Nps Form 10-900 - National Register Of Historic Places Registration Form Page 8
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22United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900
OMB No. 1024-0018
Bridge No. 4969
Morrison County, MN
Name of Property
County and State
Period of Significance
1930-1964
Significant Dates
1930
Significant Person
(Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.)
N/A
Cultural Affiliation
N/A
Architect/Builder
Northern Pacific Railroad (designer)
Minneapolis Bridge Company (builder)
Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes
level of significance, applicable criteria, justification for the period of significance, and any
applicable criteria considerations.)
Bridge No. 4969 is significant at the state level under Criterion A in the areas of transportation
and military as a feature integral to the siting, establishment, and operations of Camp Ripley, the
first state-provided Minnesota National Guard reservation, inaugurated within an era of
reorganization of the Minnesota National Guard following the passage of the National Defense
Act of June 4, 1920, and the property most definitively associated with the state militia of
Minnesota. Bridge No. 4969 is additionally significant at the state level under Criterion C in the
area of engineering as Minnesota’s sole example of its type, i.e., one engineered to support both
motor vehicle and conventional railroad traffic in a unified fashion, with the railroad track
extending down the roadway and not separated from it by any safety features. The period of
significance for Bridge No. 4969 begins in 1930, the year in which the bridge was constructed,
giving Camp Ripley a direct connection to both the Northern Pacific Railway and the state
highway system, which enabled the operation of this National Guard training center and
“insur[ed the Guard] quick access to all parts of the state at all seasons of the year” (Little Falls
Daily Transcript 1930a). As Bridge No. 4969 continues to constitute Camp Ripley’s primary
link to major rail and highway routes, its period of significance extends to 1964, the current 50-
year threshold for historic properties. The significance of Bridge No. 4969 is associated with the
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