page_title: Big Blue River Bridge (Grafton, Nebraska)
section_title: Location and description
hierarchical_section_title: Big Blue River Bridge (Grafton, Nebraska) / Location and description
caption_attribution_description: English: Historic bridge in Fillmore County, Nebraska, seen from south. The bridge is located where County Road 6 crosses the West Fork of the Big Blue River. The concrete spandrel arch bridge was designed by county engineer William A. Biba and built by contractor Frank N. Craven in 1918. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
context_page_description: The Big Blue River Bridge is a National Register of Historic Places-listed bridge located in Fillmore County, Nebraska, near the village of Grafton. The bridge is one of two listed on the Register within Fillmore County, the other being the Deering Bridge. The bridge is a single-span, concrete, spandrel arch facility. The site was first designed by state engineers in 1917, and was constructed in 1918. At the time of the construction, the facility's architectural style was the main bridge design in the state. The bridge still retains all original building materials, and has only undergone slight maintenance since construction. The bridge carries Fillmore County Road 6 over the West Fork of the Big Blue River.
context_section_description: The Big Blue River Bridge is located in the Grafton Township, in the northwestern portion of Fillmore County. The bridge is located approximately five miles north and one mile west of the village of Grafton, or approximately 4.75 miles (7.64 km) directly northwest of Grafton. The facility is located along Fillmore County Road 6 (CR 6), and is about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) from CR 6's northern terminus at County Road 1, and about 29.3 miles (47.2 km) north of CR 6's southern terminus at Thayer County Road AA. The site is rectangular shaped, with dimensions of 52 feet (16 m) by 22 feet (6.7 m), which contains only the bridge.
  The Big Blue River Bridge carries CR 6 over the West Fork of the Big Blue River. The bridge is located just west of School Creek's confluence with the river. The facility carries the road's single lane. The bridge consists of a single-span, concrete filled spandrel arch, with a substructure consisting of two abutments and several flared wingwalls. The span has a length of 50 feet (15 m) while the bridge has a total length of 52 feet (16 m). The roadway width along the bridge is 20 feet (6.1 m). The facility's floor is covered with gravel filled with dirt, the same substance as the surface of the road. The bridge structure also contains a solid, concrete, rectangular parapet.
caption: Fillmore County Road 6 and the Big Blue River Bridge
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