Historic Bridges of the U.S. | HAER documented

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Packsaddle Bridge (Roger Mills County, Oklahoma)
Built 1929-30; replaced 1985
Lost 26-span through truss bridge over South Canadian River on US 283
Replaced by a modern bridge

Paradise Road Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1896 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of St. Louis; demolished 1979 with the creation of Smithville Reservoir
Lost through truss over Little Platte River near Paradise
Removed

Parker Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Main span replaced with a Camelback through truss in the 1920's. Bridge closed and approach span removed Dec. 19, 1980. Rest of bridge demolished ca. 1988
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Verdigris River southeast of Coffeyville
No longer exists

Pithole Creek Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1897; rehabilitated 1949
Stone arch bridge over Pithole Creek on Eagle Rock Road (PA 1004)
Open to traffic

Pleasantville Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852 as an uncovered bridge; covered in 1856
Covered bridge over Little Manatawny Creek on PA 1030 (Covered Bridge Road)
Open to traffic

Pocahontas Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., replacing an earlier through truss structure located closer to the railroad bridge. Parallel bridge built 1986.
Through truss bridge with a center swing span over Black River on US 67 at Pocahontas
Open to two lanes of westbound traffic; eastbound traffic is carried by a parallel deck girder bridge

Possum Kingdom Bridge (Palo Pinto County, Texas)
Built 1942 by the Works Progress Administration
Eighteen-span stone arch bridge over Brazos River on TX 16
Open to traffic

Pruitt Bridge (Newton County, Arkansas)
Built 1931 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Buffalo River on AR 7
Open to traffic

Q Street Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 2000
Five-span concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway on Q Street NW
Open to traffic

Queensboro Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Opened to traffic March 30, 1909
Cantilevered through truss bridge over East River on NY 25 in New York
Open to a total of 10 lanes of traffic

Quick City Bridge (Johnson County, Missouri)
Built or relocated 1929; replaced 1999
Lost through truss bridge over Big Creek on CR SW 1541
Replaced by a new bridge

Red Oak Covered Bridge (Meriwether County, Georgia)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1980
Covered bridge over Red Oak Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Red River US 82 Bridge (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1931; replaced 1990
Lost through truss over Red River on US 82 at Garland City in Garland
Replaced by a new bridge

Renwick Road Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. at an unknown date
Through truss bridge over Du Page River on Renwick Road in Plainfield
Open to one-lane traffic (?)

Richmond Bridge (Fort Bend County, Texas)
Opened July 23, 1925; parallel bridge built 1965; closed to traffic Nov. 1986; demolished July 14, 1988
Lost cantilevered through truss over Brazos River on US 90A at Richmond
Removed

Riddle Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Built 1911 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Gasconade River on Holtsman Road beyond the end of Route Y
Replaced by modern bridge

Roberts Bluff Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1904 by A.M. Blodgett of Kansas City
Lost through truss over Lamine River on Buffalo Prairie Drive south of Blackwater
Replaced by a new bridge in 1988

Rock House Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Built 1907 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced 1994
Lost through truss bridge over North Moreau Creek on Rockhouse Road near Russellville
Replaced by a new bridge

Rockport Bridge (Hot Spring County, Arkansas)
Built 1900 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; destroyed by flooding in 1990
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River on AR 84 in Malvern
Destroyed by flooding

Rodrick Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1872 by the Coshocton Iron Works using a design patented in 1841 by Squire Whipple. Relocated in 1998.
Bowstring through truss bridge originally located over Wills Creek on TR 144 in Coshocton County and relocated to Newark just off Country Club Drive
Open to pedestrians only

Romeo Road Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1899; closed to traffic 1992; replaced 1998
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Chicago S&S Canel on 135th Street (Romeo Road) in Romeoville
Replaced by modern fixed-span bridge

Romley Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1881 by the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad
Closed deck truss bridge over Pomeray Gulch (Chrysolite Creek) on FR 295 southwest of St. Elmo
Open to pedestrians only

Roscoe Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Replaced 1976
Lost through truss on Route E over Osage River (now Truman Reservoir) at Roscoe
Replaced by a new bridge

Roubideau Bridge (Delta County, Colorado)
Built 1911 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on CR G50
Replaced by modern bridge

Roundup Bridge (Musselshell County, Montana)
Built 1893-94 by the Hewett Bridge Co.; relocated in 1911
Wooden through truss bridge over Musselshell River on CR 118
Open to traffic

Roxie Road Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. during 1905-1906 at a cost of $1,700; replaced by a concrete bridge in 1994
Lost through truss over Cane Creek on CR 450 west of Poplar Bluff
Replaced by a concrete span on a new alignment to the north

Salamonie Road Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1993
Lost through truss over Wabash River on CR 200 W (Salamonie Road)
Replaced by modern bridge

Saline River AR 229 Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)
Built 1928; replaced 1999
Lost two-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Saline River on AR 229 (Old US 67/70) just west of Benton in Benton
Replaced by a new bridge

San Rafael Bridge (Emery County, Utah)
Built 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps; destroyed by arson fire
Suspension bridge over the San Rafael River at Buckhorn Wash
Destroyed by fire

Santa Fe Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built in 1859 by Joseph C. Elliott; destroyed by flooding on June 19, 1926; later replaced by a truss bridge
Lost covered bridge over South Fork Elk River near Santa Fe
No longer exists

Santa Fe Truss Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built 1888 as a two-span bridge near Florida by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated here in 1932; replaced 1992
Lost wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Fork Salt River on CR 645 just south of Santa Fe
Replaced by a modern bridge

Saxton Ford Bridge (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Built 1925 by the Witham Construction Co.; replaced 1989
Lost through truss bridge over Platte River on Saxton-Easton Road
Replaced by a modern bridge

Schneider's Ford Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Built 1897-98 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1979; replaced 1988
Lost through truss over Moreau River on Bald Hill Road, southeast of Jefferson City
Replaced by a concrete bridge

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

Second Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 by engineer Thomas Griffith; demolished 1890
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for a steel arch bridge

Second Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1915 by the Fox Construction Co. of El Reno, Oklahoma
Lost pony arch bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on Second Street in Little Rock
No longer exists

Shelby Street Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1907-09; rehabilitated for pedestrian use in 2003
Three-span through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Shelby Street in downtown Nashville
Open to pedestrians only

Smithfield Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1883 under the direction of engineer Gustav Lindenthal
Two-span lenticular through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh
Open to four lanes of traffic

Sockman Road Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Built 1873; replaced 1996
Lost pony truss bridge over Granny Creek on Sockman Road (TR 384)
No longer exists

South Fork Bridge (Garland County, Arkansas)
Built 1928 by a county work crew for $3,500. Made obsolete by a new bridge in 1985 and closed to traffic.
Two-span concrete arch bridge over South Fork Saline River, next to AR 128
Open to pedestrians only

Spavinaw Creek Bedstead Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1909 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois. Replaced 1990
Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Spavinaw Creek on CR 29 (Orchard Road) between Gravette and Decatur
Replaced by a new bridge

Spring Lake Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1936 by the United States Resettlement Administration (WPA)
Small two-span stone arch bridge over Bob Barnes Branch at Spring Lake Recreation Area
Open to traffic

Springfield Bridge (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Completed July 1874 by the King Bridge Manufactory & Iron Works of Iola, Kansas, a branch of the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Bypassed by a new bridge 1991.
Iron bowstring truss bridge over Cadron Creek near Springfield on the Conway-Faulkner County line
Open to pedestrians only

Squirrel Bridge (Fremont County, Idaho)
Built during the late 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps; replaced 1983
Lost wooden Howe pony truss bridge over Fall River on CCC Camp Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Station Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1881-82 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Station Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Open to pedestrians only

Stono River SC 700 Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 1929 by the Greenville Steel & Iron Co.; rehabilitated and widened in 1951; replaced 2004
Lost pony truss swing bridge over Stono River on SC 700, west of Charleston
Open to traffic

Sugar Creek Bridge (Christian County, Kentucky)
Built 1894 by the Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co. of Groton, NY. Replaced 1985
Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek on KY 124
Replaced(?) by modern bridge

Sunset Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Built 1884-85 on the Bolivar-Buffalo Road at Burns by the King Bridge Co.; relocated to Sunset Ford in 1931-32
Lost through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on 475th Road between the ends of Route Y and Route YY
No longer exists

Surprise School Bridge (Henry County, Missouri)
Lost through truss bridge over South Grand River near Gaines, probably beyond the end of Route W
Destroyed by the creation of Truman Reservoir

Tama Lincoln Highway Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1915 by Paul Kingsley
Concrete bridge over Mud Creek on 5th Street E in Tama
Open to traffic

Tenth Street Bridge (Cascade County, Montana)
Built 1920 by Porter Brothers Co. of Spokane, WA
Eight-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the Missouri River on 10th Street in Great Falls
Open to pedestrians only

Towpath Bridge (Coshocton County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1872; reconstructed from parts at a later date
Iron pony truss footbridge over the Ohio & Erie Canal at Uppermost Triple Locks in Roscoe Village
Open to pedestrians only

Triborough Lift Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1967
Vertical lift bridge over Harlem River between Manhattan and Randall's Island in New York
Open to six lanes of traffic

Triborough Suspension Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Opened to traffic July 11, 1936
Suspension bridge over East River (Hell Gate) on I-278 in New York
Open to eight lanes of traffic and one sidewalk

Trickum Road Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1884-85 by the King Bridge Co. on the county seat road between Sedalia and Marshall. Relocated ca. 1920 a short distance to the southwest. Replaced by a new concrete bridge in 1991
Lost through truss over Heaths Creek on Trickum Road just west of the intersection between US 65 and Route BB
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Tumbling Shoals Bridge (Cleburne County, Arkansas)
Built 1912 by contractor Harry Churchill. Probably lost when Greers Ferry Lake was constructed 1962-65.
Lost swinging bridge over Little Red River between Heber Springs and Tumbling Shoals
Removed

Tunkhannock Viaduct (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912-15 for the Lackawanna Railroad
Massive ten-span concrete arch bridge over Tunkhannock Creek on the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Nicholson
Open to traffic

Twenty-First Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1892 by the City of St. Louis. Closed to traffic in 1976 and demolished after 1984
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the railroad tracks on 21st Street south of Highway 40
Demolished but never replaced

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge (Twin Falls County, Idaho)
Built 1927; replaced 1976
Lost cantilevered deck truss bridge over Snake River on US 93 at Twin Falls
Replaced by the Perrine Bridge

University Heights Bridge (New York County, New York)
Originally built 1895; main span relocated in 1906; opened to traffic January 8, 1908
Swing bridge over Harlem River on W. 207th Street in New York
Open to traffic

Vole Drive Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Originally built 1886 at Redings Mill by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., then relocated here in 1932. Replaced by a new bridge in 1993.
Lost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Vole Drive (CR 312) east of Ritchie
Replaced by a modern stringer bridge

Waco Suspension Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Built 1869-70; rehabilitated 1914
Suspension bridge over the Brazos River on Bridge Street in Waco
Open to pedestrians only

Waddell 'A' Truss Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1898 for the Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railway. Abandoned in 1939, but converted into a highway bridge on MO 4 in 1953. Dismantled in 1980 to make room for Smithville Reservoir, but relocated and reassembled in 1987 as a pedestrian bridge
Through truss bridge originally spanning Linn Branch Creek in Clinton County near Trimble, but relocated to Parkville
Open to pedestrians only

Waldo-Hancock Bridge (Waldo County, Maine)
Built 1931; replaced by new bridge 2006-07
Suspension bridge over Penobscot River on US 1 in Prospect
Closed to all traffic

Walnut Street Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1889-91
Six-span through truss bridge over the Tennessee River on Walnut Street in Chattanooga
Open to pedestrians only

Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1927 by the Miller-Taylor Construction Co. of Waterloo, Iowa; rehabilitated 1999
Four-span concrete arch bridge over the Wapsipinicon River on IA 150 in Independence
Open to traffic

War Eagle Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1907 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois
Through truss bridge over War Eagle Creek on CR 98
Open to traffic

Warsaw Middle Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
First bridge built 1895; collapsed March 1913; new bridge completed Sept. 1913; demolished in 1975
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River on the road between Warsaw and Whitakerville
No longer exists

Warsaw Upper Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1927 by Joseph Dice; closed to traffic in 1979; rehabilitated 2007
Swinging bridge over Osage River on MO 7 (formerly Route A) in Warsaw
Open to pedestrians only

Washington Crossing Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1923-24
Three-span steel arch bridge over Allegheny River on Fortieth Street (Route 2124) in Pittsburgh
Open to traffic

Washington Street Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1910-11 by the Midland Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1989
Through truss bridge over the railroad tracks on Washington Street in Sedalia, three blocks east of MO 765
Open to traffic

Waterville Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; relocated 1985
Lenticular through truss bridge over Swatara Creek on the Appalachian Trail in Fort Indiantown Gap
Open to pedestrians only

White Rock Bridge (Washington County, Rhode Island)
Built 1906 by the National Construction Co.; railroad discontinued 1922; bridge closed to all traffic in 1976
Lost(?) through and pony truss bridge over Pawcatuck River on Bridge Road/White Rock Road at Westerly
No longer exists

Williams Bend Bridge (Hickory County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on CR 281 north of Hermitage, between Route Y and Route U
Open to traffic(?)

Williamsburg Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Opened to traffic December 19, 1903
Suspension bridge over East River on Delancey Street in New York
Open to traffic

Wilson Hollow Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1905 by the Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. of Joliet, Illinois. Demolished in the 1990's and never replaced
Lost through truss over Big River south of Vineland on Wilson Hollow Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Windham Road Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1857
Two-span stone arch bridge over Willimantic River on Windham Road in Windham
Closed to traffic(?)

Windsor Harbor Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Originally built 1875 by the Keystone Bridge Co. over River Des Peres at Lemay Ferry in St. Louis. Relocated to Kimmswick in 1930; bypassed by new bridge in 1985.
Wrought-iron through truss over Rock Creek at Kimmswick in Imperial
Open to pedestrians only

Winkley Bridge (Cleburne County, Arkansas)
Built 1912 by contractor Harry Churchill. Closed to vehicular traffic in 1972; collapsed Oct. 28, 1989, killing five pedestrians.
Lost swinging bridge over Little Red River on AR 110 east of Heber Springs
Collapsed

Woolsey Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1925
Two-span through truss bridge over West Fork White River on CR 35
Closed to all traffic Sept. 2007

Wyman Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1908 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; replaced 2002
Lost through truss over White River on CR 48 (Wyman Road) east of Fayetteville in Fayetteville
Replaced by a new bridge

Zurich Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1890 by the Chicago & Alton Railroad; replaced 1998
Lost timber pony truss bridge over the UPRR on Zurich Street near Joliet
Replaced by modern bridge

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