Locate Creek Bridge

	Locate Creek Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Mile 3 N. Locate Rd., near Miles City, Montana
Coordinates	46°28′30″N 105°18′17″W / 46.47500°N 105.30472°W
Built	1901
NRHP reference No.	12000170
Added to NRHP	March 26, 2012

The Locate Creek Bridge, located on N. Locate Rd. near Miles City, Montana, is a historic bridge that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is significant as the oldest steel stringer bridge in the state of Montana.^[2]

It was built in 1901 by Custer County. The bridge was part of a Custer County program to build bridges to bring farmers and ranchers into convenient reach of railroads.^[2]

The significance of the bridge was recognized by local, state, and national officials of historic registers, culminating in it being listed on the National Register on March 26, 2012. It was listed, along with three others on that day, as part of a Multiple Property Submission, Montana's Steel Stringer and Steel Girder Bridges MPS.^[1]

From information available, it seems the bridge is located three miles north along N. Locate Road, which seems to be the road also known as Mizpah Road, north from U.S. 12, east of Miles City.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/26/12 through 3/30/12". April 6, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Axline, Jon (December 1, 2005). Conveniences Sorely Needed: Montana's Historic Highway Bridges, 1860-1956. Montana Historical Society. pp. 55–. ISBN 9780972152266. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
^ It may be, specifically, the small bridge at this location (see 46°28′29.46″N 105°18′16.3″W / 46.4748500°N 105.304528°W / 46.4748500; -105.304528) which could be crossing Locate Creek, a creek that nearby enters into a larger stream that appears to be Mizpah Creek, a tributary of the Powder River.

External links

Photo of a truss bridge near the community of Locate, nearby but not the Locate Creek Bridge

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[newlistings-1] "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/26/12 through 3/30/12". April 6, 2012.

[Axline2005-2] Axline, Jon (December 1, 2005). Conveniences Sorely Needed: Montana's Historic Highway Bridges, 1860-1956. Montana Historical Society. pp. 55–. ISBN 9780972152266. Retrieved April 27, 2013.

[3] It may be, specifically, the small bridge at this location (see 46°28′29.46″N 105°18′16.3″W / 46.4748500°N 105.304528°W / 46.4748500; -105.304528) which could be crossing Locate Creek, a creek that nearby enters into a larger stream that appears to be Mizpah Creek, a tributary of the Powder River.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Custer County, Montana
Historic districts	Carriage House Historic District East Main Street Residential Historic District Main Street Historic District
Historic properties	Fort Keogh George M. Miles House Holy Rosary Hospital Ismay Jail Locate Creek Bridge Miles City Steam Laundry Miles City Waterworks Building and Pumping Plant Park Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building Northern Pacific Railway Depot Olive Hotel Thomas and Beulah Shore House Ursuline Convent of the Sacred Heart US Post Office-Miles City Main Walrond and Elizabeth Snell House William Harmon House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, Montana and List of National Historic Landmarks in Montana