As to the RR bridgs on the Red River, All of the ones built before 1960 were built to navigable. Even those as far south as Shreveport had not been opened in decades before the casino boats were floated into place.
J.R., what's up with the pink? Is there a problem with your camera?
For the record, this is one of the more unique through truss bridges I've ever seen - I'm not sure what design it's based on but it's unlike any of the through trussers I've come across.
Oh, in some of these pics, the old US 41 bridge over the White River is looming in the background; if anyone has some pics of the old US 41 bridge on tap, or hasn't gotten them uploaded yet, they should since it's a pretty beautiful bridge in its own right.
For the record, this is one of the more unique through truss bridges I've ever seen - I'm not sure what design it's based on but it's unlike any of the through trussers I've come across.
Oh, in some of these pics, the old US 41 bridge over the White River is looming in the background; if anyone has some pics of the old US 41 bridge on tap, or hasn't gotten them uploaded yet, they should since it's a pretty beautiful bridge in its own right.
I meant to say this earlier but kudos for putting up some pics of the Vallonia Bridge. It's not only one of Jackson County's more historical through truss bridges (a la Sparks Ferry & the Medora Bridge just downstream) but ranks right up there with the likes of the other through trussers in this part of the state.
Thank goodness we've got a pic of this bridge up; too bad it's like who knows how many other through trusses in Putnam County - this one's closed (I don't know if it's due to structural issues or what; if someone could let me know, awesome!!) but it's a sight to behold nonetheless.
It's more long than scary (about three miles), and it's a lot of fun to cross. This is an excellent photo, but it has to be seen in person.
J.R.:
You're right about that one as far as the Big Four bridge goes. I'm knocking myself out already just thinking about it.
I meant the CSX concrete-arch bridge located directly north of the Children's Home Road/Gearhart Road bridge (& BTW isn't hard to miss); if anyone hasn't been around to check the CSX concrete-arch bridge, they should; it's one of Sidney's most enduring (& most historical) landmarks.
It saddens me that one of Iowa's more historical through truss bridges had to be sacrificed to all the recent flooding; the Sutliff bridge from what I saw was one of the best through trusses around.
http://www.americanbridge.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=271&Itemid=122 includes a photo of the old bridge.
Your talking about the Bell's Ford Covered Bridge west of Seymour. The other half of the bridge collapsed a couple of years ago. Now all of the iron castings and any usable wood parts are in storage. Hopefully someday it will go back up where it belongs.
Wow! That's a beauty - and I'll bet it's a white knuckler to drive across!
Well, Chad, grab a camera and start shooting.
I thought the Big Four bridge was between Indiana and Kentucky?
Checking out the bridge, with rocks, gravel & other whatnot blocking each of the approaches, just to clarify: it's closed to traffic. Exactly how long it's been closed & why is beyond me but here's hoping that Putnam County steps up & sees to it that this bridge is preserved if they haven't done so already.
By the way, this is one of the more larger truss bridges I've ever seen - one of the more imposing in fact. But I'd sure like to see this one preserved in all of its glory & grandeur.
It seems like ages since I last posted about the Sparks Ferry bridge but hopefully it's being maintained & kept on the up & up so that it's safe for pedestrians to walk across or simply to check out.
The Sidney Bridge (or the Gearhart Road bridge) doesn't get the accolades or love which its next door neighbor, the CSX Big Four Bridge, receives in spades. If someone could get some pics of this puppy up, awesome.
And speaking of the CSX Big Four bridge, can we give this historical landmark its rightful due by getting some pics up? It'd be just as fantastic; not only that, but for those who care a whole lot about preserving historical bridges like these two I just mentioned, it would also mean a great deal about keeping landmarks of this magnitude around for years to come.
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Are there any pictures of the bridge during the recent flooding? If so please post. Also, the bridge just north of the Medora bridge (Shieldstown ? ). It was partially washed away, but what happened to the other half? the location of this bridge is Seymore. Thanks
I'm interested in finding out the heights of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. (the highest point)
Thanks
Mr Baughn
This modern continuous truss replaced a much loved historical cantilever structure known until its demolition as the "Central Bridge". Cincinnati residents or those familiar with the old Central Bridge should look for pics to post. The Central Bridge paired with the old "Cynergy Field" aka "Riverfront Stadium" is shown in many photographs.
Cool bridge...nice pics too...I like the vines also !!
Looking South toward Newport KY.
This bridge is just upstream of Cumberland Falls
Some clarifications: This bridge is a lenticular pony truss bridge. Also, the plaque indicates it was built in 1890, not 1900 as listed.
This bridge should be designated a plain pony truss bridge, not lenticular. The lenticular pony truss bridge is the S. Presa one.
Several of these pictures show that the street was narrowed from three lanes to two during a downtown revitalization project in the 1980s.
Here are some pictures of this bridge.
Here are some pictures of this bridge.
According to the plaque, the bridge was built in 1891, not 1900 as in the information listed.
The daily traffic number seems high for this bridge. It is in a quiet residential neighborhood that does not see much traffic.
http://www.heath-lineback.com/html/hobuken.html
This bridge was removed in the late 1990's.
The url above has a picture of the old bridge and the replacement.
Attached are several images of the NY 386 Black Creek Bridge, ID# BH 26259.
The structure is now officially known as the "James E Weidner Memorial Bridge". It is dedicated to a serviceman killed in action in Vietnam ca 1967 and who grew up just a few hundred yards distant from this bridge.
Bob Melville
Chili, NY
It's open to traffic, providing the road isn't under water.
I recently moved to a home fairly near this bridge. It is still in service for vehicular traffic as of June, 2008. The way the streets run now, Renwick Road heads west from Joliet toward the river and terminates at River Road; turning South on River Road for a few hundred feet, Renwick Road resumes westward over the bridge, and then turns northwest before resuming its original westward course, more or less aligned with the portion of the road on the east side of the river.
An earlier commenter stated that they hoped this bridge would be preserved if it is ever replaced. My understanding is that the Village of Plainfield hopes or hoped to extend Renwick directly west, bypassing this bridge and installing a new bridge over the river. This bridge would remain in place as a pedestrian bridge. There was a proposed plan for this on the Village of Plainfield website approximately at the time I moved here (November 2007) but I can't seem to locate it now. In order to directly connect Renwick Road, though, a handful of homes in the path of the proposed connection would have to be acquired and demolished.
This bridge sits next SR 157. Is it still open or closed?
I cleaned your photo of the plaque up Tom, hope you don't mind. This is the best I was able to do. It's a little more legible.
Visited this bridge back in March 1998, here are a few pictures.
This bridge is gone, it was taken out in 1998-99 I believe. I visited the bridge in March '98 and took a few pictures. It was built in 1913 by the Capitol Construction Co. Columbus, OH.
This bridge replaced the "Million Dollar Bridge" which was also a bascule bridge.
i just visited the bridge the week of 8 june 2008, and learned that the bridge was upgraded structurally in 2007. i think you need to update your data regarding the structural condition of the bridge.
Here’s another bridge not listed.
It’s located in Parke County Indiana, near the town of Bridgeton on county road 20, or Greencastle road (according to Google maps)
Whipple Through Truss built by The Wrought Iron Bridge Company Of Canton Ohio.
175’ long and crosses Big Raccoon creek. Bypassed in 1991.
Guess I should have mentioned that this is located in Greene County Indiana.
Latitude: N 39 04.52
Longitude: W 86 51.31
Known as Richland Creek Viaduct or Tulip Trestle.
It was built in 1906 and is still in use by the Indiana Southern Railroad.
It is the third longest bridge of its type in the world. Its dimensions are one-half mile long, 2,307 feet to be precise, and it stands 157 feet off the ground at its tallest point.
The viaduct consists of seventeen 75-foot deck-plate girder spans, alternating with eighteen 40-foot girder tower spans. The viaduct also consists of two 50-foot spans at the west end and two 60-foot and two 45-foot spans at the east end. The weight of all that plus the weight of the track itself, is approximately 2,895 tons.
The cost of this massive project was about $246,504. A Chicago bridge engineer estimated that to build a bridge the same size today would cost around $10,000 per foot or $20 million.
To construct a bridge the size of the viaduct, a massive coordinated effort had to be organized. The first item that was needed was money. The viaduct was first owned by Indiana Southern Railroad, and Illinois Central Gulf, another railroad company, secretly financed it. Mainly immigrant Italian laborers constructed it.
The steel workers were paid 30 cents an hour and common laborers were paid only 15 cents an hour. Frank Hunt, who was a subcontractor, was reported to have hired 50 teams to work on the railroad. The teams were paid $3.50 per day and the drivers were paid $1.50 per day. This was considered to be above-average wages. However, men and horses were in such demand for this mammoth project that the supply of both became quite low.
Several companies did the rest of the work. The Collier Bridge Company did the concrete work, and the American Bridge Company made the steel frame which was later put together by Strobel Steel Construction Company. In charge of overall construction was Archibald Stuart Baldwin.
The Google map does have the road named wrong, also The Airtight bridge was added to the National Register of Historical places in 1981.
http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IL/Coles/state.html
My son is one of a few men from New Castle Correctional Facility helping get the Bridge out of the water. Each night I talk with him he is so excited on the progress being made he says it can be rebuilt. He also says how wonderful the nice people of moscow are and how well they treat him. He wants to thank them very much for letting him have this chance to help save a part of History.
As his mother I thank you for your kindness, its very hard work but the rewards will be many.
Here are a few pictures of this bridge. Couldn't get any good shots due to high water and trees. The water was right to the bottom of the bridge, in fact the road to the north was completely under water. The photo of the plaque didn't turn out well, but you can barely make out the date.
Here are a couple of photos of this bridge.
Demolition on this bridge starts Monday, June 23rd, 2008.
From the Google map, looks like the name of the road is "Airfight", not Airtight. Just thought I'd mention it.
Here are some photos I took of the old bridge not long before it was gone, I think I took these in the late fall of 2001.
A picture from 2003.
Bridge damaged by 2 January 1997 runoff. Rebuilt by National Park Service effective 2007.
http://iwitness.stltoday.com/PHOTOS/STLT/1UserPhotos/281095E.jpg OverthetracksHamiltonILL
Robert, that is a beautiful bridge and a stunning photograph! If it weren't for the debris, it could be a post card view. Kudos on a great shot!
Will I be able to cross here on Tuesday June 24th? What about possible flooding of approaches on both sides?
Dear Mr Baughn
I took these pics while visiting my dear grandmother the summer of 2007.... I grew up fascinated by this and several other truss bridges down in southern Ohio/ Kentucky area. Them "concrete things" (UCEB's) have replaced quite a number of trusses I crossed as a kid. I say the Ironton-Russell bridge should be left up as a bicycle/pedestrian crossing. There is falcon nests in one of the bridge's towers (KY side) and by law they cannot be disturbed.
This bridge cost several people their lives in the flood of 1998 after they tried to cross it in cars and were washed into the creek. Funding and voting for a few years took place and it was finally replaced by a steel stringer in 2004.
Yes, those pictures were posted in error. I tried to delete them when I realized my error, but I was not able to remove them. I am glad to see the correct photos of this bridge.
That is an awesome picture! Nice job
I was born in Charleston Missouri, but have lived in Ohio since 1957. I was told as a child that my father worked on this bridge. I have certainly enjoy this information and it brings back many childhood memories. Thanks to all who are responsible for this historical information.
Sherry Selmon
New Matamoras, Ohio
I can at this time hear a barge going down the river. Maybe it will go as far as Cario, at least I like to imagine when I hear them go by. I live right on the Ohio River.
Riding across this bridge on a motorcycle isn't a problem if you're experienced.
We crossed this bridge 06-16-08. The sign saying "attention motorcyclist" was not enough warning for anyone on a motorcycle. We never prayed so hard in our lives that we would make it over the bridge without either running head-on into oncoming traffic,dump the bike and get run over by a car behind us or hit the rail and get knocked down!!! This is the worse bridge we have ever seen for a motorcycle to have to cross. You need to post a warning sign that says no motorcycles should cross this bridge. Your sign does nothing to prepare a cycle driver for what he is going to have to do to keep his bike upright!! We wonder how many accidents with bikes have happened on this bridge.
It was lost bridge. Damage of fire by arson. We heard from newspaper. Thank you for show photo.
Was it replaced? If it is now "beam" then it may have, can anyone confirm?
Hello to you. Do you know what happen on May 18, 1980? That is lucky bridge over Toutle River. Because of lahar and hot water from Mount St. Helens Volcano Eruption. Lahar or hot water of lava were damage two camelback truss on highway state route 504 and railroad bridge near freeway I-5 and other bridges near Mount St. Helens. They check bridge is safety. THANK YOU
I went to look at this bridge (6-17-2008) and found it to be a "Beam" bridge at this time. The Facts Design information list it as "Arch" on this site. That is no longer true.
Taken April 2008
This bridge's posted rating will change soon. It is currently posted at 22 Tons for single axle vehicles and 30 Tons for tractor trailor trucks. The actual rating is about half that.
Re-hab in 1990.
Concrete deck strengthened and tied into Dead-man @ north end.
Difficult to photograph-- but FUN to inspect...UBIU access required.
My crew didn't do this one.
I worked this Region in 1992, withmy Cocker Spaniel, Buffy and Per Helwig, P.E.
A very impressive bridge as the first picture shows from several miles away. Second picture shows the bridge from the north shore
Two questions actually: 1.) How did someone build a tunnel in an area that is below sealevel?? 2.) Did the tunnel have any damage due to Katrina?? Thank you for your time to answer these questions.
The photo by Robert Elder for this bridge is incorrect--it is for another bridge over Silver Creek. I've attached a picture of the one arch bridge at this location.
The photo listed is of a different bridge (I believe the photo is the one on 192nd road on the same river). The bridge at this location has only one arch. I've uploaded a picture of the bridge.
Photos taken 6/14/08
From the date stickers on the back of the Road Closed sign, it appears that this bridge was closed in the early 90s. The road now ends about 50 yards shy of the bridge at the last house's driveway, but can easily be followed to the bridge. The deck is largely gone now.
Another lost Wilson county bridge. Its replacement looks like all the other concrete spans they've built in the past few years.
This bridge is now lost. It's been replaced with a standard concrete span.
This bridge is sadly gone. It's been replaced by a standard concrete span.
The inspection is unfortunately accurate. There are some badly rusted parts of the superstructure. The decking has some holes underneath the plywood strips. I hope this isn't going to be a case of neglect until replacement.
A very little known stone arch bridge that no longer has traffic, including foot traffic. I stumbled across this while driving my dad to a small fix-it job and while spending time with my 4yr old daughter exploring the river. The bridge adjoins Mr. Russell's property where my dad was working and so far he is the only source of information on the bridge that I can find.
The bridge is a short walk up from the Susquehanna river just below Sugar Run.
It was a bridge that connected Rocky Forest rd to Golden Hill Rd at the beginning of the 1900's. Any responses would be welcome,Please enjoy the pictures!
another victim to the Iowa flooding
a bridge in Johnson County known as Sutliff Bridge collapsed on Friday the 13th
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=GO&Dato=20080612&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=721834934&Ref=PH has more pictures of bridge collapse
My grandfather was an engineer on this bridge, and his name is on the plaque that is on the corner. :)
Clifford O. Nielson
I remember crossing this bridge as a child, just a few months before it was demolished. My father told me that it was very tricky crossing this bridge in an 18-wheeler, especially when meeting another 18-wheeler head-on going the opposite direction. This bridge was definitely a historical landmark, too bad that it's not still standing.
I've read in a Bossier/Caddo Parish History book, that this bridge was built in 1884.
The website http://theinspiredmedia.wordpress.com/ has a photo of a bridge surrounded by floodwaters, but not washed out. The bridge in the photo appears to possibly be the Henry Bridge.
Just a quick note. This is the highest bridge in the Colorado highway system to date.
Here is a quote from http://www.victorcolorado.com/thingstodo.htm .
"Arequa Gulch Bridge
Just to Victor’s west on Highway 67 you will cross the highest bridge on the Colorado State Highway system. The bridge across Arequa Gulch was built in 2000-2001 as part of a highway realignment project to accommodate the expansion of the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company’s (CC&V) valley fill facility. CC&V financed the design and construction.
Completed in just 11 months, the $18 million realignment project is one of the largest highway projects in the state to be financed completely with private dollars.
The new roadway is 1.9 miles long, replacing a 1.8-mile segment. The most spectacular part of the project is a 1,218-foot long bridge over Arequa Gulch. The bridge, which is 250 feet tall at its highest point, is the tallest bridge of Colorado's 8,479 bridges on the state highway system. The bridge provides travelers with unparalleled views of the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range.
A portion of the project also involved building a scenic pullout area that enables travelers to view the mountain range and the valley far below. These are views which have never before available from the highway. At the pullout is the trailhead for the Little Grouse Mountain Tail, a project of CC&V, interpreted by the Southern Teller County Focus Group as part of its Trails of Gold project. The trail winds up the mountain to a summit with a 360-degree view of the western and southern mountains as well as nearby mountaintops."
Word is this bridge has been lost in the current flood...any confirmation of this? I alos have many, many good memories of this bridge and site.
why,
dont you have a posted picture of bartlesvilles' 123 caney river bridge? I am working on authentic bridge gurders and beams in 1/24 scale. I have told no one this. do you have a suggestion?
This bridge was taken apart summer of 2007. My grandfather's family has lived next to it for 3 generations now. Very sad time when it was removed.
This bridge is no longer open to traffic. It was closed 2 years ago because of it's condition. Currently, it is under water because of the Upper Iowa River Flooding. Very sad to see it not in use anymore.
If anybody who is part of the committee involved in replacing this bridge reads this, PLEEEEEASE!!! Whatever you do, don't just replace it with a concrete bridge. I hate concrete bridges. Make it interesting in some fashion such as a cable-stayed or suspension bridge. Aesthetics are important too!!!
THat isalmost EXACTLY what I would say. Bridges can be attractice AND safe!!! Boring concrete bridges should NEVER be built!!!
Here's a link to the story at the Charles City Press Website:
http://www.charlescitypress.com/articles/2008/06/09/news/news02.txt
This is better known as the Old Red Covered Bridge. It is in the middle of nowhere in the Wabash flats and can be rather tricky to find. The bridge has been bypassed by a lower culvert crossing since the 1970s. There have also been roads in the area which apparantly fell into non-existence.
This bridge is no longer there it got swept away in the flood today. The Des Moines Register has an article about it on there website.
A modern concrete bridge has been constructed on Pressonville Road approximately 3/4 of a mile to the northeast. This new bridge effectively replaced the Carey's Ford Bridge. The Carey's Ford Bridge remains open to traffic however.
Today is a sad day. Due to the flooding in Charles City the bridge has been swept away. Another piece of our history gone. I love the pictures though.
It would appear that the bridge is open to traffic
Yall are retarded. We use to go out to that bridge every night and get high.