Decorative/Non-Functional Truss
View Exhibit mapThis category is designated for Truss bridges where by either modification or "rehabilitation", the Truss has been rendered non-functional in a load-bearing capacity, and is only responsible for its own weight. While this is much more common on covered bridges, historic metal truss bridges have also been subjected to this fate.
Ashtabula Creek Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1910; reconstructed 1996Pony truss bridge over Astabula Creek on TR 300 (State Line Road)Open to traffic
Austin-Santa Fe Park 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 CreekOpen to pedestrians
Blackstone River Bikeway - Blackstone River Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887; relocated to this site 2001Pin connected Lenticular pony truss bridge over Blackstone River on Blackstone River Bikeway in MillburyOpen to pedestrians only
Blue Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by the King Bridge Co.; load-bearing stringers installed during 1996 rehabilitationPratt through truss bridge over W Br Huron River on Lamereaux Rd.Open to traffic
Book Road Bridge (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1921Warren Pony truss bridge over Poultney River on C2003 in West HavenOpen to traffic
Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04 (Orange County, Vermont)
Built 1904; Covered 1909; Rehabilitated with steel stringers added 1977; Rehabilitated 2008Covered "Half High" Multiple Kingpost truss bridge over Second Branch, White River on Braley RoadOpen to traffic
Coburn Covered Bridge 45-12-02 (Washington County, Vermont)
Built 1851 by Larned Coburn; rehabilitated 1973Covered bridge over Winooski River on Coburn Road (C3030)Open to traffic
CR 319 Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Warren pony truss bridge over Unnamed creek on CR 319Open to traffic
Depot Covered Bridge 45-11-06 (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1853; Rehabilitated 1974; Steel stringers added 1985Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Otter Creek on Florence RoadOpen to traffic
DRR - Critter Country Bridge (Orange County, California)
Built 2017Slab bridge over Critter Country Path on Disneyland RailroadOpen to traffic
Elm Street Bridge (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1870 by the National Bridge & Iron Works; Rehabilitated c. 1900; Rehabilitated 1980Parker Patent pony truss bridge over Ottauquechee River on VT 12 (Elm Street) in Woodstock.Open to traffic
Flying Diamond Ranch Bridge (San Miguel County, New Mexico)
Warren pony truss bridge over Pecos River on Ranch Road (Private)Open to authorized vehicles only
Ford Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1917; rehabilitated/repainted 1962; renamed Ford Street in 1980; widened and reconstructed as a girder bridge in 2001, retaining pony trusses as decorationsPolygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Genesee River on Ford Street in Rochester
Gerloff Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888, closed to traffic in mid 1970's; Rebuilt by High Steel Structures & reopened July 1998Pratt through truss bridge over Swamp Creek on Gerloff Road near Zieglersville, PAOpen to traffic
Grove Street Bridge East (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1997Former pony truss bridge over Oconomowoc River - East Channel on Grove Street in OconomowocOpen to traffic
Hadley Bow Bridge (1885) (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1885 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; closed 1983; Reconstructed 2006Pin connected Lenticular half-through truss bridge over Sacandaga River on Old Corinth Road at HadleyOpen to traffic
Libertyville Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Built 1921 as the western span of the US51 Kaskaskia River Bridge at Vandalia, Relocated here 1962. Replaced with trusses reused as decorations in 1990Pratt through truss bridge over Desplaines River on Rockland RoadDemolished and replaced.
LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge 45-08-16 (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1908 by St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad; Steel stringers added 1968; Line abandoned 1997; Rehabilitated 2001Covered double Town Lattice through truss bridge over Lamoille River on Lamoille Valley Rail RoadOpen to pedestrians only
Miner Street Bridge (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Built 1902 by Kuyes and Work. Reconstructed 1990 (the trusses are no longer load-bearing).Reconstructed pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on Miner Street in Idaho SpringsOpen to traffic
Minortown Road Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1991Lenticular pony truss bridge over Nonewaug River on Minortown Road in WoodburyOpen to traffic
Mt. Zion Road Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)
Built 1930; trusses appear to have been retained as non-functional decorations when bridge was replaced in 1995Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Waxhachie Creek on Mount Zion RoadOpen to traffic
Northfield Falls Covered Bridge 45-12-08 (Washington County, Vermont)
Built 1872; rehabilitated 1969Covered Town Lattice bridge over Dog River on Cox Brook Road (C2003) in Northfield FallsOpen to traffic
Pawtucket Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
First bridge at this location dates to 1796. Current bridge built 1927 & replaced 2019-2021Deck plate girder bridge with decorative queenpost deck trusses over Pawtucket Canal on Pawtucket StreetClosed to all traffic with demolition and replacement in progress
Randolph Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1974Timber stringer bridge over Shenendoah Canal on Pedesrtian TrailOpen to pedestrians
Ranney Bridge (Essex County, New York)
Built 1902 by Canton Bridge Co.; Relocated here 1925Pratt pony truss bridge over Ausable River on Private Road in Keene Valley.Open to traffic
Riverside Avenue Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1871 as part of a six-span bridge over the Housatonic River; relocated here 1895; reconstructed 1989Whipple through truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Metro North Railroad) on Riverside AvenueOpen to traffic
San Antonio River Bridge (Monterey County, California)
Relocated here ca. 1940; rehabilitated 2008Pratt through truss bridge over San Antonio River on Nacimiento RoadOpen to traffic
Sharon Station Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1885 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; reconstructed 1956 & 2000Lenticular pony truss bridge over Webatuck Creek on Sharon Station RoadOpen to traffic
Stony Brook Bridge 45-12-07 (Washington County, Vermont)
Built 1899 by John Moseley; Rehabilitated 1968 with steel stringersKingpost through truss bridge over Stony Brook on Stony Brook RoadOpen to traffic
Valley Cross Road Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1983Parker pony truss bridge over Wildcat Brook on Valley Cross Road in JacksonOpen to traffic
Waterview Apartments Footbridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Pony plate girder bridge over Delaware Canal and its towpath on Apartment FootpathClosed to all traffic per NBI
West Woodstock Bridge (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1900 by Groton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2002 with addition of steel through archPin connected Pennsylvania through truss with added arches over Ottauquechee River on Mill Rd (C3050) in WoodstockOpen to traffic