US 79
View Exhibit mapBayou Fifi Bridge #1 (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1934;, Replaced 2020Concrete tee beam bridge over Bayou Fifi on US-80 EBReplaced by a new bridge
Bayou Fifi Bridge #2 (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1955; Replaced 2020Slab bridge over Bayou Fifi on US 80 WBReplaced by a new bridge
Ben Laney Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Construction started December 8, 1945 by the D.F. Jones Construction Co.;
dedicated April 16, 1947, replacing the earlier Martin BridgeThree-span pony truss bridge over Ouachita River on US 79B in CamdenOpen to traffic
BNSF US 79 Overpass (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Built 1911Slab bridge over US 79 on Railroad (BNSF & UP)Open
Branch of Sugar Creek Bridge (Haywood County, Tennessee)
Concrete culvert bridge over Branch of Sugar Creek on S. Grand Ave (Old US 70)Open to traffic
Caney Bayou US 79B Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1973Arch bridge over Caney Bayou on US 79B in Pine BluffReplaced by a new bridge
Clarendon Bridge (Monroe County, Arkansas)
Built 1931 by the Austin Bridge Co.Lost Cantilevered through truss bridge over White River on US 79 in ClarendonDemolished November 19, 2019
Clarke Bayou Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1930Culvert bridge over Clarke Bayou on US-80 WestboundOpen to traffic
Cody Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over St. Francis River on US 79 at Cody, northeast of MariannaReplaced by a new bridge in 1984
Cow Bayou Relief Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Built 1948Steel stringer bridge over Cow Bayou Relief on US 79Open to traffic
CRI&P Rr Bridge (Dallas County, Arkansas)
Built 1949Steel stringer bridge over Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on US 79BOpen to traffic
Cypress Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1937Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on US 79Open to traffic
Fifteen Mile Bayou Bridge (Crittenden County, Arkansas)
Built 1952Steel stringer bridge over Fifteen Mile Bayou on SH 50 (old US 79)Open to traffic
First Old White River Bridge (Monroe County, Arkansas)
Built 1931; Lost 2019Steel stringer bridge over First Old White River on US 79Replaced by new bridge on new alignment
Florence Street Bridge (Anderson County, Texas)
Built 1929, Bypassed and replaced in highway functionality 1960; Abandoned 2015 due to construction of Sanderson Farms ParkwayConcrete tee beam bridge over Town Creek on Florence StreetAbandoned
Harrison Creek Bridge (Cleveland County, Arkansas)
Built 1948Steel stringer bridge over Harrison Creek on US 79Open to traffic
King Bayou Ditch Bridge (Arkansas County, Arkansas)
Built 1934Steel stringer bridge over King Bayou Ditch on Us 79 BusinessOpen to traffic
L'Anguille River US 79 Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost three-span through truss bridge over L'Anguille River on US 79 just east of Marianna in MariannaReplaced by new bridge in 1947
Larissa St Bridge (Cherokee County, Texas)
Concrete culvert bridge over Gum Creek Tributary on Larissa St (old US 79)Open to traffic
Martin Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Lost swing through truss bridge over Ouachita River at CamdenReplaced in 1947 by the Ben Laney Bridge
McIntyre Overpass (Webster Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1937; replaced 2005Lost steel stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on US 79 / US 80Replaced by a new bridge
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Construction began 1945, opened to traffic December 19, 1949 ; Refurbished 1984Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55 at MemphisOpen to four lanes of traffic
Old Dorcheat Bayou Bridge (Webster Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1923; bypassed 1954Bridge over Dorcheat Bayou on former US 79 / US 80Intact but closed to all traffic
Red River Bridge (Montgomery County, Tennessee)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1969; Replaced 2011Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Red River on US 79/TN 13 in ClarksvilleDemolished and replaced.
Smackover Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1947Concrete tee beam bridge over Smackover Creek on US 79Open to traffic
Texas Avenue KCS Overpass (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1927Concrete tee beam bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on US 79 and US 80Open to traffic
Texas Street Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Opened to traffic on October 22, 1933; rehabilitated 1984 and 2020Cantilevered K through truss bridge over Red River on US 79/US 80 in ShreveportOpen to four-lane traffic
Two Bayou Covered Bridge 04-52-01x (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1860, Lost circa 1944Lost covered bridge over Two Bayou Creek on US 79 in CamdenNo longer exists
UP - Old US 79 Bridge (Anderson County, Texas)
Built 1928Steel stringer bridge over Fm 2574 (old US 79) on UPRROpen to traffic
UP - US79 Business Overpass (Williamson County, Texas)
Built 1939Bridge over US 79 Business on Union Pacific Railroad (Nee Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway)Open to traffic
UP - US79 Overpass (Lee County, Arkansas)
Built 1948Pony/through girder bridge over US 79 on Union PacificOpen to traffic
UP - US79B Overpass (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Built 1938Steel stringer bridge over Us 79 B on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
US79 Arkansas River Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Built 1915; Rehabilitated 1954; Replaced 1972Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on US 79Replaced by new bridge
US79 Overpass (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1936Steel stringer bridge over St Louis Southwestern ("Cotton Belt") RR on Us 79Open to traffic
W Rusk St Bridge (Cherokee County, Texas)
Built 1997Concrete stringer bridge over Gum Creek Tributary on W. Rusk St (US 79)Open to traffic