Converse Bridge Co.

of Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Operated from about 1890 until the Depression.

Arcadia Bridge (Older) (De Soto County, Florida)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Peace River on W Hickory Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bellamy Bridge (Jackson County, Florida)
Built 1914
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chipola River on an abandoned section of Bellamy Bridge Rd
Presently closed and without deck, but plans call for it to be rehabbed for the Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail

Camp Grade Road Bridge (Lafayette County, Florida)
Built 1912
Pony truss bridge over Steinhatchee River on Camp Grade Road
Open to traffic

Camp Jordan Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1910
Through truss bridge over West Chickamauga Creek on a trail at Camp Jordan Park


Dougherty Ferry Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1939
Warren w/verticals Camelback pony truss bridge over Sale Creek on Daugherty Ferry Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Floyd's Bridge (Simpson County, Mississippi)
Designer, 1899
Lost Through truss bridge over Strong River on Everett Church Road
Collapsed

Gatesville Bridge (Copiah County, Mississippi)
Built 1920
Abandoned through truss bridge over Pearl River
Abandoned

Old Alexander Bridge (Walker County, Georgia)
Built 1901
Pony truss bridge formerly over West Chickamauga Creek on Alexander Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Powder Springs Bridge (Grainger County, Tennessee)
Built 1909
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Flat Creek on Dale Road (Nfa A051)
Replaced by new bridge

Riverside Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Holston River on Weaver Pike Rd
Replaced by new bridge

Shelhorn Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over Flatrock River on 600N
Bridge stored for reuse and new bridge being built at this site.

Smelcer Road Bridge (Greene County, Tennessee)
Built 1913
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Smelcer Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sulfur Fork Bridge (Montgomery County, Tennessee)
Built 1890
Pratt through truss bridge over Sulfur Fork on an old alignment of the Old Clarksville-Springfield Rd. in Port Royal State Park
Open to pedestrians

Wards Crossing Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1905
Through truss bridge over Fourche LaFave on River Road/Sunlight Bay Road southwest of Plainview
Open to one-lane traffic

Yellow Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Tennessee)
Built 1893
Lost through truss bridge over Yellow Creek on NFA A458
Replaced by a new bridge