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Design
10-panel truss
(47)
11-panel truss
(15)
12-panel truss
(12)
3-panel truss
(19)
4-panel truss
(41)
5-panel truss
(95)
6-panel truss
(115)
7-panel truss
(92)
8-panel truss
(82)
9-panel truss
(41)
Arch
(7,537)
Baltimore truss
(37)
Bascule
(434)
Beam
(1,418)
Bedstead truss
(12)
Bowstring truss
(52)
Burr arch-truss
(118)
Cable-stayed
(21)
Camelback truss
(58)
Cantilevered truss
(107)
Closed-spandrel arch
(1,107)
Concrete balustrade
(73)
Concrete girder
(33)
Concrete inset railing
(32)
Concrete pony arch
(21)
Concrete tee beam
(71)
Corrugated deck
(522)
Covered
(496)
Culvert
(14)
Curved
(19)
Deck arch
(6,635)
Deck girder
(79)
Deck truss
(531)
Double-intersection Warren truss
(13)
Ferry
(16)
Girder
(150)
HAER documented
(281)
Half-hip
(19)
Howe truss
(85)
Kingpost truss
(19)
Lattice truss
(52)
Lenticular truss
(23)
Movable
(859)
Multiple Kingpost truss
(38)
Mystery
(42)
No guardrails
(21)
Open-spandrel arch
(193)
Over a mile long
(93)
Parker truss
(399)
Pennsylvania truss
(97)
Pin-connected
(413)
Plate girder
(105)
Polygonal Warren truss
(101)
Pony truss
(9,377)
Pratt truss
(1,374)
Queenpost truss
(35)
Rail-to-road
(13)
Rail-to-trail
(33)
Rainbow arch
(135)
Relocated
(121)
Riveted
(356)
Smith truss
(15)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,228)
Span length 125-175 feet
(1,975)
Span length 175-250 feet
(969)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,007)
Span length 250-500 feet
(561)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,585)
Span length 500-1000 feet
(230)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,227)
Span length over 1000 feet
(62)
Span length under 25 feet
(2,528)
State line crossing
(133)
Steel arch
(261)
Steel grate deck
(355)
Steel stringer
(278)
Steel through arch
(126)
Stone arch
(1,345)
Suspension
(150)
Swing
(262)
Through girder
(59)
Through truss
(5,150)
Timber stringer
(1,009)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,404)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(680)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,597)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,732)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,241)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,049)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,926)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(977)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,312)
Total length over 2500 feet
(326)
Total length under 25 feet
(956)
Truss
(15,674)
Tubular piers
(14)
Tunnel
(252)
Vertical lift
(169)
Warren truss
(687)
Whipple truss
(43)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Wooden railroad overpass
(11)
Status
Abandoned
(97)
Closed
(1,296)
Collapsed
(11)
Destroyed by flood
(13)
Doomed
(74)
Formerly NR-eligible
(44)
Formerly NR-listed
(37)
Functionally obsolete
(5,009)
Have diagram
(36)
Lost
(466)
Missing deck
(11)
NR-eligible
(2,569)
NR-listed
(1,467)
One-lane traffic
(307)
Open
(21,410)
Open to pedestrians
(352)
Owned by bridge authority
(63)
Owned by Bureau of Indian Affairs
(13)
Owned by city
(1,826)
Owned by Corps of Engineers
(23)
Owned by county
(14,102)
Owned by federal government
(317)
Owned by military
(12)
Owned by National Forest Service
(79)
Owned by National Park Service
(159)
Owned by railroad
(578)
Owned by state
(6,388)
Owned by township
(1,179)
Owned privately
(29)
Preserved
(63)
Replaced by new bridge
(401)
Structurally deficient
(10,750)
Sufficiency rating zero
(207)
Toll
(13)
Unknown status
(666)
Location
Alabama
(187)
Alaska
(60)
Arizona
(87)
Arkansas
(516)
California
(970)
Colorado
(271)
Connecticut
(215)
Delaware
(41)
District of Columbia
(40)
Florida
(192)
Georgia
(124)
Hawaii
(85)
Idaho
(166)
Illinois
(809)
Indiana
(1,561)
Iowa
(2,118)
Kansas
(1,436)
Kentucky
(296)
Louisiana
(209)
Maine
(128)
Maryland
(291)
Massachusetts
(336)
Michigan
(360)
Minnesota
(420)
Mississippi
(133)
Missouri
(2,199)
Montana
(259)
Nebraska
(1,059)
Nevada
(11)
New Hampshire
(237)
New Jersey
(617)
New Mexico
(56)
New York
(1,457)
North Carolina
(139)
North Dakota
(399)
Ohio
(1,645)
Oklahoma
(1,168)
Oregon
(369)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Rhode Island
(93)
South Carolina
(115)
South Dakota
(360)
Tennessee
(334)
Texas
(736)
Utah
(57)
Vermont
(187)
Virginia
(378)
Washington
(540)
West Virginia
(753)
Wisconsin
(350)
Wyoming
(147)
Builders
American Bridge Co.
(42)
Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co.
(18)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
(14)
Brookville Bridge Co.
(19)
Canton Bridge Co.
(43)
Champion Bridge Co.
(22)
Civilian Conservation Corps
(20)
Groton Bridge Co.
(11)
Iowa Bridge Co.
(18)
Joseph Dice
(13)
Kansas City Bridge Co.
(14)
King Bridge Co.
(43)
Luten Bridge Co.
(37)
Massillon Bridge Co.
(31)
Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders
(14)
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
(19)
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
(16)
Penn Bridge Co.
(18)
Pueblo Bridge Co.
(13)
Smith Bridge Co.
(22)
Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.
(15)
Vincennes Bridge Co.
(12)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
(16)
Works Progress Administration
(89)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
(59)
Waterways
Allegheny River
(24)
Arkansas River
(48)
Black River (Missouri-Arkansas)
(15)
Bronx River
(25)
Chariton River
(12)
Charles River
(15)
Colorado River
(12)
Colorado River (Texas)
(14)
Columbia River
(26)
Connecticut River
(35)
Cumberland River
(15)
Cuyahoga River
(15)
Delaware River
(34)
Des Moines River
(20)
Erie Canal
(71)
Gasconade River
(14)
Great Miami River
(23)
Housatonic River
(22)
Hudson River
(20)
Illinois River
(17)
Intracoastal Waterway
(60)
Iowa River
(15)
James River (Dakotas)
(23)
Kansas River
(15)
Kentucky River
(12)
Lamine River (Missouri)
(12)
Little Red River (Arkansas)
(11)
Los Angeles River
(15)
Meramec River
(17)
Merrimack River
(16)
Milwaukee River
(19)
Mississippi River
(86)
Missouri River
(56)
Monongahela River
(18)
Neosho River
(25)
Niobrara River
(14)
Nodaway River
(12)
North Canadian River
(12)
Ohio River
(62)
Osage River
(24)
Ouachita River
(21)
Passaic River
(28)
Platte River (Iowa-Missouri)
(13)
Red River
(18)
Red River of the North
(19)
Rock River
(11)
Sacramento River
(12)
Sandusky River
(14)
Schuylkill River
(26)
Scioto River
(15)
Sheyenne River
(23)
St. Francis River
(11)
Susquehanna River
(20)
Tennessee River
(17)
Turkey River (Iowa)
(11)
Upper Iowa River
(15)
Verdigris River
(15)
Wabash River
(30)
Wapsipinicon River
(13)
White River (Arkansas-Missouri)
(22)
White River (Indiana)
(17)
Willamette River
(16)
Yellowstone River
(11)
Roads
AR 7
(14)
CA 1
(21)
CA 70
(11)
I-5
(25)
I-70
(12)
I-80
(11)
I-90
(15)
I-95
(11)
IN 1
(11)
IN 46
(20)
Katy Trail
(28)
MA 28
(12)
MO 34
(11)
MO 79
(13)
NY 5
(13)
US 1
(52)
US 101
(61)
US 11
(12)
US 119
(12)
US 12
(30)
US 160
(17)
US 17
(13)
US 19
(19)
US 2
(28)
US 20
(32)
US 202
(15)
US 22
(16)
US 231
(16)
US 24
(28)
US 26
(12)
US 30
(22)
US 31
(17)
US 33
(11)
US 36
(20)
US 40
(68)
US 41
(25)
US 421
(12)
US 50
(29)
US 52
(19)
US 59
(13)
US 6
(40)
US 60
(41)
US 61
(27)
US 62
(18)
US 64
(19)
US 65
(17)
US 66
(19)
US 67
(41)
US 69
(11)
US 70
(22)
US 71
(17)
US 9
(21)
US 90
(18)
WA 20
(14)
WV 20
(15)
WV 7
(11)
Railroads
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
(47)
Canadian National Railroad
(14)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
(19)
CSX Transportation
(54)
Illinois Central Railroad
(16)
Norfolk Southern Railroad
(33)
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
(11)
Union Pacific Railroad
(67)
Cities
Austin, Texas
(22)
Boston, Massachusetts
(13)
Buffalo, New York
(11)
Chicago, Illinois
(78)
Cincinnati, Ohio
(11)
Cleveland, Ohio
(32)
Columbus, Ohio
(14)
Dallas, Texas
(15)
Des Moines, Iowa
(13)
Duluth, Minnesota
(22)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
(13)
Indianapolis, Indiana
(78)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
(12)
Joliet, Illinois
(17)
Kansas City, Kansas
(16)
Kansas City, Missouri
(46)
Los Angeles, California
(93)
Louisville, Kentucky
(25)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(12)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(47)
Nashville, Tennessee
(22)
New Orleans, Louisiana
(28)
New York, New York
(124)
Oakland, California
(12)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(14)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(107)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(48)
San Antonio, Texas
(11)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
(15)
Spokane, Washington
(13)
Stamford, Connecticut
(11)
Toledo, Ohio
(12)
Waco, Texas
(11)
Yonkers, New York
(24)
Years
19th Century
(1,695)
Built 1832
(12)
Built 1850
(39)
Built 1854
(12)
Built 1860
(13)
Built 1865
(11)
Built 1867
(13)
Built 1868
(17)
Built 1869
(18)
Built 1870
(27)
Built 1871
(20)
Built 1872
(19)
Built 1873
(20)
Built 1874
(26)
Built 1875
(32)
Built 1876
(35)
Built 1877
(23)
Built 1878
(29)
Built 1879
(19)
Built 1880
(36)
Built 1881
(24)
Built 1882
(32)
Built 1883
(48)
Built 1884
(50)
Built 1885
(64)
Built 1886
(51)
Built 1887
(67)
Built 1888
(43)
Built 1889
(59)
Built 1890
(68)
Built 1891
(54)
Built 1892
(37)
Built 1893
(55)
Built 1894
(70)
Built 1895
(73)
Built 1896
(71)
Built 1897
(64)
Built 1898
(74)
Built 1899
(70)
Built 1900
(582)
Built 1901
(143)
Built 1902
(114)
Built 1903
(121)
Built 1904
(167)
Built 1905
(322)
Built 1906
(154)
Built 1907
(208)
Built 1908
(241)
Built 1909
(267)
Built 1910
(456)
Built 1911
(288)
Built 1912
(347)
Built 1913
(318)
Built 1914
(373)
Built 1915
(687)
Built 1916
(320)
Built 1917
(286)
Built 1918
(239)
Built 1919
(226)
Built 1920
(513)
Built 1921
(259)
Built 1922
(321)
Built 1923
(283)
Built 1924
(334)
Built 1925
(664)
Built 1926
(300)
Built 1927
(342)
Built 1928
(517)
Built 1929
(459)
Built 1930
(822)
Built 1931
(406)
Built 1932
(512)
Built 1933
(326)
Built 1934
(340)
Built 1935
(1,160)
Built 1936
(481)
Built 1937
(325)
Built 1938
(376)
Built 1939
(347)
Built 1940
(440)
Built 1941
(205)
Built 1942
(113)
Built 1943
(39)
Built 1944
(44)
Built 1945
(110)
Built 1946
(93)
Built 1947
(103)
Built 1948
(155)
Built 1949
(162)
Built 1950
(243)
Built 1951
(117)
Built 1952
(120)
Built 1953
(106)
Built 1954
(130)
Built 1955
(176)
Built 1956
(126)
Built 1957
(119)
Built 1958
(115)
Built 1959
(112)
Built 1960
(89)
Built 1961
(67)
Built 1962
(69)
Built 1963
(73)
Built 1964
(64)
Built 1965
(82)
Built 1966
(65)
Built 1967
(57)
Built 1968
(55)
Built 1969
(35)
Built 1970
(25)
Built 1971
(39)
Built 1972
(34)
Built 1973
(26)
Built 1974
(26)
Built 1975
(29)
Built 1976
(34)
Built 1977
(27)
Built 1978
(19)
Built 1979
(17)
Built 1980
(14)
Built 1981
(19)
Built 1982
(21)
Built 1983
(20)
Built 1984
(21)
Built 1985
(15)
Built 1986
(19)
Built 1987
(14)
Built 1988
(14)
Built 1989
(25)
Built 1991
(16)
Built 1992
(17)
Built 1993
(20)
Built 1994
(11)
Built 1995
(24)
Built 1996
(20)
Built 1997
(24)
Built 1998
(22)
Built 1999
(19)
Built 2000
(39)
Built 2001
(16)
Built 2002
(13)
Built during 1820s
(31)
Built during 1830s
(41)
Built during 1840s
(41)
Built during 1850s
(109)
Built during 1860s
(101)
Built during 1870s
(250)
Built during 1880s
(475)
Built during 1890s
(637)
Built during 1900s
(2,320)
Built during 1910s
(3,540)
Built during 1920s
(3,994)
Built during 1930s
(5,096)
Built during 1940s
(1,464)
Built during 1950s
(1,365)
Built during 1960s
(656)
Built during 1970s
(276)
Built during 1980s
(182)
Built during 1990s
(182)
Built during 2000s
(84)
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