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Rocky Creek Bridge, Spanning Rocky Creek on Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101), Depoe Bay, Lincoln County, OR

Rocky Creek Bridge, Spanning Rocky Creek on Oregon Coast Highway (U.S....

Survey number: HAER OR-111 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction

Rocky Creek Bridge, Spanning Rocky Creek on Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101), Depoe Bay, Lincoln County, OR

Rocky Creek Bridge, Spanning Rocky Creek on Oregon Coast Highway (U.S....

Survey number: HAER OR-111 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction

Olive Street Railroad Bridge, Spanning AMTRAK Tracks at Olive Street, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Olive Street Railroad Bridge, Spanning AMTRAK Tracks at Olive Street, ...

Significance: Olive Street Railroad Bridge is significant as a representative example of the standard rivet-connected, steel truss technology of the 20th-century, and as part of extensive early 20th-century imp... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips & Bridges, Bounded by Observer, Newark & River Streets, Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...

Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips & Bridges, Bounded by Observer, Newark & River Streets, Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...

Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More

Milltown Bridge, Spanning the Blackfoot River on Anaconda Street, Milltown, Missoula County, MT

Milltown Bridge, Spanning the Blackfoot River on Anaconda Street, Mill...

Significance: The bridge is associated with the early 20th century development of Montana's highway system. The bridge provided an important vehicular connection across the Blackfoot River on a state highway i... More

Milltown Bridge, Spanning the Blackfoot River on Anaconda Street, Milltown, Missoula County, MT

Milltown Bridge, Spanning the Blackfoot River on Anaconda Street, Mill...

Significance: The bridge is associated with the early 20th century development of Montana's highway system. The bridge provided an important vehicular connection across the Blackfoot River on a state highway i... More

Milltown Bridge, Spanning the Blackfoot River on Anaconda Street, Milltown, Missoula County, MT

Milltown Bridge, Spanning the Blackfoot River on Anaconda Street, Mill...

Significance: The bridge is associated with the early 20th century development of Montana's highway system. The bridge provided an important vehicular connection across the Blackfoot River on a state highway i... More

Merrill Bridge, Spanning Milk River at Snake Creek-Merrill Road, Harlem, Blaine County, MT

Merrill Bridge, Spanning Milk River at Snake Creek-Merrill Road, Harle...

Survey number: HAER MT-123 Building/structure dates: 1913 Initial Construction

Eel River bridge, Humboldt Co., Calif.

Eel River bridge, Humboldt Co., Calif.

J167514 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: 3468 Lorena Place, Los Angeles, Calif. No. 925. On verso: "Order By Number, Price 1.50, Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention." Copyright deposit; Paci... More

Winona Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Winona, Winona County, MN

Winona Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Winona, Winona County, MN

See also HAER NE-2 for additional documentation. Survey number: HAER MN-8

Winona Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Winona, Winona County, MN

Winona Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Winona, Winona County, MN

See also HAER NE-2 for additional documentation. Survey number: HAER MN-8

State Bridge No. 0302150, Spanning Bass River at U.S. Route 9, New Gretna, Burlington County, NJ

State Bridge No. 0302150, Spanning Bass River at U.S. Route 9, New Gre...

Significance: This single-leaf, trunnion bascule bridge is a well-preserved example of a patented Strauss articulated underneath counterweight structure. It is significant for its use of chain-driven operating... More

South Bridge, Spanning Jackson Park Lagoon at South Lake Shore Drive (U.S. Route 41), Chicago, Cook County, IL

South Bridge, Spanning Jackson Park Lagoon at South Lake Shore Drive (...

Significance: In 1894, the South Park Commission, administrator of Chicago's south side park system, retained the Boston-area landscape architecture firm of Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot to refurbish Jackson Park,... More

Grand Glaize Bridge, Spanning Lake of Ozarks at U.S. Route 54, Osage Beach, Camden County, MO

Grand Glaize Bridge, Spanning Lake of Ozarks at U.S. Route 54, Osage B...

Significance: The Grand Glaize Bridge, designed by Sverdrup and Parcel, Consulting Engineers of St. Louis, is one of three cantilevered deck trusses in Missouri. Built in preparation for the Lake of the Ozarks... More

Grand Glaize Bridge, Spanning Lake of Ozarks at U.S. Route 54, Osage Beach, Camden County, MO

Grand Glaize Bridge, Spanning Lake of Ozarks at U.S. Route 54, Osage B...

Significance: The Grand Glaize Bridge, designed by Sverdrup and Parcel, Consulting Engineers of St. Louis, is one of three cantilevered deck trusses in Missouri. Built in preparation for the Lake of the Ozarks... More

Bridge 4759, Carrying Trunk Highway 20 over Cannon River, Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, MN

Bridge 4759, Carrying Trunk Highway 20 over Cannon River, Cannon Falls...

Significance: Bridge 4759 consists of three 80-foot Warren pony trusses with polygonal top chords. It was erected in 1928 by the Guaranty Construction Company, a Minneapolis contractor, as part of a project to... More

[View of the new bridge and Galata area from İstanbul] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[View of the new bridge and Galata area from İstanbul] / Abdullah Frèr...

View of the Galata Bridge. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. Image depicts the Ottoman Bank building, which was constructed starting in 1890. No. 40. No. 551. In albu... More

Ogden River Bridge, Spanning Ogden River at Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Weber County, UT

Ogden River Bridge, Spanning Ogden River at Washington Boulevard, Ogde...

Significance: The Ogden River Bridge is a five-span, reinforced poured concrete structure built in 1924. It is a good example of an early 20th century reinforced concrete bridge. Construction of such large co... More

Madison County Fairgrounds, Stock Barns One & Two, Twin Bridges, Madison County, MT

Madison County Fairgrounds, Stock Barns One & Two, Twin Bridges, Madis...

1984 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Survey number: HABS MT-52-F

Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia

Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen, ...

Significance: The Goshen Bridge is a representative example of a pin-connected steel Pratt through truss, typical of late nineteenth century factory-manufactured bridges. Survey number: HAER VA-102

Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia

Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen, ...

Significance: The Goshen Bridge is a representative example of a pin-connected steel Pratt through truss, typical of late nineteenth century factory-manufactured bridges. Survey number: HAER VA-102

Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia

Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen, ...

Significance: The Goshen Bridge is a representative example of a pin-connected steel Pratt through truss, typical of late nineteenth century factory-manufactured bridges. Survey number: HAER VA-102

Experimental bridges (Andrew J. Russel)

Experimental bridges (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing a man standing next to the bridge truss. No. 26 (handwritten) and 2527 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and e... More

Belt Creek Bridge, Spanning Belt Creek at Belt Street, Belt, Cascade County, MT

Belt Creek Bridge, Spanning Belt Creek at Belt Street, Belt, Cascade C...

Survey number: HAER MT-124 Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Subsequent Work

Belt Creek Bridge, Spanning Belt Creek at Belt Street, Belt, Cascade County, MT

Belt Creek Bridge, Spanning Belt Creek at Belt Street, Belt, Cascade C...

Survey number: HAER MT-124 Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Subsequent Work

Central Park Bridges, Gothic Arch, Spanning bridlepath south of tennis courts at northwest edge of Reservoir, Central Park, New York, New York County, NY

Central Park Bridges, Gothic Arch, Spanning bridlepath south of tennis...

Survey number: HAER NY-194 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000538

Central Park Bridges, Gothic Arch, Spanning bridlepath south of tennis courts at northwest edge of Reservoir, Central Park, New York, New York County, NY

Central Park Bridges, Gothic Arch, Spanning bridlepath south of tennis...

Survey number: HAER NY-194 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000538

Central of Georgia Railroad, Bridges, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Central of Georgia Railroad, Bridges, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1390 Survey number: HABS GA-213-A Building/structure dates: after 1850 Initial Construction

Escalante River Bridge, Spanning Escalante River at State Route 12, 9.5 miles East of Escalante, Escalante, Garfield County, UT

Escalante River Bridge, Spanning Escalante River at State Route 12, 9....

Significance: The Escalante River Bridge, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940 under the supervision of Albert DeLong, Jr. and Daniel N. Covington, represents a unique multiple span concrete slab br... More

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Vicksburg, Warren Co...

Significance: The Vicksburg National Military Park tour roads provide access to areas of interest in the park, which commemorates and interprets the siege and defense of Vicksburg in 1863 during the Civil War. ... More

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Vicksburg, Warren Co...

Significance: The Vicksburg National Military Park tour roads provide access to areas of interest in the park, which commemorates and interprets the siege and defense of Vicksburg in 1863 during the Civil War. ... More

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Vicksburg, Warren Co...

Significance: The Vicksburg National Military Park tour roads provide access to areas of interest in the park, which commemorates and interprets the siege and defense of Vicksburg in 1863 during the Civil War. ... More

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning Wisconsin River at U.S. Highway 18, Bridgeport, Crawford County, WI

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning Wisconsin River at U.S. Highway 18, Bridge...

Significance: In 1983, the Bridgeport Bridge, comprised of seven truss spans, was one of five remaining Pennsylvania trusses in the State of Wisconsin. However in the subsequent ten years, four of these uncomm... More

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning Wisconsin River at U.S. Highway 18, Bridgeport, Crawford County, WI

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning Wisconsin River at U.S. Highway 18, Bridge...

Significance: In 1983, the Bridgeport Bridge, comprised of seven truss spans, was one of five remaining Pennsylvania trusses in the State of Wisconsin. However in the subsequent ten years, four of these uncomm... More

Rock Church Suspension Bridge, Spanning Paluxy River, Tolar, Hood County, TX

Rock Church Suspension Bridge, Spanning Paluxy River, Tolar, Hood Coun...

Significance: One of the remaining vernacular suspension bridges in Texas, the Rock Church bridge is an example of a combination cable and stayed truss, an obsolete engineering design. Unprocessed Field note m... More

Keymar Bridge, Spanning Little Pipe Creek, Keymar, Carroll County, MD

Keymar Bridge, Spanning Little Pipe Creek, Keymar, Carroll County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26 Survey number: HABS MD-20

Floor of the Valley Road, Cable Creek Bridge, Spanning Cable Creek on Floor of Valley, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Floor of the Valley Road, Cable Creek Bridge, Spanning Cable Creek on ...

Significance: Located near the site of the Cable Mountain Draw Works, a device used to transport lumber down the cliffs, Cable Creek Bridge carries Zion Canyon Scenic Drive along its route to the Temple of Sina... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Avenue 26 Bridge, Milepost 25.91, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Avenue 26 Bridge, Milepost 25.91, Los Angeles, Lo...

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

Blue Rock Road Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River, New Baltimore, Hamilton County, OH

Blue Rock Road Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River, New Baltimore, Hami...

Significance: The bridge is a good representative example of the Parker Through Truss design. The Ohio Department of Transportation has identified this as a "selected" bridge. Survey number: HAER OH-113

Blue Rock Road Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River, New Baltimore, Hamilton County, OH

Blue Rock Road Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River, New Baltimore, Hami...

Significance: The bridge is a good representative example of the Parker Through Truss design. The Ohio Department of Transportation has identified this as a "selected" bridge. Survey number: HAER OH-113

Blue Rock Road Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River, New Baltimore, Hamilton County, OH

Blue Rock Road Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River, New Baltimore, Hami...

Significance: The bridge is a good representative example of the Parker Through Truss design. The Ohio Department of Transportation has identified this as a "selected" bridge. Survey number: HAER OH-113

Glen Gardner Bridge, Spanning Spruce Run, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

Glen Gardner Bridge, Spanning Spruce Run, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon Coun...

Significance: The Old Mill Bridge is one of three composite cast- and wrought-iron Pratt truss bridges in New Jersey, and one of the few still existing in the United States. First used in the mid-nineteenth ce... More

Glen Gardner Bridge, Spanning Spruce Run, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

Glen Gardner Bridge, Spanning Spruce Run, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon Coun...

Significance: The Old Mill Bridge is one of three composite cast- and wrought-iron Pratt truss bridges in New Jersey, and one of the few still existing in the United States. First used in the mid-nineteenth ce... More

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Melan Arch Bridges, Spanning various tributaries at Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

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, Spanning various tributaries at Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

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

Big Cottonwood River Bridge No. 246, Spanning Big Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Street (City Road No. 165), New Ulm, Brown County, MN

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

Big Cottonwood River Bridge No. 246, Spanning Big Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Street (City Road No. 165), New Ulm, Brown County, MN

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

Big Cottonwood River Bridge No. 246, Spanning Big Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Street (City Road No. 165), New Ulm, Brown County, MN

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

Long-Allen Bridge, Texas Street Bridge, Spanning the Red River on US 80, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA

Long-Allen Bridge, Texas Street Bridge, Spanning the Red River on US 8...

Significance: The Long-Allen Bridge is significant as the first vehicular and pedestrian bridge crossing the Red River in Shreveport. Bridge construction began in September of 1931 and the bridge was formally o... More

Tayco Street Bridge, Spanning Government Canal at Tayco & Water Streets, Menasha, Winnebago County, WI

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 Streets, Menasha, Winnebago County, WI

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 Streets, Menasha, Winnebago County, WI

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 Streets, Menasha, Winnebago County, WI

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 Streets, Menasha, Winnebago County, WI

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

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Figueroa Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

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

Rosebud Creek Bridge, Spanning Rosebud Creek at Secondary Highway 446, Rosebud, Rosebud County, MT

Rosebud Creek Bridge, Spanning Rosebud Creek at Secondary Highway 446,...

Survey number: HAER MT-118 Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Construction

Rosebud Creek Bridge, Spanning Rosebud Creek at Secondary Highway 446, Rosebud, Rosebud County, MT

Rosebud Creek Bridge, Spanning Rosebud Creek at Secondary Highway 446,...

Survey number: HAER MT-118 Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Construction

Trinity River Bridge, Spanning Trinity River at East Belknap Street (U.S. Highway 377), Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX

Trinity River Bridge, Spanning Trinity River at East Belknap Street (U...

Significance: This structure, which exhibits several unique design elements, is one of only four known examples of a reinforced concrete cantilever span bridge constructed by the Texas Highway Department. Alon... More

Bert Parsons Bridge, Spanning Fisher River at West Fisher Drive, Cornell, Chippewa County, WI

Bert Parsons Bridge, Spanning Fisher River at West Fisher Drive, Corne...

Significance: The Bert Parsons Bridge is an excellent example of a steel, rigid-connected, Pratt through truss designed by the Wisconsin State Highway Commission. Constructed in 1914, it is one of the first br... More

Freeman's Crossing Bridge, Spanning Middle Fork of Yuba River at CA State Highway 49, North San Juan, Nevada County, CA

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

Freeman's Crossing Bridge, Spanning Middle Fork of Yuba River at CA State Highway 49, North San Juan, Nevada County, CA

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

Freeman's Crossing Bridge, Spanning Middle Fork of Yuba River at CA State Highway 49, North San Juan, Nevada County, CA

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

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Grand Avenue Bridge, Spanning O'Neil Creek at Grand Avenue, Neillsville, Clark County, WI

Grand Avenue Bridge, Spanning O'Neil Creek at Grand Avenue, Neillsvill...

Significance: One of few ornately decorated iron truss Pratt bridge ever erected in Wisconsin. It was built by the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co., one of the leading nineteenth century bridge-building firms. S... More

Petrified bridge, Petrified Forest of Arizona

Petrified bridge, Petrified Forest of Arizona

Group of men standing on either side of bridge. H105848 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; February 5, 1908. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Between Cherokee Orchard Road & U.S. Route 321, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Moto...

Significance: Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is one of the most narrow roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Living up to its name, the road allows park visitors to enjoy the beauty of the Smokies fro... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Between Cherokee Orchard Road & U.S. Route 321, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Moto...

Significance: Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is one of the most narrow roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Living up to its name, the road allows park visitors to enjoy the beauty of the Smokies fro... More

Fourche Lafave Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at State Highway 7, Nimrod, Perry County, AR

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

[Crowds crossing the Pont de l'Alma, looking toward the Passerelle de l'Alma on the Quay d'Orsay, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Crowds crossing the Pont de l'Alma, looking toward the Passerelle de ...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Klenklen Bridge, Spanning Lamine River at County Road 223, Pleasant Green, Cooper County, MO

Klenklen Bridge, Spanning Lamine River at County Road 223, Pleasant Gr...

Significance: Bridge builder J.A. Dice [1866-1947] built over thirty wire suspension bridges between 1895 and 1940 in central Missouri. Ten of these remain in place today with varying degrees of physical integ... More

Klenklen Bridge, Spanning Lamine River at County Road 223, Pleasant Green, Cooper County, MO

Klenklen Bridge, Spanning Lamine River at County Road 223, Pleasant Gr...

Significance: Bridge builder J.A. Dice [1866-1947] built over thirty wire suspension bridges between 1895 and 1940 in central Missouri. Ten of these remain in place today with varying degrees of physical integ... More

Waverly Junction Bridge, Spanning Shell Rock River at Country Road, Waverly, Bremer County, IA

Waverly Junction Bridge, Spanning Shell Rock River at Country Road, Wa...

Significance: Fabricated and erected in 1911, the Waverly Junction Bridge (called locally Dix's Bridge) ranks among Iowa's earliest rigid-connected highway trusses. The structure's concrete-filled steel cylind... More

Grindstone Creek Bridge, Spanning Grindstone Creek at Cart Road No. 458, Osborn, De Kalb County, MO

Grindstone Creek Bridge, Spanning Grindstone Creek at Cart Road No. 45...

Significance: The Grindstone Creek Bridge, a Pratt through truss bridge dating 1891, is one of a few extant bridges of this type constructed before the turn of the century. Retaining a high degree of integrity... More

North Inlet Bridge, Spaning North Inlet from Lake Michigan to Fifty-ninth Street Marina (5900S), Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Inlet Bridge, Spaning North Inlet from Lake Michigan to Fifty-ni...

Significance: The North Inlet Bridge, a single span through-girder bridge, was built from the designs of architect D.H. Burnham & Co. and structural engineer C.L. Strobel. Strobel was a pioneer in skyscraper c... More

Lake Wissota Bridge, Spanning Lake Wissota at County Trunk Highway "S", Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI

Lake Wissota Bridge, Spanning Lake Wissota at County Trunk Highway "S"...

Significance: The four-span Lake Wissota Bridge, built in 1916, was the oldest of the seventeen Parker overhead trusses with riveted connections and built-up members identified in a 1982 survey. Of these Parke... More

Bonanza Bridge, Spanning Shoal Creek at CART Road 324, Kingston, Caldwell County, MO

Bonanza Bridge, Spanning Shoal Creek at CART Road 324, Kingston, Caldw...

Significance: The Bonanza Bridge is an example of a pin-connected Whipple through truss used for longer span crossings between 1850 and 1900. The Whipple truss design utilized for the Bonanza Bridge is one of ... More

Tull Bridge, Spanning Saline River at CR 5, Tull, Grant County, AR

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

Fullersburg Bridge, Spanning Salt Creek at York Road, Oak Brook, Du Page County, IL

Fullersburg Bridge, Spanning Salt Creek at York Road, Oak Brook, Du Pa...

Significance: The Fullersburg Bridge is a three span, T-beam bridge, made of reinforced concrete deck girder, construction during the period of significance of Graue Water Mill. Graue Water Mill was built betw... More

Fullersburg Bridge, Spanning Salt Creek at York Road, Oak Brook, Du Page County, IL

Fullersburg Bridge, Spanning Salt Creek at York Road, Oak Brook, Du Pa...

Significance: The Fullersburg Bridge is a three span, T-beam bridge, made of reinforced concrete deck girder, construction during the period of significance of Graue Water Mill. Graue Water Mill was built betw... More

Fullersburg Bridge, Spanning Salt Creek at York Road, Oak Brook, Du Page County, IL

Fullersburg Bridge, Spanning Salt Creek at York Road, Oak Brook, Du Pa...

Significance: The Fullersburg Bridge is a three span, T-beam bridge, made of reinforced concrete deck girder, construction during the period of significance of Graue Water Mill. Graue Water Mill was built betw... More

Chili Bar Bridge, Spanning South Fork of American River at State Highway 193, Placerville, El Dorado County, CA

Chili Bar Bridge, Spanning South Fork of American River at State Highw...

Significance: The Chili Bar Bridge, determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is a major work of a significant designer. John B. Leonard was a pioneering proponent of the use of... More

Marble Falls, Texas, gelatin silver print

Marble Falls, Texas, gelatin silver print

H119402 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; H. Clogenson; December 8, 1908. Copyright claimant's address: Dallas, Texas.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Valley Road, Cataloochee Valley, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Valle...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civ... More

South San Gabriel River Bridge, Spanning South Fork of San Gabriel River at Georgetown at Business Route 35, Georgetown, Williamson County, TX

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 River at Georgetown at Business Route 35, Georgetown, Williamson County, TX

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

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

Vanderbilt Mansion Roads & Bridges, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Vanderbilt Mansion Roads & Bridges, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Representative of carriage drive systems in parks and the country estates of the wealthy, the roads of Vanderbilt Mansion served both aesthetic and practical functions. The drives were laid out n... More

Vanderbilt Mansion Roads & Bridges, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Vanderbilt Mansion Roads & Bridges, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Representative of carriage drive systems in parks and the country estates of the wealthy, the roads of Vanderbilt Mansion served both aesthetic and practical functions. The drives were laid out n... More

Vanderbilt Mansion Roads & Bridges, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Vanderbilt Mansion Roads & Bridges, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Representative of carriage drive systems in parks and the country estates of the wealthy, the roads of Vanderbilt Mansion served both aesthetic and practical functions. The drives were laid out n... More

Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, Di...

Significance: This bridge was the first parabolic arch constructed in the United States. Its concrete masonry, faced with sandstone and pebble aggregate, conforms with the model for park crossings established ... More

Clarkton Bridge, Spanning Staunton River at State Route 620, Clarkton, Halifax County, Virginia

Clarkton Bridge, Spanning Staunton River at State Route 620, Clarkton,...

Significance: The Clarkton Bridge is a representative example of a pin-connected steel Camelback truss, supported by steel cylinder piers. The truss and piers are typical of late nineteenth and early twentieth... More

Caton Ford Bridge, Spanning Marmaton River at County Road 301, Nevada, Vernon County, MO

Caton Ford Bridge, Spanning Marmaton River at County Road 301, Nevada,...

Significance: Built almost on hundred years ago by one of the Midwest's most prolific bridge erectors, the Caton Ford Bridge features a pin-connected Pratt truss superstructure. From the 1870s through the 1910... More

Caton Ford Bridge, Spanning Marmaton River at County Road 301, Nevada, Vernon County, MO

Caton Ford Bridge, Spanning Marmaton River at County Road 301, Nevada,...

Significance: Built almost on hundred years ago by one of the Midwest's most prolific bridge erectors, the Caton Ford Bridge features a pin-connected Pratt truss superstructure. From the 1870s through the 1910... More

Caton Ford Bridge, Spanning Marmaton River at County Road 301, Nevada, Vernon County, MO

Caton Ford Bridge, Spanning Marmaton River at County Road 301, Nevada,...

Significance: Built almost on hundred years ago by one of the Midwest's most prolific bridge erectors, the Caton Ford Bridge features a pin-connected Pratt truss superstructure. From the 1870s through the 1910... More

Caton Ford Bridge, Spanning Marmaton River at County Road 301, Nevada, Vernon County, MO

Caton Ford Bridge, Spanning Marmaton River at County Road 301, Nevada,...

Significance: Built almost on hundred years ago by one of the Midwest's most prolific bridge erectors, the Caton Ford Bridge features a pin-connected Pratt truss superstructure. From the 1870s through the 1910... More

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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

Enloe Bridge No. 90021, Spanning Red River of North between Minnesota & North Dakota on County State Aid Highway 28, Wolverton, Wilkin County, MN

Enloe Bridge No. 90021, Spanning Red River of North between Minnesota ...

Significance: The steel Pratt through-truss Enloe Bridge No. 90021 is significant for being fabricated and built by the Great Northern Bridge Company, an active and important early-twentieth-century Minneapolis... More

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