Bowstring through truss

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16th Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 16th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

3rd Avenue Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1871, Replaced 1911
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Archer Avenue Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1870 to replace earlier bridge of unknown type, replaced 1906
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork of South Branch Chicago River on Archer Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

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 over Little Turkey Creek
Open to pedestrians

Beaver Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Bowstring through truss bridge over Beaver Creek


Boner Road Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)
Built 1869
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Pigeon Creek on Boner Road
Open to traffic

Bridgeview Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built in1900 by the Brackett Bridge Co. in Scioto County, after being dismantled and stored it was restored for trail use in Franklin County.
Relocated Camelback bowstring through truss bridge over Alum Creek on Alum Creek Greenway
Open to pedestrians

Burlington Street Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1860, Collapsed 1863 due to a herd of cattle, Replaced 1915.
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington Street
Replaced by new bridge

Caledonia Bridge (Marion County, Ohio)
Built 1873 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Abandoned bowstring through truss bridge over Olentangy River on abandoned road just off of Caledonia Northern Road in Caledonia
Abandoned

Cedar Grove Bowstring (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company; destroyed in the 1913 flood.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Whitewater River
Destroyed in the great 1913 flood

Centennial Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1876, replaced 1916.
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Iowa Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Cooper's Tublar Arch Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Built in 1886 in Canajoharie, New York. Relocated to present location in 1975.
Bowstring through truss bridge over the Erie Canal on a pedestrian walkway in Old Erie Canal State Park
Open to pedestrians

Cowley Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built by the King Iron Bridge Co. in 1878 for $8,000, the only Bowstring truss bridge in the state of Tennessee. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Elk River on West Stevens Creek Road
Open to pedestrian traffic only

Curriers Mill Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Skunk River on Mill Road
No longer exists

Dakota City Bridge (Older) (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1871, replaced 1913
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on local road
Replaced by a new bridge

Danville-Mickles Bowstring Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Originally built July 1880 by the King Bridge Co. at Danville; relocated in 1920
Derelict bowstring through truss bridge over Petit Jean River, between Danville and Ola
Abandoned with deck and approaches removed

Davis Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1879; Replaced 1992
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Mill Road in Forest City Township
Replaced by new bridge

Des Moines River Bridge (Old) (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Collapsed

Dinkey Historical Bridge (Fresno County, California)
Built 1938
Bowstring through truss bridge over Dinkey Creek on an access road in the Dinkey Creek Recreation Area
Open to pedestrians only

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

F Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced in 1914 by concrete arch
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on B/F Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Fall Creek Bowstring (Madison County, Indiana)
Unknown
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Fall Creek on Pendleton Avenue (Old SR 9)
Replaced by new bridge

First Vincennes Highway Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Replaced by the Lincoln Memorial Bridge
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street
Replaced by new bridge

Flensburg Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1882
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 299
Abandoned

Floyd Mill Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
No longer exists

Fort Laramie Bridge (Goshen County, Wyoming)
Built 1875 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1958
Three-span bowstring through truss bridge over the North Platte River at Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Open to pedestrians only

Frederika Bridge (Older) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Freeport Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Originally built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. over Upper Iowa River on a county road; relocated 1989
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge at Trout Run Park in Decorah
Open to pedestrians only

Fremont Mill Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1873 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; relocated 1985
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge in Central Park, east of Anamosa
Open to pedestrians

Frog Bayou Triple Bowstring Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1872 by the King Bridge Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Frog Bayou on Old Wire Road
Lost

Georgia City Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; approach spans added 1885; closed to traffic 1986; relocated to Webb City
Relocated bowstring through truss at King Jack Park in Webb City
Open to pedestrians

Gilliece Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Cattle Creek Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Grant Street Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1887, replaced 1906
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on Lewis Street
Replaced by new bridge

Green Mill Ford Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Originally built 1872 as a three-span bridge in Waverly; two spans relocated here in 1902
Two-span bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Greenmill Avenue, northeast of Janesville
Closed - Walk this one at your own risk

Greens Farm Mill Bridge (Grayson County, Kentucky)
Built 1877
Bowstring through truss bridge over Rough River on a former alignment of KY 110 in Falls of Rough
Open to pedestrians

Half Chance Iron Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)
Built 1880, lost c.2008-2010
Bowstring arch bridge over Chickasaw Bogue Creek
Derelict/abandoned

Hopkinton Mill Bowstring Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Marion Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Hoyt Street Bridge (Gage County, Nebraska)
Built c. 1870, possibly by Ohio Bridge Company/William Rezner.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Hoyt Street
Derelict/abandoned

Independence Bowstring (Verdigris River) Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Verdigris River at the end of Burns Street in Independence
Abandoned with deck missing and surrounded by overgrowth

Iowa River Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Replaced 1913
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Island Park Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built in 1869 by Simon Degraff as part of a 2-span bridge over the St. Joseph's River in Bristol, this span relocated here in 1907.
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Elkhart River at Island Park entrance
Lost

Island Street Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Ashuelot River on Island Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Junction Road Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1875, by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Four Mile Creek on Junction Road
Open to traffic

Kansas Avenue Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built sometime in the 1870s or before, replaced 1898 by the Melan Arch Bridge
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge 1898

Keosauqua Bridge (Old) (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1939
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Kern Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1873 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company Canton, OH; Closed to traffic in 1990
Bowstring through truss bridge over LeSeuer River at border of Mankato and South Bend Townships on Township Rd. 190 and 195th Lane
Closed to all traffic

Krumm Bridge (Antelope County, Nebraska)
Built 1883 By King Iron Bridge Co. Relocated 1929. Now Rehabilited For Pedestrian Use.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Elkhorn River on 519th Avenue (Old Alignment)
Open to pedestrians

Lawton Park Footbridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Uncertain
Bridge over Spy Run on pedestrian path in Lawton Park
Open to pedestrians

Lick Fork Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)
Built 1876 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; washed out by flood before 1998
Lost(?) bowstring pony truss bridge over Lick Fork on Waltz Avenue
Unknown status

Lincoln Park Passerelle (Cook County, Illinois)
Bowstring through truss bridge over N Lake Shore Dr in Chicago
Open to pedestrians

Lower Plymouth Rock Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1877 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced in 1986
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Cold Water Creek Road in Fremont Township


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

Maggie Creek Bridge (Elko County, Nevada)
was located just south of I-80 in Elko area
Bowstring through truss bridge
No longer exists

Marble Rock Bowstring (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built ca.1880, Lost 1914
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Brandford Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Marmaton Bridge (Bourbon County, Kansas)
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

McIntyre Bridge (Poweshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1883 by the King Bridge Co.; closed to traffic in 1989; collapsed during flooding in 2010; parts restored awaiting to be reerected.
Bowstring through truss bridge formerly over Skunk River in Milgrove Access Wildlife Area
Destroyed by flooding in 2010, salvageable and awaiting sale to interested party

Monadnock Mills Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built ca. 1870's
Abandoned bowstring through truss bridge over Sugar River on an old access into a building
Abandoned (but still carries a pipe line)

Mount Carbon Bowstring Bridge (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)
Likely abandoned when the adjacent arch bridge was built in 1925
Bowstring Truss over the Schuykill River
Long abandoned, carrying pipeline

Nashua Cedar River Bowstring (Chickasaw County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Normanskill Farm Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1869; relocated here ca. 1900
Wrought and cast iron bowstring through truss bridge on a private driveway near Normans Kill Ravine in Albany
Open to Authorized Vehicles. Closed to Vehicles During Winter. Pedestrians Allowed.

Northport Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built 1882; Only known remaining span (out of 4) of Alabama's oldest iron bridge.
Bowstring through truss bridge
Open to pedestrians only. In a closed park that's being developed.

Oak Grove Road Bridge (Highland County, Ohio)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Lost bowstring truss bridge over East Fork Little Miami River on Oak Grove Road (CR 42)
No longer exists. HAER documentation sometime after 1983, bridge removed after that.

Old Richardsville Road Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
Built 1889
Three span Bowstring Arch Truss bridge over Barren River on Old Richardsville Road in Bowling Green
Open to traffic

Old State Street Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1864, destroyed 1871 in Great Chicago Fire
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Chicago River on State Street
Destroyed by fire

Olin Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1877, Replace
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Paint Creek Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Paint Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Panther Creek Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1880
Bowstring through truss bridge over Panther Creek on Private driveway off of Sugar Grove Road about 1 mile West of Owens Road.
Open to traffic

Parker Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Main span replaced with a Camelback through truss in the 1920's. Bridge closed and approach span removed Dec. 19, 1980. Rest of bridge demolished ca. 1988
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Verdigris River southeast of Coffeyville
No longer exists

Paw Paw Creek Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Paw Paw Creek on CR 600 East
Disassembled and stored after tree fell on bridge. Hopefully will be restored someday.

Petit Jean River Triple Bowstring Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
(Main design: Bowstring through truss)
Built 1881, by King Bridge Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on old road from Dardanelle, Arkansas to Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Replaced by new bridge

Pike Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
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

Pine Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1960
Bowstring through truss bridge over Pine Creek on TR 993 (Messerall Road)
Abandoned with deck removed

Polo Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Originally built 1875 over Otter Creek south of Harrison; relocated in Jan. 2002
Relocated bowstring truss bridge in a park in Polo
Open to pedestrians only

Quaker Mill Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maquoketa River on road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rainbow Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built in 1868 by the King Bridge Company; abandoned in the 1960s
Bowstring through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on abandoned section of Green Street
Abandoned

Rock Cut Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Replaced ca. 1930
Lost bowstring truss bridge over North River somewhere near Palmyra
No longer exists

Rock Lick Creek Bridge (Breckinridge County, Kentucky)
Built around 1880 by the King Bridge Co.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Rock Lick Creek on Abandoned Road
Open to pedestrians

Rodrick Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1872 by the Coshocton Iron Works using a design patented in 1841 by Squire Whipple. Relocated in 1998.
Bowstring through truss bridge originally located over Wills Creek on TR 144 in Coshocton County and relocated to Ohio State University-Newark Campus grounds
Open to pedestrians only

Ruggles' Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Replaced 1925?
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Winnebago River on Road
No longer exists

Salt Fork Bowstring Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1882 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., using stone abutments from an earlier 1875 bridge
Bowstring through truss bridge over Salt Fork on CR 225
Closed to all traffic. Future uncertain.

San Souci Bridge (Oldest) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Lindale Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

South Fork Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1880
Abandoned bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork Bear Creek on CR 2353 N
No longer exists

Spile Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1874 by the King Bridge Co.; later relocated here; closed to traffic May 12, 2010
Three-span bowstring through truss bridge over Black Lake Outlet on Spile Bridge Road
Closed to traffic

Springfield Bridge (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Completed July 1874 by the King Bridge Manufactory & Iron Works of Iola, Kansas, a branch of the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Bypassed by a new bridge 1991.
Iron bowstring truss bridge over Cadron Creek near Springfield on the Conway-Faulkner County line
Abandoned, with portion of deck missing

Steamboat Rock Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Stewart Street Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Replaced 1914 by current NRHP bridge
Bowstring through truss bridge over Winnebago River on Stewart Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Taylor's Ford Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Originally built 1872 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. on Main Street in Independence; relocated here in 1891
Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Nolen Avenue, southeast of Independence
Closed to all traffic

Turkey River Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1873 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Demolished and replaced in 2010.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Turkey River on Little Church Road
Demolished and replaced with a slab of concrete.

Vieley Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built 1880, Replaced 1986
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on TR 220D
Replaced by new bridge

Wallrich Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 1979
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on TR 276B
Replaced by new bridge

Walnut Street Bridge (Older) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1871, Replaced 1911
Through Truss bridge over Des Moines River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Wapello Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1873, One span lost 1903. Replaced 1948
Lost Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Washington Mill Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over Lytle Creek on Creek Branch Lane, east of Bernard
Open to traffic on a dead-end road

Waubeek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Waverly Street Bridge (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1891
Bowstring through truss bridge over Georges Creek on Waverly Street
Demolished and replaced.

Wea Creek Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built 1870 by the Buckeye Bridge Works; relocated 1988
Relocated bowstring truss bridge on the grounds of the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka
Open to pedestrians only

Wheeler's Mill Bridge (Scioto County, Ohio)
Built by the Brackett Bridge Co. in 1902, dismantled and moved to Franklin County where it was placed on a trail.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Scioto River on TR 238
Moved to Franklin County where it was restored and placed on the Alum Creek Trail.

Whetstone Creek TR 127 (Loren Rd.) Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1879; closed to traffic in 2005
Bowstring through truss bridge over Whetstone Creek on TR 127 (Loren Rd.) in Mt. Gilead
Closed to all traffic

White Bridge (Mahoning County, Ohio)
Built 1877
Through arch bridge over Yellow Creek on Riverside Drive
Open for pedestrian use