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"I" Street Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1911Swing bridge over Sacramento River, carries railroad tracks and "I" Street in West SacramentoOpen to traffic
Arsenal Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and 2 rail lines in DavenportOpen to traffic
ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas CityOpen to railroad traffic
BART/SF Muni - Market Street Subway (San Francisco County, California)
Originally built 1973 for Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco Municipal Railway connection added in 1980Tunnel on Bay Area Rapid Transit & San Francisco Municipal RailwayOpen to traffic
Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1879; Lost 1926Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction CompanyDestroyed by collision with ice
Black Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1909; Approach span rebuilt 1957; rehabilitated 1987; lower deck demolished 2014Baltimore through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Pan Am Railways Lewiston Lower Branch in BrunswickUnique suspended deck demolished; railroad deck remains although practically unused
Brent Spence Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1963Double-decker cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on I-71/I-75 at CincinnatiOpen to traffic
Broadway Bridge (Old) (New York County, New York)
Built 1905; Replaced December 24th, 1960Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Harlem River on Broadway (US 9) & IRT West Side LineReplaced by a new bridge
Callowhill Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; demolished 1964Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Schuylkill RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Central Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1983 and 2008Two-level deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Central Avenue in Kansas CityOpen to traffic
CNJ/Bel-Del/LV - Delaware River Double-Decker Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854; Supllemental Spans added 1866; Replaced 1876Lost Howe through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central Railroad of New Jersey/Lehigh Valley Railway (Upper Deck) & Belvidere Delaware Railroad (Lower Deck)Replaced by a new bridge
CTA Red/Green Lines - Dan Ryan Double Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 'L' line built 1905. Bridge built 1961 as part of construction of Dan Ryan ExpresswaySteel stringer bridge over I/90-94, CTA Red Line 'L' on CTA Green Line 'L'Open to traffic
Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads; automobile deck closed 1989 - 2003 for rehabilitation and replacement; reopened July 4, 2003Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River and N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. in downtown St. LouisTop deck open to four lanes of traffic with a pedestrian lane, bottom deck open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service
Eden Park Arch & Viaduct (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1874; Demolished 1949Lost Deck arch bridge over Eden Park Drive on TrolleyRemoved but not replaced
Fort Madison Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1927Toll double-decker through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 2/IL 9/BNSF Railroad at Fort MadisonOpen to traffic
Foxburg Bridge (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1981/1985; demolished July 24, 2008Lost through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Route 58 in FoxburgReplaced by a new bridge
Fremont Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1973Steel through arch bridge over Willamette River on I-405 in PortlandOpen to traffic
Glade Bridge (Old) (Warren County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1907; Railroad deck added 1908; Railroad deck removed ca, 1928; Replaced 1987Lost Warren through truss bridge over Allegheny River on US 6 & Warren Street RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Government Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1895Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Highline Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 2005Two-level through truss bridge and network of approaches over Kansas River on the KCTRR in Kansas CityOpen to traffic
I-5 - Marquam Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1966, Seismic Retrofit 1996Cantilevered Warren deck truss bridge over Willamette River on I-5 in PortlandOpen to traffic
I-5 - Pit River Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1941Double deck, deck truss bridge over Shasta Lake (Pit River Arm) on I-5 & Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
Intercity Viaduct (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Completed in 1907; lower level added 1930; parallel span opened in 1962Two-level deck truss bridge over Kansas River on I-70 Eastbound in Kansas CityOpen to four lanes of traffic on upper level and pedestrian traffic on lower level
Lake Shore Drive Drawbridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1937Double-deck bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Lake Shore Drive in ChicagoOpen to traffic
Lake Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1916Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Lake Street and CTA Green/Pink Lines in ChicagoOpen to traffic
MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls. Automobile deck closed to traffic in 1981.Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street BridgeOpen to railroad traffic only
Meridian Bridge (Yankton County, South Dakota)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1953; bypassed by Discovery Bridge in 2008Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 81 at YanktonClosed to traffic
Michigan Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1920; repaired after freak accident 1992Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Michigan Avenue (former US 14) in ChicagoOpen to traffic
Montague City Covered Bridge 26-06-31#3x (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870; Destroyed by Flood of 1936Lost Covered Double decker Howe through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad/Montague City RoadDestroyed by flooding
Noble Avenue Bridge (Logan County, Oklahoma)
Built 1936Double-deck steel stringer bridge over Cottonwood Creek and Railroad on S.H. 33 in GuthrieOpen to traffic
NS - Fort Wayne Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1901-1904; replaced earlier 1868 lattice truss bridge; raised 1918; lower deck tracks removed c1950sPennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Norfolk Southern RailroadOpen to traffic
O'Reilly Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Double-decked steel plate girder bridge over Merrimack River on Interstate 495/Blue Star Memorial HighwayOpen to traffic
Ogden Slip Lake Shore Drive Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1937, demolished 1982 and replaced with a fixed spanThrough truss bascule bridge over Ogden Slip on Lake Shore Drive US 41Replaced by a fixed span
Old Railroad Bridge (Lauderdale County, Alabama)
Built 1893; Modified 1895, 1906, & 1962; Lift span relocated 1990Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on Old Railroad Bridge TrailOpen to pedestrians
Oliver Swing Bridge (Douglas County, Wisconsin)
Built 1916Double-decker swing bridge over St. Louis River on WI 105 and CN RailwayOpen to traffic
Rock Island Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1894; closed to traffic in 1999; swing span plus all but two remaining spans demolished in May 2010; two remaining spans converted into pedestrian pier, which included the addition of truss spans on Dakota side in Nov. 2010, reopened in 2011Abandoned through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Paul ParkOpen to pedestrians
Roosevelt Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1927Through truss bridge over Flushing Creek on Roosevelt AvenueOpen to traffic fixed in place
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1962; partial collapse 1989; west span siesmic retrofit 2013; east span replaced 2013.Suspension bridge over San Francisco Bay on I-80 connecting San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island, and OaklandOpen to traffic
Second Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1866; Damaged by a Tornado in 1868; Replaced 1872Lost McCallum through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad & Fort RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Second Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1917 to replace First Hannibal Bridge; auto deck abandoned 1956Baltimore through truss double deck swing bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railway in Kansas CityOpen to railroad traffic
Sherman Minton Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1961; rehabilitated 1997 and 2011/12; closed on September 9, 2011 due to cracks in the main load-bearing structural element; reopened on February 17/18, 2012Double Decker Two-span steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-64 between New Albany and Louisville in LouisvilleOpen to traffic
Slade's Ferry Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; Swing span struck 1932 by a tanker and replaced with a bascule; Replaced 1970Lost double-decker truss bridge over Taunton River on Remington AvenueRemoved
Steel Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1912Vertical-lift through truss bridge over Willamette River on Pacific Highway West & MAX Blue Line in PortlandOpen to highway and light rail traffic on upper deck; bicycle/pedestrian and rail traffic on lower deck
Steel Bridge (Old) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1888, Replaced 1912Lost Truss bridge over Willamette river on Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. & RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Stockyards Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built in Early 1900s shows on a 1907 map. Demolished Around 1974.Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Kansas River on Livestock/Cattle Double DeckedRemoved but not replaced
Suncook Connector Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 2007Deck truss bridge over Suncook River and Buck Street on US 3 in SuncookOpen to traffic
Susquehanna River Bridge (Harford County, Maryland)
Original bridge replaced in stages 1873-1886; Converted to road use ca 1910 by private owners; Converted to a double-decker ca. 1923 by the state of Maryland; Replaced 1940; Removed 1943Lost Pratt through truss and swing bridge over Susquehanna River on RoadRemoved but not replaced at exact site
Tobin Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1950Through truss bridge over Mystic River on US 1 in BostonOpen to traffic
Twelfth Street Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1913-14; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006Concrete viaduct over the railroad tracks on Twelfth Street, just west of downtown Kansas CityOpen to traffic
US11 Black River Bridge (Jefferson County, New York)
Built 1921, Replaced 1993Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Black River on US 11Replaced by a new bridge
WACR - Woodsville-Wells River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Dual layer Baltimore truss bridge built in 1903, closed to car traffic 1917, closed to trains in 2001Pin Connected Baltimore deck & through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad (WACR)Abandoned
Wells Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1922, rehabilitated 2013Double-leaf bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on N. Wells Street and CTA 'L' in ChicagoOpen
West Branch Feather River Bridge (Butte County, California)
Built 1962Deck truss bridge over West Branch Feather River on CA 70 & Union Pacific Railroad in ConcowOpen to traffic
Western Hills Viaduct (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1930-32 as part of the Union Terminal Project; eastern end rebuilt 1960-63 to accomodate I-75Double-decker concrete viaduct with two open-spandrel arch spans over Mill Creek Valley in CincinnatiOpen to two decks of traffic