Historic Bridges of the U.S.

There are 3,256 bridges in this category · Only showing 1,362 bridges with photos
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"H" Street Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Timber stringer bridge over EI RR on "H" St (Ms 8540) in Charleston
Open to one-lane traffic

"New" River Road Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1935
Concrete tee beam bridge over Goose Creek on River Road
Open to traffic

10th Road Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1940; Refurbished 2009
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) on 10th Road in Town of Packwaukee
Open to traffic

10th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1978
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on 10th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

10th Street RR Overpass (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Railroad Switchyard on 10th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

1100 West Kankakee River Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1912
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on CR 1100W
Demolished

111th Rd. Rail Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Built by Frisco Railway for Springfield to Kansas City mainline, but later abandoned and now reopened as the Highline Trail for pedestrians
Wooden trestle over 111th Rd on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail
Open to pedestrians

11th Street Viaduct (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1971; rehabilitated 1986
Steel stringer bridge over 3rd Ave, Big Sioux R & RR on 11th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

13th Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1950
Timber stringer bridge over Abandoned Big Four Railroad on 13th Street in Saint Francisville
Open to traffic

14th Road C&NW Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1940
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) on 14th Road in Town of Monroe
Open to traffic

160th Street timber bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)
Built 1986
Timber stringer bridge over Prairie Creek on 160th Street
Open to traffic

165th Street bridge over drainage ditch (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1974
Steel stringer bridge over drainage ditch on 165th Street
Open to traffic

16th Road Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1950
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) on 16th Road in Town of Buffalo
Open to traffic

16th Street bridge (Page County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over N Br W Nodaway R on N. 16th St.
Open to traffic

17th Street Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on 17th Street in Trenton
Open to traffic

1st Avenue Bridge (Ward County, North Dakota)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over Mouse River on 1st Avenue N.E. in Minot
Open to pedestrians

1st Avenue Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1974; replacing a concrete bridge built in 1922 by Wickes Construction of Des Moines Iowa. Predecesor to that was a two-span through truss bridge built in 1900.
Steel stringer bridge over Rock River on IA Hwy. 9
Open to traffic

1st Street Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1978
Stringer bridge over Cannon River on 1st Street in Waterville
Open to traffic

1st Street Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over Mill Canal on 1st. Street
Open to traffic

227th Ave Bridge (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over N Br Mid Fork Zumbro River on 227 Ave (Twp 115)
Open to traffic

254th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1983
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on 254 Th Street
Open to traffic

25th Street West over Amargosa Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1976, Replaced in 2000
Concrete Slab bridge over Amargosa Creek on 25th Street West in Palmdale
Replaced by a new bridge

260th Ave Stringer Bridge (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Built 1908
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on 260 Ave
Open to traffic

260th street bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over small natural stream on 260th Street
Open to traffic

27th Street Viaduct (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1981; Replaced original 1929 Viaduct
Steel stringer bridge over CNRR, Canal Street, Menomonee River, I-94 on Wis 57: N 27th Street and S. Layton Blvd in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

2nd Street Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Built 1940 to cross over this formerly double tracked railroad. Unknown when closed to auto traffic.
Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania, PCC&L aka Panhandle Railroads) on 2nd Street
Open to pedestrians

34th Street Viaduct (Clay County, Minnesota)
Built 1997
Steel stringer bridge over BNSF Railway on 34th Street in Moorhead
Open to traffic

36th Street Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Built 1910
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over S. 36th Street on C&NW (Abandoned) in Town of Sheboygan
Abandoned

3rd Avenue Bridge (Codington County, South Dakota)
Built 1941
Concrete stringer bridge over Big Sioux River at Riverside Park on 3rd Ave N in Watertown
Open to traffic

474th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1997
Stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on 474 Th Avenue
Open to traffic

51st Street Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1952; replaced 1982
Lost steel stringer bridge over Arkansas River on I-44 in Tulsa
Replaced by new bridge

5th Street Trestle (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over an unnamed creek on the BNSF Railway next to 5th Street in Festus
Open to railroad traffic

6 Mile Relief Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1957
Concrete tee beam bridge over 6 Mi Relief on SH 22
Open to traffic

602nd St Bridge (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Built 1897
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on 602 St (Twp 63)
Open to traffic

645th St Bridge (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Built 1910
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on 645 St (Twp 32)
Open to traffic

7th Street Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1913
Steel stringer bridge over 7th Street on Arkansas-Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Van Buren
Open to traffic

825 South/825 East Lake Branch Creek (Grant County, Indiana)
Built ca, 1916; rehabilitated 1998
Concrete tee beam bridge over Lake Branch Creek on Road 825 South
Open to traffic

8th Street Bridge (Ward County, North Dakota)
Built in 1936. Closed to motorized vehicles in 2000
Steel stringer bridge over Mouse River on 8th St. N.W. in Minot
Open to pedestrians

Abbott Road Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Wooden bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on Abbott Road (CR 54-76) northwest of Eugene
Open to one-lane traffic

Abernathy Creek Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1929
Concrete tee beam bridge over Abernathy Creek on WA 4
Open to traffic

Academy Street Bridge (Bond County, Illinois)
Built 1943
Steel stringer bridge over Academy Street on Consl Rr in Pocahontas
Open to traffic

Ackerman Ditch CR 342 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1976
Wooden bridge over Ackerman Ditch on CR 342
Open to one-lane traffic

Acorn Ouachita River Relief Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1929
Concrete tee beam bridge over Ouachita River Relief on CR 109 (Old US 71/270) in Acorn
Open to traffic

Agua Dulce Canyon Road over Agua Dulce Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1954
Steel stringer bridge over Agua Dulce Creek on Agua Dulce Canyon Road
Open to traffic

Airport Road Bridge (Union County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1960
Wooden deck bridge over Dutch Creek on Airport Road (TR 209) west of IL 127
Open to one-lane traffic

Albany Road Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1950
Wooden bridge over BNSF Railway on Albany Road
Open to traffic

Alder Point Road Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1972
Steel stringer bridge over Eel River and NWP RR tracks on Alderpoint Road
Open to traffic

Alexander Valley Rd, old bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Built 1920, obsolete, by road realignment for new bridge, 1949
Concrete stringer bridge over Russian River tributary on Private drive, formerly Alexander Valley Road
Open to traffic

Alexander Valley Road Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
(Main design: Warren pony truss)
Built 1949, rehabilitated unknown year
Warren Pony truss bridge over Russian River on Alexander Valley Road
Open to traffic

Alexandria Pike Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Built 1974
Steel stringer bridge over I 275 on Us 27 in Highland Heights
Open to traffic

Allen Creek Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1965; rehabilitated 1986
Steel stringer bridge over Allen Creek on Mo 8 E
Open to traffic

Allen Road Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Built 1930
Tee beam bridge over Wrights Creek on Allen Road (Old US 54)
Open to traffic

Alondra Blvd. over Compton Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1938
Steel stringer bridge over Compton Creek on Alondra Blvd in Compton
Open to traffic

Amboy Overpass (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1941 by contractor J.P. McNulty
Stringer bridge over Parkway Drive and the UPRR on AR 365 in North Little Rock
Open to two-lane traffic

American River H Street Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over American River on H Street in Sacramento
Open to traffic

American River Union Pacific RR East (Sacramento County, California)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1910
Warren through truss bridge over American River on Union Pacific BNSF railroad
Open to traffic

Amity Bridge (Richland County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Wooden deck bridge over Paul Creek on TR 266
Open to one-lane traffic

Andys Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930
Wooden bridge with one concrete pier over Andys Creek on CR 224 northeast of Lowndes
Closed to all traffic

Appomattox Bridge (Appomattox County, Virginia)
Built 1930
Concrete tee beam bridge over Appomattox River on Route 24
Open to traffic

Arcadia Viaduct (Iron County, Missouri)
Built 1930
Tee beam bridge over MO 21 and the Union Pacific Railroad at Arcadia
Open to traffic

Arch Cape Creek Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1937
Timber stringer bridge over Arch Cape Creek on US 101
Open to traffic

Arsenal Street UPRR Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1913; replaced 2006
Lost concrete bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Arsenal Street
Replaced by new bridge

Asher Creek Route BB Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1937
Concrete bridge over Asher Creek on Route BB
Open to traffic

Ashwood Bridge (Leflore County, Mississippi)
Built 1954
Steel stringer bridge over Tallahatchie River on CR 518
Open to traffic

Atlantic Avenue over the Los Angeles River in Compton (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1937
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Atlantic Avenue in Compton
Open to traffic

Auburn Branch Covered Bridge (Clark County, Illinois)
Built 2002
Modern covered bridge over Auburn Branch on Old National Trail
Open to traffic

Auwaiakeakua Bridge (Hawaii County, Hawaii)
Built 1940
Lost wooden bridge over Auwaiakekua Gulch on Mamalahoa Road
No longer exists

Avenue 19 over the Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1956
Steel stringer bridge over Arroyo Seco Channel on Ave 19 in Los Angeles
Two lanes open to traffic (two closed)

Avenue 43 Off Ramp over Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1940
Concrete tee beam bridge over Arroyo Seco Ave 43 Ramp on Ramp/Connector 110 in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

Avenue 43 over the Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County, California)
Bridge over Arroyo Seco Channel & Cal 110 (Pasadena Freeway) on Ave. 43 in Los Angeles, California
Open to Traffic

B.N.S.F. - 6th Street Viaduct (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1907
Concrete stringer bridge over W 6th St, W 5 St, Grant Ave. on BNSF Railway in Vancouver
Open to traffic

Back Creek Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1974
Concrete tee beam bridge over Back Creek on Route OO
Open to traffic

Bacon Island Railroad Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Middle River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Bacon Island Road Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built 1995
Swing bridge over Middle River on Bacon Island Road
Open to traffic

Bad Creek Bridge (Okfuskee County, Oklahoma)
Concrete stringer bridge over Bad Creek on Old US 62 (E 1090 Rd)
Open to traffic

Bahnson Avenue Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1989 on an alignment east of previous bridge. Old bridge was demolished. S approach renamed Glennwood Circle
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on Bahnson Avenue in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

Baker Street Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1946
Steel stringer bridge over Big Wheeling Creek on Baker Street
Open to traffic

Bald River Bridge at Falls (Monroe County, Tennessee)
Built 1933
Concrete stringer bridge over Bald River on FDR 210/River Road
Open to traffic

Baldwin Creek Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1950. The stone pier might be from an earlier railroad bridge.
Small wooden bridge with stone pier on CR 162 over Baldwin Creek east of St. Elmo
Open to traffic

Ball Park Road Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Stringer bridge with stone piers over West Fork White River on Ball Park Road (CR 3298) at Winslow
Open to one-lane traffic

Barham Blvd over the Los Angeles River (Los Angeles County, California)
A wooden bridge at "Dark Canyon Pass" was washed out in 1927. It was replaced with a concrete bridge in 1935 which washed out in 1938.
Steel stringer bridge over Los Angeles River on Barham Blvd. in Burbank
Open to traffic

Barnett Road Bridge (Napa County, California)
Built 1930
Concrete tee beam bridge over Burton Creek on Barnett Road
Open to traffic

Barren Fork MO 17 Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Built 1926; replaced 2007
Five-span tee beam bridge over Barren Fork on MO 17
Replaced by a new bridge

Barren Fork Trestle (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1904
Steel stringer bridge over Barren Fork on Missouri and North Arkansas (former UP and MoPac) Railroad
Open to traffic

Base Road Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1970
Wooden bridge over the CSX Railroad on Base Road
Open to traffic

Bates Creek Bridge MO 185 (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1963
Steel stringer bridge over Bates Creek on Mo 185 S
Open to traffic

Bauer Road Bridge (Union County, Illinois)
Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Dutch Creek on Bauer Road (TR 116)
Open to traffic

Bay Street Viaduct (Chatham County, Georgia)
Built in 1927, replaced in the 1990s.
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Central of Georgia Railroad, Csx Railroad (641197x) on US 17, GA 25 in Savannah
Replaced by new bridge

Bayou Pierre Relief Bridge (Copiah County, Mississippi)
Built 1947
Steel stringer bridge over Bayou Pierre Relief on MS 18
Open to traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Searcy County, Arkansas)
Built 1971
Wooden bridge over Bear Creek on CR 278
Open to one-lane traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1923
Concrete tee beam bridge over Bear Creek on Old Highway 30 in Svenson
Open to traffic

Bear Creek US 66 Bridge (Laclede County, Missouri)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1972
Steel stringer bridge over Bear Creek on Old US 66
Open to traffic

Bearskin River Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Built 1934
Steel stringer bridge over Bearskin River on Csah 5
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek (Original) Lincoln Highway (Boone County, Iowa)
Bridge over Beaver Creek on 210th Street, Original Lincoln Highway
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1918
Concrete tee beam bridge over Beaver Creek on Old Hwy 30
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1918
Concrete tee beam bridge over Beaver Creek on Beaver Falls Road (Old HWY 30)
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek MO 76 Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Built 1941; reconstructed 1946
Steel stringer bridge over Beaver Creek on MO 76
Open to traffic

Beaver Slough Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Concrete stringer bridge over Beaver Slough on US 67
Open to traffic

Beaver Spring Bridge (McDonald County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Concrete tee beam bridge over Beaver Spring on MO 59 (formerly US 71) in Anderson
Open to traffic

Begley Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Stranger Creek
Abandoned

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