Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Pennsylvania truss

Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1928; replaced 1994
Lost seven-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Replaced by the Clark Bridge

Ashburn Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Salt River on CR 115
Abandoned with deck removed

Athens Bridge (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1953
Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on PA 1056
Open to traffic

Beasley Fork Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on Beasley Fork Road (CR 1P)
Open to traffic

Bend Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1916 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders; rehabilitated 1991
Two-span through truss bridge on Bend Road over Meramec River in Pacific
Open to one-lane traffic

Berkheimer Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1899 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; closed 2001; rehabilitated 2005
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 215th Street west of Humboldt
Open to traffic

Big Four Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Originally built 1895 by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Big Four). Reconstructed 1929 using existing stone piers. Abandoned 1969.
Abandoned six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Awaiting rehabilitation to reopen as a pedestrian bridge

Bird's Nest Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1914 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bird's Nest Road north of Steelville
Open to traffic on a paved road with a 3 ton weight limit

Black Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1916; replaced after 1955
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River (now Lake Wappapello) east of Patterson on MO 34
Replaced by steel stringer bridge

Blair Bridge (Washington County, Nebraska)
Built 1928-29; tolls removed 1962
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 30 east of Blair
Replaced by a modern bridge

Boonville Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic July 4, 1924; replaced 1995
Lost through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 40, MO 5, and MO 87 at Boonville
Replaced by Boonslick Bridge

Bridgeport Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on Old Quarry Road
Closed to all traffic

Chamberlain Bridge (Brule County, South Dakota)
Built 1953
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River (Francis Case Lake) on Business Loop I-90 in Oacoma
Open to traffic

Champ Clark Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1927-28; rehabilitated 1981
Five-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 54 at Louisiana
Open to two-lane traffic

Charles Thompson Bridge (Hickman County, Tennessee)
Built 1951
Through truss bridge over Duck River on TN 50 near Centerville
Open to two-lane traffic

Cheyenne River Bridge (Niobrara County, Wyoming)
Built ca. 1915
Through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on CN14-9
Open to traffic

Delaware River Bridge (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 1011
Open to traffic

Delaware River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on US 22 in Easton
Open to traffic

Division Street Bridge (Mahoning County, Ohio)
Built 1939 by Atlas Engineering Inc.; rehabilitated 1991
Through truss bridge over Mahoning River on Division Street (CR 308)
Open to traffic

Donora-Webster Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1938
Through truss bridge over Monongahela River on PA 1022 in Donora
Open to traffic

Falls of the Ohio Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad traffic

French Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1900 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over French Creek on TR 962 in Saegertown
Open to traffic

French Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1901 by Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over French Creek on US 6 (Main Street) in Cambridge Springs
Open to traffic

French Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Through truss bridge over French Creek on US 6 (French Creek Parkway) in Cambridge Springs
Open to two-lane traffic

Glasgow Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1986; trusses and pier caps soon be removed 2008; partial rebuild on remainder of pier.
Five-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 240 at Glasgow
Open to two-lane traffic

Grant Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914
Through truss bridge over Shenango River on Grant Street in New Castle
Closed to all traffic

Greene Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Built 1902-03 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; demolished April 1981
Lost through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Traer Street in downtown Greene
Replaced by modern bridge

Greenspot Road Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1912
Through truss bridge over Santa Ana River on Greenspot Road in Highland
Open to traffic

Hardy Bridge (Sharp County, Arkansas)
Built 1916; destroyed by flooding in 1982
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Spring River on Spring Street in Hardy
Destroyed by flooding

Harrison Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1894
Lost through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Harrison Road (CR 457)
No longer exists

Hartmann's Ford Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1916 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over Bourbeuse River on North Bend Road near Union
Replaced by a new bridge

Hemple Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Through truss bridge on TR 46 (Hemple Road)
Unknown status

Henley Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over the Osage River on the Rock Island Railroad
Rail line currently out of service

Henry Bridge (Marshall County, Illinois)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1988
Six-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 18 at Henry
Open to two-lane traffic

Hertzlers Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; rehabilitated ca. 1960
Through truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Creek Road (TR 427)
Open to traffic

Hocking River OH 664 Bridge (Hocking County, Ohio)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1956
Through truss bridge over Hocking River on OH 664 in Logan
Open to traffic

Hulton Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1991
Through truss bridge over Allegheny River on PA 2082 in Oakmont
Open to traffic

Indiana Avenue Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1898 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Elkhart River on Indiana Avenue in Goshen
Open to traffic

Inwood Iron Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899 by the Pittsburg Bridge Co. and Nelson & Buchanan; rehabilitated 1960
Through truss bridge over Swatara Creek on TR 575
Closed to all traffic

Iroquois River Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1903
Two-span through truss bridge over Iroquois River on TR 59, 1.25 mi. east of Lerable
Unknown status

Johnstown Incline Plane Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890; rehabilitated 1965
Through truss bridge over Stonycreek River on PA 3022 in Johnstown
Open to traffic

Kankakee River Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1923
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on TR 2A
Closed to all traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 4 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned in 1972 with the building of Kemper Arena
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River, just north of the Kansas Avenue Bridge
Closed to all traffic

Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
First bridge built 1886; reconstructed 1912; road deck partially collapsed and closed to vehiculuar traffic 1979
Through truss railroad bridge over Ohio River between Louisville and New Albany
Open to railroad traffic

Kingery Highway Cal-Sag Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over Cal Sag Channel on Kingery Highway (IL 83) in Chicago
Open to traffic

L&N Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
First built 1872 as a Whipple through truss bridge; reconstructed 1897; railroad service discontinued 1987; closed to road traffic 2001; rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrians 2003
Five-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River formerly carrying the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (later CSX) and US 27 between Cincinnati and Newport
Open to pedestrian traffic only

Lee Creek AR 220 Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Replaced 2000
Lost through truss over Lee Creek on AR 220
Replaced by a new bridge

Lindford Bridge (Koochiching County, Minnesota)
Built 1939
Through truss bridge over Big Fork River on CR 1
Open to traffic

MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls.
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only

Mahoning Avenue Viaduct (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over Shenango River on Mahoning Avenue in New Castle
Open to traffic

Manzanola Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Originally built 1911 by the Patterson-Burghardt Bridge Co. over the Colorado River at Clifton near Grand Junction. Relocated here in 1950; replaced 1984.
Lost through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on CO 207
Replaced by modern bridge

Masontown Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1993
Through truss bridge over the Monogahela River on PA 21 in Masontown
Open to traffic

McGilvray Ferry Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Completed February 20, 1892, by the Clinton Bridge Co.; demolished 1954
Lost through truss bridge over Black River on Old McGilvray Road
Demolished after McGilvray Road was moved to a new alignment

McGirt's Bridge (Bladen County, North Carolina)
Built 1923 by the Atlantic Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on US 701
Replaced by a new bridge

McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Dedicated Nov. 10, 1910; closed to traffic in Oct. 2001; reopened 2007
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to traffic

Merchants Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Completed May 1890
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to railroad traffic only

Metropolis Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Built 1917 under the direction of engineers C. H. Cartlidge and Ralph Modjeski
Six-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River on the CN Railroad at Metropolis
Open to railroad traffic

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

Missouri River Bridge (Doniphan County, Kansas)
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Morris Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1978; replaced 2002
Lost five-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 47 at Morris
Replaced by modern bridge

Mosquito Lake Road Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1951
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Nooksack River on Mosquito Lake Road
Open to traffic

Mystery Bridge (Scott County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge somewhere in Scott County
No longer exists

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

Neely-Mclain Road Bridge (Greene County, Mississippi)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Leaf River on Neely-Mclain Road
Open to traffic

OH 715 Bridge (Coshocton County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by the Central Concrete & Construction Co. of Canton
Through truss bridge on OH 715
Open to 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 Rusty Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Built 1901 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; relocated here in 1915
Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 210th Avenue north of Spencer in Spencer
Open to one-lane traffic

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

Only Bridge (Hickman County, Tennessee)
Derelict through truss bridge over Duck River on TN 50 near Only
Derelict with deck and approaches removed

Power Site Bridge (Texas County, Missouri)
Lost through truss bridge over Piney River near Houston
No longer exists

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

Pulaski County Free Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over the Arkansas River at Little Rock
No longer exists

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

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

Rifle Bridge (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1908
Closed two-span through truss bridge over the Colorado River at Rifle
Closed to all traffic

Rip Rap Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1923
Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Rip Rap Road
Open to pedestrians only

Rockcastle River KY 490 Bridge (Laurel County, Kentucky)
Built 1922
Through truss bridge over Rockcastle River on KY 490
Open to traffic

Rockport Road Bridge (Copiah County, Mississippi)
Built 1910
Two-span through truss bridge over Pearl River on Rockport Road
Closed to all traffic

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

Rulo Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)
Built 1938
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on US 159 at Rulo
Open to traffic

Santa Fe Avenue Bridge (Pueblo County, Colorado)
Built 1924 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on eastbound US 50 (Santa Fe Avenue) in Pueblo
Open to two lanes of traffic

Seneca Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1986
Four-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 170 at Seneca
Open to two-lane traffic

Shirley AR 9 Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River on AR 9 at Shirley
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

Singing Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built 1893; rehabilitated 1956
Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on US 60 in Frankfort
Open to traffic

South Canon Bridge (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1914-15 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Closed through truss bridge over the Colorado River just off I-70, west of Glenwood Springs
Closed to all traffic

Spring Valley Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1989
Five-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 89 south of Spring Valley
Open to two-lane traffic

Ten Mile Creek Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1910
Through truss bridge over Ten Mile Creek on TR 659
Open to traffic

Third Street Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Built 1910 by A.Y. Bayne & Co. of Minneapolis and Louis P. Wolff, engineer
Through truss bridge over Cannon River on Third Street in Cannon Falls
Open to one-lane traffic

Thunder Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Built 1905
Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 355th Street (Thunder Bridge Road) just off 4th Street in Spencer
Open to one-lane traffic

Vermilion River US 6 Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)
Built 1928 by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Vermilion River on US 6 in Vermilion
Open to traffic

Walnut Street Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1889-91
Six-span through truss bridge over the Tennessee River on Walnut Street in Chattanooga
Open to pedestrians only

Wappapello Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1911 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River downstream from Wappapello Dam on CR 517
Open to traffic with a 3 ton limit on a gravel road

Waverly Bridge (Lafayette County, Missouri)
Built 1922; replacement bridge opened Aug. 25, 2004; demolished Spring 2005
Lost five-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 24/65 at Waverly
No longer exists

West Nanticoke Bridge (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Market Street in Nanticoke
Open to traffic

Williamsville Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1912 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; closed to traffic in Feb. 2006 and demolished Aug. 2006
Lost through truss bridge over Black River on CR 417 south of Williamsville
Demolished August 2006

Wolf Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1895; rehabilitated 1955
Through truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Wolf Bridge Road (TR 508) in Schlusser
Open to traffic