Carns State Aid Bridge

Carns State Aid Bridge is a historic bridge that spans the Niobrara River about 10.8 miles northeast of Bassett, Nebraska. It is a Parker & Pratt through truss bridge built in 1912. It has also been known as Niobrara River Bridge and denoted as NEHBS No. RO00-72.^[2] The bridge was heavily damaged in the 2019 flooding and ice jams and was closed to traffic. In 2025 work was begun to replace the bridge with a concrete structure and reroute the roadway.

Carns State Aid Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Bassett, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°44′1″N 99°28′52″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Built by	Lincoln Construction Co.
Architectural style	Parker & Pratt through truss
MPS	Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000722[1]
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]