Archived News Stories

• 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)