Viking Bridge

The Viking Bridge, also known as Goose River Bridge, near Portland, North Dakota, was built in 1885 over the Goose River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[1]

Viking Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Portland, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°31′2″N 97°23′21″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1885
Architect	C.P. Jones
Architectural style	Pratt through truss
MPS	Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	97000190[1]
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1997

The bridge is the oldest documented bridge in the state. It is also historically significant "for its association with C.P. Jones, a nineteenth-century bridge fabricator important for introducing iron and steel bridge technologies to North Dakota."^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Viking Bridge / Goose River Bridge; 32TR700". and accompanying photos