Narrowest Bridges

Based on deck width

Note: This page only includes bridges listed on this website. We can't guarantee that all U.S. bridges are represented here.

  1. Corral Creek Suspension Bridge (Trinity County, California)
    Wire suspension bridge over Corral Creek on Trail off of Pattison Peak Road
    Open to pedestrians only
    Rehabilitated 2017
    Deck width: 2.0 ft.
  2. Hayfork Creek Suspension Bridge (Trinity County, California)
    Wire suspension bridge over Hayfork Creek on Trail off of Pattison Peak Road
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1974 by the Wills Brothers and rehabilitated c. 2015
    Deck width: 2.0 ft.
  3. Snow Falls Trail Bridge (Rhea County, Tennessee)
    Bridge over Henderson Creek on Snow Falls Trail
    Open to pedestrians
    Deck width: 2.0 ft.
  4. Mt Zion Swinging Bridge (Lawrence County, Tennessee)
    Pedestrian Bridge over Sugar Creek
    Open to pedestrians
    Built ca.1950; Rehabilitated ca.2011
    Deck width: 2.0 ft.
  5. Suspension Bridge (Trinity County, California)
    Abandoned wire suspension bridge over Hayfork Creek
    Derelict/abandoned, most of deck missing. Unknown what it leads to.
    This bridge was built after oil barrels were invented, they are used for the foundation. A bridge appears at this location on the 1982 Halfway Ridge USGS topo map, but not on the 1951 Hyampom topo.
    Deck width: 2.0 ft.
  6. Mississippi River Headwater Log Bridge (Clearwater County, Minnesota)
    Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Pedestrian Pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 2.0 ft.
  7. Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek Swinging Suspension Footbridge (Cameron County, Pennsylvania)
    Wire suspension bridge over Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek on pedestrian traffic
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 2.0 ft.
  8. Stillwater Prairie Reserve Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
    Wire suspension bridge over Stillwater River on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2021
    Deck width: 2.7 ft.
  9. Drift Creek Falls Suspension Bridge (Lincoln County, Oregon)
    Wire suspension bridge over Drift Creek on Drift Creek Falls Trail 1378
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1997
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  10. Pomona Natural Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
    Slab bridge
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  11. South Fork of the Trinity River Bridge (Trinity County, California)
    Wire suspension bridge over South Fork of the Trinity River on South Fork Trail
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  12. Windham Rail-Trail Bridge (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
    Warren pony truss with no verticals bridge over Tributary of Flatrock Brook on Windham Rail-Trail (former B&M Railroad)
    Open to pedestrians only
    Likely modern construction as part of rail-trail but parts may be original to railroad
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  13. Spook Cave King Post (Clayton County, Iowa)
    Kingpost pony truss bridge over Drainage channel on Walking path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  14. Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge (San Luis Obispo County, California)
    Wire suspension bridge over Arroyo Grande Creek on Footpath
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built in 1995 to replace a similar bridge (from 1875) that was damaged in a storm
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  15. Tish Creek Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)
    Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Pratt truss bridge over Tish Creek on Eagle Creek Trail
    Open to pedestrians only
    Installed by helicopter lift on February 28, 2017.
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  16. Fern Creek Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)
    Lost Truss bridge over Fern Creek on Eagle Creek Trail
    Destroyed by fire
    Built 1963
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  17. Falls Creek Trail Bridge (Skamania County, Washington)
    Wire suspension bridge over Falls Creek on Trail #152A
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  18. Tom Melby Memorial Bridge (Adams County, North Dakota)
    Wire suspension bridge over Flat Creek on Pedestrian Trail
    Bridge appears to be in good condition.
    Built in 1987 and rehabilitated in 2018.
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  19. Cowpasture River Suspension Footbridge (Bath County, Virginia)
    Wire suspension bridge over Cowpasture River on pedestrian pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1992
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  20. Hanapepe Swinging Bridge (Kauai County, Hawaii)
    Wire suspension bridge over Hanapepe River on Footpath
    Open to pedestrians
    Built in 1911, extensively rebuilt after Hurricane Iniki in 1992
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  21. Waimea Swing Bridge (Kauai County, Hawaii)
    Wire suspension bridge over Waimea River on Footbridge
    Open to pedestrians
    Built early 1900's, extensively damaged and rebuilt in 1992 after Hurricane Iniki.
    Deck width: 3.0 ft.
  22. Creekside Trail Suspension Bridge (Addison County, Vermont)
    Wire suspension bridge over Lewis Creek on Creekside Trail pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1998
    Deck width: 3.2 ft.
  23. BIA Rt 158b-Pistol Stream Bridge (Hancock County, Maine)
    Bridge over Pistol Stream on Irr Bia Rte 158b
    Closed to all traffic
    Built 1990
    Deck width: 3.3 ft.
  24. Codorus Creek Swinging Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
    Lost Bridge over Codorus Creek on Pedestrian Swinging Bridge
    Removed but not replaced
    Built ?
    Deck width: 3.5 ft.
  25. Little Golden Gate Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)
    Wire suspension bridge over Lake of the Woods on a pedestrian trail in the Champaign County Forest Preserve
    Open to pedestrians
    Built 1960
    Deck width: 3.5 ft.
  26. West End Drive Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
    Steel stringer bridge over Robinson Run on West End Road
    Closed to all traffic
    Built 1931
    Deck width: 3.6 ft.
  27. I Street Entrance Arch (Stanislaus County, California)
    Steel through arch over I St on Modesto Sign
    Open
    Built 1912
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  28. Frost Trail Bridge (Bennington County, Vermont)
    Steel stringer bridge over Paran Creek on Frost Trail
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2011
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  29. NSF Indian Head Footbridge (Charles County, Maryland)
    Warren pony through truss bascule footbridge over Mattawoman Creek on Pedestrian Traffic
    Removed
    Built 1917
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  30. Kapaia Swinging Bridge (Kauai County, Hawaii)
    Wire suspension footbridge over Kapaia River (Hanamaulu Stream)
    Open to pedestrians only
    Bridge closed September 2006 due to being unsafe. Damaged heavily during a storm on Friday, March 9, 2012 - tearing out most of the mainspan. Rebuilt 2018
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  31. Sheep Bridge (Yavapai County, Arizona)
    Wire suspension bridge over Verde River on pedestrian pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Original Sheep Bridge built in 1944, closed and demolished in 1987; US Forest Service built replica in 1989
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  32. Reverchon Park Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
    Stone arch bridge over Turtle Creek
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built ca. 1937 by the Works Progress Administration.
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  33. IslandWood Suspension Footbridge (Kitsap County, Washington)
    Wire suspension bridge over stream off Blakely Harbor on pedestrian pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2002
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  34. WAB - Bridge #1247B (Livingston County, Illinois)
    Lost Timber foot bridge over drainage ditch on west side of Wabash Railroad tracks
    Demolished
    Original 19' timber foot bridge at this location built 1882; removed unknown date
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  35. WAB - Bridge #1248A (Livingston County, Illinois)
    Lost Timber stringer foot bridge over Unknown drainage ditch
    Demolished
    Original 30' timber foot bridge at this location built 1879; removed at an unknown date
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  36. Fort Jennings Footbridge (Putnam County, Ohio)
    Wire suspension bridge over Auglaize River on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  37. East Park Bridge (Franklin County, Iowa)
    Truss bridge over Squaw Creek on Walkway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2007
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  38. South Fork Roanoke River Swinging / Suspension Footbridge (Montgomery County, Virginia)
    Wire suspension bridge over South Fork Roanoke River on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  39. Rock Island Trail - Cattle Pass (Jackson County, Missouri)
    Cattle pass culvert beneath the Rock Island Railroad
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  40. Helltown Bridge (Butte County, California)
    Lost Wire suspension bridge over Butte Creek on footpath to Helltown
    Replaced by a new bridge
    Pedestrian bridge across Butte Creek
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  41. Wagners Lake Pedestrian bridge (Platte County, Nebraska)
    Triple-intersection lattice through truss bridge over Wagners Lake on Private foot traffic
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  42. Riverwalk Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
    Closed-spandrel arch bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1938-40 as part of a massive undertaking by the city of San Antonio and the W.P.A. to preserve the San Antonio River as it winds through downtown San Antonio.
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  43. Lover's Leap Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
    Swinging Pedestrian bridge
    Open to pedestrians
    First built in 1886, replaced in 1904 with a 160 ft span, current 262 ft span built in 1922
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  44. Turkey Run Suspension Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
    Wire suspension bridge over Sugar Creek on Pedestrian Path
    Re-opened in October 2013.
    Built 1918 after collaspe of the orginal bridge
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  45. Chautauqua Park Swinging Bridge #1 (Livingston County, Illinois)
    Wire suspension bridge over Vermillion River on a pedestrian path in Chautauqua Park
    Open to pedestrians
    Built 1898 by the Joliet Bridge and Iron Co.
    Deck width: 4.0 ft.
  46. Huck's Cove Water Park Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
    Bridge over Eugene D. Nims Lake
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 4.5 ft.
  47. Keg Creek Bridge (Mills County, Iowa)
    Pony truss bridge over Keg Creek on Green Street
    No longer exists
    Deck width: 4.9 ft.
  48. McCourtie Park Bridge #17 (Hillsdale County, Michigan)
    Concrete suspension bridge over Goose Creek on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1933 by George Cardoso and Ralph Corona for W.H.L. "Herb" McCourtie
    Deck width: 4.9 ft.
  49. McCourtie Park Bridge #11 (Hillsdale County, Michigan)
    Arch bridge over Goose Creek on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1930 by George Cardoso and Ralph Corona for W.H.L. "Herb" McCourtie
    Deck width: 4.9 ft.
  50. McCourtie Park Bridge #14 (Hillsdale County, Michigan)
    Concrete slab bridge over Goose Creek on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1930's by George Cardoso and Ralph Corona for W.H.L. McCourtie
    Deck width: 4.9 ft.
  51. McCourtie Park Bridge #10 (Hillsdale County, Michigan)
    Concrete slab bridge over Branch of Goose Creek on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1930's by George Cardoso and Ralph Corona for W.H.L. McCourtie
    Deck width: 4.9 ft.
  52. Bachmayer Park--Ellis Park Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
    Timber arch bridge over River Raisin on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1977-1978; rehabilitated and handicap-accessible ramps added 2018
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  53. SkyBridge Michigan (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
    Wire suspension bridge on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2022; opened October 15
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  54. Chance Pond Brook Pedestrian Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
    Lattice through truss bridge over Chance Pond Brook on Pedestrian Path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  55. Saranac River Pedestrian Bridge (Clinton County, New York)
    Wire suspension bridge over Saranac River on Pedestrian Path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  56. Riverwalk-Main Plaza Pedestrian Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
    Deck girder bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  57. Slippery Rock Crossing (Belknap County, New Hampshire)
    Modern wooden Warren through truss with no verticals covered bridge over Tioga River on Pedestrian path
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  58. Chicago Basin Trail Suspension Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
    Wire suspension bridge over Animas River on Chicago Basin Trail
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2008, replacing a suspension bridge that had become unstable due to age, repeated floods and general deterioration. Thought to be the third bridge at this site.
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  59. Dry River Suspension Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
    Wire suspension bridge over Dry River on Dry River Trail
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2007 by Seattle Bridge Builders
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  60. Lone Star Brewery Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
    Pratt pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Museum Reach Riverwalk
    Open to pedestrians only
    Bridge Between the towers of the Original Lone Star Brewery
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  61. Commerce-Market Pedestrian Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
    Bridge over San Antonio River between Commerce and Market Streets
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1967
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  62. Patterson Viaduct Pedestrian Bridge (Baltimore County, Maryland)
    Cable-stayed bridge over Patapsco River on Pedestrian pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2006
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  63. Stone Foot Bridge (Fannin County, Texas)
    Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Creek
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built during the construction of Bonham State Park ca. 1936
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  64. CBQ - Quincy Bay Bridge (1868) (Adams County, Illinois)
    Lost Bollman deck truss bridge over Quincy Bay on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
    Replaced by a new bridge
    Built 1868; Approached replaced by DPGs 1886; Replaced 1899
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  65. Spruce Street Suspension Bridge (San Diego County, California)
    Wire suspension bridge over Kate Sessions Canyon on Pedestrian walkway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1912 by city of San Diego
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  66. Quince Street Bridge (San Diego County, California)
    Timber stringer bridge over Maple Canyon on Pedestrian walkway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built in 1905
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  67. Riverside Cotton Mills (Mill #8) Bridges (Danville, Virginia)
    Pratt deck truss bridge over Canal on Pedestrian
    Intact but closed to all traffic
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  68. Hump Bridge (Chittenden County, Vermont)
    Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Allen Brook on Sidewalk
    Open to traffic
    Built 1896 by Henry Root; Rehabilitated 1995
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  69. Mohican Wilderness Suspension Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
    Suspension bridge over Mohican river on Pedestrian trail
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2002
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  70. Bicycle Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
    Concrete rigid frame pedestrian bridge over Unnamed Ravine
    Open to pedestrians only
    Constructed in 1924 to allow children to cross ravine and attend Highland School
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  71. 8th Avenue E Bridge (Ransom County, North Dakota)
    Lost Wire suspension bridge over Sheyenne River on Footpath
    Replaced by a new bridge
    Built 1970's by National Guard; Collapsed Sept 25, 2008
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  72. MDC Reservoir #1 Gatehouse Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
    Bowstring through truss bridge over Reservoir #1 on Access to gatehouse in West Hartford.
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1922
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  73. John Zink Park Footbridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
    Bowstring pony truss footbridge over unnamed creek in John Zink Park in Skiatook
    Due to pier washout, bridge is currently closed to foot traffic.
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  74. Los Angeles River Pedestrian Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
    Steel Warren arch pedestrian bridge over Los Angeles River near Glendale Blvd. in Los Angeles
    Open to Pedistrians
    Built 1929
    Deck width: 5.0 ft.
  75. Benson Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
    Concrete arch bridge over Lower Multnomah Falls on a pedestrian trail
    Open to pedestrians
    Built 1914
    Deck width: 5.8 ft.
  76. Leavitt Meadows Campground Trail Bridge (Mono County, California)
    Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over West Walker Creek on West Walker Trail (#22046)
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built between 1933 and 1953; rehabilitated 1953; damaged by flooding 1996
    Deck width: 5.8 ft.
  77. Deer Pen Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
    Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1939
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  78. Baker River Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
    Cable-stayed bridge over Baker River on pedestrian pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1998
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  79. Trail of the Cedars Suspension Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
    Wire suspension bridge over Skagit River on pedestrian pathway
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1969
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  80. Bernard Pack Suspension Bridge (Valley County, Idaho)
    Wire suspension bridge over Middle Fork Salmon River on pedestrian and pack trail
    Open to pedestrian and equestrian activities only
    Built 1957
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  81. Poets' Walk Park Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
    Through truss bridge over Amtrak
    Intact but closed to all traffic
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  82. Mississippi River Headwater Foot Bridge (Clearwater County, Minnesota)
    Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River, which is itself a pedestrian pathway here, on pedpestian pathway
    Bridge open to pedestrians; river under bridge also open to wading pedestrians
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  83. Doniphan Co. Waddell "A" Truss Bridge (New Location) (Doniphan County, Kansas)
    Waddell "A" through truss bridge over Unnamed Creek
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 1900
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  84. Sugar River Sunapee Pedestrian Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
    Warren through truss with no verticals bridge over Sugar River on Pedestrian
    Open to pedestrians only
    Built 2012
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  85. The Love Lock Bridge (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
    Timber arch bridge over Beaver Creek on Pedestrians in Beaver Creek Park
    Open to traffic
    The most recent preceeding bridge was built in 2006 from a kit by City of Sparta Department of Public Works. New abutments with pilings were placed after its demolition in early 2020, and a new structure was completed in July of 2020.
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  86. Heroes Memorial Park Bridge (Carroll County, Missouri)
    Pratt Bedstead pony truss bridge over dry land in Heroes Memorial Park.
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  87. Chagoopa Bridge (Tulare County, California)
    Bridge over Kern River on Footpath
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  88. Kern River Station Bridge (Tulare County, California)
    Suspension bridge over Kern River on Footpath
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  89. Rush Reservoir Bridge (Livingston County, New York)
    Pony truss bridge over nothing on nothing
    Intact but closed to all traffic; relocated to Hemlock Lake
    Originally built as a footbridge to a control structure in Rush Reservoir; later relocated to Hemlock Lake under the directive of the State Historic Preservation Office
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  90. P&SVRR - Latrobe Trestle (El Dorado County, California)
    Trestle bridge on P&SVRR over Marshland
    Demolished and filled in with gravel
    Built 1863-1864, filled in circa 1900.
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  91. Ohio Edison Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
    Pratt through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pedestrian Path
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  92. SSW - Drainage Trestle (Navarro County, Texas)
    Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Drainage on St Louis Southwestern Railroad
    Abandoned
    Built 1881
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  93. Church Crossing (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
    Bridge over Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail for People
    Open to pedestrians only, no bicycles, roller blades, skates, or similar.
    Built 1990
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  94. San Antonio Zoo Railroad Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
    Warren through truss bridge over San Antonio River on San Antonio Zoo Railroad
    Open to traffic
    Built 1956
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  95. CSX - Northern Route Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
    Warren through truss bridge over Wabash River on CSX Transportation
    Open to traffic
    Built around 1900 for NYC railroad, now carries CSX Transportation and Conrail Shared Assets traffic
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  96. Dalton Suspension Bridge (Victoria County, Texas)
    Abandoned wire suspension bridge over Guadalupe River
    Abandoned
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  97. Wallkill Valley Rail Trail - Rosendale Trestle (Ulster County, New York)
    Deck truss bridge over Rondout Creek and Main Street on Railroad
    Open to pedestrians
    Built 1895; closed to traffic in 1977; Rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrians 2013
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  98. Big Rock Forest Preserve Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
    Cable-stayed bridge over Big Rock Creek on Pedestrian Trail
    Open to pedestrians
    Built in 2005
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  99. Banner Bridge (Wise County, Virginia)
    Bridge is on what was once a spur line to coal mines about a half mile northward.
    Open to pedestrians only
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.
  100. Riegelsville Footbridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
    Queenpost pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on pedestrian traffic from Durham St to the Riegelsville Inn parking lot
    Essentially new "fun truss" bridge added to Canal park walking tour
    Built 2009
    Deck width: 6.0 ft.