Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Girder

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Hoffman Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)
Built 1924, bypassed by modern bridge in 1954.
Concrete deck girder bridge over Hoffman Creek on Old US 51
Open to traffic

Holton Avenue Viaduct (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1926; modernized 1987; Marsupial Bridge added 2005
Viaduct over N. Water Street, Commerce Street and Milwaukee River in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Honey Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1915
Plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on a local road
Open to traffic

Honey Creek Bridge (Macoupin County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Concrete bridge over Honey Creek on Old IL 4 (at one time US 66) between Carlinville and Gillespie, 5.8 mi. south of Carlinville
Open to traffic

Hop Gulch Trestle (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Lost railroad trestle over Hop Gulch just northeast of Buena Vista
Structure removed except for stone piers and a few scattered wooden beams

Huntington Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1965; replaced 2007
Lost plate girder bridge over Cherokee Creek on AR 252 in Huntington
No longer exists

ICRR Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1932
Plate girder bridge over IL 72 on the Illinois Central Railroad (now CNRR) in Genoa
Open to traffic

IL 160 Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1927
Lost Plate girder bridge over IL 160 on the Penn Central Railroad
replaced with an at-grade crossing in 2007

Illinois Central Railroad Overpass (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1932
Deck plate girder bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on US 20 in Ackley

Ingham Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Concrete bridge over Piasa Creek on Gotter Road (TR 137), 0.8 mi. west of Brighton
Open to traffic

Iron Horse Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1931
Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail

Island Park Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Abandoned plate girder railroad bridge over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Railroad line discontinued, but bridge still in decent condition

Karnak Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Illinois)
Built 1905 by the King Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Old Channel Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail northeast of Karnak in Karnak
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Kaskaskia River Railroad Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)
Located just north of IL 161, open to railroad traffic.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River on Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Katy Trail I-70 Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1958 for Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; currenty used by the Katy Trail
Deck plate girder bridge over I 70 US 40 on Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Kemper Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Concrete and stone bridge on Bellefontaine Road at the intersection with Kemper Place in Spanish Lake
Open to traffic

Kemper Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1937 by the Works Progress Administration
Replica stone arch bridge over Sharon Lake on Kemper Road in Sharon Woods Park
Open to traffic

Kemper Road Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Concrete bridge over a branch of Macoupin Creek on Kemper Road (CH 3), 1.2 mi. north of Fidelity
Open to traffic

Kent Run Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Plate girder bridge over Kent Run on Browning Road
Open to traffic

Kilbourn Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1972; restored 2008
Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee
Currently closed for renovation

Kingdom City I-70 Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1963
Plate girder bridge over I-70 on the former GM&O Railroad at Kingdom City
Rail line is intact, but apparently unused

Kingdom City US 40 Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Route FF (Old US 40) on the former GM&O Railroad at Kingdom City
Rail line is intact, but apparently unused

Kinneman Lake Road Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Concrete bridge over an unnamed creek on Kinneman Lake Road, .5 mi. north of Ohio River
Open to one-lane traffic

Koch Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Koch Creek on the Katy Trail, just west of Treloar
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Lamb-Fish Bridge (Tallahatchie County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by the American Bridge Co.
Vertical lift bridge over the Tallahatchie River on Levee Road
Open to traffic

LaRose Intracoastal Waterway LA 1 Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1961
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over the Intracoastal Waterway in LaRose
Open to traffic

Larson Road Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Larson Road, northeast of Bloomingburgh
Open to traffic

Leeville Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
Open to traffic

Lenox Railroad Bridge (Dyer County, Tennessee)
Pony plate girder bridge over Obion River on the Tennken Railroad, north of Lenox
Open to railroad traffic

Lexington Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Steel plate-girder bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Lexington Avenue in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Lincoln Highway over Pike Run (Allen County, Ohio)
Built 1927
Bridge over Pike Run on Lincoln Highway
Open to traffic

Lincoln Highway Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1930
Two-span pony plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 235th Street (former Lincoln Highway)
Open to one-lane traffic

Link River Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)
Built 1931
Concrete deck girder bridge over Link River on Main St. (OR 66) in Klamath Falls
Open to traffic

Lockport Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Lockport Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic

Lockport Swing Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1940
Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 655 in Lockport
Open to traffic with a weight limit

Lyter Road Bridge (Branch County, Michigan)
Replaced 1996
Lost Deck girder bridge over Little Swan Creek Drain on Lyter Road in Bronson
Replaced by new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Rock County, Minnesota)
Built 1931
Bridge over Rock River on Csah 4
Open to traffic

Main Street Railroad Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Built 1901
Pony plate girder and wood trestle bridge over S. Main Street and South Fork Gabouri Creek in Ste. Genevieve
Open to railroad traffic

Manatee River Railroad Bridge (Manatee County, Florida)
Bascule plate girder bridge over Manatee River on the CSX Railroad between Palmetto and Bradenton
Unknown status

Mapleton RR Bridge (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Bridge over Cth P on UPRR (Formerly C&NW) in Town of Oconomowoc (Mapleton)
Open to traffic

Maroon Creek Bridge (Pitkin County, Colorado)
Built 1888; converted to vehicular use ca. 1929
Trestle over Maroon Creek on CO 82 at Aspen
Open to traffic

Martinton Ditch No. 3 Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1929
Concrete girder bridge over Martinton Ditch No. 3 on TR 55B, 1.25 mi. east of Martinton
Open to traffic

McCord Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built in 1915 as part of the Columbia River Highway, Lost to the construction of I-84 in 1962.
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over McCord Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway (US 30)
Replaced by new bridge

McKee Street Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1932
Concrete girder bridge over Buffalo Bayou on McKee Street in Houston
Open to traffic

Menomonee River Bridge (Marinette County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 2002
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Menominee River on CTH K - Chalk Hill Road in Towns of Amberg, WI and Homes, MI
Built 1927 to WHC Standard plans; Replaced by new bridge 2002

Mill Creek Bridge (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Mill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912
Concrete deck girder bridge over Watson Creek on Mill Road
Open to traffic

Mill Street Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Mill Street in Lodi
Open to traffic

Minot Viaduct (Ward County, North Dakota)
Massive steel railroad trestle over the Coteau di Missouri Valley on the BNSF Railroad, west of Minot
Still in use

Model Ditch Bridge (Las Animas County, Colorado)
Built 1945
Concrete girder bridge over Model Ditch on CR 79.0
Open to traffic

Moniteau Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built during the 1940's after a train derailment destroyed the original Parker through truss bridge
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over Moniteau Creek on the Katy Trail just outside of Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Mopac Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1896
Girder bridge over Tr 222 on Mopac Rr (Union Pacific)
Open to traffic

Morrison Bluff Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
At 1.6 miles this is the longest bridge in Arkansas
Bridge over Arkansas River on AR 109 at Morrison Bluff
Open to traffic

Mosel Avenue Grade Separation (Kalamazoo County, Michigan)
Built 1924; Demolished 1990
Lost Camelback concrete deck girder bridge over Riverview Drive on Mosel Avenue in Kalamazoo
Removed but not replaced

Mystic River Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1922
Bascule bridge over Mystic River on US 1 in Groton
Open to traffic

N&W RR Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1912
Girder bridge over Coit Road (CR 328) on the N&W Railroad
Open to traffic

N. 45th Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1952
Pony plate girder bridge over Menomonee River on N 45th Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

N. University Drive IT RR bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1969 by the Illinois Terminal Railroad. Converted to trail use in 2002 after railroad line was abanonded.
Deck plate girder bridge over N. University Drive on MCT Watershed Trail, former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians

Neawanna Creek Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1930
Concrete deck girder bridge over Neawanna Creek on U.S. 101 in Seaside
Open to traffic

New Athens Railroad Viaduct (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built 1928. Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below. Slated to be removed October 2008.
Deck plate girder bridge over IL 13 on I.C.& Gulf R.R. in New Athens
Open to traffic

New Caddo Lake Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1994
Bridge over Caddo Lake on La 538 in Mooringsport
Open to traffic

New Chain of Rocks Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1966
Bridge over Mississippi River on I 270
Open to traffic

New Franklin Viaduct (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1940
Massive concrete deck girder bridge over Katy Trail and city streets on MO 5 in New Franklin
Open to traffic

Newman Bridge (Henry County, Missouri)
Built 1917; replaced 1998
Lost concrete girder bridge over West Fork of Tebo Creek on CR NE 500
Replaced by a new bridge

Niemans Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1926 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Niemans Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Norfolk Southern French Broad Bridge #6 (Cocke County, Tennessee)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over French Broad River (Douglass Lake) on Norfolk Southern Railroad--Bridge is Number 6 because it is the 6th French Broad River bridge on the railroad from Asheville to Knoxville
Open to traffic

Norfolk-Southern French Broad Bridge #4 (Cocke County, Tennessee)
Deck plate girder bridge over French Broad River on Norfolk-Southern Railway
Open to traffic

North Lake Railroad Bridge (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Bridge over Wisc 83 on UPRR (Formerly C&NW) in North Lake (Town of Merton)
Open to traffic

Nut Junction Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Pony plate girder bridge over the Castor River Diversion Channel on Route N just east of the intersection with Route U and Route T
Open to two-lane traffic with no posted weight limit

Oak Street Bridge (Du Page County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1910
Girder bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Oak Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Ohio Brush Creek OH 125 Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1935; made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Deck girder bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on OH 125
Open to pedestrians only

Okoboji Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1979
Concrete deck girder bridge over East Okoboji Lake on US 71 & IA 9 in Okoboji
Open to traffic

Old US 131 Bridge (Mecosta County, Michigan)
Built 1929-30; Replaced 1996
Lost Deck girder bridge over Muskegon River on US-131 (Old) near Stanwood
Replaced by new bridge

Olinda Creek Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Abandoned concrete pony/through girder bridge over Former Olinda Creek Streambed on Old Olinda Road Alignment in Anderson
Abandoned

Oregon, California & Eastern Railroad Crossing (Klamath County, Oregon)
Built 1936
Concrete deck girder bridge over OC&E Trail (Formerly Oregon California & Eastern Railroad) on Oregon Route 140
Open to traffic

Otter Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1917
Concrete girder bridge over Otter Creek on 40th Street
Open to traffic

Otterville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Two-span pony plate girder railroad bridge over Lamine River, parallel with Route A
Open to railroad traffic

Owasco Monon Trestle (Carroll County, Indiana)
Abandoned steel trestle over Wildcat Creek on the Monon Railroad near Owasco
Abandoned, but still intact

Pequea Creek Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927
Concrete through girder bridge over Pequea Creek on PA 2030
Open to traffic

Pickens Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Concrete deck girder bridge over South Holston River on Pickins Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Pickneyville Railroad Overpass (Perry County, Illinois)
Built 1938
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ill 13-154 on Icg Rr in Pinckneyville
Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below

Pico Canyon Road over Pico Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1956, Replaced 2000
Concrete slap over Pico Creek on Pico Canyon Road
Replaced by new bridge

Platt Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1926
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Platt Street in Tampa
Open to traffic

Poplar Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55/I-64/I-70/US 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic

Quincy Bay Railroad Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay on the BNSF Railroad in Quincy
Open to railroad traffic

Quinsippi Island Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Possibly built 1868 by the CB&Q Railroad; later retrofitted for vehicle traffic
Plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay providing access to Quinsippi Island Park in Quincy
Open to one-lane traffic

Richland Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1965
Girder bridge over Richland Creek on TR 271
Open to traffic

Richland Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Richland Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
Line currently out of service

Richland Creek Viaduct (Greene County, Indiana)
Built in 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Richland Creek on Indiana Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Rickert Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908
Concrete deck girder bridge over Morris Run on Rickert Road
Open to traffic

River Street Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1912
Plate girder bridge over an unnamed creek on River Street in Marble Rock
Open to traffic

Robbins Ditch Railroad Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Pony plate girder bridge over Robbins Ditch on CSX Railroad
One span open to railroad traffic, one span abandoned

Running Water Trestle (Marion County, Tennessee)
Massive steel plate girder trestle over Running Water Creek and I-24 on the CSX Railroad, west of Chattanooga
Open to rail traffic

Salt Creek US 40 Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1941
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Creek and the Katy Trail on US 40
Open to traffic

Salt Fork Railroad Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Fork and CR 225 on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Schwenk Mill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1911
Concrete deck girder bridge over Morris Run on Schwenk Mill Road
Open to traffic

Seaford Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1925 by the Chicago Bascule Bridge Co.
Bascule bridge over Nanticoke River on Front Street in Seaford
Open to traffic

Sedgewickville Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Built 1936
Three-span pony plate-girder bridge over Whitewater River on Route K north of Sedgewickville
Open to two-lane traffic

Shell Rock River Crossing (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1938
Bridge over Shell Rock River on Local road
Open to traffic

Sherman Beach Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman Beach in Wildwood
Open to railroad traffic

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