Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Adelaide Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road

Angelica Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Angelica Street on the Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Open to railroad traffic

Apple Creek Railroad Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Apple Creek on the BNSF Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Arequa Gulch Bridge (Teller County, Colorado)
Built 2001
Massive plate girder bridge over Arequa Gulch on CO 67
Open to traffic

Auxvasse Creek Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Massive steel trestle over Auxvasse Creek on the KCS Railroad, north of Kingdom City
Open to railroad traffic

B&O Railroad Benwood Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built 1870
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Benwood

Baker Street CSX Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1929 By American Bridge Company
Deck plate girder bridge over Baker Street on CSX Railroad

Bayville Bridge (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1931 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.
Bascule bridge over Mill Neck Creek on West Shore Road at Bayville
Open to traffic

Belgrove Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Steel trestle over Belgrove Drive on the BNSF Railroad in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Open to traffic above and below

Belknap Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Wooden trestle over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Berg's Mill Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1914 by the Topeka Bridge & Iron Co.
Steel and concrete deck girder bridge on the Mission Trail in San Antonio
Open to pedestrians only

Big Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Big Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Big Piney Creek AR 359 Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Built 1963; replaced 2002
Lost wooden bridge over Big Piney Creek on AR 359
No longer exists

Black Rock Railroad Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Pony plate-girder bridge with a center swing span over Black River at Black Rock
Open to traffic

Blue Parkway Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 2004
Lost steel plate-girder bridge over Blue River on Blue Parkway in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Ridge Cut-Off overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned pony plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Cut-Off on the Rock Island Railroad in Kansas City
Railroad line abandoned

Blue River US 24 Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977
Plate grider bridge over Blue River on US 24 in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Bowling Green Railroad Viaduct (Pike County, Missouri)
Steel railroad viaduct over Old Route AA and a branch of Noix Creek, northeast of Bowling Green
Open to traffic above and below

Branch Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over a branch of Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail west of Marthasville
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Branch Street Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008
Steel trestle connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on the former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians

Breeden Trestle (Johnson County, Illinois)
Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Bridge of Lions (St. Johns County, Florida)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1979
Bascule bridge over Matanzas River (ICWW) on FL A1A in Saint Augustine
Currently undergoing rehabilitation

Brorein Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1959
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Brorein Street in Tampa
Open to traffic

Bryants Creek MO 79 Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over Bryants Creek on MO 79
Open to two-lane traffic

Busch Creek Old MO 100 Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1955
Plate girder bridge over Busch Creek on Old MO 100 at Washington
Open to traffic

Cache Channel Illinois Central Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel next to IL 3
Still standing, but rails removed

Cache Channel Missouri Pacific Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Lost pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel on the Missouri Pacific Thebes-Cairo railroad line
Several concrete piers remain

Caddo Lake Railroad Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1898; replaced in the 1990's
Lost swing railroad bridge over Caddo Lake on the Kansas City Southern Railroad at Mooringsport
Replaced by a new bridge

Camp Creek Railroad Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built by the Detroit Bridge & Iron Works
Plate girder bridge over Camp Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, next to CR 212
Open to traffic

Cane Creek MO 158 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1937
Pony plate-girder bridge over Cane Creek on MO 158 at Harviell
Open to one-lane traffic

Cass Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1949
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Cass Street in Tampa
Open to traffic

Central of Georgia Railroad Bridge (Catoosa County, Georgia)
Deck plate girder bridge over McFarland Avenue on Chatooga and Chickamauga Railway
Open to traffic

Cherry Street Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1968 and 2006
Bascule bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street in Toledo
Open to traffic

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge (Vilas County, Wisconsin)
Built 1902; Converted to snowmobile trail 1980
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle River on Snowmobile Trail in Eagle River
Open to pedestrian (Summer) and snowmobile traffic

Chicago Milwaukee and Pacific Railroad Viaduct (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Previous span was a wooden trestle with Howe deck truss bridge built in 1878. The 1900 span was of steel trestle design.
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago-Milwaukee and Pacific RR in Jackson
Removed

City Lake Road Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Built 1948
Plate girder bridge over Village Creek on City Lake Road in Fredericktown
Open to traffic

Cole Camp Creek NE 301 Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Originally built by the Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern Railroad
Pony plate girder bridge over Cole Camp Creek on County Road NE 301
Open to one-lane traffic

Colorado River CO 9 Bridge (Grand County, Colorado)
Built 1939
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Colorado River on CO 9
No longer exists

Congress Street Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1937
Bascule bridge over Pequonnock River on Congress Street in Bridgeport
Closed to all traffic

Craig Memorial Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Bascule bridge over Maumee River on I-280 in Toledo
Open to traffic

Cumberland Road Bridge (Cumberland County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Concrete girder bridge over Embarras R Overflow on Sbi 11 A
Open to traffic

Devil's Gate Trestle (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Built 1877 by the Colorado Central Railroad. Dismantled 1939, but rebuilt 1984
Rebuilt trestle on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to traffic

East Washington Street Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1998
Bascule bridge over Pequonnock River on East Washington Street in Bridgeport
Open to traffic

Emmetsburg Railroad Bridge (Palo Alto County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Union Pacific Railroad west of Emmetsburg
Unknown status

Ferguson Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over S. Florissant Road (Route N) in Ferguson
Open to traffic above and below

Fisk Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
The first railroad bridge at Fisk was a through truss with a center pivot span to allow boats to travel up St. Francis River. At some point this bridge was replaced with a pony plate girder span.
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over St. Francis River at Fisk
Open to railroad traffic

Fox River Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Abandoned railroad bridge over the Fox River
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge on Illinois Traction System in Ottawa
Abandoned

Fredericktown City Lake Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Abandoned deck girder railroad bridge over Fredericktown City Lake, a reservoir on Little St. Francis River
Abandoned with rails removed but otherwise in decent condition

Frog Bayou Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Pony plate girder and wooden trestle bridge over Frog Bayou and AR 282 south of Mountainburg
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below

Gabriel Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Gabriel Creek on the Rock Island Railroad at Stover
Line currently out of service

Gasconade Railroad Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)
Lost swing bridge over Gasconade River on the Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Georgetown Loop Plate Girder Bridge (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Pony plate girder bridge over Clear Creek on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to traffic

Glenwood Springs Viaduct (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1953; rehabilitated 1969
Plate girder bridge over Colorado River on CO 82 in Glenwood Springs
Open to traffic

Grand Glaize Creek Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Grand Glaize Creek on the BNSF Railroad at Valley Park
Open to railroad traffic

Grocery Branch Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder with timber trestle approach over Grocery Branch on the Katy Trail near the end of Route O
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Guinns Creek MO 79 Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over Guinns Creek on MO 79
Open to traffic

Harviell Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Cane Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, just north of Harviell
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks

Hinkson Creek Old Route K Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1950; made obsolete by new bridge in 1968
Pony plate girder bridge over Hinkson Creek on Old Route K just off MO 163 in Columbia
Open to traffic

Holton Avenue Viaduct (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1926; modernized 1987; Marsupial Bridge added 2005
Viaduct over N. Water Street, Commerce Street and Milwaukee River in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Honey Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1915
Plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on a local road
Open to traffic

Hop Gulch Trestle (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Lost railroad trestle over Hop Gulch just northeast of Buena Vista
Structure removed except for stone piers and a few scattered wooden beams

Huntington Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1965; replaced 2007
Lost plate girder bridge over Cherokee Creek on AR 252 in Huntington
No longer exists

ICRR Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1932
Plate girder bridge over IL 72 on the Illinois Central Railroad (now CNRR) in Genoa
Open to traffic

IL 160 Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1927
Lost Plate girder bridge over IL 160 on the Penn Central Railroad
replaced with an at-grade crossing in 2007

Iron Horse Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1931
Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail

Island Park Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Abandoned plate girder railroad bridge over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Railroad line discontinued, but bridge still in decent condition

Karnak Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Illinois)
Built 1905 by the King Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Old Channel Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail northeast of Karnak in Karnak
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Kaskaskia River Railroad Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)
Located just north of IL 161, open to railroad traffic.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River on Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Katy Trail I-70 Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1958 for Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; currenty used by the Katy Trail
Deck plate girder bridge over I 70 US 40 on Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Kilbourn Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1972; restored 2008
Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee
Currently closed for renovation

Koch Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Koch Creek on the Katy Trail, just west of Treloar
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Lamb-Fish Bridge (Tallahatchie County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by the American Bridge Co.
Vertical lift bridge over the Tallahatchie River on Levee Road
Open to traffic

LaRose Intracoastal Waterway LA 1 Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1961
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over the Intracoastal Waterway in LaRose
Open to traffic

Larson Road Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Larson Road, northeast of Bloomingburgh
Open to traffic

Leeville Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
Open to traffic

Lenox Railroad Bridge (Dyer County, Tennessee)
Pony plate girder bridge over Obion River on the Tennken Railroad, north of Lenox
Open to railroad traffic

Lexington Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Steel plate-girder bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Lexington Avenue in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Lincoln Highway Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1930
Two-span pony plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 235th Street (former Lincoln Highway)
Open to one-lane traffic

Lockport Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Lockport Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic

Lockport Swing Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1940
Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 655 in Lockport
Open to traffic with a weight limit

Main Street Railroad Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Built 1901
Pony plate girder and wood trestle bridge over S. Main Street and South Fork Gabouri Creek in Ste. Genevieve
Open to railroad traffic

Manatee River Railroad Bridge (Manatee County, Florida)
Bascule plate girder bridge over Manatee River on the CSX Railroad between Palmetto and Bradenton
Unknown status

Maroon Creek Bridge (Pitkin County, Colorado)
Built 1888; converted to vehicular use ca. 1929
Trestle over Maroon Creek on CO 82 at Aspen
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Mill Street Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Mill Street in Lodi
Open to traffic

Minot Viaduct (Ward County, North Dakota)
Massive steel railroad trestle over the Coteau di Missouri Valley on the BNSF Railroad, west of Minot
Still in use

Moniteau Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built during the 1940's after a train derailment destroyed the original Parker through truss bridge
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over Moniteau Creek on the Katy Trail just outside of Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Mystic River Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1922
Bascule bridge over Mystic River on US 1 in Groton
Open to traffic

N&W RR Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1912
Girder bridge over Coit Road (CR 328) on the N&W Railroad
Open to traffic

N. 45th Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1952
Pony plate girder bridge over Menomonee River on N 45th Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Niemans Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1926 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Niemans Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Nut Junction Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Pony plate girder bridge over the Castor River Diversion Channel on Route N just east of the intersection with Route U and Route T
Open to two-lane traffic with no posted weight limit

Ohio Brush Creek OH 125 Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1935; made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Deck girder bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on OH 125
Open to pedestrians only

Otterville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Two-span pony plate girder railroad bridge over Lamine River, parallel with Route A
Open to railroad traffic

Owasco Monon Trestle (Carroll County, Indiana)
Abandoned steel trestle over Wildcat Creek on the Monon Railroad near Owasco
Abandoned, but still intact

Platt Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1926
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Platt Street in Tampa
Open to traffic

Poplar Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55/I-64/I-70/US 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic

Quincy Bay Railroad Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay on the BNSF Railroad in Quincy
Open to railroad traffic

Quinsippi Island Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Possibly built 1868 by the CB&Q Railroad; later retrofitted for vehicle traffic
Plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay providing access to Quinsippi Island Park in Quincy
Open to one-lane traffic

Richland Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Richland Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
Line currently out of service

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