Haunted

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Bridges added to this category are ones that have credible historic documentation as having a haunted reputation (bridge said to be haunted in book(s), magazine articles, historic documents, scholarly essays, and the like. Generally, any bridge can be called "haunted", as with the case of many bridges in the South, but for a bridge to be listed as haunted in this category the bridge needs to have suitable credentials.

Amtrak - Valley Creek Road Overpass (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903
Stone arch bridge over Valley Creek Road on Amtrak and abandoned Conrail P&T Br
Open to traffic

ASRY - Township Road 1536 Overpass (Ashland County, Ohio)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over TR 1536 on Ashland Railway
Open to traffic

Bellamy Bridge (Jackson County, Florida)
Built 1914 by the Converse Bridge Co.
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chipola River on an abandoned section of Bellamy Bridge Rd
Presently closed and without deck, but plans call for it to be rehabbed for the Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail

Billy Howey Rd. Bridge (Union County, North Carolina)
Bridge over East Fork Twelve Mile Creek on Billy Howey Rd.
Open to traffic

Blackwell Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1930-31; replaced 2004
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Big River at Blackwell just beyond the end of Route CC
Removed to make way for replacement bridge; east abutment remains

BNSF - Dumas "Tunnel" (Clark County, Missouri)
Built 1895, Repaired 1927
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Road on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Boggy Creek Bridge (Rogers County, Oklahoma)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Boggy Creek on former alignment of Keetonville Rd
Derelict/abandoned

Booger Hollar Bridge (Stanly County, North Carolina)
Bridge over Big Bear Creek on Booger Hollar Rd.
Open

Bunker Mill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1887; M-frame portal bracing was added to the Town Lattice portal bracing in 1909.; Closed to traffic in 2003; Damaged by arson in 2013; Restored 2013-2017
Pratt through truss bridge over English River on Nutmeg Avenue
Open to pedestrians only

Clarence Darrow Memorial Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Original bridge built 1880; this bridge built 1895; closed to vehicles 2009; closed to pedestrians 2014
Steel stringer bridge over Jackson Park North Lagoon on Columbia Drive
Intact but closed to all traffic

CSX - Bauer Road Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Slab bridge over Bauer Road on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX - Lebanon Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Slab bridge over Lebanon Road on CSX Transportation east of Collinsville, IL
Open to traffic

CSX - Liberty Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Slab bridge over Liberty Road on CSX Transportation east of Collinsville, IL
Open to traffic

CSX - Lockman Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Slab bridge over Lockman Road on CSX Transportation east of Collinsville, IL
Open to traffic above and below

CSX - Loghni Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Concrete bridge over Longhi Road on CSX Transportation east of Collinsville, IL
Now open to vehicle traffic underneath the overpass.

CSX - W. Mill Creek Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Beam bridge over W. Mill Creek Road on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

Dyreson Road Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1897; rehabilitated 1983, restored 2015
Pinned Pratt through truss bridge over Yahara River on E. Dyreson Road
Open to traffic, 10-ton posted load

Enochs Knob Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1907-08 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Boeuf Creek on Enochs Knob Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Ghost Bridge (Lauderdale County, Alabama)
Built 1912; Closed 1996; Demolished 2013
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cypress Creek on CR 282 in Florence
Demolished

Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12 (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1844; rehabilitated 1979
Covered Howe Truss bridge over Gold Brook on C3052 in Stowe
Open to traffic

Hannah Ward Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1902, abandoned as a "Historic Ruin" in 1988.
Abandoned pennsylvania through truss bridge over Elk River on Hannah Ward Bridge Road
Abandoned

Hell's Gate Bridge (Calhoun County, Alabama)
Pratt through truss bridge over Choccolocco Creek on Boiling Spring Road in Oxford
Closed to all traffic

KCS - Atchafalaya River Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Through truss swing bridge over Atchafalaya River on Kansas City Southern Railroad (formerly also carried LA-1)
Open to traffic

Lick Road Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Pratt pony truss bridge over Banklick Creek on Lick Road
Open to traffic in the Richardson Forest Preserve, but more or less abandoned on a hiking trail

Long Grove “Covered” Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Built 1906; wooden roof and substructure added 1972 to make it a "covered bridge," rehabilitated 1981 and 2020
1906 pony truss bridge with modern wooden superstructure over Buffalo Creek on Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove
Original pony truss reopened

NS - Bostian Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
On Aug. 27, 1891 passenger train Number 9 going from Salisbury to Asheville derailed and fell 60 feet off of Bostian Bridge. The wreck killed 30 people and injured many more.
Stone arch bridge over Third Creek on Norfolk Southern RR, 2 miles w. of Statesville, NC along Buffalo Shoals Rd.
Open to traffic

NS - Pope Lick Creek Viaduct (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1925
Deck plate trestle over S. Pope Lick Road on Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Old Alton Bridge (Denton County, Texas)
Built 1884 by the King Iron and Bridge Co.; later bypassed
Through truss bridge over Hickory Creek on Old Alton Road in Denton
Open to pedestrians only

Pleasant Hill Road Bridge (Etowah County, Alabama)
Built 1882 at Walnut Grove; relocated during 1930s; disassembled 2009
Dismantled pony truss bridge formerly over Black Creek on Pleasent Hill Road in Gadsden
Partially Assembled in a park

Sachs Covered Bridge 38-01-01 (Adams County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1852 by David S. Stoner. On June 19, 1996, a flash flood knocked the bridge from one of its abutments. It was restored: over 75% of its original structure was used. It was reconstructed in 1996. The bridge was rededicated on July 21, 1997
Through truss bridge over Marsh Creek on Waterworks Road


Sally's Bridge (Cabarrus County, North Carolina)
Built 1971
Steel stringer bridge over Clark Creek on SR1448
Open to traffic

Silver Bridge (Gallia County, Ohio)
Built 1928, collasped on December 15, 1967, killing 46 people. Replaced by a new bridge in 1969.
Lost eyebar suspension bridge over the Ohio River on US 35 between Point Pleasant, WV, and Kanauga, OH
Collapsed and replaced by new bridge

Sketoe Bridges (Dale County, Alabama)
First bridge (wooden) built during or before Civil War and replaced by current old bridge (abandoned stringer bridge) probably during the 1920's. The current old bridge, although left abandoned in place, was replaced by the new bridge in 1976.
Abandoned concrete girder and a wooden bridge over Choctawhatchee River on AL 123 at the John Hutto Park in Newton
Abandoned

Spook Bridge (Lowndes County, Georgia)
Built ca. 1920
Abandoned open spandrel arch bridge over Withlacoochee River on an abandoned section of Old Quitman Hwy (Blue Springs Road/formerly US 84)
Abandoned

ST - Hoosac Tunnel (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Longest tunnel built at its time, 194 killed during construction, most important piece of railroad history.
Tunnel under Hoosac Mountains on Pan Am Railways
Open with daily traffic

Witch's Bridge (Christian County, Illinois)
Built 1916
Through truss bridge over Bear Creek on CR 990N, 1.75 mi. north of Palmer
Open to traffic