US 79

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Bayou Fifi Bridge #1 (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1934;, Replaced 2020
Concrete tee beam bridge over Bayou Fifi on US-80 EB
Replaced by a new bridge

Bayou Fifi Bridge #2 (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1955; Replaced 2020
Slab bridge over Bayou Fifi on US 80 WB
Replaced 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 Bridge
Three-span pony truss bridge over Ouachita River on US 79B in Camden
Open to traffic

BNSF US 79 Overpass (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Built 1911
Slab 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 1973
Arch bridge over Caney Bayou on US 79B in Pine Bluff
Replaced 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 Clarendon
Demolished November 19, 2019

Clarke Bayou Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1930
Culvert bridge over Clarke Bayou on US-80 Westbound
Open to traffic

Cody Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over St. Francis River on US 79 at Cody, northeast of Marianna
Replaced by a new bridge in 1984

Cow Bayou Relief Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Built 1948
Steel stringer bridge over Cow Bayou Relief on US 79
Open to traffic

CRI&P Rr Bridge (Dallas County, Arkansas)
Built 1949
Steel stringer bridge over Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on US 79B
Open to traffic

Cypress Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1937
Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on US 79
Open to traffic

Fifteen Mile Bayou Bridge (Crittenden County, Arkansas)
Built 1952
Steel stringer bridge over Fifteen Mile Bayou on SH 50 (old US 79)
Open to traffic

Fifteen Mile Bayou US 79 Bridge (Crittenden County, Arkansas)
Lost bridge over Fifteen Mile Bayou on old US 79 (now AR 147)
No longer exists

First Old White River Bridge (Monroe County, Arkansas)
Built 1931; Lost 2019
Steel stringer bridge over First Old White River on US 79
Replaced 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 Parkway
Concrete tee beam bridge over Town Creek on Florence Street
Abandoned

Harrison Creek Bridge (Cleveland County, Arkansas)
Built 1948
Steel stringer bridge over Harrison Creek on US 79
Open to traffic

King Bayou Ditch Bridge (Arkansas County, Arkansas)
Built 1934
Steel stringer bridge over King Bayou Ditch on Us 79 Business
Open 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 Marianna
Replaced 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 Camden
Replaced in 1947 by the Ben Laney Bridge

McIntyre Overpass (Webster Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1937; replaced 2005
Lost steel stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on US 79 / US 80
Replaced by a new bridge

Memphis & Arkansas Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Construction began 1945, opened to traffic December 19, 1949 ; Refurbished 1984
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55 at Memphis
Open to four lanes of traffic

Old Dorcheat Bayou Bridge (Webster Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1923; bypassed 1954
Bridge over Dorcheat Bayou on former US 79 / US 80
Intact but closed to all traffic

Red River Bridge (Montgomery County, Tennessee)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1969; Replaced 2011
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Red River on US 79/TN 13 in Clarksville
Demolished and replaced.

Smackover Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1947
Concrete tee beam bridge over Smackover Creek on US 79
Open to traffic

Texas Avenue KCS Overpass (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1927
Concrete tee beam bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on US 79 and US 80
Open to traffic

Texas Street Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Opened to traffic on October 22, 1933; rehabilitated 1984 and 2020
Cantilevered K through truss bridge over Red River on US 79/US 80 in Shreveport
Open to four-lane traffic

Two Bayou Covered Bridge 04-52-01x (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1860, Lost circa 1944
Lost covered bridge over Two Bayou Creek on US 79 in Camden
No longer exists

UP - Old US 79 Bridge (Anderson County, Texas)
Built 1928
Steel stringer bridge over Fm 2574 (old US 79) on UPRR
Open to traffic

UP - US79 Business Overpass (Williamson County, Texas)
Built 1939
Bridge over US 79 Business on Union Pacific Railroad (Nee Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway)
Open to traffic

UP - US79 Overpass (Lee County, Arkansas)
Built 1948
Pony/through girder bridge over US 79 on Union Pacific
Open to traffic

UP - US79B Overpass (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Built 1938
Steel stringer bridge over Us 79 B on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

US79 Arkansas River Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Built 1915; Rehabilitated 1954; Replaced 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on US 79
Replaced by new bridge

US79 Overpass (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1936
Steel stringer bridge over St Louis Southwestern ("Cotton Belt") RR on Us 79
Open to traffic

W Rusk St Bridge (Cherokee County, Texas)
Built 1997
Concrete stringer bridge over Gum Creek Tributary on W. Rusk St (US 79)
Open to traffic