Historic Bridges of the U.S.

Ambridge-Woodbridge Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927 by the American Bridge Co.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on 11th Street in Ambridge
Open to traffic

Augusta Ferry (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Ferry crossing over the Ohio River at Augusta
Toll ferry currently in operation

Bellaire Toll Bridge, aka Interstate Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Operated as a privately owned toll bridge unitl 1991 when Ohio DOT cut off the west approach to build a new OH 7
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on Local Road 8th Street
Closed to all traffic

Big Four Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Originally built 1895 by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Big Four). Reconstructed 1929 using existing stone piers. Abandoned 1969.
Abandoned six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Awaiting rehabilitation to reopen as a pedestrian bridge

Big Mac Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Constructed started 1971; opened to limited traffic 1977; dedicated 1981; entire I-471 project completed 1985
Pair of tied-arch bridges over the Ohio River on I-471 in Cincinnati
Open to eight total lanes of traffic

Bob Cummings Bridge (Perry County, Indiana)
Opened December 21, 1966
Steel through arch bridge over the Ohio River on IN 237 and KY 69 in Cannelton
Open to two-lane traffic

Brandenburg Bridge (Meade County, Kentucky)
Built 1967; rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on KY 79/IN 135
Open to traffic

Brent Spence Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1963
Double-decker cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on I-71/I-75 at Cincinnati
Open to traffic

Brookport Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Built 1929
Ten-span through truss bridge on US 45 over the Ohio River at Brookport
Open to two-lane traffic

C&O Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1929
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River at Cincinnati
Open to railroad traffic

Cairo Ohio River Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1979
Continuous through truss over the Ohio River on US 51/60 between Cairo, Illinois and Wickliffe, Kentucky
Open to two-lane traffic

Cairo Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1949-52, replacing the First Cairo Railroad Bridge, but reusing many of the piers
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Illinois Central (now Canadian National) Railroad in Cairo
Open to railroad traffic

Caroll C. Cropper Bridge (Boone County, Kentucky)
Built 1976
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on I-275
Open to traffic

Cave-in-Rock Ferry (Hardin County, Illinois)
Free ferry over the Ohio River on IL 1/KY 91 at Cave-in-Rock in Cave-In-Rock
Open to traffic

Clay Wade Bailey Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1974
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 25/US 42/US 127 in Cincinnati
Open to traffic

Evansville Bridge (Henderson County, Kentucky)
Northbound bridge built 1932; southbound built 1965
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over the Ohio River on US 41
Open to traffic

Falls of the Ohio Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad 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

Fort Steuben Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1972
Suspension bridge over the Ohio River on OH 822 between Steubenville and Weirton
Open to traffic

George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1929; tolls removed 1946; rehabilitated 1958
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 31 at Louisville
Open to traffic

Glover Cary Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Opened Sept. 1940; made obsolete in 2002 by the William H. Natcher Bridge
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on IN 161 (formerly US 231) at downtown Owensboro in Owensboro
Open to two-lane traffic

Henderson Bridge (Henderson County, Kentucky)
Bridge over the Ohio River on the CSX Railroad at Henderson
Open to traffic

Ironton-Russell Bridge (Lawrence County, Ohio)
Built 1922
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River between Ironton and Russell
Open to traffic

John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1963
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on I-65 in Louisville
Open to six lanes of traffic

Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
First bridge built 1886; reconstructed 1912; road deck partially collapsed and closed to vehiculuar traffic 1979
Through truss railroad bridge over Ohio River between Louisville and New Albany
Open to railroad traffic

L&N Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
First built 1872 as a Whipple through truss bridge; reconstructed 1897; railroad service discontinued 1987; closed to road traffic 2001; rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrians 2003
Five-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River formerly carrying the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (later CSX) and US 27 between Cincinnati and Newport
Open to pedestrian traffic only

Madison-Milton Bridge (Jefferson County, Indiana)
Built 1928-29; rehabilitated 1997
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 421 between Madison, IN, and Milton, KY
Open to traffic

Market Street Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1981
Suspension bridge over the Ohio River on WV 2 Spur (Market Street) in Steubenville
Open to traffic

McKees Rocks Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1987
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on Chartiers Avenue in Pittsburgh
Open to traffic

Memorial Toll Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1955
Through truss bridge over Ohio River in Parkersburg
Open to traffic

Metropolis Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Built 1917 under the direction of engineers C. H. Cartlidge and Ralph Modjeski
Six-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River on the CN Railroad at Metropolis
Open to railroad traffic

Monaca Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1993
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on Pennsylvania Avenue in Monaca
Open to traffic

Neville Island Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1976
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-79
Open to traffic

New Steubenville Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1990
Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on US 22 between Steubenville and Weirton in Steubenville
Open to traffic

Newell Toll Bridge (Hancock County, West Virginia)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1954
Private suspension bridge over the Ohio River on Golding Street Extension between Newell and East Liverpool
Open to toll traffic

Ohio River Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1985
Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on WV 106 in Huntington
Open to traffic

Ohio River Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1965
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on I-77 in Williamstown
Open to traffic

Ohio River Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1968; rehabilitated 1998
Deck truss bridge over Ohio River on US 52 in Huntington
Open to traffic

Ohio River Bridge (Wetzel County, West Virginia)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on WV 7 in New Martinsville
Open to traffic

Ohio River I-275 Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Built 1979
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on I-275
Open to traffic

Ohio River I-77 Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on I-77 near Marietta
Open to traffic

Ohio River KY 8 Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built 1987
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on KY 8
Open to traffic

Ohio River US 23 Bridge (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 23 in Ashland
Open to traffic

Ohio River US 23 Bridge No. 2 (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Built 1985
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 23 in Ashland
Open to traffic

Ohio River US 27 Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Built 1891
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 27
Demolished using explosives in 1992

Ohio River US 27 Bridge No. 2 (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Built 1995
Truss bridge over Ohio River on US 27 in Newport
Open to traffic

Ohio River US 62 Bridge (Mason County, Kentucky)
Built 1931
Suspension bridge over Ohio River on US 62 in Maysville
Open to traffic

Paducah Bridge (McCracken County, Kentucky)
Built 1973
Two-span tied-arch bridge on Interstate 24 over the Ohio River between Paducah, KY, and Metropolis, IL
Open to four lanes of traffic

Pomeroy-Mason Bridge (Meigs County, Ohio)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1976
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on OH 833 (formerly US 33) between Pomeroy, OH, and Mason, WV
Open to traffic

Ravenswood Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 33 near Ravenswood
Open to traffic

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

Shawneetown Bridge (Gallatin County, Illinois)
Built 1955
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on IL 13/KY 56 at Old Shawneetown
Open to traffic

Sherman Minton Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1961; rehabilitated 1997
Double Decker Two-span steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-64 between New Albany and Louisville in Louisville
Open to traffic

Silver Memorial Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Built 1969
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 35 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic

Sistersville Ferry (Tyler County, West Virginia)
In continuous operation since 1815
Ferry crossing over the Ohio River between Sistersville, West Virginia, and Fly, Ohio
Toll ferry open to traffic

St. Marys Bridge (Pleasants County, West Virginia)
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on WV 16 at St. Marys
Open to traffic

US 62 Bridge (Mason County, Kentucky)
Built 2000
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio River on US 62
Open to traffic

Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1978
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on Interstate 470
Open to traffic

West End Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1991
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on US 19 in Pittsburgh
Open to traffic

West Huntington Bridge (Lawrence County, Ohio)
Built 1950; rehabilitated 1993
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 52 in Coal Grove
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

William H. Natcher Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Opened October 21, 2002
Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on US 231 northeast of Owensboro
Open to four-lane traffic