Historic Bridges of the U.S.

Adelaide Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road

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

Apple Creek Railroad Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Apple Creek on the BNSF Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Arequa Gulch Bridge (Teller County, Colorado)
Built 2001
Massive plate girder bridge over Arequa Gulch on CO 67
Open to traffic

Auxvasse Creek Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Massive steel trestle over Auxvasse Creek on the KCS Railroad, north of Kingdom City
Open to railroad traffic

Baker Street CSX Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1929 By American Bridge Company
Deck plate girder bridge over Baker Street on CSX Railroad

Bayville Bridge (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1931 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.
Bascule bridge over Mill Neck Creek on West Shore Road at Bayville
Open to traffic

Belgrove Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Steel trestle over Belgrove Drive on the BNSF Railroad in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Open to traffic above and below

Belknap Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Wooden trestle over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Berg's Mill Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1914 by the Topeka Bridge & Iron Co.
Steel and concrete deck girder bridge on the Mission Trail in San Antonio
Open to pedestrians only

Big Piney Creek AR 359 Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Built 1963; replaced 2002
Lost wooden bridge over Big Piney Creek on AR 359
No longer exists

Blue Parkway Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 2004
Lost steel plate-girder bridge over Blue River on Blue Parkway in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Bowling Green Railroad Viaduct (Pike County, Missouri)
Steel railroad viaduct over Old Route AA and a branch of Noix Creek, northeast of Bowling Green
Open to traffic above and below

Branch Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over a branch of Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail west of Marthasville
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Breeden Trestle (Johnson County, Illinois)
Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Bridge of Lions (St. Johns County, Florida)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1979
Bascule bridge over Matanzas River (ICWW) on FL A1A in Saint Augustine
Currently undergoing rehabilitation

Bridge Street Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1939 by the H.L. Maddocks Co.
Three-span concrete deck girder bridge over St. Joseph River on Bridge Street in Elkhart
Open to traffic

Brown's Canyon Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1908
Two-span concrete deck girder bridge over Arkansas River on CR 191 at Stone Bridge Access Park
Open to traffic, but road only goes to private land

Caddo Lake Railroad Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1898; replaced in the 1990's
Lost swing railroad bridge over Caddo Lake on the Kansas City Southern Railroad at Mooringsport
Replaced by a new bridge

Callowhill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1917; rehabilitated ca. 1995
Concrete deck girder bridge over North Branch Neshaminy Creek on Callowhill Road
Open to traffic

Camp Creek Railroad Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built by the Detroit Bridge & Iron Works
Plate girder bridge over Camp Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, next to CR 212
Open to traffic

Central of Georgia Railroad Bridge (Catoosa County, Georgia)
Deck plate girder bridge over McFarland Avenue on Chatooga and Chickamauga Railway
Open to traffic

Cherry Street Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1968 and 2006
Bascule bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street in Toledo
Open to traffic

Chicago Milwaukee and Pacific Railroad Viaduct (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Previous span was a wooden trestle with Howe deck truss bridge built in 1878. The 1900 span was of steel trestle design.
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago-Milwaukee and Pacific RR in Jackson
Removed

Clay Ridge Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1909
Concrete deck girder bridge over Beaver Creek on Clay Ridge Road
Open to traffic

Colorado River CO 9 Bridge (Grand County, Colorado)
Built 1939
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Colorado River on CO 9
No longer exists

Congress Street Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1937
Bascule bridge over Pequonnock River on Congress Street in Bridgeport
Closed to all traffic

Craig Memorial Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Bascule bridge over Maumee River on I-280 in Toledo
Open to traffic

Dell Rapids Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1929 by the Pioneer Bridge Co. of Mitchell, SD
Concrete girder bridge over Big Sioux River on Garfield Avenue in Dell Rapids
Open to traffic

Devil's Gate Trestle (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Built 1877 by the Colorado Central Railroad. Dismantled 1939, but rebuilt 1984
Rebuilt trestle on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to traffic

East Washington Street Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1998
Bascule bridge over Pequonnock River on East Washington Street in Bridgeport
Open to traffic

Emmetsburg Railroad Bridge (Palo Alto County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Union Pacific Railroad west of Emmetsburg
Unknown status

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

Gabriel Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Gabriel Creek on the Rock Island Railroad at Stover
Line currently out of service

Gasconade Railroad Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)
Lost swing bridge over Gasconade River on the Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Glenwood Springs Viaduct (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1953; rehabilitated 1969
Plate girder bridge over Colorado River on CO 82 in Glenwood Springs
Open to traffic

Grand Glaize Creek Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Grand Glaize Creek on the BNSF Railroad at Valley Park
Open to railroad traffic

Hop Gulch Trestle (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Lost railroad trestle over Hop Gulch just northeast of Buena Vista
Structure removed except for stone piers and a few scattered wooden beams

Huntington Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1965; replaced 2007
Lost plate girder bridge over Cherokee Creek on AR 252 in Huntington
No longer exists

ICRR Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1932
Plate girder bridge over IL 72 on the Illinois Central Railroad (now CNRR) in Genoa
Open to traffic

IL 160 Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1927
Plate girder bridge over IL 160 on the Penn Central Railroad
Open to traffic

Karnak Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Illinois)
Built 1905 by the King Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Old Channel Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail northeast of Karnak in Karnak
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Katy Trail I-70 Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1958 for Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; currenty used by the Katy Trail
Deck plate girder bridge over I 70 US 40 on Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Kemper Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1937 by the Works Progress Administration
Replica stone arch bridge over Sharon Lake on Kemper Road in Sharon Woods Park
Open to traffic

Lamb-Fish Bridge (Tallahatchie County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by the American Bridge Co.
Vertical lift bridge over the Tallahatchie River on Levee Road
Open to traffic

LaRose Intracoastal Waterway LA 1 Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1961
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over the Intracoastal Waterway in LaRose
Open to traffic

Lexington Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Steel plate-girder bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Lexington Avenue in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Lockport Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Lockport Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic

Lockport Swing Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1940
Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 655 in Lockport
Open to traffic with a weight limit

Maroon Creek Bridge (Pitkin County, Colorado)
Built 1888; converted to vehicular use ca. 1929
Trestle over Maroon Creek on CO 82 at Aspen
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Mill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912
Concrete deck girder bridge over Watson Creek on Mill Road
Open to traffic

Minot Viaduct (Ward County, North Dakota)
Massive steel railroad trestle over the Coteau di Missouri Valley on the BNSF Railroad, west of Minot
Still in use

Morrison Bluff Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
At 1.6 miles this is the longest bridge in Arkansas
Bridge over Arkansas River on AR 109 at Morrison Bluff
Open to traffic

Mystic River Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1922
Bascule bridge over Mystic River on US 1 in Groton
Open to traffic

N&W RR Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1912
Girder bridge over Coit Road (CR 328) on the N&W Railroad
Open to traffic

Newman Bridge (Henry County, Missouri)
Built 1917; replaced 1998
Lost concrete girder bridge over West Fork of Tebo Creek on CR NE 500
Replaced by a new bridge

Ohio Brush Creek OH 125 Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1935; made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Deck girder bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on OH 125
Open to pedestrians only

Poplar Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55/I-64/I-70/US 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic

Quincy Bay Railroad Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay on the BNSF Railroad in Quincy
Open to railroad traffic

Quinsippi Island Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Possibly built 1868 by the CB&Q Railroad; later retrofitted for vehicle traffic
Plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay providing access to Quinsippi Island Park in Quincy
Open to one-lane traffic

Richland Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Richland Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
Line currently out of service

Rickert Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908
Concrete deck girder bridge over Morris Run on Rickert Road
Open to traffic

Salt Fork Railroad Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Fork and CR 225 on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Schwenk Mill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1911
Concrete deck girder bridge over Morris Run on Schwenk Mill Road
Open to traffic

Sherman Beach Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman Beach in Wildwood
Open to railroad traffic

Spring River CR 74 Bridge (Fulton County, Arkansas)
Built 1916 by H.B. Walton
Five-span concrete deck girder bridge over Spring River on CR 74 (Old US 63) in Mammoth Spring
Open to one-lane traffic

State Boat Channel Bridge (Suffolk County, New York)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1994
Bascule bridge over State Boat Channel on Robert Moses State Parkway (Robert Moses Causeway) in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree
Open to traffic

State Center Lincoln Highway C&NW Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street SW (The Lincoln Highway) on Union Pacific Double Mainline (Formerly Chicago & North Western Railway)
Open to traffic

Stony Bridge Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1911
Concrete deck girder bridge over Deep Run on Stony Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Tiff Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Railroad bridge built 1929 by Missouri Pacific (now Union Pacific) on the Iron Mountain Line. Low-water bridge tacked on later.
Railroad bridge over a low-water road bridge over Tiff Creek
Open to traffic on a one-lane paved road

Tipton Ford Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Deck girder bridge over Shoal Creek on Old US 71 at Tipton Ford
Open to traffic with a 15 ton weight limit

UPRR Bridge at Shell Rock Crossing (Freeborn County, Minnesota)
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River on UPRR Parallel to US 65 in Glennville
Open to traffic

US 40 Viduct (Howard County, Missouri)
Was used in parllel with older bridge at this site before I-70
Concrete deck girder bridge over Katy Trail on US 40
Open to traffic

Vulcan Railroad Bridge (Iron County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1946 by Missouri Pacific as part of a "grade and line revision project" to accomodate higher speed trains between St. Louis and Texas
Concrete railroad viaduct over Route BB at Vulcan just off MO 49
Open to railroad traffic above and two-lane road traffic below

Walnut Street Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1918; rehabilitated 2006
Concrete arch bridge over Little Conemaugh River on PA 3037 (Walnut Street) in Johnstown
Open to traffic

Ware Road Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1994
Deck girder bridge with wooden deck over Flat Creek on Ware Road
Open to traffic

Washington Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1990
Bascule bridge over Housatonic River on US 1 in Milford
Open to traffic

Waverly Railroad Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River on former railroad now a pedestrian trail in Waverly
Open to pedestrians

West Fork Des Moines River IA 3 Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1939
Plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on IA 3
Open to traffic

Wildcat Creek Trestle (Carroll County, Indiana)
Abandoned steel trestle over Wildcat Creek on the Monon Railroad near Owasco
Abandoned, but still intact

Yellow Mill Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1924-29; rehabilitated 1998
Bascule bridge over Yellow Mill Pond on CT 130 (Stratford Avenue) in Bridgeport
Open to traffic