
N.
Dak.
,
across
the
middle
of
which
runs
the
time
meridian
between
central
and
mountain
time
zones"--Printed
on
back
of
postcard.
Notes
Photographer
unknown.
Title
created
by
staff.
Relation
[Is
Part
Of]
Bridges
of
North
Dakota
exhibit
Biography/History
The Liberty Memorial Bridge opened in 1922. Each bridge pier has a sloping, reinforced edge facing the flowing current to deflect ice, logs, or other debris that could damage the bridge. The bridge was demolished and replaced in 2008.
Repository Institution
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection
Grace DeLong Postcard Collection 00164
Credit Line
State Historical Society of North Dakota (00164-028)
Rights Management
Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID
sh00164028
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