Vertical Endposts

View Exhibit map

3rd Street Bridge (South) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1870; destroyed in 1913 flood
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River (South Channel) on Third Street
Destroyed by flooding

AL&R - Cedar Creek Bridge (Monroe County, Iowa)
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Albia Light & Railway Co.
Removed but not replaced

Amsterdam Bridge (1876) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1876; One Post truss span washed away by flooding 1913; Replacement timber trestle span washed away 1914; Replaced 1916
Lost Post through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

ARRC - Puente de Cambalache (Arecibo, Puerto Rico)
Built 1893
Whipple through truss bridge over Río Grande de Arecibo on Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico
Abandoned

B&A - Springfield Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1873
Lost lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Boston & Albany Railroad


Bear Creek Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Pony truss bridge on Formerly 170 Ave
Open to authorized vehicles only on a Level C Private Road

Benton Street Bridge (1903) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1903; replaced 1949
Lost 2-span Parker Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Benton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

BO - Muskingum River Bollman Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1855
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Railroad (B&O)
Replaced by a new bridge

Branch Grand River Bridge (Adair County, Iowa)
Built 1961; rehabilitated 2001
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Grand River on Trenton Avenue
Open to traffic

Branch North Blackbird Creek Bridge (Putnam County, Missouri)
Built 1915
Pony truss bridge over a branch of North Blackbird Creek on CR 386
Open to traffic

Branch Sandy Creek Bridge (Putnam County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1925
Bedstead pony truss bridge over a branch of Sandy Creek on Calamint Trail (CR 165)
Open to traffic

Brick Kingdom Path - E.M. & Sons Bridge (Orleans County, Vermont)
Built 1921 by Berlin Construction Co.on Town Highway 62; Reloacted 2000
Warren pony truss bridge over the Willoughby Brook on Brick Kingdom Footpath
Intact but closed to all traffic

Bridgeport Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1893 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1987 with load-bearing Bailey truss installed over the deck
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Ohio River Back Channel on US 40 between Bridgeport and Wheeling Island
Demolished, years after being bypassed by a new US 40/US 250 bridge

CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge

CNW - De Pere Swing Bridge (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Pony Trusses Built 1892, Through Trusses Brought in 1902, Swing Span Built 1904
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Fox River on Former Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Removed but not replaced

Columbia Turnpike Boston & Albany Overpass (Rensselaer County, New York)
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Boston & Albany Railroad on Columbia Turnpike
Replaced by a new bridge

D&H - Erie Canal Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Replaced ca. 1905
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Delaware & Hudson Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Davidson River Bridge (Transylvania County, North Carolina)
Built 1935
Pony truss bridge over Davidson River on FDR 474
Open to Pedestrians Only

Dorrington Road Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Co.; demolished 2009
Lost pony truss bridge over Robinson Run on Dorrington Road
Demolished to make way for replacement bridge

EL - Newtown Creek Bridge (Chemung County, New York)
Through truss bridge over Newtown Creek on former Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
Open to pedestrians

Ellis Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Originally built as a four-span Whipple deck truss; one Whipple span later raised and turned into a through truss to provide clearance for boats; other three Whipple deck trusses wrecked in 1913 flood and replaced by Warren through truss spans
Whipple and Warren through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Florida Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Deerfield River on River Road in Florida
Replaced by new bridge

GC&C - Wills Creek Bridge (Old) (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1880; Destroyed by flooding & replaced 1936
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Wills Creek on George's Creek & Cumberland Railroad
Destroyed by flooding & replaced

Geneva Creek Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Relocated here in 1951 as part of the Hetzler Dairy company.
Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Geneva Creek on Path
Open to authorized vehicles only

Glen Falls Iron Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1890; Destroyed by flooding 1913; Replaced 1915
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Hudson River on Glens Street
Destroyed by flooding

Government Bridge (1872) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1895
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge because of an icy flood storm

Graveyard Ford Bridge (Shelby County, Missouri)
Built 1908 by the Michelmann Steel Construction Co.
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Black Creek on CR 342
Replaced and moved to dry ground, hopefully for reuse.

Greenbush Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1882; opened January 24, 1882; replaced 1933; demolished 1935 or later
Lost Through truss bridge over Hudson River on US20/US9
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Argyle South Bridge (Lafayette County, Wisconsin)
Line opened 1888; Service ended 1942; Likely scrapped for war effort
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Buffalo Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1868, Relocated Here Date Unknown; Replaced 1924
Lost Linville variant Whipple through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Railroad (IC)
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Cedar River Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1868, Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge with vertical endposts over Cedar River in Janesville
Replaced

IC - Central City Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Replaced 1924
Lost Linville variant Whipple through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad (IC)
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Pecatonica River Bridge (Green County, Wisconsin)
Built originally ca. 1868, Relocated here ca. 1900; Destroyed by flooding-caused abutment failure on February 19, 1911
Lost Linville variant Whipple through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on Illinois Central Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

Indiana Avenue Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1914; Replaced 1977
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Little Calumet River on Indiana Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

John Bright No. 1 Iron Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Originally built ca. 1884 by the Hocking Valley Bridge Works over Poplar Creek on Havenport Road near Carroll.
Wrought-iron through truss bridge relocated to the Ohio University-Lancaster campus in 1999.
Open to pedestrians only

KCS/UP Overpass (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Lost either late 2001, or early 2002
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad & Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on Kansas City Southern Railway
Removed

Kiwanis Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1895, relocated here at an unknown date, converted to pedestrian use by the Kiwanis Club
Two-span through truss bridge over Rock River on Kiwians Trail
Open to pedestrians only

LAL - Cohocton River Bridge 287.44 (Steuben County, New York)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Cohocton River on Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad
Open to traffic

Lincoln Highway Overpass (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1928, Replaced 1971
Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Railroad (CNW) on US30
Replaced by a new bridge

Loch Raven Reservoir Bridge (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1994
Three-span through truss bridge over Loch Raven Reservoir / Gunpowder Falls on Warren Road (old MD 143)
Open to traffic

Long Shoals Bridge (Bourbon County, Kansas)
Built 1902 by the Midland Bridge Co.
Bypassed through truss bridge over Little Osage River on 265th Street
Closed to all traffic

Lowell Street Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over New York Central RR on Lowell Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Löwenbräu Footbridge (Suffolk County, New York)
Built 1959; Collapsed 1981
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Bridgehampton Race Circuit on Footpath
Collapsed

Main Street Bridge (1870) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1870; Re-decked 1882; Condemned 1892 but not replaced until 1909.
Lost Truesdell through truss bridge over Cedar River on Main Street in Charles City.
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (1871) (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1871; Replaced 1903. Parts reused over Wolf Creek
Lost Inverted Bowstring through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

McConnelsville-Malta Bridge (1913) (Morgan County, Ohio)
Built 1913 by the Oregonia Bridge Co. of Lebanon, Oh.; rehabilitated 1991
Parker through truss swing bridge over Muskingum River on County Road 203 in McConnelsville
Open to traffic

Mead Avenue Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871; additional trusses added 1912
Two-span Whipple through truss bridge over French Creek on Mead Avenue in Meadville
In storage or disassembled

MKT - Paris Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1873
Lost Post through truss bridge over Middle Fork Salt River on MK&T RR
Replaced by a new bridge

MNCW - Main/Washington Street Overpass (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built in 1895 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Pratt through truss bridge with vertical endposts and a 45° skew over Main/Washinton Streets on MetroNorth RR


Morris Road Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1935
Pony truss bridge over Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks on TR 653
Removed but not replaced

MRL - Bitterroot River Bridge #3 (Ravalli County, Montana)
Built 1950 using secondhand spans
Pony truss bridge over Bitterroot River on Montana Rail Link
Open to traffic

New Hampton Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1868 by the Cowin Iron Works for the Pennsylvania Railroad; rehabilitated 1991
Iron pony truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Rymon Road
Closed to traffic

NH - Devon Bridge (1871) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1871; replaced 1884
Lost cast iron, vertical endpost, 5 span + draw, Whipple through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Upper Bridge (1870) (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1870; Replaced 1901
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Hudson River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old North End Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1877; Replaced 1924
Lost Triple-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road & Streetcar Line
Replaced by a new bridge

Onion Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Built 1911 by the Western Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Onion Creek on County Road 4500 west of Coffeyville
Bypassed with a new bridge and abandoned

Oswegatchie Trail Road Bridge (Pre 1909) (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Oswegatchie River on Oswegatchie Trail Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Private Farm Bridge off Pleasant Valley Road (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Abandoned bridge over Moore's Creek on Private Farm Road
Derelict/abandoned

Puente Arenas (Cayey, Puerto Rico)
Built 1893; bypassed by new bridge in 2004
Eiffel through truss bridge over Río de La Plata on PR 735
Abandoned

Pulp Mill Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built circa 1868; Bypassed 1921
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge
Derelict/abandoned

PW - Triad Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Through truss bridge over Blackstone River on P&W Providence Main
Open to traffic

Red Cedar State Trail - Dunnville Bottoms Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Large Span built 1885, Deck Girders Built 1881; Pratt Span 1886; Assembled here at varying dates
Through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians

RI - 3rd Street Overpass (1872) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Replaced 1896
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over 3rd Street on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Riverside Avenue Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1871 as part of a six-span bridge over the Housatonic River; relocated here 1895; reconstructed 1989
Whipple through truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Metro North Railroad) on Riverside Avenue
Open to traffic

Riverside Park Pedestrian Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built ca. 1920; Closed 2003; Dismantled and rehabilitated 2012-13; Reopened 2014; Trail reconstruction completed September 2020
Arched Warren pony truss bridge over Charles River on Pony Truss Trail in Newton.


RJCL - Tuscarawas River Bridge (Massillon) (Stark County, Ohio)
Building started in 1941, stopped due to WW2, completed in later 1946, opened in 1947.
Through truss bridge over Tuscarawas River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Rocky Branch Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1984; replaced May 2005
Lost pony truss bridge over Rocky Branch on CR 4004 just west of Route BB
Replaced by a new bridge

Salt Creek OH 56 Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1985
Pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on OH 56
Replaced by a new bridge

SE 8th Street Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built 1923
Pony truss bridge over No Creek on SE 8th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

SOO - Camden Place Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built ca. 1886; Replaced 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Three Rivers Heritage Trail - Herr's Island Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903; converted for pedestrian use in 1999
Through truss bridge over the Allegheny River Back Channel on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Converted to pedestrian use in 1999

Twenty-First Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1892 by the City of St. Louis. Closed to traffic in 1976 and demolished after 1984
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the railroad tracks on 21st Street south of Highway 40
Demolished but never replaced

U&MV - Herkimer Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Built 1902; Abandoned 1933
Closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge over West Canada Creek on Trolley Tracks
Abandoned

Union Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Lost Through truss bridge over Pemigewasset River on US 3
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - Osage City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad over Osage River at Osage City
Open to traffic

West Main Street Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1870 by the Cowin Iron Works
Two-span iron pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on W. Main Street in Clinton
Open to one-way traffic

Winthrop Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1902; reinforced 1903; rehabilitated 1958; replaced 2015
Pratt pony truss bridge over MBTA Eastern Route on Revere Beach Parkway (MA 145)/Winthrop Street
Replaced by a bolted Parker pony truss

WM - State Line Bridge (Allegany County, Maryland)
Lost Through truss bridge over Rt. 40, Will's Creek, C&P Eckhart Branch, and the B&O on Western Maryland State Line Branch
No longer exists

WW&F - Sheepscot River Bridge (Lincoln County, Maine)
Moved here in 1895; destroyed by flooding after abandonment in 1933; cut up in 1937.
Lost Through truss bridge over Sheepscot River on Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington RR
Removed but not replaced