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Total Bridges Found: 64

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
123rd Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 346360
Historic Significance Rating. 123rd Street Over Turkey River Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 185 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 15.1 ft
Main Spans: 2
1936 By: Unknown A good example of a two-span riveted pony truss from the 1930s.Click to visit page.
X 5th Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 5th Avenue Over Guyandotte River Huntington: Cabell County, West Virginia Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 485 ft
Main Span Length: 200 ft
Roadway Width: 20.7 ft
Main Spans: 3
1926 By: Unknown A beautiful multi-span multi-type massive-member truss with great potential is instead sentenced to the dumpster.Click to visit page.
6th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6th Street Over Grand River Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 544.7 ft
Main Span Length: 154.1 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 4
1886 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio This is the longest Pratt through truss bridge in Michigan and its preservation is a model for proper bridge maintenance.Click to visit page.
7 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 7 Mile Road Over 7 Mile Creek Rural: Preble County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pegram Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 155 ft
Main Span Length: 146 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1906 By: Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie, Indiana This nationally significant bridge has a unique Pegram truss configuration, yet is a bridge few know about.Click to visit page.
Ashland Avenue Calumet Sag Channel Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ashland Avenue Over Calumet Sag Channel Blue Island: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 378.3 ft
Main Span Length: 250 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown This impressive through truss has an attractive visual complexity to its trusses.Click to visit page.
Bennies Hill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bennies Hill Road Over Catoctin Creek Rural: Frederick County, Maryland Metal 10 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 94.2 ft
Main Span Length: 94.2 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1879 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio This extremely significant bridge documents the unique designs of its builder very well.Click to visit page.
Berkheimer Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 184870
Historic Significance Rating. 215th Street Over West Fork Des Moines River Rural: Humboldt County, Iowa Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 253 ft
Main Span Length: 170 ft
Roadway Width: 15.1 ft
Main Spans: 1
1899 By: Clinton Bridge and Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa A rare Pennsylvania truss with excellent historic integrity.Click to visit page.
Big Beaver Boulevard Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Conrail) Over Big Beaver Boulevard (PA-18) Near Homewood: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This is an impressive, massive through truss that carries a railroad over a highway.Click to visit page.
Blissfield Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Adrian and Blissfield) Over River Raisin Blissfield: Lenawee County, Michigan Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 150 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1907 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York A beautiful railroad truss bridge helps people deal with the ugly highway crossing next to the bridge.Click to visit page.
Blue Island Junction Railroad Bridges
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Various) Over Calumet Sag Channel Blue Island: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This is a unique collection of five bridges of same age and similar design located next to a busy railroad junction.Click to visit page.
Boundary Bridge 44
Historic Significance Rating. Simcoe Street Over Talbot River (Trent-Severn Waterway) Rural: Kawartha Lakes City, Ontario and Simcoe County, Ontario Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This bridge is an outstanding and increasingly rare surviving example of a riveted swing bridge on this heritage waterway.Click to visit page.
Boyd Bridge
Decatur County Bridge 140
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over Greensburg City Park Lake Greensburg: Decatur County, Indiana Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 180 ft
Main Span Length: 178.2 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1915 By: Pan American Bridge Company of New Castle, Indiana and Central States Bridge Company of Indianapolis, Indiana Relocated and preserved, this bridge is a good example of a riveted Camelback truss.Click to visit page.
Bridge Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Street Over Chemung River Corning: Steuben County, New York Metal Cantilever 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 586 ft
Main Span Length: 222.8 ft
Roadway Width: 37 ft
Main Spans: 3
1937 By: H. E. Bunce This awe-inspiring bridge is the third oldest cantilever truss in the state and is very photogenic.Click to visit page.
Bridge Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Street Over Merrimack River Lowell: Middlesex County, Massachusetts Metal Cantilever 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 474 ft
Main Span Length: 197 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 3
1937 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York A rare example of a small-scale cantilever bridge structure.Click to visit page.
Bridge Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Street Over Susquehanna River Vestal: Broome County, New York Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 744.8 ft
Main Span Length: 244.8 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 3
1935 By: Unknown One of the larger multi-span examples of this bridge design in western New York.Click to visit page.
Cambridge Springs Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-6 / US-19 Over French Creek Cambridge Springs: Crawford County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 203 ft
Main Span Length: 200 ft
Roadway Width: 21.3 ft
Main Spans: 1
1901 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio This pin connected, massive-membered bridge is a beautiful centerpiece for the town, but is it safe from PennDOT?Click to visit page.
Canal Street Railroad Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge 458
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Amtrak, Metra Heritage Corridor, and Metra SouthWest Service) Over South Branch Chicago River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift Total Length: 387.8 ft
Main Span Length: 272.8 ft
Roadway Width: 19.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1915 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Harrington The heaviest vertical lift span when built, with 195 foot high towers, this is the only vertical lift near downtown Chicago.Click to visit page.
! Cavanaugh Bridge
Jackson County Bridge 195
Historic Significance Rating. CR-550 West Over Muscatatuck River Rural: Jackson County, Indiana and Washington County, Indiana Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 181 ft
Main Span Length: 174 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1899 By: Lafayette Bridge Company of Lafayette, Indiana A long span example of a Pratt truss, this bridge has deteriorated, but could still be restored.Click to visit page.
Cemetery Road Bridge
Anamosa Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Cemetery Road Over Wapsipinicon River Anamosa: Jones County, Iowa Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 160 ft
Main Span Length: 160 ft
Main Spans: 1
1887 By: Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin A large, impressive, and ornate Pratt truss with excellent historic integrity.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.
! Central Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Central Avenue Over Railroad (Canadian National) Fort Erie: Niagara Region, Ontario Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 417 ft
Main Span Length: 204 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1955 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario and C.R. Hagey Engineering Associates of Fort Erie, Ontario This large viaduct represents a significant monument to mid-20th Century engineering, yet is slated for demolition.Click to visit page.
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Chicago and Western Indiana) Over Little Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown A typical example of the railroad truss bridges found on the Little Calumet River and Calumet Sag Channel.Click to visit page.
Chimney Rock Bridge
Snell Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Chimney Rock Road Over Upper Iowa River Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 162 ft
Main Span Length: 160 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1906 By: Continental Bridge Company of Chicago and Peotone, Illinois Apparantly relocated here in 1952, this is a beautiful and significant bridge built by an uncommon and elusive builder.Click to visit page.
Cicero Avenue Cal-Sag Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Cicero Avenue (IL-50) Over Calumet Sag Channel Alsip: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 378 ft
Main Span Length: 270 ft
Roadway Width: 43.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: Unknown This beautiful bridge is distinguished by its aesthetic bracing arches and its visually lightweight appearance.Click to visit page.
Cincinnati Municipal Water Intake Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Maintenance Access Over Ohio River Fort Thomas: Campbell County, Kentucky Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1906 By: Unknown This unique and impressive bridge provides access to a beautiful stone pump house along the edge of the Ohio River.Click to visit page.
Clarion Secondary Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned Clarion Secondary Railroad) Over Clarion River Rural: Clarion County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 3 1928 By: Unknown This large and visually stunning bridge is a magnificent example of its type, and is hidden out in a very rural location.Click to visit page.
X Clark Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Clark Road (CR-13) Over Scioto River Rural: Marion County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 164 ft
Main Span Length: 160 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1916 By: Central Concrete and Construction Company of Canton, Ohio Although rehabilitated in the past, a recent car crash damaged this beautiful bridge, putting its fate in question.Click to visit page.
Congress Parkway "L" Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Chicago Transit Authority "L" Orange Line) Over Congress Parkway Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown Although much of the Chicago L could be thought of as one large bridge, this span stands out as different, independent, and noteworthy.Click to visit page.
Conrail Little Calumet River Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Conrail) Over Little Calumet River Calumet City: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1958 By: Unknown One of a number of railroad truss bridges on the Little Calumet River.Click to visit page.
Cove Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Cove Road Over Erie Canal Rural: Oneida County, New York Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 302.8 ft
Main Span Length: 183.7 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 1
1908 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York This bridge is a rare example of an Erie Canal truss bridge that follows a Parker truss configuration.Click to visit page.
CR-650 East Bridge
Pike County Bridge 150
Historic Significance Rating. CR-650 East Over Patoka River Rural: Pike County, Indiana Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 98.8 ft
Main Span Length: 88 ft
Roadway Width: 10.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie, Indiana This may be the only remaining example of a bowstring built by this company and with these unique design details.Click to visit page.
X Cromley Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Cromley Road Over Walnut Creek Rural: Pickaway County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 169 ft
Main Span Length: 164 ft
Roadway Width: 19.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1907 By: Unknown One of several remaining impressive historic metal truss bridges in Pickaway County.Click to visit page.
Crybaby Creek Bridge
High Shoals Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. High Shoals Road Over Rocky River Rural: Anderson County, South Carolina Metal Continuous 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 By: Unknown This bypassed bridge is an extremely rare example of a smaller scale continuous through truss.Click to visit page.
CSX Lower Maumee River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Maumee River Toledo: Lucas County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown One of several large and impressive swing bridges on the Maumee River in Toledo.Click to visit page.
! Culmerville Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bakerstown Road Over Railroad (Baltimore and Lake Erie) Culmerville Road: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 141 ft
Main Span Length: 135 ft
Roadway Width: 26.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1921 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad An important historic product of the railroad, this bridge crosses the railroad at a suprising height.Click to visit page.
! Cunningham Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Cunningham Road (PA-3008) Over Marsh Creek Rural: Adams County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 255 ft
Main Span Length: 160 ft
Roadway Width: 13.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1894 By: Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania An extremely rare bridge located a handful of miles from historic Gettysburg, this bridge is slated for demolition.Click to visit page.
Cuyahoga River Bridge #1
The Iron Curtain
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX and Amtrak) Over Cuyahoga River Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift Total Length: 267 ft
Main Spans: 1
1956 By: Unknown This bridge is the last bridge on the Cuyahoga before it enters Lake Erie.Click to visit page.
X Dalton Bridge
CR-16 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. CR-16 Over Genesee River Rural: Allegany County, New York Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 348.8 ft
Main Span Length: 210 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1934 By: Unknown A standard plan through truss that features plaques and plate girder approach spans.Click to visit page.
X Eaton Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Eaton Road (PA-982) Over Loyalhanna Creek Near Latrobe: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 259 ft
Main Span Length: 126 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 2
1931 By: Unknown This bridge is very unusual because the bottom chord connections to the lower gusset plates are pinned.Click to visit page.
X Edinburg Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-224 (Youngstown-Poland Road) Over Mahoning River and Railroad (CSX) Edinburg: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 480 ft
Main Span Length: 270 ft
Roadway Width: 34 ft
Main Spans: 1
1936 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This complex and intricate 1930s design Parker truss is covered in v-lacing and lattice!Click to visit page.
Eisenhower Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 328160
Historic Significance Rating. 252nd Avenue Over Fox River Rural: Van Buren County, Iowa Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 197.2 ft
Main Span Length: 178.2 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1888 By: James B. Diver Bridge Company of Keokuk, Iowa This large-span pin-connected Pratt was relocated to this site in 1930 and is associated with Chicago engineer Horace Horton.Click to visit page.
Elmore Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Portage River Elmore: Ottawa County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 By: Unknown An attractive deck truss was converted for rail-trail use.Click to visit page.
Erwins Bridge
Indian Hill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Indian Hill Road (CR-73) Over Canisteo River Erwins: Steuben County, New York Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 217 ft
Main Span Length: 210 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1933 By: Unknown This standard plan truss bridge adds heritage and beauty to the road it serves.Click to visit page.
Escanaba River Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Canadian National) Over Escanaba River North Escanaba: Delta County, Michigan Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 680 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Main Spans: 5
1901 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This is an impressive, massive multi-span deck truss.Click to visit page.
Ferry Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ferry Street Over Railroad (CSX and Amtrak) Hudson: Columbia County, New York Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 71 ft
Main Span Length: 69 ft
Roadway Width: 34.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1905 By: Unknown This truss bridge is noted for both its truss configuration and its use of three truss lines.Click to visit page.
Flats Industrial Railroad Bridge
Cuyahoga River Bridge #8
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Flats Industrial Railroad) Over Cuyahoga River Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift Total Length: 260 ft
Main Spans: 1
1953 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff This bridge is one of several vertical lifts in Cleveland.Click to visit page.
Fort Ritner Bridge
Lawrence County Bridge 52
Historic Significance Rating. CR-29 (Road L7S10E) Over East Fork White River Rural: Lawrence County, Indiana and Washington County, Indiana Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 353.7 ft
Main Span Length: 169.3 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 2
1895 By: Lafayette Bridge Company of Lafayette, Indiana The relatively large bridge is an important example of work by a noteworthy in-state bridge builder.Click to visit page.
Fort Seneca Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Fry Road Over Sandusky River Fort Seneca: Seneca County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 204 ft
Main Span Length: 198.2 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: Unknown This bridge is in decent shape but should be restored to ensure it can continue to be a functional historic crossing.Click to visit page.
Frank J. Wood Bridge
Green Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-201 (Main Street) Over Androscoggin River Brunswick and Topsham: Cumberland County, Maine Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 815 ft
Main Span Length: 310 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 3
1932 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts With a relatively long central span and an unusual design that is skewed at one pier only, this bridge is also extremely busy.Click to visit page.
! Frears 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.
Friendship Gardens Bridge
Hendricks County Bridge 216
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over White Lick Creek Plainfield: Hendricks County, Indiana Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 172 ft
Main Span Length: 167 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1886 By: Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio Relocated and restored, this bridge is extremely significant for both its builder, ornamentation, and truss configuration.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.
! Goodwin Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Goodwin Road Over Grand River Rural: Ionia County, Michigan Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 300 ft
Main Span Length: 148 ft
Roadway Width: 13.5 ft
Main Spans: 2
1909 By: Riverside Bridge Company of Martins Ferry, Ohio This large two span structure is the only known bridge in Michigan built by the Riverside Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
Grimms Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Grimms Bridge Road Over Little Beaver Creek Rural: Columbiana County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 155 ft
Main Span Length: 154 ft
Roadway Width: 12 ft
Main Spans: 1
1884 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio One of the finest bridges in the county is this stunning Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio Whipple truss.Click to visit page.
Halsted Street Little Calumet River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Halsted Street (IL-1) Over Little Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 420.3 ft
Main Span Length: 230 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 1
1931 By: Unknown This bridge is among the older truss bridges on this waterway and has attractive lattice and v-lacing on its built-up beams.Click to visit page.
X Hampton Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Hampton Avenue Over Railroad (Norfolk Souther) Greenville: Greenville County, South Carolina Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 164 ft
Main Span Length: 164 ft
Roadway Width: 16.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This bridge was an extremely rare example of a pin-connected Warren truss that was demolished despite preservation support.Click to visit page.
Hardin City Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Exhibit Over Exhibit Rural: Hardin County, Iowa Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 140 ft
Main Span Length: 140 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1879 By: Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana An extremely early, unusual, and intact example of a pre-1880 Whipple truss bridge with cast iron components.Click to visit page.
Houck Iron Bridge
Putnam County Bridge 146
Historic Significance Rating. CR-25 East Over Big Walnut Creek Rural: Putnam County, Indiana Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 162 ft
Main Span Length: 160 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1913 By: Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana One of two similar bridges in Putnam County that are extremely long examples of a pin-connected Pratt truss.Click to visit page.
Houghton Hancock Bridge
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-41 (M-26) and Rail-Trail Over Portage Lake (Keweenaw Waterway) Houghton and Hancock: Houghton County, Michigan Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1310 ft
Main Span Length: 269 ft
Roadway Width: 53.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1959 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois The record-setting double-deck vertical lift is the only one of its kind in Michigan and is an icon for the region.Click to visit page.
! Hunter Station Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-62 Over Allegheny River Hunter: Forest County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Combination Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1051 ft
Main Span Length: 277 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 3
1934 By: P. I. Cox Construction Company and Pennsylvania State Highway Department The deck runs right through the middle of this impressive and very unusual truss bridge!Click to visit page.
Illinois Central Little Calumet River Railroad Bridges
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Illinois Central) Over Little Calumet River Riverdale: Cook County, Illinois Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown Hidden inside the approach spans of this group of parallel truss bridges are bascule spans from an older era of this waterway.Click to visit page.
Indian Mill Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. CR-47 Over Sandusky River Rural: Wyandot County, Ohio Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 178.2 ft
Main Span Length: 172 ft
Roadway Width: 17 ft
Main Spans: 1
1913 By: Modern Construction Company of Fremont, Ohio This is one of several remaining unusual and ornate Ohio bridges that were built in the 1910s yet look like 1880s bridges.Click to visit page.
! Indianapolis Boulevard Bridge
Nine Span Bridge / Gibson Railroad Yard Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Indianapolis Boulevard (IN-152) Over Railroad (Gibson Railroad Yard) Hammond: Lake County, Indiana Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 2117.2 ft
Main Span Length: 246 ft
Roadway Width: 39.7 ft
Main Spans: 9
1935 By: E. J. Albrecht Company of Chicago, Illinois Excluding Ohio River bridges, this awe-inspiring structure is the longest highway truss bridge in Indiana, yet is doomed.Click to visit page.
X Sheppard Bridge
CR-74 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. CR-74 Over Fish Creek Rural: Marshall County, West Virginia Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 242 ft
Main Span Length: 180 ft
Roadway Width: 13.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1897 By: Unknown A classic example of a rare, beautiful, and complex truss design.Click to visit page.

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