Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Aloha Bridge (Grant Parish, Louisiana)
Abandoned concrete bridge on Old US 71 south of Aloha, probably over Bayou Grappe
Abandoned, but intact

Alpine Tunnel (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
Abandoned and partially caved-in

Aquilla Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Derelict through truss bridge over Castor River east of Aquilla at end of CR 535
Abandoned with missing deck, accessible by county road from both sides

Arkansas River Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Arkansas River
Abandoned

Armstrong Gravel Pit Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Built 1899 by A.H. Austin in Kossuth County; relocated here in the 1940s to serve a gravel pit; abandoned 1971
Derelict through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River northwest of Armstrong
Abandoned, with deck partially destroyed

Ashburn Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Salt River on CR 115
Abandoned with deck removed

Avert Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Derelict through truss bridge over Castor River parallel to CR 512 near Avert
Abandoned with missing deck and surrounded by undergrowth, replaced by culvert

Backbone Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Backbone Road
Derelict with deck missing

Bearden's Mill Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Abandoned parker through truss bridge over Elk River on an abandoned section of River Road about 50 yards east of the intersection of River Rd. and William Battle Blvd. in Fayetteville
Abandoned

Beaver Railroad Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Abandoned through truss railroad bridge over White River at Beaver
Derelict with entire deck removed

Big Four Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Originally built 1895 by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Big Four). Reconstructed 1929 using existing stone piers. Abandoned 1969.
Abandoned six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Awaiting rehabilitation to reopen as a pedestrian bridge

Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 255th Street
Abandoned

Bigelow Bridge (Perry County, Arkansas)
Abandoned swing through truss bridge over Fourche La Fave River on former Spur AR 113 just southwest of Bigelow
Abandoned, with deck and two panels missing

Blackwater River Old MO 13 Bridge (Johnson County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1922; made obsolete by new bridge in 1971
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Blackwater River on Old MO 13 (NW 21st Road)
Closed to all traffic

Blue Ridge Cut-Off overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned pony plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Cut-Off on the Rock Island Railroad in Kansas City
Railroad line abandoned

BNSF 8th Street Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Bridge is a steel deck girder bridge
Abandoned bridge over Big Sioux River just south of 8th Street Bridge in Sioux Falls on BNSF Railroad
Abandoned

Bois Brule Creek Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1915; made obsolete by new bridge on Route H in 1963
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over Bois Brule Creek just off Route H
Abandoned, but in good condition

Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1932, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1874. Abandoned in 1986.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the abandoned MKT Railroad in Boonville
Railroad line discontinued

Branch of Lyon Creek Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Branch of Lyon Creek
Abandoned

Branch Ten Mile Creek Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Branch Ten Mile Creek
Abandoned

Branson Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1890
Stone arch bridge over Grouse Creek on a local road just east of K-15 and north of Dexter
Closed to all traffic

Brookside Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930; replaced and relocated 2006
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Horrell Creek on CR 439 near the end of Route FF west of Fruitland
Relocated and awaiting reconstruction

Cache Channel Illinois Central Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel next to IL 3
Still standing, but rails removed

Cache River US 412 Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; replaced 1995
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Cache River on US 412 between Walnut Ridge and Paragould
Replaced by new bridge, but main span preserved in place

Calico Rock Bridge (Izard County, Arkansas)
Abandoned in 1989
Derelict swinging footbridge in Calico Rock
Derelict

Cedar Run Bridge (Prince William County, Virginia)
Abandoned when Fleetwood Road was straightened. New concrete bridge built.
Abandoned pratt pony truss bridge over Cedar Run on Route 611 (Fleetwood Road)
Abandoned

Centerville Bridge (Hickman County, Tennessee)
Derelict two-span through truss bridge over Duck River at Centerville
Abandoned with approaches removed

Chalfin Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1950; bypassed in 1980
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Maeystown Creek on Old Bluff Road at the village of Chalfin Bridge
Abandoned, but still intact

Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built by lumberman J. E. Chambers in 1925. Used to transport logs across the Cost Fork of the Willamette River. In disuse since 1951.
Abandoned bridge on Railroad Bridge
Abandoned

Cherokee Road Bridge (Conway County, Arkansas)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Point Remove Creek at Cherokee Road in Morrilton
Abandoned and overgrown but mostly intact

Chunky Creek Bridge (Clarke County, Mississippi)
Replaced 1994
Abandoned camelback through truss bridge over Chunky Creek on US 11
Abandoned, with approaches removed

Columbia Bridge (Franklin County, Kansas)
Reportedly built in 1880. Replaced by new bridge, but never removed.
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River
Abandoned

Corley Bridge (Bowie County, Texas)
Abandoned bridge on old US 67 alingnment between Corley & Carbondale.
Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over Anderson Creek on Abandoned alingnment of US 67.
Abandoned

Crane Road Bridge (Crane County, Texas)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Pecos River on the Old Crane Road, east of Imperial
Abandoned with deck missing

Creek Road Bridge (Conway County, Arkansas)
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Point Remove Creek on Creek Road (formerly AR 95)
Abandoned and grown over, but mostly intact

Cross Creek 42nd Street Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built by the Canton Bridge Co.
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Cross Creek on 42nd Street, just off Carlson Road south of Rossville
Abandoned, but still intact

Cross Creek 46th Street Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Derelict through truss bridge over Cross Creek on 46th Street, just off Carlson Road south of Rossville
Derelict with deck missing

Cypress Bayou Old US 67 Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Bypassed by new alignment in 1950
Pony truss bridge over Cypress Bayou on US 67 (later AR 367)
Partially collapsed with one truss still standing

Danville-Mickles Bowstring Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Originally built July 1880 by the King Bridge Co. at Danville; relocated in 1920
Derelict bowstring through truss bridge over Petit Jean River, between Danville and Ola
Abandoned with deck and approaches removed

Dog River Bridge (Douglas County, Georgia)
Abandoned warren pony truss bridge over Dog River
Abandoned

Dragoon Creek Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)
Built 1899
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Dragoon Creek
Abandoned

Fair Grove Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1928; parallel bridge built 1967; abandoned in the 1980s
Abandoned three-span arch bridge over Pomme de Terre River on US 65
Abandoned and in poor condition

Fall Creek Branch Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Stringer bridge with stone abutments over a branch of Fall Creek, just north of 223rd Lane (Payson Lane)
Abandoned and in jeopardy of collapsing

Falling Rock Camp Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1872; relocated 1927 and 1931
Iron pony truss bridge over Rocky Fork at Falling Rock Boy Scout Camp
Abandoned with deck removed

Fredericktown City Lake Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Abandoned deck girder railroad bridge over Fredericktown City Lake, a reservoir on Little St. Francis River
Abandoned with rails removed but otherwise in decent condition

Frog Bayou Old AR 282 Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1942 by the Works Progress Administration; made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Abandoned through truss bridge over Frog Bayou on Old AR 282
Derelict

Frumet Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Made obsolete by a new bridge on Route H in 1962 or earlier
Abandoned through truss bridge over Big River west of Frumet, visible from Route H
Abandoned with deck missing

Glenallen Tunnel (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Completed August 14, 1869
Abandoned railroad tunnel north of Glenallen on the Belmont Branch, Iron Mountain Railroad
Abandoned and inaccessible on private land

Gordon Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Bypassed by new bridge in 1985
Abandoned through truss bridge over Walnut River on SW 163rd, west of Gordon
Abandoned with deck removed

Green Valley Creek Bridge (Christian County, Missouri)
Replaced 1973
Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over Green Valley Creek on Ghan Road (old Mo 14 E)
Abandoned

Hartford and Slocomb Railroad "Trussell" (Geneva County, Alabama)
Bridge is a concrete arch bridge built September 30, 1907 for the Hartford and Slocomb Railroad. H & S RR ended services in 1992. Bridge currently remains abandoned in place.
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Hurricane Creek on old Hartford and Slocomb Railroad about 300 yards south of Coe Road
Abandoned

Hendrickson Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1933-34 as part of a realignment of US 67. Closed in 1965 when a section collapsed after being hit by a truck; was reopened in 29 days. Replacement bridge built 1976.
Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Black River near Hendrickson
Abandoned and overgrown with kudzu, but reachable on foot

Highway 350 Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Missouri Highway 350 on the former Rock Island Railroad in Raytown
Railroad line abandoned

Hoagland Ditch Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890
Pony truss bridge over Hoagland Ditch on CR 500 West
Abandoned with deck missing

Hoffman Hollow Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Abandoned wooden trestle northeast of Rombauer next to CR 575
Abandoned, with most of deck missing

Hudson Bridge (Lincoln County, South Dakota)
Built 1915; east span washed out 1976
Abandoned through truss bridge over Big Sioux River south of Hudson
Abandoned with one span missing

Independence Bowstring Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Bowstring through truss bridge at the end of Burns Street in Independence
Abandoned with deck missing and surrounded by overgrowth

Island Park Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Abandoned plate girder railroad bridge over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Railroad line discontinued, but bridge still in decent condition

Jones Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built 1904. Used until 1922 when free state-built bridges rendered it obsolete. Fell into disrepair in the 1930s. In 1940, half of the bridge was illegally removed and likely sold for scrap. Originally bridged Milton and Gwinnett counties.
Abandoned through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on former Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek
Abandoned

Jones Bridge/ Moores Bridge (Carroll County, Georgia)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Former Clem/Lowell Road
Abandoned

Kelley Crossing Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Built ca. 1895 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on CR 186 (Old Kelly Road), east of Lockhart
Derelict

Krakow Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Long Branch next to Route YY in Krakow
Abandoned, but still in good shape

Ladd Bridge (Bartow County, Georgia)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Petit Creek just off GA 113 in Cartersville
Abandoned with deck removed

Leslie Swinging Bridge (Searcy County, Arkansas)
Derelict suspension bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River, just upstream from US 65
Derelict, with deck completely missing, but towers and cables remaining

Lick Log Creek Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Originally built across the Castor River at Zalma in 1900 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis. Moved to present location when the current Zalma Bridge was built 1930. Replaced 1995 by another Derelict through truss over Lick Log Creek just south of Gipsy Bridge on CR 736
Abandoned with portions of deck missing, replaced by new truss bridge

Little Manatee River Railroad Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built ca. 1902; abandoned in the 1980's
Abandoned through truss bridge over Little Manateee River on the former Seaboard Air Line Railway
Derelict

Logan Creek Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1911 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis. Made obsolete by new bridge in 1996.
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Logan Creek on CR 464, just off MO 94
Abandoned, but mostly intact

Lupus Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Built 1894 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1995
Through truss bridge formerly over Splice Creek on Ridge Road (CR 4) near Lupus
Relocated to private property next to creek

Mahned Bridge (Perry County, Mississippi)
Built 1903 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
Two-span through truss bridge over Leaf River on Mahned Road
Derelict

Matheson Railroad Bridge (Elbert County, Colorado)
Originally built 1883 by the American Bridge Co. as an eight-span bridge at Colona, Illinois, over the Rock River. Two spans relocated here in 1920 to replace an 1899 trestle. Rails removed in 1992.
Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Big Sandy Creek on the Rock Island Railroad east of Matheson
Railroad line discontinued with tracks removed

Meldahl Dam Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Bridge originally carried traffic to a school and 2 houses. Land was purchased by Corps of Engineers and bridge was abandoned in the late 1950's.
Abandoned queenpost pony truss bridge over Bear Creek
Abandoned

Mexican Canyon Trestle (Otero County, New Mexico)
Built 1899; abandoned 1948
Large wooden trestle on the former Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain Railroad near Cloudcroft
Derelict, but scheduled for rehabilitation in 2007-08

Mile Corner Road Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Replaced by new bridge in 1989
Abandoned through truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek on Mile Corner Road
Replaced by new bridge, but allowed to remain standing

Mulberry Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Derelict through truss bridge over Mulberry River near Mulberry
Derelict

Munger Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge temporarily sitting next to 1000th Street, just north of the Pike County line
Sitting abandoned, propped up on wheels and concrete blocks

Mystery Bedstead Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Relocated bedstead pony truss bridge visible from Highway M, just west of Harriman Hill Access
Abandoned in a field

Nachitoch Bluff Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1908; rehabilitated 1980; closed to traffic ca. 1996
Derelict two-span through truss over Little Missouri River, just upstream from I-30
Abandoned, with deck partially missing

Neosho River Bridge (Neosho County, Kansas)
Abandoned parker through truss bridge over Neosho River
Abandoned

Old "Old" Taylorsville Road/Chenoweth Run Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1800's(?)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Branch of Chenoweth Run on Former Old Tayolorsville Road
Abandoned

Old Houston Mill Bridge (DeKalb County, Georgia)
Replaced 1958
Abandoned pony truss bridge over South Fork of Peachtree Creek on Old alignment of Houston Mill Rd in Atlanta
Abandoned

Old River Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)
Built 1899 by the Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio; closed to traffic in 1974
Two-span through truss bridge over Saline River on the Old Military Road near Benton
Abandoned with portions of deck missing

Old Stone Bridge #2 (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built ca. 1837-1849 as part of the former Louisville & Nashville Turnpike
Abandoned bridge on an abandoned section of the Louisville & Nashville Turnpike (Old Stone Bridge Rd.) in Goodlettsville
Abandoned

Only Bridge (Hickman County, Tennessee)
Derelict through truss bridge over Duck River on TN 50 near Only
Derelict with deck and approaches removed

Pearl City Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built 1919
Abandoned parker through truss bridge over Elk River on Dyer Road
Abandoned

Piney Branch Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Built 1901; bypassed by new bridge in 2002
Derelict bedstead pony truss bridge over Piney Branch on Piney Creek Road
Still standing, but in terrible condition with deck removed

Poplar Bluff Frisco Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1901, abandoned 1967. Was temporarily converted for vehicular use in 1968 to alleviate traffic problems while the Vine Street Bridge was replaced
Abandoned Frisco Railroad bridge over Black River in Poplar Bluff, several blocks northeast of the courthouse
Abandoned with deck and approaches removed

Prewitt Canal Bridge (Morgan County, Colorado)
Built 1912
Pony truss bridge over Prewitt Inlet Canal, just off CR 36
Derelict

Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colorado)
First built as a timber bridge in 1900 by the Kansas City Bridge Co. Truss spans added by the Pueblo Bridge Co. in 1902, 1906, 1909, and 1921
Five-span through truss bridge over Arkansas River on CR 34
Replaced by a new bridge in 1994, now closed to all traffic

Red Oak Creek CR 13 Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1945; rehabilitated 1965
Pony truss bridge over Red Oak Creek on CR 13
Derelict

Riley Lake Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Built 1893; replaced 1979
Derelict through truss bridge over Riley Creek on Kaskaskia Street (FAS 861) north of Fort Kaskaskia State Park
Abandoned on private property, but appears to be intact

Robbins Ditch CR 600N Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over Robbins Ditch on CR 600 North
Abandoned with deck missing

Rock Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Abandoned stone and brick arch bridge along Rock Bridge Road in Chester, southeast of the courthouse
Still standing, but overgrown with weeds and suffering erosion

Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1897 by the Union Bridge Co.
Abandoned through truss bridge over Rock River on the discontinued Illinois Central Railroad at Rock Rapids
Still standing, but rails removed

Rogers Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Originally bridged Milton and Gwinnett counties. Gwinnett Bicycle User Group is persuading Gwinnett County to convert the old Rogers Bridge over the Chattahoochee River to a bike and pedestrian bridge (1999).
Abandoned through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on former Rogers Bridge Road (now carries a pipeline) in Johns Creek
Abandoned

Settles Bridge (Forsyth County, Georgia)
Built 1896; abandoned 1950's
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on former Settles Bridge Road
Abandoned

Smallhouse Bridge (Ohio County, Kentucky)
Abandoned swing through truss bridge over Green River, southwest of Centertown
Abandoned with main span intact, but approaches destroyed

Split Rock Creek Railroad Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
This bridge was part of a plan to convert Split Rock Creek into a lake in the 1950s.
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek on abandoned railroad 0.3 miles east of Split Rock Blvd. near Mc Hardy Park
Abandoned

St. Johns Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over a tributary of Brown Branch on St. Johns Road, just south of MO 100
Abandoned, but still in good shape

Stonebridge Meadows Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over a branch of Maeystown Creek on Maeystown Road southwest of Maeystown, at Stonebridge Meadows Subdivision
Abandoned, but still intact

Talbot Stone Arch Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Derelict stone arch bridge over a branch of Spring River in Talbot Conservation Area, near CR 1082
Abandoned and partially collapsed

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