Located north of Jansen near the intersection of 575th Avenue, this simple deck girder bridge crosses a cattle pass.
Built in approximately 1900, the bridge is like many others between Lincoln and Jansen. Many of these spans have plaques indicating Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago fabricated the spans.
However, when Lassig was purchased by American Bridge Company in 1900, American Bridge kept the Chicago factory open and continued using the same design of plaques through 1902. It is unknown if Lassig or American Bridge actually built this bridge for this reason.
Several bridges in Gage County have plaques that read Lassig, although the one bridge with a plaque remaining between DeWitt and Jansen gives a 1901 date and American Bridge Company.
However, this bridge is a different size and slightly different design than the span that does have a plaque (717th Road). However, there is actually no sign of any plaque anywhere on this bridge, although it is highly likely one of the two companies above built this bridge.
The bridge itself is a single span deck plate girder, set onto large concrete abutments.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with no serious deterioration noted. Some significant deterioration has begun to appear on the abutments, mainly in the form of cracking.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview, looking east along the bridge.