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Pennsylvania truss

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The Pennsylvania, or Petit, truss is a sub-type of the Parker truss, but differs by the addition of half-length struts or ties in the top, bottom, or both parts of the panels.

2nd Street Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1894; Replaced 1968
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Bridge (Yakima County, Washington)
Built 1907; Replaced 1932
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Yakima River on Selah to N Yakima Rd
Replaced by the present I 82 Westbound bridges in 1932

6th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1893; relocated to Coraopolis in 1927
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on 6th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Street Bridge (Old) (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Replaced 1975
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 6th Street
Replaced by new bridge

8th Street Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over the Allegheny River on 8th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Aetnaville Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1891; closed to traffic December 1988
Through truss bridge over Ohio River Back Channel on Georgia Street in Wheeling
Closed to all traffic

Alaska - Mears Memorial Bridge (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1923
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Tanana River on single track of the Alaska Railroad in Nenana
Open to traffic

Alaska - Susitna River Bridge (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska)
Completed Feb. 1921 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Susitna River on Alaska Railroad
Open

Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Construction began in July 1927. Bridge opened in July 1928. Closed for major repairs in 1959 and 1975; permanently closed January 4, 1994; first span imploded August 11, 1994, other 6 spans imploded August-October 1994
Lost seven-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Replaced by the Clark Bridge

Anchor River Bridge (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska)
Built 1949
Through truss bridge over Anchor River on Old Sterling Highway in Anchor Point
Open to traffic

Anna Hunt Marsh Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1920 by American Bridge Co.; Rehabilitated 1988
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on NH 119 in Hinsdale
Open to traffic

Apalache Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over South Tyger River on SR 357
Replaced by a new bridge

Archer Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1997
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cal Sag Channel on Archer Ave/IL 171/ IL 83
Open to traffic

ARZC - Colorado River Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1908
Pennsylvania Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Arizona and California Railroad (ARZC)
Open to rail traffic only

Asher Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Before Asher Bridge was built, travelers used a nearby low water crossing which could only be forded three months of the year.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salt River on MO Hwy H
Replaced by a new bridge in 1964

Athens Bridge (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1916 reusing one span from 1914; rehabilitated 1953; replaced 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on PA1056
Replaced by a new bridge

AVR - Brilliant Cutoff Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904;
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Allegheny Valley Railroad
Open to traffic

Bailey Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built 1910 by Stupp Brothers; replaced 2002
Lost through truss over Salt River on Bailey Bridge Road southeast of New London
Replaced by a boring concrete bridge

Barret Bridge (1903) (Orange County, New York)
Built 1903; Replaced 1939
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Delaware River
Replaced by a new bridge

Baudette International Bridge (Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota)
Built 1959
Through truss bridge over Rainy River on MN 72 in Baudette
Intact but closed to all traffic; replaced by a new bridge in Oct 2020

Beasley Fork Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1998: closed 2011; replaced 2013
Lost through truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on Beasley Fork Road (CR 1P)
Bridge has been replaced.

Beerston Bridge (Older) (Delaware County, New York)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over West Branch Delaware River on NY Rte 10 in Walton
Replaced by a new bridge

Beliot Bridge (Old) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built in 1897 by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works Company replacing a ferry. Replaced in 1971
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Apple Avenue/ 283rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bell Street Bridge (Old) (Dawson County, Montana)
Built 1900; Replaced 1925
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Bell Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bend Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1916-17 by Miller & Borcherding; rehabilitated 1991
Two-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bend Road (Route N), southwest of Pacific
Gone. There is still vidence of the north abutment and the earth ramp approch on the south.

Bennett Meadow Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1899 by New Jersey Steel & Iron Co.; Replaced 1969
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Great Meadow Road in Northfield
Replaced by a new bridge

Berkheimer Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1899 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; closed 2001; rehabilitated 2005
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 215th Street west of Humboldt
Open to traffic

Berne Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1959; Demolished 2014
Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on TR 952 (Fisher Dam Road) near Bern (Tilden Twp)
Replaced by new bridge (scrapped)

Berwick Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1907;
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bethel Bridge (Perry County, Tennessee)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Buffalo River on Old TN 13
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Four Bridge (1895) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1888-1895 (Main span portals stated 1893); Replaced 1929
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Four Bridge (1929) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1929 using preexisting stone piers. Interurban traffice ends 1939; Approches scrapped 1974.
Rail-Trail six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to pedestrians only

Big Vermillion River Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built ca 1915, replaced 1960
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Vermilion River near Oglesby
Lost, replaced with new bridge

Bigelow Bridge (Cattaraugus County, New York)
Built 1928
Through truss bridge over Cattaraugus Creek in Springville
Bypassed, but restored and open to pedestrians

Bighorn River Bridge (Yellowstone County, Montana)
Built 1930
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Bighorn River on Frontage Road 104
Open to traffic

Bighorn River Bridge (Big Horn County, Montana)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Bighorn River
Derelict/abandoned

Birch Creek Bridge (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska)
Built ca. 1928. Relocated here in 1957
Through truss bridge over Birch Creek on Steese Highway in Circle
Open to traffic

Bird Creek Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1912
Abandoned through truss bridge over Bird Creek on 131st St. N.
Extant but closed to all traffic

Bird's Nest Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1914 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bird's Nest Road north of Steelville
Closed to all traffic and posted against trespassing

Bismarck Branch Road Bridge (Butte County, South Dakota)
Built 1912 by the Canton Bridge Company
Through truss bridge over Belle Fourche River on Bismarck Branch Road, 8.6 mi. east and 6.2 mi. south of Newell
Moved to Sturgis, SD for use as an attraction at the Full Throttle Saloon

Black Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1916; replaced after 1955
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River (now Lake Wappapello) east of Patterson on MO 34
Replaced by steel stringer bridge

Black Hawk Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1955
Three-span cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River, Front Street, and DM&E Railroad on WI 82 at Lansing
Open to two-lane traffic

Blackford Road Bridge (Yuba County, California)
Built 1916; moved from ? to this location 1967
Through truss bridge over Bear River-Camp Far West Lake Spillway on Blackford Road
Open to traffic

Blair Bridge (Washington County, Nebraska)
Built 1928-29; tolls removed 1962; replaced 1991
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 30 east of Blair
Replaced by a modern bridge

Blue Bluff Road Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1893; Replaced 1974
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over White River on Blue Bluff Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Heron Paper Mill Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built Ca. 1915
Abandoned pennsylvania through truss bridge over Willamette River Channel on Mill Road
Derelict/abandoned

Blue Nose Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1924; Replaced 1966; Not fully removed until 1973
Lost Through truss bridge over Klamath River
Replaced by a new bridge ~.3 mile upstream

BNSF - Columbia River Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1908
Swing span through truss bridge over the Columbia River
Open to traffic

BNSF - Missouri River High Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built 1905, reusing the piers from an 1882 bridge
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Plattsmouth Railroad Bridge (Cass County, Nebraska)
Built 1903, West Approach Rebuilt 1976
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway at Plattsmouth
Open to traffic

BNSF - Rock Island Bridge (Douglas County, Washington)
Originally built for the Great Northern Railway in 1892, the main span was reinforced in 1925
Through truss bridge over Columbia River on single track of BNSF Railway in Rock Island
Open to traffic

BNSF - Sibley Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1915
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Yakima River Bridge #2 (Kittitas County, Washington)
Built 1905, Slabs added 1938
Pennsylvania Through truss bridge over Yakima River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Boonville Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic July 4, 1924; replaced 1995
Lost through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 40, MO 5, and MO 87 at Boonville
Replaced by Boonslick Bridge

Bourbeuse River Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)
Lost through truss over Bourbeuse River, somewhere near Owensville
Lost

BPRR - Allegheny River Bridge (Reesedale) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1911;
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad
Abandoned

Brewerton Bridge (Oswego County, New York)
Built 1883; Bridge raised and swing span replaced with a Pennsylvania through truss ca. 1908; Replaced 1932
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Oneida River on US11
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridgeport Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1904, Closed 1984
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Skunk River on Old Quarry Road
Closed to all traffic

Bridgeport Bridge (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Build 1931; Replaced 1989; Demolished 1990
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on US 18 - STH 35 in Town of Wyalusing
Replaced by new bridge

Brighton Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1908; Replaced 1953
Lost Pennsylvania Petit through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Avenue Minnesota River Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1931; rehabilitated in 2017
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Minnesota River on MN 99 in St. Peter
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Old) (Ada County, Idaho)
Built 1893; Replaced 1956
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Boise River on Broadway & Boise Valley Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Brockway Bridge (Prairie County, Montana)
Replaced 1959
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on S 253
Replaced by new bridge in 1959; Destroyed by ice in 1971

Bryan Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1912 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 2001
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on CR 447
Replaced by new bridge

Buddha-Lawrenceport Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1913; replaced 1996
Lost through truss bridge over East Fork White River on Buddha Bypass
Replaced by new bridge

Bull Run Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built in 1894 in Portland. Moved to current location in 1926
Pennsylvania-Petit through truss bridge over Bull Run River on Bull Run Road
Open to traffic

Bull Run Bridge (Preston County, West Virginia)
Built 1912 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Cheat River on CR 14/4
Open to traffic

BUS-US-59 - Colorado River Bridge (Wharton County, Texas)
Built 1930
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River on Business 59 SB in Wharton
Rehabilitated in 2018 and reopened to traffic

C&BL - Ten Acre Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1901
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Conemaugh Creek on Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad
Open to traffic

C&O Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1907; Single-lane road added 1920
Parker through truss bridge over Kanawha River on CSX Railroad (Formerly Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad)
Intact but closed to all traffic

Camas Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Washougal River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cambridge Springs Bridge - US 6 (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1901 by Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over French Creek on US 6/US 19 in Cambridge Springs
Demolished 2020, being replaced by a new bridge

Camptown Bridge (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1956, replaced 2003
Through truss bridge over Wyalusing Creek on TR 706 in Wyalusing.
Demolished and replaced.

Cape Fear River Bridge (Bladen County, North Carolina)
Built 1952; replaced 2016
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on NC 11
Replaced by a new bridge

Cape Fear River Bridge (Bladen County, North Carolina)
Built 1955; replaced 2016
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on NC 1316
Replaced by a new bridge

Carey Avenue Bridge (1895) (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1895; Replaced 1948
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Carey Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Carpenter Ford Bridge (Maury County, Tennessee)
Built in 1904 by the W. T. Young Bridge Company; Bypassed by new bridge in 1962
Abandoned pin-connected Pennsylvania (camelback) through truss bridge over Duck River on Carpenter Bridge Road
Abandoned

Carrier Bridge (Buncombe County, North Carolina)
Built in 1889 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1951
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over French Broad River on Amboy Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Castle Rock Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1910; Replaced 1926
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Castroville Bridge (Medina County, Texas)
Built 1903-1904; Demolished 1941
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Medina River on Castroville-San Antonio Road
Demolished and Replaced by a new bridge to the north

Cedar Hill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Completed Aug. 1908; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Big River on Cedar Hill Road at Cedar Hill
Replaced by a modern bridge

Chamberlain Bridge (Brule County, South Dakota)
Built 1925 as a four-span bridge; reconstructed 1953 as a double-barreled five span bridge incorporating five spans from a bridge at Wheeler
Double-barreled through truss bridge over the Missouri River (Francis Case Lake) on Business Loop I-90 at Chamberlain
Open to traffic

Champ Clark Bridge (Old) (Pike County, Missouri)
Bridge demolished 2019
Five-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 54 at Louisiana
Bridge has been completely removed.

Charleroi-Monessen Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1906 by the Mercantile Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1986; closed 2009
Through truss bridge over Monongahela River on PA 2018 in Charleroi
Demolished by PennDOT A Few Minutes Before 9:00 AM EDT, July 11, 2011

Chautauqua Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1922; Closed 1985; Removed 1986
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Chautauqua Road
Replaced by new bridge

Checkered House Bridge (Chittenden County, Vermont)
Built 1929 by American Bridge Co.; Rehabilitated 1970; Widened and rehabilitated 2013
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Winooski River on US 2 in Richmond
Open to traffic

Chelyan Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1929; Replaced 1995
Lost Through truss bridge over Kanawha River on Route 61 Spur
Replaced by a new bridge

Cheraw Bridge (Marlboro County, South Carolina)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Great Pee Dee River on Old Jefferson Davis Highway
Replaced by new bridge in1938

Cherry Lane Bridge (Nez Perce County, Idaho)
Built 1919; rehabilitated 1978
Through truss bridge over Clearwater River on Cherry Lane
Open to traffic

Cheshire Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1992 when purchased by the State of New Hampshire; Tolls were removed in 2001.
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on VT 11 / NH 11 in Charlestown
Open to traffic

Cheyenne River Bridge (Niobrara County, Wyoming)
Built ca. 1915
Through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on CN14-9
Open to traffic

Clarion River Bridge (Toby) (Clarion County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1988
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Clarion River on Miola Rd
Replaced by a new bridge

Clarks Fork Bridge (Carbon County, Montana)
Built 1946
Through truss bridge over Clarks Fork on CR 128
Intact but closed to all traffic

Clarno Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1908, Replaced 1975
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over John Day River on OR 218
Replaced by new bridge

Cleeves Warsaw Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1970
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Muddy Creek on Cleves-Warsaw Pike (CR 209)
Needlessly demolished and replaced

Cleveland Union Terminal Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1929-1935
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Open to traffic

Cleves Bridge (Old) (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by the Penn Bridge Co.; parallel bridge built 1959-60; closed to traffic Feb. 1988; replaced 1990
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Great Miami River on eastbound US 50 at Cleves
Replaced by modern bridge

Clifton Bridge (Mesa County, Colorado)
Built in 1911; Removed in 1971
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River on 32 1/4 Road
Removed after a new bridge was built on 32nd Road

Clover Creek US 60 Bridge (Breckinridge County, Kentucky)
Built 1922
Through truss bridge over Clover Creek on US 60 in Cloverport
Open to traffic

CN - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1905 after a previous bridge was washed out
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

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