Archived News Stories

2020 Bridgehunter Awards Final Results (Saturday, January 23, 2021)
Tradgedy Hits Our Website (Wednesday, December 30, 2020)
2020 Bridgehunter Awards Underway (Thursday, October 29, 2020)
2019 Bridgehunter Awards: Voting now underway (Friday, December 06, 2019)
2019 Bridgehunter Awards: Taking submissions (Monday, November 04, 2019)
Lincoln Highway Bridge Fund Exceeds Goal (Saturday, January 05, 2019)
2018 Ammann Awards Voting Underway (Thursday, December 13, 2018)
2018 Othmar H. Ammann Awards Underway (Tuesday, October 09, 2018)
Operation Bridge Rescue (Wednesday, October 03, 2018)
Appleton Locks Reopen To Watercraft (Thursday, September 20, 2018)
Bad news about Google Maps (Sunday, May 06, 2018)
Important programming note (Sunday, April 01, 2018)
Big changes for the National Bridge Inventory (Sunday, February 11, 2018)
2017 Year In Review (Sunday, December 31, 2017)
Website redesign (Sunday, December 17, 2017)
Entries being taken for 2017 Othmar H. Ammann Awards (Tuesday, October 03, 2017)
New site features (Tuesday, September 05, 2017)
Bridges in the path of the total eclipse (Saturday, August 19, 2017)
Summary of damage from the Midwest flash flood (Sunday, May 07, 2017)
Trucker Who Collapsed Historic Bridge Gets Jail Time (Saturday, April 15, 2017)
1906 Arch Bridge Closed Without Warning (Saturday, February 04, 2017)
We've reached a quarter million photos (Friday, November 11, 2016)
Famous Tama LH Bridge Damaged in a Hit-And-Run Accident (Saturday, October 15, 2016)
2016 Othmar H. Ammann Awards Underway (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)
Experience and Common Sense are Key (Thursday, August 18, 2016)
Breaking News: Michigan to outlaw taking photographs of bridges without a license (Friday, April 01, 2016)
2015 Ammann Awards (Saturday, October 31, 2015)
Full Throttle Saloon Fire (Tuesday, September 08, 2015)
Server upgrade (Saturday, July 04, 2015)
I-75 Bridge Collapse in Cincinnati; 1 Dead 1 Injured (Monday, January 19, 2015)
2014 Othmar H. Ammann Awards (Wednesday, October 29, 2014)
Various website improvements (Sunday, July 06, 2014)
Final list of TRUSS Award winners for 2014 (Friday, April 11, 2014)
Welcome to Covered Bridge Heritage Month (Tuesday, April 01, 2014)
National Bridge Inventory 2013 released (Sunday, March 09, 2014)
Welcome to 2014 (Thursday, January 02, 2014)
New feature: Upload photos by email (Sunday, November 17, 2013)
2013 Ammann Awards- Now taking nominations (Friday, October 25, 2013)
Federal Court Upholds Deal Between Car Ferry and EPA (Saturday, October 12, 2013)
Two major milestones reached (Thursday, June 27, 2013)
Buchanan County Iowa Bridge Washed Away (Friday, May 31, 2013)
Historic Bridge Weekend Coming to Iowa (Tuesday, April 02, 2013)
New site features (Monday, April 01, 2013)
Announcing the 2013 TRUSS Awards (Friday, February 01, 2013)
Looking back on previous winners (Sunday, January 27, 2013)
Watch out for errors (Monday, January 14, 2013)
What new features would you like to see? (Tuesday, January 01, 2013)
Merry Christmas (Tuesday, December 25, 2012)
Try out the new "What's Here?" feature (Sunday, December 09, 2012)
The "accidental" historic bridge park (Saturday, November 17, 2012)
2012 Ammann Awards: Now Accepting Nominations (Monday, November 05, 2012)
Historic Bridge Conference scheduled for September (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)
Bridgehunter's Chronicles now taking articles and mystery bridge photos (Friday, August 10, 2012)
I-35W Bridge Disaster: Five Years Later (Thursday, August 02, 2012)
Lessons learned from Eggner's Ferry Bridge (Sunday, May 27, 2012)
Missouri to name every new bridge after senator (Sunday, April 01, 2012)
Missing span of Kentucky bridge to be rebuilt (Tuesday, March 13, 2012)
Finally, the winners for 2012 (Monday, February 13, 2012)
Honorable Mentions for 2012 (Sunday, February 05, 2012)
The mess at Eggner's Ferry Bridge (Saturday, January 28, 2012)
Site notes: Photo uploads hopefully fixed; NBI 2011 released (Thursday, January 26, 2012)
Send your nominations for 2012 (Sunday, January 01, 2012)
Two more important upgrades (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)
On This Date in 1967 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)
More site upgrades (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)
The Ammann Award Winners for 2011 and the Bridgehunter's Chronicles Pics for 2011 (Wednesday, December 07, 2011)
National Historic Bridge Month 2011 (Monday, November 14, 2011)
Assorted site updates (Monday, November 14, 2011)
What new features would you like to see? (Wednesday, November 02, 2011)
Idiots with cutting torches (Monday, October 10, 2011)
The party at Owensboro (Sunday, October 02, 2011)
Louisville update (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)
Historic Bridge to be Auctioned off (Friday, September 16, 2011)
Historic Bridge Conference 2011 (Monday, September 05, 2011)
Historic Bridge Conference 2011 (Friday, July 22, 2011)
Riverside Bridge update (Thursday, June 09, 2011)
Extreme Bridgehunting: Pickup Truck Edition (Saturday, May 28, 2011)
Stimulus money actually used for historic bridge preservation (Friday, April 01, 2011)
Desk clearing time (Thursday, January 13, 2011)
Something a little different (Friday, January 07, 2011)
Some 2010 success stories (Saturday, January 01, 2011)
On This Date In History... (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)
And now... the winners (Sunday, December 05, 2010)
Top Ranked Unique Savable Structures (Wednesday, December 01, 2010)
Buy and sell photos (Friday, November 26, 2010)
Supporting more buzzwords (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)
Introducing The Bridgehunter.com Top Bridges That Can Be Saved List (Sunday, November 07, 2010)
Random links of interest (Thursday, October 21, 2010)
Welcome, participants from "Outwit the West" (Saturday, October 16, 2010)
"Bridge Day" on the New River Gorge Bridge (Saturday, October 16, 2010)
Site updates (Monday, October 11, 2010)
Endangered species: Lower Missouri River historic bridges (Saturday, September 18, 2010)
Eaten Away, One Grain at a Time (Monday, September 13, 2010)
Good news roundup for September (Saturday, September 11, 2010)
Wrightstown Bridge Scheduled for Replacement (Thursday, September 02, 2010)
Emergency Closure of Marquette Interchange Ramp Causes Headaches and Heartburn (Thursday, September 02, 2010)
Wrap-up of the Historic Bridge Weekend (Sunday, August 29, 2010)
National Bridge Inventory software (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)
LandmarkHunter.com is live (Sunday, July 11, 2010)
Would you like to take a survey? (Thursday, June 24, 2010)
Get ready for LandmarkHunter.com (Wednesday, June 09, 2010)
Wrap-up of Tennessee flood damage (Friday, May 28, 2010)
Good news roundup (Saturday, May 15, 2010)
More Street View improvements (Monday, April 05, 2010)
US 45 Zoo Interchange Northbound Bridge REOPENS (Friday, April 02, 2010)
Brooklyn Bridge to be replaced! (Thursday, April 01, 2010)
Assorted site news (Sunday, March 28, 2010)
Zoo Interchange US45 Northbound Bridge CLOSED (Friday, March 26, 2010)
All hail our Google overlords (Sunday, March 07, 2010)
Everything you know about the Royal Gorge Bridge is wrong (Wednesday, March 03, 2010)
February news roundup (Friday, February 19, 2010)
Some new features (Sunday, February 14, 2010)
Studying portal braces (Tuesday, February 09, 2010)
Boonville Bridge saved! (Thursday, February 04, 2010)
Something rotten in New Jersey, Part 2 (Wednesday, February 03, 2010)
Stimulus money might help save the Boonville Bridge in Missouri (Thursday, January 28, 2010)
Let's Play "Name That Truss!" (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)
Bridge opponents have a new talking point (Monday, January 18, 2010)
Jason's Bridge Picks for the First Decade of the 3rd Millennium (Wednesday, January 06, 2010)
New year, new features (Friday, January 01, 2010)
Yes, Virginia, historic bridges do attract tourists (Tuesday, December 29, 2009)
Crown Point (Champlain) Bridge demolition imminent (Saturday, December 26, 2009)
A sliver of good news (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)
On This Date In History... (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)
More Missouri bad news (Saturday, December 05, 2009)
Penny for your thoughts (Sunday, November 22, 2009)
Wisconsin Bridges To Be Replaced in Three Weekends (Friday, November 20, 2009)
New site features (Monday, November 16, 2009)
Crown Point Bridge to be demolished (Tuesday, November 10, 2009)
Want to destroy government property and get away with it? (Friday, October 30, 2009)
Something rotten in New Jersey (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)
The UCEBization of the Missouri River continues (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)
Bowstring Bridge in Leicester, England, doomed (Monday, October 26, 2009)
New bridge data available for Kansas and Illinois (Tuesday, October 13, 2009)
Poughkeepsie Bridge now open to pedestrians (Saturday, October 03, 2009)
Footbridge in Seneca, Missouri, to be restored (Monday, September 21, 2009)
San Francisco Bay Bridge Project in Time Lapse (Friday, September 11, 2009)
Historic Bridge Workshop next March (Wednesday, September 02, 2009)
NBI 2009 released (Monday, August 31, 2009)
Vierendeel bridge faces demolition in Belgium (Saturday, August 29, 2009)
Rush County, Indiana, Update (Thursday, August 27, 2009)
Woman's Car Gets Stuck on Bridge in Sturgeon Bay (Wednesday, August 19, 2009)
Welcome new users (Monday, August 17, 2009)
New Arkansas website (Thursday, August 06, 2009)
On This Date In History... (Saturday, August 01, 2009)
UCEBs: The Next Generation (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)
Stimulus Money To Buy New Ferry (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)
Pittsburgh Pontist Posse Party (Tuesday, July 07, 2009)
Wallace Bridge Repair Progressing - Slowly (Saturday, June 27, 2009)
Missouri's Historic Bridge Inventory available online (Wednesday, June 03, 2009)
On this date in history... (Wednesday, May 27, 2009)
The bad news continues (Wednesday, May 06, 2009)
A glimmer of hope in Pennsylvania? (Monday, April 06, 2009)
Who owns this bridge? (Tuesday, March 03, 2009)
Historic Wallace Bridge to be Repaired (Friday, February 27, 2009)
The Bridges of Bollinger County, Missouri (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)
Tuscumbia Bridge doomed (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)
Truck Falls Through Wallace Bridge (Tuesday, February 03, 2009)
More NBI data available (Friday, January 23, 2009)
Fort Steuben Bridge Appears Doomed (Saturday, January 17, 2009)
2009: The Year in Preview (Wednesday, January 07, 2009)
On this date in history... (Monday, January 05, 2009)
Parshallburg Bridge wiped out (Monday, December 29, 2008)
On this date in history... (Monday, December 15, 2008)
Site news (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)
More bad news (Tuesday, December 09, 2008)
December bad news roundup (Wednesday, December 03, 2008)
The saga of the Vida Shaw Bridge (Tuesday, December 02, 2008)
Bad news from the Twin Cities (Monday, December 01, 2008)
We've reached a milestone (Saturday, November 22, 2008)
The Bridge Formerly Known As The Triborough (Monday, November 10, 2008)
The case for rails-to-trails (Wednesday, November 05, 2008)
Iowa flood updates (Wednesday, November 05, 2008)
New site features (Monday, October 27, 2008)
More October news (Thursday, October 23, 2008)
Mid-October news (Sunday, October 12, 2008)
October updates (Sunday, October 05, 2008)
New Franklin Viaduct in jeopardy (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)
September updates (Thursday, September 18, 2008)
The Bridges of Doniphan County, Kansas (Thursday, September 18, 2008)
Fate of Michigan Street Bridge Still In Doubt (Saturday, September 06, 2008)
"Saving these treasures is not someone else's job!" (Monday, September 01, 2008)
Arkansas updates (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
August updates (Saturday, August 23, 2008)
Guest Editorial: The Misunderstanding of the Public Towards Bridges STILL Exists (Friday, August 22, 2008)
The Michigan Street Bridge Was Closed But Has Re-opened...Sort Of (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
Editorial: Fixing bridges the smart way (Sunday, August 03, 2008)
End of July updates (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)
Welcome, Rural Missouri readers (Monday, July 28, 2008)
Missouri flash flooding destroys one bridge, spares another (Monday, July 28, 2008)
July roundup (Saturday, July 26, 2008)
Foxburg Bridge Demolished (Friday, July 25, 2008)
Wimer Covered Bridge restored (Friday, July 04, 2008)
Powell Bridge saved (Tuesday, July 01, 2008)
Bridgehunting with your GPS navigator (Tuesday, July 01, 2008)
I-94 Reopens in Wisconsin (Thursday, June 26, 2008)
Another railroad bridge lost in Iowa (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)
June 24 Iowa update (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)
June 22 tidbits (Sunday, June 22, 2008)
June 21 Iowa update (Saturday, June 21, 2008)
Moscow Covered Bridge to be rebuilt (Saturday, June 21, 2008)
Another bridge lost to flooding (Friday, June 20, 2008)
June 17 flood updates (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)
Minnesota bridge replacements (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)
Friday the 13th (Sunday, June 15, 2008)
Iowa flood update (Thursday, June 12, 2008)
More June updates (Tuesday, June 10, 2008)
June updates (Sunday, June 08, 2008)
Winona Bridge closed (Wednesday, June 04, 2008)
Moscow Covered Bridge destroyed by tornado (Wednesday, June 04, 2008)
Some good news for a change (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
New book releases (Sunday, May 11, 2008)
Assorted tidbits (Monday, April 28, 2008)
April news items (Sunday, April 20, 2008)
Beaver Bridge in danger (Friday, April 18, 2008)
Dewey Bridge destroyed (Saturday, April 12, 2008)
National Bridge Inventory 2007 (Tuesday, March 25, 2008)
Midwest floods start to recede (Sunday, March 23, 2008)
Not looking good for three Wayne County, Missouri, bridges (Sunday, March 23, 2008)
Those darn gusset plates (Sunday, March 23, 2008)
Looking for maps? (Thursday, February 21, 2008)
Fair Grove Bridge to be demolished (Monday, January 28, 2008)
Welcome to Bridgehunter.com 2.0 (Friday, January 18, 2008)
More December news (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)
Shameless plug (Monday, December 17, 2007)
Rails with trails? (Saturday, December 01, 2007)
The Bridges of Winneshiek County (Saturday, December 01, 2007)
Yard art (Saturday, December 01, 2007)
December news (Saturday, December 01, 2007)
What, you've never seen a bridge for sale before? (Monday, November 26, 2007)
News updates (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)
The bridges of Saline County, Missouri (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)
October updates (Thursday, October 18, 2007)
Arkansas bowstring listed on National Register (Thursday, October 04, 2007)
Little Niangua Swinging Bridge closed (Thursday, October 04, 2007)
East Delhi Bridge to be saved (Saturday, September 22, 2007)
Woolsey Bridge closed (Saturday, September 22, 2007)
Two rare truss bridges to be reopened (Saturday, September 08, 2007)
News roundup (Saturday, September 08, 2007)
Site updates (Saturday, September 01, 2007)
Missouri's "Safe & Sound" Project (Saturday, September 01, 2007)
News tidbits (Saturday, September 01, 2007)
Glasgow Bridge doomed (Saturday, September 01, 2007)
Minneapolis aftermath (Monday, August 13, 2007)
The Armchair Guide to Bridge Inspections (Friday, August 03, 2007)
Minneapolis bridge collapse (Thursday, August 02, 2007)
Warsaw Upper Bridge reopens (Wednesday, July 11, 2007)
McKinley Bridge in St. Louis to reopen (Tuesday, June 05, 2007)
Paseo Bridge available -- some disassembly required (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)
Caldwell County, Missouri (Wednesday, April 04, 2007)
Unexpected find in Saline County, Missouri (Wednesday, April 04, 2007)
Unexpected finds in Miller County, Missouri (Wednesday, April 04, 2007)
Growing pains (Saturday, March 17, 2007)
Site Map (Monday, February 26, 2007)
News tidbits (Monday, February 26, 2007)
Fruita Bridge (Friday, February 16, 2007)
Two thousand (Tuesday, January 30, 2007)
New features (Monday, January 22, 2007)
The Bridges of Winneshiek County (Wednesday, January 10, 2007)
Some good news for a change (Tuesday, January 09, 2007)
Arkansas bowstring bridge update (Tuesday, January 09, 2007)
Herculaneum, Missouri, bridge demolished (Tuesday, January 09, 2007)
Lots of updates (Monday, December 18, 2006)
Swinging bridges of Central Missouri (Monday, December 18, 2006)
Research requests (Monday, December 11, 2006)
Vienna Swinging Bridge mystery solved (Thursday, December 07, 2006)
More bad news roundup (Wednesday, November 29, 2006)
Bad news roundup (Monday, November 27, 2006)
New site features (Monday, November 13, 2006)
2007 calendar now available (Monday, November 06, 2006)
My work is cut out for me (Monday, October 16, 2006)
Blue Rock Road Bridge, 1914-2006 R.I.P. (Sunday, October 15, 2006)
Warsaw Upper Bridge to be rehabilitated (Sunday, October 15, 2006)
Clem Lowell Road Bridge closed to traffic (Sunday, October 15, 2006)
Stinson Creek Railroad Bridge preserved (Tuesday, October 10, 2006)
Cruising the Mississippi (Thursday, September 28, 2006)
Now with 50 states! (plus DC) (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)
Quick tidbits (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)
Swinging bridge wreckage found (Saturday, September 02, 2006)
Bad news roundup (Thursday, August 24, 2006)
Petit Jean Bowstring mystery solved (Monday, August 21, 2006)
It's not the Brooklyn Bridge, but... (Saturday, August 12, 2006)
Assorted updates (Saturday, August 12, 2006)
Overflowing inbox (Saturday, August 12, 2006)
Welcome to Bridgehunter.com (Tuesday, August 08, 2006)
Frenchmans Bluff Bridge destroyed (Sunday, July 30, 2006)
Williamsville Bridge replacement underway (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)
Arkansas arches (Monday, July 10, 2006)
Unusual truss bridges (Monday, July 10, 2006)
News from Pennsylvania (Tuesday, June 27, 2006)
Kansas City already has a landmark bridge (Monday, June 26, 2006)
Chicago's North Avenue Bridge doomed (Monday, June 26, 2006)
King Bridge Co. (Tuesday, June 06, 2006)
Could the MLK Bridge in St. Louis carry I-70? (Tuesday, June 06, 2006)
Bridge celebration in Charles City (Thursday, June 01, 2006)
Costilla Crossing Bridge reopened (Thursday, June 01, 2006)
Sinking Creek Bridge (Wednesday, May 31, 2006)
Another Arkansas bowstring! (Thursday, May 25, 2006)
1,500 and counting (Thursday, May 25, 2006)
Kliethermes Bridge closed (Monday, May 22, 2006)
Iron Bridge Festival? (Saturday, May 13, 2006)
War Eagle Bridge: Future still uncertain (Saturday, May 13, 2006)
Bad news roundup (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)
Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern Railroad (Tuesday, April 18, 2006)
National Bridge Inventory (Tuesday, April 18, 2006)
Early April updates (Monday, April 03, 2006)
Cuivre River State Park (Monday, April 03, 2006)
March updates (Wednesday, March 22, 2006)
Old Appleton Bridge dedication (Wednesday, March 22, 2006)
Big Four Bridge (Wednesday, March 22, 2006)
Chester's Rock Bridge (Tuesday, March 14, 2006)
Cairo Railroad Bridge (Tuesday, March 14, 2006)
Major site changes (Wednesday, March 08, 2006)
Beaver Bridge saved (Wednesday, March 08, 2006)
Williamsville Bridge (Wednesday, February 08, 2006)
Late January updates (Tuesday, January 24, 2006)
News tidbits (Monday, January 09, 2006)
New year updates (Monday, January 09, 2006)
Old Appleton Bridge now open! (Monday, December 19, 2005)
2006 Missouri Calendar (Friday, December 09, 2005)
Historic Bridges of Arkansas TV show (Friday, December 09, 2005)
Quick updates (Monday, December 05, 2005)
News tidbits (Saturday, December 03, 2005)
Late November updates (Tuesday, November 29, 2005)
Welcome to winter (Monday, November 21, 2005)
Link updates (Saturday, November 05, 2005)
Three Boonville railroad bridges (Monday, October 31, 2005)
More submissions (Monday, October 31, 2005)
Illinois mysteries (Monday, October 31, 2005)
Mid-October updates (Monday, October 17, 2005)
Google Earth dataset (Monday, October 17, 2005)
Odds and ends (Monday, October 17, 2005)
Even more contributions (Monday, October 10, 2005)
Frisco Highline Trail (Monday, October 10, 2005)
Mystery solved (Monday, October 10, 2005)
Highway 66 in Illinois (Monday, October 10, 2005)
More contributions (Thursday, October 06, 2005)
Old Appleton Bridge (Monday, September 26, 2005)
Bridge closings and openings (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)
Louisiana update (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)
Lexington Bridge demolition (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)
Grand Avenue Bridge (Thursday, September 15, 2005)
More September updates (Thursday, September 15, 2005)
Looking for a bridge to adopt (Thursday, September 15, 2005)
Ocean Springs Bridge (Thursday, September 15, 2005)
September updates (Thursday, September 08, 2005)
Hurricane Katrina (Thursday, September 08, 2005)
Murray Baker Bridge (Tuesday, August 30, 2005)
KAP: Kite Aerial Photography (Tuesday, August 30, 2005)
Forum (Sunday, August 21, 2005)
Beaver Bridge (Saturday, August 20, 2005)
Boonville fundraising (Saturday, August 20, 2005)
More August updates (Saturday, August 20, 2005)
Progress at Old Appleton (Monday, August 08, 2005)
Lupus Bridge (Monday, August 08, 2005)
First Jefferson City Bridge (Monday, August 08, 2005)
Glasgow Bridges (Monday, August 08, 2005)
Boonville updates (Saturday, July 23, 2005)
McKinley Bridge (Saturday, July 23, 2005)
Welcome to New Jersey... Now leave! (Saturday, July 23, 2005)
Murray Baker Bridge (Wednesday, July 06, 2005)
Costilla Crossing Bridge (Thursday, June 16, 2005)
Search tool (Thursday, June 16, 2005)
It's lawsuit time (Thursday, May 26, 2005)
More Boonville updates (Monday, May 16, 2005)
Wayne County bridges (Wednesday, May 04, 2005)
East Delhi Bridge (Monday, May 02, 2005)
Boonville Railroad Bridge (Thursday, April 28, 2005)
Old Appleton Bridge (Thursday, April 28, 2005)
Boggy Creek Bridge (Thursday, April 28, 2005)
Spring River Swinging Bridge (Thursday, April 28, 2005)
Laflin Bridge, 1908-2005 (Friday, April 22, 2005)
Bad news (Wednesday, April 13, 2005)
Sedalia Covered Bridge (Tuesday, January 11, 2005)
Arkansas postcards (Monday, January 10, 2005)
Wisconsin bridge news (Monday, January 03, 2005)
Arkansas coverage (Tuesday, December 28, 2004)
Demolition Gone Awry (Saturday, September 11, 2004)