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Cottonwood River Bridge (Lyon County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1910
Through truss bridge over Cottonwood River, 7.0 mi. west and 0.5 mi. south of Neosho Rapids
Open to traffic

Country Club Road Bridge (Walker County, Alabama)
Built 1898 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Blackwater Creek on Country Club Road in Jasper
Open to one-lane traffic

Cowan Bridge (Cedar County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910
Through truss bridge over Sac River on CR 400
Open to one-lane traffic

Craig Bridge (Lewis and Clark County, Montana)
Built 1902; replaced and relocated in 2006
Relocated three-span through truss bridge formerly over the Missouri River at Craig
Awaiting reconstruction at new location 45 miles away near Helena

Crane Road Bridge (Crane County, Texas)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Pecos River on the Old Crane Road, east of Imperial
Abandoned with deck missing

Crooked Creek AR 14 Bridge (Marion County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss over Crooked Creek on AR 14 in Yellville
Replaced by a new bridge in 1959

Cross Bayou Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Waddell "A" truss bridge over Cross Bayou on the Kansas City Southern Railroad in Shreveport, near Spring Street
Intact but closed to all traffic.

Cross Creek 42nd Street Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built by the Canton Bridge Co.
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Cross Creek on 42nd Street, just off Carlson Road south of Rossville
Abandoned, but still intact

Cypress Bayou AR 31 Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Cypress Bayou on AR 31
Replaced by a new bridge in 1955

Dakota Road Bridge (Christian County, Missouri)
Two-span pony truss bridge over Finley Creek on Dakota Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Dale Bend Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on Dale Bend Road (CR 49)
Open to one-lane traffic

Deep Creek Bridge (Riley County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over Deep Creek on a dead-end road, 1.4 mi. south and 8.4 mi. east of Manhattan
Open to traffic

Deep River Bridge (Chatham County, North Carolina)
Built 1910
Through truss bridge over Deep River on NC 2153
Open to pedestrians only

Deer Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Deer Creek on CR 100 East
Closed to all traffic

Defiance Road Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1906-1907 by the Joliet Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1990
Lost through truss over Femme Osage Creek on Defiance Road just off Route F
Replaced by a concrete bridge

DeGray Creek Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1975
Pony truss bridge over DeGray Creek on CR 50 (Terrell Road)
Open to one-lane traffic

Dexter Road Bridge No. 1 (Linn County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Through truss bridge over Locust Creek on Dexter Road, southwest of Linneus
Open to one-lane traffic

Dexter Road Bridge No. 2 (Linn County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Locust Creek on Dexter Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Dick's Mill Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the Springtown Bridge Co.
Lost through truss over Moniteau Creek on Cotton Drive just beyond the end of Route T
Replaced by a new bridge in 1989

Dolles Mill Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Manufactured 1913 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. and erected by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders.
Through truss bridge over Whitewater River northwest of Sedgewickville near Bollinger/Dolles Mill
Closed to all traffic

Dragoon Creek Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)
Built 1899
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Dragoon Creek
Abandoned

Dry Creek Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910
Pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on CR 416 southwest of Leopold
Open to traffic on a gravel road with a 5 ton weight limit

Duncan Creek Bridge (Doniphan County, Kansas)
Built 1935
Through truss bridge over Duncan Creek, 0.5 mi. north of Blair
Open to traffic

East Fork Little Tarkio River Bridge (Atchison County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1890; replaced 1990
Lost through truss over East Fork Little Tarkio River on CR 523 just off Route N
Replaced by a concrete bridge

East Main Street Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1898 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1978
Through truss bridge over North Fork Licking River on East Main Street in Newark
Open to traffic

East Sandy Creek Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904 by the Rochester Bridge & Construction Co.
Pony truss bridge over East Sandy Creek on TR 628
Open to traffic

Eighteenth Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1908-1910 by the American Bridge Co., reusing piers and abutments from a previous deck truss bridge constructed in 1882. Closed to traffic June 20, 1983, but remained open to pedestrians. Replaced by a new four-lane bridge in 1986.
Lost through truss on Eighteenth Street over the railroad tracks just south of the US 40/I-64 viaduct and Union Station
Replaced by a new bridge

Eleven Point River Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Built by the Canton Bridge Co.
Lost through truss bridge over the Eleven Point River somewhere in Randolph County
No longer exists

Elk Falls Bridge (Elk County, Kansas)
Built 1893 by the George E. King Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Elk River beyond the end of Montgomery Street in Elk Falls
Open to pedestrians only

Ellsworth Ranch Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Built 1895 by the King Bridge Co. under the direction of Milo Adams; rehabilitated 1937; closed to traffic 2007
Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 130th Street east of Dolliver
Closed to all traffic

Elm Creek Bridge (Barber County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1910
Through truss bridge over Elm Creek, 5.0 mi. west and 4.3 mi. south of Isabel
Open to traffic

Elsberry Railroad Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Built 1902 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Lost Creek on the BNSF Railroad at Elsberry
Open to railroad traffic

Elson Bridge (Las Animas County, Colorado)
Built 1905 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1994
Lost through truss bridge over Purgatoire River on CR 36.0
Replaced by modern bridge

Enochs Knob Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1908
Through truss bridge over Boeuf Creek on Enochs Knob Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Eppleyanna Road Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Built 1896
Through truss bridge over Rock Run Creek on E. Eppleyanna Road, 1.5 mi. west of Davis
Open to traffic

Escalante Canyon Bridge (Delta County, Colorado)
Originally built 1890 at Delta by the Bullen Bridge Co. Relocated 1908 to cross the Gunnison at Read. Damaged by flooding and relocated ca. 1938 to Escalante Canyon. Replaced 1993.
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on CR 650
Replaced by modern bridge

Etlah Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1894 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced by a new bridge in 1988
Lost through truss over Big Berger Creek on Route B at Etlah
Demolished 1988 after the construction of a new concrete bridge

Everton Bridge (Dade County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910
Pony truss bridge over Sinking Creek on CR 162 at Everton
Open to one-lane traffic

Fairhaven Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Four Mile Creek on Fairhaven-Concord Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Fairview Church Road Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over West Fork Cuivre River on Fairview Church Road northeast of Truxton
Open to one-lane traffic

Fallen Timber Road Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Built 1905
Closed through truss bridge over Charrette Creek on Fallen Timber Road
Closed to all traffic

Faust Street Bridge (Comal County, Texas)
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.; made obsolete by new bridge in 1932; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Faust Street in New Braunfels
Open to pedestrians only

Fawcett Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on Fawcett Road (CR 6)
Open to traffic

Fiddlers Ford Bridge (Dade County, Missouri)
Built 1911 by the Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Through truss bridge over Turnback Creek on CR 540
Open to one-lane traffic

First Cairo Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1889 under engineer George S. Morison; replaced during 1949-52
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Illinois Central Railroad in Cairo
Replaced by the current bridge, but reusing many of the piers

First Doniphan Bridge (Ripley County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. for $7870; replaced 1928 by a new truss bridge
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Current River at Doniphan
No longer exists

First Manzanola Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Built 1908; replaced by the Manzanola Bridge in 1950
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Arkansas River near Manzanola
Replaced by a new bridge

First Van Buren Bridge (Carter County, Missouri)
Replaced by a new bridge in 1924
Lost through truss bridge over Current River at Van Buren
Replaced by new bridge

Fisher Ford Road Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1903 by the Leavenworth Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Fisher Ford Road (CR 2)
Closed to traffic as of June 2005

Flat Creek CR 1142 Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Built 1915
Through truss bridge over Flat Creek on CR 1142, beyond the end of Route U
Open to one-lane traffic

Flat Creek CR 2080 Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910
Through truss bridge over Flat Creek on CR 2080
Open to one-lane traffic

Flat Creek Railroad Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1898 by the Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern Railroad
Two-span through truss bridge over Flat Creek on South Grand Avenue, south of Sedalia
Open to one-lane traffic

Flatrock River 600N Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over Flatrock River on 600N
Closed to traffic

Fort Griffin Bridge (Shackelford County, Texas)
Built 1885 by the King Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Clear Fork Brazos River on CR 188
Closed to all traffic

Fosnaugh Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Built 1891 by the Hocking Valley Bridge Works
Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Scippo Creek on Fosnaugh Road (TR 128) south of Stoutsville
No longer exists

Fountain Creek 1900E Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1903
Through truss bridge over Fountain Creek on 1900E Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Fourth Street Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1891 by the Bullen Bridge Co.; modified 1928; replaced in 2001; reconstructed ca. 2004
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River in Canon City
Open to pedestrians only

Frenchmans Bayou US 61 Bridge (Mississippi County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Frenchmans Bayou on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge in 1954

Frenchmans Bluff Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Built 1886 by the King Bridge Co.
Lost through truss bridge over Cuivre River on Frenchmans Bluff Road northeast of Troy
Destroyed by an overweight truck on July 22, 2006

Frog Bayou Old AR 282 Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1921-22 by the J.S. Terry Construction Co. of Poteau, OK
Abandoned through truss bridge over Frog Bayou on Old AR 282
Derelict

Frontage Road Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on I-70 frontage road
Open to traffic

Fruita Bridge (Mesa County, Colorado)
Built 1906 by the M.J. Patterson Construction Co.
Three-span through truss bridge over Colorado River on 17-1/2 Road at Fruita
Closed to all traffic

Frumet Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Made obsolete by a new bridge on Route H in 1962 or earlier
Abandoned through truss bridge over Big River west of Frumet, visible from Route H
Abandoned with deck missing

Fryer's Ford Bridge (Conway County, Arkansas)
Built 1890 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Through truss bridge over East Fork Point Remove Creek on CR 67 (Fryer Bridge Road)
Open to traffic

Galena Wagon Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Built 1910-11 by the Western Bridge Co. Made obsolete by parallel Galena Y Bridge in 1927. Dismantled Spring 1929, with two spans reused in the Hootentown Bridge.
Lost three-span through truss bridge over James River at Galena
No longer standing, but one concrete pier remains

Gallman Road Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by the Columbia Bridge Works over St. Mary's River in Mercer County; relocated in 2002
Through truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on a pedestrian trail in Newark
Open to pedestrians only

Gans Creek Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Gans Creek just off MO 163 in Rock Bridge State Park
Retrofitted for pedestrian use only

Gatton Rocks Bridge (Richland County, Ohio)
Rehabilitated 1975
Through truss bridge over Clear Fork Mohican River on Stoffer Road (TR 403)
Open to traffic

Geneva Ford Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Sand Creek on CR 250 West
Open to traffic

George Street Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1887 by Lomas Forge & Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1989
Through truss bridge over Hogan Creek on George Street in Aurora
Open to two-lane traffic

Georgetown Loop Pony Truss Bridge (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to traffic

Gibbs Avenue Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on Gibbs Avenue in Pierce City
Open to one-lane traffic with a 5 ton weight limit

Gill Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built 1909 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1996
Lost through truss over Lick Creek on Lick Creek Lane (CR 181) just west of Perry
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Gipsy Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Lost through truss bridge over Castor River north of Gipsy on CR 736
Demolished in Summer 2002 and replaced with a boring concrete bridge

Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Originally built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith as a five-span Whipple through truss and described as the world's first all-steel bridge. Replaced by a new bridge in 1900 reusing some of the substructure, but with Parker truss spans
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Gateway Western Railroad at Glasgow
Open to traffic

Gootch's Mill Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1905-06, possibly replacing an earlier covered bridge
Through truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek at the end of Route V, southeast of Boonville
Open to one-lane traffic

Gordon Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Bypassed by new bridge in 1985
Abandoned through truss bridge over Walnut River on SW 163rd, west of Gordon
Abandoned with deck removed

Gotch Park Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; converted for trail use in 1991
Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on the Three Rivers Bike Trail at Gotch Park near Humboldt
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Gould Farm Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Cleveland Bridge Co.; replaced 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Gould Farm Road northeast of Kingston
Replaced by concrete bridge

Grand Ridge Road Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1965
Closed pony truss bridge over West Fork Mazon River on Grand Ridge Road (TR 109B), .49 mi. east of Tynan Rd
Closed to traffic

Green Valley Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Hinkson Creek on Green Valley Road in Columbia
Open to one-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit

Greene Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Built 1902-03 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; demolished April 1981
Lost through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Traer Street in downtown Greene
Replaced by modern bridge

Greenspot Road Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1912
Through truss bridge over Santa Ana River on Greenspot Road in Highland
Open to traffic

Greenwood Lake Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Greenwood Lake on Mount Harmony Road
Abandoned with deck missing

Greycliff Bridge (Sweet Grass County, Montana)
Built 1911 by the Security Bridge Co.; relocated here 1918; replaced 1991
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on CR 001
Replaced by new bridge

Gridley Bridge (DeKalb County, Missouri)
Built 1891-92 by the Dildine Bridge & Construction Co.; rehabilitated 1987; replaced 1994
Lost through truss over Grindstone Creek on Gridley Road, northwest of Cameron
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Griffin Road Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built 1892 by the Toledo Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Black River on Griffin Road
Open to traffic

Grigsby Ford Bridge (Hot Spring County, Arkansas)
Built 1909; replaced 2000
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River on Grigsby Ford Road (CR 30) southwest of Malvern
Replaced by a modern bridge

Grindstone Creek Bridge (DeKalb County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920 by the Dildine Bridge & Construction Co. of Cameron, Missouri; replaced 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Grindstone Creek on Crabill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Gulpha Creek US 270 Bridge (Garland County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Gulpha Creek on US 270
No longer exists

Half Mound Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Purchased from a company in Nebraska and erected by Jefferson County in 1935. Replaced by a new bridge in 1983.
Through truss over Delaware River on FAS 1325 near Half Mound
Removed and replaced by new bridge on new alignment

Hall Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1914; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bridge over South Fabius River on CR 153
Replaced by a new bridge

Hanover Bridge (Wright County, Minnesota)
Built 1885 by the Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio. Closed to traffic in December 1966.
Through truss bridge over Crow River at Hanover in St. Michael
Open to pedestrians only

Hardy Bridge (Sharp County, Arkansas)
Built 1916; destroyed by flooding in 1982
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Spring River on Spring Street in Hardy
Destroyed by flooding

Harmon Road Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1938; damaged by accident in 2003 and replaced
Lost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Harmon Road (CR 31) west of Fayetteville
Replaced by new bridge

Harrison Road Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on E. Harrison Road in Charleston
Closed to all traffic

Hartman Road Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built 1893 by John Dildine and Company of Cameron, Missouri; replaced 1993
Lost through truss over Crooked River on Hartman Road just south of Route FF, northeast of Rayville
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Harvest Avenue Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Through truss bridge over the Minnesota River on Harvest Avenue north of Belview
Open to traffic

Hawkeye Avenue Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1903 by E.L. Chambers
Closed through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Hawkeye Avenue in Nora Springs
Closed to traffic

Hay's Ranch Bridge (Rio Blanco County, Colorado)
Built 1901; rehabilitated 2001
Pony truss bridge over White River on CR 127
Open to traffic

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