Top Ranked Alaska Bridges

Gerstle River Bridge (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
A subdivided Warren truss bridge over Gerstle River on Alaska Highway in Delta Junction
Open to traffic
Built 1944
Old Glenn Highway-Knik River Bridge (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Knik River on Old Glenn Highway
Abandoned 1975
Built in 1936
CR&NW - Gilahina Trestle (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 99% with 4 votes
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Gilahina River on Copper River & Northwestern Railroad
Abandoned
Built during the winter of 1911 in only eleven days.
Peters Creek Bridge (Anchorage, Alaska)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost pony truss bridge over Peters Creek on Old Glenn Road in Anchorage
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1950; replaced 2011
Douglas Bridge (Juneau Borough, Alaska)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Gastineau Channel on West 10th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1935; Replaced 1981
Whistlestop Bridge (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Placer River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 2011
Johnson River Bridge (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Subdivided warren truss bridge over Johnson River on Alaska Highway in Delta Junction
Open to traffic
Built 1944; rehabilitated 1952
Willow Creek Bridge (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Abandoned double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Former Hatcher Pass Road
Derelict/abandoned
Bypassed 1975
ARR - Placer River Bridge (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Placer River on Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic
ARR - Snow River Bridge (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Snow River on Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic
Hyder Dock Trestle (Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Wooden bridge on Salmon River Road in Hyder
Open to traffic
Built 1950
Harbor Drive Bridge (Sitka Borough, Alaska)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Cable-stayed bridge over Sitka Harbor on Harbor Drive in Sitka
Open to traffic
Built 1971
White Pass & Yukon - Switchback Arch Bridge (Skagway, Alaska)
Rated 92% with 9 votes
Abandoned arch bridge over White Pass on Abandoned White Pass and Yukon Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1900; Bypassed and abandoned 1969
ARR - Hurricane Gulch Bridge (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Steel arch bridge over Hurricane Gulch on Alaska Railroad
Open
Built 1921 by the American Bridge Co.
Tanana River Bridge (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Tanana River on Alaska Hwy 2/Richardson Hwy
Open to traffic
Built 1966
Hurricane Gulch Bridge (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska)
Rated 91% with 4 votes
Steel arch bridge over Hurricane Gulch on Parks Highway in Cantwell
Open to traffic
Built 1971
ARR - Bird Creek Bridge (Anchorage, Alaska)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Pratt pony truss bridge over Bird Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Kuzitrin River Bridge (Nome Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kuzitrin River on Nome-Taylor Road
Open to traffic
Built 1917, moved 1961, First installed on Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK
ARR - Mears Memorial Bridge (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 86% with 14 votes
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Tanana River on Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1923
ARR - Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (Anchorage, Alaska)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Tunnel under Maynard Mountain on Portage Glacier Highway and Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1943, converted to combined railroad and highway tunnel 1998-2000
Alaska Highway Bridge (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Lost cantilever truss (Subdivided Warren truss) over Tanana River on Alaska Highway in Tetlin
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1944; Lost 2011
Gakona River Bridge (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 78% with 6 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Gakona River on Tok Cutoff Highway in Gakona
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1950; Demolished 2011
Million Dollar Bridge (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 73% with 4 votes
Four-span through truss bridge over Copper River on Copper River Highway
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1910 on the CR&NW Railroad; closed 1938; reopened as a highway bridge in 1958; fourth span collapsed in earthquake on March 27, 1964, collapsed span repaired 2005, closed due to downstream washout 2011
E.L. Patton Yukon River Bridge (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Bridge over Yukon River on Dalton Highway
Open to traffic
Built 1975