Rainbow Arch Bridge (Valley City, North Dakota)

The Rainbow Arch Bridge at Valley City, North Dakota, also known as Main Street Bridge, is a Marsh Rainbow Arch structure that was built in 1925. One year later it was designated as part of an overlap with US 10 and US 52, but was replaced by business routes of both roads and later given the additional overlap of Interstate Business Route 94 which gradually replaced the US business routes. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1997,[1][3] but was demolished and replaced in 2004.[4]

Rainbow Arch Bridge
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	I-94 Bus. (Main St. E.), across the Sheyenne River, Valley City, North Dakota
Coordinates	46.924722°N 98.005556°W / 46.924722; -98.005556
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925
Built by	Marsh Engineering Co.; Minneapolis Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Marsh Rainbow Arch, Other
MPS	Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	97000170[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1997[2]
Removed from NRHP	September 23, 2004

It was removed from the National Register in September, 2004.[1] A small park with a memorial to the previous bridge can be found along the sidewalk on the southwest bank of the Sheyenne River.

References

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1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota". National Park Service.
4. Iconic and Rare Bridge Connects Communities (KLJ Engineering)