View on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge, Orange & Alexandria Railroad
Photograph showing two locomotives pulling into the Union Mills Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in Clifton, Virginia. Two soldiers stand guard on the bank at right. No. 229. Title from another ve... More
Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. - A black and white photo of a cow in a ...
Photograph shows the Long Bridge across the Potomac River from the Virginia shore.
Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Hoisting a steel s...
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Merritt Parkway, Morehouse Highway Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, F...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Ro...
2013 Leicester B. Holland Prize, First Place Significance: With the exception of Gustav Lindenthal's Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA, The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was the only manufacturer of lenti... More
Gibbon River Bridge No. 2, Spanning Gibbon River at Grand Loop Road, L...
Significance: Gibbon River Bridge II typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize manmade features with their natural surroundings. This... More
Japonski Bridge, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK
Survey number: HAER AK-33 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Otter Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Otter Creek at spur of Grand Loop R...
Significance: Otter Creek Bridge II typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This... More
Horton Mill Bridge, Spanning Little Warrior River, Oneonta, Blount Cou...
Significance: The Horton Mill Bridge is one of three surviving covered bridges in Blount County, Alabama, one of the last strongholds of covered bridge building in the United States. Spanning an impressive 70-... More
Tivoli Island Bridge, Spanning Rock River Channel from mainland to wes...
Significance: In 1866, Zenas King from Ohio received a patent for an innovative tubular iron-arch design. Increasing the sectional area of the top chord toward the ends of the arch, he claimed, strengthened th... More
Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...
See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More
Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...
See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More
West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Was...
Significance: Erected in 1913, the West Street Bridge is a significant and massive example of a steel Pratt through-truss, a type of structure that evolved as a common bridge design solution in the early twenti... More
Hotchkiss Bridge, Spanning North Fork River on County Road 3400, Hotch...
Significance: Erected using steel components rolled by the Lackawanna Steel Company, the Hotchkiss Bridge was a locally important crossing of the North Fork River. Built by Colorado's most prolific bridge contr... More
Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...
Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More
Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...
Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More
Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...
Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More
Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...
Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More
Waikele Canal Bridge and Highway Overpass, Farrington Highway and Waik...
STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Waikele Canal Bridge and Highway Overpass above the former railroad right-of-way of the Oahu Railway & Land Co. (hereafter caleed the OR&L Bridge) are significant for thei... More
Rulo Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Rulo, Richardson County, NE
See also HAER NE-2 for additional documentation. Survey number: HAER NE-4
Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoos...
Significance: The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park tour roads provide access to select areas of the park that commemorate and interpret the conflict between Union and Confederate forces over c... More
Davison Freeway, John R. Street Avenue Bridge, Spanning Davison Freewa...
Significance: One of four identical single-span bridges designed to carry major north-south arterial streets over the Davison Limited Highway, built to speed crosstown traffic through Highland Park. The others... More
Merritt Parkway, Hillside Road Bridge, Spanning Hillside Road, Fairfie...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge, Bish Road (Township Route 263) over ...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
West Penn Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, spanning Allegheny River, Pit...
Significance: Built to provide railroad access to Washington's Landing, the bridge has become a signature bridge in Pittsburgh. The elegant double intersection Pratt truss frames a dramatic view of Pittsburgh a... More
West Penn Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, spanning Allegheny River, Pit...
Significance: Built to provide railroad access to Washington's Landing, the bridge has become a signature bridge in Pittsburgh. The elegant double intersection Pratt truss frames a dramatic view of Pittsburgh a... More
Cottrell Road Bridge, Spanning CSX Transportation tracks, Vassar, Tusc...
Significance: This bridge is one of only six timber trestle structures in Michigan and by far the longest examples, having twice the length of the next longest example. Survey number: HAER MI-110
Dock Street Bridge, Spanning Crum Elbow Creek, Hyde Park, Dutchess Cou...
Significance: At Vanderbilt Mansion, Frederick Vanderbilt created a country estate with a picturesque carriage drive system and bridges that both complemented and heightened the beauty of the natural landscape.... More
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 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
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
Stevens Creek Bridge, Spanning Stevens Creek on Stevens Canyon Highway...
Significance: The Stevens Creek Bridge represents a transition in the park road bridges from standard reinforced concrete arches to arched girder designs. Its stone facing is characteristic of the National Par... More
Forsythe Bridge, Spanning Big Flat Rock Creek, CR 650S, Moscow, Rush C...
Significance: Local bridge contractor Emmett L. Kennedy built the Forsythe Bridge in 1888. The Kennedy family of Rushville built nearly sixty covered bridges, which are distinguished primarily by the scrollwor... More
Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Eagle River, Eagle Ri...
Significance: The Chicago and Northwestern (CNW) Railroad Bridge is a 337', multi-span, riveted, steel, deck plate girder structure that was constructed in 1902. Built by the American Bridge Company, the trestl... More
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
Merritt Parkway, Pequonnock River Bridge, Spanning Pequonnock River, T...
Significance: Pequonnock River Bridge is a component of the Merritt Parkway, a landscaped limited-access highway designed and built in the 1930s. The parkway was regarded as a model in its day, in large part b... More
Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...
Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More
Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...
Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge & Stone Toll House, Near Lake Oroville (...
Significance: This structure is the only surviving suspension bridge in the American West dating to the mid 19th century. When reconstructed over Lake Oroville, it was "strengthened" with pile supports under t... More
Clarendon Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 79, Clarendon, ...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Dead Indian Canyon Bridge, Spanning Dead Indian Canyon at Cameron Appr...
Significance: Dead Indian Canyon Bridge is significant for its association with the Cameron Approach Road, constructed in 1931-35 as the first modern automotive road linking the south rim of Grand Canyon Nation... More
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Elkmont Vehicle B...
Significance: The Elkmont Bridge is a significant component of the transportation system in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Providing access to the first national park in the southern portion of the Unite... More
Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...
Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More
Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...
Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More
Springfield-Des Arc Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Cadron Creek at O...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Saline River Bridge, County Highway 365 across Saline River, Benton, S...
Significance: The Saline River Bridge is one of only ten unaltered, reinforced concrete, open-spandrel, deck arch bridges currently surviving in Arkansas. Constructed as part of a six bridge improvement projec... More
McCammon Overhead & River Crossing Bridge, Interstate 15, Business, 3....
Significance: The McCammon Bridge is the longest of the concrete tee-beam bridges built in Idaho between 1915 and 1945. It crosses the Portneaf River and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The bridge was orig... More
McCammon Overhead & River Crossing Bridge, Interstate 15, Business, 3....
Significance: The McCammon Bridge is the longest of the concrete tee-beam bridges built in Idaho between 1915 and 1945. It crosses the Portneaf River and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The bridge was orig... More
Snake River Bridge at Lyons' Ferry, State Route 261 spanning Snake Riv...
Significance: The oldest extant steel cantilever bridge in Washington. It is a good example of early-twentieth century cantilever bridge construction using carbon steel. The structure served first at Vantage Fe... More
Lindbergh Bridge, Marple Avenue over Darby Creek, Clifton Heights, Del...
Significance: The Lindbergh Bridge is a three span reinforced concrete bridge which was designed by the Delaware County Department of Public Works. With a main span of 259'4", it was the largest reinforced con... More
Lindbergh Bridge, Marple Avenue over Darby Creek, Clifton Heights, Del...
Significance: The Lindbergh Bridge is a three span reinforced concrete bridge which was designed by the Delaware County Department of Public Works. With a main span of 259'4", it was the largest reinforced con... More
Lindbergh Bridge, Marple Avenue over Darby Creek, Clifton Heights, Del...
Significance: The Lindbergh Bridge is a three span reinforced concrete bridge which was designed by the Delaware County Department of Public Works. With a main span of 259'4", it was the largest reinforced con... More
Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...
Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More
Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...
Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More
Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...
Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More
Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...
Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More
Stono River Bridge, Spanning Stono River between James & Johns Islands...
Significance: The Stono River Bridge is identified as "Charleston 3) in the South Carolina Department of Transportation's Metal Truss Highway Bridge Inventory. The bridge is noteworthy in that it represents th... More
Mountain Fork Bridge, Spanning Mountain Fork Creek at County Road 38, ...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Riverside Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Booth Street, Reno, Washoe...
Significance: The Riverside Bridge is one of three surviving concrete arch deck bridges in Nevada. Its significance chiefly arises from this fact, and from its comparatively early construction date (it is not,... More
Riverside Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Booth Street, Reno, Washoe...
Significance: The Riverside Bridge is one of three surviving concrete arch deck bridges in Nevada. Its significance chiefly arises from this fact, and from its comparatively early construction date (it is not,... More
Riverside Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Booth Street, Reno, Washoe...
Significance: The Riverside Bridge is one of three surviving concrete arch deck bridges in Nevada. Its significance chiefly arises from this fact, and from its comparatively early construction date (it is not,... More
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Spanning Susquehanna River at Lincoln Hi...
Significance: When it was dedicated on Armistice Day, 1930, the bridge was the longest multiple-arch concrete bridge in the world. 28 three-ribbed open-spandrel reinforced concrete arches, carry the bridge acro... More
Dewey Bridge, Spanning Colorado River at State Highway 128, Cisco, Gra...
Significance: When constructed, the Dewey Bridge was the second longest suspension bridge west of the Mississippi River. It remains the longest suspension bridge in the State of Utah. Unprocessed Field note m... More
Noah's Arc Covered Bridge, County Route B over Little Platte River, Ho...
Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Van Duzen River Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at CA State Highway 1...
Significance: The Van Duzen River Bridge, also known as the Alton Bridge, was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It represents a transitional design in the evo... More
Market Street Bridge, Spanning East channel of Susquehanna River at Ma...
Significance: The river crossing where the bridge now stands had historically been the western gateway into Harrisburg. For over a century, spans here were operated by the Harrisburg Bridge Company, including t... More
Market Street Bridge, Spanning East channel of Susquehanna River at Ma...
Significance: The river crossing where the bridge now stands had historically been the western gateway into Harrisburg. For over a century, spans here were operated by the Harrisburg Bridge Company, including t... More
Fishing Bridge, Spanning Yellowstone River at East Entrance Road, Lake...
Significance: Fishing Bridge typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This philos... More
Fishing Bridge, Spanning Yellowstone River at East Entrance Road, Lake...
Significance: Fishing Bridge typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This philos... More
Fishing Bridge, Spanning Yellowstone River at East Entrance Road, Lake...
Significance: Fishing Bridge typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This philos... More
Covered Bridge, Spanning Choccolocco Creek , Old Eastaboga, Talladega ...
Survey number: HABS AL-445 Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD
Significance: The Wind Cave National Park road system reflects the combined efforts of the National Park Service, the South Dakota State Highway Commission, and the Bureau of Public Roads to provide vehicular a... More
Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD
Significance: The Wind Cave National Park road system reflects the combined efforts of the National Park Service, the South Dakota State Highway Commission, and the Bureau of Public Roads to provide vehicular a... More
Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD
Significance: The Wind Cave National Park road system reflects the combined efforts of the National Park Service, the South Dakota State Highway Commission, and the Bureau of Public Roads to provide vehicular a... More
Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD
Significance: The Wind Cave National Park road system reflects the combined efforts of the National Park Service, the South Dakota State Highway Commission, and the Bureau of Public Roads to provide vehicular a... More
Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD
Significance: The Wind Cave National Park road system reflects the combined efforts of the National Park Service, the South Dakota State Highway Commission, and the Bureau of Public Roads to provide vehicular a... More
Lamar River Bridge, Spanning Lamar River at Northeast Entrance Road, L...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
Dunnville Bridge, Spanning Red Cedar River at County Trunk Highway Y, ...
Significance: The Dunnville Bridge is an excellent example of a steel, Warren overhead truss with verticals. It is among the earliest examples of the Wisconsin Highway Department's use of this design; previous... More
Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter...
Significance: The Cotter Bridge is the only bridge in Arkansas known to be designed and engineered by the Marsh Engineering Company, a significant twentieth-century bridge-building company. Among the largest t... More
Moore Road Bridge, Spannning North Fork Creek at Moore Road, Unionvill...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Racine Street Bridge, Spanning Rock River, Jefferson, Jefferson County...
Significance: The Racine Street Bridge is an 11-span deck truss bridge built by the Milwaukee Bridge Company from Wisconsin State Highway Commission plans. With three Warren deck truss spans that equal more tha... More
Merritt Parkway, South Avenue/Route 124 Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkw...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Boundary Channel Bridge, Spanning Boundary Channel, Washington, Distri...
Significance: Boundary Channel Bridge is unique among the other bridges erected along the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. It consists of seven reinforced concrete cantilever girders and two exterior girders of ... More
Boundary Channel Bridge, Spanning Boundary Channel, Washington, Distri...
Significance: Boundary Channel Bridge is unique among the other bridges erected along the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. It consists of seven reinforced concrete cantilever girders and two exterior girders of ... More
Point Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River at Point of Pittsburgh (No. 9...
See also HAER PA-5 for additional documentation. Includes photographs & written data. Survey number: HABS PA-604 Building/structure dates: 1925-1927 Initial Construction
Sparkman Street Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, Nashville, Davidson...
Significance: The bridge possesses state level engineering significance as an example of the through Parker and camelback truss types for its uncommon concrete trusses. The bridge possesses local significance a... More
Roubideau Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River at County Road G50R, Delta, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Crater Lake National Park Roads, Goodbye Creek Bridge, Spanning Goodby...
Significance: This is one of the earliest examples of glue-laminate bridge work in America. Survey number: HAER OR-107-A Building/structure dates: 1954 Initial Construction
Crater Lake National Park Roads, Goodbye Creek Bridge, Spanning Goodby...
Significance: This is one of the earliest examples of glue-laminate bridge work in America. Survey number: HAER OR-107-A Building/structure dates: 1954 Initial Construction
Crater Lake National Park Roads, Goodbye Creek Bridge, Spanning Goodby...
Significance: This is one of the earliest examples of glue-laminate bridge work in America. Survey number: HAER OR-107-A Building/structure dates: 1954 Initial Construction
Roseman Bridge, Spanning Middle River at bypassed section of Webster T...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Roseman Bridge, Spanning Middle River at bypassed section of Webster T...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Colonial Parkway, Navy Mine Depot, Spanning Naval Weapons Road, Yorkto...
Significance: As one of the first two completed structures on the Colonial Parkway, the Navy Mine Depot Overpass employed the characteristic colonial brickwork and reinforced concrete arch design indicative of ... More
Milltown Bridge, Spanning Vache Grasse Creek tributary at County Road ...
Significance: This bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges in Arkansas. It survives as a significant example of WPA bridge construction in the state. Survey number: HAER AR-55 Building/structure da... More
Pacheco Creek Bridge, San Felipe Road ,spanning Pacheco Creek, San Fel...
Significance: The Pacheco Creek Bridge is one of only three extant truss bridges in Santa Clara County and is the sole remaining truss bridge in San Benito County. Representing a type, period and method of con... More
Pacheco Creek Bridge, San Felipe Road ,spanning Pacheco Creek, San Fel...
Significance: The Pacheco Creek Bridge is one of only three extant truss bridges in Santa Clara County and is the sole remaining truss bridge in San Benito County. Representing a type, period and method of con... More