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Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Cruzatte Tank, Milepost 545.4, McCredie Springs, Lane County, OR

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Cruzatte Tank, Milepost 545.4...

Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Cascade Route, built as the Natron Cutoff between Black Butte, California and Natron, Oregon was one of a series of major rebuildings and realignments of the original... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Orange Grove Avenue Bridge, Milepost 30.59, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Orange Grove Avenue Bridge, Milepost 30.59, Los A...

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

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Ashevil...

Significance: The Old Pisgath Inn and Cottage is an important complex within the framework of the recreational history of western North Carolina. Among many guests, the Inn was a favorite retreat for the area's... More

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel 5, Milepost 545.2, McCredie Springs, Lane County, OR

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel 5, Milepost 545.2, McC...

Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Cascade Route, built as the Natron Cutoff between Black Butte, California and Natron, Oregon was one of a series of major rebuildings and realignments of the original... More

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 1, Spanning Little Bear Creek on U.S. Highway 212 at Milepost  28.2, Cody, Park County, WY

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 1, Spanning Little Bea...

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B", the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...

Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel "O", Milepost 132.69, Applegate, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel "O", Milepost 132.69...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Fair Oaks Avenue Bridge, Milepost 31.17, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Fair Oaks Avenue Bridge, Milepost 31.17, Los Ange...

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

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Workshop-Garage, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Workshop-Garage, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepo...

Significance: The workshop/garage is the larger of the two rectangular outbuildings. It has served as a basic support structure for operations at the Old Pisgah complex. Survey number: HABS NC-356-B Building... More

East Broad Top Railroad & Company, Water Tank at Coles Station, East Broad Top Railroad & Company  (at Milepost 24.3), 0.5 miles east of Coles Valley Road, Saltillo, Huntingdon County, PA

East Broad Top Railroad & Company, Water Tank at Coles Station, East B...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1150 Survey number: HAER PA-644 Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 324.99, Milepost 324.99, Shasta Springs, Siskiyou County, CA

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 324.99, Milepost 32...

Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, built as the California and Oregon Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad between Roseville, California and Portland, Oregon was the first thrust nor... More

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 324.99, Milepost 324.99, Shasta Springs, Siskiyou County, CA

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 324.99, Milepost 32...

Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, built as the California and Oregon Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad between Roseville, California and Portland, Oregon was the first thrust nor... More

Columbine Ranger Station, Residence, Milepost 143, State Highway 366, Safford, Graham County, AZ

Columbine Ranger Station, Residence, Milepost 143, State Highway 366, ...

Survey number: HABS AZ-160-A Building/structure dates: 1935 Initial Construction

Columbine Ranger Station, Residence, Milepost 143, State Highway 366, Safford, Graham County, AZ

Columbine Ranger Station, Residence, Milepost 143, State Highway 366, ...

Survey number: HABS AZ-160-A Building/structure dates: 1935 Initial Construction

Columbine Ranger Station, Residence, Milepost 143, State Highway 366, Safford, Graham County, AZ

Columbine Ranger Station, Residence, Milepost 143, State Highway 366, ...

Survey number: HABS AZ-160-A Building/structure dates: 1935 Initial Construction

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville,...

Significance: The Louisville Bridge & Iron Company fabricated each span between 1898 and 1890 for use in a bridge at Trace Creek on the Nashville Division. Between 1908 and 1910 all three of these spans were r... More

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville,...

Significance: The Louisville Bridge & Iron Company fabricated each span between 1898 and 1890 for use in a bridge at Trace Creek on the Nashville Division. Between 1908 and 1910 all three of these spans were r... More

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville,...

Significance: The Louisville Bridge & Iron Company fabricated each span between 1898 and 1890 for use in a bridge at Trace Creek on the Nashville Division. Between 1908 and 1910 all three of these spans were r... More

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chewink Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chewink Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost...

Significance: Chewink Cabin is the last cabin on the south side of the Parkway, the furthest and most private from the Old Inn. Named for sounds the towhee bird makes, the cabin represented privacy and the heig... More

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chewink Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chewink Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost...

Significance: Chewink Cabin is the last cabin on the south side of the Parkway, the furthest and most private from the Old Inn. Named for sounds the towhee bird makes, the cabin represented privacy and the heig... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Hunter Interlocking Tower, East end of Bigelow Street at Amtrak milepost 10.55, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Pennsylvania Railroad, Hunter Interlocking Tower, East end of Bigelow ...

Significance: Hunter Interlocking Tower is a classic example of the architecturally unadorned and utilitarian twentieth century interlocking tower, significant as an increasingly endangered historic property ty... More

Applegate River Bridge No. 01985, Spanning Applegate River at Milepost 6.14 of Jacksonville Highway (OR-238), Murphy, Josephine County, OR

Applegate River Bridge No. 01985, Spanning Applegate River at Milepost...

Significance: The Applegate River Bridge #01985 is significant as an intact example of a pre-WWII steel through truss. It is significant as an embodiment of an obsolete type and method of construction, a Parker... More

Applegate River Bridge No. 01985, Spanning Applegate River at Milepost 6.14 of Jacksonville Highway (OR-238), Murphy, Josephine County, OR

Applegate River Bridge No. 01985, Spanning Applegate River at Milepost...

Significance: The Applegate River Bridge #01985 is significant as an intact example of a pre-WWII steel through truss. It is significant as an embodiment of an obsolete type and method of construction, a Parker... More

Applegate River Bridge No. 01985, Spanning Applegate River at Milepost 6.14 of Jacksonville Highway (OR-238), Murphy, Josephine County, OR

Applegate River Bridge No. 01985, Spanning Applegate River at Milepost...

Significance: The Applegate River Bridge #01985 is significant as an intact example of a pre-WWII steel through truss. It is significant as an embodiment of an obsolete type and method of construction, a Parker... More

Beartooth Highway, Long Lake Bridge, Spanning Long Lake outlet on U.S. Highway 212 at Milepost 31.2, Cody, Park County, WY

Beartooth Highway, Long Lake Bridge, Spanning Long Lake outlet on U.S....

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B," the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

Beartooth Highway, Long Lake Bridge, Spanning Long Lake outlet on U.S. Highway 212 at Milepost 31.2, Cody, Park County, WY

Beartooth Highway, Long Lake Bridge, Spanning Long Lake outlet on U.S....

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B," the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

Ampere Railroad Station, New Jersey Transit Montclair Branch, milepost 9.7, Ampere Plaza, East Orange, Essex County, NJ

Ampere Railroad Station, New Jersey Transit Montclair Branch, milepost...

Significance: Ampere Station was of the 53 NJ TRANSIT rail stations listed on the National Register...It was an excellent example of late 19th century railroad architecture as designed by the Delaware Lackawann... More

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Extension, Wolf Creek Trestle, Crossing Wolf Creek at Milepost 339.78, Chama, Rio Arriba County, NM

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Extension, Wolf Creek Trestle, ...

Significance: The San Juan Extension (SJE) of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG), now known as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS), is a relatively unchanged survivor of the first years of railroad... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Little Bear Creek on U.S. Highway 212 at Milepost 29.0, Cody, Park County, WY

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Little Bea...

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B", the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Little Bear Creek on U.S. Highway 212 at Milepost 29.0, Cody, Park County, WY

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Little Bea...

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B", the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

Canyon Creek Bridge No. 924, Milepost 592.12, Casper, Natrona County, WY

Canyon Creek Bridge No. 924, Milepost 592.12, Casper, Natrona County, ...

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

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chinquapin Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chinquapin Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milep...

Significance: Provided desirable visitor occupancy space, rustic retreat, allowing privacy and quiet. Survey number: HABS NC-356-E Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction Building/structure date... More

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chinquapin Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chinquapin Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milep...

Significance: Provided desirable visitor occupancy space, rustic retreat, allowing privacy and quiet. Survey number: HABS NC-356-E Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction Building/structure date... More

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel 22, Milepost 581.85, Oakridge, Lane County, OR

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel 22, Milepost 581.85, O...

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

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 41, Milepost 193.3, Donner, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 41, Milepost 193...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Four Level Interchange, Intersection of Arroyo Seco Parkway & Harbor, Hollywood, & Santa Ana Freeways (milepost 23.69), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Four Level Interchange, Intersection of Arroyo Seco Parkway & Harbor, ...

Survey number: HAER CA-266 Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Fremont Avenue Bridge, Milepost 31.01, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Fremont Avenue Bridge, Milepost 31.01, Los Angele...

Survey number: HAER CA-265-AE Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Grand Avenue Bridge, Milepost 30.43, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Grand Avenue Bridge, Milepost 30.43, Los Angeles,...

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

Arroyo Seco Parkway, College Street Bridge, Milepost 24.16, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, College Street Bridge, Milepost 24.16, Los Angele...

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

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel No. 18, Milepost 410, Dorris, Siskiyou County, CA

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel No. 18, Milepost 410, ...

Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Cascade Route, built as the Natron Cutoff between Black Butte, California and Natron, Oregon was one of a series of major rebuildings and realignments of the original... More

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 23, Milepost 132.69, Applegate, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 23, Milepost 132...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 310.58, Milepost 310.58, Sims, Shasta County, CA

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 310.58, Milepost 31...

Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, built as the California and Oregon Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad between Roseville, California and Portland, Oregon was the first thrust nor... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, Milepost 99.80, Williamsport, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, Milepost 99.80,...

Significance: The Conococheague Creek Aqueduct was the fifth of eleven masonry aqueduct constructed along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. It was the last and most ornate of the system's five multiple span aqued... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, Milepost 99.80, Williamsport, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, Milepost 99.80,...

Significance: The Conococheague Creek Aqueduct was the fifth of eleven masonry aqueduct constructed along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. It was the last and most ornate of the system's five multiple span aqued... More

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Ashevil...

Significance: The Old Pisgath Inn and Cottage is an important complex within the framework of the recreational history of western North Carolina. Among many guests, the Inn was a favorite retreat for the area's... More

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Ashevil...

Significance: The Old Pisgath Inn and Cottage is an important complex within the framework of the recreational history of western North Carolina. Among many guests, the Inn was a favorite retreat for the area's... More

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 1, Spanning Little Bear Creek on U.S. Highway 212 at Milepost  28.2, Cody, Park County, WY

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 1, Spanning Little Bea...

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B", the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 1, Spanning Little Bear Creek on U.S. Highway 212 at Milepost  28.2, Cody, Park County, WY

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 1, Spanning Little Bea...

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B", the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

North Fork Butter Creek Bridge, Spanning North Fork Butter Creek Bridge at Milepost 76.63 on Heppner Highway (Oregon Route 74), Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, OR

North Fork Butter Creek Bridge, Spanning North Fork Butter Creek Bridg...

Significance: The North Fork Butter Creek Bridge #1189, which is located in the community of Vinson on Heppner Highway in Umatilla County, was constructed in 1926. The Butter Creek Bridge is a 2-span reinforced... More

East Broad Top Railroad & Company, Water Tank at Coles Station, East Broad Top Railroad & Company  (at Milepost 24.3), 0.5 miles east of Coles Valley Road, Saltillo, Huntingdon County, PA

East Broad Top Railroad & Company, Water Tank at Coles Station, East B...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1150 Survey number: HAER PA-644 Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Marmion Way Bridge, Milepost 29.28, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Marmion Way Bridge, Milepost 29.28, Los Angeles, ...

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

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Marmion Way Bridge, Milepost 29.28, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Marmion Way Bridge, Milepost 29.28, Los Angeles, ...

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

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 34, Milepost 145.4, Colfax, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 34, Milepost 145...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Kalmia Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Kalmia Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost ...

Significance: Southfacing porch allows fullest enjoyment of panoramic scene of mountains, of rhododenrons, of kalmia, and valley tree tops. Closest to the Old Inn, Kalmia Cabin was an overflow resource and also... More

Horse Creek Covered Bridge, Spanning Horse Creek Road at Milepost 1.28, McKenzie Bridge, Lane County, OR

Horse Creek Covered Bridge, Spanning Horse Creek Road at Milepost 1.28...

Significance: The bridge served vehicular traffic until 1968. It is now bypassed and opened to pedestrian traffic only. The predecessor bridge at this location was a 103' covered span, built in 1904. The existi... More

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 210.52, Milepost 210.52, Tehama, Tehama County, CA

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 210.52, Milepost 21...

Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, built as the California and Oregon Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad between Roseville, California and Portland, Oregon was the first thrust nor... More

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville,...

Significance: The Louisville Bridge & Iron Company fabricated each span between 1898 and 1890 for use in a bridge at Trace Creek on the Nashville Division. Between 1908 and 1910 all three of these spans were r... More

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN

Bridge No. 33.3, Spanning Elk River at Milepost JC-33.3, Fayetteville,...

Significance: The Louisville Bridge & Iron Company fabricated each span between 1898 and 1890 for use in a bridge at Trace Creek on the Nashville Division. Between 1908 and 1910 all three of these spans were r... More

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chewink Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Chewink Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost...

Significance: Chewink Cabin is the last cabin on the south side of the Parkway, the furthest and most private from the Old Inn. Named for sounds the towhee bird makes, the cabin represented privacy and the heig... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Hunter Interlocking Tower, East end of Bigelow Street at Amtrak milepost 10.55, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Pennsylvania Railroad, Hunter Interlocking Tower, East end of Bigelow ...

Significance: Hunter Interlocking Tower is a classic example of the architecturally unadorned and utilitarian twentieth century interlocking tower, significant as an increasingly endangered historic property ty... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Hunter Interlocking Tower, East end of Bigelow Street at Amtrak milepost 10.55, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Pennsylvania Railroad, Hunter Interlocking Tower, East end of Bigelow ...

Significance: Hunter Interlocking Tower is a classic example of the architecturally unadorned and utilitarian twentieth century interlocking tower, significant as an increasingly endangered historic property ty... More

Oregon Electric Railroad, Hedges Creek Trestle, Garden Home to Wilsonville Segment, Milepost 38.7, Garden Home, Washington County, OR

Oregon Electric Railroad, Hedges Creek Trestle, Garden Home to Wilsonv...

Survey number: HAER OR-113-D Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Avenue 43 Bridge, Milepost 27.12, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Avenue 43 Bridge, Milepost 27.12, Los Angeles, Lo...

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

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 18, Milepost 120.5, Newcastle, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 18, Milepost 120...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... 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

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

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 38, Milepost 180.58, Cisco, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 38, Milepost 180...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Tree Top Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Pisgah National Forest Inn, Tree Top Cabin, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepos...

Significance: Tree-top cabin sits at the top of the property line, a two-story structure with a south-east wing addition. The gabled roof structure is aligned east-west. There are two entrances; the west entran... More

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 28, Milepost 134.75, Applegate, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 28, Milepost 134...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 28, Milepost 134.75, Applegate, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 28, Milepost 134...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Extension, Wolf Creek Trestle, Crossing Wolf Creek at Milepost 339.78, Chama, Rio Arriba County, NM

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Extension, Wolf Creek Trestle, ...

Significance: The San Juan Extension (SJE) of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG), now known as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS), is a relatively unchanged survivor of the first years of railroad... More

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Extension, Wolf Creek Trestle, Crossing Wolf Creek at Milepost 339.78, Chama, Rio Arriba County, NM

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Extension, Wolf Creek Trestle, ...

Significance: The San Juan Extension (SJE) of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG), now known as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS), is a relatively unchanged survivor of the first years of railroad... More

Colonial Parkway, C&O Railroad Underpass, Milepost 12.54 of Colonial Parkway, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Colonial Parkway, C&O Railroad Underpass, Milepost 12.54 of Colonial P...

Significance: The C&O Railroad Underpass represents a typical 1930s brick-faced arch reinforced concrete bridge constructed on the Colonial Parkway. Charles Peterson based his design of this bridge on the 1860... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Little Bear Creek on U.S. Highway 212 at Milepost 29.0, Cody, Park County, WY

Beartooth Highway, Little Bear Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Little Bea...

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B", the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Bridge, Spanning Arroyo Seco Parkway at parkway milepost 29.03, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Bridge, Spanning Arroyo Seco Park...

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

Southern Pacific-Cotton Belt, Freight Agents Office, Union Pacific Milepost 174.00, 122 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Cameron County, TX

Southern Pacific-Cotton Belt, Freight Agents Office, Union Pacific Mil...

Significance: Located on the south side of Harlingen, Texas, the Southern Pacific (SP) Railroad's Freight Agent's Office is a one-story stucco building with a Spanish tile roof. Designed as a vernacular inter... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, York Boulevard Bridge, Milepost 29.50, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, York Boulevard Bridge, Milepost 29.50, Los Angele...

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

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 301.85, Milepost 301.85, Pollard Flat, Shasta County, CA

Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Bridge No. 301.85, Milepost 30...

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

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 1, Milepost 164.34, Blue Canyon, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 1, Milepost 164....

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Fremont Avenue Bridge, Milepost 31.01, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Fremont Avenue Bridge, Milepost 31.01, Los Angele...

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

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Stadium Way Bridge, Milepost 24.53, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Stadium Way Bridge, Milepost 24.53, Los Angeles, ...

Survey number: HAER CA-265-E Public domain image of Los Angeles buildings, city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sen. Norris reaches 78th milepost. Washington, D.C., July 11. Senator George W. Norris, independent from Nebraska, today passed his 78th birthday on the job. Here is his secretary, Kathrine Connell, pinning a congratulatory rose upon Sen. Norris's coat

Sen. Norris reaches 78th milepost. Washington, D.C., July 11. Senator ...

A woman helping a man with a tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel No. 18, Milepost 410, Dorris, Siskiyou County, CA

Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel No. 18, Milepost 410, ...

Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Cascade Route, built as the Natron Cutoff between Black Butte, California and Natron, Oregon was one of a series of major rebuildings and realignments of the original... More

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