Historic Bridges of the U.S.

There are 1,868 bridges in this category · Only showing 1,173 bridges with photos
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10th Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on 10th Avenue in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

12th Avenue South Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1917
Steel arch bridge over WA 90 (Dearborn Street) on 12th Avenue S in Seattle
Open to traffic

14th Avenue South Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1931
Bascule bridge over Duwamish River on 14th Avenue South in Seattle
Demolished. Main span removed September 1, 2010.

1st Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 1st Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

2nd Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 2nd Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

3rd Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 3rd Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

4th Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1891
Warren Pony truss bridge over abandoned BNSF Railroad on MN 601 (4th Avenue N) in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only

Abiaca Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Mississippi)
Built ca. 1930
Through truss bridge over Abiaca Creek
Open to traffic

Academia Covered Bridge (Juniata County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902 by James M. Groniger
Covered bridge over Tuscarora Creek southeast of Academia
Open to pedestrians only

Adairs Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1864; damaged by flooding in 1919
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3008
Open to traffic

Adams Avenue Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1901
Stone arch bridge over Tacony Creek on Adams Avenue in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Adams Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Ohio)
Built 1875
Covered bridge over San Toy Creek on San Toy Road south of Portersville
Open to pedestrians only

Adams Mill Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1872 by the Wheelock Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on CR 50 East
Open to traffic

Adelaide Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road

Aden Road Bridge (Prince William County, Virginia)
Built 1882
Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in Nokesville
Open to traffic

Agate Passage Bridge (Kitsap County, Washington)
Built 1950
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Agate Passage on WA 305 in Suquamish
Open to traffic

Airtight Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1914 by the Decatur Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 275, northeast of Charleston, 3 mi. northwest of Ashmore
Closed to all traffic

Albertus L. Meyers Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1973
Concrete arch bridge over Little Lehigh Creek on PA 2055 (8th Street) in Allentown
Open to traffic

Alexander Avenue Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built ca. 1926
Concrete arch bridge over Abandoned NWP Railroad on Alexander Avenue in Larkspur
Open to traffic

Aline Covered Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884
Covered bridge over North Branch Mahantango Creek in Meiserville
Open to pedestrians only

Allentown Bridge (Apache County, Arizona)
Built 1923
Abandoned pratt deck truss bridge over Puerco River on Former alignement of Allentown Road (Old US 66)
Abandoned

Alvord Lake Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1889 by Ernest L. Ransome
Reinforced concrete arch bridge over a pedestrian walkway at Golden Gate Park
Open to traffic

Ambassador Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1927-1928; New Plaza 2008
Wire suspension bridge over Detroit River on US I-96 and Canada 3 in Windsor, Ontario Canada and Detroit
Open to traffic

Amboy Overpass (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1941 by contractor J.P. McNulty
Stringer bridge over Parkway Drive and the UPRR on AR 365 in North Little Rock
Open to two-lane traffic

Androscoggin Swinging Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1892 by John A. Roebling Sons Co.; Rebuilt 1936 by WPA following a flood; Rehabilitated 2006
Suspension bridge over Androscoggin River on Pedestrian Path in Brunswick and Topsham
Open to pedestrians

Anoka-Champlin Bridge (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Built 1929
Reinforced concrete ribbed open-spandrel arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 169 in Anoka
Open to traffic

Antique "Flying" Bridge (Chickasaw County, Iowa)
Built 1876 in Otterville, IA. Moved to Fredericksburg, IA in 1998.
Pratt through truss bridge over Plum Creek on Plum Creek Bike & Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians

Apalachicola River Bridge (Calhoun County, Florida)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Apalachicola River on FL 20
Open to traffic

Apple Road Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Built 1925
Pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on Apple Road (CR 50)
Open to traffic

Appomattox Bridge (Appomattox County, Virginia)
Built 1930
Concrete tee beam bridge over Appomattox River on Route 24
Open to traffic

Aqueduct Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Pony truss built ca.1880 by Cleveland Bridge & Iron Co., and through built ca. 1920 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Birch Creek on Towpath Road
Abandoned

Arkadelphia Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Originally built 1933 over Caddo River; relocated 1960 to replace the previous bridge
Through truss bridge over Ouachita River at Arkadelphia carrying AR 7, AR 8, and AR 51
Open to traffic

Ashland Covered Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)
Rehabilitated in 2008
Bridge over Red Clay Creek on Barley Mill Road in Ashland
Open to traffic

Ashuelot Covered Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1864; rehabilitated 1999
Covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Gunn Mountain Road in Winchester
Open to traffic

Asylum Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)
Built 1905 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Reverse Parker through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River on 1st Street in Osawatomie
Closed to all traffic

Atkinson Road Bridge Solebury Twp, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1873; rehabilitated 1976 and 2006
Stone arch bridge over Pidcock Creek on Atkinson Road in Solebury Twp, East of Lahaska, PA. Bucks County Bridge # 305, PA
Open to traffic

Augusta/ Turtle Creek Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1920
Bowstring Pony truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Long Stretch Road
Open to traffic in fairly good condition

Austin Bridge (Neosho County, Kansas)
Built 1872 near Chanute by the King Iron Bridge Co. Moved downstream ca. 1910. Relocated to Santa Fe Park in Chanute, Kansas.
Relocated Bowstring through truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

Avondale Road Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1927 by the Metropolitan Trust Company
Stone arch bridge over Lake No. 1 on Avondale Road in North Little Rock
Open to traffic

Babylon Bend Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built 1890
Through truss bridge over Spoon River on Babylon Road (TR 123)
Closed to all traffic

Bagnell Dam Crossing (Miller County, Missouri)
Dam constructed 1929-31 to create Lake of the Ozarks; roadway rehabilitated in 1983
Concrete deck girder roadway on top of Bagnell Dam on Business US 54
Open to traffic

Bahala Creek Bridge (Lawrence County, Mississippi)
Built 1909
Abandoned through truss bridge over Bahala Creek on former Ras Case Road
Abandoned

Bailey Island Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1926
Bridge over Wills Strait on 24 in Town of Harpswell
Open to traffic

Balcony Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built in 1860 as one of Central Park's original 35 bridges
Stone arch bridge on West Drive in Central Park
Open to traffic

Ballard Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1883 by J.C. Brown
Covered bridge over North Fork Caesars Creek on Ballard Road (TR 6)
Open to traffic

Banks Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889
Covered bridge over Neshannock Creek on TR 476, southwest of New Wilmington
Open to traffic

Baptist Ford Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1930 by the Maxwell Construction Co.
Three-span pony truss bridge over West Fork White River on CR 1194 (Old US 71) in Greenland
Open to traffic

Bardwell's Ferry Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1882 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over Deerfield River on Bardwell's Ferry Road in Conway
Open to traffic

Barrackville Covered Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Built in 1853 by Eli & Lemuel Chenoweth; Bypassed 1987
Burr arch-truss bridge over Finch's Run on CH 21
Open to pedestrians

Barronvale Covered Bridge 38-56-03 (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1800's
Burr arch-truss bridge over Laurel Hill Creek on TR501
Open to pedestrians

Bartonsville Covered Bridge 45-13-11 (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1870; rehabilitated 1982
Covered bridge over Williams River on C3008 (Lower Bartonsville Rd) in Rockingham
Open to traffic

Bastrop Bridge (Bastrop County, Texas)
Built 1922; Bypassed by new bridge in 1958
Three-span through truss bridge over the Colorado River in Bastrop
Open to pedestrians only

Bath/Haverhill Covered Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1827; rehabilitated 1973
Covered bridge over Ammonoosuc River on NH 135.
Closed to all traffic

Baumgardner Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Bear Mountain Bridge (Rockland County, New York)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1977
Suspension bridge over Hudson River on US 6 and US 202 in West Point
Open to traffic

Beaver Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built 1949 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Malvern, Arkansas
Suspension bridge over White River (Table Rock Reservoir) on AR 187 at Beaver, northwest of Eureka Springs
Open to one-lane traffic with a 10 ton weight limit

Beaver Creek Bridge (Custer County, South Dakota)
Built 1929
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Beaver Creek on SD 87
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1999
Arch bridge over Beaver Creek on 210th Avenue
Open to traffic

Beeson Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1906 by the Frankfurt Construction Company, later moved from Big Raccoon Creek to Williams Creek, closed to vehicle traffic in 1974, damaged by arson twice in 1979
Burr arch-truss bridge over Williams Creek
Open to pedestrians

Begley Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Stranger Creek
Abandoned

Belknap Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1966; rehabilitated 1992
Covered bridge over Mckenzie River on King Road West
Open to traffic

Bell Bridge (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Built 1903 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2002
Through truss bridge over Niobrara River on a county road, 1 mi. north and 11 mi. east of Valentine
Open to traffic

Bell Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1888 by E.B. Henderson; rehabilitated 1998; closed Aug. 2005 because of termite damage. Now repaired and reopened to traffic.
Covered bridge over Falls Creek on Bell Road (TR 39)
Open to traffic

Bell Ford Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1885; collapsed in 1999 and 2006
Collapsed covered bridge over East Fork White River
Destroyed by flooding

Bells Landing Bridge (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1892 by the King Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on PA 3005
Demolished and replaced.

Bells Mill Bridge (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1988
Wooden covered bridge over Sewickley Creek
Open to light auto traffic

Bement Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1854; rehabilitated 1964
Covered bridge over West Branch Brook on Bradford Center Road in Bradford
Open to traffic

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

Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1984
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-676/US 30 in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1872; reconstructed 2003
Covered bridge over Tygart's Creek on KY 1215
Open to traffic

Bennies Hill Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built ca. 1889 by the King Iron Bridge Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Catoctin Creek on Bennies Hill Road
Open to traffic

Bergstresser Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by the Columbus Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1971
Covered bridge over Walnut Creek on Big Run Road near Groveport in Columbus
Open to pedestrians only

Berkheimer Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1899 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; closed 2001; rehabilitated 2005
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 215th Street west of Humboldt
Open to traffic

Berry State Aid Bridge (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Built 1920-21 by the Pioneer Construction Co.; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over Niobrara River on a county road, 9 mi. east of Valentine
Open to traffic

Big Blue River Bridge (Butler County, Nebraska)
Built 1897 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1999
Pony truss bridge over Big Blue River on a township road, .5 mi. east and .3 mi. south of Surprise
Open to traffic

Big Bottom Slough Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
Built 1909 by the Joliet Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Big Bottom Slough on CR 58 (Padgett Island Road), south of Magness
Closed to all traffic

Big Fork Creek CR 67 Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1915
Two-span pony truss bridge over Big Fork Creek on CR 67
Open to one-lane traffic

Big Piney Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Built 1931
Through truss bridge over Big Piney Creek on AR 123 near Fort Douglas
Open to one-lane traffic with a weight limit

Big Rocky Fork Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1900, bypassed in 1988
Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Rocky Fork Creek on CR 720 S (bypassed)
Open to pedestrians

Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built ca. 1910 by the Western Bridge and Constuction Co.
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Big Sioux Road, 3 mi. south of Baltic
Unknown status

Bighorn River Bridge (Yellowstone County, Montana)
Built 1930
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Bighorn River on Frontage Road 104
Open to traffic

Billie Creek Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1895 by J.J. Daniels
Covered bridge over Williams Creek on CR 50S1, east of Rockville
Open to traffic

Bistline Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3005
Closed to all traffic

Black Covered Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1868-69 by Bandin, Butin and Bowman; rehabilitated 2000
Covered bridge over Four Mile Creek on Corso Road, north of Oxford
Open to pedestrians only

Black Nursery Road Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1923 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Concrete arch bridge over Illinois River on CR 623 (Black Nursery Road) northeast of Prairie Grove
Open to one-lane traffic

Black Rock Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Built 1949 by the Massman Construction Company
Twelve-span deck truss bridge on US 63/US 412 over Black River and AR 25 at Black Rock
Open to two-lane traffic

Black Rock Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1991
Concrete arch bridge over Schuylkill River on Black Rock Road (PA 113) in Phoenixville
Open to traffic

Black Squirrel Creek Bridge (El Paso County, Colorado)
Built 1935
Through truss bridge over Black Squirrel Creek on US 24 near Peyton
Open to two-lane traffic on a major highway

Blackford Bridge (Russell County, Virginia)
Built 1889 by the Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co.; Moved 4.3 miles to current location in 1946; Bypassed and closed in 2009
Through truss bridge over Clinch River on former Chestnut Road (Route 652)
Bypassed and closed to traffic

Blacksmith Creek Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built 1930
Pony arch bridge over Blacksmith Creek on SW 10th Street west of Topeka and just south of I-70
Open to two-lane traffic

Blacksmith Shop Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1881
Covered bridge over Mill Brook in Cornish
Open to pedestrians

Blackwood Covered Bridge (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1879
Covered bridge over Pratt Fork Shade River on Blackwood Road (CR 46)
Open to traffic

Blaine Hill "S" Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1828; rehabilitated 1999
Three-span stone arch bridge over Wheeling Creek on the National Road at Blaine Hill
Open to pedestrians only

Blakeman Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1907 by the Mercantile Bridge Co. of Paris, IL
Three-span arch bridge over Embarras River on TR 193 (Old IL 130)
Open to traffic

Blenheim Bridge (Schoharie County, New York)
Built 1855; bypassed 1936
Covered bridge over Schoharie Creek on River Road
Open to pedestrians

Bloomfield-Nulhegan River Route 102 Bridge (Essex County, Vermont)
Built 1937
Through truss bridge over Nulhegan River on VT 102 in Bloomfield
Open to traffic

Blossomland Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1989
Bascule bridge over St. Joseph River on M-63 in St. Joseph
Open to traffic

Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1877; rehabilitated 2002
Covered bridge over Blow-Me-Down Brook on Lang Road in Cornish
Open to traffic

Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Built 1890 by the Runyon Bridge Co.; relocated 1934
Cable-stayed bridge over Puluxy River on CR 149 (Berry's Creek Road)
Open to pedestrians only

Bob White Covered Bridge (Patrick County, Virginia)
Built 1921
Through truss bridge over Smith River
Open to pedestrians

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