Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Built during 1920s

There are 6,101 bridges in this category · Only showing 1,739 bridges with photos
Page: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · >>

106th Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1998
Bascule bridge over Calumet River on 106th Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

10th Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on 10th Avenue in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

16th Street Viaduct (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1986
Girder bridge over Land, Bruce St., Canal St., Mt. Vernon Ave., Menomonee River, CNRR and Hank Aaron State Trail on 16th Street in Milwaukee
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

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

25th Street West over Amargosa Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1976, Replaced in 2000
Concrete Slab bridge over Amargosa Creek on 25th Street West in Palmdale
Replaced by a new bridge

26th Street over the Los Angeles River (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 2000
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on 26TH ST in Vernon
Open to traffic

2nd Avenue Bridge (McHenry County, North Dakota)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1968
Through truss bridge over Mouse River on 2nd Avenue in Velva
Open to traffic

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

6 Mile Relief Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1957
Concrete tee beam bridge over 6 Mi Relief on SH 22
Open to traffic

60th Avenue Bridge (Martin County, Minnesota)
Built ca. 1920 Design similar to the Minnesota Highway Department (now MnDOT) standardized bridges that were introduced beginning in 1912.
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over stream on 60th Ave, just S of CSAH 26 in Sherburn
Open to traffic

8th Street Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built 1926
Closed spandrel arch bridge over Beaver Creek on 8th Street in Bristol
Open to traffic

Abiqua Road Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1966, Replaced 2006
Lost pony truss bridge over Abiqua Creek on S. Abiqua Road
Replaced by a pre-cast slab bridge in 2006

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 Ouachita River Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1929
Pony truss bridge over Ouachita River on CR 109 (Old US 71/270) in Acorn
Open to traffic

Acorn Ouachita River Relief Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1929
Concrete tee beam bridge over Ouachita River Relief on CR 109 (Old US 71/270) in Acorn
Open to traffic

Adair Viaduct (Adair County, Iowa)
Built 1923
Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the IIS Railroad on 5th Street (IA 925) in Adair
Open to traffic

Adams Creek Bridge (Okmulgee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1921
Pony truss bridge over Adams Creek on Old Hwy. 75
Open to traffic

Adams Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1996
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Adams Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Adams Street Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
Built 1922 by the Miami Conservancy District
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Miami River on Adams Street (CR 14) in Troy
Open to traffic

Adkisson Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1925
Concrete arch bridge over 15 Mile Creek on Boyd Loop Road
Open to traffic

Agoura Road over Medea Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1920; rehabilitated 1926
Concrete arch bridge over Medea Creek on Agoura Road in Agoura Hills
Open to traffic

Alexander Avenue Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built ca. 1926
Concrete arch bridge over Abandoned NWP Railroad on Alexander Avenue in Larkspur
Open to traffic

Alexander Valley Rd, old bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Built 1920, obsolete, by road realignment for new bridge, 1949
Concrete stringer bridge over Russian River tributary on Private drive, formerly Alexander Valley Road
Open to traffic

Alexandra Avenue Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1922
Concrete arch bridge over a canyon on NW Alexandra Avenue in Portland
Open to traffic

Allen Street Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1970, Replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Replaced by a new bridge in 2000

Allentown Bridge (Apache County, Arizona)
Built 1923
Abandoned pratt deck truss bridge over Puerco River on Former alignement of Allentown Road (Old US 66)
Abandoned

Alley Ford Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built 1927
Through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on Pipe Creek Road
Closed to all traffic but scheduled to be rehabbed.

Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1928; closed for major repairs in 1959 and 1975; permanently closed January 4, 1994; first span imploded August 11, 1994, other 6 spans imploded August-October 1994
Lost seven-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Replaced by the Clark Bridge

Ambassador Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1927-1928; New Plaza 2008
Wire suspension bridge over Detroit River on US I-96 and Canada 3 in Windsor, Ontario Canada and Detroit
Open to traffic

Ambridge-Woodlawn Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927 by the American Bridge Co.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on 11th Street in Ambridge
Open to traffic

Ammonoosuc River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1928 by the American Bridge Company; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Ammonoosuc River on NH 142 in Bethlehem
Open to traffic

Anderson Gully Bridge (Orange County, Texas)
Built 1920
Culvert bridge over Anderson Gully on Old Hwy 90
Open to traffic

Anderson Hill Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1921; off-site rehabilitation by U.S. Bridge in 2007
Pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on Anderson Hill Road (TR 157)
Open to traffic

Annapolis Road Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Built 1920; rehabilitated 1971
Pratt Through truss bridge over Gualala River (Clark Xing) on Annapolis Road
Open to traffic

Anoka-Champlin Bridge (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Built 1929
Reinforced concrete ribbed open-spandrel arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 169 in Anoka
Open to traffic

Antelope Creek Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Relocated 1987
Queenpost through truss bridge over Little Butte Creek on Pedestrian Path in Eagle Point
Open to pedestrians

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

Apperson Way Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1987
Concrete arch bridge over Wildcat Creek on Apperson Way in Kokomo
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

Applegate Road Bridge (Placer County, California)
Built 1927
Concrete arch bridge over railroad tracks on E. Applegate Road
Open to traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Before this bridge was constructed, the only vehicular path to Oklahoma from Fort Smith was either the Helen Gould Railroad Bridge, or the E street bridge across the Poteau, or a Ferry.
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Arkansas River on US 64 in Fort Smith, replaced due do the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River navigation project.
Replaced by new bridge

Arkansas River Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on old alignment of OK 16 in Muskogee
Closed to all traffic

Arroyo Blvd. over the Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1927
Concrete arch bridge over Arroyo Seco Ch Br on Arroyo Blvd. in Pasadena
Open to traffic

Arsenal Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1928 by Walsh-Burney & Moore
Pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on E. Arsenal Street in San Antonio
Open to traffic

Ash Grove Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1926 by contractor A.P. Poirot of Belleville, Illinois; demolished May 2006
Lost three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Sac River on US 160 just west of Ash Grove
Replaced by a new bridge

Ash Road Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1995
Concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on Ash Road
Open to traffic

Asher Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1978
Two-span concrete arch bridge over Asher Creek on N. Center Street in Marshalltown
Open to traffic

Ashtabula Viaduct (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1926-27 by the Standish Engineering Corp.; rehabilitated 1998; replaced 2000
Lost eight-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Ashtabula River on US 20
Replaced by new bridge

Atoka 356C 1928 Stringer Bridge (Atoka County, Oklahoma)
Built 1928
Concrete deck girder bridge on County road 356C in Caney
Open to traffic

ATSF Railway Bridge (Franklin County, Kansas)
Built 1929
Pony truss bridge over AT&SF Railway, 1.0 mi. west of Ottawa
Open to traffic

Auction Road Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1922
Concrete through arch bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Auction Road
Open to traffic

Auglaize River Lincoln Highway Bridge (Allen County, Ohio)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1950
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Auglaize River on Lincoln Highway (OH 88)
Open to traffic

Augusta/ Turtle Creek Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1920
Bowstring Pony truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Long Stretch Road
Open to traffic in fairly good condition

Auxvasse Creek Old US 54 Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1921; modified in 1954; rehabilitated 1993
Two-span deck truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on Old US 54 between Auxvasse and Kingdom City
Open to two-lane traffic

Avondale Road Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1927 by the Metropolitan Trust Company
Stone arch bridge over Lake No. 1 on Avondale Road in North Little Rock
Open to traffic

B&O Railroad Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1920
Three-span pony truss bridge over the old B&O Railroad on TR 92, 0.5 mi. west of Bridgeport
Open to traffic

Bachelor Creek CR 1011 Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Bachelor Creek on CR 1011
Open to traffic

Bachman Tunnels (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1929
Tunnels under Missonary Ridge on U.S. 41 and U.S. 76 (State Highway 8)
Open to traffic

Back Creek Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1974
Concrete tee beam bridge over Back Creek on Route OO
Open to traffic

Bailey Island Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1926
Bridge over Wills Strait on 24 in Town of Harpswell
Open to traffic

Baker Street CSX Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1929 By American Bridge Company
Deck plate girder bridge over Baker Street on CSX Railroad
Unknown status

Ballard Creek Bridge (Adair County, Oklahoma)
Built 1929
Through truss bridge over Ballard Creek on N4740 Rd. in Watts
One end has come lose from the foundation and twisted down stream.

Bardsdale Bridge (Ventura County, California)
Built 1928 to replace bridge swept away in St. Francis Dam disaster; replaced 1994
Lost Through truss bridge over Santa Clara River on CA 23
Replaced by new bridge

Barham Blvd over the Los Angeles River (Los Angeles County, California)
A wooden bridge at "Dark Canyon Pass" was washed out in 1927. It was replaced with a concrete bridge in 1935 which washed out in 1938.
Steel stringer bridge over Los Angeles River on Barham Blvd. in Burbank
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

Barkers Creek Road Bridge (Jackson County, North Carolina)
Built 1920 by the Owego Bridge Co.
Camelback through truss bridge over Tuckasegee River on Formerly SR-1392
Closed to all traffic; Bypassed by new bridge

Barren Creek MO 32 Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Built 1925
Concrete arch bridge over Barren Creek on MO 32
Open to traffic

Barren Fork Bridge (Ozark County, Missouri)
Built 1925
Three-span concrete arch bridge over Barren Fork Creek on CR 5-833 (Old MO 5)
Open to traffic

Barren Fork MO 17 Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Built 1926; replaced 2007
Five-span tee beam bridge over Barren Fork on MO 17
Replaced by a new bridge

Base Road Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1970
Wooden bridge over the CSX Railroad on Base Road
Open to traffic

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

Bass Creek Old US 63 Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1925
Slab bridge over Bass Creek on Old US 63
Open to traffic

Bastrop Bridge (Bastrop County, Texas)
Built 1922; Bypassed by new bridge in 1958
Three-span through truss bridge over the Colorado River in Bastrop
Open to pedestrians only

Batesville Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
Built 1926-27; 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

Bay Street Viaduct (Chatham County, Georgia)
Built in 1927, replaced in the 1990s.
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Central of Georgia Railroad, Csx Railroad (641197x) on US 17, GA 25 in Savannah
Replaced by new bridge

Bear Branch Bridge (Ohio County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1993
Lost pony truss bridge over Bear Branch on Aberdeen Road
Replaced by new bridge

Bear Creek Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1925
Pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on CR 400 West
sitting to the side of the road on a trailer that looks like the bridge has flattened the tires on the trailer

Bear Creek Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on CR 500 South
Open to traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Logan County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1920; bypassed 2003
Camelback through truss bridge over Bear Creek on N3210
Bypassed in 2003

Bear Creek Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1923
Concrete tee beam bridge over Bear Creek on Old Highway 30 in Svenson
Open to traffic

Bear Creek US 66 Bridge (Laclede County, Missouri)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1972
Steel stringer bridge over Bear Creek on Old US 66
Open to 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 Bridge (Martin County, Indiana)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1995
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Deep Cut Lake Road
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Bridge (Martin County, Indiana)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1992
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on CR 170 North
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Bridge (Custer County, South Dakota)
Built 1929
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Beaver Creek on SD 87
Open to traffic

Beaver Run Stream Bridge (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1920
Concrete arch bridge over Beaver Run Stream on Bell Point Road (TR 811) in Orchard Hills
Open to traffic

Beaver Spring Bridge (McDonald County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Concrete tee beam bridge over Beaver Spring on MO 59 (formerly US 71) in Anderson
Open to traffic

Becks Mill Road Bridge (Washington County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1920
Concrete arch bridge over Mill Creek on Becks Mill Road
Open to traffic

Beech Creek Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1991; replaced ca. 2004
Lost pony truss bridge over Beech Creek on McKenzie Road (CR 194)
Replaced by new bridge made from recycled train car chassis

Beechwood Road Bridge (Crawford County, Indiana)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1994
Through truss bridge over Little Blue River on CR 250 East (Beechwood Road)
Open to traffic

Bellaire Toll Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Operated as a privately owned toll bridge unitl 1991 when Ohio DOT cut off the west approach to build a new OH 7
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on 8th Street at Bellaire
Closed to all traffic

Belleview Road Bridge (Oakland County, Michigan)
Replaced 1998
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lake Orion Canal on Bellevue Avenue in Lake Orion
Replaced by new bridge

Belleville Road Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1924; Deck replaced 1943 and 1959; Moved to Kent County, Michigan, 1995.
Replaced/relocated Parker pony truss bridge over Huron River on Belleville Road in Belleville
Replaced by new bridge

Belmont Avenue Bridge between Manayunk & Belmont Hills, PA (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1928
Concrete arch bridge over Schuylkill River on Belmont Avenue in Manayunk, PA
Open to traffic

Ben Jones Bridge (Lincoln County, Oregon)
Built 1927; Rehabilitated 2001
Concrete arch bridge over Rocky Creek on Otter Crest Loop
Open to traffic

Bennington Bridge (Ottawa County, Kansas)
Built 1928
Lost rainbow arch bridge over Solomon River on 180th Road
Demolished Summer 2006

Benton Avenue Viaduct (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1927; replaced 1978
Lost concrete deck girder bridge over Frisco Railroad on Benton Avenue/Kimbrough Avenue in Springfield
Replaced by new bridge

Benton Road Bridge (Crawford County, Ohio)
Built 1925 by the Brookville Bridge Co.
Pony truss bridge over Sycamore Creek on Benton Road (TR 104)
Closed to all traffic

Berkshire Place over Flint Canyon Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1924
Concrete arch bridge over Flnt Cyn Chnl & Equest T on Berkshire Place in La Canada Flintridge
Open to traffic

Page: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · >>