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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.
L Most or all of the original bridge material has been demolished and replaced, including historically significant elements, but some original parts of the bridge remain.
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Total Bridges Found: 46

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
3rd Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 3rd Street (PA-3035) Over East Branch White Clay Creek Avondale: Chester County, Pennsylvania Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 40 ft
Main Span Length: 29 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 2
1912 By: D. E. O'Connell and Sons and Nathan R. Rambo This small stone arch bridge has two spans of different size.Click to visit page.
6th Street Bridge
Power Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6th Street (Abandoned Power Street Alignment) Over Power Canal Turners Falls: Franklin County, Massachusetts Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 139 ft
Main Span Length: 136 ft
Roadway Width: 19.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Eastern Bridge and Structural Company of Worcester, Massachusetts This uncommon Double Warren truss was bypassed and abandoned.Click to visit page.
Adams Basin Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Washington Road Over Erie Canal Adams Basin: Monroe County, New York Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 144.7 ft
Main Span Length: 118.8 ft
Roadway Width: 18.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown This Erie Canal lift bridge is in a less populated area than many of the other lift bridges on the canal.Click to visit page.
Bank Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bank Street Over Rideau Canal Ottawa: Ottawa City, Ontario Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 630 ft
Main Span Length: 76 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 6
1912 By: Jones and Girouard of Ottawa, Ontario This bridge is a large, early, and impressive example of a concrete arch bridge.Click to visit page.
Bankhead Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bankhead Avenue Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern and CSX) Atlanta: Fulton County, Georgia Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 370 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown Although approach spans at one end have been removed, this bridge remains an impressive and locally significant bridge.Click to visit page.
! Broad Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Broad Street (US-219) Over Elk Creek Ridgway: Elk County, Pennsylvania Concrete Curved T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 70 ft
Main Span Length: 68 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Will Dickinson of Ridgway, Pennsylvania Built by a local builder, this beautiful bridge is an early, unusual, unaltered, and well-decorated concrete bridge in excellent condition.Click to visit page.
Calumet River Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridges
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Various) Over Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift Total Length: 210 ft
Main Span Length: 210 ft
Roadway Width: 31.25 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Waddell and Harrington Once a group of five bridges, the three remaining impressive vertical lifts are excellent examples of Waddell and Harrington vertical lift bridges.Click to visit page.
Cavin Street Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Cavin Street (IN-5) Ligonier: Noble County, Indiana Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 57.7 ft
Main Span Length: 29.2 ft
Main Spans: 3
1912 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio This bridge features a plaque that is upside-down for unknown reasons.Click to visit page.
! Center Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Center Avenue (PA-3025) Over Railroad (CSX) Somerset: Somerset County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 148 ft
Main Span Length: 143 ft
Roadway Width: 17.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown This bridge will likely be demolished soon despite its aesthetic value.Click to visit page.
X Clarks Mill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Clarks Mill Road (TR-773) Over North Fork Yellow Creek Rural: Columbiana County, Ohio Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 92 ft
Main Span Length: 88 ft
Roadway Width: 13.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Central Concrete and Construction Company of Canton, Ohio and B. M. French This attractive bridge featured a classic Ohio medallion plaque, yet was sentenced to the dumpster.Click to visit page.
Durham Highway 2 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Durham Highway 2 (King Avenue) Rural: Durham Region, Ontario Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1912 By: Unknown This is a very old example of a concrete arch bridge in Ontario.Click to visit page.
Elkhorn City Bridge West
Bridge Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Street (Old KY-80) Over Russell Fork Elkhorn City: Pike County, Kentucky Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1912 By: Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio One of two rare multi-span pin-connected through truss spans in very poor condition in this area.Click to visit page.
! Fisher Ford Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. WV-9 (Abandoned Alignment) Over Cacapon River Rural: Morgan County, West Virginia Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 245 ft
Main Span Length: 245 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Owego Bridge Company of Owego, New York This highly significant bridge was a beautiful and unaltered example of its type, yet was not preserved.Click to visit page.
Florence Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. McLean Mill Road Over Big Darby Creek Rural (Fox): Pickaway County, Ohio Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 258 ft
Main Span Length: 125 ft
Roadway Width: 17 ft
Main Spans: 2
1912 By: Oregonia Bridge Company of Lebanon, Ohio An impressive two-span structure that features decorative portal bracing design.Click to visit page.
! Frear's Bridge
Bridge E-122
Historic Significance Rating. Canandaigua Road Over Erie Canal Rural: Wayne County, New York Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 183.7 ft
Main Span Length: 181 ft
Roadway Width: 14.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown A rare example of an Erie Canal fixed truss bridge that is an impressive Parker truss.Click to visit page.
Gaines Basin Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Gaines Basin Road Over Erie Canal Rural: Orleans County, New York Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 150 ft
Main Span Length: 199 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Lackawanna Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York This bridge is stands out among similar canal bridges for its skew.Click to visit page.
Gartin Ford Bridge
Decatur County Bridge 131
Historic Significance Rating. CR-200 South Over Clifty Creek Rural: Decatur County, Indiana Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 151.3 ft
Main Span Length: 72.2 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 2
1912 By: Central States Bridge Company of Indianapolis, Indiana An uncommon example of a highway plate girder in Indiana.Click to visit page.
Haybridge Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Haybridge Road Over Fawn River Rural: St. Joseph County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 54.8 ft
Main Span Length: 53.8 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown An unusual pony truss sits out in the open for people to enjoy.Click to visit page.
Independence Boulevard Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio) Over Independence Boulevard Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 9 1912 By: Unknown This beautiful railroad overpass crosses one of the historic boulevards of Chicago.Click to visit page.
! Ironville Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ironville Road (PA-1014) Over Little Juniata River Ironville: Blair County, Pennsylvania Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 166 ft
Main Span Length: 76 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 2
1912 By: Curwensville Construction Company of Curwensville, Pennsylvania This attractive concrete arch bridge was allowed to deteriorate and then condemned to demolition by PennDOT.Click to visit page.
Keitel Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Keitel Road Over Erie Canal Rural: Orleans County, New York Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 193 ft
Main Span Length: 151 ft
Roadway Width: 14.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: McMyler-Interstate Company of Cleveland, Ohio An excellent example of a fixed Erie Canal truss bridge, this bridge has end panels of bottom chord that are sloped slightly.Click to visit page.
! Lake-Woodbine Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Lake Road Over Ravine Lake Forest: Lake County, Illinois Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 106 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 3
1912 By: Unknown This beautiful historic concrete arch bridge will be demolished and replaced with an ugly, modern bridge.Click to visit page.
Larimer Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Larimer Avenue Over Washington Boulevard (PA-8) Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 548 ft
Main Span Length: 300 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: John F. Casey Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh Department of Public Works This impressive bridge held world records for size when completed.Click to visit page.
! Lemasters Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Lemasters Bridge Road (CR-18/7) Over Middle Island Creek Rural: Tyler County, West Virginia Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 189 ft
Main Span Length: 109 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown This bridge features extremely rare riveted Queenpost truss approach spans at each end.Click to visit page.
Lenape Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Lanape Road (PA-52) Over Brandywine Creek Floodplain Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 308 ft
Main Span Length: 44 ft
Roadway Width: 21 ft
Main Spans: 7
1912 By: Corcoran Construction Company of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo This is one of the longest stone arch bridges in a county with a large number of stone arch bridges.Click to visit page.
Luthers Mills Bridge
Kendall Hill Road Bridge, County Bridge Number 6
Historic Significance Rating. Kendall Hill Road (TR-552) Over Sugar Creek Luthers Mills: Bradford County, Pennsylvania Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 126 ft
Main Span Length: 124 ft
Roadway Width: 14.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Owego Bridge Company of Owego, New York This deserving historic bridge does not receive the attention that a nearby wooden covered bridge does.Click to visit page.
Meighen Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. CR-74 Over Fish Creek Meighen (Rural): Marshall County, West Virginia Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 222 ft
Main Span Length: 160 ft
Roadway Width: 12.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: York Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania This Camelback truss is among the most impressive of the Fish Creek truss bridges, and retains good integrity.Click to visit page.
Michigan Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Michigan Avenue (M-17, US-12 Business) Over Huron River Ypsilanti: Washtenaw County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 105 ft
Main Span Length: 105 ft
Roadway Width: 66 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown This bridge is significant as a very early surviving concrete arch bridge in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Mill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Mill Road Over Valley Creek Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 30 ft
Main Span Length: 28 ft
Roadway Width: 17.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: P. J. McCormick and Son of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo This bridge has an attractive marble keystone and retains good overall historic integrity.Click to visit page.
Monroe Canadian National Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Canadian National) Over River Raisin Monroe: Monroe County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 420 ft
Main Span Length: 130 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 3
1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York Sitting next to the Norfolk Southern Bridge, this bridge is itself an impressive three-span through truss bridge.Click to visit page.
Old WV-7 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old WV-7 Over Little Fishing Creek Rural: Wetzel County, West Virginia Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 111 ft
Main Span Length: 108 ft
Roadway Width: 12 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: York Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania This very long single span pony truss features a large top chord as a result.Click to visit page.
Oxford-Waterloo Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Oxford-Waterloo Road Over Nith River Rural: Waterloo Region, Ontario and Oxford County, Ontario Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 152.9 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 12 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario This attractive camelback truss adds interest to an otherwise simple country roadway.Click to visit page.
Parker Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Parker Street Over Erie Canal Fairport: Monroe County, New York Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 120.7 ft
Main Span Length: 99.7 ft
Roadway Width: 16.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown An unusual variation of the early 20th Century stationary Erie Canal bridges.Click to visit page.
X Pioneer Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pioneer Road Over Canaseraga Creek Rural: Livingston County, New York Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 103.7 ft
Main Span Length: 59.7 ft
Roadway Width: 14.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown This pony truss was composed of riveted angles.Click to visit page.
Plaza Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wellington Street, Rideau Street, and Elgin Street Over Rideau Canal Ottawa: Ottawa City, Ontario Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Main Spans: 3 1912 By: Unknown This extremely unusual bridge is a very wide variety of Y bridge.Click to visit page.
Presque Isle Ore Dock Bridge
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Ore Dock Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad) Over Lake Shore Boulevard Marquette: Marquette County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 600 ft
Main Span Length: 38.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and J. E. Greiner Company of Chicago, Illinois This bridge with its attractive bent over Lake Shore Boulevard leads to an impressive ore dock.Click to visit page.
Preston Foot Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Walkway (Abandoned) Over Railroad CSX) McKees Rocks: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 3 1912 By: Unknown An impressive, multi-span example of a historic pedestrian truss bridge.Click to visit page.
Ryefield Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ryefield Bridge Road Over Crooked River Rural: Cumberland County, Maine Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 98 ft
Main Span Length: 97 ft
Roadway Width: 16.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York, United Construction Company of Albany, New York Contractors This bridge is among the oldest truss bridges in Maine and the only known example of its design in the state.Click to visit page.
Sacramento Boulevard Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio) Over Sacramento Boulevard Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Main Spans: 3 1912 By: Unknown This overpass with unique aesthetic details crosses one of the historic boulevards of Chicago.Click to visit page.
Sanford Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Tittabawassee River Sanford: Midland County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1912 By: Unknown A classic Pratt railroad truss serves as part of a rail-trail.Click to visit page.
Sewells Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Sewells Road Over Rouge River Toronto: Toronto Region, Ontario Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed Total Length: 160 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Main Spans: 3
1912 By: Unknown and Frank Barber of Toronto, Ontario Although severely altered, this is an unusual example of a short span suspension bridge.Click to visit page.
Snake Creek Private Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Private Drive Over Snake Creek Rural: Bruce County, Ontario Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1912 By: Corbet Foundry and Machine Company of Owen Sound, Ontario This bridge stands out as significant as a documented surviving example of a product by a small, little-known bridge builder.Click to visit page.
Techumseh Street Bridge
Allen County Bridge 537, Coombs Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Techumseh Street Over Maumee River Fort Wayne: Allen County, Indiana Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 310 ft
Main Span Length: 102 ft
Roadway Width: 27.6 ft
Main Spans: 3
1912 By: Herman Tapp Construction Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana and George Jaap This highly decorated concrete arch bridge has a brick facing.Click to visit page.
Tennessee Avenue Bridge
Allen County Bridge 539
Historic Significance Rating. Tennessee Avenue Over St. Joseph River Fort Wayne: Allen County, Indiana Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 220.2 ft
Main Span Length: 105 ft
Roadway Width: 26.6 ft
Main Spans: 2
1912 By: Lafayette Engineering Company of Lafayette, Indiana and Asa Waters Grosvenor of Fort Wayne, Indiana This highly decorated concrete arch bridge has a brick facing.Click to visit page.
Wayneport Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wayneport Road Over Erie Canal Wayneport: Wayne County, New York Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 185.7 ft
Main Span Length: 182.8 ft
Roadway Width: 14.1 ft
Main Spans: 1
1912 By: Unknown A lighter weight variation of the Baltimore truss bridge style seen on the Erie Canal in this area.Click to visit page.
Wight Island Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wight Island Road Over Trent River (Trent-Severn Waterway) Trent River: Northumberland County, Ontario Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1912 By: Dickson Bridge Works Company of Campbellford, Ontario This bridge has been preserved and is the only way to get to tiny Wight Island today.Click to visit page.

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