

| Special Bridge Conditions Legend |
| ! | Confirmed demolition date within one year or an especially historic bridge that is threatened with demolition at any level. |
| X | The bridge has been confirmed demolished or collapsed. |
| S | The bridge has been dismantled or moved to an offsite location and is not currently available for public viewing. |
| Note: This website cannot guarantee the current condition of any bridge on this website. Bridges lacking these icons should not necessarily be considered condition-free. |
| Bridge Name | Facility Carried | Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Construction Date | Builder or Contractor | Description | Thumbnail | X |
27 Mile Road Tupper Brook Bridge
| 27 Mile Road | Tupper Brook | Rural: Macomb County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1921 | Unknown | A forgotten beam bridge with lattice railing. | X |
30 Mile Road Bridge Trio
| 30 Mile Road | North Branch Clinton River | Rural: Macomb County, Michigan | Metal Pinned Pratt Pony Truss and Stringer, Stationary | 1920 | Unknown | Two of the three bridges here have collapsed, including a small pony truss, leaving parts behind to investigate. | X |
A-45 Railroad Overpass
| A-45 (10th Street) | Railroad (Norfolk Southern) | Rural: Allegan County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1939 | John W. Hertel | This bridge showcases the horrific damage that salt does to steel bridges. | X |
Aitken Road Bridge
| Aitken Road | Black River | Rural: Sanilac County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1950 | Unknown | This beam bridge, having had its railings replaced, was mainly noted for a highly unusual concrete pier. | X |
Amy Road Bridge
| Amy Road | Gravel Run | Rural: Crawford County, Pennsylvania | Metal Pinned Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Stationary | 1895 | Unknown | This small pony truss was a classic example of pin connected technology. | X |
Arroyo Road Bridge
| Arroyo Road (TR-314) | Clarion River | Rural: Elk County, Pennsylvania | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1901 | Nelson and Buchanan | You might call this the sister bridge to the Shanley Road Bridge... it also suffered the same fate. | X |
Ball Road Bridge
| Ball Road | Little Salt Creek | Rural: Midland County, Michigan | Metal Pinned Pratt Bedstead Truss, Stationary | 1901 | Unknown | One of the rarest bridges in Michigan, this last remaining bedstead was demolished. | X |
Beach-Garland Street Bridge
| Beach Street and Garland Street | Flint River | Flint: Genesee County, Michigan | Concrete Luten Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary | 1921 | Illinois Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois | Despite its beauty and history as a Daniel B. Luten arch, Flint allowed this bridge to deteriorate, and demolished it. | X |
Big Hill Road Bridge
| Big Hill Road | Fawn River | Rural: St. Joseph County, Michigan | Metal Pinned Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Stationary | 1905 | Unknown | A large, classic pin connected Pratt pony truss in a scenic setting. | X |
Blue Rock Road Bridge
Singing Bridge | Blue Rock Road (Old Alignment) | Great Miami River | New Baltimore: Hamilton County, Ohio | Metal Pinned Parker Through Truss, Stationary | 1914 | Brackett Construction Company | One of the longest clear Parker truss spans in the country was a structure of awe and majesty without compare annihilated by Hamilton County a quarter mile away from its replacement. |
| X |
Boulevard of the Allies Bridge
| Boulevard of the Allies (PA-885) | Various Streets | Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | Metal Through Girder, Stationary | 1928 | McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This bridge was part of an early example of an attempt to control city congestion and create better traffic flow. | X |
Caldwell Bridge
Hoon Road Bridge | Hoon Road | Connoquenessing Creek | Rural: Butler County, Pennsylvania | Metal Riveted Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Stationary | 1902 | Unknown | Representing the transition from pinned to riveted connections, this extremely early example of a riveted Pratt pony truss was demolished! | X |
Capac Road Bridge
| Capac Road | North Branch Mill Creek | Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan | Concrete Through Girder, Stationary | 1938 | Unknown | An extremely well preserved example of a standard concrete girder bridge. | X |
Chevrolet Bridge
| Chevrolet Avenue | Flint River | Flint: Genesee County, Michigan | Concrete Luten Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary | 1917 | Illinois Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois | One of the oldest and largest unique Luten arch bridges in Flint, the city allowed this historic structure to deteriorate and demolished it. | X |
Church Road Bridge
| Church Road | Black River | Rural (Near Carsonville): Sanilac County, Michigan | Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 0 | Continental Bridge Company | Sanilac County chose to demolish their last through truss, which was located a quiet rural road. | X |
Churchill Road Bridge
| Churchill Road | Mahoning River | Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1914 | Thomas Gilkey | This bridge was, prior to its senseless demolition, a two span structure, and one of the spans was older than the other, but both dated to a historic period. | X |
Clarks Mill Road Bridge
| Clarks Mill Road | North Fork Yellow Creek | Rural: Columbiana County, Ohio | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1912 | B. M. French | This attractive bridge featured a classic Ohio medallion plaque, yet was been sentenced to the dumpster. | X |
Denton Road Bridge
| Denton Road | Sparks Foundation Park Pond | Jackson: Jackson County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1931 | Unknown | A tiny, attractive stringer bridge with a concrete arch facade that was designed to compliment its surroundings. | X |
Division Road Bridge
| Division Road | Belle River | Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1941 | Unknown | This was one of the larger examples of this design of stringer bridge. | X |
East Brady Bridge
| PA-68 | Allegheny River | East Brady: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and Clarion County, Pennsylvania | Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1934 | Unknown | PennDOT seems bent on destroying every single historic bridge on the Allegheny River north of Pittsburgh! | X |
East Erie Street Bridge
| East Erie Street | Kalamazoo River | Albion: Calhoun County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1908 | Unknown | An example of unusual bridge design, there once was two separate structures here near each other, now only the sidewalk structures remain. |
| X |
Eaton Street Bridge
| Eaton Street | Kalamazoo River | Albion: Calhoun County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1926 | Unknown | Albion allowed this attractive downtown area bridge to deteriorate, closed it to traffic, and then sought to demolish it. | X |
Flynn Road Bridge
| Flynn Road | Galien River | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary | 1928 | Unknown | The trusses from this demolished bridge were set up for decoration on a private driveway, and discusses the fate of another metal truss in the county. | X |
Ford Road Bridge
Old Iron Bridge | Ford Road | Prices Creek | Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 0 | Unknown | This locally well known and memorable through truss collapsed during a flood in 2002. |
| X |
Fred Moore Highway Bridge
| Fred Moore Highway | Pine River | St. Clair: St. Clair County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1960 | Unknown | Although its superstructure was considered satisfactory by the national bridge inventory at the time, this bridge was demolished. | X |
Galbraith Line Bridge
| Galbraith Line | Black River | Rural: Sanilac County, Michigan | Metal Through Girder, Stationary | 0 | Unknown | A memorial page to a rare bridge: a large highway plate girder. |
| X |
Genesee Road Bridge
| Genesee Road | Railroad (Canadian National) | Rural: Lapeer County, Michigan | Concrete Various Plans Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary | 1928 | A. Phelps and Sons | Nationally significant, this bridge was the only one of its kind when Lapeer County reduced it to rubble. | X |
Hickory Bridge
West Hickory Bridge | PA-127 | Allegheny River | West Hickory: Forest County, Pennsylvania | Truss Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1896 | Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York | This ornate king of the Allegheny River, assassinated by PennDOT, and leaving a permanent scar on the landscape in one of the greatest bridge atrocities ever. |
| X |
Imlay City Railroad Bridge
| Railroad (Canadian National) | Railroad (Rail-Trail) | Imlay City: Lapeer County, Michigan | Metal Through Girder, Stationary | 1901 | Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan | This bridge was demolished, despite its significant documented builder and contribution to a rail-trail. | X |
Iroquois 1300 Bridge #2
| Iroquois 1300 | Pigeon Creek | Rural (Near Cissna Park): Iroquois County, Illinois | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1904 | Unknown | A very photogenic, historically intact example of a traditional pin connected Pratt through truss. | X |
Iroquois 2470 Bridge
| Iroquois 2470 | Sugar Creek | Rural: Iroquois County, Illinois | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1907 | Unknown | This truss bridge was buried in the trees unlike other Iroquois County truss bridges. | X |
Johnson Slagle Road Bridge
Port Jefferson Bridge | Johnson Slagle Road (CR-32) | Great Miami River | Port Jefferson: Shelby County, Ohio | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1882 | Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio | An impressive 2-span bridge featuring the attractive, unique designs of its builder. |
| X |
Kennedy Mill Bridge
Frew Mill Road Bridge | Frew Mill Road | Slippery Rock Creek | Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania | Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Stationary | 1928 | Thomas Gilkey | The fact that this bridge is a beautiful bridge in a very scenic area does not stop PennDOT from demolishing it! | X |
Korpela Road Bridge
| Korpela Road | Jackson Creek | Rural: Gogebic County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1922 | Unknown | This small stringer bridge was demolished. | X |
Lansing Road Bridge
| Lansing Road | Looking Glass River | Rural: Shiawassee County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1931 | J. B. Jewell | This is a small example of an attractive steel stringer bridge built in the late 20s and early 30s in Michigan. | X |
Links Bridge
| Hookstown Grade Road | Raccoon Creek | Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania | Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1939 | Unknown | This attractive, traditional riveted through truss is about to be demolished! |
| X |
M-25 Sebewaing Bridge
| M-25 | Sebewaing River | Sebewaing: Huron County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1949 | Fitch-Eva Company | This was a well preserved example of mid-20th century stringer technology. |
| X |
M-46 Bridge
| M-46 (Sanilac Road) | South Branch Cass River | Rural: Sanilac County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1930 | Unknown | Although modern railings were mounted in front of the originals, this is still a decent bridge. | X |
Milburn Road Bridge
| Milburn Road | Neshannock Creek | Rural: Mercer County, Pennsylvania | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1880 | Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio | A small through truss built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio was sentenced to the dumpster. | X |
Nicol Road Bridge
| Nicol Road | Black River | Rural: Sanilac County, Michigan | Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary | 1905 | Unknown | The last public truss bridge in Sanilac County, this structure was demolished, despite its remarkably excellent truss condition. | X |
North Street Bridge
| North Street (OH-47) | Great Miami River | Sidney: Shelby County, Ohio | Concrete Deck Arch, Stationary | 1931 | D.H. Overman | A good example of a multi-span concrete arch bridge in Ohio. |
| X |
O'Neil Road Bridge
| O'Neil Road | South Branch Pine River | Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1930 | Unknown | A tiny wooden decked beam bridge that was known for blending in with its surroundings. | X |
Pail Factory Bridge
Pine Valley Road Bridge | Pine Valley Road | Sugar Creek | Rural: Bradford County, Pennsylvania | Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1916 | Whitaker and Diehl | This website managed to document this bridge two days before Pennsylvania destroyed this scenic bridge forever. | X |
Pollock's Bridge
| US-6 | French Creek | Rural: Erie County, Pennsylvania | Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Stationary | 1928 | Unknown | This gorgeous bridge, which served faithfully for 3/4 of a century, deserved so much more than the wrecking ball that PennDOT gave it. | X |
Portsmouth Road Bridge
Indiantown Bridge | Portsmouth Road | Cheboyganing Creek | Indiantown: Saginaw County, Michigan | Concrete 70 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary | 1921 | L.A. Davison & Company | Saginaw County chose to deprive the people of Michigan from this beautiful, priceless historic artifact. | X |
Prospect Bridge
| Water Street (OH-47) | Scioto River | Prospect: Marion County, Ohio | Metal Pinned Parker Through Truss, Stationary | 1913 | Standard Engineering Company of Toledo, Ohio | This stunning, ornate Parker truss will no longer be the main attraction and centerpiece of Prospect. | X |
Rattle Run Road Bridge
Clinton Avenue Bridge | Rattle Run Road (Clinton Avenue) | Pine River | Near St. Clair: St. Clair County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1931 | Brenaman Corporation | Bridges of this design in Michigan are slowly disappearing off of today's roadways. | X |
Red Arrow Highway Bridge
St. Joseph Street Bridge | Red Arrow Highway | Brush Creek | Lawrence: Van Buren County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1949 | Unknown | One of Van Buren's few remaining historic bridges of any kind, also features a discussion of Van Buren County in general. | X |
Shanley Road Bridge
Maxwell Run Bridge | Shanley Road (TR-308) | Clarion River | Rural (Near Hallton): Elk County, Pennsylvania | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1891 | Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nelson and Buchanan Agents | The flagship bridge for this website's mission: A quintessential metal truss bridge that was demolished without a solid reason. | X |
Sulpher Heights Hill Road Bridge
River Road Bridge | Sulpher Heights Hill Road (River Road) | Great Miami River | Rural: Shelby County, Ohio | Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary | 1886 | Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio | A scenic two-span through truss bridge with decorative portal bracing. | X |
Teachout Road Bridge
| Teachout Road | Wolf Creek | Rural: Lenawee County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1895 | Unknown | An unusual and old lattice guardrail beam bridge. | X |
TN-58 Bridge
| TN-58 | Hiwassee River (Chickamauga Lake) | Rural: Meigs County, Tennessee | Metal Riveted Modified Parker Through Truss, Stationary | 1929 | Unknown | A beautiful, unusual truss bridge in a state with few truss bridges is sent to the dumpster. |
| X |
U.S. Turnpike Bridge
| U.S. Turnpike | Mouillee Creek | Rural: Monroe County, Michigan | Metal Stringer, Stationary | 1927 | Unknown | This is an early example of a late 1920s and 1930s bridge that carries a lot of truck traffic. | X |
Ulster Bridge
Ulster - Sheshequin Bridge | Bridge Street | Susquehanna River (North Branch) | Ulster: Bradford County, Pennsylvania | Metal Pinned Parker Through Truss, Stationary | 1904 | Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania | Significance without compare, this doomed bridge features four Parker truss spans, plus what may be one of the longest multi-span pony trusses as an approach. | X |
Wadhams Road Bridge
| Wadhams Road | Pine River | Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan | Concrete 70 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary | 1927 | Walter Toebe Company | In excellent structural condition, St. Clair County chose demolition of this beautiful, nationally significant structure over a one-way couplet of bridges. | X |
Wallace Road Bridge
| Wallace Road | River Raisin | Rural: Washtenaw County, Michigan | Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary | 0 | Unknown | Washtenaw County demolished this bridge with no replacement planned, and the contractors refused to give the structure to interested parties for relocation. | X |
Werner Road Bridge Ruins
| Werner Road | Belle River | Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan | Metal Pinned Pratt Pony Truss, Stationary | 0 | Unknown | This bridge has been gone for a number of years, but parts left behind tell a tale of history. |
| X |
Wheeling Road Bridge
| Wheeling Road | North Branch Mill Creek | Rural: Lapeer County, Michigan | Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary | 0 | Unknown | Truss bridge parts left behind at a demolition scene reveal a county that does not care for its transportation heritage. |
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