US 31

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Beaty Branch Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1924
Slab bridge over Beaty Branch on Fap 7
Open to traffic

Big Blue River US 31 Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Southbound bridge built 1943; northbound built ca. 1950
Pair of four-span concrete arch bridges over Big Blue River on US 31 in Edinburgh
Open to traffic

Branch Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1938
Concrete tee beam bridge over Branch on Fap 7
Open to traffic

Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
L&N Turnpike chartered by KY government in 1829. Construction of L&N Turnpike began in 1837 including bridges and completed in 1849. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians

Bridges to the Past (Bridge #2) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1837. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1)
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians

Bridges to the Past (Bridge #3) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1837. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info. see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1).
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians

Business US31 Little Pipe Creek Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1939
Concrete arch bridge over Little Pipe Creek on Old US 31
Open to traffic

Business US31 Wabash River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988. Rehabilitated 2019. Former US 31, also know as the Blue Star Highway with plaque at Southwest corner at road intersection
Three-span through truss bridge over Wabash River on Business US 31 at Peru
Open to traffic

Charlevoix Bridge (Replacement) (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1992
Bascule bridge over Island Lake Outlet on US 31 in Charlevoix
Open to traffic

Cheek's Tavern Bridge (Robertson County, Tennessee)
Built ca. 1841 as part of the Louisville to Nashville Turnpike, a toll road for stage coaches.
Stone arch bridge over Red River on Old US 31, (Dixie Highway/Louisville to Nashville Turnpike)
Open to pedestrians

Clifty Creek US 31 Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over Clifty Creek on US 31 in Columbus
Replaced by a new bridge

College Street Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
First bridge built 1839. Bridge burned during Civil War in 1862 by Confederate Soldiers. Second bridge built in 1864. Present bridge replaced second bridge in 1915 but original (first bridge) main span pier remains in use to this day.
Pratt through truss bridge over Barren River on College Street
Open to pedestrians

CR 723 (Old US 31 Bridge) (Chilton County, Alabama)
Concrete stringer bridge over CSX Railroad on Co Rd 723
Open to traffic

Dreams End Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Bridge was the US 31 E bridge over Fern Creek before the four lane highway made it obslete in 1959.
Slab bridge over Fern Creek on Dreams End Dr. (an old alignment of US 31 E)
Open to traffic

Flatrock River US 31 Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1985; replaced ca. 2006
Lost through truss bridge over Flatrock River on US 31 in Columbus
No longer exists

Garden City Old US 31 Bridge (Cullman County, Alabama)
Bridge made obsolete by the new US 31 bridge in 1960
Parker through truss bridge over Mulberry Fork Black Warrior River on Old US 31 in Garden City
Bridge is technically abandoned, but it is soon going to be officially a part of a walking trail and park.

George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1929 by the American Bridge Co.; tolls removed 1946; rehabilitated 1958
Polygonal Warren cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 31 between Louisville and Jeffersonville
Open to traffic

Grand River Bascule Bridge (Ottawa County, Michigan)
Built 1960
Bascule bridge over Grand River on US 31 in Grand Haven
Open to traffic

Grand River Bridge (Old) (Ottawa County, Michigan)
Built 1924; replaced 1960
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on US Highway 31
Replaced by a new bridge

Green River US 31 Bridge (Hart County, Kentucky)
Built 1938
Deck truss bridge over Green River on US 31 in Munfordville
Open to traffic

Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (1912) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1912; Interurban traffic ends 1946; road deck partially collapsed and closed to northbound traffic. Company employees can use southbound lane.
Through truss railroad bridge over Ohio River between Louisville and New Albany
Open to railroad traffic

Lincoln-Haycraft Memorial Bridge (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Built 1936
Concrete tee beam bridge over Valley Creek on Us-31w
Open to traffic

LN - US-31E Trestle (Allen County, Kentucky)
Removed 1976
Lost deck plate girder bridge over US 31 on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Market St. Bridge (Old US 31) (Giles County, Tennessee)
Slab bridge over Beaty Branch on Market St.
Open to traffic

Memorial Bascule Bridge (Manistee County, Michigan)
Built 1933; rehabilitated 2005
Bascule bridge over Manistee River on US 31 in Manistee
Open to traffic

Mitchell Street Bridge (Emmet County, Michigan)
Built 1930
Concrete tee beam bridge over Bear Creek on US 31/M-68
Open to traffic

Muddy Fork US 31 Bridge (Clark County, Indiana)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1984
Three-span concrete arch bridge over Muddy Fork on US 31
Open to traffic

Old Elkton Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1924 by the Montgomery and Parker Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1959
Through truss bridge over Elk River on former US 31/TN 7 at Elkton
Open to pedestrians only

Old Louisville Road (US 31) Barren River Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
Built 1943
Steel stringer bridge over Barren River on Old Louiville Road
Open to traffic

Old Railway Trestle Road Bridge (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Concrete stringer bridge over a railroad on a closed section of Railway Trestle Road (formely US 31).
Closed to all traffic

Old Stone Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built ca. 1837-1849 as part of the Louisville & Nashville Turnpike
Stone arch bridge over Mansker Creek on Old Stone Bridge Road (Former Louisville and Nashville Turnpike) in Goodlettsville
Open to traffic

Old US 31 "The Village at Blount Springs" Bridge (Blount County, Alabama)
Concrete stringer bridge over Murphy Creek on Murphy Creek Rd (Old US 31)
Open to traffic

Old US 31 Bridge (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Assumed to be abandoned when replacement US 31 bridge was built in 1958
Concrete stringer bridge over an abandoned railroad (CSX) right of way on an abandoned section of US 31
Open to pedestrians

Old US 31 Bridge (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Bridge replaced by new bridge in 1976
Concrete stringer bridge over Five Mile Creek on an abandoned alignment of US 31
Open to pedestrians

Old US 31 Bridge (Maury County, Tennessee)
Bridge abandoned in 1972 when new highway bridge built
Concrete stringer bridge over Rutherford Creek on an abandoned alignment of US 31
Closed to all traffic

Old US 31 Bridge (Chilton County, Alabama)
Abandoned pratt pony truss bridge on an abandoned alignment of US 31
Abandoned

Old US 31 Bridge (Shelby County, Alabama)
Built 1922
Stringer bridge over CSX Railroad on Co. Hwy. 211
Open to traffic

Old US-31 Black Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Concrete tee beam bridge over Black Creek on Old US-31
Open to traffic

Painter Creek Old US 31 Bridge (Morgan County, Alabama)
Built 1923
Slab bridge over Painter Creek on 5th Avenue
Open to traffic

PAL - US31W Overpass (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1940
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Us 31w (Main Street) on P&L Railroad (Formerly Pennsylvania Railroad)
Open to traffic

Pleasant Run Creek Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1938
Concrete tee beam bridge over Pleasant Run Creek on Fap 7
Open to traffic

Prairie Ditch Old US 31 Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1937
Concrete arch bridge over Prairie Ditch on Old US 31 in Peru
Open to traffic

R. H. Wharton Bridge (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1942
Rigid frame bridge over AL 149 (Lakeshore Drive) on US 31
Open to traffic

Red River Bridge (Sumner County, Tennessee)
Built 1947
Concrete tee beam bridge over Red River on Fas 41/US 31
Open to traffic

Sand Creek US 31 Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1995; Demolished 2016
Through truss bridge over Sand Creek on US 31
Replaced by a new bridge

Silver Creek Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1948
Arch bridge over Silver Creek on Fap 7
Open to traffic

Silver Creek Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1948
Slab bridge over Silver Creek on Nfa A251
Open to traffic

Sinking Creek US 31 Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1946
Concrete tee beam bridge over Sinking Creek on Fap 7
Open to traffic

Sparkman Street Bridge (Morgan County, Alabama)
Built 1915
Concrete arch bridge over Shoal Creek on Sparkman Street in Hartselle
Open to traffic

Sugar Creek US 31 Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1979
Pair of three-span concrete arch bridges over Sugar Creek on US 31
Open to traffic

Trammel Creek Old US 31 Bridge (Allen County, Kentucky)
Built 1930
Concrete tee beam bridge over Trammel Creek on Ky-3500
Open to traffic

Turnpike Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built ca. 1837-1849 as part of the former Louisville & Nashville Turnpike
Stone arch bridge on a former section of the Louisville & Nashville Turnpike (Old Stone Bridge Rd.) in Goodlettsville
Open to authorized traffic only

US 31 Railroad Overpass (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Built 1948
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 31 on CSX Railroad (abandoned)
No longer in rail service

US 31/SOU Rr & City Street Bridge (Northbound Lane) (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1940
Concrete tee beam bridge over Sou Rr & City Street on US 31 NB
Open to traffic

Yellow Creek Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1899
Concrete arch bridge over Yellow Creek on US 31
Open to traffic

Youngs Creek US 31 Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1946; rehabilitated 1978
Pair of two-span concrete arch bridges over Youngs Creek on US 31
Open to traffic