Historic Bridges of the U.S.

Bear Creek US 66 Bridge (Laclede County, Missouri)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1972
Steel stringer bridge over Bear Creek on Old US 66
Open to traffic

Bird Creek Bridge (Rogers County, Oklahoma)
Built 1936
Through truss bridge over Bird Creek on OK 66 in Catoosa
Open to traffic

BNSF RR Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Concrete tee beam bridge over Burlington Northern -Santa Fe RR on Business US 71 SB (old US 66)
Open to traffic

Bnsf Rr, Mna Rr Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1934
Concrete tee beam bridge over BNSF & MNA RR on MO 96 E (Historic Route 66) in Carthage
Open to traffic

Bourbeuse River Twin Bridges (Franklin County, Missouri)
Replaced 1958
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Bourbeuse River on US 66 (now I-44)
Replaced by new bridge

Brush Creek Bridge (Cherokee County, Kansas)
Built 1923
Through arch bridge over Brush Creek on Old US 66 north of Baxter Springs
Replaced by a new bridge in 1992, but is still open to one-way traffic on a paved road

Captain Creek Bridge (Lincoln County, Oklahoma)
Built 1932
Pony truss bridge over Captain Creek on Business OK 66 in Wellston
Open to traffic

Cedar Creek Bridge (Caddo County, Oklahoma)
Built 1926
Pony truss bridge over an Cedar Creek on Old Rt. 66
Open to traffic

Colorado Blvd. over the Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1993
Concrete arch bridge over Arroyo Seco on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena
Open to traffic

Dead Woman Creek Bridge (Caddo County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1930
Pony truss bridge over an Dead Woman Creek on Old Rt. 66
Open to traffic

Devils Elbow Arch Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Built 1942
Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Big Piney River on Route Z (Old US 66)
Open to traffic on a four-lane divided highway with vintage pavement but no posted weight limits

Devils Elbow Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Built 1923; made obsolete by new US 66 bridge in 1942
Two-span through truss bridge over Big Piney River at Devils Elbow on Teardrop Road (Old US 66)
Open to traffic, but in poor condition

Frisco Railroad Underpass (Creek County, Oklahoma)
Built 1925
Railroad underpass on Ozark Trail (Old Rt. 66) west of Sapulpa
Open to traffic

Gasconade River Old US 66 Bridge (Laclede County, Missouri)
Built 1922-24
Three-span through truss bridge over Gasconade River on Old US 66 near Hazelgreen
Open to traffic

Glenstone Viaduct (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1939
Bridge over Trafficway Street on Glenstone Avenue (formerly Old Route 66) in Springfield
Open to traffic

Halltown Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Built 1923
Pony truss bridge over Billies Creek on MO 266 (Old US 66) just west of Halltown in Halltown
Open to two-lane traffic

Honey Creek Bridge (Macoupin County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Concrete bridge over Honey Creek on Old IL 4 (at one time US 66) between Carlinville and Gillespie, 5.8 mi. south of Carlinville
Open to traffic

Horse Creek Bridge (Ottawa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1936
Steel stringer bridge over Horse Creek on US 60 in Afton
Open to traffic

Johnson Creek Old US 66 Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Built 1923; made obsolete by new bridge on US 66 (now MO 96) in 1960
Through truss bridge over Johnson Creek on CR 2062 (Old US 66)
Open to traffic

Lake Overholser Bridge (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma)
Built 1924
Through truss bridge over N. Canadian River on N. Overholser Dr. (Old US 66) in Oklahoma City
Open to traffic

Leasburg US 66 Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1924
Tee beam bridge over a branch of Little Bourbeuse Creek on Old US 66, just off I-44
Open to traffic

Little Deep Fork Creek Bridge (Creek County, Oklahoma)
Built 1914
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Little Deep Fork Creek on 241st St. S. (E0830)
Open to traffic

MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls.
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only

Mackinaw River Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built 1946
Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over Mackinaw River on Old US 66 SB
Abandoned

McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Dedicated Nov. 10, 1910; closed to traffic in Oct. 2001; reopened 2007
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to traffic

Meramec River US 66 Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1931
Deck truss bridge over Meramec River at Times Beach on Old US 66 in Wildwood
Open to one lane traffic on a frontage road within Route 66 State Park

MKT Railroad Bridge (Cherokee County, Kansas)
Built 1922
Girder bridge over MKT Railroad on E. Front St. (Old Rt. 66) in Galena
Open to traffic

Mossy Creek Bridge (Rogers County, Oklahoma)
Built 1925; replaced 2008
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Mossy Creek on S.H. 66
Replaced in 2008

Neosho River Bridge (Ottawa County, Oklahoma)
Built c. 1940; replaced 1997
Lost K-truss bridge over Neosho River on US 69 in Miami
Replaced by prestressed concrete girder bridge in 1997.

Niangua River Old US 66 Bridge (Webster County, Missouri)
Built 1924
Pony truss bridge on Route CC (Old US 66) over East Fork Niangua River
Open to traffic

North Creek Old US 66 Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Concrete bridge over North Creek on Old US 66 (originally IL 4) in Pontiac
Closed to all traffic

Oak Street Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Wooden bridge over the UPRR on Oak Street in Carthage
Open to traffic

Old Canal Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1999
Through truss bridge over Chain of Rocks Canal on Old Chain of Rocks Road (at one time US 66) just south of I-270 in Granite City
Open to one-lane highway traffic with a dedicated bike lane

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1927-1929; opened July 5, 1929, closed to traffic in 1968; reopened for pedestrians on June 5, 1999
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Old US 66 just south of the modern I-270 bridge in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Pacific Overpass (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1932; replaced 2004
Open-spandrel arch bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Osage Street (Old US 66)
Replaced by new bridge

Pryor Creek Bridge (Rogers County, Oklahoma)
Built 1931
Pony truss bridge over Pryor Creek on OK 66 in Chelsea
Open to traffic

Querino Canyon Bridge (Apache County, Arizona)
Built 1931
Deck truss bridge over Querino Canyon on Old US 66 in Houck
Open to traffic

Rio Puerco Bridge (Bernalillo County, New Mexico)
Built 1933; remodeled 1957; bypassed 1999
Parker through truss bridge over the Rio Puerco on the frontage road (formerly US 66) at exit 140 on IH-40
Open to pedestrians

Rio San Jose Bridge (Cibola County, New Mexico)
Built 1936
Pony truss bridge over Rio San Jose on NM 124 (Old US 66)
Open to traffic

Rock Creek Bridge (Creek County, Oklahoma)
Built 1921
Through truss bridge over Rock Creek on Ozark Trail (Old Rt. 66) in Sapulpa
Open to traffic

Rock Island Overpass (Potter County, Texas)
Built 1938
Pony/through plate girder bridge over W. 6th Ave. (Old US 66) on abandoned Rock Island Railroad in Amarillo.
Closed to all traffic

Rock Island Railroad Overpass (Washita County, Oklahoma)
Built c. 1955
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old US 66 on Farmrail (formerly Rock Island R.R.) in Canute.
Open to traffic

Ruby Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1972
Bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on IL 53 (Old US 66) in Joliet
Open to four-lane traffic

South 6th Street Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Original Lake Springfield Bridge, built for US 66, replaced 2001
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Lake Springfield on I-55 (Sb), former US 66 in Springfield
Replaced by new bridge

Spring River Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1953
Steel stringer bridge over Spring River on Mo 96 E in Carthage
Open to traffic

Turnback Creek Old US 66 Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Built 1923; made obsolete by new bridge on US 66 (now MO 96) in 1960
Three-span pony truss bridge over Turnback Creek on Old US 66
Open to traffic with a 3 ton weight limit

U.S. 69 Alt. Bridge (Ottawa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1939
Girder bridge over U.S. 69 Alt. (Old US 66) on Burlington Northern RR
Open to traffic

Unnamed Creek Bridge (Caddo County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1930
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on I-40 Frontage Road in Weatherford
Open to traffic

Watson-Lindbergh Cloverleaf Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic August 20, 1913; replaced 1983
Lost concrete arch bridge over Lindbergh Blvd. on Watson Road (formerly US 66) as part of the first cloverleaf interchange west of the Mississippi River
Replaced by new bridge

William H. Murray Bridge (Canadian County, Oklahoma)
Built 1933
38-span pony truss bridge over South Canadian River on US 281
Open to traffic

Willow Creek Bridge (Cherokee County, Kansas)
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Willow Creek on Old US 66, north of Baxter Springs
Replaced by a new bridge

Winsel Creek Old US 66 Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1922
Tee beam bridge over Winsel Creek on S. Service Road (Old US 66)
Open to traffic