Fred Robinson Bridge, Steel bridge across Missouri River in Montana, United States.
The Fred Robinson Bridge is a steel structure that crosses the Missouri River and connects Fergus County to Phillips County. It features four steel girder sections positioned along US Route 191.
The Fred Robinson Bridge was built as a four-span steel-girder crossing of the Missouri River between Fergus and Phillips counties. Its construction was controversial, and it is named for Montana state senator Fred Robinson, described in its NRHP nomination as one of the bridge's most aggressive and active proponents. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 and included in the multiple property submission "Montana's Steel Stringer and Steel Girder Bridges".
The bridge is named for Fred Robinson, a Montana state senator described in its NRHP nomination as one of the structure's most aggressive and active proponents. Construction was controversial, so the naming itself records a political fight over the crossing. The 2012 listing came through the multiple property submission on Montana's steel stringer and steel girder bridges.
The bridge carries US Route 191 across the Missouri River between Fergus and Phillips counties, near the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Services are scarce in this sparsely populated stretch, so fill the tank and carry water before setting out. Winter snow and spring runoff can affect the approach roads.
The structure is part of a Multiple Property Submission documenting Montana's steel bridge designs. It exemplifies how standardized steel construction methods were applied across different regions of the state.
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