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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Provo River Bridge, Spanning Pro...

Significance: The Provo River Bridge is a significant example of a Pratt through-truss bridge and is assumed to be built all of wrought iron. The bridge surveyed was originally one of three spans built in 1884 ... More

White Water Creek Bridge, Spanning White Water Creek, Bernard, Dubuque...

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

Boston Street Bridge, Spanning Harris Creek Sewer at Boston Street, Ba...

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Boston Street Bridge, Spanning Harris Creek Sewer at Boston Street, Ba...

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State Route M-139 Bridge, Spanning Ox Creek, Fair Plain, Berrien Count...

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State Route M-139 Bridge, Spanning Ox Creek, Fair Plain, Berrien Count...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

West Union Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 525W, West Union, Parke Co...

Significance: Local bridge builder J.J. Daniels built the West Union Bridge in 1876 to replace a washed out bridge. Daniels built nearly sixty covered bridges in Indiana between 1855 and ca. 1900. The bridge ... More

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutla...

Significance: The Shoreham Railroad Bridge is a well-preserved example of a covered wood Howe truss, the first bridge type to use metal for primary structural members. It is one of eight surviving covered wood... More

Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Virginialley on ...

Significance: The Fifth Street Viaduct is a reinforced concrete bridge consisting of seven double-span rigid frames supported on expansion piers and stiff towers. Built in 1933 by the Richmond Bridge Corporati... More

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, G...

Significance: The bridge is a composite wood and iron rigid suspension truss. It is an early work of David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the most important bridg... More

Figueroa Street Tunnels, Mileposts 24.90, 25.14, 25.28, & 25.37 on Arr...

Survey number: HAER CA-265-G Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rustic bridge march - Public domain American sheet music, 1884

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Rustic bridge march - Public domain American sheet music, 1884

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Susquehanna River Bridge, Spanning Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, ...

Significance: The Susquehanna River Bridge was constructed in 1908 to replace an older, timber Howe truss structure. The first bridge built by the B&O Railroad on this site consisted of twelve 250 foot spans, ... More

Ches. & Ohio Canal from the Chain Bridge, DC

Penciled on front of mount: 535. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (256 G Street, Washington, D.C.), date, number (2; 6), and negative (... More

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-2, Spanning North ...

Significance: The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway's Bridge No. Z-2 is not only one of a few remaining swing bridges in Chicago, but is also of a rare asymmetrical or "bob-tail" type. The pivot pier is on... More

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-2, Spanning North ...

Significance: The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway's Bridge No. Z-2 is not only one of a few remaining swing bridges in Chicago, but is also of a rare asymmetrical or "bob-tail" type. The pivot pier is on... More

Ernest Mines Railroad Bridge, Spanning McKee Run, at Ernest Mines Site...

Significance: The Ernest Mines Railroad Bridge is an unusual modified Baltimore through truss structure, skewed to allow the rail line to cross McKee Run at an angle. Survey number: HAER PA-262

The Little bridge - Public domain American sheet music, 1884

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Merrick Ford Bridge, Spanning Spring River at CART Road 321, Waco, Jas...

Significance: The Waco Bridge is a typical example of a pin-connected Pratt-through-Truss erected by Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Works. This type of bridge was used throughout the country from the middle 1... More

Grand River Bridge, Spanning Grand River, on County Road No. 459, Gent...

Significance: The main span of the Grand River Bridge is an example of a Parker through truss (a Parker through truss is a Pratt through truss with a polygonal top chord). The top chord is unusually light for ... More

Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning 101 Freeway at Sixth Street, Los Angeles...

Significance: Sixth Street Viaduct is an example of Moderne design, with the detailing referred to as "starved Classicism." Sixth Street Viaduct was the last and the most monumental of the twelve City of Los A... More

[Floodgates at dam facility] - Public domain photograph, glass negativ...

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Missouri River Bridge, Spanning Missouri River on County Road 200, Hul...

Significance: The Missouri River Bridge is unique for its type in Wyoming. This eight-panel, Pratt Pony truss bridge lacks inclined end posts. It is an interesting variation for a vehicular bridge in the Stat... More

U.S. Route 52 Bridge, Spanning Isaacs Creek, Manchester, Adams County,...

Significance: Constructed by the Ohio Department of Transportation in 1931. The bridge was modified in 1938 and repaired in 1959. The bridge is the first continuous steel deck girder bridge built in Ohio. The b... More

U.S. Route 52 Bridge, Spanning Isaacs Creek, Manchester, Adams County,...

Significance: Constructed by the Ohio Department of Transportation in 1931. The bridge was modified in 1938 and repaired in 1959. The bridge is the first continuous steel deck girder bridge built in Ohio. The b... More

Wells Street Bridge, Spanning Spy Run Creek at Wells Street, Fort Wayn...

Significance: The Wells Street Bridge (Allen County Bridge No. 542) over the Spy Run Creek is an 88-foot long, single-span, reinforced concrete arch. The bridge appears to use the Melan system of reinforcing, ... More

Watson Mill Bridge, Spanning South Fork Broad River, Watson Mill Road,...

Significance: The Watson Mill Bridge is the longest of sixteen surviving covered bridges in the state of Georgia, and one of four surviving covered bridges attributed to Washington W. King, son of prominent bri... More

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...

Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

North Twenty-First Street Bridge, North Twenty-first Street spanning B...

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

Fort Griffin Iron Truss Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork of Brazos River at...

Significance: The Fort Griffin Iron Truss Bridge is the oldest functioning bridge in Shackelford County, Texas, and one of the state's oldest remaining trusses. It is also the last remaining pin-connected Prat... More

Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...

Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More

Nimrod Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at CR 18, Nimrod, Perry C...

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Nimrod Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at CR 18, Nimrod, Perry C...

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Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Twenty Mile Road Bridge, Spanning St. Joseph River on Twenty Mile Road...

Significance: The 20 Mile Road Bridge is a large and early example of a riveted pony truss structure with no pinned connections. It is all the more unusual for its Pratt rather than Warren truss design because... More

One Hundred Thirty-Third Avenue Bridge, Spanning Rabbit River, Hopkins...

Significance: The 133rd Avenue Bridge is a four-panel half-hip pin-connected Pratt steel truss. The bridge has withstood its environment for many years, having been built in 1897. It has been considered eligi... More

Rocky River Bridge, Spanning Beaver Dam River, Rocky River, Cuyahoga C...

Significance: At the time of its construction, the Rocky River Bridge, with a clear span of 280 feet, was the longest concrete arch in the world. Because of the ongoing development of the concrete arch, the re... More

Lake Street-Marshall Avenue Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Minnea...

Significance: The bridge is a major 19th century engineering accomplishment and has been a significant transportation link for nearly 100 years. Constructed entirely of wrought iron with a wooden deck, the bri... More

Bonner's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Kootenai River, Bonners Ferry, Boundar...

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

Roundup Bridge, Spanning Musselshell River, Roundup, Musselshell Count...

Survey number: HAER MT-25 Building/structure dates: 1894 Building/structure dates: 1911

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36,...

Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transport... More

Atherton Bridge, Spanning Nashua River on Bolton Road, Lancaster, Worc...

Significance: The Atherton Bridge is an example of a hybrid pony-truss that bears a similarity to the Post truss. The bridge is 72 feet long, 18 1/2 feet wide, and is comprised of eight panels. It rests on gr... More

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Melan Arch Bridges, ...

Significance: The nine Melan arch viaducts on Union Avenue were an integral part of the overall tour route through Vicksburg National Military Park, providing visitors safe and easy access to points of interest... More

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Melan Arch Bridges, ...

Significance: The nine Melan arch viaducts on Union Avenue were an integral part of the overall tour route through Vicksburg National Military Park, providing visitors safe and easy access to points of interest... More

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Melan Arch Bridges, ...

Significance: The nine Melan arch viaducts on Union Avenue were an integral part of the overall tour route through Vicksburg National Military Park, providing visitors safe and easy access to points of interest... More

Upper Paris Bridge, Spanning Wapsipinicon River at Sutton Road, Paris,...

Significance: This Whipple through truss is structurally significant wagon crossing and a rare example of a double-intersection Pratt truss with the rare use of wrought iron components along with its truss conf... More

Big Cottonwood River Bridge No. 246, Spanning Big Cottonwood River at ...

Significance: The bridge is a pinned Pratt through-truss which is significant for being fabricated and built by Security Bridge Company of Minneapolis, and for probable associations with the Minnesota Highway C... More

West Branch Pennsylvania Canal, South of State Route 664 along North b...

Significance: An important link in the statewide transportation network of the nineteenth century, the West Branch Pennsylvania Canal did much to economically develop the valley of the West Branch of the Susque... More

Kentucky Route 762 Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Panther Creek, Owens...

Significance: Good representative example of a pin-connected through truss. Only example in Kentucky built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company (Ohio). Survey number: HAER KY-8 Building/structure dates: 1897 I... More

Kentucky Route 762 Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Panther Creek, Owens...

Significance: Good representative example of a pin-connected through truss. Only example in Kentucky built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company (Ohio). Survey number: HAER KY-8 Building/structure dates: 1897 I... More

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

Blenheim Bridge, Spanning Schoharie Creek, River Road (now bypassed), ...

See HABS No. NY-359, Blenheim Covered Bridge for further information 3 drawings, 2 photos, 5 data pages. Significance: The Blenheim Bridge has one of the longest clear spans of any surviving covered bridge in t... More

Merritt Parkway, Marvin River Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, N...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 1, In Mississippi Riv...

Significance: Lock and Dam No. 1 is significant because it symbolizes important local and national events and trends, and because it possesses a rare and unique design. In 1894, Congress authorized two locks a... More

The Flats, Cleveland - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Yeakle Mill Bridge, State Route 3026 (Mill Road) spanning Little Cove ...

Significance: The Yeakle Mill Bridge is one of a few surviving Pratt pony truss structures that once were common throughout South Central Pennsylvania. Designed by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company and erected thr... More

West End-North Side Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, approximately 1 mile ...

Photographs cover approach spans only; Ohio River span not shown. Significance: After two decades of agitation by the local business community, the West End-North Side Bridge was completed in 1932 by the Americ... More

Sac River Bridge, Spanning Sac River at U.S. Route 160, Ash Grove, Gre...

Survey number: HAER MO-110 Building/structure dates: 1926-1927 Initial Construction

Meeting House Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad 0.1 mile east o...

Significance: Meeting House Bridge has state-level significance as an increasingly rare example of timber-truss bridge technology. Howe-patent trusses such as this, combining wooden compression members with wr... More

Big Piney Creek Bridge, Spanning Big Piney Creek at State Highway 123,...

Significance: The bridge over Big Piney Creek provides an interesting example of a State Highway Department bridge design of the early 1930s executed with limited funds; although there is no apparent loss of qu... More

Tayco Street Bridge, Spanning Government Canal at Tayco & Water Street...

Significance: The Tayco Street Bridge is a double leaf, Strauss Underneath Counterweight bascule bridge. It is significant as the only bridge of this type in Menasha. With its symmetrical design and four hous... More

Tayco Street Bridge, Spanning Government Canal at Tayco & Water Street...

Significance: The Tayco Street Bridge is a double leaf, Strauss Underneath Counterweight bascule bridge. It is significant as the only bridge of this type in Menasha. With its symmetrical design and four hous... More

Mitchell's Mill Bridge, Spanning Winter's Run on Carrs Mill Road, west...

Significance: The Mitchell's Mill Bridge is a surviving example of the late 19th century wrought iron bridges once found throughout rural Maryland. The Pratt pony truss employed in the Mitchell's Mill span was... More

Petrified Forest National Park Roads & Bridges, Holbrook, Navajo Count...

Significance: The Petrified Forest National Park is so designated for its scientific and educational value, in addition to its natural scenic beauty. Intersecting, and at times, overlaying, prehistoric and his... More

Covered Bridge, Carlisle, Warren County, IA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-2 Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1965- before. 1969 Subsequent Work

The Wheeling bridge polka - Public domain American sheet music

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

The Wheeling bridge polka - Public domain American sheet music

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

New York, Ontario & Western Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Hancock, ...

Survey number: HAER NY-66 Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MacArthur Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River on Highway 34 between IA ...

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MacArthur Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River on Highway 34 between IA ...

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MacArthur Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River on Highway 34 between IA ...

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MacArthur Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River on Highway 34 between IA ...

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MacArthur Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River on Highway 34 between IA ...

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Heimweh [and] The old rustic bridge by the mill

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Warren Bridge, Spanning Palmer River at State Route 114, Warren, Brist...

Significance: The Warren Bridge is an early example of a reinforced concrete arch bridge. The bridge was designed by Daniel B. Luten's National Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was determined eligible ... More

St. Paul, Minn., from high bridge

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Arroyo Seco Parkway, Figueroa Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles Riv...

Survey number: HAER CA-265-J Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hart County Bridge, State Route 181, spanning Savannah River, Hartwell...

Significance: The Hart County Bridge is a steel pin-connected Camelback truss bridge, composed of three identical camelback trusses and four flat spans. While the camelback truss is not an unusual configuratio... More

Rolling Hill Mill Road Bridge, Grove Road, spanning east branch of AuS...

Significance: One of the older through Pratt truss bridges in New York State. This bridge was a very important link between the extensive iron, pulp, and paper processing district and the commercial and reside... More

Custer Road Bridge, Spanning Black River Drain, Carsonville, Sanilac C...

Significance: With a main span of 27.52m (90.3 feet), this is among the longest known surviving Warren pony truss bridges in Michigan, since only fifteen percent of the total exceed eighty feet. Survey number:... More

No. 6 bridge, Little Juniata looking west. Penna Central R.R.

Photograph attributed to Joseph M. Wilson (1838-1902) based on similarity of mount and handwriting on other Wilson photographs. Penciled on back of mount: P.S.A. -W.; 4 Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collect... More

G. W. P. Smith, Wednesday, September 16, 1863 (Report and affidavits ...

Gruber Wagon Works, Pennsylvania Route 183 & State Hill Road at Red Br...

Significance: It is an extremely well preserved example of factory built and operated as a family business. It retains an enormous number of wood working machines that are all still located in their original lo... More

Otto Farm, House, Burnside Bridge Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County,...

Significance: The Otto house gains its significance due to its connections with Civil War Battle of Antietam Creek. Architecturally, it is a typical example of an antebellum farm house in this region. Unproce... More

Tenth Street Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade Cou...

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Grace Memorial Bridge, U.S. Highway 17 spanning Cooper River & Town Cr...

Significance: At 1.9 miles long, the bridge is one of the major river crossings in the American South and the largest steel truss bridge in South Carolina. At the time of its construction, it was the fifth lon... More

Grace Memorial Bridge, U.S. Highway 17 spanning Cooper River & Town Cr...

Significance: At 1.9 miles long, the bridge is one of the major river crossings in the American South and the largest steel truss bridge in South Carolina. At the time of its construction, it was the fifth lon... More

A canvas pontoon bridge - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing an aerial view from the north bank of the North Anna River of a canvas pontoon bridge constructed by the 50th New York Engineers near Jericho Mills, Virginia in May 1864. The 5th Corps under... More

Benson Bridge, Spanning Cutler Reservoir, Benson, Cache County, UT

Significance: The Benson Bridge is a steel through Pratt truss bridge. It is one of only 53 remaining truss bridges in Utah and one of only three remaining pin connected truss bridges left in Utah. It is also... More

Cape Creek Bridge, Spanning Cape Creek at Oregon Coast Highway, Floren...

Significance: The Cape Creek Bridge is an example of an ancient bridge design combined with early twentieth-century use of reinforced concrete construction techniques. While reminiscent of Roman stone aqueduct... More

Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...

Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More

Freeman's Crossing Bridge, Spanning Middle Fork of Yuba River at CA St...

Significance: Freeman's Crossing Bridge, also known as the Middle Yuba Bridge and determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is an excellent example of a reinforced concrete open-... More

Western Maryland Railway Bridge, Spanning Maryland Route 51 at Spring ...

Significance: The Western Maryland Railway Bridge (Spring Gap Underpass) is significant as a component of the 34-mile section of the Western Maryland Railway, which was acquired by the United States for the Che... More

Western Maryland Railway Bridge, Spanning Maryland Route 51 at Spring ...

Significance: The Western Maryland Railway Bridge (Spring Gap Underpass) is significant as a component of the 34-mile section of the Western Maryland Railway, which was acquired by the United States for the Che... More

Broadway Bridge, Spanning Foundry Street, MBTA Yard, Fort Point Channe...

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Broadway Bridge, Spanning Foundry Street, MBTA Yard, Fort Point Channe...

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

Crow Creek Bridge, Spanning Crow Creek on Grove Way, Castro Valley, Al...

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Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Ouray Park Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Ouray Park Canal is one of the largest canals in the Uinta Basin, both in terms of volume and overall length. Correspondingly, it has had one of the largest impacts upon the agricultural deve... More

Fayette Station Bridge, Spanning New River at County Route 82, Fayette...

Significance: Fayette Station Bridge was the first bridge to cross the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The bridge was a result of the road building process when it was a local issue instead of the ... More