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Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... 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

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

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... 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

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flats, Washington County, TN

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flat...

Significance: The bridge is significant as a somewhat rare surviving example of a once common truss type, the Pennsylvania (Petit) truss. It derives secondary significance from its association with the Nashvill... More

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flats, Washington County, TN

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flat...

Significance: The bridge is significant as a somewhat rare surviving example of a once common truss type, the Pennsylvania (Petit) truss. It derives secondary significance from its association with the Nashvill... 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

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

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

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

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... 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

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

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... More

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... More

Yellow River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River on County Trunk T, Arthur, Grant County, WI

Yellow River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River on County Trunk T, Arthur...

Significance: The Modern Steel Structures Company of Waukesha constructed the Yellow River Bridge across the Chippewa River in 1908. The firm, incorporated in 1900, developed the most modern and complete steel... More

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flats, Washington County, TN

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flat...

Significance: The bridge is significant as a somewhat rare surviving example of a once common truss type, the Pennsylvania (Petit) truss. It derives secondary significance from its association with the Nashvill... 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

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

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

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

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... 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

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... 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

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

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

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

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

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... 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

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

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

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... 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

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

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... 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

Road S-455 Bridge, Spanning Reedy River on Road S-455, Greenville, Greenville, SC

Road S-455 Bridge, Spanning Reedy River on Road S-455, Greenville, Gre...

Significance: Significance of the bridge is derived from its being the only Pennsylvania Petit through truss remaining in the State. It is also the longest pin connected through truss on the highway system. I... More

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... 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

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

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

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

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

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... 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

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... More

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... More

Road S-455 Bridge, Spanning Reedy River on Road S-455, Greenville, Greenville, SC

Road S-455 Bridge, Spanning Reedy River on Road S-455, Greenville, Gre...

Significance: Significance of the bridge is derived from its being the only Pennsylvania Petit through truss remaining in the State. It is also the longest pin connected through truss on the highway system. I... More

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... More

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flats, Washington County, TN

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flat...

Significance: The bridge is significant as a somewhat rare surviving example of a once common truss type, the Pennsylvania (Petit) truss. It derives secondary significance from its association with the Nashvill... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV

Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...

Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... 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

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... More

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... More

Yellow River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River on County Trunk T, Arthur, Grant County, WI

Yellow River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River on County Trunk T, Arthur...

Significance: The Modern Steel Structures Company of Waukesha constructed the Yellow River Bridge across the Chippewa River in 1908. The firm, incorporated in 1900, developed the most modern and complete steel... More

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... More

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark County, WI

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Black River on Warner Drive, Greenwood, Clark...

Significance: The Hemlock Bridge is one of six Pennsylvania truss bridges in Wisconsin. It is an example of the early design and practice of the Wisconsin State Highway Commission and of the construction work ... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... More

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHenry, Garrett County, MD

Glendale Road Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek Lake on Glendale Road, McHen...

Significance: Glendale Road Bridge is a two-span, steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge, with sub-struts, constructed in connection with the development of Deep Creek Lake by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Co... More

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Starnes Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek, Holbrook, Grant County, KY

Significance: The Starnes Bridge is a rare surviving example of bridge technology representing the pin-connected Pennsylvania truss elements. Survey number: HAER KY-3 Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Co... 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

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

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... More

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... More

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Homestead Works, Along Monongahela River, north of Eighth A...

Significance: Established in 1879, Homestead Works is one of six plants (Homestead, Edgar Thomson, Duquesne, Irvin, National and Clairton) which, until the collapse in 1982, comprised U.S. Steel's Mon Valley wo... More

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flats, Washington County, TN

Gibson Bridge, Spanning Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road, Watauga Flat...

Significance: The bridge is significant as a somewhat rare surviving example of a once common truss type, the Pennsylvania (Petit) truss. It derives secondary significance from its association with the Nashvill... More

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