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

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

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

Barber Creek Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
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

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


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.

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

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

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

Burlington Street Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1860, Replaced 1915.
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington Street
Replaced by new bridge

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

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

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

Catoctin Furnace Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built ca. 1872
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Little Hunting Creek on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians

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

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

Coonhunter's Lodge Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1876,
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

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

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

Cosumnes River Pedestrian Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 2008
Bowstring through truss bridge over Cosumnes River on Pedestrian Path
Open to pedestrians

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

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

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

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

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

East Soldier River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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