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Chester Bridge, Spanning Rock River on Old Marsh Road, East Waupun, Dodge County, WI

Chester Bridge, Spanning Rock River on Old Marsh Road, East Waupun, Do...

Significance: Chester Bridge is considered important in Wisconsin history because it is a type of bridge that is rapidly disappearing in the State, it is a link in the development of truss bridge construction, ... More

Wilson Shute Bridge, Spanning French Creek at State Road 2008 (formerly Legislative Route 20027), Meadville, Crawford County, PA

Wilson Shute Bridge, Spanning French Creek at State Road 2008 (formerl...

Significance: The Wilson Shute Bridge is one of the many civil engineering landmarks that document Pennsylvania's rich historic transportation heritage. As an example of a steel Pratt through truss, it represe... More

Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Milwaukee River, Grafton, Ozaukee County, WI

Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Milwaukee River, Grafton, Ozaukee Count...

Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a single span, single lane Pratt through truss that was erected in 1888. Built by the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, it was identified in Cultural Resource Managem... More

Spile Bridge Road Bridge, Spanning Black Lake Outlie at Spile Bridge Road, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County, NY

Spile Bridge Road Bridge, Spanning Black Lake Outlie at Spile Bridge R...

Survey number: HAER NY-296 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Crawford County, PA

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Cra...

Significance: The Brown Street Bridge is representative of the type of small steel and iron truss bridge that was favored by smaller municipalities and rural settlements during the last quarter of the nineteent... More

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Crawford County, PA

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Cra...

Significance: The Brown Street Bridge is representative of the type of small steel and iron truss bridge that was favored by smaller municipalities and rural settlements during the last quarter of the nineteent... More

Kentucky Route 49 Bridge, Spanning Rolling Fork River, Bradfordsville, Marion County, KY

Kentucky Route 49 Bridge, Spanning Rolling Fork River, Bradfordsville,...

Significance: In January 1982, there were six Whipple-Murphy trusses in the State. The Kentucky Route 49 Bridge is the oldest Whipple-Murphy bridge in Kentucky. Survey number: HAER KY-17 Building/structure d... More

Kentucky Route 49 Bridge, Spanning Rolling Fork River, Bradfordsville, Marion County, KY

Kentucky Route 49 Bridge, Spanning Rolling Fork River, Bradfordsville,...

Significance: In January 1982, there were six Whipple-Murphy trusses in the State. The Kentucky Route 49 Bridge is the oldest Whipple-Murphy bridge in Kentucky. Survey number: HAER KY-17 Building/structure d... More

Dougal Truss Bridge, Across Pennsylvania Canal at Gobbler's Way (Legislative Route 920), Point Pleasant, Bucks County, PA

Dougal Truss Bridge, Across Pennsylvania Canal at Gobbler's Way (Legis...

Survey number: HAER PA-196 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trunk Line Bridge, Spanning Pine River at Griswold Road, Kimball, St. Clair County, MI

Trunk Line Bridge, Spanning Pine River at Griswold Road, Kimball, St. ...

Significance: This structure is one of only a few metal Through Pratt Trusses designed by The Michigan State Highway Department. Survey number: HAER MI-34 Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction ... More

Trunk Line Bridge, Spanning Pine River at Griswold Road, Kimball, St. Clair County, MI

Trunk Line Bridge, Spanning Pine River at Griswold Road, Kimball, St. ...

Significance: This structure is one of only a few metal Through Pratt Trusses designed by The Michigan State Highway Department. Survey number: HAER MI-34 Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction ... More

Trunk Line Bridge, Spanning Pine River at Griswold Road, Kimball, St. Clair County, MI

Trunk Line Bridge, Spanning Pine River at Griswold Road, Kimball, St. ...

Significance: This structure is one of only a few metal Through Pratt Trusses designed by The Michigan State Highway Department. Survey number: HAER MI-34 Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction ... More

Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad Bridge, Spanning Menominee River, on County Trunk Highway "JJ", Wagner, Marinette County, WI

Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad Bridge, Spanning Menominee River, on Count...

Significance: The Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad Bridge is an example of a pin-connected Pratt through truss, a standard design used during the late 19th century. The bridge is unusual, in that it consists of t... More

Williamsburg Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY

Williamsburg Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, Williamsburg, Whitley ...

Significance: One of two bridges in Kentucky that appears to be transitional designs between Camelback truss and the Pennsylvania petit truss. Survey number: HAER KY-16 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial ... More

Tallman Road Bridge, Spanning Looking Glass River, Eagle, Clinton County, MI

Tallman Road Bridge, Spanning Looking Glass River, Eagle, Clinton Coun...

Significance: The Tallman Road Bridge is one of the oldest metal truss bridges in Michigan designed and built in 1880 circa. It is a Pratt Through Truss type of structure and one of a few left in Michigan. Su... More

Chippewa River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River at State Highway 35, Nelson, Buffalo County, WI

Chippewa River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River at State Highway 35, Ne...

Significance: The Chippewa River Bridge is a seven-span, Parker truss. It was erected in 1933. According to Cultural Resource Management in Wisconsin, there were thirty-six Parker overhead trusses remaining i... More

Chippewa River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River at State Highway 35, Nelson, Buffalo County, WI

Chippewa River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River at State Highway 35, Ne...

Significance: The Chippewa River Bridge is a seven-span, Parker truss. It was erected in 1933. According to Cultural Resource Management in Wisconsin, there were thirty-six Parker overhead trusses remaining i... More

Kentucky 1013 Bridge, Spanning Sand Lick Creek at Kentucky Route 1013, Plummers Landing, Fleming County, KY

Kentucky 1013 Bridge, Spanning Sand Lick Creek at Kentucky Route 1013,...

Significance: The Pratt Half Hipp Pony Truss was constructed in 1893 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company. It is the only documented bridge in the state known to have been constructed by this company. Survey numb... More

Kentucky 1013 Bridge, Spanning Sand Lick Creek at Kentucky Route 1013, Plummers Landing, Fleming County, KY

Kentucky 1013 Bridge, Spanning Sand Lick Creek at Kentucky Route 1013,...

Significance: The Pratt Half Hipp Pony Truss was constructed in 1893 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company. It is the only documented bridge in the state known to have been constructed by this company. Survey numb... More

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

F Drive North Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River at F Drive North, Marshall, Calhoun County, MI

F Drive North Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River at F Drive North, Marsh...

Significance: The F Drive North Bridge (County Park Bridge) is one of a very few early metal through truss highway bridges remaining in the south-central part of Michigan. It was manufactured by the Groton Bri... More

Wyman Bridge, Spanning West fork of White River at County Road 48, Fayetteville, Washington County, AR

Wyman Bridge, Spanning West fork of White River at County Road 48, Fay...

Significance: Built in 1908, the Wyman Bridge is one of six Parker trusses in the state of Arkansas. With the exception of the 1956 addition of a concrete deck, the Wyman appears basically in its original stat... More

Wyman Bridge, Spanning West fork of White River at County Road 48, Fayetteville, Washington County, AR

Wyman Bridge, Spanning West fork of White River at County Road 48, Fay...

Significance: Built in 1908, the Wyman Bridge is one of six Parker trusses in the state of Arkansas. With the exception of the 1956 addition of a concrete deck, the Wyman appears basically in its original stat... More

Sock Road Bridge, Spanning Beaver Dam River, Lowell, Dodge County, WI

Sock Road Bridge, Spanning Beaver Dam River, Lowell, Dodge County, WI

Significance: One of the oldest metal truss bridges in the state, it may have been one of the earliest truss spans manufactured by the E. Kunert Manufacturing Company (1888-1915) of Watertown, Wisconsin. Offer... More

Cache River Bridge, Spanning Cache River at U.S. Highway 412, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, AR

Cache River Bridge, Spanning Cache River at U.S. Highway 412, Walnut R...

Significance: The Cache River Bridge was designed by the Arkansas State Highway Department and erected as part of a general improvement of the road connecting Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, and Paragould, Green... More

Newport Bridge, Spanning White River at State Highway 14, Newport, Jackson County, AR

Newport Bridge, Spanning White River at State Highway 14, Newport, Jac...

Significance: The 400-foot, double-cantilevered bridge at Newport was a major construction project in 1929-30. The bridge, along with two similar bridges at Augusta and Clarendon, Arkansas, was designed by ren... More

Northfield Parker Truss Bridge, Over tracks of Central Vermont Railroad, Northfield, Washington County, VT

Northfield Parker Truss Bridge, Over tracks of Central Vermont Railroa...

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

Bridge over Bird Creek, Spanning Bird Creek, Avant, Osage County, OK

Bridge over Bird Creek, Spanning Bird Creek, Avant, Osage County, OK

Significance: The bridge over Bird Creek at Avant is one of the earliest overhead truss bridges of known construction date and known construction company in the State of Oklahoma. Survey number: HAER OK-2 Bui... More

CTH D Bridge, Spanning Eau Galle River, Eau Galle, Dunn County, WI

CTH D Bridge, Spanning Eau Galle River, Eau Galle, Dunn County, WI

Significance: The CTH D Bridge is a single-span, Parker through truss designed by the State Highway Commission and erected in 1934-1935 by the Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Although not identifi... More

CTH D Bridge, Spanning Eau Galle River, Eau Galle, Dunn County, WI

CTH D Bridge, Spanning Eau Galle River, Eau Galle, Dunn County, WI

Significance: The CTH D Bridge is a single-span, Parker through truss designed by the State Highway Commission and erected in 1934-1935 by the Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Although not identifi... More

High Bridge, 4 miles Southwest of Wilmore, High Bridge, Jessamine County, KY

High Bridge, 4 miles Southwest of Wilmore, High Bridge, Jessamine Coun...

Survey number: HAER KY-37 Building/structure dates: ca. 1911 Initial Construction

Kidner Bridge, Spanning Mississinewa River at County Road 700 South, Upland, Grant County, IN

Kidner Bridge, Spanning Mississinewa River at County Road 700 South, U...

Significance: Kidner Bridge is the oldest of the two pinned polygonal Warren through trusses in Indiana. It was built by the Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie, Indiana, a prolific Indiana firm of that time. Su... 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

Marathon City Bridge, Spanning Big Rib River, on state Trunk Highway 107, Marathon, Marathon County, WI

Marathon City Bridge, Spanning Big Rib River, on state Trunk Highway 1...

Significance: The Marathon City Bridge is a representative example of a Parker metal overhead truss, one of only 35 left in Wisconsin. The State Highway Commission provided the plans and specifications for the... More

Suger Creek Bridge, Spanning Suger Creek, Hopkinsville, Christian County, KY

Suger Creek Bridge, Spanning Suger Creek, Hopkinsville, Christian Coun...

Significance: Oldest dated bedpost pony truss in Kentucky. The only example in the State built by the Groton Bridge Company of New York. Survey number: HAER KY-7 Building/structure dates: 1894 Initial Construction

Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME

Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobs...

Significance: This bridge is the last remaining Baltimore (Petit) through-truss bridge in the state. The current structure represents three different phases of construction: Phase 1 - the center span was erec... More

Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME

Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobs...

Significance: This bridge is the last remaining Baltimore (Petit) through-truss bridge in the state. The current structure represents three different phases of construction: Phase 1 - the center span was erec... More

Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME

Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobs...

Significance: This bridge is the last remaining Baltimore (Petit) through-truss bridge in the state. The current structure represents three different phases of construction: Phase 1 - the center span was erec... More

Armantrout Bridge, Spanning Kilmore Creek at County Road 130 West, Frankfort, Clinton County, IN

Armantrout Bridge, Spanning Kilmore Creek at County Road 130 West, Fra...

Significance: Built by a prolific Indiana firm, this bridge retains its original members including decoratively latticed portals and guardrails. Survey number: HAER IN-86

Smith Bridge, Spanning Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Road, 0.3 mile south of Littleton town line, Houlton, Aroostook County, ME

Smith Bridge, Spanning Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Road, 0.3 mile sout...

Significance: Constructed in 1910 by the Town of Houlton at a cost of $6,310.07, the Smith Bridge is a riveted steel, two-span Warren pony truss with an overall length of 173 feet. It is the second oldest and ... More

Smith Bridge, Spanning Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Road, 0.3 mile south of Littleton town line, Houlton, Aroostook County, ME

Smith Bridge, Spanning Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Road, 0.3 mile sout...

Significance: Constructed in 1910 by the Town of Houlton at a cost of $6,310.07, the Smith Bridge is a riveted steel, two-span Warren pony truss with an overall length of 173 feet. It is the second oldest and ... More

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Bu...

Significance: The Liberty Memorial Bridge is a three-span, Warren-Turner through truss bridge, a variation of the Warren through truss designed by C.A.P. Turner. This was the first highway bridge over the Miss... More

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Bu...

Significance: The Liberty Memorial Bridge is a three-span, Warren-Turner through truss bridge, a variation of the Warren through truss designed by C.A.P. Turner. This was the first highway bridge over the Miss... More

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Bu...

Significance: The Liberty Memorial Bridge is a three-span, Warren-Turner through truss bridge, a variation of the Warren through truss designed by C.A.P. Turner. This was the first highway bridge over the Miss... More

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Bu...

Significance: The Liberty Memorial Bridge is a three-span, Warren-Turner through truss bridge, a variation of the Warren through truss designed by C.A.P. Turner. This was the first highway bridge over the Miss... More

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Bu...

Significance: The Liberty Memorial Bridge is a three-span, Warren-Turner through truss bridge, a variation of the Warren through truss designed by C.A.P. Turner. This was the first highway bridge over the Miss... More

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Burleigh County, ND

Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at I-94, Bismarck, Bu...

Significance: The Liberty Memorial Bridge is a three-span, Warren-Turner through truss bridge, a variation of the Warren through truss designed by C.A.P. Turner. This was the first highway bridge over the Miss... More

Wabash River Bridge, Spanning Wabash River over Salamonie Road (County Road 200 West), Huntington, Huntington County, IN

Wabash River Bridge, Spanning Wabash River over Salamonie Road (County...

Significance: The Wabash River Bridge is a single span pinned Double Intersection Through Pratt (Whipple) Truss which is about 250 feet in length making it the longest single span bridge of this type in Indiana... More

Wabash River Bridge, Spanning Wabash River over Salamonie Road (County Road 200 West), Huntington, Huntington County, IN

Wabash River Bridge, Spanning Wabash River over Salamonie Road (County...

Significance: The Wabash River Bridge is a single span pinned Double Intersection Through Pratt (Whipple) Truss which is about 250 feet in length making it the longest single span bridge of this type in Indiana... More

Bucks County Bridge No. 313, Spanning Delaware Canal at Letchworth Avenue, Yardley, Bucks County, PA

Bucks County Bridge No. 313, Spanning Delaware Canal at Letchworth Ave...

Significance: Bucks County Bridge 313 is a single span Pratt pony truss crossing over the Delaware Canal. The bridge is temporally associated with the Delaware Canal, a resource currently listed on the Nationa... More

Bucks County Bridge No. 313, Spanning Delaware Canal at Letchworth Avenue, Yardley, Bucks County, PA

Bucks County Bridge No. 313, Spanning Delaware Canal at Letchworth Ave...

Significance: Bucks County Bridge 313 is a single span Pratt pony truss crossing over the Delaware Canal. The bridge is temporally associated with the Delaware Canal, a resource currently listed on the Nationa... More

Bucks County Bridge No. 313, Spanning Delaware Canal at Letchworth Avenue, Yardley, Bucks County, PA

Bucks County Bridge No. 313, Spanning Delaware Canal at Letchworth Ave...

Significance: Bucks County Bridge 313 is a single span Pratt pony truss crossing over the Delaware Canal. The bridge is temporally associated with the Delaware Canal, a resource currently listed on the Nationa... More

Ten Eyck Road Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, Brodhead, Green County, WI

Ten Eyck Road Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, Brodhead, Green County, WI

Significance: The Ten Eyck Road Bridge is a single lane, two span Pratt Standard pony truss that was erected in 1907. Built by the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Company of Elkhart, Indiana, the structure was identi... More

Bridges of the Upper Tombigbee River Valley, Columbus, Lowndes County, MS

Bridges of the Upper Tombigbee River Valley, Columbus, Lowndes County,...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Bridges of the Upper Tombigbee River Valley, Columbus, Lowndes County, MS

Bridges of the Upper Tombigbee River Valley, Columbus, Lowndes County,...

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Lost Bridge, Spanning Little Missouri River, twenty-three miles north of Killdeer, ND, on State Highway No. 22, Killdeer, Dunn County, ND

Lost Bridge, Spanning Little Missouri River, twenty-three miles north ...

Significance: The Lost Bridge is a three-span, riveted Parker through truss, bridge designed by the North Dakota Highway Department and constructed in 1930. The bridge is associated with the Great Depression a... More

Northern Pacific Railroad Overhead Bridge, Spanning Burlington Northern Railroad, Mandan, Morton County, ND

Northern Pacific Railroad Overhead Bridge, Spanning Burlington Norther...

This structure was relocated in 1991. Significance: The Burlington Northern Railroad Overhead Bridge was a two-span and the only skewed, steel, Warren through truss bridge in North Dakota. Construction was fun... More

Northern Pacific Railroad Overhead Bridge, Spanning Burlington Northern Railroad, Mandan, Morton County, ND

Northern Pacific Railroad Overhead Bridge, Spanning Burlington Norther...

This structure was relocated in 1991. Significance: The Burlington Northern Railroad Overhead Bridge was a two-span and the only skewed, steel, Warren through truss bridge in North Dakota. Construction was fun... More

Spavinaw Creek Bridge, Spans Spavinaw Creek at Benton County Road 29, Gravette, Benton County, AR

Spavinaw Creek Bridge, Spans Spavinaw Creek at Benton County Road 29, ...

Significance: Though bedstead trusses were widespread near the turn of the century, the Spavinaw Creek Bridge is now unique as the only surviving example of a bedstead truss in Arkansas. Built in 1909, this se... More

Waterville Bridge, Spanning Swatara Creek at Appalachian Trail (moved from Little Pine Creek at State Route 44, Waterville, Lycoming County), Green Point, Lebanon County, PA

Waterville Bridge, Spanning Swatara Creek at Appalachian Trail (moved ...

Significance: It is an example of a lenticular truss, so named because of the lens-like shape of its curved upper and lower chords. It is representative of the Berlin Iron Bridge Company's trademark bridge type... More

Sauk Creek Bridge, Spanning Sauk Creek in Port Washington Harbor, Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI

Sauk Creek Bridge, Spanning Sauk Creek in Port Washington Harbor, Port...

Significance: The Sauk Creek Bridge is Wisconsin's only known example of a metal, king-post truss bridge. Survey number: HAER WI-40 Building/structure dates: before 1925 Initial Construction

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River on Highway 30 between Nebraska & Iowa, Blair, Washington County, NE

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River on Highway 30...

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

Wabash River Bridge, State Route 316 & Wabash River, Vera Cruz, Wells County, IN

Wabash River Bridge, State Route 316 & Wabash River, Vera Cruz, Wells ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HAER IN-22

U.S. Route 27 Central Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Newport, Campbell County, KY

U.S. Route 27 Central Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Newport, Campbell C...

Significance: The Central Bridge, built in 1890-91, is the earliest extant highway cantilever truss bridge in Kentucky. It was built by the King Iron and Bridge Manufacturing Company, and is one of the longest... More

Leavenworth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Leavenworth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Leavenworth, Leavenworth ...

See also HAER NE-2 for historical report and additional documentation. Significance: The bridge that George Morison designed for Leavenworth represented a synthesis of his previous thirteen bridges over the Mis... More

Leavenworth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Leavenworth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Leavenworth, Leavenworth ...

See also HAER NE-2 for historical report and additional documentation. Significance: The bridge that George Morison designed for Leavenworth represented a synthesis of his previous thirteen bridges over the Mis... More

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian Route 402, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian ...

Significance: When it opened in October 1938, the Blue Water Bridge symbolized the peaceful relationship between the United States and Canada, a sharp contrast to the hostilities in Europe which were about to e... More

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian Route 402, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian ...

Significance: When it opened in October 1938, the Blue Water Bridge symbolized the peaceful relationship between the United States and Canada, a sharp contrast to the hostilities in Europe which were about to e... More

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian Route 402, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian ...

Significance: When it opened in October 1938, the Blue Water Bridge symbolized the peaceful relationship between the United States and Canada, a sharp contrast to the hostilities in Europe which were about to e... More

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian Route 402, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian ...

Significance: When it opened in October 1938, the Blue Water Bridge symbolized the peaceful relationship between the United States and Canada, a sharp contrast to the hostilities in Europe which were about to e... More

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian Route 402, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian ...

Significance: When it opened in October 1938, the Blue Water Bridge symbolized the peaceful relationship between the United States and Canada, a sharp contrast to the hostilities in Europe which were about to e... More

Lynch Bridge, Spanning Black River at River Road, Levis, Jackson County, WI

Lynch Bridge, Spanning Black River at River Road, Levis, Jackson Count...

Significance: Of the four Pennsylvania truss bridges that were identified in Cultural Resources in Wisconsin, the state's manual for historic properties, the Lynch Bridge is one of only two that remain today. ... More

Lynch Bridge, Spanning Black River at River Road, Levis, Jackson County, WI

Lynch Bridge, Spanning Black River at River Road, Levis, Jackson Count...

Significance: Of the four Pennsylvania truss bridges that were identified in Cultural Resources in Wisconsin, the state's manual for historic properties, the Lynch Bridge is one of only two that remain today. ... More

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

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

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Kentucky 1804 Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork Creek, Saxton, Whitley County, KY

Kentucky 1804 Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork Creek, Saxton, Whitley Count...

Significance: Rare mixed Warren and Pratt truss bridge which offers a good example of the changes and development that occurred in truss technology in the early twentieth century. Apparently, the only Champion... More

Springfield-Des Arc Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Cadron Creek at Old Springfield-Des Arc Road (County Road 222), Springfield, Conway County, AR

Springfield-Des Arc Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Cadron Creek at O...

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Springfield-Des Arc Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Cadron Creek at Old Springfield-Des Arc Road (County Road 222), Springfield, Conway County, AR

Springfield-Des Arc Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Cadron Creek at O...

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River Vale Bridge, Spanning White River on County Road 27, Bedford, Lawrence County, IN

River Vale Bridge, Spanning White River on County Road 27, Bedford, La...

Significance: The bridge is one of the best of ten surviving examples of a pin-connected Pennsylvania Through Truss with sub-ties one in the state of Indiana. This bridge is of local significance. Survey numb... More

Racine Street Bridge, Spanning Rock River, Jefferson, Jefferson County, WI

Racine Street Bridge, Spanning Rock River, Jefferson, Jefferson County...

Significance: The Racine Street Bridge is an 11-span deck truss bridge built by the Milwaukee Bridge Company from Wisconsin State Highway Commission plans. With three Warren deck truss spans that equal more tha... More

Racine Street Bridge, Spanning Rock River, Jefferson, Jefferson County, WI

Racine Street Bridge, Spanning Rock River, Jefferson, Jefferson County...

Significance: The Racine Street Bridge is an 11-span deck truss bridge built by the Milwaukee Bridge Company from Wisconsin State Highway Commission plans. With three Warren deck truss spans that equal more tha... More

Racine Street Bridge, Spanning Rock River, Jefferson, Jefferson County, WI

Racine Street Bridge, Spanning Rock River, Jefferson, Jefferson County...

Significance: The Racine Street Bridge is an 11-span deck truss bridge built by the Milwaukee Bridge Company from Wisconsin State Highway Commission plans. With three Warren deck truss spans that equal more tha... More

Feederdam Bridge, State Route 59, spanning Eel River, Clay City, Clay County, IN

Feederdam Bridge, State Route 59, spanning Eel River, Clay City, Clay ...

Survey number: HAER IN-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Branch Quantico Creek Bridge, Prince William Forest Park, on NPS Route 406 spanning north branch of Quantico Creek, Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia

North Branch Quantico Creek Bridge, Prince William Forest Park, on NPS...

Significance: This bridge is representative of a common bridge type that became indigenous to the late nineteenth to early twentieth century landscape of America: a low Pratt pony metal truss bridge. The bridg... More

Melrose Bridge, Spanning Black River at State Trunk Highway 108, Melrose, Jackson County, WI

Melrose Bridge, Spanning Black River at State Trunk Highway 108, Melro...

Significance: Only six Pennsylvania highway trusses are known to have been built in Wisconsin. Four of the six, including the Melrose Bridge, have been replaced within the last 10 years. The Melrose Bridge is... More

Melrose Bridge, Spanning Black River at State Trunk Highway 108, Melrose, Jackson County, WI

Melrose Bridge, Spanning Black River at State Trunk Highway 108, Melro...

Significance: Only six Pennsylvania highway trusses are known to have been built in Wisconsin. Four of the six, including the Melrose Bridge, have been replaced within the last 10 years. The Melrose Bridge is... More

Maggie Creek Bridge, 11 miles west of Elko, Elko, Elko County, NV

Maggie Creek Bridge, 11 miles west of Elko, Elko, Elko County, NV

Survey number: HAER NV-38 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Bridge Street, Portland, Ionia County, MI

Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Bridge Street, Portland,...

Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge in Portland is a rare two-span metal through truss, with two spans 100 feet in length, featuring decorative treatment at the end posts. This is the oldest known surviving... More

Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Bridge Street, Portland, Ionia County, MI

Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Bridge Street, Portland,...

Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge in Portland is a rare two-span metal through truss, with two spans 100 feet in length, featuring decorative treatment at the end posts. This is the oldest known surviving... More

Bridge of Pines, Ermatinger Drive in Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI

Bridge of Pines, Ermatinger Drive in Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Chip...

Significance: In 1906, the city of Chippewa Falls established Irvine Park. The Bridge of Pines represents two phases of the park's development, In 1907 the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company erected a one-span... More

Wilson Shute Bridge, Spanning French Creek at State Road 2008 (formerly Legislative Route 20027), Meadville, Crawford County, PA

Wilson Shute Bridge, Spanning French Creek at State Road 2008 (formerl...

Significance: The Wilson Shute Bridge is one of the many civil engineering landmarks that document Pennsylvania's rich historic transportation heritage. As an example of a steel Pratt through truss, it represe... More

Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County Highway "N", Kennan, Price County, WI

Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County ...

Significance: The Kennan-Jump River Bridge is an example of a standard Wisconsin Highway Commission camelback design used during the 1920s. The history of the Kennan-Jump River Road and Bridge illustrates how ... More

Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County Highway "N", Kennan, Price County, WI

Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County ...

Significance: The Kennan-Jump River Bridge is an example of a standard Wisconsin Highway Commission camelback design used during the 1920s. The history of the Kennan-Jump River Road and Bridge illustrates how ... More

Spile Bridge Road Bridge, Spanning Black Lake Outlie at Spile Bridge Road, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County, NY

Spile Bridge Road Bridge, Spanning Black Lake Outlie at Spile Bridge R...

Survey number: HAER NY-296 Public domain photograph of a dock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Crawford County, PA

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Cra...

Significance: The Brown Street Bridge is representative of the type of small steel and iron truss bridge that was favored by smaller municipalities and rural settlements during the last quarter of the nineteent... More

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Crawford County, PA

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Cra...

Significance: The Brown Street Bridge is representative of the type of small steel and iron truss bridge that was favored by smaller municipalities and rural settlements during the last quarter of the nineteent... More

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Crawford County, PA

Brown Street Bridge, Brown Street, spanning Oil Creek, Titusville, Cra...

Significance: The Brown Street Bridge is representative of the type of small steel and iron truss bridge that was favored by smaller municipalities and rural settlements during the last quarter of the nineteent... More

Dougal Truss Bridge, Across Pennsylvania Canal at Gobbler's Way (Legislative Route 920), Point Pleasant, Bucks County, PA

Dougal Truss Bridge, Across Pennsylvania Canal at Gobbler's Way (Legis...

Survey number: HAER PA-196 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Keystone Bridge Company Bridge, Fairground Street spanning Illinois Central Railroad Tracks, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Keystone Bridge Company Bridge, Fairground Street spanning Illinois Ce...

Survey number: HAER MS-5 Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad Bridge, Spanning Menominee River, on County Trunk Highway "JJ", Wagner, Marinette County, WI

Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad Bridge, Spanning Menominee River, on Count...

Significance: The Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad Bridge is an example of a pin-connected Pratt through truss, a standard design used during the late 19th century. The bridge is unusual, in that it consists of t... More

Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad Bridge, Spanning Menominee River, on County Trunk Highway "JJ", Wagner, Marinette County, WI

Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad Bridge, Spanning Menominee River, on Count...

Significance: The Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad Bridge is an example of a pin-connected Pratt through truss, a standard design used during the late 19th century. The bridge is unusual, in that it consists of t... More

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