Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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1002 Road Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Pony truss bridge over Mulberry Creek on 1002 Road, southeast of Amoret
Open to one-lane traffic on a dirt road

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

10th Avenue Lincoln Highway Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1915, Closed 1996, Restored 1997-1998
Pony truss bridge over UPRR on N. 10th Avenue in Mount Vernon
Open to pedestrians

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

180th Street Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1999
Pony truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 180th Street
Open to traffic

210th Street Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 2001
Pony truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 210th Street
Open to traffic

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

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

360th Street Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1904
Two-span pony truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 360th Street northwest of Kendallville
Open to one-lane traffic

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

465th Street Bridge (Pocahontas County, Iowa)
Built 1927
Two-span pony truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on CR C-26 (465th Street) east of Rolfe
Open to traffic

485th Avenue Bridge (Palo Alto County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1919; replaced 1999
Lost pony truss bridge over Old Channel West Fork Des Moines River on 485th Avenue just off CR B55, west of Rodman
Replaced by a modern bridge

485th Street Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Pratt pony truss bridge over Tributary of Little Sioux River on private road just off 485th Street
Closed to all traffic

4th Street Bridge (Potter County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated ca. 1970
Pony truss bridge over Allegheny River on 4th Street in Coudersport
Closed to all traffic

8002 Road Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1925
Pony truss bridge over Miami Creek on 8002 Road
Open to traffic

84th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1900
Pony truss bridge over Creek on 84th Street, 1 mi. south of Renner in Mapleton Township
Open to traffic

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

Acorn Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1929; made obsolete by a new bridge in 1965
Pony truss bridge over Ouachita River on CR 109 (Old US 71) near Acorn
Open to traffic

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

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

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

Alexander's Bridge (Catoosa County, Georgia)
Built 1901; rehabilitated 1971
Pony truss bridge over West Chickamauga Creek on Alexander's Bridge Road
Open to Foot and vehicular traffic.

Algoa Railroad Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Deck truss bridge over Moreau Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, along Algoa Road east of Jefferson City
Open to traffic

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

Allen Road Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1956; replaced Summer 2005
Lost pony truss bridge on Allen Road in West Chester Township
Replaced by new bridge

Allendale Road Bridge (McHenry County, Illinois)
Built 1933
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Nippersink Creek on Allendale Road
Open to two-lane traffic

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; replaced 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

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

Anderson River Bridge (Spencer County, Indiana)
Built 1863
Through truss bridge over Anderson River on CR 1475 East
Closed to all traffic

Antioch Bridge (Dade County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910
Pony truss bridge over Turnback Creek on CR 167
Open to one-lane traffic

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

Antonino Road Bridge (Ellis County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1925
Pony truss bridge over Big Creek on Antonino Road, 5.6 mi. south and 0.8 mi. west of Walker
Open to traffic

Apple Road Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Built 1925
Pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on Apple Road (CR 50)
Open to traffic

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 CO 291 Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built or reconstructed in 1959
Pony truss bridge over Arkansas River on CO 291 north of Salida
Open to two-lane traffic on a state highway

Arkansas River CR 175 Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1994
Pony truss bridge over Arkansas River on Spiral Drive (CR 175) north of Salida
Open to two-lane traffic on a paved road

Arkansas River CR 371 Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built in 1998, replacing a concrete bridge built in 1965
Pony truss bridge over Arkansas River on CR 371 between Buena Vista and Granite
Open to two-lane traffic on a gravel road

Arkansas River Midland Railroad Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Lost railroad bridge over Arkansas River just off US 24 near Clear Creek Reservoir
Structure removed except for stone piers

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

Armstrong Railroad Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Deck truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad just west of Armstrong in Armstrong
Current status unknown

Arrow Rock Kingpost Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Relocated Kingpost pony truss bridge at Soldier Lake in Arrow Rock State Historic Site
Open to pedestrians only

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

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

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

Auburn-Forest Hill Bridge (Placer County, California)
Built 1972
Deck truss bridge over North Fork American River on Auburn-Forest Hill Road in North Auburn
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

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

Auxvasse Creek Old US 54 Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1993
Two-span deck truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on Old US 54 between Auxvasse and Kingdom City
Open to two-lane traffic

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 Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over the B&O railroad tracks on TR 92, 0.5 mi. west of Bridgeport
Open to 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

Bahner Quarry Road Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Built 1908
Pony truss bridge over Willow Creek on Bahner Quarry Road southeast of Tipton
Open to one-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit

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 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

Baptist Ford Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1930; made obsolete by new bridge in 1963
Three-span pony truss bridge over West Fork White River on CR 1194 (Old US 71) in Greenland
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

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

Baseline Bridge (Adams County, Colorado)
Built 1926 by the Levy Construction Co.; replaced 1989
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over South Platte River on 168th Avenue (Baseline Road) in Brighton
Replaced by modern bridge

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

Bay Road Bridge (Pope County, Illinois)
Built or relocated here in 1977
Pony truss bridge over Bay Creek on Bay Road (TR 137), 2.5 mi. west of Homberg
Open to two-lane traffic

Bayou Bartholomew AR 11 Bridge (Lincoln County, Arkansas)
Lost pony truss bridge over Bayou Bartholomew on AR 11 east of Star City
Replaced by a new bridge in 1954

Bayou Bartholomew US 82 Bridge (Ashley County, Arkansas)
Built 1937 by S.M. Dixon, Contractor; replaced 2003
Lost pony truss bridge over Bayou Bartholomew on US 82
No longer exists

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 AR 160 Bridge (Union County, Arkansas)
Built 1961; replaced 2005
Lost pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on AR 160
No longer exists

Bear Creek AR 7 Bridge (Perry County, Arkansas)
Built 1933
Two-span pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on AR 7
Open to 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

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 Creek Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1923
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on CR 120 (formerly CO 120) in Penrose
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Route AF Bridge (Wright County, Missouri)
Built 1958
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Route AF
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Route H Bridge (Wright County, Missouri)
Built 1961
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Route H
Open to traffic

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

Bee Creek CR 857 Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910
Pony truss bridge over Bee Creek on CR 857
Open to one-lane traffic

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