Jefferson Highway

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Jefferson Highway Association: https://jeffersonhighway.org/

Albany Roadside Park Bridge (Gentry County, Missouri)
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Town Branch on Old US 136
Derelict/abandoned

Arkansas River Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1922; abandoned circa 1980
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on old alignment of OK 16 in Muskogee
Closed to all traffic

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

Bayou Boeuf LA 1177 Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1920 as part of the Jefferson Highway
Pony truss bridge over Bayou Boeuf on LA 1177
In storage

Bayou Grappe Bridge (Grant Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1931
Concrete tee beam bridge over Bayou Grappe on US 71
Open to traffic

Bayou Grappe Bridge (Old) (Grant Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1913; bypassed 1931
Abandoned concrete bridge over Bayou Grappe on L. Dubois Road (formerly US 71) south of Aloha
Derelict/abandoned

Bayou Grosse Tete Bridge (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1928
Bridge on LA 76 / Jefferson Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Bayou Morris Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1923
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Bayou Morris on LA 10
Open to traffic

Big Creek CR 641 Bridge (Harrison County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on CR 641
Closed to all traffic

Blue River Bridge (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built 1932
Through truss bridge over Blue River on Old US 69 in Durant
Open to traffic

Blue River Bridge (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built in 1921 with Federal Aid Project funding
Pratt through truss bridge over Blue River on old US Highway 70
Open to traffic

Branch Center Creek Old Route 66 Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1922; Replaced 2016
Slab bridge over a branch of Center Creek on Old 66 Blvd
Replaced by a new bridge

Carpenters Bluff Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Built 1910; Renovated for auto use 1965, rehabilitated 1981
Through truss bridge over Red River on Carpenters Bluff Road (formerly KO&G RR)
Open to foot traffic only and includes a Wagon Shelf extension of South deck

Clear Boggy Creek Bridge (Atoka County, Oklahoma)
Built 1928
Through truss bridge over Clear Boggy Creek on 0356C in Caney
Open to traffic

Cripple Creek Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Cripple Creek on S. Main St
Open to traffic

Davis Creek Road Bridge (Atoka County, Oklahoma)
Originally part of the Jefferson Highway, now gone private.
Pony truss bridge over Davis Creek on E1920 (old Jefferson Highway)
Open to traffic

Doris Kemp Park Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1919 to carry Hwy. 169; closed to traffic in 1969 when the freeway bridge opened; rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrian traffic in 2002
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mill Pond on Pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians

Dry Creek Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Concrete culvert bridge over Dry Creek on CR 141 (old US 71)
Open to traffic

Grand Ecore Bridge (Old) (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1925, replaced ca 1959
Lost Bridge over Red River. Carried Old La. Highway 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Grand River Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)
Built 1883 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; closed to traffic in the 1990s. Road originally called number 5 and ran between Pattonsburg and Santa Rosa Missouri. Highway 69, built in 1932 paralleled this road and bridge just 1 mile east
Whipple through truss bridge over Grand River on 137th Street
Abandoned with deck partially missing

Gulf Street Bridge (Barton County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930; Replaced 2014
Three-span stone and concrete culvert on Gulf Street in Lamar
Replaced by a new bridge

Jefferson Highway Culvert E No. 246 (Decatur County, Iowa)
Concrete culvert bridge over Creek on Jefferson Highway


Jefferson Highway Grand River Bridge (Decatur County, Iowa)
Built 1911; Replaced 1931
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Jefferson Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Jefferson Highway Little River Bridge (Decatur County, Iowa)
Built 1921; Replaced 1943
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Little River on Jefferson Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Jefferson Highway Old Channel Verdigris River Bridge (Wagoner County, Oklahoma)
Originally carried SR 16 across the Verdigris, was abandoned when new Navigation channel was cut.
Abandoned multi-span camelback through truss bridge over Verdigris River (Old Channel) on E0505 in Okay
All but one span has collapsed.

LA73 Bayou Manchac Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1931
Pony truss bridge over Bayou Manchac on LA 73
Open to traffic

Lincoln Highway/Jefferson Highway Colo Interchange (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1976
Steel stringer bridge over Over Us 65 on Co Rd E-41 (old Lincoln Highway)
Open to traffic

Little Blue Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Shown on 1919 map, shown as bypassed on 1933 county highway map.
Lost Bridge over Unnamed tributary of Little Blue River on Little Blue Road
Removed

Middle Fork US 136 Bridge (Gentry County, Missouri)
Built 1923; replaced 2001
Lost through truss bridge over Middle Fork Grand River on US 136
No longer exists

MKT - Crawford Street Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Built 1914
Slab bridge over Crawford Street on Mkt Railroad
Open to traffic

MKT - Old US 69 Bridge (Pittsburg County, Oklahoma)
Steel stringer bridge over Old US 69 on MKT RR
Open to traffic

New River Bridge (Ascension Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1910's
Concrete tee beam bridge over New River on Jefferson Highway
Bypassed by two-lane bridge

North Fork Creek Bridge (Sabine Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1934
Concrete tee beam bridge over North Fork Creek on LA-175
Open to traffic

North Main Street Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910; Bypassed by new bridge 1930
Pony truss bridge over Spring River on N. Main Street in Carthage
Closed to all traffic

Oak Street Bridge (1928) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1967; Replaced 2010
Lost deck arch bridge over the Iowa River on Oak St/US 20/US 65
Replaced by a new bridge

Old 69 Dancing Rabbit Creek Bridge (Pittsburg County, Oklahoma)
Destroyed by flooding 2017
Concrete stringer bridge over Dancing Rabbit Creek on Old US 69
Destroyed by flooding

Old 69 Limestone Creek Bridge (Atoka County, Oklahoma)
Built 1951
Steel stringer bridge over Limestone Creek on Chockie Mountain Rd (Old Us 69)
Open to traffic

Old 69 Peaceable Creek Bridge (Pittsburg County, Oklahoma)
Built 1901
Bridge over Peaceable Creek on old US 69
Open to traffic

Old Bayou Manchac Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1918; replaced 1931
Lost bridge over Bayou Manchac on Old Jefferson Highway (former US 61)
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Jefferson Highway Culvert Bridge (Harrison County, Missouri)
Built as part of the Jefferson Highway (later part of US 69), bypassed by new alignment circa 1930
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over unknown creek on Old US 69 (old Jefferson Highway)
Derelict/abandoned

Old US 69 Little River Bridge (Decatur County, Iowa)
Built 1943
Pony truss bridge over Little River on Old 69 Highway
Intact but closed to all traffic

Old White River Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1952
Lost Through truss bridge over White River on US 62
Replaced by new bridge

Possum Creek Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built 1924; Bypassed by new bridge 1963
Concrete slab bridge over Possum Creek on CR SW 57 (old US 71)
Open to local traffic

Sampson Creek Old US 136 Bridge (Harrison County, Missouri)
Built 1922; made obsolete in 1939 by new bridge on US 136
Pony truss bridge over Sampson Creek on Lincoln Street (Old US 136) in New Hampton
Intact but closed to all traffic

Sampson Creek Tributary Old US 136 Bridge (Harrison County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over Tributary of Sampson Creek on E Lincoln Street
Open to traffic

South Duff Avenue Bridge (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1919, Replaced 1924
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on South Duff Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Sparrow Lane Bridge (Grant Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1919
Concrete deck girder bridge over Bayou Rigolette on Sparrow Lane
Open to traffic with 3 ton weigh limit

Troost Avenue Bridge (Older) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Replaced 1917
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Brush Creek on Troost Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

UP - US65 Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1934
Steel stringer bridge over US 65
Open to traffic