Historic Bridges of the U.S.

There are 5,620 bridges in this category · Only showing 2,127 bridges with photos
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100th Street Bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)
Built 1895 by the King Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 100th Street between Humboldt and Algona
Probably open to traffic

110th Street Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1911 by the Iowa Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 110th Street
Open to one-lane traffic

145th Avenue Bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)
Built 1900; replaced by new bridge in 1997
Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 145th Avenue (CH C12)
Open to pedestrians only

2211 Road Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1988
Through truss bridge over Miami Creek on 2211 Road, southwest of Butler
Open to traffic

244th Avenue Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1924
Two-span through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 244th Avenue, east of Bluffton
Open to one-lane traffic

25-E French Broad River Bridge (Jefferson County, Tennessee)
Unique cantilevered through truss bridge over French Broad River (Douglass Lake) on U.S. 25-E

295th Street Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on 295th Street at Wilkinson Pioneer Park
Open to pedestrians only

351st Road Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Maries Des Cygnes River on 351st Road
Abandoned

410th Street Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built 1897 by W.W. Allen; replaced 2001
Lost through truss bridge over Floyd River on 410th Street southwest of Hospers
Replaced by a modern bridge

Academia Covered Bridge (Juniata County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902 by James M. Groniger
Covered bridge over Tuscarora Creek southeast of Academia
Open to pedestrians only

Achmun Creek Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1920
Through truss bridge over Achmun Creek on Mickles Switch Road (CR 49/Old AR 10) northwest of Ola
Open to one-lane traffic

Ackley Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Originally crossed between Greene and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania (38-30-41x). Dismantled and moved to Dearborn in November 1937.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over pond in Dearborn

Adairs Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1864; damaged by flooding in 1919
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3008
Open to traffic

Adams Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Ohio)
Built 1875
Covered bridge over San Toy Creek on San Toy Road south of Portersville
Open to pedestrians only

Adams Mill Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1872 by the Wheelock Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Three-span covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on CR 50 East
Open to traffic

Adams Street Bridge (Mason County, Illinois)
lost 3 span Pratt Through Truss Bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Illinois River in Havana
Replaced by new bridge

Aden Road Bridge (Prince William County, Virginia)
Built 1882
Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in Nokesville
Open to traffic

Aiken Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1883 by the Corrugated Metal Co. (Berlin Iron Bridge Co.)
Five-span through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Aiken Street in Lowell
Open to traffic

Airport Highway Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built 1938
Pennsylvania-Petit (Pratt)Truss bridge over South Holston River on State Highway 75
Open to traffic, but scheduled to be torn down when replacement bridge is built

Airtight Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1914 by the Decatur Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 275, northeast of Charleston, 3 mi. northwest of Ashmore
Open to traffic

Albany Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on CR 800 East
Open to traffic

Albert Lea Viaduct (Freeborn County, Minnesota)
Built 1934 by A. Guthrie & Co. of Minneapolis; replaced 2001
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks on MN 13 in Albert Lea
Replaced by modern bridge

Aline Covered Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884
Covered bridge over North Branch Mahantango Creek in Meiserville
Open to pedestrians only

Allen Street Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1970, Replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Replaced by a new bridge in 2000

Allenville Covered Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built soon after the Civil War to replace an earlier structure. Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm during the morning of Nov. 2, 1945.
Lost covered bridge over Old Channel Whitewater River near Allenville
Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm

Allenville Railroad Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1918 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corp.
Through truss railroad bridge over the Diversion Channel between Allenville and Delta on the Belmont Branch, Iron Mountain Railroad
No longer in use

Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1928; closed for major repairs in 1959 and 1975; permently 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
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

American Mill Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1886 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1985
Lost through truss bridge over Center Creek on CR 110 southeast of Carthage
Replaced by a modern bridge

Amite River US 190 Bridge (Livingston Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1932
Through truss bridge over Amite River on Westbound US 190 at Denham Springs
Open to traffic

Anderson Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Through truss bridge over Rock River on 250th Street north of Doon
Open to traffic

Androscoggin River Railroad Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on MCRR in Brunswick
Open to traffic

Antelope Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Relocated 1987
Queenpost through truss bridge over Little Butte Creek on Pedestrian Path in Eagle Point
Open to pedestrians

Antoine Bridge (Pike County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Antoine River on AR 26 near Antoine
Replaced in 1953 by a new bridge

Aquilla Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Derelict through truss bridge over Castor River east of Aquilla at end of CR 535
Abandoned with missing deck, accessible by county road from both sides

Archey Fork US 65 Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Archey Fork on US 65 in Clinton
Replaced by a concrete bridge in 1964

Arkadelphia Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Originally built 1933 over Caddo River; relocated 1960 to replace the previous bridge
Through truss bridge over Ouachita River at Arkadelphia carrying AR 7, AR 8, and AR 51
Open to traffic

Arkadelphia Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Two-span through truss railroad bridge over Ouachita River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Arkadelphia
Open to traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Osage County, Oklahoma)
Built 1928
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on 5740C in Blackburn
Open to traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on old alignment of OK 16 in Muskogee
Closed to all traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Pawnee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1935
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on OK 18 in Ralston
Open to traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Pawnee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1927
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on 5902C
Open to traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Wagoner County, Oklahoma)
Originally had 10 through trusses, one must have been damaged, and it has been replaced with a stringer span. This is on the far side, not visible in photos.
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Old OK 104
Closed to all traffic

Arkansas River Railroad Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1891, removed circa 1969-70.
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River for Railroad and at one time Wagon traffic in Ft. Smith. It was removed due to the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas river navigation project.
Lost

Arkansas Road Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Robb Creek on Arkansas Road in Hazleton
Open to traffic

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

Armstrong Covered Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built 1849; relocated 1966
Covered bridge over an unnamed creek at the City Park in Cambridge
Open to pedestrians only

Armstrong Gravel Pit Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Built 1899 by A.H. Austin in Kossuth County; relocated here in the 1940s to serve a gravel pit; abandoned 1971
Derelict through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River northwest of Armstrong
Abandoned, with deck partially destroyed

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Construction started 1909 and opened to traffic on December 28, 1911
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Ash Creek Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1931; replaced 2008.
Lost through truss bridge over Ash Creek on US 64
Bridge has been replaced.

Ashburn Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Salt River on CR 115
Abandoned with deck removed

Asheville Highway French Broad Bridge #1 (Cocke County, Tennessee)
Built 1932
Four-span through truss bridge over French Broad River on U.S. 25-70 at Bridgeport (State Highway 9). Scheduled to be replaced by concrete deck bridge being built beside it
Open to traffic, but scheduled to be replaced

Astoria-Megler Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1966
Through truss bridge over Columbia River on US 101 in Astoria
Open to traffic

Astronaut David Wolf Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1980, and 2008
Through truss bridge over White River on 82nd Street in Indianapolis
Open to traffic

Asylum Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)
Built 1905 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Reverse Parker through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River on 1st Street in Osawatomie
Closed to all traffic

Atchison Railroad Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1900
Through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the Union Pacific railroad at Atchison
Open to traffic

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Pratt Truss Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad on Pine Street
Open to pedestrians

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Bridge (Wilson County, Kansas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Fall River on Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in Fredonia
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

Austin Bridge (Neosho County, Kansas)
Built 1872 by the King Iron Bridge Co. Moved downstream ca. 1910. Relocated to Sante Fe Park in Chanute, Kansas.
Bowstring through truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

Auxvasse Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
This bridge is very similar to the nearby Middle River Bridge, which was built 1926 by the American Bridge Company
Through truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Avert Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Derelict through truss bridge over Castor River parallel to CR 512 near Avert
Abandoned with missing deck and surrounded by undergrowth, replaced by culvert

B&O Railroad Benwood Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built 1870
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Benwood

Babb's Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1843; Destroyed in arson fire, 1973; Replaced by an exact replica, 1976
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Presumpscot River on Hurricane Road in South Windham
Replaced by new bridge

Babylon Bend Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built 1890
Through truss bridge over Spoon River on Babylon Road (TR 123)
Closed to all traffic

Backbone Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Backbone Road
Derelict with deck missing

Bacon Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Damaged by flooding in September 1905 and rebuilt 1906 by the Interstate Bridge Co. of Kansas City. Replaced 1987.
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on Bacon Bridge Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Bahia Honda Rail Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Built 1912, converted to highway use in 1938
Railroad through truss bridge over Bahia Honda Channel
Closed to all traffic

Baker's Camp Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1901; rehabilitated 1989
Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 650N
Open to traffic

Bald Eagle Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1982
Through truss bridge over Bald Eagle Creek on PA 150 in Flemington
Open to traffic

Baldwin Railroad Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Through truss railroad bridge over the Kaskaskia River on the CNRR west of Baldwin next to IL 154
Open to traffic

Ballard Creek Bridge (Adair County, Oklahoma)
Built 1929
Through truss bridge over Ballard Creek on N4740 Rd. in Watts
Closed to all traffic

Ballard Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1883 by J.C. Brown
Covered bridge over North Fork Caesars Creek on Ballard Road (TR 6)
Open to traffic

Bankhead Avenue Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built 1912
Through truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Bankhead Avenue in Atlanta
Closed to all traffic

Banks Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889
Covered bridge over Neshannock Creek on TR 476, southwest of New Wilmington
Open to traffic

Barber Bridge (Golden Valley County, Montana)
Built 1911 by the Security Bridge Co.; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Musselshell River on CR 201
Replaced by new bridge

Bardwell's Ferry Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1882 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over Deerfield River on Bardwell's Ferry Road in Conway
Open to traffic

Baring Cross Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Originally completed Dec. 21, 1873; destroyed by flooding on April 3, 1927; rebuilt 1929
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Ohio)
Built 1872 NE of Chesterhill, now abandoned.
Abandoned multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on TR21 (dead end)
Abandoned

Barrackville Covered Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Built in 1853 by Eli & Lemuel Chenoweth; Bypassed 1987
Burr arch-truss bridge over Finch's Run on CH 21
Open to pedestrians

Barren Fork Creek Bridge (Cherokee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1946
Through truss bridge over Barren Fork Creek on OK 51 near Eldon
Open to traffic

Bates County Road 460 Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over a drainage ditch on CR 460 (New Home Road)
Closed to all traffic

Batesville Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
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

Baumgardner Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Bay Covered Bridge (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1876; relocated 1966
Covered bridge over a pond in the Junior Fairgrounds at MacArthur
Open to pedestrians only

Bay Creek Covered Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Lost covered bridge over Bay Creek between Pittsfield and Detroit on what is now IL 106
No longer exists

Bayou Manard Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
This bridge is on a dead end county road that extends a bit of distance beyond the bridge. It almost looks like a private road, but it is mapped as a county road.
Pratt through truss bridge over Bayou Manard on D4390 near Ft. Gibson.
Open to traffic

Bayou Pierre MS 18 Bridge (Copiah County, Mississippi)
Built ca. 1940
Through truss bridge over Bayou Pierre on MS 18
Open to traffic

Bazaar Bridge (Chase County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1910
Through truss bridge over South Fork Cottonwood River, 0.4 mi. south of Bazaar
Open to traffic

Bean Blossom Covered Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)
Built 1880 by Joseph Basley
Covered bridge over Bean Blossom Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Cedar County, Missouri)
Built 1917 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1988
Through truss bridge over Bear Creek on CR 1620
Open to one-lane traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Lincoln County, Oklahoma)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over Bear Creek on E0880
Open to traffic

Bear River City (Box Elder County, Utah)
Built 1889, Replaced 1999 but not removed.
Lost Through truss bridge over Bear River on County Road in Bear River City
Replaced by new bridge

Bearden's Mill Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Abandoned parker through truss bridge over Elk River on an abandoned section of River Road about 50 yards east of the intersection of River Rd. and William Battle Blvd. in Fayetteville
Abandoned

Beardstown Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over the Illinois River on US 67/IL 100 at Beardstown
Open to two-lane traffic

Beaver Railroad Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Abandoned through truss railroad bridge over White River at Beaver
Derelict with entire deck removed

Beech Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over Beech Creek on PA 150 in Beech Creek
Open to traffic

Beech Fork Covered Bridge (Washington County, Kentucky)
Built 1865 by Cornelius Barnes; made obsolete by new bridge in 1977; rehabilitated 1982
Two-span covered bridge over Beech Fork River on KY 458
Open to pedestrians only

Beehunter Ditch Bridge (Greene County, Indiana)
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1996
Through truss bridge over Beehunter Ditch on CR 1000 West
Open to traffic

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