Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Span length 250-500 feet

There are 701 bridges in this category · Only showing 407 bridges with photos
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10th Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on 10th Avenue in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

42nd Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1910
Steel through arch bridge over Amtrak on 42nd Street in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Alaska Highway Bridge (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1944
Cantilever truss (Subdivided Warren truss) over Tanana River on Alaska Highway in Tetlin
Open to traffic

Alder Point Road Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1972
Steel stringer bridge over Eel River and NWP RR tracks on Alderpoint Road
Open to traffic

Alsea Bay Bridge (Lincoln County, Oregon)
Built 1992
Steel through arch bridge over Alsea Bay on US 101 in Waldport
Open to traffic

Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 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

Alton Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison. Railroad line abandoned in 1988.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on the Burlington Northern Railroad at Alton
Removed after the railroad line was abandoned

Amelia Earhart Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1937-38; rehabilitated 1975
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 59 at Atchison
Open to traffic

Antlers Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1967
Spandrel braced cantilever Deck truss bridge over Sacramento River on I-5 in Lakehead-Lakeshore
Open to traffic

Apalachicola River Bridge (Calhoun County, Florida)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Apalachicola River on FL 20
Open to traffic

Arch Rock Tunnel (Butte County, California)
Built 1937
Tunnel under Arch Rock on State Route 70
Open to traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1969, Rehabilitated 2010
Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on U.S. 62 in Muskogee
Open to traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Built 1915; Rehabilitated 1954; Replaced 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on US 79
Replaced by new bridge

Armitage Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1887
Through truss bridge over McKenzie River on Pedestrian Path in Coburg
Open to pedestrians

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Ashburn Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1907 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co.
Abandoned through truss bridge over Salt River on CR 115
Abandoned with deck removed

Atchafalaya River LA 1 Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1971
Three-span through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on LA 1 at Simmesport in Simmesport
Open to traffic

Augusta Bridge (Woodruff County, Arkansas)
Completed in November 1930; replaced 2001
Lost cantilevered through truss over White River on US 64 at Augusta
Replaced by a new bridge

B.N.S.F. - Columbia River Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1908
Truss Bridge over the Columbia River
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Lewis River Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1908
Through truss bridge over Lewis River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Oregon Slough Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1908
Through truss bridge over Columbia River - Oregon Slough on BNSF Railway in Portland
Open to traffic

Batesville Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
Built 1926-27; Replaced by a modern bridge in 1979
Lost through truss swing bridge over White River on US 167 at Batesville
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaver Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built 1949 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Malvern, Arkansas
Suspension bridge over White River (Table Rock Reservoir) on AR 187 at Beaver, northwest of Eureka Springs
Open to one-lane traffic with a 10 ton weight limit

Belle Vernon Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1993
Cantilevered arch bridge over Monongahela River on I-70 in Speers
Open to traffic

Bellefontaine Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Construction started July 4, 1892, with the first train crossing on Dec. 27, 1893
Four-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway, next to US 67
Open to one track of railroad traffic

Bellevue Bridge (Sarpy County, Nebraska)
Built 1952
Through truss toll bridge over Missouri River on NE 370/IA 370 at Bellevue
Open to traffic

Berkeley East Shore Pedestrian Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 2002
Suspension bridge over I-80 and West Frontage Road on East Shore Pedestrian Overcrossing
Open to pedestrians

Big Blue Bridge (Carroll County, Kentucky)
Built 1952
Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on US 42 in Carrollton
Open to traffic

Big Dann Creek Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1933
Concrete arch bridge over Big Dann Creek on CA 271
Open to traffic

Big Island Bridge (Sweetwater County, Wyoming)
Built 1909-10
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Green River on CR 4 (Big Island Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Big Oak Flat Rd Tunnel #3 (Mariposa County, California)
Built during 1930's
Tunnel under mountainside on Big Oak Flat Road
Open to traffic

Bixby Creek Bridge (Monterey County, California)
Built 1932
Concrete arch bridge over Bixby Creek on CA 1
Open to traffic

Black Rock Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Built 1949 by the Massman Construction Company
Twelve-span deck truss bridge on US 63/US 412 over Black River and AR 25 at Black Rock
Open to two-lane traffic

Blackford Road Bridge (Yuba County, California)
Built 1916; moved to this location 1967
Through truss bridge over Bear River Camp Farwest Wier 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

Blair Railroad Bridge (Washington County, Nebraska)
Built 1924 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Blanchette Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Westbound bridge built 1958; eastbound bridge built 1978
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over the Missouri River on I-70 at St. Charles
Open to traffic

Blue Rock Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1970; closed Nov. 2001
Lost through truss bridge over the Miami River on Blue Rock Road at New Baltimore
Demolished Oct. 11, 2006

Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1932, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1874. Abandoned in 1986.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the abandoned MKT Railroad in Boonville
Railroad line discontinued

Breeden's Bridge (Harrison County, Indiana)
Bridge relocated to its present location in 1959. Parker Truss span built in 1900 and the Pratt Truss span built in 1883. Breeden's Bridge is scheduled to be rehabilitated and retrofitted for use as a pedestrian bridge.
Parker through truss bridge over Blue River on on an old logging trail over the Blue River in O'Bannon Woods State Park east of IN 62 about three miles south of Leavenworth, IN
Closed to all traffic

Bridgeport Bridge (Douglas County, Washington)
Built 1951
Deck truss bridge over Columbia River on WA 17 in Bridgeport
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Completed March 1923 as a five-span open-spandrel arch bridge. Two spans replaced with a single steel through arch span in 1974.
Through arch bridge over the Arkansas River on US 70B (Broadway Street) at Little Rock in North Little Rock
Open to traffic

Broadway Street Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1927
Bascule bridge over Willamette River on Broadway Street in Portland
Open to traffic

Brookfield Floating Bridge (Orange County, Vermont)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1978
Pontoon bridge over Sunset Lake on Route 65 in Brookfield
Closed to all traffic

Burnside Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1926
Bascule bridge over Willamette River on Burnside Bridge in Portland
Open to traffic

Butler Memorial Bridge (Carter County, Tennessee)
Built by the Tennessee Valley Authority 1946-1948 to replace a 2 span Warren through truss when TVA built the Watauga Dam and raised the level of the Watauga River
Three-span deck truss bridge over Watauga River on State Highway 67
Open to traffic

C.L. Schmitt Bridge at New Kensington (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927; rehabilitated ca. 1988
Three-span through truss bridge over Allegheny River on PA 1038 in New Kensington
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Coos Bay Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1914
Warren through truss bridge over Coos Bay on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic

C.O.R.P. - Siuslaw River Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1914, 2007 CORP Coos Bay Line Closed
Pratt through truss bridge over Siuslaw River on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad in Cushman
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Umpqua River Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1914, 2007 CORP Coos Bay Line Closed
Warren through truss bridge with swing span over Umpqua River Bridge on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad in Reedsport
Open to traffic

Calcasieu River I-10 Bridge (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1952
Through truss bridge over Calcasieu River on I-10 in Lake Charles
Open to traffic

Calvin Coolidge Memorial Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 2003
Deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on MA 9 (Russell Street) in Hadley
Open to traffic

Canal Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1948
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Canal Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Canoe Pass Bridge (Skagit County, Washington)
Built 1935
Steel arch bridge over Canoe Pass on WA 20
Open to traffic

Cape Fear Memorial Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Built 1969
Vertical lift bridge over Cape Fear River on US 76/421 in Wilmington
Open to traffic

Cape Fear River Bridge (Bladen County, North Carolina)
Built 1952
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on NC 11
Open to traffic

Cape Fear River Bridge (Bladen County, North Carolina)
Built 1955
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on NC 1316
Open to traffic

Carlton Bridge (Sagadahoc County, Maine)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1976; Bypassed by new highway bridge in 2000
Bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Eastern Railroad and former US 1 in Bath
Open to railroad traffic only

Carthage Bridge (Smith County, Tennessee)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over Cumberland River on NFA A392 in Carthage
Closed to all traffic

Cedar Creek Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1933
Concrete arch bridge over Cedar Creek on CA 271
Open to traffic

Cedar Street Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1932
Deck truss bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Route 8, 29, and 116 in Peoria
Open to traffic

Cerritos Channel Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1946
Vertical lift bridge over Cerritos Channel on CA 47 in Long Beach
Open to traffic

Champ Clark Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1927-28; rehabilitated 1981, rehabilitated 2005, also repainted silver
Five-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 54 at Louisiana
Open to two-lane traffic

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
Closed due to structural problems

Chef Menteur Pass Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1929
Through truss swing bridge over Chef Menteur Pass on US 90 in New Orleans
Open to traffic

Chehalis River Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1955
Bascule bridge over Chehalis River on US 101 in Aberdeen
Open to traffic

Chehalis River Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1958
Through truss bridge over Chehalis River on WA 107
Open to traffic

Chesterfield-Brattleboro Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1937; Bypassed in 2003
Steel through arch bridge over Connecticut River on former Hwy 9 in Chesterfield
Open to Pedestrians

Chouteau Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887; converted into vehicular use in 1951; demolished in 2001
Lost three-span Whipple truss bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge in 2001

Cicero Avenue Cal-Sag Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1963
Through truss bridge over Calumet Sag Channel on Cicero Avenue (IL 50) in Chicago
Open to four-lane traffic

Circleville Covered bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Flat Rock River on US Route 52/ SR3
Replaced by new bridge

Clackamas River Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Original bridge built 1893, Current bridge abandoned 1968
Abandoned Warren through truss bridge over Clackamas River on Abandoned Portland Traction Company Rail/Trolley Line
Abandoned

Clarendon Bridge (Monroe County, Arkansas)
Built 1931
Cantilevered through truss bridge over White River on US 79 in Clarendon
Open to traffic

Clark Memorial Bridge (McCracken County, Kentucky)
Built 1931
Three-span through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 60 in Ledbetter
Open to traffic

Clay's Ferry Bridge (Fayette County, Kentucky)
Built 1946 as part of US 25; twin span added 1963 as part of I-75; both spans widened in 1998 to form a single six-lane bridge
Deck truss bridge over the Kentucky River on I-75/US 25/US 421 at Clay's Ferry south of Lexington
Open to six lanes of traffic

Clinch River US 70 Bridge (Roane County, Tennessee)
Built 1929-31; demolished 2006
Lost four-span through truss bridge over Clinch River on US 70/TN 1 in Harriman
No longer exists

Columbus Drive Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1982
Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Columbus Drive in Chicago
Open to traffic

Coquille River Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Decommissioned 1986, Demolished in early 1990's
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Coquille River on OR-42S (Fromerly US 101) in Coquille
Replaced by a removable span bridge in 1986

Corn Creek Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)
Built 1967
Steel arch bridge over Corn Creek on US 12
Open to traffic

Cortright Creek Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)
Built 1983
Arched Pratt deck truss bridge over Cortright Creek on US 12
Open to traffic

Cowlitz River Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1951
Through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on WA 4 in Kelso
Open to traffic

Crooked River Bridge (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built in 1926 by Kuckenberg & Wittman along with Booth & Pomeroy. Taken out of service in 2000 after completion of the Rex T. Barber Bridge.
Steel arch bridge over Crooked River on Former U.S. 97 alignment in Terrebonne
Open to pedestrians

Cumberland River Bridge (Wilson County, Tennessee)
Built 1954
Through truss bridge over Cumberland River on TN 109 in Gallatin
Open to traffic

Cumberland River KY 90 Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built 1951 as a part of the Lake Cumberland Project, Replaced 2005
Deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on KY 90 in Burnside
Replaced by new bridge

Cumberland River TN 45 Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
First bridge built 1928; second bridge built 1967
Pair of through truss bridges over Cumberland River on TN 45 in Nashville
Open to traffic

Cut River Bridge (Mackinac County, Michigan)
Built 1947
Deck truss bridge over Cut River on US 2
Open to traffic

Dandridge Bridge (Jefferson County, Tennessee)
Built 1942-1944; rehabilitated 1962, repair work scheduled March 1, 2010
1 3-span Warren cantilevered through truss bridge with polygonal top chords over French Broad River on State Highway 92 in Dandridge
Open to traffic, scheduled for replacement

Danziger Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1988-89
Vertical lift bridge over the Industrial Canal on US 90 in New Orleans
Open to traffic

Depot Street Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 2006
Through arch bridge over Rogue River on Depot Street in Rogue River
Open to traffic

Des Plaines River I-55 Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1997
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over Des Plaines River on I-55 southwest of Joliet in Channahon
Open to four lanes of traffic

Dickinson Street Kanawha River Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge over Kanawha Blvd., Maccorkle Ave. (WV 61), railroad tracks, Kanawha River on Dickinson Street in Charleston
Open to traffic

Dog Creek Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1956; rehabilitated 1989
Concrete arch bridge over Dog Creek on I-5 in Lakehead-Lakeshore
Open to traffic

Dresden Suspension Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Steel Co.
Suspension bridge over Muskingum River on OH 208 in Dresden
Bypassed and closed to all traffic

Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Opened as a transporter bridge in 1905; reconstructed as a vertical-lift bridge in 1930; rehabilitated 2000
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Duluth Ship Canal on Lake Avenue in Duluth
Open to traffic

Dumbarton Railroad Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1910, last used 1982.
Abandoned baltimore through truss bridge over San Francisco Bay on Railroad
Abandoned

Eagle Canyon Bridge (Emery County, Utah)
Built 1965
Steel arch bridge over Eagle Canyon on Eastbound I-70
Open to traffic

Eagle Point Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1901, subsequent work in 1907, 1922 and 1936, destroyed in 1983
Lost Truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 151/US 61 in Dubuque
Lost

East 34th Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1937
Open-spandrel concrete arch bridge over gulch on East 34th Street in Tacoma
Open to traffic

East 34th Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1947; rehabilitated 2009-10
Open-spandrel arch bridge over State Route 7, Tacoma Rail Line on East 34th Street
Open to traffic

East Pearl River US 90 Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1934
Swing bridge over East Pearl River on US 90
Open to traffic

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