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Lost Bridge

The Lost Bridge was a bridge that was built over the Little Missouri River in 1930, north of Killdeer, North Dakota, on North Dakota Highway 22. A road to the bridge was finally built 20 years later, hence the name. The Lost Bridge was dismantled in 1994. A plaque and a piece of the old bridge have been installed on Route 22 near the new bridge as a memorial.

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The Lost Bridge was a bridge that was built over the Little Missouri River in 1930, north of Killdeer, North Dakota, on North Dakota Highway 22. A road to the bridge was finally built 20 years later, hence the name. The Lost Bridge was dismantled in 1994. A plaque and a piece of the old bridge have been installed on Route 22 near the new bridge as a memorial.

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