Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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190th Street Bridge (Adams County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1930
Plate girder bridge over the BNSF Railroad on 190th Street
Open to traffic

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

Amadei Road Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1915
Concrete through girder bridge over North Branch Blacklick Creek on TR 509
Open to traffic

Ames Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1912
Concrete girder bridge over Ames Creek on 300th Street
Open to traffic

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 Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Big Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists 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

Black Rock Railroad Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Pony plate-girder bridge with a center swing span over Black River at Black Rock
Open to traffic

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

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

Blue River US 24 Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977
Plate grider bridge over Blue River on US 24 in Kansas City
Open to traffic

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

Bryants Creek MO 79 Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over Bryants Creek on MO 79
Open to two-lane traffic

Busch Creek Old MO 100 Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1955
Plate girder bridge over Busch Creek on Old MO 100 at Washington
Open to traffic

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 Channel Missouri Pacific Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Lost pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel on the Missouri Pacific Thebes-Cairo railroad line
Several concrete piers remain

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

Cane Creek MO 158 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1937
Pony plate-girder bridge over Cane Creek on MO 158 at Harviell
Open to one-lane 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

City Lake Road Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Built 1948
Plate girder bridge over Village Creek on City Lake Road in Fredericktown
Open to traffic

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

Cole Camp Creek NE 301 Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Originally built by the Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern Railroad
Pony plate girder bridge over Cole Camp Creek on County Road NE 301
Open to one-lane 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

Coney Island Creek Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1951
Bascule bridge over Coney Island Creek on Cropsey Avenue in New York
Open to traffic

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

Court Creek Bridge (Knox County, Illinois)
Built 1928
Concrete girder bridge over Court Creek on TR 116, 1 mi. east of Galesburg
Open to 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

Eastwood Street Viaduct (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1922; closed April 2005
Concrete girder bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Eastwood Street (Old MO 240) in Marshall
Closed to all 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

Ferguson Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over S. Florissant Road (Route N) in Ferguson
Open to traffic above and below

Fisk Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
The first railroad bridge at Fisk was a through truss with a center pivot span to allow boats to travel up St. Francis River. At some point this bridge was replaced with a pony plate girder span.
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over St. Francis River at Fisk
Open to railroad traffic

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 Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Pony plate girder and wooden trestle bridge over Frog Bayou and AR 282 south of Mountainburg
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below

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

Gay Creek Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1920
Concrete girder bridge over Gay Creek on CH 20
Open to traffic

Georgetown Loop Plate Girder Bridge (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Pony plate girder bridge over Clear Creek on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to traffic

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

Grocery Branch Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder with timber trestle approach over Grocery Branch on the Katy Trail near the end of Route O
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Guinns Creek MO 79 Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over Guinns Creek on MO 79
Open to traffic

Harviell Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Cane Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, just north of Harviell
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks

Hinkson Creek Old Route K Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1950; made obsolete by new bridge in 1968
Pony plate girder bridge over Hinkson Creek on Old Route K just off MO 163 in Columbia
Open to traffic

Honey Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1915
Plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on a local road
Open to traffic

Honey Creek Bridge (Macoupin County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Concrete bridge over Honey Creek on Old IL 4 (at one time US 66) between Carlinville and Gillespie, 5.8 mi. south of Carlinville
Open to 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

Ingham Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Concrete bridge over Piasa Creek on Gotter Road (TR 137), 0.8 mi. west of Brighton
Open to traffic

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

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

Kemper Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Concrete and stone bridge on Bellefontaine Road at the intersection with Kemper Place in Spanish Lake
Open to traffic

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

Kemper Road Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Concrete bridge over a branch of Macoupin Creek on Kemper Road (CH 3), 1.2 mi. north of Fidelity
Open to traffic

Kent Run Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Plate girder bridge over Kent Run on Browning Road
Open to traffic

Kinneman Lake Road Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Concrete bridge over an unnamed creek on Kinneman Lake Road, .5 mi. north of Ohio River
Open to one-lane traffic

Koch Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Koch Creek on the Katy Trail, just west of Treloar
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

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

Larson Road Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Larson Road, northeast of Bloomingburgh
Open to traffic

Leeville Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
Open to traffic

Lenox Railroad Bridge (Dyer County, Tennessee)
Pony plate girder bridge over Obion River on the Tennken Railroad, north of Lenox
Open to railroad 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

Lincoln Highway over Pike Run (Allen County, Ohio)
Built 1927
Bridge over Pike Run on Lincoln Highway
Open to traffic

Lincoln Highway Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1930
Two-span pony plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 235th Street (former Lincoln Highway)
Open to one-lane 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

Main Street Bridge (Rock County, Minnesota)
Built 1931
Bridge over Rock River on Csah 4
Open to traffic

Main Street Railroad Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Built 1901
Pony plate girder and wood trestle bridge over S. Main Street and South Fork Gabouri Creek in Ste. Genevieve
Open to railroad traffic

Mapleton RR Bridge (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Bridge over Cth P on UPRR (Formerly C&NW) in Town of Oconomowoc (Mapleton)
Open to traffic

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

Martinton Ditch No. 3 Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1929
Concrete girder bridge over Martinton Ditch No. 3 on TR 55B, 1.25 mi. east of Martinton
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

Model Ditch Bridge (Las Animas County, Colorado)
Built 1945
Concrete girder bridge over Model Ditch on CR 79.0
Open to traffic

Moniteau Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built during the 1940's after a train derailment destroyed the original Parker through truss bridge
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over Moniteau Creek on the Katy Trail just outside of Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

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

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