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2nd Avenue Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1899
Concrete arch culvert over the Rock River Tributary on N. 2nd Avenue at the west entrance of Island Park in Rock Rapids
Open to traffic

2nd Street Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pony truss bridge over King Creek just west of Mineral on 2nd St (TR10B)
Open to traffic

5th Street Bridge (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1899
Lost Wooden bridge over N. 5th Street on the NS Railroad in Belleville
Replaced by a concrete bridge

AE&FRE RR Bridge (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Slab bridge over Unnamed Stream on abandoned Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Line
Open to pedestrians

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
Privately owned

Bainbridge Street Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899
Stone arch bridge over Bainbridge Street on Amtrak
Open to traffic

Beck's Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Beck's Creek on TR 373, 5.4 mi. southeast of Oconee
Closed to all traffic. No deck present.

Bell Island Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1899 for $1,000
Lost suspension bridge over Osage River on Charlie Bell's farm
No longer exists

Bellefountain Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River
Closed to all traffic

Berkheimer Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1899 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; closed 2001; rehabilitated 2005
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 215th Street west of Humboldt
Open to traffic

Big Creek Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built 1899, Replaced 2001
Lost through truss bridge over Big Creek on CR 250 South
Replaced by new bridge

Black Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Previous span was a wooden trestle with Howe deck truss bridge built in 1878. The 1900 span was of steel trestle design.
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago-Milwaukee and Pacific RR in Jackson
Removed

Bloomingdale Line Swing Bridge (MILW) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899 to replace earlier wooden through truss swing bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Canadian Pacific RR (formerly Milwaukee Road RR)
Abandoned and partially removed

BNSF RR Big Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built in 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
Deck truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on BNSF RR just west of Princeton
Open to traffic

BNSF RR West Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1899 by the Lassig Bridge and Iron Works
Deck truss bridge over W Bureau Crk &1500 E Street on BNSF RR near Wyanet
Open to traffic

Boulder River Bridge (Jefferson County, Montana)
Built 1899; replaced 2001
Lost through truss bridge over Boulder River on CR 304
No longer exists

Bowling Green Railroad Viaduct (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
Steel railroad viaduct over Old Route AA and a branch of Noix Creek, northeast of Bowling Green on Kansas City Southern Railway (former GWWR/C & A)
Open to traffic above and below

Branch Walnut Creek Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built 1898-99; replaced 1992
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Walnut Creek on 13237 Road
Replaced by new bridge

Brewer Bridge (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Built 1899 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; relocated 1921; rehabilitated 1991
Through truss bridge over Niobrara River on a county road, 13.5 mi. east of Valentine
Open to traffic

Brown Street Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898-99 by Keystone Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1980; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over Oil Creek on Brown Street
Replaced by new bridge

C&NW Bridge #265 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Deck plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

C&NW Bridge #280 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

C&NW Bridge #290 (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Cambria Road Bridge (Hillsdale County, Michigan)
Built 1899; Replaced 1991
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over West Branch St.Joseph of Maumee on Cambria Road in Camden
Replaced by new bridge

Camelback Bridge (Shelby County, Missouri)
Built 1899; later relocated here
Camelback through truss bridge over South Fabius River on CR 166/310th Lane
Open to one-lane traffic on a minimal-maintenance road

Cavanaugh Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1899; closed to traffic in Sept. 2005
Through truss bridge over Muscatatuck River on CR 550 West
Closed to all traffic

Cemetery Street Bridge (Clarke County, Georgia)
Built 1899
Pratt through truss bridge over Oconee River on Cemetery Street
Open to traffic

Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1899
Through truss bridge over New River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Belt Railway of Chicago (former Chicago & Western Indiana RR)
Open to traffic

Chicago, Madison & Northern RR Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on CNRR (original Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad)
Open to traffic

CN Bridge Over Land (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Grass on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic

CN Cedar River Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National Railway in Cedar Falls
Open to traffic

CNW Fox River Swing Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Originally built for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway in 1899
Lattice through truss bridge over Fox River on single track of Canadian National Railway in Oshkosh
Open to traffic

Coal Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pony truss bridge over Coal Creek on 1400 E Ave in Sheffield
Replaced by a new bridge

CR-722 Bridge (Harlan County, Nebraska)
Built in 1899 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Abandoned bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on CR-722
Abandoned

Craighead Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899; rehabilitated ca. 1960
Through truss bridge over Yellow Breeches Creek on Craighead Bridge Road (TR 520)
Open to traffic

Crosby Street Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1899
Two-span stone arch bridge over Padanaram Brook on Crosby Street in Danbury
Open to traffic

CSX Railroad Spur I&M Canal Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Original canal bridge possibly pre-1900
Old Railroad Swing bridge over I&M Canal on CSX RR Industial Spur
Seldom Used

Curtis Creek Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1995
Stone arch bridge over Curtis Creek on South 8th Street in Quincy
Open to two-lane traffic

Danville Railroad Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1899 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, PA
Through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on the LRWN Railroad near Danville
Railroad line currently out of service

Des Moines River Bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1961
Lost Pony truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
No longer exists

Dexter Creek Bridge (Ouray County, Colorado)
Built 1899; replaced 1999
Lost pony truss bridge over Dexter Creek on CR 14A
Replaced by a new bridge

Dragoon Creek Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)
Built 1899
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Dragoon Creek
Abandoned

Drake Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1899 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1998
Lost pony truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on CR 436
Replaced by new bridge

Drew Bridge (Lafayette County, Florida)
Named after sons of George F. Drew (gov. of FL 1877-81); purchased in Brazil by Drews in 1899 & floated by barge to present location. Not in use since 1920.
Bridge over Suwannee River on Suwannee & San Pedro Railroad (1902-1905)
Closed to all traffic

Dry Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1899; replaced 2003
Lost pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on 290th Street
No longer exists

Dubuque Rail Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Most spans and piers built 1900, with the swing span being built 1892, approach spans being rebuilt 2012/2013 with heavier chords
Mississippi River crossing on BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway in Dubuque
Open to railroad traffic

East Fork Crooked Creek Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1899; replaced 2004
Lost pony truss bridge over East Fork Crooked Creek on 320th Street
No longer exists

East Riley Creek Bridge (Republic County, Kansas)
Built 1899 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Riley Creek, 2.0 mi. south and 0.2 mi. east of Belleville
Open to traffic

Eastville Road Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built 1899
Two-span pony truss bridge over Black River on Eastville Road
Open to traffic

Eldorado Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Through truss bridge over Turkey River on State Street
Closed to all traffic

Forestville South Branch Root River Bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 by the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co.
Through truss bridge over South Branch Root River on CR 118 at Forestville
Open to pedestrians only

Franklin Street Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built 1899
Two-span stone arch bridge over Gas Creek on Franklin Street in Greensburg
Open to traffic

Frontage Road Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pony truss bridge over Brickyard branch on I-70 frontage road
Open to traffic

Gassman Coulee Trestle (Ward County, North Dakota)
Built 1899, replacing an 1887 wooden trestle bridge that was destroyed by tornado in August 14, 1898.
Steel girder trestle over the Gassman Coulee on the BNSF Railway, west of Minot
Open to traffic

Gates Mills Interurban Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1899, this Pratt through Truss carried the Cleveland & Eastern Railway over the Chagrin River from 1900 until abandonment of the line on March 31, 1925. Bridge has since been converted for use as a pedestrian walkway
Pratt through truss bridge over Chagrin River on Pedestrian bridge (former interurban railroad)
Open to pedestrians only

Gilbert Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Lost through truss bridge over Yellow Breeches Creek on TR 892 (Bishop Road)
replaced by a concrete span

Gilliland's Covered Bridge (Etowah County, Alabama)
Originally built 1899 over Little Wills Creek near Reece City, AL. Bridge restored and relocated to present day location in 1967.
Lattice through truss bridge over A small pond in Noccalula Falls Park on a pedestrian trail in Noccalula Falls Park off of AL 211 in Gadsden
Open to pedestrians

Greenwood Avenue Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1929
Stone arch bridge over Tacony Creek on Greenwood Avenue
Open to traffic

Hackensack River Erie Swing Bridge (Hudson County, New Jersey)
Built 1899; removed from service 2002
Pratt through truss bridge over Hackensack River on Erie Railroad (abandoned)
Closed to all traffic

Harris City Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1992
Two-span stone arch bridge over Muddy Fork Sand Creek on CR 400 South
Open to traffic

Highway 136 C&NW Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1899 by Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Deck plate girder bridge over WI 136 on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad in Town of Excelsior
Open to traffic

Hokes Mill Covered Bridge (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Built 1899, bypassed 1991, Rehabilitated 2002
Long through truss bridge over Second C reek on Old Hokes Mill Rd
Open to pedestrians

Horton Road Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1899 by the King Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Horton Road (TH 429A)
Open to traffic

Hunter's Ford Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built 1899
Two-span stone arch bridge over Muddy Fork Sand Creek on CR 100 West
Open to traffic

IANR Pratt Creek Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Deck plate girder bridge over Pratt Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Illinois Street Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1899
Concrete arch bridge over Fall Creek on Illinois Street in Indianapolis
Open to traffic

Inwood Iron Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899 by the Pittsburg Bridge Co. and Nelson & Buchanan; rehabilitated 1960
Through truss bridge over Swatara Creek on TR 575
Closed to all traffic

Johnstown Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built 1899 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Lost pony truss bridge over North Deepwater Creek on 6484 Road
Unknown status

Jordan Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pony truss bridge over Jordan Creek on TR 212
Closed to all traffic

Kerr's Crossing Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1899 by the Brackett Bridge Co.; closed to traffic 2010
Pony truss bridge over Christians Creek on Route 907
Closed to all traffic.

Kidner Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Built 1899; replaced 1994
Lost through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on CR 700 S
Replaced by new bridge

Kinderhook Creek Bridge (Columbia County, New York)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1993
Through truss bridge over Kinderhook Creek on CR 25A
Open to traffic

Landenberg Road Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899 by the Schuylkill Bridge Co.
Pony truss bridge over East Branch White Clay Creek on Landenberg Road
Open to all traffic

Last Chance Canal Tunnel & Bridge. (Caribou County, Idaho)
Built 1899
Bridge over Bear Biver for Canal


Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1899, rehabilitated in 1940, closed to traffic in 1979, moved from Williams Creek to Billie Creek in 1981
Covered bridge over Williams Creek on a pedestrian trail southeast of Rockville
Open to pedestrians

Little Flatrock River Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1988
Four-span stone arch bridge over Little Flatrock River on CR 650 North
Open to traffic

Little Haw Creek Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Two-span stone arch bridge over Little Haw Creek on CR 900 East
Open to traffic

Little Muskingum River TR 562 Bridge (Monroe County, Ohio)
Built 1899 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Little Muskingum River on TR 562
Open to traffic

Lloyd Street Bridge (Delaware County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1947
Pony truss bridge over Amtrak Main Line on Lloyd Street in Chester
Open to traffic

M&StL L Avenue Overpass (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Bridge over L Avenue on Railroad
Open to traffic

Manasquan River Bridge (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1991
Pratt through truss bridge over Manasquan River on Preventorium Road
Open to traffic

Marble Hill Swinging Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
The first swinging footbridge, with two towers, was built 1899 to provide a link between Marble Hill and Lutesville when Crooked Creek flooded. A more substantial footbridge, with three towers, was built 1908
Lost three-tower swinging footbridge over Crooked Creek between Marble Hill and old Lutesville
No longer exists

Marshall Avenue over Rice Creek Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1995
Stone arch bridge over Rice Creek on Marshall Avenue in Marshall
Open to traffic

McQueeney Railroad Through Truss (Guadalupe County, Texas)
Built circa 1900. Original main span replaced due to flood damage.
Camelback through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Mexican Canyon Trestle (Otero County, New Mexico)
Built 1899; abandoned 1948
Large wooden trestle on the former Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain Railroad near Cloudcroft
Derelict, but scheduled for rehabilitation in 2007-08

Mill Creek Bridge (Clark County, Illinois)
Built 1900; replaced 1993
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on TR 161
Replaced by new bridge

Miller Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899
Stone arch bridge over Yellow Breeches Creek on T955 Slatehill Road
Open to all traffic

Milwaukee Road Trestle (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 for the Milwaukee Road, removed after a snowmobile accident
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek, Broadway Street (CSAH 147) on Milwaukee Road Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Mine Street Railroad Bridge (Gogebic County, Michigan)
Built 1899
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Mine Street on Abandoned railroad
Closed to all traffic

Monona Township Culvert (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1899 by Frank Boyle, repace by a new bridge in 1998
Lost Stone culvert bridge over Unnamed Stream on 125th Street
Replaced by new bridge

Motor Mill Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1899, One span destroyed by flooding in 1991, the other in 2008. Both spans replaced by replica spans in 2013
Pratt through truss bridge over Turkey River on Galaxy Road
Destroyed by flooding in 2008; replica spans now in place and open to traffic

Mountain View Road Bridge (Franklin County, New York)
Built 1899; rehabilitated 2003
Pony truss bridge over Mountain View Lake Outlet on Mountain View Road
Open to traffic

Nashua River Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1899
Stone arch bridge over Nashua River on MA 2A (Laurel Street) in Fitchburg
Open to traffic

New Bedford-Fairhaven Middle Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Swing span built 1897-99
Through truss swing bridge over Acushnet River on US 6 at New Bedford
Open to traffic

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1899
Lost Warren through truss Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge over Fort Point Channel on Railroad (Amtrak and MBTA)
Replaced by new bridge

Newlan Bridge (Moultrie County, Illinois)
Built 1899; replaced 2001
Lost through truss bridge over West Okaw River on TR 33
Replaced by a new bridge

Nns&Dd (Private) R/R Bridge (Newport News, Virginia)
Built 1899
Girder bridge over Nns&Dd (Private) R/R on Huntington Avenue
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899
Stone arch bridge over Sr 4006 (Union Furnace Road) and Little Juniata River on NS
Open to traffic

North Branch Mahantango Creek Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899; replaced 1998
Lost through truss bridge over North Branch Mahantango Creek on TR 344
Replaced by new bridge