Westgaard Bridge

	Westgaard Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Voltaire, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°6′51″N 100°48′33″W / 48.11417°N 100.80917°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
Built by	Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.
Architectural style	Pratt pony through truss
MPS	Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	97000180
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1997

Arealess than one acre

Built1902

The Westgaard Bridge, also known as Souris River Bridge, near Voltaire, North Dakota is a Pratt pony truss through structure that was built in 1902 to cross the Souris River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[1]

It is the oldest documented bridge in McHenry County.^[2]^[3]

v t e National Register of Historic Places in McHenry County, North Dakota
Historic properties	Alfred and Clara Sevareid House Denbigh Station and Experimental Forest Elliott Bridge Granville State Bank Hotel Berry Liberty Baptist Church Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane Hangar McHenry County Courthouse Norway Lutheran Church and Cemetery Westgaard Bridge Wrought-iron cross sites (Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Old Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery)
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in McHenry County, North Dakota and List of National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota

References


Westgaard Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Nearest city	Voltaire, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°6′51″N 100°48′33″W / 48.11417°N 100.80917°W / 48.11417; -100.80917
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
Built by	Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.
Architectural style	Pratt pony through truss
MPS	Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	97000180^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1997