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Abandoned Bowstring Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built ca.1880
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black River (West Branch) on Possible old alignment of SR58
Abandoned
Alum Creek Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Replaced 1986
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Alum Creek on CR 15
Replaced by new bridge
Amnicon Falls Bridge (Douglas County, Wisconsin)
Built ca. 1900 by Charles Horton, moved to Amnicon Fall State Park in 1930 and roof added in 1939.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Amnicon River on Amnicon Falls State Park Trail
Open to pedestrians
Augusta/ Turtle Creek Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1880, possibly relocated here ca. 1920
Bowstring Pony truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Long Stretch Road
Open to traffic in fairly good condition
Beatty Mills Bridge (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1875 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on TR 659
Replaced with concrete bridge in 2008, trusses in storage
Beech Road Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built 1873 by the King Bridge Co. Preserved as a pedestrian bridge in 2003.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Branch Cayuga Inlet on Beech Road
Open to pedestrians
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
Big Elm Creek Bridge (Falls County, Texas)
Built likely in the 1870s.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Big Elm Creek on CR 179
Open to traffic
Big Jim Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Originally built in Montgomery County, moved to Marion County
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Central Canal on trail behind Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis
Renovated and reopened for pederstrians
Big Jim Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880 as a 2-span bridge over Sugar Creek, this span relocated here at a later date.
Bowstring pony truss bridge formerly over Lye Creek on CR 700 N
Moved to Indianapolis where it spans the Central Canal behind the Museum Of Art.
Big Wind River Bridge (Fremont County, Wyoming)
HAER info is sketchy at best, says estimated build year is 1920, it was jerryrigged, and was made from salvaged materials.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Big Wind River on Airport Rd. (CR 21)
Open to traffic
Boner Road Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)
(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Built 1869
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Pigeon Creek on Boner Road
Open to traffic
Bowstring in Fayetteville (Washington County, Arkansas)
This is a new bridge, wide enough for one lane of traffic, but used as a jogging trail bridge, and of Bowstring design. It is unusual for a pedestrian bridge in its width, and being a true Bowstring design (but welded construction).
This is a new Bowstring pony truss bridge on a jogging trail in Fayetteville, located West of S. Razorback Road, South of W. 15th Street.
Open to pedestrians
Brackenridge Park Bowstring (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1880 by the King Bridge & Iron Co. Moved from unknown original location in 1937 to Brackenridge Park.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Walkway in Brackenridge Park
Open to pedestrians
Bulman Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)
Built 1884 by the King Bridge Co. over Leon River on CR 301. Relocated and restored in Pecan Creek Park in 1996.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Pecan Creek on a pedestrian path in Pecan Creek Park
Open to pedestrians
Burton Lane Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1875 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; replaced 1998; parts currently in storage.
Bowstring arch bridge over Indian Creek on Burton Lane, in storage after being damaged by truck.
Replaced by new bridge, but parts in storage
Catoctin Furnace Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built ca. 1872
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Little Hunting Creek on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians
Chili Mills Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1877 by the King Bridge Company
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Stuart Road
Open to pedestrians only
Commercial Slip Squire Wipple Truss Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 2001 as a reconstruction of the 1850's bridge in same location using Squire Wipple's original blueprints.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over the Erie Canal on a pedestrian walkway
Open to pedestrians
Corbett's Mill Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Bypassed by a new road in 1958 and passed into private ownership.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Abandoned Road in Scotch Grove
Destroyed by flooding Saturday July 24, 2010
County Line Bowstring Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)
Built in 1876 as part of a four span bridge in the Concordia vicinity.
Bowstring truss bridge over West Creek on Republic Road, northwest of Hollis
Open to one-lane traffic on a low-maintenance road
Crum Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built 1880; dissassembled in 1994
Bowstring pony truss bridge originally over Israel Creek on Crum Road
Replaced by new bridge, Relocated to Heritage Park in Walkersville
Crum Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Originally built on Crum Road near Walkersville; later relocated to Ballenger Creek Park on a walking trail
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Ballenger Creek on the Ballenger Creek Park Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians
Egypt Pike Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built in 1876. Replaced in 1987, but moved next to new bridge for pedestrian use.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Mud Run on Egypt Pike
Open to pedestrians
Ehrmentraut Farm Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1859 over Erie Canal in Brockport, NY. Relocated east of Brockport on Erie Canal in 1880. Relocated to its current location in 1910.
Bridge over Black Creek on a farm access road
Open to pedestrians
Elm Circle Drive Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1969
Pony truss bridge over Lower Rouge River on Elm Circle Drive in Inkster
Closed to all traffic
Elmwood Cemetery Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over a creek in Elmwood Cemetery on an abandoned path
Abandoned
Eureka Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Relocated to City Park, Castalia, Iowa 1995
Bowstring pony truss bridge over land, it is displayed on flat ground in Castalia
Open to pedestrians
Farm School Road Bridge in Bedminster Township (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876 by the King Bridge Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Tohickon Creek on Farm School Road just off Rt. 611 in Bedminster Township, PA
Open to traffic
Fountain Island Bridge (Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin)
Built ca. 1870 in unknown location; Moved to Lakeside Park ca. 1926
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lakeside Creek on Pedestrian Walkway in Fond du Lac
Open to pedestrians
Gospel Street Pedestrian Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)
Believed was built in the 1930's
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Walkway in Paoli
Open to pedestrians
Gunderson Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built in 2007 by Big R Construction Englewood, CO.
Modern bowstring pony truss bridge over Trout Run on Trout Run Trail just east of Freeport Bridge at Trout Run Park in Decorah
Open to traffic
Hale Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1877-1879; Replaced 2003; Relocated 2006
Relocated Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 100th Avenue in Hale Township
Replaced by new bridge
Harcourt Bridge (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company. Closed to traffic in 1994. Destroyed by flooding in 1997.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nolin River on a closed section of Harcourt Rd
Destroyed by flood
Henszey's Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869 as a two-span bridge at Slatington in Lehigh County; relocated 1900 to Wanamakers; closed to trafic 1987; moved to Central Pennsylvania College in 2002
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge on a pedestrian walkway at Central Pennsylvania College
Open to pedestrians
Hidden Lake Bridge (Du Page County, Illinois)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over East Branch Du Page River on a pedestrian walkway in the Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
Open to pedestrians
Highway 14 Pedestrain Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 2010
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Cascade Creek, US Highway 14, and CP Rail on Bike Path
Open to pedestrians
Hope Memorial Bridge (Falls County, Texas)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over a stream on a pedestrian path in Rosebud's city park
Open to pedestrians
Iroquois River Bowstring (Jasper County, Indiana)
Unknown
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Iroquois River
Abandoned
Island Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1870 by the King Bridge Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Grasse River on the Grasse River Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians
Jimmy's Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Cottier Creek on an abandoned county road
Abandoned
John Zink Park Footbridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Bowstring pony truss footbridge over unnamed creek in John Zink Park in Skiatook
Due to pier washout, bridge is currently closed to foot traffic.
Johnstown Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built ca. 1869 over Cayadutta Creek; relocated to Union College in 1979
Bowstring pony truss bridge on pedestrian walkway on the Union College campus
Open to pedestrians
Kent Park Bowstring Arch Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built in the 1870's over a tributary of Old Man's Creek in Liberty Township on Dane Road this bridge was moved to F.W. Kent Park in the late 1990's
Bowstring pony truss bridge on a trail at F.W. Kent County Park
Open to pedestrians
Kent Park Roof Truss Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Roof truss bowstring bridge on a trail at F.W. Kent County Park
Open to pedestrians
Laymon Road Bridge (Clinton County, Ohio)
Built 1871 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge originally over TR 272 (Laymon Rd.)
Preserved in Denver Williams Park, Wilmington, Ohio
Lick Creek Pedestrian Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1930's
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians only
Little America Rest Area Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built ca.1875
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Park on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians
Little Walnut Creek Bowstring Bridge (Crawford County, Kansas)
Bowstring Pony Truss Bridge over Little Walnut Creek
Abandoned with portion of deck missing
Lock One Park Morrison Bridge (Auglaize County, Ohio)
Built 1864; relocated 1894 and again in 1984
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Miami and Erie Canal in New Bremen
Open to pedestrians only
Mallaham Bridge (Putnam County, Ohio)
Built 1876 by the D.H. Morrison
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Riley Creek on Township Road M-6
Open to traffic
Marmaton Bridge (Bourbon County, Kansas)
(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Built ca. 1878. Closed to vehicular traffic in 1965. Wooden deck destroyed by fire in 1974.
Abandoned bowstring through truss bridge over Marmaton River on 240th Street
Abandoned
Mathis Road Bridge (Harrison County, Indiana)
Pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on Mathis Road
No Longer Exists
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 1 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1906 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 2 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 3 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1905 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 4 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 6 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1905 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
Melock Hill Bridge (Switzerland County, Indiana)
Built ca.1870 by the Columbia Bridge Works
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Log Lick Creek, Br. on Melock Hill Road (CR89)
Replaced by new bridge
Meriden Rock Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1880, possibly by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Rock Creek near Meriden
Replaced by a new bridge
Mill Road Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Relocated Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wakatomika Creek on Mill Road
Currently sitting on dry land at Foundation Park in Mt.Vernon, awaiting restoration.
Miners Park Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 2003 as part of building a new library
Modern bowstring pony truss bridge over Judy Branch on bike trail in Glen Carbon
Open to pedestrians
Moneek Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1872. Relocated to Castalia City Park ca. 1993
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna Creek on 310th Street near Manilla
Replaced
North Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Iowa River on Ll Avenue
Replaced
Nubia Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built 1877 by Groton Bridge Company over Fall Creek on Elm Street in Nubia, and relocated to Groton's town park in 1981
Bowstring pony truss bridge on a pedestrian path in the town's park
Old Jefferson Town Bowstring Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Built by the King Iron Bridge & Mfg Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Relocated to Old Jefferson Town in Oskaloosa, Kansas. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over unnamed creek
Open to pedestrians
Old P Rd Bridge (Otoe County, Nebraska)
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on an abandoned section of P Rd
Derelict/abandoned
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
Orleans Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Originally located near New Hampton; relocated here in 1995
Bowstring pony truss bridge over the outlet below Spirit Lake on the Iowa Great Lakes Bike Trail at Orleans
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Oxford Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1860 and Restored in 2006 by Ohio Bridge Co & moved to Crosby Township's Senior Center on walking trail.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over a pedestrian trail on a pedestrian trail in a park at the Crosby Senior Center in Crosby
Open to pedestrians
Paint Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Originally built near Camden in 1874 by the Massillon Bridge Company; Rehabilitated in 1999 and moved to Canal Park
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Old Wabash & Erie Canal on Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi. Right of way is old Delphi Belt Railroad property and site of former bridge on this long abandoned spur.
Open to pedestrians
Patoka River Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880's
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 650 East
Open to traffic
Payton Road Bridge (Harrison County, Indiana)
Built 1880 demolished 1989
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on Payton Road
Lost
Pike Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Likely built in the 1870's-1880's and replaced around 1915 by the current bridge using the same abutments.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Flatrock River on Mound Road
Replaced by new bridge
Pilot Grove Park Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built 1876 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated 1968
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge in Pilot Grove County Park
Open to pedestrians
Piney Fork TR 125 Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Bowstring truss bridge over Piney Fork on TR 125
Demolished and replaced.
Pittsburg Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1868, bypassed in 1935, demolished sometime after 1942
Lost Pony truss bridge over Wabash River on former County Road 310 North in Pittsburg
Replaced by a new bridge
Rocky Fork Bridge (Highland County, Ohio)
Built ca.1872
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek
Abandoned
Salt Creek Bowstring Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on 212th Street, southeast of Hollis
Closed to traffic
Scarlets Mill Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Relocated pony truss bridge on the Horseshoe Trail
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Bowstring pony truss
View Exhibit mapAbandoned Bowstring Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)Built ca.1880
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black River (West Branch) on Possible old alignment of SR58
Abandoned
Alum Creek Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)Replaced 1986
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Alum Creek on CR 15
Replaced by new bridge
Amnicon Falls Bridge (Douglas County, Wisconsin)Built ca. 1900 by Charles Horton, moved to Amnicon Fall State Park in 1930 and roof added in 1939.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Amnicon River on Amnicon Falls State Park Trail
Open to pedestrians
Augusta/ Turtle Creek Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)Built ca. 1880, possibly relocated here ca. 1920
Bowstring Pony truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Long Stretch Road
Open to traffic in fairly good condition
Barber Creek Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Replaced 1914
Lost Bowstring truss bridge over Barber Creek on road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1914
Lost Bowstring truss bridge over Barber Creek on road
Replaced by new bridge
Beatty Mills Bridge (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)Built ca. 1875 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on TR 659
Replaced with concrete bridge in 2008, trusses in storage
Beaver Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on 180th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on 180th Street
Open to traffic
Beech Road Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)Built 1873 by the King Bridge Co. Preserved as a pedestrian bridge in 2003.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Branch Cayuga Inlet on Beech Road
Open to pedestrians
Beecher Road Bridge (Josephine County, Oregon)
Built 1948, Replaced 2005
Lost timber bowsting pony truss bridge over Grave Creek on Beecher Road
Replaced by a pre-cast girder bridge in 2005.
Built 1948, Replaced 2005
Lost timber bowsting pony truss bridge over Grave Creek on Beecher Road
Replaced by a pre-cast girder bridge in 2005.
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
Big Elm Creek Bridge (Falls County, Texas)Built likely in the 1870s.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Big Elm Creek on CR 179
Open to traffic
Big Jim Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)Originally built in Montgomery County, moved to Marion County
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Central Canal on trail behind Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis
Renovated and reopened for pederstrians
Big Jim Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)Built ca. 1880 as a 2-span bridge over Sugar Creek, this span relocated here at a later date.
Bowstring pony truss bridge formerly over Lye Creek on CR 700 N
Moved to Indianapolis where it spans the Central Canal behind the Museum Of Art.
Big Wind River Bridge (Fremont County, Wyoming)HAER info is sketchy at best, says estimated build year is 1920, it was jerryrigged, and was made from salvaged materials.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Big Wind River on Airport Rd. (CR 21)
Open to traffic
Boner Road Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Built 1869
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Pigeon Creek on Boner Road
Open to traffic
Bowstring in Fayetteville (Washington County, Arkansas)This is a new bridge, wide enough for one lane of traffic, but used as a jogging trail bridge, and of Bowstring design. It is unusual for a pedestrian bridge in its width, and being a true Bowstring design (but welded construction).
This is a new Bowstring pony truss bridge on a jogging trail in Fayetteville, located West of S. Razorback Road, South of W. 15th Street.
Open to pedestrians
Brackenridge Park Bowstring (Bexar County, Texas)Built 1880 by the King Bridge & Iron Co. Moved from unknown original location in 1937 to Brackenridge Park.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Walkway in Brackenridge Park
Open to pedestrians
Bulman Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)Built 1884 by the King Bridge Co. over Leon River on CR 301. Relocated and restored in Pecan Creek Park in 1996.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Pecan Creek on a pedestrian path in Pecan Creek Park
Open to pedestrians
Burton Lane Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)Built 1875 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; replaced 1998; parts currently in storage.
Bowstring arch bridge over Indian Creek on Burton Lane, in storage after being damaged by truck.
Replaced by new bridge, but parts in storage
Canal Footbridge (Stark County, Ohio)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Ohio and Erie Canal on a pedestrian walkway (link to Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail)
Open to pedestrians only
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Ohio and Erie Canal on a pedestrian walkway (link to Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail)
Open to pedestrians only
Catoctin Furnace Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)Built ca. 1872
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Little Hunting Creek on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians
Chili Mills Bridge (Monroe County, New York)Built 1877 by the King Bridge Company
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Stuart Road
Open to pedestrians only
Commercial Slip Squire Wipple Truss Bridge (Erie County, New York)Built 2001 as a reconstruction of the 1850's bridge in same location using Squire Wipple's original blueprints.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over the Erie Canal on a pedestrian walkway
Open to pedestrians
Conestoga Creek Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1869 as a bowstring pony, in 1950CA stringers were place through the trusses
Steel stringer bridge with bowstring trusses over Conestoga Creek on T848 Conestoga Creek Road
Open to traffic
Built in 1869 as a bowstring pony, in 1950CA stringers were place through the trusses
Steel stringer bridge with bowstring trusses over Conestoga Creek on T848 Conestoga Creek Road
Open to traffic
Coonhunter's Lodge Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1876,
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
Built 1876,
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
Corbett's Mill Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)Built 1871; Bypassed by a new road in 1958 and passed into private ownership.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Abandoned Road in Scotch Grove
Destroyed by flooding Saturday July 24, 2010
County Line Bowstring Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)Built in 1876 as part of a four span bridge in the Concordia vicinity.
Bowstring truss bridge over West Creek on Republic Road, northwest of Hollis
Open to one-lane traffic on a low-maintenance road
Crum Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)Built 1880; dissassembled in 1994
Bowstring pony truss bridge originally over Israel Creek on Crum Road
Replaced by new bridge, Relocated to Heritage Park in Walkersville
Crum Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)Originally built on Crum Road near Walkersville; later relocated to Ballenger Creek Park on a walking trail
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Ballenger Creek on the Ballenger Creek Park Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians
East Soldier River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over East Soldier River on 120th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over East Soldier River on 120th Street
Open to traffic
Egypt Pike Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)Built in 1876. Replaced in 1987, but moved next to new bridge for pedestrian use.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Mud Run on Egypt Pike
Open to pedestrians
Ehrmentraut Farm Bridge (Monroe County, New York)Built 1859 over Erie Canal in Brockport, NY. Relocated east of Brockport on Erie Canal in 1880. Relocated to its current location in 1910.
Bridge over Black Creek on a farm access road
Open to pedestrians
Elm Circle Drive Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)Built 1951; rehabilitated 1969
Pony truss bridge over Lower Rouge River on Elm Circle Drive in Inkster
Closed to all traffic
Elmwood Cemetery Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over a creek in Elmwood Cemetery on an abandoned path
Abandoned
Eureka Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)Built 1872; Relocated to City Park, Castalia, Iowa 1995
Bowstring pony truss bridge over land, it is displayed on flat ground in Castalia
Open to pedestrians
Farm School Road Bridge in Bedminster Township (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1876 by the King Bridge Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Tohickon Creek on Farm School Road just off Rt. 611 in Bedminster Township, PA
Open to traffic
Fountain Island Bridge (Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin)Built ca. 1870 in unknown location; Moved to Lakeside Park ca. 1926
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lakeside Creek on Pedestrian Walkway in Fond du Lac
Open to pedestrians
Freeman Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1875, probably by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Lost(?) bowstring pony truss bridge over South Grand River on E. 269th Street, just north of Freeman
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1875, probably by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Lost(?) bowstring pony truss bridge over South Grand River on E. 269th Street, just north of Freeman
Replaced by new bridge
Gospel Street Pedestrian Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Believed was built in the 1930's
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Walkway in Paoli
Open to pedestrians
Gunderson Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)Built in 2007 by Big R Construction Englewood, CO.
Modern bowstring pony truss bridge over Trout Run on Trout Run Trail just east of Freeport Bridge at Trout Run Park in Decorah
Open to traffic
Hair's Ford Bridge (Macon County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1880, probably by the King Iron Bridge Co.; relocated here in 1892; replaced 1996
Lost bowstring pony truss bridge over Mussel Fork on Arizona Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1880, probably by the King Iron Bridge Co.; relocated here in 1892; replaced 1996
Lost bowstring pony truss bridge over Mussel Fork on Arizona Street
Replaced by new bridge
Hale Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)Built 1877-1879; Replaced 2003; Relocated 2006
Relocated Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 100th Avenue in Hale Township
Replaced by new bridge
Harcourt Bridge (Hardin County, Kentucky)Built ca. 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company. Closed to traffic in 1994. Destroyed by flooding in 1997.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nolin River on a closed section of Harcourt Rd
Destroyed by flood
Henszey's Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built 1869 as a two-span bridge at Slatington in Lehigh County; relocated 1900 to Wanamakers; closed to trafic 1987; moved to Central Pennsylvania College in 2002
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge on a pedestrian walkway at Central Pennsylvania College
Open to pedestrians
Hidden Lake Bridge (Du Page County, Illinois)Bowstring pony truss bridge over East Branch Du Page River on a pedestrian walkway in the Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
Open to pedestrians
Highway 14 Pedestrain Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)Built 2010
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Cascade Creek, US Highway 14, and CP Rail on Bike Path
Open to pedestrians
Hope Memorial Bridge (Falls County, Texas)Bowstring pony truss bridge over a stream on a pedestrian path in Rosebud's city park
Open to pedestrians
Iroquois River Bowstring (Jasper County, Indiana)Unknown
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Iroquois River
Abandoned
Island Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)Built 1870 by the King Bridge Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Grasse River on the Grasse River Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians
Jimmy's Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Cottier Creek on an abandoned county road
Abandoned
John Zink Park Footbridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)Bowstring pony truss footbridge over unnamed creek in John Zink Park in Skiatook
Due to pier washout, bridge is currently closed to foot traffic.
Johnstown Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)Built ca. 1869 over Cayadutta Creek; relocated to Union College in 1979
Bowstring pony truss bridge on pedestrian walkway on the Union College campus
Open to pedestrians
Jonesboro Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Leon River on an abandoned alignment of CR 431
Abandoned
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Leon River on an abandoned alignment of CR 431
Abandoned
Kent Park Bowstring Arch Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)Built in the 1870's over a tributary of Old Man's Creek in Liberty Township on Dane Road this bridge was moved to F.W. Kent Park in the late 1990's
Bowstring pony truss bridge on a trail at F.W. Kent County Park
Open to pedestrians
Kent Park Roof Truss Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)Roof truss bowstring bridge on a trail at F.W. Kent County Park
Open to pedestrians
Laymon Road Bridge (Clinton County, Ohio)Built 1871 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge originally over TR 272 (Laymon Rd.)
Preserved in Denver Williams Park, Wilmington, Ohio
Lick Creek Pedestrian Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built ca. 1930's
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians only
Lisbon Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1872; replaced and relocated in 1966
Abandoned bowstring truss bridge formerly crossing Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek
Relocated to a field and abandoned
Built 1872; replaced and relocated in 1966
Abandoned bowstring truss bridge formerly crossing Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek
Relocated to a field and abandoned
Little America Rest Area Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)Built ca.1875
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Park on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians
Little Walnut Creek Bowstring Bridge (Crawford County, Kansas)Bowstring Pony Truss Bridge over Little Walnut Creek
Abandoned with portion of deck missing
Lock One Park Morrison Bridge (Auglaize County, Ohio)Built 1864; relocated 1894 and again in 1984
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Miami and Erie Canal in New Bremen
Open to pedestrians only
Lyon Creek Bowstring Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1880
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lyon Creek, 5.0 mi. south and 1.0 mi. west of Junction City
Derelict/abandoned with deck missing
Built ca. 1880
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lyon Creek, 5.0 mi. south and 1.0 mi. west of Junction City
Derelict/abandoned with deck missing
Mallaham Bridge (Putnam County, Ohio)Built 1876 by the D.H. Morrison
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Riley Creek on Township Road M-6
Open to traffic
Marmaton Bridge (Bourbon County, Kansas)(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Built ca. 1878. Closed to vehicular traffic in 1965. Wooden deck destroyed by fire in 1974.
Abandoned bowstring through truss bridge over Marmaton River on 240th Street
Abandoned
Mathis Road Bridge (Harrison County, Indiana)Pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on Mathis Road
No Longer Exists
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 1 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)Built 1906 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 2 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)Built 1908 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 3 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)Built 1905 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 4 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)Built 1907 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 6 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)Built 1905 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
Melock Hill Bridge (Switzerland County, Indiana)Built ca.1870 by the Columbia Bridge Works
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Log Lick Creek, Br. on Melock Hill Road (CR89)
Replaced by new bridge
Meriden Rock Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)Built ca. 1880, possibly by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Rock Creek near Meriden
Replaced by a new bridge
Miami County Bridge T530 (Miami County, Kansas)
Probably built by the Buckeye Bridge Works in 1870
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Unknown
Probably built by the Buckeye Bridge Works in 1870
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Unknown
Mill Road Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)Built ca. 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Relocated Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wakatomika Creek on Mill Road
Currently sitting on dry land at Foundation Park in Mt.Vernon, awaiting restoration.
Mill Road Bridge (New Location) (Knox County, Ohio)
Built 1876
Bowstring pony truss bridge over nothing at the moment on Future Pedestrian path
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1876
Bowstring pony truss bridge over nothing at the moment on Future Pedestrian path
Intact but closed to all traffic
Miners Park Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Built 2003 as part of building a new library
Modern bowstring pony truss bridge over Judy Branch on bike trail in Glen Carbon
Open to pedestrians
Moneek Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)Built ca. 1872. Relocated to Castalia City Park ca. 1993
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
Monsrud Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Paint Creek on Swebakken Road, now resides in Yellow River State Forest
Open to traffic
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Paint Creek on Swebakken Road, now resides in Yellow River State Forest
Open to traffic
Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna Creek on 310th Street near Manilla
Replaced
North Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Iowa River on Ll Avenue
Replaced
Nubia Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)Built 1877 by Groton Bridge Company over Fall Creek on Elm Street in Nubia, and relocated to Groton's town park in 1981
Bowstring pony truss bridge on a pedestrian path in the town's park
Old Jefferson Town Bowstring Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)Built by the King Iron Bridge & Mfg Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Relocated to Old Jefferson Town in Oskaloosa, Kansas. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over unnamed creek
Open to pedestrians
Old P Rd Bridge (Otoe County, Nebraska)Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on an abandoned section of P Rd
Derelict/abandoned
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
Orleans Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)Originally located near New Hampton; relocated here in 1995
Bowstring pony truss bridge over the outlet below Spirit Lake on the Iowa Great Lakes Bike Trail at Orleans
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Oxford Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built ca. 1860 and Restored in 2006 by Ohio Bridge Co & moved to Crosby Township's Senior Center on walking trail.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over a pedestrian trail on a pedestrian trail in a park at the Crosby Senior Center in Crosby
Open to pedestrians
Paint Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)Originally built near Camden in 1874 by the Massillon Bridge Company; Rehabilitated in 1999 and moved to Canal Park
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Old Wabash & Erie Canal on Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi. Right of way is old Delphi Belt Railroad property and site of former bridge on this long abandoned spur.
Open to pedestrians
Patoka River Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)Built ca. 1880's
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 650 East
Open to traffic
Payton Road Bridge (Harrison County, Indiana)Built 1880 demolished 1989
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on Payton Road
Lost
Pike Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Likely built in the 1870's-1880's and replaced around 1915 by the current bridge using the same abutments.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Flatrock River on Mound Road
Replaced by new bridge
Pilot Grove Park Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)Built 1876 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated 1968
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge in Pilot Grove County Park
Open to pedestrians
Piney Fork TR 125 Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)Bowstring truss bridge over Piney Fork on TR 125
Demolished and replaced.
Pittsburg Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)Built 1868, bypassed in 1935, demolished sometime after 1942
Lost Pony truss bridge over Wabash River on former County Road 310 North in Pittsburg
Replaced by a new bridge
Potential Site Sunny Brae Bowstring (Mitchell County, Iowa)
In the process of moving from Winneshiek County.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Cedar River on trail
Under construction
In the process of moving from Winneshiek County.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Cedar River on trail
Under construction
Quaker Mill Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maquoketa River on road
Lost
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maquoketa River on road
Lost
Roaring Run Bridge (Montgomery County, Virginia)
Built by the King Bridge Co. in 1878 Over Roaring Creek in Bedford County VA, closed in 1971. Relocation date unknown
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Ditch on Walkway
Open to pedestrians
Built by the King Bridge Co. in 1878 Over Roaring Creek in Bedford County VA, closed in 1971. Relocation date unknown
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Ditch on Walkway
Open to pedestrians
Rocky Fork Bridge (Highland County, Ohio)Built ca.1872
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek
Abandoned
Salt Creek Bowstring Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)Bowstring pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on 212th Street, southeast of Hollis
Closed to traffic
Scarlets Mill Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1881
Relocated pony truss bridge on the Horseshoe Trail
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