Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.: Difference between revisions

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'''Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.''' was a bridge company based in [[North Dakota]] in the early part of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web

|url= https://bridgehunter.com/category/builder/fargo-bridge-iron-co/ |title = Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. of Fargo, North Dakota

|website= Bridgehunter.com |access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref>

==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, North Dakota|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.

<ref>{{cite web|url= http://genealogytrails.com/minn/clay/obits_d.html |title = Francis E. Dibley (1860-1910)|website= Duluth News-Tribune - August 31, 1910 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref>

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]].<ref name=mps>{{cite web| url={{NRHP url|id=64500380}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota |author= Mark Hufstetler |date=December 10, 1996 |publisher=National Park Service

}}</ref><ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>

==Works (attribution) include==

*[[Beaver Creek Bridge (Finley, North Dakota)|Beaver Creek Bridge]], built 1913, across [[Beaver Creek (North Dakota)|Beaver Creek]], unnamed co. rd., approximately 13&nbsp;mi. E and 4&nbsp;mi. N of Finley, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=BCBFocus>

{{cite web |url={{NRHP url|id=97000183}} |accessdate= 2011-06-09 |title= National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beaver Creek Bridge |date= December 10, 1996 |author= Mark Hufstetler |publisher= National Park Service

*[[Crystal Bridge (Crystal, North Dakota)|Crystal Bridge]], Appleton Ave., over Cart Cr., Crystal, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>

*[[Elliott Bridge]], Across the [[Souris River]], unnamed co. rd., approximately 4&nbsp;mi. N of Towner, Towner, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>

*[[Grace City Bridge]], Across the [[James River]], unnamed co. rd., 1&nbsp;mi. SW of Grace City, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>

*[[Nesheim Bridge]], Across the [[Sheyenne River]], unnamed co. rd., approximately 2&nbsp;mi. SW of McVille, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>

*[[Northwood Bridge]], Across the [[Goose River (North Dakota)|Goose River]], unnamed co. rd., 1.5&nbsp;mi. SW of Northwood, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>

*[[Porter Elliott Bridge]], Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 5&nbsp;mi. E and 1&nbsp;mi. N of Hillsboro, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>

*[[West Antelope Bridge]], Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 30&nbsp;mi. SE of jct. of ND 30 and US 2, Flora, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>

*[[Westgaard Bridge]], Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 6&nbsp;mi. N and 1&nbsp;mi. E of Voltaire, ND (Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>

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