Howe pony truss

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ACER - Elberon Bridge (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Lost Howe Pony truss bridge on Atlantic Coast Electric Railway
No longer exists

Alexandria Wellington Road Bridge (Calhoun County, Alabama)
Built 1954
Howe pony truss bridge over Tallahatchee Creek on Alexandria Wellington Road
Open to traffic

Avalon Dam Cylinder Gate Access Footbridge (Eddy County, New Mexico)
Built 1911 by the U.S. Reclamation Service as part of Avalon Dam
Howe pony truss bridge over Avalon Lake
Open to authorized personnel

Beecher Street Howe Pony Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Raisin River on Beecher Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bertas Road Bridge 05-12-02 (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1972
Covered bridge over Elk River on Bertas Road
Open to traffic

Betts Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1949; replaced 2006
Lost wooden truss bridge over Salmon Creek on NE Salmon Creek Avenue in Salmon Creek
Replaced by a pre-cast concrete girder bridge in 2006

Big Slough Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1978
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Big Slough on Twp 14
Replaced by a new bridge

Blackhawk Bridge (West Channel) (Wapello County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1898; Removed 1962 as part of project to relocate river channel
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Blackhawk Road
Demolished

BM - Clark Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1908
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Boston & Maine RR on Clark Street
Replaced by a new pedestrian bridge

Broad Street Bridge (Mason County, Texas)
Built 1918
Concrete pony truss bridge over Comanche Creek on Broad Street in Mason
Open to pedestrians only

Butler Street Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1856-1859; replaced 1873
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Muskingum River on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Caguas Tramway - Puente Río Piedras #1 (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built ca. 1907;
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Río Piedras on Caguas Tramway
Removed

Cedar Creek Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1952, Replaced 1994
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Grist Mill Road
Replaced in 1994 by the current covered Howe truss.

Cedar Creek Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1930; removed 2014
Lost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on 118th Avenue
Removed but not replaced

CNW - De Pere Swing Bridge (Brown County, Wisconsin)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Pony Trusses Built 1892, Through Trusses Brought in 1902, Swing Span Built 1904
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Fox River on Former Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Removed but not replaced

CNW - Niobrara River Bridge (Old) 27-54-U01x (Knox County, Nebraska)
(Main design: Howe through truss)
Built 1902; Replaced 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Niobrara River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Coshocton Aqueduct (Coshocton County, Ohio)
Built 1829; rebuilt many times over its lifetime; destroyed in flood of 1913
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Walhonding River on Ohio and Erie Canal
Destroyed by flooding

CPRR - Alice Street Drawbridge (Alameda County, California)
(Main design: Howe through truss)
Built 1873; Replaced 1898 by the Harrison Street Bridge
Howe through truss bridge over Oakland Estuary on Central Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Donaldson "Over Land" Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Railroad tracks on Union Road
No longer exists

Dresden Side Cut Canal - Wakatomika Creek Aqueduct (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Wakatomika Creek on Dresden Side Cut Canal
No longer exists

DRGW - Price River Bridge (Carbon County, Utah)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Price River on D&RGW RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Driveway Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Howe pony truss bridge over Tributary of Mill Creek on Private Driveway
Filled in

DSNG - Hermosa Creek Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built 1881
Howe pony truss bridge over Hermosa Creek Bridge on Railroad
Open to traffic

Duckberg Road Overpass (Lawrence County, Tennessee)
Built 1942
Pony truss bridge over Tennessee Southern Railroad on Duckberg Road
Open to traffic

Eddyville Bridge (Older) (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1858; Replaced 1885
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie Street Swan Creek Sidecut Swing Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Swan Creek Sidecut/Miami & Erie Canal on Erie Street
No longer exists

Farmer's Golf and Health Club Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Howe pony truss bridge over Cottonwood River on golf course trail
Open to pedestrians

Fish Creek Bridge (Mahoning County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1880
Pony truss bridge over Fish Creek on TR 15
Closed to all traffic

Gardiner-Randolph Bridge (1853) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1850 or 1853 by Stephen Young as four Howe truss spans and one pivot span; two Howe trusses washed out March 2, 1896 and replaced by steel; draw span replaced soon after; last two covered spans replaced 1926
Lost Howe swing pony truss and Howe through truss bridge over Kennebec River on ME-27
Destroyed by flooding

Gaysport Bridge (1887) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1886-1887 by the Smith Bridge Co.; three covered spans destroyed by storm 1887 or 1889 and replaced by metal trusses
Lost covered Howe through truss bridge over Muskingum River on County Road 66
No longer exists

Halls Station Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1846 on the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad; later relocated here to carry vehicular traffic
Wrought and cast iron pony truss bridge over former Philadelphia & Reading RR on private drive
In use for private road/drive

Hylebos Waterway Bridge (Older) (Pierce County, Washington)
Replaced 1925
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Hylebos Waterway on East 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Keeney Settlement Bridge (Cortland County, New York)
Re-located from Keeney Settlement Cross Road in Cuyler, NY
Howe pony truss bridge over Unnamed Stream on Pedestrian Trail
Preserved in public park

Kirk Mystery Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Floodway drainage ditch
No longer exists

Kuhl Road Bridge South (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Pony truss bridge over Neshanic River on Lost extension of Kuhl Road or Hampton Corner Road
Intact but closed to all traffic

Little Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)
Built 1954
Pony truss bridge over Little Creek on TR 442, 4 mi. northeast of St Elmo
Open to traffic

Longman Road Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1875
Iron Howe pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Longman Road (TR 255)
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927; closed for rehab or replacement Aug. 2019
Pony truss bridge over SEPTA Bethlehem Branch on Main Street in Sellersville
Intact but closed to all traffic

Manayunk Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1845 1/2 Mile East of Flat Rock Tunnel. In service until 1901.
Howe pony truss bridge over Nothing (Exhibit) on Nothing (Exhibit)
One truss line on display as museum exhibit.

McConnelsville-Malta Covered Bridge 35-58-39x (Morgan County, Ohio)
Built 1867; replaced 1901
Lost Covered Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on 3rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MCRT - Upper Hardwick Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Converted for trail use 2014
Howe pony truss bridge over Ware River on Mass Central Rail Trail in New Braintree
Open/soon to be open to pedestrians

Mean's Ford Bridge 38-09-P1 (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
HAER says built 1860s; rehabilitated 1993. One of seven of this type in 2005 per HAER See also Meeting House Bridge in Maine
Boxed Howe Pony Truss bridge over Tohickon Creek on Stover Park Road in Ralph Stover State Park
Closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles, foot and pedal traffic

Meeting House Bridge 19-16-P02x (York County, Maine)
Replaced 1995
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Boston & Maine Road on Sinnott Road
Replaced by new bridge

Milford Road Overpass (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1891, altered 1917; rehabilitated 1933-4
Wrought iron Howe pony truss bridge over NS Lehigh Valley Mainline on Milford Road in Bloomsbury
Open to traffic

MILW - Bloody Run Creek Bridge #5 (Pre 1900) (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 18XX; Replaced 1917
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Bloody Run on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced

MILW - Boody Run Troutdale Dam Howe Pony Truss (Clayton County, Iowa)
Destoryed by Flood of 1896
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Bloody Run on Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
Destroyed by flooding; Replaced by a new bridge

Moose Brook Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1918; lost to arson in May 2004. Remaining structure used for testing Howe trusses at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. On October 28, 2014, parts were returned to Gorham. Acquired by WW&FRy Sept. 2017. Installed 2019
Howe pony truss bridge over Moose Brook on Former Boston & Maine/St. Lawrence & Atlantic
Installed on Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum's main line. In use by their equipment.

MSTL - Minnesota River Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Through truss)
Built 1871 for the M&STL
Lost through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Upper Bridge (1866) (Rensselaer County, New York)
(Main design: Howe through truss)
Built 1866, Replaced 1870
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Hudson River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Oak Knoll Park Bridge (Stark County, Ohio)
Built 1859 by Joseph Davenport near Alliance; relocated to Massillon in 1899; rehabilitated 2010
Howe pony truss bridge on a footpath at Oak Knoll Park in Massillon
Open to pedestrians

Oregon Creek Covered Bridge 05-58-01 (Yuba County, California)
Built 1860 by Thomas Freeman, closed 2010, rehabilitated and reopened 2017
Covered bridge over Oregon Creek on Alleghany Ridge Road at Oregon Creek Campground
Open to light traffic

Paxson's Ford Covered Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1866
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Neshaminy Creek on Abandoned part of Langhorne Avenue
Removed but not replaced (Roadway and bridge appear abandoned)

Poplar Neck Road Railroad Overpass #3 (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
built ca. 1870s, removed ca. 1958-60
Lost Other pony truss bridge over Reading Railroad on Poplar Neck Road/S. 9th St.
Removed but not replaced

PRRT - Snyder Brook Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1918; Rehabilitated 2015
Boxed Howe pony truss bridge over Snyder Brook on Trail
Restored 2015 and open to pedestrian traffic

Puente Playa (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Río Yagüez on Calle Playa
Replaced by a new bridge

Puente Río Guajataca (Isabela, Puerto Rico)
Built 1896;
Howe pony truss bridge over Río Guajataca on Road (PR 2?)
Abandoned

Putnam Street Bridge (1880) (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1880; all spans except the swing span destroyed in 1884 flood
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Muskingum River on Putnam Street Bridge
Destroyed by flooding

Putnam Street Bridge (1884) (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1884 on piers from 1880 bridge; additional pivot span added ca.1892; replaced 1900
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Muskingum River on Putnam Street
Replaced by a new bridge

RGS - Bridge 46A (Old) (San Miguel County, Colorado)
Built 1892; Replaced 1910
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Tributary of Ilium Flume on Rio Grande Southern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Fuhrmans Creek Howe Pony Truss (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Line built 1881; Replaced when line upgraded to double track 1901
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Fuhrmans Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Pine Creek Howe Pony Truss (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Line built 1881; Replaced 1889
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Pine Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Sweetland Creek Howe Pony Truss (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Line built 1881; Replaced when line upgraded to double track 1901
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Sweetland Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Rice Creek Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1980
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Rice Creek on Twp 24
Replaced by a new bridge

Riverview Hotel Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built Ca. 1888, Rehabilitated 2013
Pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Bike Path
Open to pedestrians only

Rock Cut Bridge (1874) (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced 1897
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rollins Farm Overpass 29-09-P01 (Strafford County, New Hampshire)
Built 1904 rebuilt 1929
Howe pony truss bridge over Boston & Maine Railroad on Old Ham Road
Reported as closed to all traffic except snowmobiles in winter

Rush's Mill Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869 over Perkiomen Creek; relocated and rehabilitated for pedestrian traffic in 1980
Iron pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on the Union Canal Trail
Open to pedestrians

Seventh Street Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1910; replaced in 1987
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Railroad on Seventh Street
Replaced by new bridge

SLS&E - Snohomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
(Main design: Howe deck truss)
Built 1888; Replaced 1910
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Snohomish River on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

SN - St. John Bridge (Butte County, California)
Built ca 1907; Lost ca 1917
Lost Pontoon Howe pony truss bridge over Sacramento River on Northern Electric Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

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

South Hopeland Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
Pony truss bridge over Amtrak on a trail in the Hopeland Area of Mills State Park
Open to pedestrians only (?)

SP - Glenn-Colusa Canal Drawbridge (Glenn County, California)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Glenn-Colusa Canal on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Mossdale Bridge (1869) (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1869; Replaced 1895
Lost Truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Willamette River Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1887; Replaced 1921
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Willamette River on Southern Pacific RR
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1877) (Yuma County, Arizona)
Built 1877; Destroyed July 1, 1884
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1884) (Yuma County, Arizona)
Built 1884; Burned 1885
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by fire

SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1886) (Yuma County, Arizona)
Built 1886; Replaced 1894
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Stanton Street International Bridge (1884) (El Paso County, Texas)
Built 1884; Repalced 1924
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Rio Grande on Stanton Street/Avenida Lerdo
Replaced by a new bridge

Taos Junction Bridge (Old) (Taos County, New Mexico)
Howe pony truss bridge over Rio Grande River
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Vale Reservation Footbridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Howe pony truss bridge over Shawsheen River on Vale Reservation Trail
Open to pedestrians

Variadero Bridge (San Miguel County, New Mexico)
Built ca. 1915; bypassed 1957
Concrete pony truss bridge over Rio Conchas on Old NM 104
Still standing, but condition unknown

West Cliff Drive Bridge (Santa Cruz County, California)
Built 1918, re-engineered and rehabilitated in 2000
Wooden Howe truss bridge over Progressive Rail Inc. on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz
Open to one-way traffic

Zanes Road Bridge 05-12-05 (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1936
Covered bridge over Elk River on Zanes Road
Open to traffic

Zillah-Toppenish Bridge (Yakima County, Washington)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yakima River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge