Historic Bridges of the U.S. | HAER documented

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Midvale Bridge (Washington County, Idaho)
Built 1911 by the J.H. Forbes Co.; replaced 1995
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Weiser River at Midvale
Replaced by new bridge

Milk River Bridge (Blaine County, Montana)
Built 1916
Timber through truss bridge over Milk River on CR 178
Open to traffic

Miller Bridge (Cleburne County, Arkansas)
Built 1912 by contractor Harry Churchill
Lost swinging bridge over Little Red River on AR 16, now inundated by Greers Ferry Lake
No longer exists

Million Dollar Bridge (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1910 on the CR&NW Railroad; closed 1938; reopened as a highway bridge in 1958; fourth span collapsed in earthquake on March 27, 1964, collapsed span repaired 2005
Four-span through truss bridge over Copper River on Copper River Highway
Open to one-lane traffic

Milltown Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1940 by the Works Progress Administration
Two-span stone arch bridge over Vache Grasse Creek on CR 77 (Mount Harmony Road) west of Milltown
Current status unknown

Milwaukee Road Railroad Overpass (Missoula County, Montana)
Built 1936
Lost tee beam bridge over the abandoned Milwaukee Road Railroad on Orange Street in Missoula
Open to traffic

Monroe Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1919
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on W. Monroe Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Mott Bridge (Hettinger County, North Dakota)
Built 1921; replaced 1982
Lost two-span rainbow arch bridge over North Fork Cannonball River on First Street in Mott
Replaced by new bridge

Mountain Fork Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1905
Two-span pony truss bridge over Mountain Fork Creek on CR 38 near the community of Camp Pioneer
Open to traffic

Muddy River Bridge (Clark County, Nevada)
Built 1932-33; demolished ca. 1987
Lost two-span pony truss bridge over Muddy River on Old US 91
No longer exists

Mulladay Hollow Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Small two-span stone arch bridge over Mulladay Hollow Creek on CR 204 at Leatherwood Lake Recreation Area northwest of Eureka Springs in Eureka Springs
Open to traffic

Nachitoch Bluff Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built 1908 by the Morava Construction Co.; rehabilitated 1980; closed to traffic ca. 1996
Derelict two-span through truss over Little Missouri River, just upstream from I-30
Abandoned, with deck partially missing

Natural Dam Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by contractor M.E. Gillioz, replacing an earlier truss bridge built in 1907 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.
Two-span through truss bridge over Lee Creek on AR 59 near the community of Natural Dam
Open to traffic

Navajo Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1927-1929; bypassed by parallel bridge in 1995
Steel arch bridge over Colorado River on Alt US 89
Open to pedestrians only

Nepesta Bridge (Pueblo County, Colorado)
Built 1905-06 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1989
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Nepesta Road (CR 613) southeast of Boone
Replaced by a new bridge

New Portland Wire Bridge (Somerset County, Maine)
Built ca. 1866; rehabilitated 1961
Suspension bridge over Carrabasset River on Wire Bridge Road in New Portland
Open to traffic

New River Gorge Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Opened Oct. 22, 1977
Massive steel arch bridge over New River on US 19
Open to traffic

Newark Bay Lift Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1924-25; demolished 1980
Lost vertical lift bridge over Newark Bay on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
Lost

Newport Bridge (Jackson County, Arkansas)
Built 1930
Cantilevered through truss bridge on AR 367 (formerly US 67) over White River at Newport
Open to two-lane traffic

Nineteenth Street Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)
Built 1888 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works; rehabilitated 1965; closed to traffic 1986; new bridge built 1992
Two-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Platte River on 19th Street in Denver
Open to pedestrians only

Nineveh Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)
Built 1885; replaced 1989
Lost through truss bridge over Old Channel Chariton River on CR 175 east of Connelsville
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Noakes Bridge (Nodaway County, Missouri)
Built 1891-92 by the St. Joseph Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss over One Hundred and Two River on 130th Street (CR 156) southwest of Hopkins
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Norfork Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Construction started Aug. 21, 1936, by the Vincennes Steel Company; dedicated June 17, 1937
Four-span deck truss bridge over North Fork White River on AR 5 at Norfork
Open to traffic

North Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1907
Double-leaf bascule through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on North Avenue in Chicago
Open to two-lane traffic

North Halsted Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River Canal on N. Halsted Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

North Williston Bridge (Chittenden County, Vermont)
Built 1925 by the Standard Engineering & Contracting Co.; closed to traffic in 1990; replaced 1993
Lost through truss bridge over Winooski River on North Williston Road
Replaced by new bridge

Oak Grove Road Bridge (Highland County, Ohio)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over East Fork Little Miami River on Oak Grove Road (CR 42)
Closed to all 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

Old Colerain Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1894 by the King Bridge Co.
Lost through truss bidge over Great Miami River on CR 463
No longer exists

Old Grade Road Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)
Built 1924; replaced 1989
Lost skewed through truss bridge over North Fork Salt River (Brashear Ditch) on CR 285 (Old Grade Road) south of Brashear
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Old River Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)
Built 1899 by the Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio; closed to traffic in 1974
Two-span through truss bridge over Saline River on the Old Military Road near Benton
Abandoned with portions of deck missing

Old Sidney Lanier Bridge (Glynn County, Georgia)
Built 1956
Lost vertical-lift bridge over Brunswick River on US 17 at Brunswick
No longer exists

Old St. Charles Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Completed 1904; closed to traffic in 1992; finally dismantled in 1997
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River at St. Charles
Replaced by a new bridge

Oldtown Bridge (Bonner County, Idaho)
Built 1926-27; replaced 1988
Lost four-span Parker through truss bridge over Pend Oreille River on US 2 in Oldtown
Replaced by new bridge

Onion Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Built 1911 by the Western Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Onion Creek just south of US 166 near Coffeyville
May or may not still be standing

Orange Street Bridge (Missoula County, Montana)
Built 1937; replaced 2003
Lost deck truss bridge over Clark Fork on Orange Street in Missoula
Replaced by new bridge

Osage Creek Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1911 by the Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio
Through truss bridge over Osage Creek on CR 71 southeast of Healing Springs
Open to one-lane traffic

Osage River MO 7 Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1930; replaced in the 1970s by a new bridge with the creation of Truman Reservoir
Lost through truss bridge over Osage River on MO 7 (formerly MO 35) west of Warsaw
Removed

Osceola Arch Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Built 1928; replacement bridge completed 1974
Lost open-spandrel arch bridge on MO 13 over Osage River (Truman Reservoir) near Osceola
Replaced by a new bridge

Osceola Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Osage River at Osceola
Demolished with the creation of Truman Reservoir

Ottawa Railroad Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
4 span through truss Vertical lift bridge
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Ottawa

Outerbridge Crossing (Richmond County, New York)
Opened to traffic June 29, 1928
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Arthur Kill on NY 440/NJ 440 between Perth Amboy and Staten Island in New York
Open to traffic

Packsaddle Bridge (Roger Mills County, Oklahoma)
Built 1929-30; replaced 1985
Lost 26-span through truss bridge over South Canadian River on US 283
Replaced by a modern bridge

Paradise Road Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1896 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of St. Louis; demolished 1979 with the creation of Smithville Reservoir
Lost through truss over Little Platte River near Paradise
Removed

Park Avenue Bridge (Greenlee County, Arizona)
Built 1918 by the Midland Construction Co.
Through truss bridge over San Francisco River on Park Avenue in Clifton
Open to traffic

Parker Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Main span replaced with a Camelback through truss in the 1920's. Bridge closed and approach span removed Dec. 19, 1980. Rest of bridge demolished ca. 1988
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Verdigris River southeast of Coffeyville
No longer exists

Pembroke Bridge (Giles County, Virginia)
Built 1915-16 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1996
Lost through truss bridge over New River on River Road (Route 623)
Replaced by new bridge

Pine Creek Bridge (Park County, Montana)
Built 1910 by the Montana Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on CR 203, just west of Pine Creek
Replaced by new bridge

Pithole Creek Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1897; rehabilitated 1949
Stone arch bridge over Pithole Creek on Eagle Rock Road (PA 1004)
Open to traffic

Pleasanton Road Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1910
Open-spandrel concrete arch bridge over Medina River on Old Pleasanton Road
Unknown status

Pleasantville Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852 as an uncovered bridge; covered in 1856
Covered bridge over Little Manatawny Creek on PA 1030 (Covered Bridge Road)
Open to traffic

Pocahontas Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., replacing an earlier through truss structure located closer to the railroad bridge. Parallel bridge built 1986.
Through truss bridge with a center swing span over Black River on US 67 at Pocahontas
Open to two lanes of westbound traffic; eastbound traffic is carried by a parallel deck girder bridge

Possum Kingdom Bridge (Palo Pinto County, Texas)
Built 1942 by the Works Progress Administration
Eighteen-span stone arch bridge over Brazos River on TX 16
Open to traffic

Pruitt Bridge (Newton County, Arkansas)
Built 1931 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Buffalo River on AR 7
Open to traffic

Q Street Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 2000
Five-span concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway on Q Street NW
Open to traffic

Queensboro Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Opened to traffic March 30, 1909
Cantilevered through truss bridge over East River on NY 25 in New York
Open to a total of 10 lanes of traffic

Red Oak Covered Bridge (Meriwether County, Georgia)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1980
Covered bridge over Red Oak Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Red River US 82 Bridge (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1931; replaced 1990
Lost through truss over Red River on US 82 at Garland City in Garland
Replaced by a new bridge

Renwick Road Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. at an unknown date
Through truss bridge over Du Page River on Renwick Road in Plainfield
Open to one-lane traffic (?)

Richmond Bridge (Fort Bend County, Texas)
Opened July 23, 1925; parallel bridge built 1965; closed to traffic Nov. 1986; demolished July 14, 1988
Lost cantilevered through truss over Brazos River on US 90A at Richmond
Removed

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

Roberts Bluff Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1904 by A.M. Blodgett of Kansas City
Lost through truss over Lamine River on Buffalo Prairie Drive south of Blackwater
Replaced by a new bridge in 1988

Rock House Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Built 1907 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced 1994
Lost through truss bridge over North Moreau Creek on Rockhouse Road near Russellville
Replaced by a new bridge

Rockport Bridge (Hot Spring County, Arkansas)
Built 1900 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; destroyed by flooding in 1990
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River on AR 84 in Malvern
Destroyed by flooding

Rodrick Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1872 by the Coshocton Iron Works using a design patented in 1841 by Squire Whipple. Relocated in 1998.
Bowstring through truss bridge originally located over Wills Creek on TR 144 in Coshocton County and relocated to Newark just off Country Club Drive
Open to pedestrians only

Romeo Road Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1899; closed to traffic 1992; replaced 1998
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Chicago S&S Canel on 135th Street (Romeo Road) in Romeoville
Replaced by modern fixed-span bridge

Romley Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1881 by the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad
Closed deck truss bridge over Pomeray Gulch (Chrysolite Creek) on FR 295 southwest of St. Elmo
Open to pedestrians only

Roscoe Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Replaced 1976
Lost through truss on Route E over Osage River (now Truman Reservoir) at Roscoe
Replaced by a new bridge

Roubideau Bridge (Delta County, Colorado)
Built 1911 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on CR G50
Replaced by modern bridge

Rough Hollow Bridge (Hickory County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1890 at Hermitage; relocated ca. 1931
Through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on CR 281 north of Hermitage, between Route Y and Route U
Open to traffic

Roundup Bridge (Musselshell County, Montana)
Built 1893-94 by the Hewett Bridge Co.; relocated in 1911
Wooden through truss bridge over Musselshell River on CR 118
Open to traffic

Roxie Road Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. during 1905-1906 at a cost of $1,700; replaced by a concrete bridge in 1994
Lost through truss over Cane Creek on CR 450 west of Poplar Bluff
Replaced by a concrete span on a new alignment to the north

Salamonie Road Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1993
Lost Whipple truss over Wabash River on CR 200 W (Salamonie Road)
Replaced by modern bridge

Saline River AR 229 Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)
Built 1928; replaced 1999
Lost two-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Saline River on AR 229 (Old US 67/70) just west of Benton in Benton
Replaced by a new bridge

Sample's Crossing Bridge (Fergus County, Montana)
Built 1899 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced by new bridge in 1948 but allowed to remain standing
Through truss bridge over Judith River on Route 81
Unknown status

San Rafael Bridge (Emery County, Utah)
Built 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps; destroyed by arson fire
Suspension bridge over the San Rafael River at Buckhorn Wash
Destroyed by fire

Santa Fe Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built in 1859 by Joseph C. Elliott; destroyed by flooding on June 19, 1926; later replaced by a truss bridge
Lost covered bridge over South Fork Elk River near Santa Fe
No longer exists

Santa Fe Truss Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built 1888 as a two-span bridge near Florida by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated here in 1932; replaced 1992
Lost wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Fork Salt River on CR 645 just south of Santa Fe
Replaced by a modern bridge

Saxton Ford Bridge (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Built 1925 by the Witham Construction Co.; replaced 1989
Lost through truss bridge over Platte River on Saxton-Easton Road
Replaced by a modern bridge

Schneider's Ford Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Built 1897-98 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1979; replaced 1988
Lost through truss over Moreau River on Bald Hill Road, southeast of Jefferson City
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Seaford Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1925 by the Chicago Bascule Bridge Co.
Bascule bridge over Nanticoke River on Front Street in Seaford
Open to traffic

Second Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 by engineer Thomas Griffith; demolished 1890
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for a steel arch bridge

Second Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1915 by the Fox Construction Co. of El Reno, Oklahoma
Lost pony arch bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on Second Street in Little Rock
No longer exists

Shelby Street Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1907-09; rehabilitated for pedestrian use in 2003
Three-span through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Shelby Street in downtown Nashville
Open to pedestrians only

Shippingsport Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Lost 7 span through truss vertical lift bridge, replaced with a modern span.
Lost through truss bridge over Illinois River on once carried US 51 and later IL 351
Replaced by new bridge

Smithfield Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1883 under the direction of engineer Gustav Lindenthal
Two-span lenticular through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh
Open to four lanes of traffic

Snowden Bridge (Richland County, Montana)
Built 1914; retrofitted to also allow vehicular toll traffic in 1925
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Sockman Road Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Built 1873; replaced 1996
Lost pony truss bridge over Granny Creek on Sockman Road (TR 384)
No longer exists

South Fork Bridge (Garland County, Arkansas)
Built 1928 by a county work crew for $3,500. Made obsolete by a new bridge in 1985 and closed to traffic.
Two-span concrete arch bridge over South Fork Saline River, next to AR 128
Open to pedestrians only

Spavinaw Creek Bedstead Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1909 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois. Replaced 1990
Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Spavinaw Creek on CR 29 (Orchard Road) between Gravette and Decatur
Replaced by a new bridge

Spring Lake Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1936 by the United States Resettlement Administration (WPA)
Small two-span stone arch bridge over Bob Barnes Branch at Spring Lake Recreation Area
Open to traffic

Springdale Bridge (Park County, Montana)
Built 1908; south span replaced 1916; bypassed by new bridge in 1981
Through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Route 563
Unknown status

Springfield Bridge (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Completed July 1874 by the King Bridge Manufactory & Iron Works of Iola, Kansas, a branch of the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Bypassed by a new bridge 1991.
Iron bowstring truss bridge over Cadron Creek near Springfield on the Conway-Faulkner County line
Open to pedestrians only

Squirrel Bridge (Fremont County, Idaho)
Built during the late 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps; replaced 1983
Lost wooden Howe pony truss bridge over Fall River on CCC Camp Road
Replaced by a new bridge

St. Mary River Aqueduct Bridge (Glacier County, Montana)
Built 1915 by the Minneapolis Bridge Co.
Two-span through truss bridge over St. Mary River on CR 224, also carrying a pair of water pipelines
Open to traffic

St. Mary River Bridge (Glacier County, Montana)
Built 1934
Three-span concrete arch bridge over St. Mary River on Going-To-The-Sun Road
Open to traffic

Station Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1881-82 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Station Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Open to pedestrians only

Stono River SC 700 Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 1929 by the Greenville Steel & Iron Co.; rehabilitated and widened in 1951; replaced 2004
Lost pony truss swing bridge over Stono River on SC 700, west of Charleston
Open to traffic

Sugar Creek Bridge (Christian County, Kentucky)
Built 1894 by the Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co. of Groton, NY. Replaced 1985
Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek on KY 124
Replaced(?) by modern bridge

Sunset Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Built 1884-85 on the Bolivar-Buffalo Road at Burns by the King Bridge Co.; relocated to Sunset Ford in 1931-32
Lost through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on 475th Road between the ends of Route Y and Route YY
No longer exists

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