Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.

Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. was a bridge company based in North Dakota in the early part of the 20th century.[1]

History

It grew out of a partnership beginning in 1889 between Francis E. Dibley (1860-1910), who had previously been a representative of the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, and W. H. Robinson from Mayville. In 1898, Dibley and W.H. Robinson formed the bridge-building partnership of Dibley and Robinson, and actively began soliciting county bridge contracts throughout eastern North Dakota. In 1901, Robinson left the company, and Dibley reorganized the firm into the Fargo Bridge and Iron Company. [2]

It was the state's dominant bridge-building company in its day, and its works include many bridges that are now listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]

Works (attribution) include

  • Beaver Creek Bridge, built 1913, across Beaver Creek, unnamed co. rd., approximately 13 mi. E and 4 mi. N of Finley, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[5]
  • Crystal Bridge, Appleton Ave., over Cart Cr., Crystal, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Elliott Bridge, Across the Souris River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 4 mi. N of Towner, Towner, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Grace City Bridge, Across the James River, unnamed co. rd., 1 mi. SW of Grace City, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Nesheim Bridge, Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 2 mi. SW of McVille, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • New Rockford Bridge, Across the James River, unnamed co. rd., jct. with ND 15, New Rockford, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Northwood Bridge, Across the Goose River, unnamed co. rd., 1.5 mi. SW of Northwood, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Porter Elliott Bridge, Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 5 mi. E and 1 mi. N of Hillsboro, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • West Antelope Bridge, Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 30 mi. SE of jct. of ND 30 and US 2, Flora, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Westgaard Bridge, Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 6 mi. N and 1 mi. E of Voltaire, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed[4]

References

  1. ^ "Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. of Fargo, North Dakota". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Francis E. Dibley (1860-1910)". Duluth News-Tribune - August 31, 1910. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota". National Park Service.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beaver Creek Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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