Elevated R.R., New York. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Car...
Stereograph showing street railroad cars traveling through the city across elevated railroad tracks; buildings in the background. Stereo copyrighted by A.S. Campbell. No. 310.
China's "common carrier" - her substitute for railways, a "camel squa...
H2183 U.S. Copyright Office. No. (1). Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood.
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
Rappahannock Station, Virginia Canvas pontoon boat, 50th New York Engi...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, winter quarters at Brandy Station, December 1863-April 1864. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washin... More
Bayou Teche at Charenton Bridge, Carries Louisiana Highway 324 (LA 324...
Significance: This Warren pony truss swing bridge has significance as an example of a movable swing bridge. Its significance is demonstrated by the presence of distinctive engineering and design features of a p... 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
Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME
Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More
Zumbrota Bridge, Spanning North Fork Zumbro River in Covered Bridge Pa...
Significance: In 1856, the city of Zumbrota was founded by immigrants from Massachusetts, along the Zumbro River on the Dubuque to St. Paul stagecoach trail. The Zumbrota Bridge was first constructed by Evander... 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
Crater Lake National Park Roads, Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR
Significance: The primary roads in Crater Lake National Park were designed and constructed to provide visitor access to the park's scenic features, which are largely concentrated along the rim of Crater Lake. ... 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 ...
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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
Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More
Illinois Waterway, Starved Rock Lock and Dam , 950 North 27th Road, Ut...
Survey number: HAER IL-164-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 04000166
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
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
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
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Hana Belt Road, Between Haiku and Kaipahulu, Hana, Maui County, HI
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Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More
Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More
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
Big Oak Flat Road Tunnel No. 3, Through mountain spur on New Big Oak F...
part of Yosemite Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N77 Unprocessed Field note material exists for this struc... More
San Juan & New York Mining & Smelting Company, Smelter Stack, State Ro...
Significance: The extant smelter stack is the first of two identical stacks at the San Juan and New York Mining and Smelting Company (SJ&NY) plant in Durango. It stands at the south end of the site of the origi... 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
Gun deck, N. Carolina - Public domain architectural plan drawing
Title inscribed below image. Outline of two ships on verso. Formerly Waud no. C-157. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1084) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Dark day on the embankment / J. Pennell.
Print shows a view of Thames from shore with barges and other boats passing, and a distant view of buildings across the river. Signed in pencil at bottom center, below plate. Inscribed lower right: The Embankm... 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
Redwood National & State Parks Roads, California coast from Crescent C...
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Redwood National & State Parks Roads, California coast from Crescent C...
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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, ...
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Stillwell Avenue Station, Intersection of Stillwell & Surf Avenues, Br...
Significance: The Stillwell Avenue Station was built as part of a massive expansion and unification of New York City's subway system known as the Dual System of Rapid Transit, which was one of the largest civil... More
Stillwell Avenue Station, Intersection of Stillwell & Surf Avenues, Br...
Significance: The Stillwell Avenue Station was built as part of a massive expansion and unification of New York City's subway system known as the Dual System of Rapid Transit, which was one of the largest civil... More
Stillwell Avenue Station, Intersection of Stillwell & Surf Avenues, Br...
Significance: The Stillwell Avenue Station was built as part of a massive expansion and unification of New York City's subway system known as the Dual System of Rapid Transit, which was one of the largest civil... More
Stillwell Avenue Station, Intersection of Stillwell & Surf Avenues, Br...
Significance: The Stillwell Avenue Station was built as part of a massive expansion and unification of New York City's subway system known as the Dual System of Rapid Transit, which was one of the largest civil... More
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
La Bajada Historic Trails and Roads, Approximately 1 mile East/Northea...
Significance: La Bajada is a prominent geologic and geographic landmark in central New Mexico, and includes trail and road traces that represents major cultural changes resulting from geopolitical activity, tec... More
Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Short Tunnel, Passing through Rock Spur on ...
Significance: The development of the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway is significant to the development of the National Parks in Utah and Arizona. Access to the for parks in this area, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Cedar... More
Springfield-Des Arc Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Cadron Creek at O...
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Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Village Loop Retaining No. 1, North ...
Significance: This retaining wall is representative of rustic style road structures constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps and other depression-era public works agencies within the depression-era public... More
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
Old Stables, 117-119 Granville Street, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, NC
Significance: A livery stable used in the early 20th century. Survey number: HABS NC-353 Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction
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, ...
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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