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Bellows Falls Arch Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, North Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Bellows Falls Arch Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, North Walpole, ...

Significance: When built, the bridge was the longest single span highway bridge in the U.S. and is was among the largest three-hinged arch bridges in the world. The structure has also played an important role i... More

Twenty-first Street Bridge, Spanning Railroad tracks at Twenty-first Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Twenty-first Street Bridge, Spanning Railroad tracks at Twenty-first S...

Significance: The Twenty-First Street Bridge is a 1,272-foot-long through Parker truss and through Pony truss featuring pineapple finials atop its portals. It is a little-altered surviving example of a late 19... More

Twenty-first Street Bridge, Spanning Railroad tracks at Twenty-first Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Twenty-first Street Bridge, Spanning Railroad tracks at Twenty-first S...

Significance: The Twenty-First Street Bridge is a 1,272-foot-long through Parker truss and through Pony truss featuring pineapple finials atop its portals. It is a little-altered surviving example of a late 19... More

Twenty-first Street Bridge, Spanning Railroad tracks at Twenty-first Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Twenty-first Street Bridge, Spanning Railroad tracks at Twenty-first S...

Significance: The Twenty-First Street Bridge is a 1,272-foot-long through Parker truss and through Pony truss featuring pineapple finials atop its portals. It is a little-altered surviving example of a late 19... More

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eighteenth Street Bridge, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eighteenth Street Bridge, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Significance: The Eighteenth Street Bridge is a 1,054-foot-long through-truss and through-plate girder structure with distinctive ornamentation over each truss portal in the form of finials and cresting, and pe... More

Eighteenth Street Bridge, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eighteenth Street Bridge, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Significance: The Eighteenth Street Bridge is a 1,054-foot-long through-truss and through-plate girder structure with distinctive ornamentation over each truss portal in the form of finials and cresting, and pe... More

Bellefontaine Bridge, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Bellefontaine Bridge, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

See also HAER NE-2 for additional documentation. Survey number: HAER MO-26

Bellefontaine Bridge, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Bellefontaine Bridge, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

See also HAER NE-2 for additional documentation. Survey number: HAER MO-26

Manchester Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Company, Southern Bank of James River at Mayo Bridge, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Manchester Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Company, Southern Bank of Jam...

Significance: The Manchester Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company was among the first textile mills to operate in the Richmond area and represented one of the early efforts to diversify the predominately agr... More

Huey P. Long Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River approximately midway between nine & twelve mile points upstream from & west of New Orleans, Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, LA

Huey P. Long Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River approximately midway b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & No...

Significance: The Concentration Mill was a dynamic, ever changing structure. Its form reflected the ever-increasing complexity of the ores mined at Kennecott. The building was first erected in 1908 as the low... More

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connecticut/Rhode Island State Lines, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut...

Survey number: HAER CT-11 Public domain photograph of the train tunnel, railroad, train track, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connecticut/Rhode Island State Lines, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut...

Survey number: HAER CT-11 Public domain photograph of the train tunnel, railroad, train track, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connecticut/Rhode Island State Lines, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut...

Survey number: HAER CT-11 Public domain photograph of the train tunnel, railroad, train track, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connecticut/Rhode Island State Lines, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut...

Survey number: HAER CT-11 Public domain photograph of the train tunnel, railroad, train track, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connecticut/Rhode Island State Lines, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut...

Survey number: HAER CT-11 Public domain photograph of the train tunnel, railroad, train track, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connecticut/Rhode Island State Lines, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut...

Survey number: HAER CT-11 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Hacienda Salinas, draw bridge - Drawing. Public domain image.

Hacienda Salinas, draw bridge - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Span number 5 of Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, New South Wales, Australia, atop timber framework on pontoon, being pushed by small boats C. Bayliss photo, Sydney

Span number 5 of Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, New South Wales, Aus...

In album: E.K. Morse. Hawkesbury Bridge, N.S.W., page 29. Album documents the role of the Chicago firm Ryland & Morse in constructing the ironwork for the bridge. Forms part of: Engineering Societies Library C... More

Construction men, bushmen, sawmill men & chauffeurs wanted. Join the 242nd Canadian Forestry [section of text cut away: Overseas?] Battalion

Construction men, bushmen, sawmill men & chauffeurs wanted. Join the 2...

Poster showing a forester holding a pike, and a small night scene of men building a log bridge.

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Public domain photograph of Industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, works, 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge. Construction of Memorial Bridge

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a bridge under construction. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a bridge under construction. Office of War ...

Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ... More

Washington, D.C. Construction of a bridge and road near Independence Avenue and 14th and 16th Streets, S.W. Bridge pier under construction showing the forms and steel reinforcing rods

Washington, D.C. Construction of a bridge and road near Independence A...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Showing construction of new bridge over East River, New York, N.Y. [Williamsburg Bridge]

Showing construction of new bridge over East River, New York, N.Y. [Wi...

H62407 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted 1905 by B.L. Singley (Keystone View Co.). No. 20103.

Brownsville Covered Bridge, Spanning East Fork Whitewater River (moved to Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis), Brownsville, Union County, IN

Brownsville Covered Bridge, Spanning East Fork Whitewater River (moved...

Part of Indiana Recording Project of HAER/Ball State University, sponsored by Indian Historical Society, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, and Ball State University Significance: The only remaining exam... More

Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Benton, Polk County, TN

Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...

Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More

Brownsville Covered Bridge, Spanning East Fork Whitewater River (moved to Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis), Brownsville, Union County, IN

Brownsville Covered Bridge, Spanning East Fork Whitewater River (moved...

Part of Indiana Recording Project of HAER/Ball State University, sponsored by Indian Historical Society, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, and Ball State University Significance: The only remaining exam... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-13

Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...

Interview with ironworker Everett J. Erstad at his home in Oregon, Wisconsin. The audio is in 2 parts: Part 1 (sr01) includes the bulk of the interview with Everett Erstad and his experiences as an ironworker w... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Spanning San Francisco Bay, San Fran...

Significance: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the most impressive engineering structures in the United States. It is also one of the most important transportation links in the United States, ser... More

Rulo Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Rulo, Richardson County, NE

Rulo Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Rulo, Richardson County, NE

See also HAER NE-2 for additional documentation. Survey number: HAER NE-4

Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, GA

Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoos...

Significance: The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park tour roads provide access to select areas of the park that commemorate and interpret the conflict between Union and Confederate forces over c... More

Port Covington Terminal, Coal Pier No. 4, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Port Covington Terminal, Coal Pier No. 4, Baltimore, Independent City,...

Significance: The Western Maryland Railway Port Covington Coal Pier is one of the last railroad coal unloading piers in Baltimore. During the Pier's operational life (1921-1974), it went from representing the ... More

Marshall Space Flight Center, Saturn V Dynamic Test Facility, East Test Area, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Marshall Space Flight Center, Saturn V Dynamic Test Facility, East Tes...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N474 Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1102 Survey number: HAER AL-129-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002806

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newark Bay, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...

Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newark Bay, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...

Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newark Bay, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...

Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More

Clarendon Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 79, Clarendon, Monroe County, AR

Clarendon Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 79, Clarendon, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

York Bridge, Federal Aid Secondary Route 280, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

York Bridge, Federal Aid Secondary Route 280, Helena, Lewis and Clark ...

Significance: As a pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss structure, the bridge is not particularly significant for structural or engineering reasons. It is however, historically associated with the Helena Po... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

New Portland Suspension Bridge, Spanning Carrabasset River, New Portland, Somerset County, ME

New Portland Suspension Bridge, Spanning Carrabasset River, New Portla...

Significance: The New Portland (Wire) Bridge is the only early American suspension bridge that remains basically unaltered, aside from John A. Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct. It is also the only extant example of... More

Buffalo River Bridge, Spanning Buffalo River on U.S. Highway 65, Marshall, Searcy County, AR

Buffalo River Bridge, Spanning Buffalo River on U.S. Highway 65, Marsh...

Significance: The Buffalo River Bridge was the first major bridge to span the Buffalo River in north central Arkansas. It is one of the few specimens of the open spandrel concrete deck arch bridge type remaini... More

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Missouri Pacific Railroad at Fourteenth Street, North Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Missouri Pacific Railroad at Fourte...

Significance: This bridge is the only identified timber Kingpost bridge in Arkansas. Survey number: HAER AR-42 Building/structure dates: ca. 1925 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1988 Subsequent Work

Saline River Bridge, County Highway 365 across Saline River, Benton, Saline County, AR

Saline River Bridge, County Highway 365 across Saline River, Benton, S...

Significance: The Saline River Bridge is one of only ten unaltered, reinforced concrete, open-spandrel, deck arch bridges currently surviving in Arkansas. Constructed as part of a six bridge improvement projec... More

Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA

Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton...

Significance: This structure is an early example of an all-riveted metal lattice truss built for railroad use. The form of the riveted lattice truss reduced deflection under heavy moving loads and, apparently,... More

Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA

Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton...

Significance: This structure is an early example of an all-riveted metal lattice truss built for railroad use. The form of the riveted lattice truss reduced deflection under heavy moving loads and, apparently,... More

Mountain Fork Bridge, Spanning Mountain Fork Creek at County Road 38, Hatfield, Polk County, AR

Mountain Fork Bridge, Spanning Mountain Fork Creek at County Road 38, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Riverside Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Booth Street, Reno, Washoe County, NV

Riverside Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Booth Street, Reno, Washoe...

Significance: The Riverside Bridge is one of three surviving concrete arch deck bridges in Nevada. Its significance chiefly arises from this fact, and from its comparatively early construction date (it is not,... More

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... More

Amphitheater Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Amphitheater Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Amphitheater Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Amphitheater Road...

Significance: The largest bridge on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Amphitheater Bridge carries the Amphitheater section of the Sargent Mountain road over Little Harbor Brook in one of Acadia National Par... 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

Market Street Bridge, Spanning East channel of Susquehanna River at Market Street (State Route 3012), Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

Market Street Bridge, Spanning East channel of Susquehanna River at Ma...

Significance: The river crossing where the bridge now stands had historically been the western gateway into Harrisburg. For over a century, spans here were operated by the Harrisburg Bridge Company, including t... More

Market Street Bridge, Spanning East channel of Susquehanna River at Market Street (State Route 3012), Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

Market Street Bridge, Spanning East channel of Susquehanna River at Ma...

Significance: The river crossing where the bridge now stands had historically been the western gateway into Harrisburg. For over a century, spans here were operated by the Harrisburg Bridge Company, including t... More

Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter County, AR

Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter...

Significance: The Cotter Bridge is the only bridge in Arkansas known to be designed and engineered by the Marsh Engineering Company, a significant twentieth-century bridge-building company. Among the largest t... More

Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter County, AR

Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter...

Significance: The Cotter Bridge is the only bridge in Arkansas known to be designed and engineered by the Marsh Engineering Company, a significant twentieth-century bridge-building company. Among the largest t... More

Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter County, AR

Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter...

Significance: The Cotter Bridge is the only bridge in Arkansas known to be designed and engineered by the Marsh Engineering Company, a significant twentieth-century bridge-building company. Among the largest t... More

Moore Road Bridge, Spannning North Fork Creek at Moore Road, Unionville, Bedford County, TN

Moore Road Bridge, Spannning North Fork Creek at Moore Road, Unionvill...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Moore Road Bridge, Spannning North Fork Creek at Moore Road, Unionville, Bedford County, TN

Moore Road Bridge, Spannning North Fork Creek at Moore Road, Unionvill...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nepesta Bridge, Spanning Arkansas River on County Road 613, Boone, Pueblo County, CO

Nepesta Bridge, Spanning Arkansas River on County Road 613, Boone, Pue...

Significance: The only roadway truss left in Pueblo County over the Arkansas River after the 1921 flood, the bridge has served as a regionally important crossing on the major east-west artery in southeast Color... More

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 190.13, Spanning Canawacta Creek at State Route 171, Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, PA

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 190.13, Spanning Canawacta Cre...

Survey number: HAER PA-16 Building/structure dates: ca. 1930 Initial Construction

Pearl Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI

Pearl Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Pearl Street, Grand Rapid...

Significance: The bridge is a good example of open spandrel type arch construction, as described in engineering textbooks published during the first quarter of the twentieth century. This type of bridge constr... More

Coldwater Bridge, Spanning Coldwater Creek on Old Railroad Bed Road, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN

Coldwater Bridge, Spanning Coldwater Creek on Old Railroad Bed Road, F...

Significance: The bridge derives its significance as an unusual example of the pony Warren truss type. The bridge also possesses historical significance in Lincoln County transportation (railroad) history. Sur... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, 52nd Street Bridge, North Fifty-second Street at Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, 52nd Street Bridge, North Fifty-second Street a...

Significance: The bridge's main span, a pin-connected Parker through truss, is an exceptionally long example of its type. Its length surpasses the practical limit of 300', beyond which a subdivided Pennsylvania... More

Roubideau Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River at County Road G50R, Delta, Delta County, CO

Roubideau Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River at County Road G50R, Delta, ...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Kelley Crossing Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at County Route 186, Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX

Kelley Crossing Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at County Route 186, Lockh...

Biography of William Payson is included as addendum to original documentation. Significance: The Kelley Crossing Bridge is one of two lenticular trusses that survive in Caldwell County and one of a cluster of e... More

Warsaw Bridge, Spanning South Grand River, Warsaw, Benton County, MO

Warsaw Bridge, Spanning South Grand River, Warsaw, Benton County, MO

Survey number: HAER MO-18 Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pacheco Creek Bridge, San Felipe Road ,spanning Pacheco Creek, San Felipe, Santa Clara County, CA

Pacheco Creek Bridge, San Felipe Road ,spanning Pacheco Creek, San Fel...

Significance: The Pacheco Creek Bridge is one of only three extant truss bridges in Santa Clara County and is the sole remaining truss bridge in San Benito County. Representing a type, period and method of con... More

Pacheco Creek Bridge, San Felipe Road ,spanning Pacheco Creek, San Felipe, Santa Clara County, CA

Pacheco Creek Bridge, San Felipe Road ,spanning Pacheco Creek, San Fel...

Significance: The Pacheco Creek Bridge is one of only three extant truss bridges in Santa Clara County and is the sole remaining truss bridge in San Benito County. Representing a type, period and method of con... 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

Bridge No. 249, Spanning Abbotts Creek at State Route 2294, Southmont, Davidson County, NC

Bridge No. 249, Spanning Abbotts Creek at State Route 2294, Southmont,...

Significance: Bridge No. 249 in Davidson County, is the central member of a long earthen bridge across the backwaters of High Rock Lake. It contains three trusses, a 150 foot Parker truss dividend into eight p... More

Grove Street Bridge, Grove Street, spanning Railroad tracks, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Grove Street Bridge, Grove Street, spanning Railroad tracks, Montclair...

Significance: Constructed of reinforced concrete, the Grove Street Bridge is part of an early twentieth century commuter railroad complex. It was designed and built under the supervision of George J. Ray, chie... More

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