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! 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.
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Showing All Bridges Confirmed Demolished

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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