Located in the city of Beatrice, this small through girder bridge crosses Indian Creek, parallel to Railroad Street.
Built in 1922, likely to replace an older wooden trestle, the bridge features a single through plate girder span, set onto concrete substructures. It is approached by trestle on either side.
Spans like these are common for crossing small to medium sized creeks. They are simple to construct and maintain.
This bridge does have one interesting feature on the approaches. The south approaches closest to the main span are set onto bents made of stacked boards, instead of piles.
Unfortunately, a pipe of some sort obscures this bridge from allowing good photos. It appears it may be a high pressure gas line or something similar.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with no significant deterioration noted.
The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.