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Paradise River Fourth Crossing Bridge, Spanning Paradise River on loop road in Paradise Park, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

Paradise River Fourth Crossing Bridge, Spanning Paradise River on loop...

Significance: The Fourth Crossing Bridge typifies the National Park Service's a "Rustic Style" of architecture through its use of a native granite veneer to conceal its reinforced concrete construction. Unproc... More

Penns Creek Bridge, State Route 1014 at Penns Creek, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, PA

Penns Creek Bridge, State Route 1014 at Penns Creek, Selinsgrove, Snyd...

Significance: Penns Creek Bridge is an unusually ornamented example of a multiple-span concrete barrel arch bridge. Parapet walls follow the graceful humpback curve of the bridge and employ a molded concrete s... More

Penns Creek Bridge, State Route 1014 at Penns Creek, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, PA

Penns Creek Bridge, State Route 1014 at Penns Creek, Selinsgrove, Snyd...

Significance: Penns Creek Bridge is an unusually ornamented example of a multiple-span concrete barrel arch bridge. Parapet walls follow the graceful humpback curve of the bridge and employ a molded concrete s... More

Stevens Creek Bridge, Spanning Stevens Creek on Stevens Canyon Highway, Packwood, Lewis County, WA

Stevens Creek Bridge, Spanning Stevens Creek on Stevens Canyon Highway...

Significance: The Stevens Creek Bridge represents a transition in the park road bridges from standard reinforced concrete arches to arched girder designs. Its stone facing is characteristic of the National Par... More

Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI

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North Bridge, Spanning Quarton Lake branch of River Rouge, Birmingham, Oakland County, MI

North Bridge, Spanning Quarton Lake branch of River Rouge, Birmingham,...

Survey number: HAER MI-78 Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Fish House Bridge, Fish House Access Road, spanning Park Loop Road, Otter Creek, Hancock County, ME

Fish House Bridge, Fish House Access Road, spanning Park Loop Road, Ot...

Significance: Fish House Bridge was built to provide a grade separation for a small access road to a boat landing used by local fishermen in the Otter Creek area. The bridge is faced in native granite and is d... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Lindbergh Bridge, Marple Avenue over Darby Creek, Clifton Heights, Delaware County, PA

Lindbergh Bridge, Marple Avenue over Darby Creek, Clifton Heights, Del...

Significance: The Lindbergh Bridge is a three span reinforced concrete bridge which was designed by the Delaware County Department of Public Works. With a main span of 259'4", it was the largest reinforced con... More

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

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

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

Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Spanning Susquehanna River at Lincoln Highway (State Route 462), Columbia, Lancaster County, PA

Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Spanning Susquehanna River at Lincoln Hi...

Significance: When it was dedicated on Armistice Day, 1930, the bridge was the longest multiple-arch concrete bridge in the world. 28 three-ribbed open-spandrel reinforced concrete arches, carry the bridge acro... More

Van Duzen River Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at CA State Highway 101, Alton, Humboldt County, CA

Van Duzen River Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at CA State Highway 1...

Significance: The Van Duzen River Bridge, also known as the Alton Bridge, was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It represents a transitional design in the evo... More

Van Duzen River Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at CA State Highway 101, Alton, Humboldt County, CA

Van Duzen River Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at CA State Highway 1...

Significance: The Van Duzen River Bridge, also known as the Alton Bridge, was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It represents a transitional design in the evo... 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

Kentucky Route 36 Bridge, Spanning Lick Fork Creek near Camp Northward, Williamstown, Grant County, KY

Kentucky Route 36 Bridge, Spanning Lick Fork Creek near Camp Northward...

Significance: The Lick Creek Bridge is a two-span, closed spandrel, concrete arch structure constructed in 1922. It was constructed by the Luten Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania, and is one of four survivi... 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

Eau Claire Dells Bridge, Spanning Eau Claire River (Eau Claire County Park), Plover, Portage County, WI

Eau Claire Dells Bridge, Spanning Eau Claire River (Eau Claire County ...

Significance: Built by the State Highway Commission in 1927, the Eau Claire Dells Bridge is an early example of a stone faced, reinforced concrete span. The single arch, filled spandrel design uses locally gat... More

Vigo County Bridge No. 139, Spanning Sugar Creek at Seventy-fourth Place, Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN

Vigo County Bridge No. 139, Spanning Sugar Creek at Seventy-fourth Pla...

Significance: Bridge No. 139, over Sugar Creek on 74th Place, the Indiana/Illinois state line is locally significant as an example of early 20th century reinforced concrete bridge design and construction. The ... More

Vigo County Bridge No. 139, Spanning Sugar Creek at Seventy-fourth Place, Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN

Vigo County Bridge No. 139, Spanning Sugar Creek at Seventy-fourth Pla...

Significance: Bridge No. 139, over Sugar Creek on 74th Place, the Indiana/Illinois state line is locally significant as an example of early 20th century reinforced concrete bridge design and construction. The ... More

Bridalveil Fall Bridge No. 3, Spanning Bridalveil Creek on carriage road, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Bridalveil Fall Bridge No. 3, Spanning Bridalveil Creek on carriage ro...

part of Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview Significance: The three Bridalveil Fall bridges are the only surviving road bridges in the park dating ... More

Bridalveil Fall Bridge No. 3, Spanning Bridalveil Creek on carriage road, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Bridalveil Fall Bridge No. 3, Spanning Bridalveil Creek on carriage ro...

part of Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview Significance: The three Bridalveil Fall bridges are the only surviving road bridges in the park dating ... More

Tamarack Creek Bridge, Spanning Tamarack Creek on New Big Oak Flat Road, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Tamarack Creek Bridge, Spanning Tamarack Creek on New Big Oak Flat Roa...

Significance: Tamarack Creek Bridge and nearby spans over Cascade and Wildcat creeks mark a departure from the "Rustic Style" bridges completed over the previous two decades elsewhere in Yosemite. The reinforc... More

Tamarack Creek Bridge, Spanning Tamarack Creek on New Big Oak Flat Road, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Tamarack Creek Bridge, Spanning Tamarack Creek on New Big Oak Flat Roa...

Significance: Tamarack Creek Bridge and nearby spans over Cascade and Wildcat creeks mark a departure from the "Rustic Style" bridges completed over the previous two decades elsewhere in Yosemite. The reinforc... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), Schuylkill River & Green Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill Expressway...

Significance: The bridge's nine open-spandrel reinforced concrete arches follow an unusual reverse curvature, which earns it the nickname "S-bridge." Towering over the town of Manayunk and the Schuylkill Expres... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), Schuylkill River & Green Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill Expressway...

Significance: The bridge's nine open-spandrel reinforced concrete arches follow an unusual reverse curvature, which earns it the nickname "S-bridge." Towering over the town of Manayunk and the Schuylkill Expres... More

Morton's Highway Crossing, Spanning Amtrak on "O" Avenue, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, MI

Morton's Highway Crossing, Spanning Amtrak on "O" Avenue, Oshtemo, Kal...

Significance: This is the oldest of only three concrete through arch bridges known to survive in Michigan and is one of the oldest concrete bridges of any type left in the state. The structure was determined e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

Cliffside Bridge, Spanning Jordan Ravine on Amphitheatre Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Cliffside Bridge, Spanning Jordan Ravine on Amphitheatre Carriage Road...

Significance: This bold stone bridge displays a castellated appearance from its crenelated parapets and projecting turrets or viewing platforms. The asymmetrical structure is constructed across a dry ravine on... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, The Loop Over Bridge, Newfound Gap Road 8.6 miles from park entrance, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, The Loop Over Bri...

Significance: The Loop Over Bridge is a significant component of the transportation system in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Providing access to the first national park in the southern portion of the Uni... More

Stanley Brook Bridge, Spanning Stanley Brook, Stanley Brook Motor Road, & Seaside Trail on Barr Hill-Day Mountain Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Stanley Brook Bridge, Spanning Stanley Brook, Stanley Brook Motor Road...

Significance: The triple-arched Stanley Brook Bridge spans Stanley Brook, the Stanley Brook Road connecting Seal Harbor with the Park Loop Road, and the historic Seaside Path bridle trail. One of the most form... More

Historic Columbia River Highway, Mosier Creek Bridge, Spanning Mosier Creek carrying Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, Multnomah County, OR

Historic Columbia River Highway, Mosier Creek Bridge, Spanning Mosier ...

Survey number: HAER OR-36-U National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 83004168

Original Airport Entrance Overpass, Spanning original Airport Entrance Road at National Airport, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Original Airport Entrance Overpass, Spanning original Airport Entrance...

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

Bridalveil Fall Bridge No. 1, Spanning Bridalveil Creek on carriage road, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Bridalveil Fall Bridge No. 1, Spanning Bridalveil Creek on carriage ro...

part of Yosemite Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview Significance: The three Bridalveil Fall bridges are the only surviving road bridges in the park dating to the adminis... More

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

Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Was...

Significance: Cast-iron water mains from the Aqueduct Bridge by Montgomery Meigs, the span that preceded the present bridge, are encased in the concrete arch and are visible on the underside. These pipes were ... More

Clark's Bridge, Spanning Merced River on Service road, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Clark's Bridge, Spanning Merced River on Service road, Yosemite Villag...

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Arroyo Seco Parkway, Avenue 60 Bridge, Milepost 28.76, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Avenue 60 Bridge, Milepost 28.76, Los Angeles, Lo...

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

South Puyallup River Bridge, Spanning South Puyallup River at West Side Road, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

South Puyallup River Bridge, Spanning South Puyallup River at West Sid...

Significance: The South Puyallup River Bridge is characteristic of the "rustic style" of architecture employed by the National Park Service in the 1920s and 1930s. A facing of rubble masonry conceals the struc... More

Shoreham Hill Bridge, Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Spanning Rock Creek, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Shoreham Hill Bridge, Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Spanning Rock Cree...

Significance: The Shoreham Hill Bridge is a typical parkway structure of the 1930s. Its design, materials and construction are representative of parkway bridges in national parks. Survey number: HAER DC-10 B... More

Calvert Street Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Calvert Street Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Washingt...

Significance: This bridge represents the response of a prominent team of designers to the demand of the Commission of Fine Art that the new structures harmonize with both the landscape and the nearby Connecticu... More

Harp Creek Bridge, Spans Harp Creek at State Highway 7, Harrison, Boone County, AR

Harp Creek Bridge, Spans Harp Creek at State Highway 7, Harrison, Boon...

Significance: Erected as one of two bridges in a Newton County road project, Harp Creek Bridge is on of the more architectural of the small Highway Department bridges. It was built in 1928 by the Little Rock b... More

Harp Creek Bridge, Spans Harp Creek at State Highway 7, Harrison, Boone County, AR

Harp Creek Bridge, Spans Harp Creek at State Highway 7, Harrison, Boon...

Significance: Erected as one of two bridges in a Newton County road project, Harp Creek Bridge is on of the more architectural of the small Highway Department bridges. It was built in 1928 by the Little Rock b... More

Merritt Parkway, Rippowam River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Rippowam River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River, Stamf...

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

Vermillion County Bridge No. 120, Spanning Little Vermillion River at Main Street, Newport, Vermillion County, IN

Vermillion County Bridge No. 120, Spanning Little Vermillion River at ...

Significance: It is a reinforced and filled concrete arch structure. The spandrel walls are solid and the parapet walls are paneled. Concrete standards grace the walls' end posts. The ornate decoration of the b... More

Vermillion County Bridge No. 120, Spanning Little Vermillion River at Main Street, Newport, Vermillion County, IN

Vermillion County Bridge No. 120, Spanning Little Vermillion River at ...

Significance: It is a reinforced and filled concrete arch structure. The spandrel walls are solid and the parapet walls are paneled. Concrete standards grace the walls' end posts. The ornate decoration of the b... More

Gay Street Bridge, Spanning French Creek at Gay Street (State Route 113), Phoenixville, Chester County, PA

Gay Street Bridge, Spanning French Creek at Gay Street (State Route 11...

Significance: After its construction in 1926, the 12-span, reinforced concrete bridge was the longest such structure in Chester County. It is significant for the variety of span types and construction methods u... More

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Spans Yaquina Bay at Oregon Coast Highway, Newport, Lincoln County, OR

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Spans Yaquina Bay at Oregon Coast Highway, Newport...

Significance: Yaquina Bay Bridge is an excellent example of the work of Conde B. McCullough, Oregon State Bridge Engineer from 1919 to 1946. It is one of five multi-span arch bridges designed by McCullough for... More

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Spans Yaquina Bay at Oregon Coast Highway, Newport, Lincoln County, OR

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Spans Yaquina Bay at Oregon Coast Highway, Newport...

Significance: Yaquina Bay Bridge is an excellent example of the work of Conde B. McCullough, Oregon State Bridge Engineer from 1919 to 1946. It is one of five multi-span arch bridges designed by McCullough for... More

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Spans Yaquina Bay at Oregon Coast Highway, Newport, Lincoln County, OR

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Spans Yaquina Bay at Oregon Coast Highway, Newport...

Significance: Yaquina Bay Bridge is an excellent example of the work of Conde B. McCullough, Oregon State Bridge Engineer from 1919 to 1946. It is one of five multi-span arch bridges designed by McCullough for... More

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

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Luten Bridges, Ga...

Significance: The Luten bridges are a significant component of the transportation system in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Providing access to the first national park in the southern portion of the Unite... More

East Verdi Bridge, Route 425, Spanning Truckee River, West of I-80 & State Route 425, Verdi, Washoe County, NV

East Verdi Bridge, Route 425, Spanning Truckee River, West of I-80 & S...

Significance: The East Verdi River Bridge is one of only two examples of single span concrete arch-thru bridges in Nevada. This type of structure has been rarely used in this state. Given the complexity of de... More

East Verdi Bridge, Route 425, Spanning Truckee River, West of I-80 & State Route 425, Verdi, Washoe County, NV

East Verdi Bridge, Route 425, Spanning Truckee River, West of I-80 & S...

Significance: The East Verdi River Bridge is one of only two examples of single span concrete arch-thru bridges in Nevada. This type of structure has been rarely used in this state. Given the complexity of de... More

East Verdi Bridge, Route 425, Spanning Truckee River, West of I-80 & State Route 425, Verdi, Washoe County, NV

East Verdi Bridge, Route 425, Spanning Truckee River, West of I-80 & S...

Significance: The East Verdi River Bridge is one of only two examples of single span concrete arch-thru bridges in Nevada. This type of structure has been rarely used in this state. Given the complexity of de... More

East Verdi Bridge, Route 425, Spanning Truckee River, West of I-80 & State Route 425, Verdi, Washoe County, NV

East Verdi Bridge, Route 425, Spanning Truckee River, West of I-80 & S...

Significance: The East Verdi River Bridge is one of only two examples of single span concrete arch-thru bridges in Nevada. This type of structure has been rarely used in this state. Given the complexity of de... More

Llagas Creek Bridge, Spanning Llagas Creek, Gilman Road at Holsclaw Road, Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA

Llagas Creek Bridge, Spanning Llagas Creek, Gilman Road at Holsclaw Ro...

Significance: The Llagas Creek Bridge is associated with the life of designing engineer John G. McMillan, and represents a type, period, and method of construction. It was determined eligible for inclusion in ... More

Campbell's Bridge, Spanning Unami Creek at Allentown Road (State Route 4027), Milford Square, Bucks County, PA

Campbell's Bridge, Spanning Unami Creek at Allentown Road (State Route...

See also HAER PA-478 for related documentation. Includes written data. Significance: The bridge is part of a once larger body of early short-span reinforced concrete bridges in Bucks County. It is the oldest op... More

Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway Bridge near P Street, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway Bridge near P Street, Washington, Distric...

Significance: The Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Bridge near P Street is a typical parkway structure of the 1930s. Its design, materials and construction are representative of parkway bridges in the National P... More

Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway Bridge near P Street, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway Bridge near P Street, Washington, Distric...

Significance: The Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Bridge near P Street is a typical parkway structure of the 1930s. Its design, materials and construction are representative of parkway bridges in the National P... More

Old Harvard Street Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek at National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Old Harvard Street Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek at National Zoological ...

Significance: This was the largest of the several Melan-arch bridges built in Rock Creek park in the first years of the twentieth century. Its Neoclasscial detailing differentiates the Old Harvard Street Bridg... More

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming County, PA

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming Coun...

Significance: When the Lackawanna Railroad's 39.6-mile Clarks Summit-Halstead Cutoff in northeastern Pennsylvania was dedicated on Saturday, November 6, 1915, the 2,375-foot-long, 240-foot-high Tunkhannock Viad... More

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming County, PA

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming Coun...

Significance: When the Lackawanna Railroad's 39.6-mile Clarks Summit-Halstead Cutoff in northeastern Pennsylvania was dedicated on Saturday, November 6, 1915, the 2,375-foot-long, 240-foot-high Tunkhannock Viad... More

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming County, PA

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming Coun...

Significance: When the Lackawanna Railroad's 39.6-mile Clarks Summit-Halstead Cutoff in northeastern Pennsylvania was dedicated on Saturday, November 6, 1915, the 2,375-foot-long, 240-foot-high Tunkhannock Viad... More

Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, Concrete Arch Bridge, West of intersection of Spokane & Fourth Streets, Post Falls, Kootenai County, ID

Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, Concrete Arch B...

Significance: The bridge is significant as the only means of pedestrian and vehicular access across the Middle Channel of the Spokane River to the Middle Channel Island, which is the site of the power plant and... More

W. H. Pratt Bridge, Spanning tributary North Branch of Kokosing River on Township Road 369, Fredericktown, Knox County, OH

W. H. Pratt Bridge, Spanning tributary North Branch of Kokosing River ...

Significance: The W.H. Pratt Bridge is a 52' long concrete arch bridge with iron handrails. Built by the Buckeye Portland Cement Company during the earliest years of concrete bridge construction, its thin, fla... More

Wells Street Bridge, Spanning Spy Run Creek at Wells Street, Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN

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

White Bridge, Spanning Crum Elbow Creek, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

White Bridge, Spanning Crum Elbow Creek, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N...

Significance: The White Bridge is one of the first Melan arch bridges built in the United States, and as such is an example of one of the first reinforced-concrete bridge systems introduced in the U.S. in the l... More

Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River at Benton County Road 3, Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR

Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River at Benton County Road 3...

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Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River at Benton County Road 3, Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR

Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River at Benton County Road 3...

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Grand Avenue Viaduct, West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Grand Avenue Viaduct, West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Coun...

Significance: The Grand Avenue Viaduct, Milwaukee's earliest example of a large scale concrete bridge, was the result of a national design competition which included entries from some of the most prominent arch... 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

Presumpscot Falls Bridge, Spanning Presumptscot River at Allen Avenue extension, 0.75 mile west of U.S. Interstate 95, Falmouth, Cumberland County, ME

Presumpscot Falls Bridge, Spanning Presumptscot River at Allen Avenue ...

Significance: Constructed in 1913 by the Sanders Construction Co. for the Town of Falmouth at a cost of $15,167.38, the Presumpscot Falls Bridge is an open spandrel, reinforced concrete arch structure. At the ... More

Warren Bridge, Spanning Palmer River at State Route 114, Warren, Bristol County, RI

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

Chittenden Memorial Bridge, Artists Point Road spanning Yellowstone River, Lake, Teton County, WY

Chittenden Memorial Bridge, Artists Point Road spanning Yellowstone Ri...

Significance: The Chittenden Memorial Bridge, and its predecessor on the same site, provided vehicular access to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Artist Point. The bridge's name honors ... More

Tenth Street Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

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

Public domain photograph - Montana Folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cape Creek Bridge, Spanning Cape Creek at Oregon Coast Highway, Florence, Lane County, OR

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, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI

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

Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI

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 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

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

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

Beaver Creek Bridge, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

Beaver Creek Bridge, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

Significance: Beaver Creek Bridge was an important link in a scenic road system developed by the South Dakota State Highway Commission to facilitate motor tourism in the Black Hills. Although typical of concre... More

West Michigan Avenue Bridge, Spanning Battle Creek River, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI

West Michigan Avenue Bridge, Spanning Battle Creek River, Battle Creek...

Significance: On April 1, 1986, the Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) determined that the West Michigan Avenue Bridge, was eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. I... More

West Michigan Avenue Bridge, Spanning Battle Creek River, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI

West Michigan Avenue Bridge, Spanning Battle Creek River, Battle Creek...

Significance: On April 1, 1986, the Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) determined that the West Michigan Avenue Bridge, was eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. I... More

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