Historic Bridges of the U.S.

Bird's Nest Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1914 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bird's Nest Road north of Steelville
Open to traffic on a paved road with a 3 ton weight limit

Black Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1916; replaced after 1955
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River (now Lake Wappapello) east of Patterson on MO 34
Replaced by steel stringer bridge

Bryant Bottom Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1908 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis; demolished 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Lamine River on Bryant Bottom Road
Demolished to make room for replacement bridge

Escalante Canyon Bridge (Delta County, Colorado)
Originally built 1890 at Delta by the Bullen Bridge Co. Relocated 1908 to cross the Gunnison at Read. Damaged by flooding and relocated ca. 1938 to Escalante Canyon. Replaced 1993.
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on CR 650
Replaced by modern bridge

First Doniphan Bridge (Ripley County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. for $7870; replaced 1928 by a new truss bridge
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Current River at Doniphan
No longer exists

Hardy Bridge (Sharp County, Arkansas)
Built 1916; destroyed by flooding in 1982
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Spring River on Spring Street in Hardy
Destroyed by flooding

Indiana Avenue Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1898 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Elkhart River on Indiana Avenue in Goshen
Open to traffic

Old Cleves Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by the Penn Bridge Co.; parallel bridge built 1959-60; closed to traffic Feb. 1988; replaced 1990
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Great Miami River on eastbound US 50 at Cleves
Replaced by modern bridge

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

Pomme de Terre River CR 273 Bridge (Hickory County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on CR 273
Open to traffic

Riddle Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Built 1911 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Gasconade River on Holtsman Road beyond the end of Route Y
Replaced by modern bridge

Shirley AR 9 Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River on AR 9 at Shirley
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

12-panel truss