Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Through truss

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Rob Roy Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad northeast of Pine Bluff
Open to railroad traffic

Rob Roy Covered Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1925
Covered bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 800N
Open to traffic

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

Roberts Covered Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)
Built 1829 by Orlistus Roberts on Old Camden Road; damaged by arson 1986; relocated and restored 1991
Covered bridge over Seven Mile Creek in Eaton
Open to traffic

Rocheport I-70 Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1993
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Missouri River and Katy trail on I-70 west of Columbia and south of Rocheport
Open to four lanes of traffic

Rock Church Road Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Built or relocated in 1936
Two-span through truss bridge over Big Creek on N. Rock Church Road east of MO 47
Open to one-lane traffic

Rock Creek Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Through truss bridge over Rock Creek on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe (ATSF) Railroad
Open to traffic

Rock Cut Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Replaced ca. 1930
Lost bowstring truss bridge over North River somewhere near Palmyra
No longer exists

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

Rock Island Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1899 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad; lift span added 1972
Closed vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock at the Clinton Presidential Library
Awaiting rehabilitation to reopen for pedestrian traffic

Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1897 by the Union Bridge Co.
Abandoned through truss bridge over Rock River on the discontinued Illinois Central Railroad at Rock Rapids
Still standing, but rails removed

Rock River Bridge (Rock County, Minnesota)
Built 1916
Through truss bridge over Rock River on a local road southeast of Hardwick
Open to one-lane traffic

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

Rogers Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Originally bridged Milton and Gwinnett counties. Gwinnett Bicycle User Group is persuading Gwinnett County to convert the old Rogers Bridge over the Chattahoochee River to a bike and pedestrian bridge (1999).
Abandoned through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on former Rogers Bridge Road (now carries a pipeline) in Johns Creek
Abandoned

Rogers Street Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)
Built 1889 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company Canton Ohio . Rehabilitated 2004.
Pratt through truss bridge on Rogers Street over Waxahachie Creek in Waxahachie
Open to pedestrians

Rogue's Ford Bridge (Rabun County, Georgia)
Lost through truss bridge over the Chattooga River, next to US 76
Removed

Rolling Fork KY 289 Bridge (Marion County, Kentucky)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1972
Through truss bridge over Rolling Fork on KY 289
Open to traffic

Rolling Stone Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1915 by J.A. Britton
Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 800 North
Open to traffic

Rollins Ferry Bridge (Osage County, Missouri)
Most likely replaced by a state highway bridge in the 1930's when MO 89 was constructed. The current bridge here was built 1964.
Lost three-span through truss over Gasconade River where MO 89 now crosses, east of Rich Fountain
No longer exists

Rome Bridge (Douglas County, Missouri)
Built 1913
Two-span through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on CR 76-436 at Rome, beyond the end of Route A
Open to traffic with a 16 ton weight limit

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

Root Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Rolla Merydith; rehabilitated 2001
Covered bridge over South Branch Wolf Creek on CR 6
Open to pedestrians only

Root River MN 250 Bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Originally built 1931 in Rochester; relocated here in 1960 to replace a similar bridge that had collapsed
Through truss bridge over Root River on MN 250 north of Lanesboro
Open to traffic

Root Road Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1983
Two-span covered bridge over West Branch Ashtabula River on Root Road
Open to traffic

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

Rose Point Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1935
Through truss bridge over Slippery Rock Creek on Old US 422
Closed to all traffic

Rosehill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1849
Covered bridge over Cocalico Creek on Log Cabin Road
Open to traffic

Roseman Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1883; rehabilitated 1992
Covered bridge over Middle River next to CR G47
Open to pedestrians only

Roseville Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1910 by J.L. Van Fossen; rehabilitated 1977
Two-span covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR S325W
Open to traffic

Rossville Railroad Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Through truss bridge over Cross Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad at Rossville
Open to traffic

Rothrock Mill Bridge (Crawford County, Indiana)
Built 1915
Through truss bridge over Blue River on CR 120 South
Closed to all traffic

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

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

Rulo Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)
Built 1938
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on US 159 at Rulo
Open to traffic

Rulo Railroad Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)
Built 1887; truss sections replaced with new trusses in 1977 but retaining original piers
Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railroad in Rulo
Open to traffic

Rupert Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1847; rehabilitated 2000
Covered bridge over Fishing Creek on TR 409 in Bloomsburg
Open to traffic

Rush Creek Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1904 by W.M. Hendricks; rehabilitated 1977
Covered bridge over West Fork Rush Creek on CR W900N
Open to traffic

Rutherford Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek east of Englewood Road, beyond the end of Route H
Closed to automobile traffic and retrofitted for pedestrian use

Ryegate Bridge (Golden Valley County, Montana)
Built 1911; rehabilitated 1994
Through truss bridge over Musselshell River on Buffalo Trail (CR 217)
Open to traffic

Saddle Barn Road Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1988
Through truss bridge over Leatherwood Creek on Saddle Barn Road in Bedford
Open to traffic

Salamonie River Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Built 1905
Through truss bridge over Salamonie River on CR 900 South
Open to traffic

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 Creek MO 17 Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Built 1925
Through truss bridge over Saline Creek on MO 17, northeast of Tuscumbia
Open to two-lane traffic

Saline Creek Railroad Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Through truss railroad bridge over Saline Creek parallel to US 61 north of St. Mary
Still in use

Saline Creek US 61 Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Built 1925; replaced Aug. 2004
Lost through truss bridge over Saline Creek on US 61 north of St. Mary
Replaced by a new bridge

Saline River AR 24 Bridge (Sevier County, Arkansas)
Built 1929 by contractor Reynolds & Sutton; replaced 1991
Lost through truss over Saline River on AR 24 (later renamed US 371)
Replaced by a new bridge

Saline River US 63 Bridge (Bradley County, Arkansas)
Built 1929 by the Lakeside Bridge & Steel Company; replaced 1991
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Saline River on US 63 (formerly AR 15)
Replaced by a prestressed concrete bridge

Saline River US 79 Bridge (Cleveland County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1956
Lost through truss bridge over Saline River on AR 3 (later US 79) south of Rison
Replaced by a new bridge

Salladasburg Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1993
Through truss bridge over Larrys Creek on PA 287 in Salladasburg
Open to two-lane traffic

Salt Creek Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Salt Creek on CR 10 South
Closed to all traffic

Salt Creek Old IN 450 Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1901
Through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Old IN 450
Closed to all traffic

Salt Fork Bowstring Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1875
Bowstring through truss bridge over Salt Fork on CR 225
Open to traffic

Salt River Covered Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built during the 1850's
Lost two-span covered bridge over Salt River north of New London on the Hannibal-New London Toll Road
No longer standing

Salt River KY 55 Bridge (Spencer County, Kentucky)
Built 1932
Through truss bridge over Salt River on KY 55 in Taylorsville
Open to traffic

Sam Eckman Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Covered bridge over Little Fishing Creek on Covered Bridge Road, north of Sereno
Open to traffic

Sand Creek Bridge (Washington County, Oklahoma)
Built 1913
Through truss bridge over Sand Creek in Bartlesville
Closed to traffic

Sand Creek Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1890
Through truss bridge over Sand Creek on CR 250 West
Open to traffic

Sand Creek IN 3 Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1982
Through truss bridge over Sand Creek on IN 3
Open to traffic

Sand Creek US 31 Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over Sand Creek on US 31
Open to traffic

Sandy Creek Covered Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1872 by the House Springs, Big River Valley Macadamized and Gravel Road Co. at a cost of $2,000
Covered bridge over Sandy Creek on Lemay Ferry Road north of Hillsboro
Open to pedestrians only

Sandy Creek MO 79 Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Through truss bridge over Sandy Creek on MO 79 near Foley
Open to traffic

Sangamon River Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1950
Two-span through truss bridge over Sangamon River on TR 171, 2.0 mi. east of Clear Lake
Open to traffic

Santa Clara River Railroad bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built in 1898 to connect Ventura and Saugus mainly for agricultural freight.
Through truss bridge over Santa Clara River on railroad in Santa Clarita
Closed to railroad traffic, popular jogging path

Santa Fe Avenue Bridge (Pueblo County, Colorado)
Built 1924 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on eastbound US 50 (Santa Fe Avenue) in Pueblo
Open to two lanes of traffic

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

Sappington Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1904; demolished Mar. 21, 2002; new concrete bridge completed Dec. 2002.
Lost through truss bridge over Meramec River southeast of Sullivan beyond the end of Route D
No longer exists

Satank Bridge (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1900 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.
Wooden through truss over Roaring Fork River on CR 106 near Carbondale
Closed to all traffic

Saville Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903
Covered bridge over Buffalo Creek on PA 4001
Open to traffic

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

Schell City Bridge (Vernon County, Missouri)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Osage River on Rockville Road/Old River Road north of Schell City
Closed to all traffic

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

Scioto River CR 4 Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by the Oregonia Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1983
Through truss bridge over Scioto River on CR 4
Open to traffic

Scioto-Darby Road Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built 1910 by the The Oregonia Bridge Co., Lebanon, Oh.; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on Scioto-Darby Road (CR 22)
Open to traffic

Scipio Covered Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1886; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Sand Creek on CR 575W
Open to traffic

Scottsboro Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built 1930
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Tennessee River on AL 35 at Scottsboro
Open to traffic

Searcy Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Lost swing through truss bridge over Little Red River on US 67W (now Davis Road, CR 76)
No longer exists

Second Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1894-96, replacing the first Boonville bridge, but reusing the substructure. Replaced by the third and current Boonville bridge in 1932 on a slightly different
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge

Second Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1917 to replace First Hannibal Bridge; auto deck abandoned 1956
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Covered bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Seigrist Road
Open to traffic

Selby Avenue Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1890; modified 1960; closed to trafic in 1989; replaced 1993
Lost skewed through truss bridge over the Soo Line Railroad and Ayd Mill Road on Selby Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

SEMO Port Railroad Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over the Diversion Channel on the SEMO Port Railroad south of Cape Girardeau
Open to railroad traffic

Seneca Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Through truss pedestrian bridge over Lost Creek in Seneca along MO 43
Open to pedestrians only

Seneca Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1986
Four-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 170 at Seneca
Open to two-lane traffic

Service Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1922 by the King Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on a service road within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Open to authorized National Park vehicles only

Settles Bridge (Forsyth County, Georgia)
Built 1896; abandoned 1950's
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on former Settles Bridge Road
Abandoned

Severn Creek KY 355 Bridge (Owen County, Kentucky)
Built 1942
Through truss bridge over Severn Creek on KY 355
Open to traffic

Shackelford Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1913
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on Shackelford Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Shaw Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over Saline River on Grand Avenue (CR 27) south of Benton
Replaced by a new bridge

Shaw Road Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1954
Two-span through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Shaw Road
Open to traffic

Shawnee Ford Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge over Bourbeuse River on Shawnee Ford Road beyond the end of Route AN
Open to one-lane traffic with a 19 ton weight limit

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

Shell Rock River Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Built 1927; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on a local road
No longer exists

Shell Rock River Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1950
Through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on a local road
Open to traffic

Shenk's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1855; rehabilitated 1977
Covered bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Erisnan Road
Open to traffic

Shieldstown Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1876 by J.J. Daniels
Covered bridge over East Fork White River
Open to pedestrians only

Shinn Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1886 by E.B. Henderson; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over West Branch Wolf Creek on Palmer Road (TR 447)
Unknown status

Shirley AR 9 Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River on AR 9 at Shirley
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

Shirley Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1910 as a railroad bridge; rehabilitated 1988
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River on River Road (CR 125) just outside of Shirley in Shirley
Open to one-lane traffic

Shoemaker Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Covered bridge over West Branch Run on Shoemaker Bridge Road (PA 4027)
Open to pedestrians only

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