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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

Mechanic Street Footbridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built about 1912 to allow pedestrians to cross the Miami and Erie Canal
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Miami and Erie Canal on pedestrian trail
Removed but not replaced

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; Relocated in 1983 and again ca. 2020.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Rock Creek near Meriden
Replaced by a new bridge, but relocated and preserved

Miami County Bridge T530 (Miami County, Kansas)
Built by the Buckeye Bridge Works in 1870, demolished 2008.
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Removed

Middleport Bridge (Old) (Niagara County, New York)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge on Main
Replaced by a new bridge

Milford bridge (Seward County, Nebraska)
(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Bowstring through truss bridge


Mill Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Mountain Creek on Mill Street


Mill Road Bridge (New Location) (Knox County, Ohio)
Built 1876
Bowstring pony truss bridge over park pond on pedestrian path
Open to pedestrian traffic.

Mill Road Bridge (Previous Location) (Knox County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Relocated Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wakatomika Creek on Mill Road
Relocated to Foundation Park in Mt.Vernon.

MN 26 - Whitewater River Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Whitewater River on MN 26
Replaced by a new bridge in 1963

Moneek Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1872. Relocated to Castalia City Park ca. 1993
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

Monroe Street Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1870's; Replaced 1971
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Hurricane Creek on Monroe Street
Replaced by new bridge

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
In storage

Monticello Kitty Creek Bowstring (Jones County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Kitty Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Mulberry Street Bridge (Jefferson County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1870's; Replaced 1988
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Crooked Creek on Mulberry Street
Replaced by new bridge

Musconetcong Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Musconetcong River
No longer exists

Mystery Massillon Bowstring Pony Truss (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge
Likely Replaced

Nelson Park Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1945 across the East Soldier River; Replaced there & re-erected here 2016
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Boyer River Tributary on Pedestrian Path
Open to pedestrians only

New Sharon Bowstring (Poweshiek County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over North Skunk River on road.
No longer exists

Nineveh Road Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1873; Replaced 1970
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nineveh Creek on Nineveh Road (CR-100E)
Replaced by new bridge

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna Creek on 300th Street near Manilla
Open to traffic

Norman's Kill Bridge, Kenwood (old) (Albany County, New York)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Norman's Kill
Possibly original location of present Norman's Kill bowstring?

North Bridge (Old) (Iowa County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Iowa River on Ll Avenue/Court Avenue
Replaced

North Ridge Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Replaced 1936
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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


Oak Street Bridge (Old) (Orange County, New York)
(Main design: Pratt pony truss)
Lost Warren and bowstring pony truss bridge over Wallkill River on Oak Street in Walden
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Cherry Street Bridge (Stark County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1875
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nothing on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Old Greenfield Road-West Branch Beer Kill (Old) (Ulster County, New York)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Branch Beer Kill on Old Greenfield Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Iron Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1865; collapsed August 1989
Lost bowstring pony truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 525N
Collapsed and not replaced

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 McCool's Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Kentucky)
Built in 1869, abandonded when Hwy42 alignment changed, prior to 1942
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over McCool's Creek on Old alignment of U.S. 42
Abandoned until 2013 August when it was relocated for pedestrian service.

Old Military 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

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

Palo Bowstring (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Parkway Canal Bridge (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)
Removed when canal filled in
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Schuylkill River Canal on Columbia Street
No longer exists

Passaic River Bridge (Morris County, New Jersey)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Passaic River
No longer exists

Payton Road Bridge (Harrison County, Indiana)
Built 1880 demolished 1989
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on Payton Road
Lost

Pelton Road Bridge (1st) (Lake County, Ohio)
Replaced ca. 1900 by pony truss bridge
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Chagrin River on Pelton Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Percival Avenue Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Paper Goods Pond on Percival Avenue in Kensington
Replaced by a new bridge

Peru Slough Bridge (Original) (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built in 1869, replaced and sold for scrap in 1917.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Illinois River Bayou
No longer exists

Pike Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Built in 1869, replaced by the present structure in 1910 on the original (heightened) substructure
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.

Pithole Creek Bowstring (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Pithole Creek on Private Drive
Open to authorized vehicles only

Plainfield Bridge (Older) (Bremer County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Replaced ca. 1918
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on RFD 120
Replaced by a new bridge

Pocomoke River Bridge (Worcester County, Maryland)
1870s style bowstring truss bridge, replaced 1932
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Pocomoke River on MD-12
Replaced by new bridge

Polk Road - Wilson Creek Bowstring Bridge (Clinton County, Ohio)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wilson Creek on Polk Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1955

Prairie Street Bowstring (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1877; Rebuilt ca 1928
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek on Prairie Street/Chesbro Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Quinebaug River Bridge (Old) (Windham County, Connecticut)
Lost Truss bridge over Quinebaug River on Rt 197 in Quinebaug
Replaced by a new bridge

Rahns Iron Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rezner Bowstring Bridge (Jasper County, Indiana)
Originally built in 1871 at one of two possible locations. Relocated to the Gangloff-Sayler Farm ca. 1916 and finally moved and restored in Potawatomi Park in 2012.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Iroquois River in Rensselaer
Open to pedestrians only

Riley Park Bowstring (Hancock County, Indiana)
Built in 1868 by the Rezner Stone Company; replaced in 1912 and moved North 1 mile where it stood until a later date.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on East Main Street (US 40/National Road)
Replaced by a new bridge

Roaring Run Bowstring Truss Bridge (Bedford County, Virginia)
Reinstalled at the Ironto Rest Area on I-81 in Montgomery County
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Roaring Run on SR 657
Replaced by a new bridge in 1977

Roaring Run Bridge (Montgomery County, Virginia)
Built by the King Bridge Co. in 1878 Over Roaring Creek in Bedford County VA, closed in 1971. Relocated to present location in 1977; Oldest metal bridge in Virginia
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Ditch on Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Rock Creek Farm Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on farm field access


Rocky Fork Bridge (Highland County, Ohio)
Built ca.1872
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek
Abandoned

Rudd Bowstring (Floyd County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Flood Creek on Floyd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Salt Creek Bowstring Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)
Collapsed in 2010
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on 212th Street, southeast of Hollis
Removed in 2010 after collapsing in a flood

Salt Fork Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Salt Fork
No longer exists

Sandy Watkins Park/Old Augusta-Turtle Creek Bridge (Henderson County, Kentucky)
Built 1880 and moved to Augusta, KY in 1920s; later moved to Sandy Watkins Park
Bowstring pony truss bridge over a canal linking two ponds in Sandy Watkins Park on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians only

Sang Rung Bridge (Garrett County, Maryland)
Replaced 1955
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Youghiogheny River on Sang Run Road
Replaced by new bridge

Scarlets Mill Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881; moved here between 1907 and 1935.
Bowstring pony truss bridge on the Horse-Shoe Trail in Scarlets Mill.
Open to pedestrians only

Schuylerville Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Fish Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Scotch Grove Coon Hunter's Lodge Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1876 in Monticello, Relocated here 1997
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Unnamed Tributary of Maquoketa River on Golf Course Path
Open to pedestrians

Sedwick Lane Bridge (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Cowanshannock Creek on Sedwick Lane (Private Driveway)
Open to traffic

Seminary Street Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1876, relocated downstream in 1896, relocated again for pedestrian use in 1938
Lost Whipple Pony truss bridge over Stony Creek on East Seminary Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Seneca Lake Bridge (Seneca County, New York)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Seneca River on SR 96A
Replaced by a new bridge

Seneca Street-Big Creek Bridge (Pre 1909) (Steuben County, New York)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Big Creek on Seneca Rd.
No longer exists

Seymour Street Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1857
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Seymour Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Sharp Street Bridge (Cumberland County, New Jersey)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maurice River on Sharp Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Shaw Bridge (Columbia County, New York)
Built 1870 by J.D. Hutchinson
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Claverack Creek on Van Wyck Lane in Claverack
Abandoned

Shenandoah Bowstring (Page County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Four Mile Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sidney Bowstring Bridge (Fremont County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Unnamed West Nishnabotna River Tributary on Filmore Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Siloam Springs State Park Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
This bridge was part of a long gone county road and is preserved in place.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Branch McKee Creek
Open to traffic, posted for load

Skunk River Bowstring (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Fairfield, Keota, & Cedar Rapids Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Smith Road Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1881 on Smith Road over Sycamore Creek in Crawford County by the King Bridge Co. Relocated 1989 to Historical Society Museum
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Pedestrian Trail on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians

Snoddy Mill Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1875 by the Buckeye Bridge Works; bypassed and abandoned in 1965, removed in 1982.
Lost Bowstring truss bridge over Coal Creek on old alignment of Stringtown Road
Removed

Sny Covered Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Built 1867
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Sny Creek
No longer exists

Solomon River Bridge (Ottawa County, Kansas)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Solomon River on Laramie Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Soper's Mill Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built on September 1, 1876 near Sopers Mill, lost to flooding on June 17th, 1996
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Skunk River
Destroyed by flood

South Papillion Creek Bridge (Sarpy County, Nebraska)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Papillion Creek on N 120th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980

South Wea Creek Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)
Replaced 1981
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Wea Creek on Local Rd. U.5-21.7 (Antioch Rd)
Replaced by new bridge

Springboro Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Branch Conneaut Creek on Beaver St.
Replaced by a new bridge

Squan Bridge (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Replaced ca. 1992
Lost bowstring pony truss bridge over Manasquan River on Allenwood-Lakewood Road
Replaced by new bridge

St. Paul Street Bridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built 1878. Demolished ca. 1970s.
Lost Bowstring Truss Bridge on St. Paul Street
Demolished

Standing Stone Creek Bridge (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
replaced in 1918
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Standing Stone Creek on Penn Street
No longer exists

Stantontown Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Replaced 1986
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Alum Creek on CR 15
Replaced by new bridge

State Street Bridge (1853) (Jefferson County, New York)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black River on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Steinhart Park Pedestrian Bridge (Otoe County, Nebraska)
Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Table Creek on a pedestrian walkway
Closed to all traffic; scheduled to be replaced in 2013 after SHPO claimed it was not historic

Stennett Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Road
No longer exists

Stillwater Bridge (1876) (Saratoga County, New York)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1876, Two Spans Replaced 1887; Replaced ?
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hudson River in Stillwater
No longer exists

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