Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Alvord Lake Bridge (San Francisco County, California)Built 1889 by Ernest L. Ransome
Reinforced concrete arch bridge over a pedestrian walkway at Golden Gate Park
Open to traffic
ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)Construction started 1909 and opened to traffic on December 28, 1911
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Bailey Island Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)Built 1926
Bridge over Wills Strait on 24 in Town of Harpswell
Open to traffic
Bayonne Bridge (Hudson County, New Jersey)Built 1931
Steel through arch bridge over Kill Van Kull between Bayonne and Staten Island
Toll bridge open to traffic
Blenheim Bridge (Schoharie County, New York)Built 1855; bypassed 1936
Covered bridge over Schoharie Creek on River Road
Open to pedestrians
Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)Built for the main line of the B&O Railroad in 1869. Moved to present location around 1887. Remained in service until 1947. Restored in 1968 (perhaps 1983).
Through truss bridge over Little Patuxent River in Savage
Open to pedestrians
Bridgeport Covered Bridge (Nevada County, California)Built 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Co.; closed to traffic in 1973
Covered bridge over South Yuba River on Pleasant Valley Road in South Yuba State Park
Open to pedestrians only
Brooklyn Bridge (Kings County, New York)Opened to traffic May 24, 1883
Suspension bridge over East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York
Open to traffic
Bunker Hill Covered Bridge (Catawba County, North Carolina)Built 1895; rehabilitated 1994
Covered bridge over Lyle Creek on Old US 70 at Conner Park
Open to pedestrians only
Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge (Montgomery County, Maryland)Built 1853-63; rehabilitated 2001
Stone arch bridge over Cabin John Creek on Macarthur Blvd.
Open to traffic
Canton Viaduct (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)Built 1835 by Capt. William Gibbs McNeill
Massive stone arch bridge over East Branch Neponset River and Neponset Street on the MBTA Railroad
Open to traffic
Carrollton Viaduct (Baltimore, Maryland)Built 1829
Stone arch bridge over Gwynn's Falls on the CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Columbia-Wrightsville Lincoln Highway Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1929; rehabilitated 1988
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Susquehanna River on PA 462 (Old Lincoln Highway) between Columbia and York Counties
Open to traffic
Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)Built 1866; rehabilitated 1989
Two-span covered bridge over Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT
Open to one-lane traffic
Cortland Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1901-02
Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on W. Cortland Street in Chicago
Open to traffic
Cotter Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)Built 1930 by the Marsh Engineering Co. and Bateman Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 2003-04
Six-span rainbow arch bridge over White River on US 62B at Cotter
Open to two-lane traffic
Delaware Aqueduct (Pike County, Pennsylvania)Built 1848 by John A. Roebling to carry the Delaware & Hudson Canal; later converted for highway traffic; rehabilitated 1985
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on the former Delaware & Hudson Canal
Open to traffic
Duck Creek Aqueduct (Franklin County, Indiana)Built 1847; rebuilt 1949
Covered aqueduct carrying Whitewater Canal over Duck Creek at Metamora
Open to canal traffic
Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)Built 1839; rehabilitated 1981
Cast-iron arch bridge over Dunlap Creek on PA 4003 in Brownsville
Open to traffic
Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads
Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Top deck open to four lanes of traffic with a pedestrian lane, bottom deck open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service
Frankford Avenue Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1697; widened 1893
Three-span stone arch bridge over Pennypack Creek on Frankford Avenue (US 13)
Open to traffic
Frisco Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)Completed May 12, 1892, under the direction of engineer George S. Morison
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis
Open to railroad traffic
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco County, California)Built 1937
Suspension bridge over San Francisco Bay on US 101 at San Francisco
Open to traffic
High Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)Built in 1877 as the first Cantilever bridge in North America and was the highest bridge in the world at the time it was built. The bridge is 240' high.
Cantilever Bridge over Kentucky River on Norfolk Southern Railroad in High Bridge, KY
Open to traffic
Issac Lee Patterson Bridge (Curry County, Oregon)Built 1930
Concrete arch bridge over Rogue River on US 101 in Gold Beach
Open to traffic
Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)Built 1864 at Pacific Mills in Lawrence; relocated 1989; reopened to foot traffic in 1995
Relocated wrought-iron through arch bridge on the grounds of Merrimack College in North Andover
Open to pedestrians
Navajo Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)Built 1927-1929; bypassed by parallel bridge in 1995
Steel arch bridge over Colorado River on Alt US 89
Open to pedestrians only
Roebling Suspension Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built 1866 by John A. Roebling. Rehabilitated 1955.
Suspension bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington
Open to two-lane traffic
Smithfield Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1883 under the direction of engineer Gustav Lindenthal
Two-span lenticular through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh
Open to four lanes of traffic
Starrucca Viaduct (Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania)Built 1848
Stone arch bridge over Starrucca Creek on New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway in Lanesboro
Open to traffic
Stone Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1883 for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway; rehabilitated 1994
Stone arch bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only
Tunkhannock Viaduct (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)Built 1912-15 for the Lackawanna Railroad
Massive ten-span concrete arch bridge over Tunkhannock Creek on the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Nicholson
Open to traffic
Wheeling Suspension Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)Built 1849; rehabilitated 1999
Suspension bridge over Ohio River on WV 251 in Wheeling
Open to traffic