Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

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Significance: Fort Benton has a long history in Montana. It was s fur trading post before the formation of Montana territory. In order to hold the town's trade with the Judith Basin to the east from other competing trade centers, the Benton Bridge Company built the bridge in 1888. The Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was contracted to construct the bridge...

Survey number: HAER MT-9

Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1908 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000431

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1969 - 1980

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works

Peppard, O E

Murphy, Kevin, transmitter

Lowe, Jet, photographer

Quivik, Fredric L, historian

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