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Kiwanis Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Former bridge on the Milwaukee Railroad converted to pedestrian use by the Kiwanis Club
Two-span through truss bridge over Rock River west of Rock Valley
Open to pedestrians only

Knoxville Road Bridge (abandoned) (Napa County, California)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Tributary Eticuera Creek
Abandoned

Krotz Springs Pipeline Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Wire suspension bridge over Atchafalaya River on Pipeline
Intact but closed to all traffic

Kukin Run Fruitcake Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Construction began 1922, completed 1959
Single-span arch bridge over Wash-and-Wear Creek
Open to pedestrians only

Lake Bridge (Adair County, Kentucky)
Built by Champion Bridge Company, Relocated to current location around 1998
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Lake on Driveway
Open to traffic

Lake Vista Drive Bridge over Medea Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1923
Pony truss bridge over Malibou Lake (Medea Creek) on Lake Vista Drive
Open to traffic

Lambeau Lounge Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Bridge made obslete by newer 1955 Routt Rd. Bridge
Slab bridge over Cane Run Creek on an abandoned alignment of Routt Rd. (KY 1531)
Open to pedestrians only (Private Property)

Last Chance Canal Tunnel & Bridge. (Caribou County, Idaho)
Built 1899
Bridge over Bear Biver for Canal


Laurelburg Bridge (Van Buren County, Tennessee)
Built 1915
Abandoned Warren pony truss bridge over Rocky River on abandoned section of Laurelburg Road
Abandoned

Lawrence Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1880 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Closed pony truss bridge over Little Turkey River on 330th Avenue in Jackson Junction
Closed to thru traffic; privately owned

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1899, rehabilitated in 1940, closed to traffic in 1979, moved from Williams Creek to Billie Creek in 1981
Covered bridge over Williams Creek on a pedestrian trail southeast of Rockville
Open to pedestrians

Lime Rock Park Bailey Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Erected at the racetrack in 1955, raised in 2008
Bailey pony truss bridge over Racetrack on Racetrack Entry Road
Open to traffic

Links Farm Covered Bridge (Giles County, Virginia)
built 1912, bypassed 1949, repaired 1995, took damage from tropical storm gaston 2004
Queenpost through truss bridge over Sinking Creek on Private Road
Open to traffic

Little Indian Creek Bridge (Floyd County, Indiana)
Queenpost pony truss bridge over Little Indian Creek on private drive
Open to traffic

Little Log House Pioneer Village Spiral Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1893 over Yellow Bank River but relocated to the Little Log House Pioneer Village in 1989
Through truss bridge over a man made pond on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians only

Little River Bridge (Private) (Douglas County, Oregon)
Timber arch bridge over Little River on Goodreau Lane
Open to traffic

Little River LA 500 Bridge (La Salle Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1956, Removed 2010
Removed Warren Pony truss bridge over Little River on LA 500
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Swamp Creek Bridge (Whitfield County, Georgia)
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Little Swamp Creek on an abandoned road
Abandoned

Looper Bend Bridge (Murray County, Georgia)
Built about 1920, road was closed to traffic in the 1970's
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Holly Creek on Looper Bend Rd (Abandoned)
Abandoned on private property

Looper Bridge (Whitfield County, Georgia)
Built about 1920, this section of Looper Bridge Road was closed in the early '80's, now used by local utility company to carry pipelines
Dual ribbed closed-spandrel arch bridge over Conasauga River
Closed to all traffic

Lord's Creek Bridge (Orleans County, Vermont)
Built 1881
Paddleford through truss bridge over Black River on Covered Bridge Road
Closed to all traffic

Lost Creek Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Original Built 1881, Rebuilt 1919
Queenpost through truss bridge over Lost Creek on Abandoned Roadway in Lakecreek
Open to pedestrians

Lower Crossing (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Juniata River on Lower Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians

Lower Road Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the King Bridge Company
Bowstring through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Private road
Open to private traffic

Lucin Cutoff Trestle (Box Elder County, Utah)
Built 1904 for the Southern Pacific Railroad, supplanted by an earthen causeway in 1959, closed to traffic in 1993
Lost Timber stringer over Great Salt Lake on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by earthen causeway

LV Spring Creek Trestle (Livingston County, New York)
Timber stringer bridge over Spring Creek on former Lehigh Valley Railroad (currently a private road)
Open to private road traffic

Lytle Fork Bridge (Scott County, Kentucky)
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Lytle Fork
Abandoned

M&StL Mississippi River Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)
Built 1909; Abandoned 1971; Partially lost to fire in 1981
Vertical lift bridge that carried the M&StL across the Mississippi River at Keithsburg
Abandoned

Maddox Mill Bridge (Whitfield County, Georgia)
Built sometime around 1915, abandoned in the 1930's or 40's when Chatsworth Highway was moved to it's present alignment
Abandoned pratt pony truss bridge over Coahulla Creek on old alignment of Chatsworth Highway / SR 52
Abandoned on private property

Madeline Island Ferry (Bayfield County, Wisconsin)
Ferry over Bayfield Channel, Lake Superior


Malheur River Bridge (Private) (Malheur County, Oregon)
Built Ca. 1910
Parker through truss bridge over Malheur River on Private Drive
Open to traffic

Maple Hollow Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Maple Hollow on Bluff Road
Abandoned with only one span remaining

Mark N. Norris Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1975
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on IL 136/IA 136 between Fulton and Clinton
Open to traffic

McAvoy Lane Bridge -- Phoenixville (Schuylkill Twp) PA (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Appears to have been built to give acess to McAvoy Brick Co from Rt. 23
Bridge over Norfolk Southern (Former Reading Railroad) on McAvoy Lane leading to McAvoy Brick Co
Limited to work-crew traffic, its illegal to cross it otherwise

McGowan Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1912
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rush Creek on abandoned interurban RR
Part of the Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary

Mclean Station Road Bridge in Marlborough Township, PA (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1890; rehabilitated 1961
Pony truss bridge over Macoby Creek on Mclean Station Road in MarlboroughTownhip, Pennsylvania
Open only to golf carts and pedestrians

Meadowland Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Meadowland Street (now private), 5 miles south of Baltic
Closed to all traffic

Melville Pipeline Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Wire suspension bridge over Atchafalaya River on Pipeline
In operation

Middle Fork Wildcat Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Abandoned Warren pony truss bridge
Abandoned

Mill Street (Rat River) Bridge (Forest County, Wisconsin)
Pinned Pratt pony truss bridge over Rat River on Private industrial road
Open to private traffic

Millrace Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Amana Millrace on Road
Open to private traffic(???)

Milo Academy Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1962
Covered pony/through plate girder bridge over South Umpqua River on Milo Drive
Open to traffic

Mitchell Bridge (Whitfield County, Georgia)
Built ca. 1920
Concrete arch bridge over Conasauga River on Old Mitchell Br. Road
Abandoned in 2001 when this road was decommissioned

Moody Ford Bridge (Barton County, Missouri)
Built 1884 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1998; relocated to private property in Nov. 1999
Through truss bridge formerly over North Fork Spring River on SW 60th Road (CR 432)
Open to traffic on a private lane

Moonshine Bridge (Clark County, Illinois)
Built 1920; rehabilitated 1983; relocated 1996
Relocated pony truss, now at the Casey Country Club in Casey, IL
Relocated for reuse

Morris Mill Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1884 as two span. One span flooded out and replaced with stringer span.
Abandoned warren pony truss bridge over Big Creek on Old Cambellsville Road (Former Alignment)
Abandoned

MRT Mystery Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1900 (?)
Steel stringer (?) bridge over Maline Creek on the Mississippi Riverfront Trail
Open to bicyclists and pedestrians

Mt Etna Crossing (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930
Bridge over Juniata River on Lower Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians & bicylces on the trail side, Traffic on the other

Mt. Lawn Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Unknown, but definately moved here from another location
Pratt pony truss bridge over Duck Creek on road to pit lane at Mt. Lawn speedway
Open to traffic

Mt. Vernon Mills Bridge (Chattooga County, Georgia)
Built around 1930
Steel stringer bridge over a tributary of the Chattooga River on abandoned section of Park Avenue in Trion
Open to pedestrians

Murl Branch Bridge (Little River County, Arkansas)
Concrete culvert bridge over Murl Branch on Private Road
Open to private traffic

Mystery Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Mystery bowstring-like bridge sitting in a field next to MO 291


Natural Bridge (Winston County, Alabama)
A natural landform that began developing c.200 million years ago.
Arch bridge
Park is open

Nemadji River bridge (Douglas County, Wisconsin)
Damaged by fire and abandoned in 1976
Pratt through truss bridge over Nemadji River on E Hammond Ave/E Limits Rd
Abandoned

Neosho River Bridge (Labette County, Kansas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Neosho River
Open to authorized vehicles only

Newell Toll Bridge (Hancock County, West Virginia)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1954
Private suspension bridge over the Ohio River on Golding Street Extension between Newell and East Liverpool
Open to toll traffic

Nickel Plate IMC Country Road 900 North underpass (Miami County, Indiana)
Steel stringer bridge over Miami County Road 900 North on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others)
Nickel Plate Trail now open

Nickel Plate IMC County Road 100 West underpass (Miami County, Indiana)
Once part of the "IMC" division of the Nickel Plate Road running trains between Indianapolis and Michigan City. Abandoned in 1999, and railbanked. Indiana Trails Fund got ownership, later Nickel Plate Trail group, and converted into a trail.
Timber stringer bridge over County Road 100 West on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern (nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others), north of Denver
Open as part of Nickel Plate Trail October 2010

Nickel Plate IMC Crazy Creek bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Timber stringer bridge over Crazy Creek on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others) in Denver
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate IMC Eel River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
This former bridge on the
Deck plate girder bridge over Eel River on "Nickel Plate Trail", formerly Norfolk Southern Railway (Nee N&W, NKP, Lake Erie & Western, others) in Denver
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate IMC Little Weesau Creek bridge near CR 800 North (Miami County, Indiana)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Weesau Creek on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others)
Open to pedstrians on the Nickle Plate Trail

Nickel Plate IMC Pipe Creek Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Once part of the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad to connect those two cities(2nd oldest in Indiana), Later saw NYC trains use this line as well. Last used by Central Railroad of Indy RR before abandonment in 1999. IMC denotes Indy to Michigan City.
Deck girder bridge over Pipe Creek on Nickel Plate Trail, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis, others) in Bunker Hill
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate Road Deer Creek bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built to carry the second oldest rail line in Indiana from Indy to Peru, later Nickel Plate's IMC division, railroad abandoned in 1999, today it is part of the "Nickel Plate Trail" from Cassville just North of Kokomo through Peru and onto Rochester.
Steel stringer bridge over Deer Creek on former Central Railroad of Indianapolis(nee Norfolk Southern, Norfolk and Western, Nickel Plate Road IMC line, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis Railroads)
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate Road IMC Wabash River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
one of the oldest rail lines in Indiana, this bridge was built by Nickel Plate Road(later Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern). Last used by Central Railroad of Indy, Now Railbanked and property of Indiana Trails Fund
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on abandoned Norfolk Southern Railway, soon Nickel Plate Trail in Peru
Closed to all traffic, soon open for pedestrians

Nickel Plate Road Prairie Ditch bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
This wooden bridge carried the former IMC division of NKP Railroad from Peru to Michigan City and was the start of a large grade in Northern Miami County. Arsonist burned the bridge in the 1990's and it was quickly abandoned. Charred pieces remain.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Prairie Ditch on Nickel Plate Trail(former Lake Erie and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern Railway, Central Railroad of Indy, Indiana Hi-Rail Railroads) in Peru
Destroyed by fire

Nickel Plate Road South Fork Deer Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Once part of the second oldest rail line in Indiana, this bridge was used by trains travelling from Indianapolis to Peru and Michigan City. Last used by rail in early 1990's. Line railbanked and abandoned in 1999. Trail paved and open 2010.
Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek South Fork on Nickel Plate Trail(nee Central Railroad of Indianapolis, Norfolk Southern Railway, Norfolk and Western Railway, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis Railroads)
Open to pedestrians

Nickelsen Creek Bridge #1 (Adams County, Indiana)
Unknown, likely moved from nearby location.
Pratt pony truss and deck plate girder bridge over Nickelsen Creek off of CR 550W
Open to traffic on a private lane

Nickelsen Creek Bridge #2 (Adams County, Indiana)
Unknown, but likely moved here from another location
Warren pony truss bridge over Nickelsen Creek off of CR 550W
Open to traffic on a private lane

Noontootla Creek Bridge (Fannin County, Georgia)
Replaced by modern bridge in 1989.
Pony truss bridge over Noontootla Creek on Junie Dr (Old Doublehead Gap Rd)
Private access only

North Canadian River Private Suspension Bridge. This is near 5434C. (Okfuskee County, Oklahoma)
Bridge over North Canadian River on Private property, carries foot traffic and pipe.
Open to pedestrians

North Wea Creek Private Drive Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)
Through truss bridge over North Wea Creek on a Private Drive
Open to traffic (on a private drive)

NYC Stone Tunnel (Herkimer County, New York)
Stone tunnel on Railroad (NYC)
Abandoned

Old AL 36/Watson Rd Bridge (Morgan County, Alabama)
Slab bridge over unnamed creek on an abandoned alignment of AL 36/Watson Rd
Open to pedestrians only, used as a private patio, so please ask permission as it is on private property.

Old Burnside Tunnel (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built 1927-1928; abandoned 1950
Tunnel on U.S. 27
Closed to all traffic

Old County Road 127 Through Truss (Olmsted County, Minnesota)

Private Road

Old CR 450 Pony Truss (Williamson County, Texas)
Built Unknown
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Brushy Creek
Closed to all traffic

Old Dobbs Ford Bridge (Bradley County, Tennessee)
Built 1878, moved to the present site in 1990
Pratt pony truss bridge over Candies Creek on golf cart track
Closed to all traffic

Old Federal Road Bridge (McMinn County, Tennessee)
Built around 1900
Abandoned Pratt pony truss bridge over Cane Creek on abandoned section of the Old Federal Road (predecessor of US 411)
Abandoned on private property

Old Grand Dad Road Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Deck truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Old Grand Dad Road
Open to pedestrians

Old KY 1657 Bridge (Pendleton County, Kentucky)
Lost 2012
Pratt through truss bridge over south fork grassy creek on old Ky 1657
Collapsed

Old Little Crooked Creek Bridge (Anderson County, Kentucky)
Pratt through truss bridge over Crooked Creek on an old alignment of Little Crooked Creek Road (now a private driveway)
Open to traffic

Old Millhurst Rd Bridge (Kendall County, Illinois)
Steel Stinger bridge over Big Rock Creek on Private Drive (formerly Millhurst Rd)
Open to traffic

Old Mulberry Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built 1901 by the American Bridge Company, Abandoned 1970, 1991 Rehabilitated and reopened
Camelback through truss bridge over Elk River on Quarter Road
Open to traffic

Old New Hope Bridge (Murray County, Georgia)
Unknown build date, abandoned sometime in the late 1940's or the 1950's
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Conasauga River tributary on old alignment of New Hope Road
Abandoned

Old OK 2 bridge (Haskell County, Oklahoma)
This bridge is out in a field, parallel to current alignment of OK 2
Concrete deck girder bridge on Old Alignment of OK 2, now abandoned
Closed to all traffic

Old OK 2 Bridge (Haskell County, Oklahoma)
Concrete stringer bridge over Abandoned Railroad cut. on Old OK 2.
Closed to all traffic

Old Railroad bridge at Panama (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
Built 1903
Abandoned bridge. Originally carried Midland Valley Railroad, later county road over Poteau River, now abandoned. Wood deck remains on 1/2 of the bridge, then a gate and no deck beyond. Very large trestle approach (unphotographed) on East side.
Abandoned

Old SD 44 Bridge (Pennington County, South Dakota)
Bridge replaced by new bridge in 1964
Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over Rapid Creek on an abandoned alignment of SD 44
Abandoned

Old Selma (Swing) Bridge and Bridge Tender's House (Dallas County, Alabama)
Built 1884 and bridge demolished in 1940 due to construction of Edmund Pettus Bridge. Bridge Tender's House, however, has been preserved as a bed and breakfast.
Lost Bridge over Alabama River on Water Street in Selma
Lost

Old Stewart Creek Bridge (Rutherford County, Tennessee)
Was first iron bridge built in Rutherford County, Orginally crossed Stewarts creek between Murfreesboro and Smyra on the turnpike
Pony truss bridge over lyttle creek on pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians

Old TN 100 Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
This span was one of four trusses on Nashville's 1889 Bordeaux Bridge over the Cumberland River constructed by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.; Relocated in 1917 in current location by the Nashville Bridge Co.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over South Harpeth River on Old Harding Rd. (Old TN 100) in Nashville
Destroyed by flooding in May 2010

Old Town Creek Bridge - North (Greene County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1870's
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Old Town Creek on Private lane 3 miles North of Xenia off of SR235 at Old Town Park.
Open to traffic

Old Town Creek Bridge - South (Greene County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1870's
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Old Town Creek on Private lane 3 miles North of Xenia off of SR235 at Old Town Park.
Open to traffic

Old Trails Arch Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Completed Feb. 20, 1916; traffic diverted May 21, 1947; bridge converted to carry natural gas pipeline
Steel arch bridge over Colorado River carrying a pipeline (formerly carried US 66)
Closed to all traffic

Old Union Crossing Covered Bridge (De Kalb County, Alabama)
Original covered bridge built by Union Army in 1864, covered Kingpost truss portion moved to current location and rebuilt on existing steel cable bridge in 1972, rebuilt and restored by Jack Jones, 1980
Warren through truss wooden bridge over Little River, West Fork on County Road 614
Open to traffic

Old US 24/State Road 21 bridge over unnamed valley (Cass County, Indiana)
Not many know about this small bridge which lies on an old alignment of US 24. Privately owned now and only seen during winter on the North side of current Logansport Road which was also US 24 until recently.
Stone culvert bridge over Unnamed valley on Old US 24/State Road 21 on very old alignment(Not Logansport Road that today is also known as old 24)
Closed to all traffic

Old US 31 "The Village at Blount Springs" Bridge (Blount County, Alabama)
Concrete stringer bridge over Murphy Creek on Murphy Creek Rd (Old US 31)
Open to traffic

Old US 31 Bridge (Maury County, Tennessee)
Bridge abandoned in 1972 when new highway bridge built
Concrete stringer bridge over Rutherford Creek on an abandoned alignment of US 31
Closed to all traffic

Old US 36 Bridge (Clinton County, Missouri)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over an unnamed creek on a private driveway (a former alignment of US 36)
Open to traffic

Old US 41 Backwater Creek Bridge (Baraga County, Michigan)
Built 1918
Warren pony truss bridge over Backwater Creek Bridge on a Private Driveway/Old alignment US41
Open to private traffic