Deering Bridge
Nearest citySutton, Nebraska
Coordinates40°38′26″N 97°49′27″W
LocmapinNebraska#USA
Built1916
ArchitectNebraska Bureau of Roads & Bridges
BuilderLincoln Construction Co.
ArchitectureConcrete spandrel arch
AddedJune 29, 1992
Arealess than one acre
Refnum92000748[1]

The Deering Bridge, near Sutton, Nebraska, is a historic bridge that was built in 1916. It is a concrete spandrel arch bridge designed by the Nebraska Bureau of Roads & Bridges and built by the Lincoln Construction Co. Also known as School Creek Bridge and as NEHBS No. CY00-11, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1][2][3]

It is an exemplary 50-foot (15-metre) concrete arch bridge, which the Nebraska State Engineer commended as a well-constructed bridge of this type. Prior to the construction of the bridge, Clay County had mainly built wooden and steel bridges; however, after building the Deering Bridge it gradually shifted to constructing concrete bridges. The bridge extends between Clay County and Fillmore County.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Demian Hess (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Deering Bridge". National Park Service. and
  3. ^ NRHP nomination document also available at Nebraska History here