Beaver Creek brings together a distinctive bridge design, a bank building dating from 1917, and a cidery where production, tastings, and events come together. These offer a range of interests for a stay: engineering, local history, and hard cider. The Spring Brook Bridge carries Sixth Street over Spring Brook; the Beaver Creek State Bank stands on First Avenue, the town’s main street. Visitors choosing Beaver Creek as a destination can distinguish between specific buildings and a production facility, and focus their visit according to their interests.

Spring Brook Bridge: Design and Local Context

The Spring Brook Bridge carries Sixth Street in Beaver Creek over Spring Brook. It is a single-span reinforced-concrete arch bridge with a solid-wall, barrel-vaulted arch structure. “Single-span” describes a bridge span; “reinforced concrete” names the material, while the other terms describe the design. This makes it possible to understand the bridge in terms of both its location and its construction. Its significance is also connected to Perley N. Gillham, an early Minnesota bridge builder. As a result, the structure has a connection to Minnesota’s bridge-building history in addition to its function on the road. For travelers interested in construction methods, this combination of a specific local context and technical design offers a distinct way to experience Beaver Creek.

A Bank Building on Main Street

The Beaver Creek State Bank is also part of the town’s history. The building was constructed in 1917 as the First National Bank of Beaver Creek and is now called the Beaver Creek State Bank. It occupies two lots on First Avenue, the town’s main street. Its sandstone facade and stepped parapet give the building a clearly identifiable architectural form. The former and current names refer to the same building; its construction date, facade material, and parapet shape each draw attention to a different aspect of its history. In contrast to the bridge, the focus here is a building on the main street, while the Spring Brook Bridge is defined above all by its construction and its passage over the creek.

Hard Cider and The Cidery at Blackshire Farms

The Cidery at Blackshire Farms adds the production of hard cider as another point of interest. The site is a production facility, tasting room, and event center. In the production area, there is a glass sectional door through which baskets of heirloom apple varieties are delivered. The apples are sorted, washed, crushed, and pressed. This gives visitors a view of the production process from the arrival of the fruit through to its processing. It complements the themes of local history and architecture with a specific production sequence. If you are considering a visit to the tasting room or an event, check current visitor options in advance.

More Ways to Plan Your Stay

In July 2020, the community splash pad near the town park and ball fields was under construction; it was designed for younger children. Its location and intended audience set the project apart from the bridge’s and bank’s architectural history.

The Beaver Days program in Beaver Creek in August 2026 included a parade as well as other events and activities for all ages. If you would like to plan a trip around an event program, check the dates for your preferred travel period.

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