Historic Bridges of the U.S.

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Construction started 1909 and opened to traffic on December 28, 1911
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Bairdstown Bridge (Indiana County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1934-1935
Through truss bridge over Conemaugh River on PA 2002 in Blairsville
Open to traffic

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

Bellefontaine Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Construction started July 4, 1892, with the first train crossing on Dec. 27, 1893
Four-span railroad through truss bridge over the Missouri River near Fort Bellefontaine in West Alton
Open to one track of railroad traffic

Big Piney Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Built 1931
Through truss bridge over Big Piney Creek on AR 123 near Fort Douglas
Open to one-lane traffic with a weight limit

Black River UPRR Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Black River on the Poplar Bluff-Dexter line of the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

BNSF Mississippi River Minneapolis Crossing (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built as a steel trestle bridge in 1893. The bridge was remodeled in 1926 and included a through truss span. This was done to provide river traffic. Bridge is still in use.
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River next to Hennepin Avenue Bridge on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Cascade Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1960
Deck truss bridge over Cascade Ravine on S. Main Street in Burlington
Open to traffic

Cunningham Road Bridge (Adams County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1894 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Marsh Creek on PA 3008
Open to traffic

Devils Elbow Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Built 1941 as part of a railroad spur to Fort Leonard Wood
Two-span through truss bridge over Big Piney River on the US Army Railroad near Devils Elbow
Open to railroad traffic

Elmville Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1893 by the Champion Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1995
Lost through truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on Elmville Road (CR 13F)
No longer exists

Falls Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1895; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Fishing Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1934
Through truss bridge over Fishing Creek on PA 4049
Open to traffic

Fort Madison Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1927
Toll double-decker through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 2/IL 9/BNSF Railroad at Fort Madison
Open to traffic

Half Mound Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Purchased from a company in Nebraska and erected by Jefferson County in 1935. Replaced by a new bridge in 1983.
Lost(?) through truss over Delaware River on FAS 1325 near Half Mound
No longer exists

Highline Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 2005
Two-level through truss bridge and network of approaches over Kansas River on the KCTRR in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Hobbs Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built 1891. Bridge closed to traffic. Deck and approaches removed but preserved in 1986.
Baltimore through truss bridge over Elk River on J.D. Suggs Road
Closed to all traffic

Lima-Metcalf Street Bridge (Allen County, Ohio)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1989
Through truss bridge over N&W Railroad on Lima-Metcalf Street
Open to traffic

Lycoming Creek Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1994
Through truss bridge over Lycoming Creek on PA 14
Open to traffic

Lycoming Creek Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated ca. 1990
Through truss bridge over Lycoming Creek on PA 14
Open to traffic

Mahantango Creek Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1993
Through truss bridge over Mahantango Creek on PA 104
Open to traffic

Mehring Street Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1931
Through truss bridge over Mehring Street on the CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on US 11 in Dupont
Open to traffic

OH 269 Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)
Lost through truss bridge on OH 269
Replaced, but available for reuse

Ozark Mill Bridge (Christian County, Missouri)
Two-span through truss bridge over Finley Creek on W. McCracken Street (Old US 65) in Ozark
Open to traffic

Penn Central Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Through truss bridge over OH 7 on the Penn Central Railroad in Steubenville
Open to traffic

Perry Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Two-span skewed through truss railroad bridge over the Delaware River just west of Perry
Open to two-track railroad traffic

Platte River Rail Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Platte River on Railroad in Parkville
Open to traffic

Portland Railroad Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad at the Holcim Plant in Portland
Open to traffic

Seaman Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1900
Through truss bridge over Mahantango Creek on Deibler Gap Road (TR 474)
Closed to all traffic

Shirley Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1910 as a railroad bridge; rehabilitated 1988
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River on River Road (CR 125) just outside of Shirley in Shirley
Open to one-lane traffic

Stones Levee Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1908 by the Interstate Building Co.; rehabilitated 1964
Through truss bridge over B&O Railroad on Stones Levee in Cleveland
Open to traffic

Sulphur Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built ca. 1925; made obsolete by new bridge in 1970
Baltimore through truss bridge over River Des Peres on Sulphur Avenue between I-44 and Manchester
Closed to all traffic

Thompson River 3rd Street Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built 1921
Two-span through truss bridge over Thompson River on 3rd Street (Old MO 6) west of Trenton
Open to traffic

Thompson River Overflow 3rd Street Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built 1921
Three-span Baltimore through truss bridge over Thompson River Overflow on 3rd Street (Old MO 6) west of Trenton
Open to traffic

Valley Park Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Three-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on the BNSF Railroad at Valley Park
Open to railroad traffic

West Avenue Bridge (Mahoning County, Ohio)
Built 1929; closed to traffic in 1997
Through truss bridge over Mahoning River on West Avenue in Youngstown
Closed to all traffic

Baltimore truss