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Built during 1970s

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11th Street Viaduct (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1971; rehabilitated 1986
Steel stringer bridge over 3rd Ave, Big Sioux R & RR on 11th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

155th Street Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Built 1976
Pony truss bridge over Yankee Run on 155th Street
Open to traffic

1st Street Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1978
Stringer bridge over Cannon River on 1st Street in Waterville
Open to traffic

245th Street Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1973
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on 245th Street (245th St)
Open to traffic

Ackerman Ditch CR 342 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1976
Wooden bridge over Ackerman Ditch on CR 342
Open to one-lane traffic

Alder Point Road Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1972
Steel stringer bridge over Eel River and NWP RR tracks on Alderpoint Road
Open to traffic

Allen's Bridge (Greene County, Tennessee)
Covered Bridge destroyed by flood 1901, Iron Truss Bridge demolished 1976
Concrete deck girder bridge over Nolichucky (Nolachucky) River
Open to traffic

Antioch Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
The current bridge was completed and opened to traffic in 1978. It measures 1.8 miles (2.9 km). It replaced the original structure that was built in 1926 by Aven Hanford and Oscar Klatt, who went on to build the original span of the Carquinez Bridge.
Bridge over San Joaquin River on State Highway 160
Open to traffic

Atchafalaya River LA 1 Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1971
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on LA 1 at Simmesport in Simmesport
Open to traffic

Atchafalaya River US 190 Bridge (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1973 and 1988
Pair of through truss bridges over Atchafalaya River on US 190 at Krotz Springs
Open to traffic

Atchafalaya River US 90 Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1975
Through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on US 90 between Berwick and Morgan City
Open to traffic

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

B&O Overpass (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built 1976, replacing an earlier railroad overpass.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Scott-Troy Road on B&O Rr
Open to traffic

Barton Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built 1970
Steel tied arch bridge over Clackamas River on Bakers Ferry Road
Open to traffic

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 Boeuf/Kraemer Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1976
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Boeuf on LA 307
Open to traffic

Bayou Lafourche Bridge (Assumption Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1977
Stringer bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 70 Spur
Open to traffic

Bayou Lafourche Bridge (Assumption Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1976
Slab bridge over Bayou Lafourche @ Munson on La0402
Open to traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Searcy County, Arkansas)
Built 1971
Wooden bridge over Bear Creek on CR 278
Open to one-lane traffic

Benton MacKaye Trail Toccoa River Bridge (Fannin County, Georgia)
Built 1977
Wire suspension bridge over Toccoa River on Benton MacKaye Train
Open to pedestrians

Betsy Ross Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1973
Truss bridge on NJ 90 over Delaware River, Richmond Street, River Road, Hedley Street
Open to traffic

Big Creek Ditch AR 349 Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built 1971; replaced 2006
Lost pony truss bridge over Big Creek Ditch on AR 349
Replaced by new bridge

Big Mac Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Constructed started 1971; opened to limited traffic 1977; dedicated 1981; entire I-471 project completed 1985
Pair of tied-arch bridges over the Ohio River on I-471 in Cincinnati
Open to eight total lanes of traffic

Big Shoal Creek Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Built 1970
Beam bridge over Big Shoal Creek on CR 125
Open to traffic

Big Spring Bridge (Carter County, Missouri)
Built 1977, replacing an earlier wooden bridge
Wooden bridge over Spring Branch on MO 103 at Big Spring Park
Open to traffic

Big Walker Mountain Tunnel (Bland County, Virginia)
Built 1972
Tunnel under Big Walker Mountain on I-77
Open to traffic

Biloxi Back Bay Bridge (Harrison County, Mississippi)
Built 1973
Bridge over Biloxi Back Bay on I-110
Open to traffic

Birmingham Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1976
Steel through arch bridge over Monongahela River in Pittsburgh
Open to traffic

Boone Pond Ditch Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Built 1971; replaced 2007
Lost wooden deck bridge over Boone Pond Ditch on CR 250
Replaced by new bridge

Branch Des Moines River Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1971
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Des Moines River on 270th Street
Open to traffic

Branch Fabius Creek Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Built 1974
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Fabius Creek on 289th Tr
Open to traffic

Brandon Road Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1972
Steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines River on Brandon Road
Open to traffic

Bread Springs Wash Bridge (McKinley County, New Mexico)
Built 1976
Pony truss bridge over Bread Springs Wash on CR 2
Open to traffic

Breton Creek Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1972
Bridge over Breton Creek on Lead Street in Potosi
Open to traffic

Breton Creek Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1975
Bridge over Breton Creek on Mine Street
Open to traffic

Bridge over Incline (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1970
Beam bridge over Lookout Mountain Incline Railway on Lookout Mountain Scenic Hwy. / Tenn. 148
Open to traffic

Burns Park Covered Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Replica covered bridge over East Fork White Oak Bayou in Burns Park, North Little Rock
Open to one lane of traffic

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

C&O Canal Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1973; rehabilitated 1984
Steel stringer bridge over C&O Canal on Fort Frederick Acc
Open to traffic

Cairo I-57 Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1978
Steel through arch bridge carrying I-57 over the Mississippi River at Cairo
Open to four lanes of traffic

Campus Drive Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Built 1970
Concrete arch bridge over Wind Point Creek on Campus Drive in Wind Point
Open to traffic

Cane Creek CR 408 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1972
Wooden deck bridge over Cane Creek on CR 408 just north of CR 410
Open to one-lane traffic

Cape County Road 274 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1978
Two-span stringer bridge with wooden deck over a drainage ditch on CR 274 at the Cape-Stoddard county line
Replaced by a new bridge

Carroll C. Cropper Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1977
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-275
Open to traffic

Caruthersville Bridge (Pemiscot County, Missouri)
Built 1976; rehabilitated 1987
Continuous through truss over the Mississippi River on I-155, southeast of Caruthersville
Open to four lanes of traffic

Cedar Creek Bridge Route M (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1972
Steel stringer bridge over Cedar Creek on Route M
Open to traffic

Charlton street overpass (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1974
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Charlton Street on Csx Railroad (formerly L&N railroad)
Open to traffic

Cheat Lake Bridge (Monongalia County, West Virginia)
Built 1976
Deck truss bridge over Cheat Lake on I-68
Open to traffic

Church Street Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1976
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over North Santiam River on Church Street in Idanha
Open to traffic

Clark Lane Bridge (Union County, Illinois)
Built 1973; rehabilitated 1986; replaced 2005
Lost wooden deck bridge over Dutch Creek on Clark Lane (TR 72), 1 mi. southwest of Jonesboro
Replaced by modern bridge

Clarno Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1975
Steel through arch bridge over John Day River on OR 218
Open to traffic

Cliff Avenue Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1973
Bridge over Big Sioux Rv on Cliff Avenue S of E 12th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

Cliff Drive Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Built 1973
Steel rigid frame bridge over US Hwy 65 on Cliff Drive in Branson
Open to traffic

Commodore Barry Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Built 1974
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Delaware River on US 322
Open to traffic

Confederate Avenue Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Built 1970
Beam bridge over Jackson Road And Stream on Confederate Avenue
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 13 Bridge (McKinley County, New Mexico)
Built 1976
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed Waterway on CR 13 in Twin Lakes
Open to traffic

CSX Cape Fear River Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Built 1971
Warren through truss bridge over Northeast Cape Fear River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Csx Railroad Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1974; rehabilitated 1994
Steel stringer bridge over Csx Railroad on Wv 41
Open to traffic

CSX St. John Street Overpass (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1973
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 29 on Railroad (CSX)
Open to traffic

Curtis Creek Bridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built 1978; rehabilitated 2003
Bascule bridge over Curtis Creek on I-695 Inner Lanes in Baltimore
Open to traffic

Daniel Webster Hoan Memorial Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1974, Approach Span Failure Repaired 2001
Pair of steel through arch bridges over Milwaukee River on I-794 in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Doullut Canal Bridge (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1975
Steel stringer bridge over Doullut Canal on La0023
Open to traffic

Drainage ditch #18 bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1970
Bridge over drainage ditch #18 on 130th Street (Humboldt CR C20)
Open to traffic

Duplantis Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1973
Vertical lift bridge over Petit Caillou Bayou on Klondyke Road
Open to traffic

East Portage Avenue Bridge (Chippewa County, Michigan)
Built 1970; rehabilitated 1988
Steel through arch bridge over Power Canal on East Portage Ave. in Sault Ste. Marie
Open to traffic

East River Mountain Tunnel (Bland County, Virginia)
Built 1974
Tunnel under East River Mountain on I-77
Open to traffic

Ed Hendler Bridge (Benton County, Washington)
Built 1978
Cable-stayed bridge over Columbia River on WA 397 in Kennewick
Open to traffic

Eight Mile Creek Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Built 1974
Pony truss bridge over Eight Mile Creek, 1.8 mi. west and 2.0 mi. south of Douglass
Open to traffic

EJ&E Calumet River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1974
Warren through truss bridge over Calumet River on Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry (now CNRR)
Open

EJ&E Ridge Road Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)
Built 1974
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ridge Road in Minooka on EJ&E RR (now CNRR)
Open to traffic

Estherwood Bridge (Acadia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1975
Pontoon bridge over Bayou Plaquemine Brule on LA 91 at Estherwood
Open to traffic

Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1975
Through truss bridge over Kanawha River on Interstate 64
Open to traffic

Fosters Covered Bridge (Houston County, Alabama)
Built 1972
Replica covered bridge over unnamed stream on Private Road
Open to pedestrians only

Fox River Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1973
Bascule bridge over Fox River on US 45 (S. Main Street) in Oshkosh
Open to traffic

Fox River Bridge (Mason Street Bridge) (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1973
Bascule bridge over Fox River on Mason Street (WI 54) in Green Bay
Open to traffic

Fred G. Redmon Bridge (Yakima County, Washington)
Built 1971
Concrete arch bridge over Selah Creek on I-82/US 97
Open to traffic

Fremont Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1973
Steel through arch bridge over Willamette River on I-405 in Portland
Open to traffic

French Creek Road Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1975
Subdivided Warren Pony truss bridge over North Fork French Creek on French Creek Road
Open to traffic

Frog Bayou Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1974
Steel stringer bridge over Frog Bayou on CO RD 27 (Lancaster Rd)
Open to traffic

Front Street Bridge (Freeborn County, Minnesota)
Built 1976 as part of the Front Street Development Project
Stringer bridge over Shell Rock River on Front Street in Albert Lea
Open to traffic

Fruitvale Avenue Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1974
Bascule bridge over Oakland Estuary on Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland
Open to traffic

General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1978
Through arch bridge over Mobile River on I-65
Open to traffic

George C. Wallace Tunnel (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1973
Dual four-lane tunnel under Mobile River on I-10 in Mobile
Open to traffic

Girard Ave. Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Original builders Clarke, Reeves & Company, Engineers; third bridge now stands. Was once the widest bridge in the world when it opened in 1874.
Pratt through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Route 13
Open to traffic

Girard Point Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1973
Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River, Railroad, Roads on I-95, Double Deck
Open to traffic

Glen Carbon Covered Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1976, replacing an original 1934 covered bridge. Rebuit in 2007.
Modern covered bridge over Judy Branch on Main Street in Glen Carbon. Replaced a 1934 covered bridge that had a lower clearence. Rebuit in 2007 to be higher and wider than the previous one.
Rebuilt in 2007

Golden Meadow Lift Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in Golden Meadow
Open to traffic

Grant Street Viaduct (Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska)
Built 1970
Timber stringer bridge over valley on Grant Street
Open to traffic

Grass Run Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Built 1977
Beam bridge over Grass Run on Co Hwy 62
Open to traffic

Grays Ferry Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1976
Steel stringer bridge over Schuylkill River;Amtrak on Grays Ferry Avenue
Open to traffic

Great Egg Harbor Bridge (Atlantic County, New Jersey)
Built 1973
Girder bridge over Great Egg Harbor on Garden St Pkwy Nb
Open to traffic

Handzus Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Built 1970
Slab bridge over N Fork Little Sioux River on Twp 29
Open to traffic

Harbor Drive Bridge (Sitka Borough, Alaska)
Built 1971
Cable-stayed bridge over Sitka Harbor on Harbor Drive in Sitka
Open to traffic

Harms Road Bridge (Klickitat County, Washington)
Built 1977, Replaced 2009
Lost pony truss bridge over Swale Creek on Harms Road
Replaced by a pre-cast girder bridge in 2009

Harry S. Truman Reservoir Rail Bridge/Causeway (Henry County, Missouri)
Built in 1971 with the formation of Harry S. Truman Reservoir bypassing the original line now removed/submerged
Deck girder bridge over Harry S. Truman Reservoir on Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad (former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad)
Open to traffic

Hernando DeSoto Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Built 1973
Two-span steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on I-40 at Memphis
Open to traffic

Hickory Creek CR 615 Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Relocated here ca. 1970
Pony truss bridge over Hickory Creek on CR 615
Open to traffic

Holliday Creek No. 1 Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1970; replaced 2006
Lost wooden bridge over Holliday Creek on CR 537 just north of Route D
Replaced by new bridge

Holly Hills Drive Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1973
Modern steel arch bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Holly Hills Drive in St. Louis' Carondelet Park
Open to traffic with a 15-ton weight limit

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