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Spring Lake Bridge, Spanning Bob Barnes Branch at County Road No. 36D, Belleville, Yell County, AR

Spring Lake Bridge, Spanning Bob Barnes Branch at County Road No. 36D,...

Significance: This bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges identified in Arkansas. It is the only known bridge constructed under the authority of the United States Resettlement Administration in the ... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Maggie Creek Bridge, 11 miles west of Elko, Elko, Elko County, NV

Maggie Creek Bridge, 11 miles west of Elko, Elko, Elko County, NV

Survey number: HAER NV-38 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Vandever Street & Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Vicinity, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Vandever Street & Baltimore & Ohio...

Significance: These improvements acted as a system to make Wilmington a central point along the New York to Washington rail corridor. In their appearance, construction and function, they typify the works of th... More

Bubble Pond Bridge, Spanning abandoned Motor Road on Bubble Pond Carriage Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Bubble Pond Bridge, Spanning abandoned Motor Road on Bubble Pond Carri...

Significance: Although John D. Rockefeller, Jr., had sought to have a relatively formal bridge constructed over the park motor road at Bubble Pond, his plans for the structure were rejected by the National Park... More

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek, Meriden, Jefferson County, KS

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek, Meriden, Jefferson Cou...

Significance: Wrought iron bowstring arch. Survey number: HAER KS-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1870- ca. 1879 Initial Construction

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, ...

Significance: The single arch stone Patch Street Bridge was a typical example of an increasingly rare class of municipally-built structure in Connecticut, and was the best preserved and perhaps most unusual suc... More

Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Valley City, Barnes County, ND

Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Val...

Significance: It is the only bridge in North Dakota which was built according to a patented design. It is the only through-arch bridge in North Dakota. Survey number: HAER ND-14 Building/structure dates: 1925... More

Lake Park Brick Arch Bridge, Lake Park Drive (North entrance to Lake Park), Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Lake Park Brick Arch Bridge, Lake Park Drive (North entrance to Lake P...

Significance: The Lake Park Brick Arch Bridge is located in one of Milwaukee's early public parks designed by the notable Boston landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. The span is Wisconsin's only remaini... More

Lake Park Brick Arch Bridge, Lake Park Drive (North entrance to Lake Park), Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Lake Park Brick Arch Bridge, Lake Park Drive (North entrance to Lake P...

Significance: The Lake Park Brick Arch Bridge is located in one of Milwaukee's early public parks designed by the notable Boston landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. The span is Wisconsin's only remaini... More

Cedar Creek Bridge, Spanning Cedar Creek adjacent to State Highway 154, Morrilton, Conway County, AR

Cedar Creek Bridge, Spanning Cedar Creek adjacent to State Highway 154...

Significance: The Cedar Creek Bridge is one of eight remaining masonry arch bridges in Arkansas, and is unique as the only one incorporating finished, rather than rusticated, stone. The bridge was constructed ... More

Dunlap's Creek Bridge, Spanning Dunlap's Creek, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA

Dunlap's Creek Bridge, Spanning Dunlap's Creek, Brownsville, Fayette C...

Significance: The present Dunlap's Creek Bridge is the fourth known structure at this site. The use of an innovative and unusual technological advance, cast iron for a bridge structure, may be predicated by th... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road &...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the conservation work was underta... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road &...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the conservation work was underta... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road &...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the conservation work was underta... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road &...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the conservation work was underta... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road &...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the conservation work was underta... More

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Culvert 190.21, Spanning Canawacta Creek at State Route 171, Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, PA

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Culvert 190.21, Spanning Canawacta Cr...

Survey number: HAER PA-17 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction

Choate Bridge, Spanning Ipswich River at South Main Street, Ipswich, Essex County, MA

Choate Bridge, Spanning Ipswich River at South Main Street, Ipswich, E...

Significance: The Choate Bridge is an example of early stone construction in the history of American road building. The Essex County Court voted in December, 1764 to name the bridge in honor of Col. John Choat... More

Spring Lake Bridge, Spanning Bob Barnes Branch at County Road No. 36D, Belleville, Yell County, AR

Spring Lake Bridge, Spanning Bob Barnes Branch at County Road No. 36D,...

Significance: This bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges identified in Arkansas. It is the only known bridge constructed under the authority of the United States Resettlement Administration in the ... More

Mulladay Hollow Bridge, Spanning Mulladay Hollow Creek at County Road No.61, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, AR

Mulladay Hollow Bridge, Spanning Mulladay Hollow Creek at County Road ...

Significance: The Mulladay Hollow Bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges in Arkansas. It was constructed as part of the Leatherwood Lake Recreation Project, that also included a massive stone dam cr... More

Milltown Bridge, Spanning Vache Grasse Creek tributary at County Road No.77, Milltown, Sebastian County, AR

Milltown Bridge, Spanning Vache Grasse Creek tributary at County Road ...

Significance: This bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges in Arkansas. It survives as a significant example of WPA bridge construction in the state. Survey number: HAER AR-55 Building/structure da... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Stone Bridge, Spanning Bull Run, Manassas, Manassas, Virginia

Stone Bridge, Spanning Bull Run, Manassas, Manassas, Virginia

Survey number: HAER VA-66 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek, Meriden, Jefferson County, KS

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek, Meriden, Jefferson Cou...

Significance: Wrought iron bowstring arch. Survey number: HAER KS-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1870- ca. 1879 Initial Construction

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard,...

Significance: Olympic Boulevard Viaduct (formerly the Ninth Street Viaduct) is one of the twelve significant historic bridges over the Los Angeles River. Ninth Street was reconfigured and renamed Olympic Boule... More

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, ...

Significance: The single arch stone Patch Street Bridge was a typical example of an increasingly rare class of municipally-built structure in Connecticut, and was the best preserved and perhaps most unusual suc... More

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, ...

Significance: The single arch stone Patch Street Bridge was a typical example of an increasingly rare class of municipally-built structure in Connecticut, and was the best preserved and perhaps most unusual suc... More

Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Valley City, Barnes County, ND

Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Val...

Significance: It is the only bridge in North Dakota which was built according to a patented design. It is the only through-arch bridge in North Dakota. Survey number: HAER ND-14 Building/structure dates: 1925... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road, Between Sugarlands Visitor Center & Townsend Wye, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road...

Significance: Little River Road is an extremely prominent thoroughfare in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, second only to Newfound Gap Road. The transportation system in this park is representative of NPS ... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road &...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the conservation work was underta... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road &...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the conservation work was underta... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cades Cove Road &...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the conservation work was underta... More

East Cass Street Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River, Albion, Calhoun County, MI

East Cass Street Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River, Albion, Calhoun Cou...

Significance: The East Cass Street Bridge is a rare example of a stone arch highway bridge, a type seldom used in Michigan because of the availability of cheap timber. The structure is also uncommon because it... More

Spring Lake Bridge, Spanning Bob Barnes Branch at County Road No. 36D, Belleville, Yell County, AR

Spring Lake Bridge, Spanning Bob Barnes Branch at County Road No. 36D,...

Significance: This bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges identified in Arkansas. It is the only known bridge constructed under the authority of the United States Resettlement Administration in the ... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Maggie Creek Bridge, 11 miles west of Elko, Elko, Elko County, NV

Maggie Creek Bridge, 11 miles west of Elko, Elko, Elko County, NV

Survey number: HAER NV-38 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stone Bridge, Spanning Bull Run, Manassas, Manassas, Virginia

Stone Bridge, Spanning Bull Run, Manassas, Manassas, Virginia

Survey number: HAER VA-66 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek, Meriden, Jefferson County, KS

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek, Meriden, Jefferson Cou...

Significance: Wrought iron bowstring arch. Survey number: HAER KS-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1870- ca. 1879 Initial Construction

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek, Meriden, Jefferson County, KS

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek, Meriden, Jefferson Cou...

Significance: Wrought iron bowstring arch. Survey number: HAER KS-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1870- ca. 1879 Initial Construction

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard,...

Significance: Olympic Boulevard Viaduct (formerly the Ninth Street Viaduct) is one of the twelve significant historic bridges over the Los Angeles River. Ninth Street was reconfigured and renamed Olympic Boule... More

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard,...

Significance: Olympic Boulevard Viaduct (formerly the Ninth Street Viaduct) is one of the twelve significant historic bridges over the Los Angeles River. Ninth Street was reconfigured and renamed Olympic Boule... More

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard,...

Significance: Olympic Boulevard Viaduct (formerly the Ninth Street Viaduct) is one of the twelve significant historic bridges over the Los Angeles River. Ninth Street was reconfigured and renamed Olympic Boule... More

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, ...

Significance: The single arch stone Patch Street Bridge was a typical example of an increasingly rare class of municipally-built structure in Connecticut, and was the best preserved and perhaps most unusual suc... More

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, ...

Significance: The single arch stone Patch Street Bridge was a typical example of an increasingly rare class of municipally-built structure in Connecticut, and was the best preserved and perhaps most unusual suc... More

Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Valley City, Barnes County, ND

Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Val...

Significance: It is the only bridge in North Dakota which was built according to a patented design. It is the only through-arch bridge in North Dakota. Survey number: HAER ND-14 Building/structure dates: 1925... More

Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Valley City, Barnes County, ND

Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Val...

Significance: It is the only bridge in North Dakota which was built according to a patented design. It is the only through-arch bridge in North Dakota. Survey number: HAER ND-14 Building/structure dates: 1925... More

Logan Creek Bridge, Spanning Logan Creek at Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

Logan Creek Bridge, Spanning Logan Creek at Going-to-the-Sun Road, Wes...

Significance: The Logan Creek Bridge is one of approximately seventeen prominent masonry and concrete structures on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, and is one of the oldest existing bridges on t... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road, Between Sugarlands Visitor Center & Townsend Wye, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road...

Significance: Little River Road is an extremely prominent thoroughfare in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, second only to Newfound Gap Road. The transportation system in this park is representative of NPS ... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road, Between Sugarlands Visitor Center & Townsend Wye, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road...

Significance: Little River Road is an extremely prominent thoroughfare in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, second only to Newfound Gap Road. The transportation system in this park is representative of NPS ... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road, Between Sugarlands Visitor Center & Townsend Wye, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road...

Significance: Little River Road is an extremely prominent thoroughfare in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, second only to Newfound Gap Road. The transportation system in this park is representative of NPS ... More

Dunlap's Creek Bridge, Spanning Dunlap's Creek, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA

Dunlap's Creek Bridge, Spanning Dunlap's Creek, Brownsville, Fayette C...

Significance: The present Dunlap's Creek Bridge is the fourth known structure at this site. The use of an innovative and unusual technological advance, cast iron for a bridge structure, may be predicated by th... More

Cope's Bridge, State Route 162, spanning Brandywine Creek (East Bradford Township), Copesville, Chester County, PA

Cope's Bridge, State Route 162, spanning Brandywine Creek (East Bradfo...

Significance: Fine example of an early stone arched bridge still in excellent condition. It is a popular subject for paintings and photographs. Survey number: HABS PA-206 Building/structure dates: 1805-1808 ... More

Cope's Bridge, State Route 162, spanning Brandywine Creek (East Bradford Township), Copesville, Chester County, PA

Cope's Bridge, State Route 162, spanning Brandywine Creek (East Bradfo...

Significance: Fine example of an early stone arched bridge still in excellent condition. It is a popular subject for paintings and photographs. Survey number: HABS PA-206 Building/structure dates: 1805-1808 ... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston...

Significance: The Harvard Bridge is located in the Charles River Basin Historic District. Survey number: HAER MA-53 Building/structure dates: 1887- 1891 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1898... More

Dock Street Bridge, Spanning Crum Elbow Creek, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Dock Street Bridge, Spanning Crum Elbow Creek, Hyde Park, Dutchess Cou...

Significance: At Vanderbilt Mansion, Frederick Vanderbilt created a country estate with a picturesque carriage drive system and bridges that both complemented and heightened the beauty of the natural landscape.... More

East Cass Street Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River, Albion, Calhoun County, MI

East Cass Street Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River, Albion, Calhoun Cou...

Significance: The East Cass Street Bridge is a rare example of a stone arch highway bridge, a type seldom used in Michigan because of the availability of cheap timber. The structure is also uncommon because it... More

East Cass Street Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River, Albion, Calhoun County, MI

East Cass Street Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River, Albion, Calhoun Cou...

Significance: The East Cass Street Bridge is a rare example of a stone arch highway bridge, a type seldom used in Michigan because of the availability of cheap timber. The structure is also uncommon because it... More

East Cass Street Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River, Albion, Calhoun County, MI

East Cass Street Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River, Albion, Calhoun Cou...

Significance: The East Cass Street Bridge is a rare example of a stone arch highway bridge, a type seldom used in Michigan because of the availability of cheap timber. The structure is also uncommon because it... More

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Pine Creek Bridge, Spanning Pine Creek on Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Pine Creek Bridge, Spanning Pine Creek on Z...

Significance: Built of native sandstone and ashlar masonry, and designed to complement its natural surroundings, this bridge is a superb example of "National Park Service-Rustic" stone bridge engineering. It i... More

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI

Lake Street Bridge, Spanning Ruddiman Creek at Lake Shore Drive, Muske...

Significance: The Lake Street stone arch vehicular bridge in Muskegon, Michigan, is significant because it is representative of a brief period in the evolution in design of American bridges. Relatively few sto... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Wa...

Significance: This bridge, on axis with Massachusetts Avenue, replaced an earth-fill crossing that had been constructed in 1901; it was breached by a culvert through which a narrow two-lane road later passed. ... More

Little Crossings Bridge, National Road (U.S. Route 40) spanning Casselman River, Grantsville, Garrett County, MD

Little Crossings Bridge, National Road (U.S. Route 40) spanning Cassel...

Significance: Bridge construction began in late 1813 and proceeded through the summer of 1814 despite several delays due to increased rains. On November 16, 1814, workers successfully turned "the largest and w... More

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard,...

Significance: Olympic Boulevard Viaduct (formerly the Ninth Street Viaduct) is one of the twelve significant historic bridges over the Los Angeles River. Ninth Street was reconfigured and renamed Olympic Boule... More

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard,...

Significance: Olympic Boulevard Viaduct (formerly the Ninth Street Viaduct) is one of the twelve significant historic bridges over the Los Angeles River. Ninth Street was reconfigured and renamed Olympic Boule... More

Lake No. 1 Bridge, Spanning Lake No. 1 at Avondale Road, North Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

Lake No. 1 Bridge, Spanning Lake No. 1 at Avondale Road, North Little ...

Significance: The Lake No. 1 Bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges in Arkansas. It was constructed as part of an innovative construction project developed by Mr. Justin Matthews. Survey number: HA... More

Four Mile Bridge, Copper Creek Road, Spans Table Rock Fork, Mollala River, Molalla, Clackamas County, OR

Four Mile Bridge, Copper Creek Road, Spans Table Rock Fork, Mollala Ri...

Significance: One of two remaining timber deck arch bridges in Oregon, Four Mile Bridge incorporates a unique combination of a truss and an arch to cross a short 118-foot span. Weyerhaeuser Company hauled over... More

Van Duzen Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at State Highway 36, Carlotta, Humboldt County, CA

Van Duzen Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at State Highway 36, Carlot...

Significance: This is a highway bridge of open spandrel reinforced concrete deck arch type. It is associated with John B. Leonard - leading proponent and important early designer of reinforced concrete bridges... More

Van Duzen Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at State Highway 36, Carlotta, Humboldt County, CA

Van Duzen Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at State Highway 36, Carlot...

Significance: This is a highway bridge of open spandrel reinforced concrete deck arch type. It is associated with John B. Leonard - leading proponent and important early designer of reinforced concrete bridges... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

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