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Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. (Andrew J. Russel)

Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows Long Bridge over the Potomac River from the Virginia shore. No. 275.

New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, no. 2 /

New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, no. 2 /

"This is a new negative showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York, in which the immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. The best picture of the Brooklyn Bridge yet secured. 150 feet... More

Erie Railway, Diverging French Creek Bridges, 2.7 miles Southeast of U.S. 619, 3.6 miles Northeast of State Route 408, 1.7 miles Northeast of Millers Station, Cambridge Springs, Crawford County, PA

Erie Railway, Diverging French Creek Bridges, 2.7 miles Southeast of U...

Survey number: HAER PA-27 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Belvoir Railroad Bridge, Spanning US Route 1, Accotink, Fairfax County, Virginia

Fort Belvoir Railroad Bridge, Spanning US Route 1, Accotink, Fairfax C...

Significance: The Fort Belvoir Military Railroad was constructed to support World War I mobilization efforts and was begun in January 1918. Construction work was completed by military engineers augmented by civ... More

Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company, Y Trestle, South side of Monongahela River between Thirty-fourth & Twenty-ninth Streets, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company, Y Trestle, South side of Mono...

Significance: Permitted access between the Monongahela Connecting Railroad and former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. P&LE was a major hauler of raw materials into and semi-finished steel products from form... More

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Claremont, Sullivan County, NH

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railroad ...

Significance: One of only eight remaining covered railroad bridges in the country. Wright's Bridge is structurally the most interesting of the four existing bridges built while Jonathan Parker Snow was bridge ... More

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Claremont, Sullivan County, NH

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railroad ...

Significance: One of only eight remaining covered railroad bridges in the country. Wright's Bridge is structurally the most interesting of the four existing bridges built while Jonathan Parker Snow was bridge ... More

Promenade Street Bridge, Spanning Woonasquatucket & Moshassuck Rivers, Providence, Providence County, RI

Promenade Street Bridge, Spanning Woonasquatucket & Moshassuck Rivers,...

Significance: The bridge is historically significant as part of the station and East Side Tunnel viaduct which contributed to the regional rail transportation network. Unique construction techniques make the s... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, South of U.S. Route 1, Morrisville, Bucks County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River,...

Significance: The crossing is a critical link in the railroad route from Philadelphia to New York, and has hosted a series of bridges dating back to 1806. The current bridge is one of the Pennsylvania Railroad'... More

Union Pacific Railroad Bridge, Spanning Santa Anna River, west of Riverside, Riverside, Riverside County, CA

Union Pacific Railroad Bridge, Spanning Santa Anna River, west of Rive...

Significance: The Union Pacific Railroad Bridge was part of an overall plan initiated by Senator William Andrews Clark to connect the rail centers of Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, thereby creating a route of ... More

Union Pacific Railroad Bridge, Spanning Santa Anna River, west of Riverside, Riverside, Riverside County, CA

Union Pacific Railroad Bridge, Spanning Santa Anna River, west of Rive...

Significance: The Union Pacific Railroad Bridge was part of an overall plan initiated by Senator William Andrews Clark to connect the rail centers of Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, thereby creating a route of ... More

Conrail Port Perry Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Port Perry, Allegheny County, PA

Conrail Port Perry Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Port Perry, All...

Part of the Monongahela River Recording Project, which included HAER PA-385, Monongahela Navation Company Lock and Dam No. 7; HAER PA-299, Monongahela Lock and Dam No. 7; and HAER PA-304, Lower Monongahela Rive... More

Long Bridge and Washington, from Maryland [i.e., Virginia] shore, June 1863

Long Bridge and Washington, from Maryland [i.e., Virginia] shore, June...

Photograph shows the Long Bridge across the Potomac River from the Virginia shore. No. 223.

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct, Liberty Street to Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct, Liberty Street...

Survey number: HAER DE-12-C Building/structure dates: 1902-1908 Initial Construction

Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company, Hot Metal Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River at mile post 3.1, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company, Hot Metal Bridge, Spanning Mo...

Significance: Formerly enabled the hauling of molten iron from J & L Blast Furnaces on the north side over the bridge to the Open Hearth Furnaces on the south side of the Monongahela River. Survey number: HAER... More

Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Gilahina Bridge, Mile 28.5, McCarthy Road, Chitina, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Gilahina Bridge, Mile 28.5, McCa...

Significance: Part of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway route, this bridge illustrates the ingenuity and drive of the railroad builders. Built during the winter of 1911 in only eleven days, this 180 fo... More

Wood-Covered Bridge, Spanning Main Licking River, Butler, Pendleton County, KY

Wood-Covered Bridge, Spanning Main Licking River, Butler, Pendleton Co...

Significance: Built 1870 by J.J. Newman & B.F. Erwin under firm name of Newman & Erwin, Middleton, Ohio, for commissioners of Pendleton County. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 ... More

Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge No. 6023, Spanning Norfolk Southern tracks at State Route 646, Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia

Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge No. 6023, Spanning Norfol...

Significance: Virginia Department of Transporation Bridge No. 6051 is a five-panel Pratt through truss bridge 73'-11 1/2" in length. Manufactured by the Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1... More

Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge No. 6023, Spanning Norfolk Southern tracks at State Route 646, Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia

Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge No. 6023, Spanning Norfol...

Significance: Virginia Department of Transporation Bridge No. 6051 is a five-panel Pratt through truss bridge 73'-11 1/2" in length. Manufactured by the Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1... More

Seventh Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Seventh Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Significance: Seventh Street viaduct is one of a group of twelve Los Angeles River Bridges eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Built over an existing bridge, the viaduct provided ... More

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Niantic Bridge, Spanning Niantic River between East Lyme & Waterford, Old Lyme, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Niantic Bridge, Spanning Nian...

Significance: The Niantic Bridge is a through girder bridge and consists of a movable span and four approach spans on stone masonry piers. The movable span is a chain-driven Scherzer rolling lift bascule span ... More

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Niantic Bridge, Spanning Niantic River between East Lyme & Waterford, Old Lyme, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Niantic Bridge, Spanning Nian...

Significance: The Niantic Bridge is a through girder bridge and consists of a movable span and four approach spans on stone masonry piers. The movable span is a chain-driven Scherzer rolling lift bascule span ... More

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Mystic River Bridge, Spanning Mystic River between Groton & Stonington, Groton, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Mystic River Bridge, Spanning...

Significance: The Mystic River Bridge is a center bearing, through truss swing bridge. It is significant as part of the transportation link in the shoreline route of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railro... More

Rollins Farm Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad at Ham Road, Rollinsford, Strafford County, NH

Rollins Farm Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad at Ham Road, Rol...

Significance: Rollins Farm Bridge is one of possibly seven standing boxed pony timber bridges in North America, and one of four in New Hampshire. It is the only example of the numerous overhead roadway bridges... More

Connecting Railway, Schuylkill River Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River, north of Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Connecting Railway, Schuylkill River Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River...

See also HABS PA-6213 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-71 for related documentation. Includes photographs. Significance: Completed in 1867, the Connecting Railway's Schuylkil... More

Connecting Railway, Schuylkill River Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River, north of Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Connecting Railway, Schuylkill River Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River...

See also HABS PA-6213 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-71 for related documentation. Includes photographs. Significance: Completed in 1867, the Connecting Railway's Schuylkil... More

Connecting Railway, Schuylkill River Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River, north of Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Connecting Railway, Schuylkill River Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River...

See also HABS PA-6213 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-71 for related documentation. Includes photographs. Significance: Completed in 1867, the Connecting Railway's Schuylkil... More

Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Allegheny River Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River, East of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76), Oakmont, Allegheny County, PA

Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Allegheny River Bridge, Spanning Allegh...

Significance: The bridge was designed by two U.S. Steel subsidiaries - the railroad and the American Bridge Company - as a showpiece for their parent company. This structure not only introduced new silicon stee... 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

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, VT

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury...

Significance: This wooden lattice truss bridge with auxiliary arches was originally built in about 1876, but the second story added at a later date. The bridge, which spans Sleepers River, connects factory bui... More

Woonasquatucket Bridge, Spanning Woonasquatucket River, Providence, Providence County, RI

Woonasquatucket Bridge, Spanning Woonasquatucket River, Providence, Pr...

Significance: The bridge, unique in Rhode Island, is historically significant because of its large number of parallel trusses. Survey number: HAER RI-28 Building/structure dates: 1892- 1893 Initial Constru... More

Woonasquatucket Bridge, Spanning Woonasquatucket River, Providence, Providence County, RI

Woonasquatucket Bridge, Spanning Woonasquatucket River, Providence, Pr...

Significance: The bridge, unique in Rhode Island, is historically significant because of its large number of parallel trusses. Survey number: HAER RI-28 Building/structure dates: 1892- 1893 Initial Constru... More

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio River Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, West of Beaver River, Beaver, Beaver County, PA

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio River Bridge, Spanning Ohio Rive...

Significance: The bridge is significant for its relatively long and heavy cantilever truss, planned shortly before the Quebec cantilever bridge collapse of 1907. Rather than select a different design, the railr... More

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio River Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, West of Beaver River, Beaver, Beaver County, PA

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio River Bridge, Spanning Ohio Rive...

Significance: The bridge is significant for its relatively long and heavy cantilever truss, planned shortly before the Quebec cantilever bridge collapse of 1907. Rather than select a different design, the railr... More

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Provo River Bridge, Spanning Provo River, Orem Vicinity, Orem, Utah County, UT

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Provo River Bridge, Spanning Pro...

Significance: The Provo River Bridge is a significant example of a Pratt through-truss bridge and is assumed to be built all of wrought iron. The bridge surveyed was originally one of three spans built in 1884 ... More

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutland Railroad, Addison Branch), spanning Lemon Fair River above Richville Pond, west of East Shoreham Road, Shoreham, Addison County, VT

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutla...

Significance: The Shoreham Railroad Bridge is a well-preserved example of a covered wood Howe truss, the first bridge type to use metal for primary structural members. It is one of eight surviving covered wood... More

Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, Beaver River Bridge, Spanning Beaver River along line of Second Avenue, New Brighton, Beaver County, PA

Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, Beaver River Bridge, Spannin...

Significance: The bridge includes several unusually shallow and heavy skewed Warren deck trusses. The interesting and well-documented history of this crossing includes a rare instance of highway and railroad br... More

Birmingham Mineral Railroad Viaduct, Spanning Newfound Creek, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Birmingham Mineral Railroad Viaduct, Spanning Newfound Creek, Birmingh...

The location was changed from "Spanning King Creek" to "Spanning Newfound Creek" to more accurately reflect its location. "L&N Railroad Cane Creek Branch Trestle No. 10" was also added as a secondary name afte... More

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning Wissahickon Creek, north of Ridge Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...

Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...

Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More

Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...

Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More

Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...

Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More

East Side Railroad Tunnel, Benefit Street to Seekonk River, Providence, Providence County, RI

East Side Railroad Tunnel, Benefit Street to Seekonk River, Providence...

Significance: The tunnel and viaduct connected all railroad traffic from Fall River, Massachusetts, and the eastern shore of the Narragansett Bay with the main shoreline route of the New York, New Haven & Hartf... More

East Side Railroad Tunnel, Benefit Street to Seekonk River, Providence, Providence County, RI

East Side Railroad Tunnel, Benefit Street to Seekonk River, Providence...

Significance: The tunnel and viaduct connected all railroad traffic from Fall River, Massachusetts, and the eastern shore of the Narragansett Bay with the main shoreline route of the New York, New Haven & Hartf... More

Fourth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Fourth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, Los An...

Significance: Fourth Street Viaduct was one of several reinforced concrete bridges providing an elegant, sturdy crossing over the Los Angeles River and railroad tracks built by the City of Los Angeles beginning... More

Fourth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Fourth Street Viaduct, Spanning Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, Los An...

Significance: Fourth Street Viaduct was one of several reinforced concrete bridges providing an elegant, sturdy crossing over the Los Angeles River and railroad tracks built by the City of Los Angeles beginning... More

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge No. 128, Spanning Turtle Creek, Tiffany, Rock County, WI

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge No. 128, Spanning Turtle Creek,...

Significance: The Tiffany Stone Bridge is the oldest remaining stone arch bridge in the State of Wisconsin. It is an excellent representative example of the stonework done by the Chicago & North Western Railwa... More

Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, Calumet River Bridge, Spanning Calumet River, east of Chicago Skyway (I-90), Chicago, Cook County, IL

Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, Calumet River Bridge, Spanni...

See also HAER IL-161 for additional documentation. Significance: The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway's two parallel vertical-lift spans over the Calumet River (of which one survives), and two neighbori... 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

Powerscourt Bridge, Spanning Chateauguay River, First Concession Road, Elgin/Hichinbrooke, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada, Chateaugay, Franklin County, NY

Powerscourt Bridge, Spanning Chateauguay River, First Concession Road,...

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

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street at Woodward Street, Reading, Berks County, PA

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...

See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Safe Harbor Bridge, Spanning mouth of Conestoga River, Safe Harbor, Lancaster County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Safe Harbor Bridge, Spanning mouth of Conestoga...

Significance: The bridge is unusual two-level structure built to carry two different Pennsylvania Railroad branches. The low-grade freight line on the upper level was chief engineer William H. Brown's last majo... More

Erie Railway, Parallel French Creek Bridges, 100 feet South of Millers Station Road, 0.4 mile Northeast of State Route 408, 0.9 mile East of Cambridge Springs, Cambridge Springs, Crawford County, PA

Erie Railway, Parallel French Creek Bridges, 100 feet South of Millers...

Survey number: HAER PA-28 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bell Avenue Bridge, Spanning Bell Avenue at Conrail Railroad, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Bell Avenue Bridge, Spanning Bell Avenue at Conrail Railroad, Pittsbur...

Significance: Constructed in 1880 to replace an earlier wooden structure, the bridge provided an overpass for Bell Avenue in the Borough of Carnegie, Pennsylvania. The twin sandstone arches represent a bridge t... More

Bell Avenue Bridge, Spanning Bell Avenue at Conrail Railroad, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Bell Avenue Bridge, Spanning Bell Avenue at Conrail Railroad, Pittsbur...

Significance: Constructed in 1880 to replace an earlier wooden structure, the bridge provided an overpass for Bell Avenue in the Borough of Carnegie, Pennsylvania. The twin sandstone arches represent a bridge t... More

Bell Avenue Bridge, Spanning Bell Avenue at Conrail Railroad, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Bell Avenue Bridge, Spanning Bell Avenue at Conrail Railroad, Pittsbur...

Significance: Constructed in 1880 to replace an earlier wooden structure, the bridge provided an overpass for Bell Avenue in the Borough of Carnegie, Pennsylvania. The twin sandstone arches represent a bridge t... 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

Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Copper River at Miles Glacier, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...

Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston...

See HABS No. NH-21, Contoocook Covered Bridge, for further information: 6 drawings, 1 b&w photo, 5 data pages. Town lattice truss, 2 spans Significance: The Contoocook Railroad Bridge is one of eight surviving... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Conestoga Creek Viaduct, Spanning Conestoga River, South of City Water Works, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Conestoga Creek Viaduct, Spanning Conestoga Riv...

Significance: It is unusual as a two-track bridge on a four-track line, and more so because of the projecting voussoirs on its south side, which would key in with a yet-unbuilt extension. Unprocessed Field not... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Erie Railway Bridge, 0.2 mile South of Elgin Road, 1 mile West of State Route 89, 4.4 miles Southwest of Corry, Corry, Erie County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Erie Railway Bridge, 0.2 mile South of Elgin Ro...

Survey number: HAER PA-34 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patuxent River, Savage, Howard County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patux...

Significance: The Bollman Truss Bridge at Savage is the last of its type in the United States. The Bollman Truss is usually credited with being the first type of iron truss bridge used in large numbers on an A... More

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

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

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

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 architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of an architectural element, dome, cathedral, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a river, water stream, lake or pond, park or forest, natural landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a vintage city plan, 18th-19th century map, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Camas Prairie Railroad, Second Subdivision, From Spalding in Nez Perce County, through Lewis County, to Grangeville in Idaho County, Spalding, Nez Perce County, ID

Camas Prairie Railroad, Second Subdivision, From Spalding in Nez Perce...

Significance: It retains 6 of its original 7 tunnels and 44 of its more than 50 original bridges and trestles. These structures enabled the tracks to rise from a starting elevation of approximately 800' by the ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...

Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...

Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...

Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...

Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...

Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...

Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great Salt Lake, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great ...

Significance: The Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off, built 1902-1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Great Salt Lake, is possibly the most noteworthy achievement of bridge and fill work in the United States. Will... More

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great Salt Lake, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great ...

Significance: The Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off, built 1902-1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Great Salt Lake, is possibly the most noteworthy achievement of bridge and fill work in the United States. Will... More

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great Salt Lake, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great ...

Significance: The Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off, built 1902-1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Great Salt Lake, is possibly the most noteworthy achievement of bridge and fill work in the United States. Will... More

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great Salt Lake, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great ...

Significance: The Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off, built 1902-1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Great Salt Lake, is possibly the most noteworthy achievement of bridge and fill work in the United States. Will... More

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great Salt Lake, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great ...

Significance: The Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off, built 1902-1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Great Salt Lake, is possibly the most noteworthy achievement of bridge and fill work in the United States. Will... More

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great Salt Lake, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great ...

Significance: The Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off, built 1902-1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Great Salt Lake, is possibly the most noteworthy achievement of bridge and fill work in the United States. Will... More

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great Salt Lake, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT

Southern Pacific Railroad, Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Trestle, Spanning Great ...

Significance: The Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off, built 1902-1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Great Salt Lake, is possibly the most noteworthy achievement of bridge and fill work in the United States. Will... More

Bridgeport Swing Span Bridge, Spanning Tennessee River, Bridgeport, Jackson County, AL

Bridgeport Swing Span Bridge, Spanning Tennessee River, Bridgeport, Ja...

Significance: The Bridgeport Swing Span Railroad Bridge embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period and method of construction. Its method of construction (pin-connected) is rare for a swing bri... More

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Maryland/Delaware & Delaware/Pennsylvania State Lines, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Maryland/Delaware & ...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Groton Bridge, Spanning Thames River between New London & Groton, New London, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Groton Bridge, Spanning Thame...

Significance: The Groton Bridge is a Strauss heel trunnion bascule bridge. It is significant as part of the transportation link in the shoreline route of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and as a... More

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Groton Bridge, Spanning Thames River between New London & Groton, New London, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Groton Bridge, Spanning Thame...

Significance: The Groton Bridge is a Strauss heel trunnion bascule bridge. It is significant as part of the transportation link in the shoreline route of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and as a... More

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Groton Bridge, Spanning Thames River between New London & Groton, New London, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Groton Bridge, Spanning Thame...

Significance: The Groton Bridge is a Strauss heel trunnion bascule bridge. It is significant as part of the transportation link in the shoreline route of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and as a... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, West Philadelphia Elevated, Parallel to Schuylkill River, north of Arsenal Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, West Philadelphia Elevated, Parallel to Schuylk...

See also HAER PA-71 for related documentation. Includes photographs. Significance: The West Philadelphia Elevated, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's program to separate passenger and freight traffic, includes... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, West Philadelphia Elevated, Parallel to Schuylkill River, north of Arsenal Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, West Philadelphia Elevated, Parallel to Schuylk...

See also HAER PA-71 for related documentation. Includes photographs. Significance: The West Philadelphia Elevated, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's program to separate passenger and freight traffic, includes... More

Potomac Edison Company, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Bridge, Spanning C & O Canal South of U.S. 11, Williamsport, Washington County, MD

Potomac Edison Company, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Bridge, Spanning C & O...

Significance: The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Lift Bridge is significant as a rare surviving example of a short-span railroad vertical lift bridge, for its unusual design elements to allow unimpeded passage of cana... More

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