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Built during 1940s

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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

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

1550th Ave Wood Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Built 1945
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF RR on 1550th Ave 1.5 mi N of Orion
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

17th Street Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Built 1949
Deck plate girder bridge over East Twin River on 17th Street
Open to traffic

19th Street Bridge (Bell County, Kentucky)
Built 1943
Concrete arch bridge skewed 45 degrees over Yellow Creek on 19th Street in Middlesboro
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

320th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1949
Pony truss bridge over Skunk River on 320th Street
Open to traffic

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

6th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1948
Girder bridge over Squaw Creek on 6th Street
Open to traffic

7th Street Bridge (Forrest County, Mississippi)
Built 1946
Bridge over 7th Street on US 49 in Hattiesburg
Open to traffic

9th Street Bridge (Roanoke, Virginia)
Built 1943
Pratt pony truss bridge over Roanoke River on 9th Street in Roanoke
Open to traffic

A Canal Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1998
Concrete deck girder bridge over USBR A Canal on Esplanade Avenue in Klamath Falls
Open to traffic

Abandoned County Rd or Old FM 1853 (Eastland County, Texas)
Built est. 1940; FM 1853 realigned in ~1958
Abandoned slab bridge over Draw
Abandoned

Abbott Cross Road Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1943 by the Works Progress Administration, rehabilitated 1962
Concrete slab bridge over Prairie Creek on Abbott Cross Road (CR 80)
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

Advance Mills Road Bridge (Albemarle County, Virginia)
Built 1943
Through truss bridge over North Fork Rivanna River on Advance Mills Road
Demolished and replaced with a welded pony truss.

Ahnapee River Bridge (Kewaunee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1949
Girder bridge over Ahnapee River on Cth S 2nd Street in Algoma
Open to traffic

Alaska Highway Bridge (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1944
Cantilever truss (Subdivided Warren truss) over Tanana River on Alaska Highway in Tetlin
Open to traffic

Alaska Highway Bridge (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1944; rehabilitated 1952
Subdivided warren truss bridge over Johnson River on Alaska Highway in Delta Junction
Open to traffic

Alaska Highway Bridge (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1944
A subdivided Warren truss bridge over Gerstle River on Alaska Highway in Delta Junction
Open to traffic

Albion River Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1944
Deck truss bridge over Albion River on CA 1
Open to traffic

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

All Forks Creek Wood Bridge (Putnam County, Illinois)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991
Timber stringer bridge over All Forks Creek on Hennepin Street
Open to traffic

Allegheny Mountain Tunnel (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Westbound tunnel completed 1940; eastound tunnel completed 1965
Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-70/I-76
Open to traffic

Allegheny Street Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1942
Concrete arch bridge over Stony Creek on Allegheny Street in Dauphin
Open to traffic

Allen Creek Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1948; replaced 2011
Steel stringer bridge over Allen Creek on Route U
Replaced by a new bridge

Amarugia Road Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940
Pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Amarugia Road
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

Angeles Forest Highway over Big Tujunga (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1941
Concrete arch bridge over Big Tujunga Cyn on Angeles Forest Highway
Open to traffic

Antelope Creek Bridge (Marion County, Kansas)
Built 1946
Slab bridge over Antelope Creek on 140th Road
Open to traffic

Apison Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1940
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Chestnut Creek on Apison Road in Collegedale
Open to traffic

Arnold Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1948
Deck plate girder bridge over Old US 36 on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Arroyo Seco River Bridge (Monterey County, California)
Built 1943
2-span Parker through truss bridge over Arroyo Seco River on Elm Avenue
Open to traffic

Artesia Ave. over the San Gabriel River (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1966
Concrete tee beam bridge over San Gabriel River on Artesia Boulevard
Open to traffic

Artesia Blvd. over the Los Angeles River (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1949
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Artesia Blvd
Open to traffic

Astronaut David Wolf Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1980, and 2008
Through truss bridge over White River on 82nd Street in Indianapolis
Open to traffic

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Bridge (Wilson County, Kansas)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Mill Dam Road on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad

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

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

Bailey Bridge (Bay County, Florida)
Built 1946
Steel stringer bridge over Sr77/North Bay Bailey on Sr-77
Open to pedestrians

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

Barham Blvd. over the Hollwyood Freeway (US 101) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1940
Concrete bridge over Hollywood Freeway (US 101) on Barham Blvd (Dark Canyon Pass Road) in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

Baron Fork Creek Bridge (Cherokee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1946
Through truss bridge over Baron Fork Creek on OK 51 near Eldon
Open to traffic

Barrett Station Road Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1944
Lost wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Barrett Station Road in Des Peres
Replaced by a new bridge

Batesville Creek Bridge (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Built 1940; Bypassed by new bridge 2000
Concrete tee beam bridge over Batesville Creek on Old Hwy 65
Open to traffic

Bayou Black Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1945
Swing bridge over Bayou Black on Carroll Street in Gibson
Open to traffic

Bayou Little Caillou LA 24 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1941
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Little Caillou on LA 24 in Houma
Open to traffic

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

Bayou Teche LA 3156 Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1943
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 3156 in New Iberia
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 323 Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1941
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 323
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 324 Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1945
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 324 in Charenton
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 671 Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1944
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 671 in Jeanerette
Open to traffic

Beanblossom Creek Business Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1946; rehabilitated 1986
Pony truss bridge over Beanblossom Creek on Business IN 37
Open to traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1940 by WPA
Concrete deck girder bridge over Reno Rd in Old Jenny Lind
Open to traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Sevier County, Arkansas)
Built 1948
Steel stringer bridge over Bear Creek on SH 41
Open to traffic

Bear River Bridge (Box Elder County, Utah)
Built 1945
Deck truss bridge over Bear River on a county road
Open to traffic

Beaumont Road Bridge (Roanoke County, Virginia)
Built 1941
Slab bridge over Beaumont Road (VA Secondary Route 621) on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Beaver Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built 1949 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Malvern, Arkansas
Suspension bridge over White River (Table Rock Reservoir) on AR 187 at Beaver, northwest of Eureka Springs
Open to one-lane traffic with a 10 ton weight limit

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

Becher Place C&NW Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1949
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Becher Place on UPRR (Formerly C&NW)
Open to traffic

Bee Creek Blvd. Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1987
Pony truss bridge over Bee Creek on Bee Creek Blvd.
Open to traffic

Bellefontaine Road Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1942; replaced 2007
Lost pony truss bridge over the BNSF Railway on Bellefontaine Road in West Alton
Removed

Ben Laney Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Construction started December 8, 1945 by the D.F. Jones Construction Co.; dedicated April 16, 1947, replacing the earlier Martin Bridge
Three-span pony truss bridge over Ouachita River on US 79B in Camden
Open to traffic

Ben Sawyer Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 1945; Rebuilt on existing piers 2009-2010
Modern swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on SC 703 in Charleston
Bridge rebuilt on existing piers.

Benton Street Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1949; Demolished 1989; Replaced 1990
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River on Benton Street in Iowa City
Replaced by new bridge

Bernal Avenue Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1941
Pratt Through truss bridge over Arroyo De La Laguna on Bernal Avenue in Pleasanton
Open to traffic

Bethel Road Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1940; replaced 1999
Lost through truss bridge over Muddy Fork of Illinois River on CR 62 (Bethel Blacktop Road) west of Farmington
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Big Bayou Sara LA 66 Bridge (West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1949
Pony truss bridge over Big Bayou Sara on LA 66
Open to traffic

Big Eagle Creek Bridge (McCurtain County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1940
Through truss bridge over Big Eagle Creek on D4710
Open to traffic

Big Lee Creek Bridge (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma)
Built 1946; Replaced 2011
Through truss bridge over Big Lee Creek on OK 101 in Short
Replaced by a new bridge

Big M Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
1949 at Bierman Field and 5th Street NE; Relocated to this site in 1995; Rehabilitated in 2008
Wire suspension bridge over BNSF RR on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Big Monon Creek IN 16 Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built 1946
Concrete arch bridge over Big Monon Creek on IN 16
Open to traffic

Big Slough Ditch Bridge (Greene County, Arkansas)
Built 1947 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Malvern, Arkansas
Lost three-span deck truss bridge over Big Slough Ditch on County Road 855 near Brighton
No longer exists

Big Three Mile Creek TR 44 Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1945
Pony truss bridge over Big Three Mile Creek on TR 44 (Ellis Run Road)
Open to traffic

Big Walnut Creek Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1940
Concrete arch bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 650 East
Open to traffic

Bitter Creek Bridge (Kay County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1940
Pony truss bridge over Bitter Creek on E0080
Open to traffic

Bitterroot River Bridge (Ravalli County, Montana)
Built 1940
Through truss bridge over Bitterroot River on US 93 in Hamilton
replaced by a new bridge

Black Creek Bridge (Stone County, Mississippi)
Built 1948
Parker "Camelback" (Pratt) Truss bridge over Black Creek on MS 26
Open to traffic

Black River Bridge (Clark County, Wisconsin)
Built 1948
Pony truss bridge over Black River on CTH OO
Open to traffic

Black Rock Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Built 1949 by the Massman Construction Company
Twelve-span deck truss bridge on US 63/US 412 over Black River and AR 25 at Black Rock
Open to two-lane traffic with 33 Ton Limit

Blackstone River Bridge Route 116 Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1945; reconstructed 2000
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Blackstone River on RI 116
Open to traffic

Blackwoods Bridge (Hancock County, Maine)
Built 1940
Bridge over Park Loop Road on Maine Rte. 3
Open to traffic

Blossomland Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1989
Bascule bridge over St. Joseph River on M-63 in St. Joseph
Open to traffic

Blue Creek Bridge (Calhoun County, Alabama)
Built 1940
Stone arch bridge over Blue Creek on Blue Creek
Open to traffic

Blue Mountain Lake Spillway Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1947
Pony truss bridge over Overflow Spillway on Corp of Engineers project road in Waveland
Open to traffic

Blue Mountain Tunnel (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Begun c.1885 by S. Penn. RR; first tube completed 1940 by Penna. Tpk. Comm.; second tube completed 1968
Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-76
Open to traffic

Blue Shawnee Creek CR 522 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940; replaced 2000
Lost pony truss bridge on CR 522 over Blue Shawnee Creek northeast of Pocahontas
Replaced by new bridge

BNSF Hickory Creek Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Built 1942
Girder bridge over Hickory Creek on BNSF Railway (former Frisco) in Neosho
Open to traffic

BNSF Swing Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1949 by the Virginia Bridge Co.
Bridge over Bayou Lafourche on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Bois D'Arc Creek Bridge (Kay County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1940
Pony truss bridge over Bois D'Arc Creek on E0130
Open to traffic

Bollinger County Road 640 Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Built 1949
Wooden trestle over Old Channel Castor River on CR 640, west of Brownwood
Open to traffic

Boyd's Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
1 3-span Warren riveted continuous through truss bridge over Holston River on Boyd's Bridge Pike (FAU 1124) #47-01124-02.65
Open to traffic

Bradford-Bloomer Road Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
Built 1945; rehabilitated 1991
Through truss bridge over Stillwater River on Bradford-Bloomer Road (CR 86)
Open to traffic

Branch Bullskin Creek CR 42 Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1948
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Bullskin Creek on CR 42 (Love Road)
Open to traffic

Branch Dry Walnut Creek Bridge (Rush County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1940
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Dry Walnut Creek, 7.0 mi. south and 1.2 mi. east of Timken
Open to traffic

Branch of Big Creek Bridge (Ellis County, Kansas)
Built 1940 by the Works Projects Administration and Ellis County.
Stone arch bridge over Branch of Big Creek on Victoria Road
Open to traffic

Branch of Big River Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1940
Bridge over Branch of Big River on Germania Road
Open to traffic

Branch of Dry Creek Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Built 1947
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Branch of Dry Creek on SH 126
Open to traffic

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