Historic Bridges of the U.S. | HAER documented

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Franklin Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1920; rehabilitated 2002
Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Franklin Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

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

Frisco Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Completed May 12, 1892, under the direction of engineer George S. Morison
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis
Open to railroad traffic

Galena Wagon Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Built 1910-11 by the Western Bridge Co. Made obsolete by parallel Galena Y Bridge in 1927. Dismantled Spring 1929, with two spans reused in the Hootentown Bridge.
Lost three-span through truss bridge over James River at Galena
No longer standing, but one concrete pier remains

Gardner River Bridge (Park County, Wyoming)
Built 1939
Deck truss bridge over Gardner River on Grand Loop Road
Open to traffic

Gault Bridge (Nevada County, California)
Built 1996
Steel arch bridge over Deer Creek on South Pine Street in Nevada City
Open to traffic

Geff Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Built 1910; replaced 1995
Lost pony truss bridge over Deer Creek on CR 1700E (TR 406), southeast of Geff
Replaced by modern bridge

Gentryville Bridge (Gentry County, Missouri)
Built 1954, relocated to Gentryville in 1962, and replaced 1992
Lost through truss over Grand River just west of Gentryville on Washington Street (CR 459), beyond the end of Route T
Replaced by a concrete bridge

George Washington Bridge (New York County, New York)
Opened to traffic October 25, 1931; lower level opened August 29, 1962
Suspension bridge over Hudson River on I-95 in New York
Open to a total of 14 lanes of traffic

Germantown Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1870; relocated 1911
Covered bridge over Little Twin Creek on Linden Avenue (CR 56) in Germantown
Open to pedestrians only

Gill Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built 1909 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1996
Lost through truss over Lick Creek on Lick Creek Lane (CR 181) just west of Perry
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Originally built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith as a five-span Whipple through truss and described as the world's first all-steel bridge. Replaced by a new bridge in 1900 reusing some of the substructure, but with Parker truss spans
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Gateway Western Railroad at Glasgow
Open to traffic

Goethals Bridge (Richmond County, New York)
Opened to traffic June 29, 1928
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Arthur Kill on I-278 in New York City
Open to four lanes of traffic

Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1937
Suspension bridge over San Francisco Bay on US 101 at San Francisco
Open to traffic

Gould Farm Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Cleveland Bridge Co.; replaced 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Gould Farm Road northeast of Kingston
Replaced by concrete bridge

Governor's Bridge (Prince George's County, Maryland)
Built 1912
Through truss bridge over Patuxent River on Governor Bridge Road in Bowie
Open to one-lane traffic

Grand Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1974
Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Grand Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic

Grand Glaize Bridge (Camden County, Missouri)
Construction started March 1930 and finished January 1931 in conjunction with the creation of Lake of the Ozarks. New parallel bridge (now carrying westbound traffic) completed in 1984; eastbound bridge finished 1995.
Lost deck truss bridge over the Grand Glaize Arm, Lake of the Ozarks, on US 54 between Laguna Beach and Osage Beach
Replaced by a new bridge

Greene Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Built 1902-03 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; demolished April 1981
Lost through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Traer Street in downtown Greene
Replaced by modern bridge

Gridley Bridge (DeKalb County, Missouri)
Built 1891-92 by the Dildine Bridge & Construction Co.; rehabilitated 1987; replaced 1994
Lost through truss over Grindstone Creek on Gridley Road, northwest of Cameron
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Hadley Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1885 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; closed 1983; reopened August 2006
Lenticular truss bridge over Sacandaga River on Old Corinth Road at Hadley
Open to traffic

Half Mound Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Purchased from a company in Nebraska and erected by Jefferson County in 1935. Replaced by a new bridge in 1983.
Lost(?) through truss over Delaware River on FAS 1325 near Half Mound
No longer exists

Halls Ferry Arch Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Built 1936-37
Brick arch bridge on Confederate Avenue over Halls Ferry Road in Vicksburg
Open to traffic

Harp Creek Bridge (Newton County, Arkansas)
Built 1928 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Concrete arch over Harp Creek on AR 7 south of Harrison
Open to two-way traffic

Harrison Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1894
Lost through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Harrison Road (CR 457)
No longer exists

Hartman Road Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built 1893 by John Dildine and Company of Cameron, Missouri; replaced 1993
Lost through truss over Crooked River on Hartman Road just south of Route FF, northeast of Rayville
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Henkin's Ford Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 2001
Through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Catawba Road
Closed to traffic

Hennepin Avenue Steel Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1888-91, replacing an earlier suspension bridge. Demolished 1989.
Lost two-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for the current bridge

Hootentown Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Built 1929, recycling two truss spans from the Galena Wagon Bridge
Lost two-span through truss over James River just beyond the end of Route O
No longer exists

Hortense Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1880 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; converted to vehicular use ca. 1926; replaced 1990
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Chalk Creek on CR 162 near Mt. Princeton Hot Springs
Replaced by a new bridge

Hot Springs Bridge (Owyhee County, Idaho)
Built 1910 by J.H. Forbes & Co.; replaced 1989
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Bruneau River on Hot Springs Road
Replaced by new bridge

Hotchkiss Bridge (Delta County, Colorado)
Built 1911 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1988
Lost through truss bridge over the North Fork Gunnison River on CR 3400 in Hotchkiss
Replaced by modern bridge

Howard Ford Bridge (Christian County, Missouri)
Built 1920-21 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Kansas City; replaced 1990
Lost through truss over James River on Blue Springs Road (CR 143) northwest of Nixa in Springfield
Replaced by new concrete bridge

Hutsonville Bridge (Crawford County, Illinois)
Built 1939; replaced 1988
Lost self-anchored suspension bridge over Wabash River at Hutsonville
Replaced by modern bridge

Illinois and Michigan Canal Railroad Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Illinois and Michgan Canal on Rock Island Railroad
open to railroad traffic

Illinois River Arch Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1922 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Closed two-span Luten arch bridge over Illinois River on CR 3 (Chambers Springs Road) east of Siloam Springs, just south of US 412
Closed to traffic

Imboden Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Built 1937 by C.F. Lytle of Sioux City, Iowa
Pony and deck truss bridge over Spring River and the Frisco Railroad on US 62 at Imboden
Open to two-lane traffic, with a pedestrian sidewalk

Jackson Blvd. Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1916
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Jackson Blvd. in Chicago
Open to traffic

Jackson Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1861 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1977
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CR N50W
Open to traffic

Jefferson Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1932-33 by the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co.; rehabilitated 1941
Through truss bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on Eastbound US 30 in Joliet
Open to two-lane traffic

Jefferson Street Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Built 1857 by Dr. William A. Davison; widened in 1964 and 1980; replaced 1988
Lost stone arch bridge over East Branch Wears Creek on Jefferson Street in downtown Jefferson City
Replaced by a concrete culvert

Jeffersonville Bridge (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1928 by Bethlehem Steel Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over Lamoille River on VT 15
Open to traffic

John Bright No. 1 Iron Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Originally built ca. 1884 by the Hocking Valley Bridge Works over Poplar Creek on Havenport Road near Carroll.
Wrought-iron through truss bridge relocated to the Ohio University-Lancaster campus
Open to pedestrians only

John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Originally built 1881 by Augustus Borneman over Poplar Creek on Bish Road near Carroll. Rehabilitated 1913. Relocated 1988.
Covered bridge relocated to the Ohio University-Lancaster campus in Lancaster
Open to pedestrians only

Judsonia Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Built 1924 by the R. L. Gaster Construction Co. of Little Rock
Through truss bridge with center swing span over Little Red River on CR 66 at Judsonia
Closed for rehabilitation (?)

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

Kalispell Old Steel Bridge (Flathead County, Montana)
Built 1894
Through truss bridge over Flathead River on CR 091
Open to traffic

Kelley Crossing Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Built ca. 1895 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on CR 186 (Old Kelly Road), east of Lockhart
Derelict

Keystone Bridge (Park County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1870 by the Keystone Bridge Co. for the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad in Jefferson County near Kassler. Converted to highway use ca. 1935; relocated 1985.
Through truss bridge over North Fork South Platte River at Bailey
Open to pedestrians only

Kingshighway Viaduct (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1910-12 for a cost of $470,000. Replaced 1993
Lost concrete arch bridge on Kingshighway Blvd. over the railroad tracks between Manchester Ave. and McRee Ave.
Replaced by a new bridge

Kinzie Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1999
Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Kinzie Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Klondike Road Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1900 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. as a two-span bridge at Times Beach over the Meramec River. One span relocated here in 1933; replaced by a new bridge in 1993
Lost through truss bridge over Big River on Klondike Road northeast of Morse Mill
Replaced by modern bridge

La Salle Railroad Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
replaced earlier 1893 bridge
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Central Railroad in La Salle

Lake City Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana. Replaced by a four-lane bridge in 1998.
Abandoned vertical-lift bridge over St. Francis River on AR 18 at Lake City
Bridge demolished except for the main lift span, which has been relocated slightly and preserved

Lakeshore Drive Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1937
Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Lakeshore Drive in Chicago
Open to traffic

Lakeshore Drive Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1939 by the Metropolitan Trust Company
Stone arch bridge over Lake No. 3 on Lakeshore Drive in North Little Rock
Open to pedestrians only

Laroque Bridge (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1925 by the McClintic-Marshall Co.
Truss bridge over New Haven River on VT 116 in Bristol
Open to traffic(?)

Leavenworth Railroad Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison for about $300,000; dedicated Jan. 2, 1894
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River at Leavenworth
No longer exists

Lee Creek AR 220 Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Replaced 2000
Lost through truss over Lee Creek on AR 220
Replaced by a new bridge

Leeper Ford Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1930 using recycled material; replaced 1991
Lost through truss over Sac River on Farm Road 34 southwest of Walnut Grove, near the Dade County line
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Lenox Bridge (Dyer County, Tennessee)
Built 1917 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; damaged by overweight load in 1978; dismanted 1985; relocated 1987-88
Swing pony truss bridge originally spanning Obion River on CR S8025 west of Lenox
Open to pedestrians only

Lewis Mill Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)
Completed Oct. 3, 1892, by the St. Joseph Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1989
Lost through truss over Grand River on CR 570 (July Avenue) west of Jameson, beyond the end of Route OO
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Liberty Memorial Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1991
Three-span through truss bridge over Missouri River on I-94 Business Loop in Bismarck
Open to traffic

Lime Kiln Road Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Built 1882 as a railroad bridge by the King Bridge Co.; later relocated here for vehicular traffic; replaced 1980
Lost through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Lime Kiln Road north of Neosho in Neosho
Replaced by a modern bridge

Lincoln Avenue Viaduct (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1928 by the Ozark Engineering Company and paid for by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Through arch bridge across the Union Pacific Railroad on the westbound lanes of AR 10 (Cantrell Road) in Little Rock
Open to traffic

Little Achmun Creek Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1989
Lost wooden deck bridge with double-intersection Warren railing on Mickles Switch Road (CR 49/Old AR 10) northwest of Ola
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Cossatot River Bridge (Sevier County, Arkansas)
Built 1908 by the Morava Construction Co. of Chicago
Pony truss bridge over Little Cossatot River on CR 139 (Wildwood Road) west of Lockesburg in Lockesburg
Open to traffic

Lock Springs Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)
Built 1927 by Chillicothe Iron Co.; replaced 1990
Lost through truss over Grand River on CR 127 (Topper Road) west of Lock Springs
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Madison Bridge (St. Francis County, Arkansas)
Built 1933 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee
Through truss bridge with center swing span over St. Francis River on US 70 near Madison
Open to traffic

Manhattan Bridge (New York County, New York)
Opened to traffic December 31, 1909
Suspension bridge over East River in New York City
Open to seven lanes of highway traffic and four subway tracks

Manzanola Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Originally built 1911 by the Patterson-Burghardt Bridge Co. over the Colorado River at Clifton near Grand Junction. Relocated here in 1950; replaced 1984.
Lost through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on CO 207
Replaced by modern bridge

Marseille Nabisco Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Howe pony truss bridge over Marseille Power Canal on spur of Rock Island Railroad in Marseille

McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; rehabilitated 1957 and 1998
Covered bridge over Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park
Open to traffic

McGilvray Road Bridge No. 1 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1906 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only

McGilvray Road Bridge No. 2 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only

McGilvray Road Bridge No. 3 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1905 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only

McGilvray Road Bridge No. 4 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only

McGilvray Road Bridge No. 6 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1905 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only

McGilvray Road Kingpost Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge on McGilvray Road at the site of modern-day Bridge No. 5
Removed March 1986

McGirt's Bridge (Bladen County, North Carolina)
Built 1923 by the Atlantic Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on US 701
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Medora Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1875 by J.J. Daniels; closed to traffic in 1972
Three-span covered bridge over East Fork White River just off IN 235, east of Medora
Open to pedestrians only

Melan Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1894 under the direction of Frederick von Emperger; relocated 1964
Reinforced concrete arch bridge within Emma Sater Park near Rock Rapids, just off IA 9
Open to pedestrians only

Merchants Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Completed May 1890
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to railroad traffic only

Michigan Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Michigan Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic

Middle River VA 256 Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1907 by the Champion Bridge Co.
Three-span through truss bridge over Middle River on VA 256
Closed to all traffic

Milk River Bridge (Blaine County, Montana)
Built 1916
Timber through truss bridge over Milk River on CR 178
Open to traffic

Miller Bridge (Cleburne County, Arkansas)
Built 1912 by contractor Harry Churchill
Lost swinging bridge over Little Red River on AR 16, now inundated by Greers Ferry Lake
No longer exists

Million Dollar Bridge (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1910 on the CR&NW Railroad; closed 1938; reopened as a highway bridge in 1958; fourth span collapsed in earthquake on March 27, 1964, collapsed span repaired 2005
Four-span through truss bridge over Copper River on Copper River Highway
Open to one-lane traffic

Milltown Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1940 by the Works Progress Administration
Two-span stone arch bridge over Vache Grasse Creek on CR 77 (Mount Harmony Road) west of Milltown
Current status unknown

Monroe Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1919
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on W. Monroe Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Mountain Fork Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1905
Two-span pony truss bridge over Mountain Fork Creek on CR 38 near the community of Camp Pioneer
Open to traffic

Muddy River Bridge (Clark County, Nevada)
Built 1932-33; demolished ca. 1987
Lost two-span pony truss bridge over Muddy River on Old US 91
No longer exists

Mulladay Hollow Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Small two-span stone arch bridge over Mulladay Hollow Creek on CR 204 at Leatherwood Lake Recreation Area northwest of Eureka Springs in Eureka Springs
Open to traffic

Nachitoch Bluff Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1908; rehabilitated 1980; closed to traffic ca. 1996
Derelict two-span through truss over Little Missouri River, just upstream from I-30
Abandoned, with deck partially missing

Natural Dam Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by contractor M.E. Gillioz, replacing an earlier truss bridge built in 1907 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.
Two-span through truss bridge over Lee Creek on AR 59 near the community of Natural Dam
Open to traffic

Navajo Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1927-1929; bypassed by parallel bridge in 1995
Steel arch bridge over Colorado River on Alt US 89
Open to pedestrians only

Nepesta Bridge (Pueblo County, Colorado)
Built 1905-06 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1989
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Nepesta Road (CR 613) southeast of Boone
Replaced by a new bridge

New Portland Wire Bridge (Somerset County, Maine)
Built ca. 1866; rehabilitated 1961
Suspension bridge over Carrabasset River on Wire Bridge Road in New Portland
Open to traffic

New River Gorge Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Opened Oct. 22, 1977
Massive steel arch bridge over New River on US 19
Open to traffic

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