Ponca Pipeline Suspension Bridge Construction
This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
| Bridge: | Ponca Pipeline Suspension Bridge Construction |
| Location: | Ponca, Nebraska and Jefferson vicinity, South Dakota, USA - Missouri River |
| Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
| Image Set Contributor: | Dale Harkness |
| Date of Images: | 1961 |
| Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | 1961 (pipeline bridge) - Jefferson vicinity, South Dakota and Ponca State Park, Nebraska, USA |
| Related Image Lists: | All from Dale Harkness All in Nebraska All in South Dakota All in USA All Pipeline and Industrial Suspension Bridges |
| Credit: | All photos courtesy of Dale Harkness. Please do not reuse without permission. |
Dale's images show the erection of one of the towers for the huge Ponca pipeline bridge in 1961. This bridge appears to have been removed in late 2006 or 2007. Dale writes: "I believe it was constructed around 1961. My family took photos of the construction project. From what I know, the caretakers for the South Dakota side of the pipeline would have been Wayne and Jean Austin. Unfortunately, both Wayne and Jean have long since passed on. I believe Wayne was responsible for such things as visually insuring the airplane avoidance lights atop the rig functioned properly. I also believe Wayne was the night watchman for the first pipeline construction process." This was likely not the first pipeline suspension bridge at this location. See this bridge for more information.
