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86th Street Overpass (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1958; Replaced 1994Lost Aluminum Bridge over Over I-35 & I-80 on 86th Street in UrbandaleReplaced by new bridge
Alvord Lake Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1889 by Ernest L. RansomeReinforced concrete arch bridge over a pedestrian walkway at Golden Gate ParkOpen to traffic
Barton Creek Boulevard Bridge (Travis County, Texas)
Built 1986Concrete fin back beam bridge over Barton Creek on Barton Creek Blvd.Open to traffic
Birdsong Hollow Bridge (Williamson County, Tennessee)
Built 1995 to bridge the gap over the Little South Fork of the Harpeth River and State Highway 96, one of the last segments to be built on the Natchez Trace ParkwayConcrete double-arch segmental bridge on the Natchez Trace Parkway at Birdsong Hollow in Williamson County TennesseeOpen to traffic
Brookside Park Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1909Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Big Creek on Pedestrian WalkwayOpen to traffic
Bussey Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876; Collapsed 1887Lost "Hewins" deck truss bridge over South Street on Boston & Providence RailroadCollapsed
CA&E - Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 for Metropolitan-West Side Elevated Railroad, removed ca 1958 after the CA&E folded in 1957Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago, Aurora & Elgin RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Centennial Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Completed July 12, 1940; rehabilitated 1996; tolls removed May 2, 2003Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 between Davenport and Rock IslandOpen to traffic
CR&M - Indian Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1905Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Indian Creek on Cedar Rapid & Marion Street RailwayRemoved
CSX - Carrollton Viaduct (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built in 1829 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, this is the oldest railroad bridge in the world still in use.Stone arch bridge over Gwynn's FallsOpen to traffic
Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1836-39; rehabilitated 1981Cast-iron arch bridge over Dunlap Creek on PA 4003 in BrownsvilleOpen to traffic
First Bridge (1856) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1856, Replaced 1866.Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi RiverLost
Hawk Street Viaduct (Albany County, New York)
Built 1890; Repaired 1925; Closed to everyone but pedestrians 1968; Razed 1970Cantilevered steel arch bridge over Sheridan Hollow on Hawk StreetRemoved
Hawkeye UHPC Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 2015Concrete stringer bridge over Little Wapsipinicon River Tributary on Deacon AvenueOpen to traffic
High Line Elevated Park (New York County, New York)
Built 1929-34; Abandoned in 1980; Faced threats of demolition in the mid-1980s and again during the Guliani administration; Conversion into a park began in 2006; Section I opened in 2009; Section II opened in 2011; Section III Opened 2014Park built on steel stringer bridges over city streetsOpen to pedestrians only
Jakway Park Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 2008Concrete deck girder bridge over East Branch Buffalo Creek on 136th StreetOpen to traffic
Kite Avenue Private Drive Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)
Bowstring-Parker-Warren hybrid pony truss bridge over Tributary of East Brushy Creek on Private DriveOpen to private traffic
Lewiston-Concord Bridge (1899) (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1899; replaced 1939Lost Through truss bridge over Snake River on US-12Replaced by a new bridge
Mars Hill Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 2006Bridge over Little Soap Creek on 100th AvenueOpen to traffic
Meramec River MO 21 Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 2010Steel through arch bridge over the Meramec River on Tesson Ferry Road (Missouri State Highway 21) at the St. Louis / Jefferson County lineOpen to four lanes of traffic
Mount Washington Cog Railway (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1868Timber stringer bridge over Ammonoosic River/Mount Washington/Several intermittent streams on Mount Washington Cog RailwayOpen to traffic
MP - Verdigris River Pegram Truss (Osage County, Oklahoma)
Built 1889; Replaced 1922Lost Pegram through truss bridge over Verdigris River on Missouri Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NYC - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1859, strengthened 1876, rebuilt 1889Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Mohawk River on New York Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Okoboji Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Built in 1909 over the strait between West and East Okoboji Lakes, replaced in 1926 but the truss span was relocated to its present spot.Pony truss bridge over a branch of Little Sioux River on 180th AvenueBridge is privately owned by Parks Marina in Okoboji, awaiting re-erection over a pond on the grounds
Paddock Viaduct (Tarrant County, Texas)
Built 1914Concrete arch bridge over West Fort Trinity River on N. Main Street (US 287 - Business ) in Fort WorthOpen to traffic
Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Bridge (Tarrant County, Texas)
Built 2012Steel arch bridge over Clear Fork Trinity River on Trinity Park and TrailsOpen to pedestrians only
Puente Atirantado (Naranjito, Puerto Rico)
Built 2008Cable-stayed bridge over Río de La Plata on PR-5Open to traffic
Santa Rosa Avenue Bowstring Truss (Sonoma County, California)
Built 1876; Replaced 1907Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Santa Rosa Creek on Santa Rosa AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
South St. Paul Monorail (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1888; Removed ca. 1889Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Bryant Street to 17th Avenue North on MonorailRemoved
Staple Bend Tunnel (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1831-33Tunnel on Rail TrailOpen to pedestrians only
US 41/45 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1970; First Cable-stayed bridge built in the United StatesCable-stayed bridge over US 41-US 45 on Water St. in Menomonee FallsOpen to pedestrians/bicycles
US 6 Silver Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1961Steel stringer bridge over Silver Creek on US 6Open to traffic