Poinsett Bridge, SC Route 42, 2 miles Northwest of Route 11, 2.5 miles...
Significance: The bridge was completed in 1820 by the South Carolina Board of Public Works as part of the old state road, laid out by Joel Poinsett from 1817-1819 while he was director of public works, which ra... More
Tongue River Bridge, Spanning Tongue River, Miles City, Custer County,...
Significance: The bridge was erected in 1897 by W.S. Hewett & Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bridge is the oldest existing steel highway bridge in eastern Montana and its main span is similar to the main sp... More
Tongue River Bridge, Spanning Tongue River, Miles City, Custer County,...
Significance: The bridge was erected in 1897 by W.S. Hewett & Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bridge is the oldest existing steel highway bridge in eastern Montana and its main span is similar to the main sp... More
Tongue River Bridge, Spanning Tongue River, Miles City, Custer County,...
Significance: The bridge was erected in 1897 by W.S. Hewett & Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bridge is the oldest existing steel highway bridge in eastern Montana and its main span is similar to the main sp... More
Murtaugh Bridge, Murtaugh, Twin Falls County, ID
Significance: This Pratt truss bridge was constructed in the early years of the twentieth century to provide north-south access across the Snake River. The need for River crossings increased as development of ... More
Murtaugh Bridge, Murtaugh, Twin Falls County, ID
Significance: This Pratt truss bridge was constructed in the early years of the twentieth century to provide north-south access across the Snake River. The need for River crossings increased as development of ... More
Middle Creek Bridge, Spanning Middle Creek at Ventura Road, Rose Hill,...
Significance: The Middle Creek Bridge, a 4-panel Pratt pony truss, is one of only four bridges remaining built by Seevers Manufacturing Company, based in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The use of steel pipe for the upper ch... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...
Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More
Twentieth Street Viaduct, Spans Platte River Valley between Thirty-thi...
See also Union Pacific Railroad Warehouse, HABS No. CO-128 Significance: It is the longest of Denver's viaducts. Its length grew from the need to cross not only the Platte River but also Denver's extensive rail... More
Twentieth Street Viaduct, Spans Platte River Valley between Thirty-thi...
See also Union Pacific Railroad Warehouse, HABS No. CO-128 Significance: It is the longest of Denver's viaducts. Its length grew from the need to cross not only the Platte River but also Denver's extensive rail... More
Twentieth Street Viaduct, Spans Platte River Valley between Thirty-thi...
See also Union Pacific Railroad Warehouse, HABS No. CO-128 Significance: It is the longest of Denver's viaducts. Its length grew from the need to cross not only the Platte River but also Denver's extensive rail... More
Twentieth Street Viaduct, Spans Platte River Valley between Thirty-thi...
See also Union Pacific Railroad Warehouse, HABS No. CO-128 Significance: It is the longest of Denver's viaducts. Its length grew from the need to cross not only the Platte River but also Denver's extensive rail... More
Mitchell-Griggs Road Bridge, Spannning Caney Fork on Mitchell-Griggs R...
Significance: The Mitchell-Griggs Road Bridge is an early riveted Warren pony truss, built on a slight skew. Survey number: HAER KY-6 Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Building/structure da... More
North Fork Bridge, Spanning North Fork of Licking River, Milford, Brac...
Significance: The North Fork Bridge is the oldest dated Pratt through truss bridge in Kentucky, and one of two built by the Smith Bridge Company in the state of Kentucky. Survey number: HAER KY-2 Building/str... More
San Antonio Creek Bridge, State Highway 1, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Count...
Significance: The bridge is considered significant as it appears to be a singular entity. This is based on Criterion C, representing a type (reinforced concrete through girder), period (early twentieth century... More
Fourche Lafave Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at State Highway ...
Significance: The Fourch Lafave River Bridge is significant for its association with the Luten Bridge Company and the development of the Arkansas highway system in the first half of the twentieth century. It i... More
Newport Bridge, Spanning White River at State Highway 14, Newport, Jac...
Significance: The 400-foot, double-cantilevered bridge at Newport was a major construction project in 1929-30. The bridge, along with two similar bridges at Augusta and Clarendon, Arkansas, was designed by ren... More
Coram Bridge, Spanning Flathead River, Coram, Flathead County, MT
Significance: This two-span, pin-connected, Baltimore dock truss bridge across the Flat River is approached from either direction by plate girder spans between trestles. The two Baltimore spans are 230' in leng... More
Northfield Parker Truss Bridge, Over tracks of Central Vermont Railroa...
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Northfield Parker Truss Bridge, Over tracks of Central Vermont Railroa...
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Northfield Parker Truss Bridge, Over tracks of Central Vermont Railroa...
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Second Avenue Bridge, Spanning Oostanaula on State Route 101 (Second A...
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t... More
Bridge over Bird Creek, Spanning Bird Creek, Avant, Osage County, OK
Significance: The bridge over Bird Creek at Avant is one of the earliest overhead truss bridges of known construction date and known construction company in the State of Oklahoma. Survey number: HAER OK-2 Bui... More
North Carolina Route 126 Bridge, Spanning Lake James Canal, Linville, ...
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North Williston Bridge, Spanning Winooski River at town line of Essex ...
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University Heights Bridge, Spanning Harlem River at 207th Street & Wes...
Significance: The University Heights Bridge, a steel Pratt/Howe truss, pin-connected, rim bearing swing span draw, with Warren truss approach spans, is one of the oldest swing-type bridges and the third oldest ... More
Oldtown Bridge, Spanning Pend Oreille River, U.S. Highway 2, Oldtown, ...
Significance: Early example of long truss technology in Idaho and a crucial link on the highway system. As a transportation link, the Oldtown Bridge was of tremendous significance on a local, state and national... More
Summer Street Retractile Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Summer...
Significance: The Summer St. bridge is a rare movable type of bridge known as a retractile draw, in which the moving span is pulled diagonally away from the navigable channel on several sets of rails. Only fou... More
Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli,...
Significance: A pin connected Pratt through truss bridge, 8 panels long, supported on masonry abutments, the bridge incorporates unusual open web floor beams. Survey number: HAER IN-24
Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli,...
Significance: A pin connected Pratt through truss bridge, 8 panels long, supported on masonry abutments, the bridge incorporates unusual open web floor beams. Survey number: HAER IN-24
Broad River Highway Bridge, State Route 72, spanning Broad River, Carl...
Significance: The Broad River Highway Bridge is an open spandrel concrete arch bridge built in 1935. The bridge is composed of three open spandrel concrete arches measuring 151' each and two other spans. The ... More
Maclay's Mill Twin Bridge (East & West), Spanning Conodoguinet Creek a...
Significance: The bridges are outstanding examples of surviving stone arch bridges constructed by a 19th century designer craftsperson. Before the appearance of professional engineers and architects during the ... More
Turtleville Iron Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek, on Lathers Road, Beloi...
Significance: The Turtleville Iron Bridge carries Lather Road 140 feet, from abutment face to abutment face, across Turtle Creek. It was built in 1887 by the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, and is a Pratt t... More
Barber Bridge, Spanning Musselshell River, Barber, Golden Valley Count...
Significance: In 1911, on of the first act of the new Musselshell County Commissioners was to build for new steel bridges over the Musselshell River in order to connect the two halves of the county. One of thos... More
Erie & Lackawanna Railroad Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, ...
Significance: This structure is one of a series of bridges constructed in the early twentieth century to carry railroad lines through northern New Jersey towards New York City. It is a vertical lift bridge, re... More
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, ...
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
Maurice River Pratt Through-Truss Swing Bridge, Spanning Maurice River...
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Maurice River Pratt Through-Truss Swing Bridge, Spanning Maurice River...
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Maurice River Pratt Through-Truss Swing Bridge, Spanning Maurice River...
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Maurice River Pratt Through-Truss Swing Bridge, Spanning Maurice River...
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Woody Allen Road Bridge, Spanning Oothalooga Creek at County Road 316,...
Significance: Woody Allen Road Bridge is a pin-connected Pratt half-hip pony truss, the only such bridge recorded in Bartow County. It is one of seventy-three Pratt truss bridges recorded in the Georgia Histor... More
Commercial Street Bridge, Spanning Purgatoire River on Commercial Stre...
Significance: After the turn of the century, the preferred alternative to the steel truss for short-span vehicular bridges was generally considered to the concrete arch. More solid under traffic and better resi... More
Tull Bridge, Spanning Saline River at CR 5, Tull, Grant County, AR
See HABS AZ-3 Significance: Tull Bridge is representative of early twentieth century metal truss bridge-building technology. The bridge was bypassed in 2005 but has been preserved in place as a pedestrian brid... More
Grand Street Bridge, Spanning Pequonnock River at Grand Street, Bridge...
Significance: Grand Street Bridge is significant as an example of a bascule bridge, a technology that saw substantial innovation and development in the early 1900s. This specific form, the Strauss Underneath C... More
Ceylon Covered Bridge, Limberlost Park, spanning Wabash River at Count...
Significance: This is the only covered bridge remaining over the Wabash River. It is a landmark of historical passage for Indians and settlers and was used daily by buggies and cars. The bridge was built circ... More
Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown,...
Significance: The Griggs County Bridge is a single-span, Warren type through truss bridge. The Warren type was commonly built on larger roadway systems in North Dakota in the period 1900-1940. Because of incr... More
Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown,...
Significance: The Griggs County Bridge is a single-span, Warren type through truss bridge. The Warren type was commonly built on larger roadway systems in North Dakota in the period 1900-1940. Because of incr... More
Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown,...
Significance: The Griggs County Bridge is a single-span, Warren type through truss bridge. The Warren type was commonly built on larger roadway systems in North Dakota in the period 1900-1940. Because of incr... More
Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown,...
Significance: The Griggs County Bridge is a single-span, Warren type through truss bridge. The Warren type was commonly built on larger roadway systems in North Dakota in the period 1900-1940. Because of incr... More
Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown,...
Significance: The Griggs County Bridge is a single-span, Warren type through truss bridge. The Warren type was commonly built on larger roadway systems in North Dakota in the period 1900-1940. Because of incr... More
Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown,...
Significance: The Griggs County Bridge is a single-span, Warren type through truss bridge. The Warren type was commonly built on larger roadway systems in North Dakota in the period 1900-1940. Because of incr... More
Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown,...
Significance: The Griggs County Bridge is a single-span, Warren type through truss bridge. The Warren type was commonly built on larger roadway systems in North Dakota in the period 1900-1940. Because of incr... More
"S" Bridge, Spanning Tulpehocken Creek at State Route 3061, Stouchsbur...
Significance: This three-span stone arch bridge represents the long tradition of stone arch bridge-building in Pennsylvania. The bridge was once a crossing on the Berks and Dauphin Turnpike, and it is near the ... More
"S" Bridge, Spanning Tulpehocken Creek at State Route 3061, Stouchsbur...
Significance: This three-span stone arch bridge represents the long tradition of stone arch bridge-building in Pennsylvania. The bridge was once a crossing on the Berks and Dauphin Turnpike, and it is near the ... More
Pine Street Bridge, Pine Street (State Route 66) ,spanning Cumberland ...
Significance: The bridge derives its significance from its representative nature as an open spandrel deck concrete arch bridge and from its associations with the Luten Bridge Company and the historic Cumberland... More
North Carolina Route 1334 Bridge, Spanning Deep River, Jamestown, Guil...
Significance: Designed as a two lane bridge in 1928, it contains the heaviest construction of the Pratt pony style of bridge. It is an 83', six panel, riveted truss. The end posts and upper chords are of buil... More
North Carolina Route 1334 Bridge, Spanning Deep River, Jamestown, Guil...
Significance: Designed as a two lane bridge in 1928, it contains the heaviest construction of the Pratt pony style of bridge. It is an 83', six panel, riveted truss. The end posts and upper chords are of buil... More
South San Gabriel River Bridge, Spanning South Fork of San Gabriel Riv...
Significance: Continuous steel girder bridges with suspended spans. The unique steel picket fence has a ring motif. Identical to the North San Gabriel River Bridge, except for some variation in the number of ... More
South San Gabriel River Bridge, Spanning South Fork of San Gabriel Riv...
Significance: Continuous steel girder bridges with suspended spans. The unique steel picket fence has a ring motif. Identical to the North San Gabriel River Bridge, except for some variation in the number of ... More
Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...
Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More
Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...
Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More
Judith River Bridge, Spanning Judith River, Moore, Fergus County, MT
Significance: Fergus County, around the turn of the 20th century, was a rapidly growing agricultural area, especially for wheat production. The Judith Basin was the most bountiful section of the county, if not ... More
Pope Memorial Bridge, Spanning East Machias River at U.S. Route 1, Eas...
Significance: The Pope Memorial Bridge is the fourth bridge in this location to cross the East Machias River, and the first to be constructed of reinforced concrete. The structure is a critical component of U.... More
Pope Memorial Bridge, Spanning East Machias River at U.S. Route 1, Eas...
Significance: The Pope Memorial Bridge is the fourth bridge in this location to cross the East Machias River, and the first to be constructed of reinforced concrete. The structure is a critical component of U.... More
Pope Memorial Bridge, Spanning East Machias River at U.S. Route 1, Eas...
Significance: The Pope Memorial Bridge is the fourth bridge in this location to cross the East Machias River, and the first to be constructed of reinforced concrete. The structure is a critical component of U.... More
Pope Memorial Bridge, Spanning East Machias River at U.S. Route 1, Eas...
Significance: The Pope Memorial Bridge is the fourth bridge in this location to cross the East Machias River, and the first to be constructed of reinforced concrete. The structure is a critical component of U.... More
Edgemere Street Bridge, Spanning Lake No. 3 adjacent branch at Edgemer...
Significance: One of eight known masonry arch bridges in Arkansas, and one of a pair adjacent to the Lakewood Development area, an innovative housing project by Justin Matthews. Certain design details, such as... More
Edgemere Street Bridge, Spanning Lake No. 3 adjacent branch at Edgemer...
Significance: One of eight known masonry arch bridges in Arkansas, and one of a pair adjacent to the Lakewood Development area, an innovative housing project by Justin Matthews. Certain design details, such as... More
Berry Hill Bridge, Spanning Dan River at State Route 1761 (Virginia St...
Significance: The bridge is a fine example of a Camelback truss with integrity intact. Survey number: HAER NC-38 Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction
Berry Hill Bridge, Spanning Dan River at State Route 1761 (Virginia St...
Significance: The bridge is a fine example of a Camelback truss with integrity intact. Survey number: HAER NC-38 Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction
Berry Hill Bridge, Spanning Dan River at State Route 1761 (Virginia St...
Significance: The bridge is a fine example of a Camelback truss with integrity intact. Survey number: HAER NC-38 Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct, Spanning Sc...
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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct, Spanning Sc...
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Gervais Street Bridge, Gervais Street spanning Congaree River, Columbi...
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Double Intersection Warren Truss Bridge, Spanning Blackledge River, Co...
Significance: Typical of truss bridges at river crossings c. 1907, particularly as constructed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in its upgrading o the then 40 year old line. Unlike similar brid... More
Double Intersection Warren Truss Bridge, Spanning Blackledge River, Co...
Significance: Typical of truss bridges at river crossings c. 1907, particularly as constructed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in its upgrading o the then 40 year old line. Unlike similar brid... More
Double Intersection Warren Truss Bridge, Spanning Blackledge River, Co...
Significance: Typical of truss bridges at river crossings c. 1907, particularly as constructed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in its upgrading o the then 40 year old line. Unlike similar brid... More
Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobs...
Significance: This bridge is the last remaining Baltimore (Petit) through-truss bridge in the state. The current structure represents three different phases of construction: Phase 1 - the center span was erec... More
Black River Bridge, Spanning Black River at U.S. Highway 67, Pocahonta...
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West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track...
Significance: Crane use at Pearl Harbor is intrinsically tied to the construction of the dry docks and the daily functions of the dry docks and wharfs. The procurement of cranes throughout the history of Pearl ... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Smith Bridge, Spanning Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Road, 0.3 mile sout...
Significance: Constructed in 1910 by the Town of Houlton at a cost of $6,310.07, the Smith Bridge is a riveted steel, two-span Warren pony truss with an overall length of 173 feet. It is the second oldest and ... More
Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Bu...
Significance: The Liberty Memorial Bridge is a three-span, Warren-Turner through truss bridge, a variation of the Warren through truss designed by C.A.P. Turner. This was the first highway bridge over the Miss... More
Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Bu...
Significance: The Liberty Memorial Bridge is a three-span, Warren-Turner through truss bridge, a variation of the Warren through truss designed by C.A.P. Turner. This was the first highway bridge over the Miss... More
Vermont Covered Bridge, Highland Park, spanning Kokomo Creek at West e...
Significance: Typical example of the Smith patented truss system used extensively throughout the Midwest. Survey number: HAER IN-30 Building/structure dates: 1874-1875 Initial Construction Building/structure... More
Narrows Bridge, Spanning Raystown Branch of Juniata River at Lincoln H...
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Indian Leap Pedestrian Bridge, Norwich, New London County, CT
Significance: Relatively long pedestrian bridge using structural steel for particular era (1904). Survey number: HAER CT-4 Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction
Finderne Avenue Bridge, County Route 533, spanning Railroad tracks, Ma...
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Parker Bridge, Spanning Verdigris River 1.5 miles Southeast of Coffeyv...
Significance: The combination bowstring/camelback bridge is a riveted steel high through truss and is one of only five camelbacks known to exist in the state. The bowstring pony truss is the only identified ex... More
Parker Bridge, Spanning Verdigris River 1.5 miles Southeast of Coffeyv...
Significance: The combination bowstring/camelback bridge is a riveted steel high through truss and is one of only five camelbacks known to exist in the state. The bowstring pony truss is the only identified ex... More
Enterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spanning Smoky Hill River on K-43 High...
Significance: The Enterprise is a single span, steel and concrete, high through Parker truss and is one of only twenty-nine remaining examples in the state. As a riveted truss, the Enterprise bridge represents... More
Enterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spanning Smoky Hill River on K-43 High...
Significance: The Enterprise is a single span, steel and concrete, high through Parker truss and is one of only twenty-nine remaining examples in the state. As a riveted truss, the Enterprise bridge represents... More
Enterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spanning Smoky Hill River on K-43 High...
Significance: The Enterprise is a single span, steel and concrete, high through Parker truss and is one of only twenty-nine remaining examples in the state. As a riveted truss, the Enterprise bridge represents... More
Enterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spanning Smoky Hill River on K-43 High...
Significance: The Enterprise is a single span, steel and concrete, high through Parker truss and is one of only twenty-nine remaining examples in the state. As a riveted truss, the Enterprise bridge represents... More
Delgany Street Railroad Bridge, Spanning Cherry Creek at Delgany Stree...
Significance: The bridge is a single span, wrought and cast iron through Pratt truss and is one of the few remaining representatives of this once-common bridge type in Denver. It is technologically significant ... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved ...
Significance: None, other than it being a covered, wooden bridge. Survey number: HAER IN-40 Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1940 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More