Built 1979

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Alameda Street Bridge (Santa Fe County, New Mexico)
Built 1979
Concrete arch bridge over Santa Fe River on Alameda Street in Santa Fe
Open to traffic

Baughmans Creek Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built 1979
Pony truss bridge over Baughmans Creek on 560th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Muddy River Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1980
Bridge over Big Muddy River on Reed Station Road
Open to traffic

Black Bayou Bridge (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1979
Pontoon Swing bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on LA 384
Open to traffic

BNSF - 7th Street Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over 7th Street (ND-1804) on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Boulevard Park Footbridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Built 1979
Lost Through truss bridge over BNSF Railway on Pedestrian Path
Removed but not replaced

Brisco Bridge (Center Way Arch Replacement) (Steuben County, New York)
Stringer bridge over CHEMUNG RIVER on RTE 414
Open to traffic

Buck Creek Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built 1979
Pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on a Fairview Road
Open to traffic

Butler Creek Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Built 1979
Timber beam bridge over Butler Creek on County 14
Open to traffic

CFNR - Brazos Drawbridge (1979) (Napa County, California)
Built 1979; Rendered inoperable by copper theives 2007; Reopened for traffic 2009
Bridge over Napa River on California Northern Railroad (CFNR)
Bridge is open to rail traffic with ongoing repairs

Cornelius Charlton Memorial Bridge (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1979
Deck truss bridge over Bluestone River on I-77 (NB)
Open to traffic

Cox Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Built 1979. Previous bridge was a 6-panel Pratt through truss bridge with A-frame portal bracings and 45° heel strut bracings. Built in 1900
Steel stringer bridge over Des Moines River on Twp 131
Open to traffic

CR 009 Bridge (Fergus County, Montana)
Built 1979; rehabilitated 2012
Steel stringer bridge over Wolf Creek 091 on CR 009
Open to traffic

CR 130 - Scioto River Bridge (Hardin County, Ohio)
Built 1979
Modern pony truss bridge over Scioto River on CR 130
Open to traffic

Deering Road-Smith Creek Bridge (North Slope Borough, Alaska)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Smith Creek on Irr:Deering Road
Open to traffic

Dempsey Bridge (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1979 replacing a pin connected Pratt through truss bridge with Howe Lattice portal bracings and 45° heel bracing built in 1908
Steel stringer bridge over Des Moines River on CR 14
Open to traffic

I-380 5-in-1 Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1979 as a multilevel bridge crossing the Cedar River
Stringer bridge over Cedar River on Interstate 380 and street
Open to traffic

I-77 Bridge (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Eads Mill - Route 44 on I-77


Johnson Tunnel (Summit County, Colorado)
Constructed started Aug. 18, 1975; tunnel completed on Dec. 21, 1979
Tunnel on I-70 Eastbound at Loveland Pass
Open to traffic

Keystone Harbor Ferry (Island County, Washington)
Built 1979
Bridge over Keystone Harbor on Sr 20 Extension
Open to traffic

LA 882 "zig-zag" at Joe's Bayou Bridge (East Carroll Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1979
Slab bridge over Joe'S Bayou on La0882
Open to traffic

Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1981; closed Sept. 25, 2013, after the deck was found to be sagging; reopened January 5, 2014
Steel through tied arch bridge over Fox River on I-43 in Green Bay
Open to traffic

Lutak Spur-Chilkoot River Bridge (Haines Borough, Alaska)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Chilkoot River on Lutak Spur
Open to traffic

Marina Road Underpass (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1979
Corrugated multi-plate arch bridge over Marina Road on State Route 255
Open to traffic

McLennan Reed Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over ravine on Lake Road
Open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge (Cass County, Minnesota)
Built 1979
Stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Cty Hwy 18
Open to traffic

North Suck Creek Suspension Bridge (Marion County, Tennessee)
Built 1979
Wire suspension bridge over North Suck Creek on Cumberland Trail
Open to pedestrians only

NS - Decatur Drawbridge (1979) (Limestone County, Alabama)
First bridge built on this spot was burned during the Civil War, replaced with a pontoon bridge. A swing bridge was built in 1885, and it was replaced by this modern drawbridge in 1978-79.
Vertical Lift Drawbridge over Tennessee River in Decatur
Open to traffic

Ohio River I-275 Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Built 1979
Pair of through truss bridges over the Ohio River on I-275
Open to traffic

Palace Avenue Bridge (Santa Fe County, New Mexico)
Built 1979
Concrete arch bridge over Santa Fe River on Palace Avenue in Santa Fe
Open to traffic

Popps Ferry Bridge (Harrison County, Mississippi)
Built 1979
Bascule bridge over Back Bay Biloxi on Popps Ferry Road
Open to traffic

Popps Ferry Bridge (Harrison County, Mississippi)
Built 1979
Bridge over Back Bay Biloxi on Popps Ferry Road
Open to traffic

PR37 Paso elevado (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built 1979
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Pr 26 on Pr 37
Open to traffic

Puentelevadizo Laguna de Lobina (Culebra, Puerto Rico)
Built 1979; rehabilitated 2010;
Bailey pony truss vertical lift bridge over Laguna de Lobina on PR 250
Open to traffic; lift no longer in use

RCPE - Deadman Gulch Bridge (Meade County, South Dakota)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Deadman Gulch on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

Red Wolf Crossing (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1979
Deck plate girder bridge over Snake River on 128
Open

Rockastle River Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built 1979 as a part of 4-lane KY 80 project
Bridge over Rockastle River on KY 80
Open to traffic

Seven Mile Creek Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built 1979
Pony truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on 680th Street
Open to traffic

Sherar's Bridge (1979) (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1979
Bridge over Deschutes River on OR206
Open to traffic

Summit St S Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1979; Refurbished 2015
Girder bridge over I-670 on Summit St S
Open to traffic

Thornhill Cemetery Road Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Bridge over Little Sugar Creek on Thornhill Cemetery Road
Open to traffic

Tortoise Island Bridge (Brevard County, Florida)
Built 1979
Deck plate girder bridge over Great Canal on Tortoise Island
Open to traffic

Town Creek Bridge (Hickman County, Kentucky)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Town Creek on Ky-1826
Open to traffic

Troublesome Creek Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built 1979
Pony truss bridge over Troublesome Creek on 635th Street
Open to traffic

US 16/US 20 Manderson Overpass (Big Horn County, Wyoming)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Burlington Northern Railroad on US 16
Open to traffic

US 160 E over Wilson Crk (Greene County, Missouri)
Bridge over Wilson Creek on US 160 E
Open to traffic

US 36 Bridge (Brown County, Kansas)
Built 1979
Bridge over US 36 on US 73
Open to traffic

US65 Shell Rock River Crossing (Freeborn County, Minnesota)
Built 1979
Stringer bridge over Shell Rock River on Us 65 between Glennville and Gordonsville in Glennville
Open to traffic

Vulcan Bridge (Mingo County, West Virginia)
Built by the state after residents appealed to E. Germany and Soviet Union for aid.
Stringer bridge over Tug Fork on Local Road
Open to traffic

Water Street-Ganargua Creek Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, New York)
Built 1979
Timber stringer bridge over Ganargua Creek on Water Street
Open to traffic

West Rock Road-Threemile Run Bridge (Replacement) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1979
Beam bridge over Threemile Run on West Rock Road
Open to traffic

Wildcat Creek Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Wildcat Creek on Sh 307
Open to traffic

Wolf Creek Bridge (Mono County, California)
Built 1979; rehabilitated 1988
Pony truss bridge over Wolf Creek on FR 62
Open to traffic

Zehnder's Covered Bridge 22-73-02 (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1979
Town lattice truss bridge over Cass River on Covered Bridge Lane
Open to traffic