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Total Bridges Found: 200

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
10 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 10 Mile Road Over Charlotte River Rural: Chippewa County, Michigan Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 51.8 ft
Main Span Length: 50.9 ft
Roadway Width: 16.1 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: Minneapolis Bridge Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota A rare example of a lightweight style pony truss.Click to visit page.
100th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 100th Street Over Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 326 ft
Main Span Length: 233 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago This bascule bridge is an excellent and unaltered example of a traditional Chicago bascule bridge.Click to visit page.
104th Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 104th Avenue (Willow Springs Road) Over Calumet Sag Channel Palos: Cook County, Illinois Metal 8 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 406 ft
Main Span Length: 290 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 1
1964 By: Unknown and Alfred Benesch and Associates of Chicago, Illinois One of several 1960s truss bridges on the Cal Sag Channel.Click to visit page.
106th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 106th Street Over Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 349 ft
Main Span Length: 250 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago This impressive bascule bridge has very tall trusses and is among the most impressive of the Calumet River highway bridges.Click to visit page.
110th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 214040
Historic Significance Rating. 110th Street Over East Fork Des Moines River Rural: Kossuth County, Iowa Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 195.2 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1895 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio This bridge is significant as an unaltered pre-1900 bridge system consisting of truss and stringer spans.Click to visit page.
110th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 185150
Historic Significance Rating. 110th Street Over East Fork Des Moines River Rural: Humboldt County, Iowa Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 110 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1911 By: Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa A traditionally composed through truss bridge in a rural setting.Click to visit page.
11th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 11th Street Over Power Canal Turners Falls: Franklin County, Massachusetts Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 205 ft
Main Span Length: 167 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 1
1915 By: Eastern Bridge and Structural Company of Worcester, Massachusetts One of the oddest bridges in the country; consisting of two through trusses on either side of the roadway, this bridge is essentially a massive pony truss.Click to visit page.
120th Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 120th Avenue Over Little Muskegon River Rural: Mecosta County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 62 ft
Main Span Length: 61 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1897 By: Unknown This abandoned truss is in decent condition and is an early example of a truss with riveted connections.Click to visit page.
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.
127th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 127th Street Over Calumet Sag Channel Alsip: Cook County, Illinois Metal 12 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 610.3 ft
Main Span Length: 396 ft
Roadway Width: 53.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1968 By: Unknown and Alfred Benesch and Associates of Chicago, Illinois This imposing bridge is noted for its very heavy skew.Click to visit page.
12th of Brant Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Concession Road 12 Over Saugeen River Rural: Bruce County, Ontario Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This unique bridge has two span each of a different type, and is among the largest heritage bridges in the county.Click to visit page.
12th Street Bridge
Ben M. Williamson Sr. Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 12th Street Over Ohio River Coal Grove and Ashland: Boyd County, Kentucky and Lawrence County, Ohio Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 2278 ft
Main Span Length: 738.7 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 3
1930 By: Unknown and J. E. Greiner Company of Chicago, Illinois This large cantilever bridge is an impressive structure that appears to be well maintained.Click to visit page.
130th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 130th Street Over Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 369 ft
Main Span Length: 230 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 1
1949 By: Unknown This truss bridge is a fixed Calumet River bridge that features an unusual modified Warren truss design.Click to visit page.
130th Street Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (NICTD South Shore Line) Over Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown An example of late railroad truss bridge construction.Click to visit page.
133rd Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Park Trail Over Dickinson Creek Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 66 ft
Main Span Length: 64 ft
Roadway Width: 14 ft
Main Spans: 1
1897 By: Michigan Bridge Company of Portland, Michigan This impressive half-hip Pratt pony was moved to Historic Bridge Park.Click to visit page.
135th Street Bridge
Romeoville Bridge / Romeo Road Swing Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 135th Street Over Des Plaines River Romeoville: Will County, Illinois Metal Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail) Total Length: 302 ft
Main Span Length: 204 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1899 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois This magnificent and large swing bridge was relocated and is the last remaining highway swing bridge in the area.Click to visit page.
X 139th Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 139th Avenue Over Black Creek Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 44 ft
Main Span Length: 42 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1920 By: Unknown A good example of a small warren pony truss in a pleasant setting.Click to visit page.
13th Line Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 13th Line Over Grand River Rural: Dufferin County, Ontario Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario This attractive heritage truss bridge compliments the scenic Grand River very nicely.Click to visit page.
143rd Avenue Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 347310
Historic Significance Rating. 143rd Avenue Over Upper Iowa River Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 217.2 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 14.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown A representative example of a rural standard plan Parker truss in Iowa.Click to visit page.
150th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 316250
Historic Significance Rating. 150th Street Over South Skunk River Rural: Story County, Iowa Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 154.2 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 19.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1920 By: Unknown A representative example of a rural Iowa Parker truss bridge with what appears to be a bolted connection alteration.Click to visit page.
18th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 18th Street Over South Branch Chicago River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Railing Height Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 280 ft
Main Span Length: 182 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 1
1967 By: Unknown and City of Chicago This is one of the few single leaf highway bascule bridges in Chicago, and the only example using the pony/deck truss design.Click to visit page.
1st Avenue Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned) Over 1st Avenue Bessemer: Gogebic County, Michigan Metal Rivet-Connected Camelback Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 195 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1896 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin One of only two truss railroad overpasses that cross a highway in Michigan, this is a very unusual truss.Click to visit page.
20 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Park Trail Over Dickinson Creek Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 64 ft
Main Span Length: 64 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1906 By: Unknown This unusual pony truss was moved to Historic Bridge Park.Click to visit page.
21 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 21 Mile Road Over Rice Creek Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 59.7 ft
Main Span Length: 59.7 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1885 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio Most bridges in Michigan of this type are closed to traffic; this one remains open with some modifications.Click to visit page.
22 1/2 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 22 1/2 Mile Road Over St. Joseph River Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 90 ft
Main Span Length: 89 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 1
1906 By: Elkhart Bridge and Iron Company of Elkhart, Indiana A rare example of a Michigan through truss with riveted connection... plus this bridge is still open to traffic!Click to visit page.
220th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 361080
Historic Significance Rating. 220th Street Over Turkey River Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 110 ft
Main Span Length: 110 ft
Roadway Width: 14.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This bridge represents a standard rural Iowa riveted through truss very well.Click to visit page.
220th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 342800
Historic Significance Rating. 220th Street Over Railroad (Union Pacific) Rural: Webster County, Iowa Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Howe Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 78 ft
Main Span Length: 76 ft
Roadway Width: 21 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This rare example of a metal Howe truss bridge is an example of railroad thinking for highway bridges.Click to visit page.
235th Avenue Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 347780
Historic Significance Rating. 235th Avenue Over 10 Mile Creek Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This bridge has good integrity and is an unusual example of its type.Click to visit page.
265th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 347840
Historic Significance Rating. 265th Street Over 10 Mile Creek Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 32.2 ft
Main Span Length: 32.2 ft
Roadway Width: 16.1 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown A very short example of a once-common bridge type.Click to visit page.
! 27 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 27 Mile Road Over North Branch Clinton River Rural: Macomb County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 58.7 ft
Main Span Length: 57.7 ft
Roadway Width: 13.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1910 By: Unknown A nice classic Pratt pony truss that is rusting away.Click to visit page.
X 28 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 28 Mile Road Over North Branch Clinton River Rural: Macomb County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 65 ft
Main Span Length: 63 ft
Roadway Width: 16.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1928 By: Unknown A strange, simply designed pony truss in very bad condition.Click to visit page.
280th Street Bridge
CR-G62 Bridge (Iowa Number 235850)
Historic Significance Rating. 280th Street (CR-G62) Over Coal Creek Rural: Mahaska County, Iowa Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 104 ft
Main Span Length: 51 ft
Roadway Width: 19 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown A small standard plan truss bridge in a scenic rural location.Click to visit page.
2nd Level Canal Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Amtrak) Over 2nd Level Canal and Lyman Street and Canal Street (MA-116) Holyoke: Hampden County, Massachusetts Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1928 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts This bridge crosses roads and a canal with different spans types.Click to visit page.
2nd Street Bridge
South Side Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 2nd Street Over Kalamazoo River Allegan: Allegan County, Michigan Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 229 ft
Main Span Length: 200 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1886 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio A beautiful through truss forms the centerpiece for this town and was built by the prominent King Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
X 30 Mile Road Bridge Trio
Historic Significance Rating. 30 Mile Road Over North Branch Clinton River Rural: Macomb County, Michigan Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 54 ft
Main Span Length: 49 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1920 By: Unknown Two of the three bridges here have collapsed, including a small pony truss, leaving parts behind to investigate.Click to visit page.
305th Avenue Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 347140
Historic Significance Rating. 305th Avenue Over Bohemian Creek Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 75 ft
Main Span Length: 70 ft
Roadway Width: 16.1 ft
Main Spans: 1
1922 By: Unknown A small, traditionally composed standard pony truss in a rural setting.Click to visit page.
30th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 183540
Historic Significance Rating. 30th Street Over Bigalks Creek (Nichols Creek) Rural: Howard County, Iowa Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 43 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 17.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Unknown A small riveted truss bridge adds beauty to the roadway it serves.Click to visit page.
310th Avenue Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 349060
Historic Significance Rating. 310th Avenue Over Minor Creek Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1910 By: Unknown A small scale riveted truss bridge that is unlike most other riveted truss bridges in the county.Click to visit page.
! 35th Street Pedestrian Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over Railroad (Metra Electric District, NICTD South Shore Line, Former Illinois Central) Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 4 By: Unknown One of two riveted pedestrian overpass structures in the area.Click to visit page.
370th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 349850
Historic Significance Rating. 370th Street Over Upper Iowa River Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 147 ft
Main Span Length: 73.2 ft
Roadway Width: 16.1 ft
Main Spans: 2
1904 By: Unknown This bridge is a most unusual structure which is composed of at least one relocated truss span.Click to visit page.
4 3/4 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 4 3/4 Mile Road Over Pine River Rural: Midland County, Michigan Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 120 ft
Main Span Length: 116 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 1
1903 By: Tunnel City Bridge and Iron Works of Port Huron, MI The only known bridge built by the Tunnel City Bridge and Iron Works was relocated to a private subdivision.Click to visit page.
43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over Railroad (Metra Electric District, NICTD South Shore Line, Former Illinois Central) Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 4 By: Unknown One of two riveted pedestrian overpass structures in the area.Click to visit page.
4th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 4th Street Over Licking River Covington and Newport: Kenton County, Kentucky and Campbell County, Kentucky Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1001.7 ft
Main Span Length: 250 ft
Roadway Width: 36 ft
Main Spans: 1
1936 By: Unknown This is an impressive 1930s Warren camelback truss bridge with deck truss approach spans.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.
5th Line Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 5th Line Over Nottawasaga River Rural: Dufferin County, Ontario Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This is a small pony truss a short distance off the main road on a dead-end road.Click to visit page.
5th Street Bridge
Turners Falls Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 5th Street (Turners Falls Road) Over Power Canal Turners Falls: Franklin County, Massachusetts Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 136.2 ft
Main Span Length: 134 ft
Roadway Width: 26 ft
Main Spans: 1
1954 By: Unknown A tall pony truss provides an attractive and functional crossing.Click to visit page.
5th Street Bridge
WV-14 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 5th Street (Division Street / WV-14) Over Little Kanawha River Parkersburg: Wood County, West Virginia Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 905 ft
Main Span Length: 350 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 1
1935 By: Mortimer W. Smith This stunning, massive truss bridge is significant as a Depression Public Works Adminstration project.Click to visit page.
5th Street Footbridge
Turners Falls Road Pedestrian Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over Power Canal Turners Falls: Franklin County, Massachusetts Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown An old riveted pedestrian bridge likely built to allow workers to cross the canal to get to the mills on the other side.Click to visit page.
6 Mile Creek Road Bridge
West Haven Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6 Mile Creek Road Over Shiawassee River Rural: Shiawassee County, Michigan Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 132 ft
Main Span Length: 128 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio With its beautiful and unusual portal bracing design, this bridge is among Michigan's finest bridges.Click to visit page.
X 6th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6th Street (PA-403, Penn Street) Over Two Lick Creek Clymer: Indiana County, Pennsylvania Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 122 ft
Main Span Length: 118 ft
Roadway Width: 32.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1934 By: M. Bennett and Sons and Pennsylvania State Highway Department The only bridge with historic value in Clymer, this attractive bridge was sentenced to the scrapyard.Click to visit page.
S 6th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Sixth Street Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Griffin: Spalding County, Georgia Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 695 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Roadway Width: 27.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown An extremely rare pin-connected Warren truss, this may be the most important historic bridge in Georgia.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.
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.
6th Street Railroad Bridge
Augusta Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Savannah River Augusta: Richmond County, Georgia and Aiken County, South Carolina Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule Main Spans: 6 By: Unknown This bridge has a variety of span types.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.
88th Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 88th Avenue Over North Branch Pentwater River Rural: Oceana County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 49 ft
Main Span Length: 48 ft
Roadway Width: 14 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York One of the only historic bridges of any kind in the area, this bridge is a good example of its type.Click to visit page.
8th Concession Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 8th Concession Road Over Big Creek Rural: Norfolk County, Ontario Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This bridge is still open to traffic, but on a road no longer maintained and rarely used.Click to visit page.
95th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 95th Street Bridge (US-12) Over Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 343 ft
Main Span Length: 239 ft
Roadway Width: 62 ft
Main Spans: 1
1958 By: Overland Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois This is the bascule bridge the seen in the Blues Brothers movie.Click to visit page.
96th Avenue Bridges
La Grange Road Bridges
Historic Significance Rating. US-45 (96th Avenue and La Grange Road) Over Calumet Sag Channel Palos: Cook County, Illinois Metal 8 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 445 ft
Main Span Length: 289.7 ft
Roadway Width: 30.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1967 By: Unknown and Alfred Benesch and Associates of Chicago, Illinois This is a pair of identical truss bridges that carry a divided highway system.Click to visit page.
Abandoned Erie Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned Erie Railroad) Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Span Length: 140 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This bridge has had its westerly approach completely removed, leaving a bridge to nowhere.Click to visit page.
Ackelson Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Maple Grove Road (TR-506) Over Raccoon Creek Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 43 ft
Roadway Width: 11.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1904 By: Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania An interesting little pony truss adds beauty and compliments a scenic wooded region.Click to visit page.
Adaline Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. CR-74 Over Fish Creek Adaline (Rural): Marshall County, West Virginia Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 194 ft
Main Span Length: 192 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1892 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio A slightly skewed example of a significant truss configuration.Click to visit page.
Adam Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Adam Street Over Erie Canal Lockport: Niagara County, New York Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 130 ft
Main Span Length: 96.8 ft
Roadway Width: 23.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1917 By: Lackawanna Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York A historically intact example of an unusual type of vertical lift bridge.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.
Adams Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Adams Street Over South Branch Chicago River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 250 ft
Main Span Length: 199 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago One of the bascule bridges in Chicago that is a true deck truss with no trusses above the roadway.Click to visit page.
! Aden Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Aden Road (VA-646) Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Rural: Prince William County, Virginia Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 78 ft
Main Span Length: 78 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1882 By: Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This early, short railroad truss is a rare example of a bridge built by the noteworthy Keystone Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
Adrian and Blissfield Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Adrian and Blissfield) Over River Raisin Rural: Lenawee County, Michigan Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown A very long deck truss buried in the woods.Click to visit page.
! Aetnaville Bridge
Georgia Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Georgia Street Over Ohio River Back Channel Bridgeport and Wheeling: Belmont County, Ohio and Ohio County, West Virginia Metal Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1043 ft
Main Span Length: 200 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 4
1891 By: Unknown One of two breathtaking multi-span truss bridges in Wheeling that are closed to traffic with talk of unthinkable demolition!Click to visit page.
Aiken Street Bridge
Ouellette Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Aiken Street Over Merrimack River Lowell: Middlesex County, Massachusetts Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 780 ft
Main Span Length: 155 ft
Roadway Width: 29 ft
Main Spans: 5
1883 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut This incredible bridge is the longest lenticular truss bridge in the country, and the one with the most spans.Click to visit page.
Akerley Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Akerley Road (TR-883) Over Ashtabula Creek Akerly (Rural): Erie County, Pennsylvania Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 40 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Unknown This small truss bridge has had columns added under the floorbeams, turning the bridge into a stringer.Click to visit page.
Albany Bridge
Delaware County Bridge 85
Historic Significance Rating. CR-800 East (Strong Road) Over Mississinewa River Albany: Delaware County, Indiana Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 176.5 ft
Main Span Length: 170 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 1
1905 By: Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie, Indiana Although with some alteration, this bridge is an important example of a Camelback truss.Click to visit page.
Albion Main Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Main Street (NY-98) Over Erie Canal Albion: Orleans County, New York Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 132 ft
Main Span Length: 115.8 ft
Roadway Width: 18.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: Lackawanna Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York One of two beautifully maintained lift bridges in Albion, and this bridge carries a major road with significant traffic.Click to visit page.
Albright Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 171910
Historic Significance Rating. Inkpaduta Avenue Over Boone River Rural: Hamilton County, Iowa Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 207 ft
Main Span Length: 156 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1907 By: A. H. Austin of Webster City, Iowa This bridge is among the longest pin-connected Pratt truss spans in the state.Click to visit page.
Aldrich Change Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Park Path Over Park Land Palmyra: Wayne County, New York Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 72.4 ft
Main Span Length: 72.4 ft
Roadway Width: 13.3 ft
Main Spans: 1
1858 By: Mohawk and Hudson Iron Works of Waterford, New York (G.W. Eddy Foundry) One of the two oldest metal bridges in New York, and also one of two original Erie Canal bridges.Click to visit page.
Alec Johnson Road Bridge
Johnson Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Alec Johnson Road (Johnson Road) Over Whitefish River Rural: Alger County, Michigan Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 42 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1910 By: Unknown This is a small pony truss that retains excellent historic integrity.Click to visit page.
Alexandra Bridge
Interprovincial Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Saint Patrick Street and Murray Street (Boulevard des Allumettières) Over Ottawa River Ottawa and Gatineau: Ottawa City, Ontario and Outaouais, Québec Metal Cantilever 18 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1857 ft
Main Span Length: 555.75 ft
Roadway Width: 62 ft
Main Spans: 3
1900 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec Located next to Parliament Hill, this beautiful bridge represents a significant engineering achievement as an early surviving large-scale cantilever.Click to visit page.
Allanburg Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge #11
Historic Significance Rating. RR-20 Over Welland Canal Allanburg: Niagara Region, Ontario Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift Main Span Length: 200 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown One of the Welland Canal lift bridges, this bridge survived a collision with a freightor.Click to visit page.
Allegan City Dam Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Dam Access Over Kalamazoo River Allegan: Allegan County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This truss bridge serves to allow workers to acess the various parts of a small dam.Click to visit page.
Allerton Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Allerton Road Over East Branch Brandywine Creek Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 102 ft
Main Span Length: 95 ft
Roadway Width: 14.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1905 By: Unknown This bridge is an interesting and early example of a riveted through truss.Click to visit page.
Alley Ford Bridge
Franklin County Bridge 48
Historic Significance Rating. Pipe Creek Road Over Pipe Creek Rural: Franklin County, Indiana Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 105 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Jones and Bunzendahl of Connersville, Indiana and John L. Stewart This attractive, traditional bridge has been rehabilitated.Click to visit page.
Amasa Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Soo Line) Over Hemlock River Amasa: Iron County, Michigan Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1920 By: Unknown This uncommon example of a railroad pony truss has massive members.Click to visit page.
Ambridge Bridge
Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge / Ambridge-Woodlawn Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 11th Street Over Ohio River Ambridge and Aliquippa: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1995.2 ft
Main Span Length: 530 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 5
1927 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and T. J. Wilkerson of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania This gorgeous and unique multi-cantilever span design is a testimony to why Ambridge is even in existence!Click to visit page.
X Amy Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Amy Road (TR-735) Over Gravel Run Rural: Crawford County, Pennsylvania Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 43 ft
Main Span Length: 43 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1895 By: Unknown This small pony truss was a classic example of pin connected technology.Click to visit page.
! Anthony's Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Anthony's Mill Road Over West Branch Perkiomen Creek Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 85 ft
Main Span Length: 83 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1902 By: William F. Remppis Company of Reading, Pennsylvania and Dreibelbis and Company Preservationists are attempting to save this attractive truss bridge from demolition.Click to visit page.
! Anton Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Anton Street Over Sebewaing River Sebewaing: Huron County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 100 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 19.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1902 By: Unknown A skewed, urban, example of a warren pony truss still open to traffic in decent condition.Click to visit page.
Apalachin Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Main Street Over Apalachin Creek Apalachin: Tioga County, New York Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 132 ft
Main Span Length: 130 ft
Roadway Width: 27.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1929 By: Unknown This attractive bridge has been well maintained and recently rehabilitated.Click to visit page.
Archer Avenue Bridge
Kingery Highway Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Archer Avenue (Kingery Highway, IL-83) Over Calumet Sag Channel Sag Bridge: Cook County, Illinois Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 508 ft
Main Span Length: 304.5 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 1
1934 By: Unknown One of a couple pleasingly complex 1930s Pennsylvania through truss bridges filled with complex geometry.Click to visit page.
Arlington Avenue Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Penn Central) Over Arlington Avenue Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This bridge is noted for its extreme skew that is accommodated with non-skewed spans.Click to visit page.
Armour Saari Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Armour Saari Road Over Whitefish River Rural: Alger County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Bolt-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 65 ft
Main Span Length: 63 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1906 By: Joliet Bridge and Iron Company of Joliet, Illinois This bridge is a good example of work done by a company that was prolific in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Arranvale Bridge
Stan Dolphin Memorial Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Mill Road Over Sauble River Arranvale: Bruce County, Ontario Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This pony truss is located in a scenic setting right on a bend in the road.Click to visit page.
Arrowsic Bridge
Max L. Wilder Memorial Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Arrowsic Road (ME-127) Over Sasanoa River Rural: Sagadahoc County, Maine Metal Cantilever (Arched) Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 838 ft
Main Span Length: 300 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 3
1950 By: Harris Structural Steel Company of New York, New York and Max L. Wilder, Maine State Highway Commission This rare example of an arched cantilever truss is also significant as a substantial work designed by a noted state bridge engineer.Click to visit page.
X Arroyo Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Arroyo Road (TR-314) Over Clarion River Rural: Elk County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 281 ft
Main Span Length: 111 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 2
1901 By: Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania You might call this the sister bridge to the Shanley Road Bridge... it also suffered the same fate.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.
! Ashland Avenue North Branch Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ashland Avenue Over North Branch Chicago River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 386.5 ft
Main Span Length: 232 ft
Roadway Width: 60 ft
Main Spans: 1
1936 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago This graceful structure includes bridge tender buildings with symbolic depictions.Click to visit page.
Ashland Avenue Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ashland Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 312 ft
Main Span Length: 225 ft
Roadway Width: 57 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago This is among the widest Chicago bascule bridges, and is associated with Depression era funding programs.Click to visit page.
Ashland Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ashland Road Over Hinkson Creek Columbia: Boone County, Missouri Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 103 ft
Main Span Length: 103 ft
Roadway Width: 12 ft
Main Spans: 1
1888 By: H. W. Sebastian and Company of St. Louis, Missouri (St. Louis Bridge and Iron Works) This is the earliest example of a bridge built by a noteworthy regional bridge builder.Click to visit page.
Atherton Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bolton Road (Old Alignment) Over Nashua River Lancaster: Worcester County, Massachusetts Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Post Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 72 ft
Main Span Length: 72 ft
Roadway Width: 18.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1870 By: J. H. Cofrode and Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania One of two Post truss bridges in the country, this Phoenix Column pony truss should be restored.Click to visit page.
Auburn Riverwalk Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Auburn Riverwalk Rail-Trail) Over Androscoggin River Lewiston and Auburn: Androscoggin County, Maine Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 3 By: Unknown This multi-span railroad truss bridge has been converted for non-motorized public use.Click to visit page.
Auburn Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Auburn Street (PA-267) Over Meshoppen Creek Meshoppen: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 214 ft
Main Span Length: 144 ft
Roadway Width: 23 ft
Main Spans: 1
1934 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This bridge creates an attractive crossing for a small town.Click to visit page.
! Aulwurm Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Aulwurm Drive Over Little Calumet River Blue Island: Cook County, Illinois Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 4 By: Unknown Just about everything that could go wrong with this rare multi-span pony truss has gone wrong.Click to visit page.
Ausable Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ausable Road Over Ausable River Rural: Middlesex County, Ontario Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1900 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario A lightweight pony truss bridge built by the Hamilton Bridge Works in the first decade of the 20th century.Click to visit page.
Avoca Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Livonia, Avon and Lakeville) Over Cohocton River Avoca: Steuben County, New York Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1919 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York An attractive Baltimore truss bridge with massive members and a skew.Click to visit page.
Avon Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned Erie Railroad) Over Genesee River Avon: Livingston County, New York Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This attractive and old skewed truss bridge is abandoned and missing its approach spans, but retains significance.Click to visit page.
Avonmore Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6th Street (PA-156) Over Kiskiminetas River Avonmore: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 571 ft
Main Span Length: 218 ft
Roadway Width: 19 ft
Main Spans: 2
1937 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This bridge is not like other 1930s truss bridges in the state... all truss parts are rolled beams.Click to visit page.
B Line Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. B Line Over Snake Creek Rural: Bruce County, Ontario Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This small, traditionally composed structure is largely unaltered.Click to visit page.
! B. B. Comer Bridge
Scottsboro Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. AL-35 (Southbound) Over Tennessee River Scottsboro: Jackson County, Alabama Metal Continuous Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 2143 ft
Main Span Length: 310 ft
Roadway Width: 19.7 ft
Main Spans: 3
1930 By: Unknown This landmark historic truss bridge is to be reduced to scrap metal.Click to visit page.
Babtiste Creek Private Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Private Trail Over Babtiste Creek Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This unusual lightweight Warren pony truss has some unusual design to it.Click to visit page.
Bach Driveway Bridges
Historic Significance Rating. Bayport Road (Adjacent To) Over Columbia Drain Rural: Huron County, Michigan Metal 2 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1905 By: Toledo-Massillon Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio Wynkoop and McGormley, Agents An extremely rare scene of two tiny truss bridges within sight of each other, one being a rare example of agents Wynkoop and McGormley.Click to visit page.
Badley Bridge
Metcalfe Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Metcalfe Street (CR-21) Over Grand River Elora: Wellington County, Ontario Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 236 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 1
1953 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario This attractive riveted truss bridge forms a gateway and centerpiece for Elora.Click to visit page.
Bairdstown Bridge
Old Blairsville Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Market Street (PA-2002) Over Conemaugh River Blairsville: Indiana County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Metal 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 358 ft
Main Span Length: 290 ft
Roadway Width: 30.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1935 By: Freeland McHale and PA and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This bridge features a Baltimore truss configuration unlike other period bridges in the state.Click to visit page.
! Bairs Mill Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bairs Mill Road Over Kreutz Creek Rural: York County, Pennsylvania Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 87 ft
Main Span Length: 87 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1893 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio Doomed to be turned into scrap, this beautiful bridge contributed to a potential historic district that includes a mill.Click to visit page.
X Balk Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Balk Road Over Fawn River Rural: St. Joseph County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 85 ft
Main Span Length: 84 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1910 By: Unknown A lightweight style bridge, this exhibits a rare truss configuration.Click to visit page.
X Ball Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ball Road Over Little Salt Creek Rural: Midland County, Michigan Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Bedstead Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 42 ft
Main Span Length: 41 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1901 By: Unknown One of the rarest bridges in Michigan, this last remaining bedstead was demolished.Click to visit page.
Balls Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Little Lakes Road Over Maitland River Rural: Huron County, Ontario Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 1885 By: Unknown One of the most beautiful and rarest bridges in Ontario is this two-span pin connected through truss whose fate is in question!Click to visit page.
Balls Falls Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6th Avenue Over 20 Mile Creek Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This bridge is located where 6th Avenue passes through a park setting at a historic crossing right by a spectacular waterfall.Click to visit page.
X Baltimore and Ohio Calumet River Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio) Over Calumet River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Span Length: 235 ft
Main Spans: 1
1913 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois Only the counterweight and mechanical frame of this bridge remains after being hit by a boat in 1988.Click to visit page.
! Baltimore and Ohio Railroad / Chicago Terminal Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio / Chicago Terminal) Over South Branch Chicago River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) Total Length: 186 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois This mature example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge has been abandoned in its raised position.Click to visit page.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #460
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Cuyahoga River Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Rolling Lift) Total Length: 205 ft
Main Span Length: 160 ft
Main Spans: 1
1906 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois This bridge is among the oldest in Cleveland and remains in use.Click to visit page.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #463
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned Baltimore and Ohio) Over Cuyahoga River Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) Total Length: 255 ft
Main Span Length: 231 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1956 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This bridge has been left standing for its historic and aesthetic values, but is otherwise abandoned.Click to visit page.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #464
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned Baltimore and Ohio) Over Cuyahoga River Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Rolling Lift) Total Length: 334 ft
Main Span Length: 210 ft
Main Spans: 1
1907 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois This impressive structure is one of the most significant railroad bridges in Cleveland.Click to visit page.
! Balyeat Field Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Park Walkway Over Nash Creek Sparta: Kent County, Michigan Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This small pony truss has been altered and deteriorated, but still has heritage value and could be restored.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.
Banning Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Wheeling and Lake Erie) Over Youghiogheny River Rural (Banning): Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Rivet-Connected K-Truss Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1582 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York One of the few examples of a K-Truss in Pennsylvania.Click to visit page.
! Bar Mills Bridge
Memorial Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. ME-4A (Main Street) Over Saco River Hollis and Buxton: York County, Maine Metal Continuous Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 512 ft
Main Span Length: 224 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 3
1937 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts This rare Warren continuous through truss is at risk for demolition despite its decent condition and historic significance.Click to visit page.
! Bar Mills Canal Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. ME-4A (Main Street) Over Saco River Canal Hollis: York County, Maine Metal Continuous 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 139 ft
Main Span Length: 134.8 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1937 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts This truss span is a companion to the nearby Bar Mills continuous truss.Click to visit page.
Barbertown Road Bridge
Barberton Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Barbertown Road Over Credit River Mississauga: Peel Region, Ontario Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1898 By: Unknown This rare pin-connected truss bridge has been left in place for pedestrian use.Click to visit page.
Bardwells Ferry Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bardwells Ferry Road Over Deerfield River Rural: Franklin County, Massachusetts Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 230 ft
Main Span Length: 198 ft
Roadway Width: 14 ft
Main Spans: 1
1882 By: Corrugated Metal Company of East Berlin, Connecticut (Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut) This is a very old, large, and well-preserved example of a rare lenticular truss bridge.Click to visit page.
Barker-Stewart Island Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Wisconsin Central) Over Wisconsin River Rural: Marathon County, Wisconsin Metal 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 2 By: Unknown A multi-span example of a nationally uncommon truss type, with.Click to visit page.
Barklay Boulevard Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Barklay Boulevard Over Sydenham River Rural: Middlesex County, Ontario Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown An abandoned former trunkline pony truss bridge with poor deck condition.Click to visit page.
Barnard Bridge
Putnam County Bridge 45 / Hendricks County Bridge 264
Historic Significance Rating. County Line Road (CR-900 East) Over Big Walnut Creek Rural: Hendricks County, Indiana and Putnam County, Indiana Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 140.8 ft
Main Span Length: 140 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1915 By: Unknown Sitting relatively high above the river for a bridge of its kind, this bridge is a good example of a riveted Pratt truss.Click to visit page.
Barters To Hodgdon Bridge
Trevett Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Barters Island Road Over Back River Trevett: Lincoln County, Maine Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 288 ft
Main Span Length: 110 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
1931 By: Berlin Construction Company of Berlin Connecticut This bridge stands out among historic bridges in Maine as a pony truss swing bridge.Click to visit page.
! Barto Hollow Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Barto Hollow Road (TR-650) Over Muncy Creek Rural: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 118 ft
Main Span Length: 115.2 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1898 By: Unknown This bridge was noted for its attractive and unusual portal bracing, and deserved to be preserved.Click to visit page.
Base Line Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Base Line Over Indian River Rural: Peterborough County, Ontario Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This bridge is a good example of a heritage bridge built by a local bridge builder.Click to visit page.
Base Line Road Bridge
Jackson County Bridge 189
Historic Significance Rating. Fairgrounds Access Over Unnamed Ditch Rural: Jackson County, Indiana Metal 2 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 36.7 ft
Main Span Length: 33.8 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1896 By: Lafayette Bridge Company of Lafayette, Indiana This bridge is a rare example of very small-scale truss construction and was relocated to antique tractor area of the Jackson County fairgrounds.Click to visit page.
Batavia Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Tonawanda Creek Batavia: Genesee County, New York Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1900 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania This bridge is noteworthy for being built by an important bridge company.Click to visit page.
Bath Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Livonia, Avon and Lakeville) Over Cohocton River Bath: Steuben County, New York Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This bizarre bridge has vertical endposts and a heavy skew.Click to visit page.
Bauer Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Park Trail Over Dickinson Creek Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 89 ft
Main Span Length: 89 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1880 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania One of the oldest truss bridges in Michigan, this ornate bridge was moved to Historic Bridge Park.Click to visit page.
Baxter Hill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Baxter Mill Road (Baxter Hill Road) Over Ischua Creek Ischua: Cattaraugus County, New York Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 105 ft
Main Span Length: 101.7 ft
Roadway Width: 13.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1893 By: Unknown This bridge is an early example of a truss bridge with riveted connections.Click to visit page.
Bay City Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Central Michigan Railroad) Over Saginaw River Bay City: Bay County, Michigan Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) Total Length: 660 ft
Main Span Length: 245 ft
Main Spans: 1
1905 By: Unknown One of two railroad swing bridges in Bay City.Click to visit page.
Bayfield Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. KH-21 Over Bayfield River Bayfield: Huron County, Ontario Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 1949 By: Unknown An attractive two-span deck truss with v-lacing hidden under an ugly deck.Click to visit page.
Beach Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Westerville Bikeway Over Alum Creek Westerville: Franklin County, Ohio Metal Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 179 ft
Main Span Length: 173 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1888 By: Columbus Bridge Company of Columbus, Ohio A rare Whipple truss, built by an equally rare local bridge company, this bridge was relocated to a trail.Click to visit page.
Beachville Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Zorra Line Over South Branch Thames River Beachville: Oxford County, Ontario Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown A good, well-maintained example of a provincial standard plan pony truss in Ontario.Click to visit page.
Bean Creek Private Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Private Trail Over Bean Creek Rural (Near Hudson): Lenawee County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown An example of a once-common structure type that has become increasingly rare.Click to visit page.
Bear Creek Bridge
Knox Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Knox Road (TR-347, Donley Road, Jackson Avenue) Over South Branch Bear Creek Rural: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and Butler County, Pennsylvania Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 83 ft
Main Span Length: 77 ft
Roadway Width: 17.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1913 By: Farris Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A beautiful Warren pony truss in a hilly forest setting.Click to visit page.
S Beatty Mills Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Beatty Mill Road (TR-659) Over Buffalo Creek Rural: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Metal 8 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 86 ft
Main Span Length: 84 ft
Roadway Width: 14 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio One of the rarest bridges in Pennsylvania, this bowstring truss is in storage and planned for reuse.Click to visit page.
Beatty Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Beatty Road (CR-149) Over Whetstone Creek Rural: Morrow County, Ohio Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 127 ft
Main Span Length: 124 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1915 By: Unknown This riveted truss bridge is closed to traffic but retains good historic integrity.Click to visit page.
! Beaverdams Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Beaverdams Road Over Lake Gibson (Power Canal, Beaverdams Creek) Thorold: Niagara Region, Ontario Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1946 By: Unknown This attractive riveted pony truss is the latest heritage bridge in the Region of Niagara to be at risk for demolition.Click to visit page.
Beckman Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. County Line Road Over West Branch Sturgeon River Rural: Baraga County, Michigan and Houghton County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 136 ft
Main Span Length: 96 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Continental Bridge Company of Chicago and Peotone, Illinois This long abandoned bridge is a rare surviving example of a bridge built by the Continental Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
Beech Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Beach Road Over West Branch Cayuga Inlet Newfield: Tompkins County, New York Metal Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 12 ft
Main Spans: 1
1873 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio This rare bridge was severely altered as part of a so-called preservation project.Click to visit page.
Bell Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bell Avenue Over Spruce Run River Glen Gardner: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 84 ft
Main Span Length: 83 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1896 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York An uncommon New Jersey example of a bridge built by the prominent Groton Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
Bell Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bell Road Over Huron River Dover: Washtenaw County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 108 ft
Main Span Length: 104 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1891 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio This structure was moved off its abutments with plans for restoration, which never were completed.Click to visit page.
! Bellaire Bridge
Interstate Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 8th Street Over Ohio River Bellaire and Benwood: Belmont County, Ohio and Marshall County, West Virginia Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 2100 ft
Main Span Length: 1250 ft
Main Spans: 3
1926 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and J. E. Greiner Company of Chicago, Illinois One of the greatest and oldest cantilever bridges on the Ohio is about to be demolished, a serious crime against history.Click to visit page.
Belle Vernon Bridge
Speers - Belle Vernon Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. I-70 Over Monongahela River, Railroads, and Roads Speers and Belle Vernon: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Metal Cantilever (Suspended Deck) 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 2066 ft
Main Span Length: 450 ft
Roadway Width: 75 ft
Main Spans: 3
1951 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This graceful looking bridge is a rare example of its kind and a major pre-interstate structure now a part of I-70.Click to visit page.
Bellefountain Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 34955
Historic Significance Rating. Jefferson Street Over Des Moines River Near Tracy: Mahaska County, Iowa Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 595.2 ft
Main Span Length: 145 ft
Roadway Width: 16.1 ft
Main Spans: 6
1898 By: Clinton Bridge and Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa One of several large and significant multi-span pin-connected truss bridges on this section of river.Click to visit page.
Belleville Road Bridge
Burroughs Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Burroughs Street Over Flat River Rural: Kent County, Michigan Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 125 ft
Main Span Length: 119.8 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Michigan State Highway Department This historic camelback truss was moved to Burroughs Street from Wayne CountyClick to visit page.
X Bells Landing Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Redden Hill Road (PA-3005) Over West Branch Susquehanna River Rural: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 197 ft
Main Span Length: 194 ft
Roadway Width: 13.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1892 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio This incredible bridge with excellent historic integrity could and should have been preserved.Click to visit page.
Bellville Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. OH-13 and OH-97 (Main Street, Riverside Drive) Over Clear Fork Mohican River Bellville: Richland County, Ohio Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 146 ft
Main Span Length: 138 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1937 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Ohio State Highway Department This bridge is noted for its vertical end posts and aesthetic design.Click to visit page.
X Belton Bridge
US-250 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-250 Over Fish Creek (Pennsylvania Fork) Rural: Marshall County, West Virginia Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 154 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 17.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1924 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This bridge is located on a tight curve in the road, yet continues to carry a US highway in a scenic rural location.Click to visit page.
Bender Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bender Bridge Road (TR-504) Over Elk Lick Creek Rural: Somerset County, Pennsylvania Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 48 ft
Main Span Length: 45 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1885 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania A small, but noteworthy bridge in a potential rural historic district.Click to visit page.
Bennett Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bennett Road (TR-129) Over Whetstone Creek Rural: Morrow County, Ohio Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 85 ft
Main Span Length: 84 ft
Roadway Width: 13.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1887 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio This bridge is noted for several unusual details and being an early surviving example of its builder.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.
Bennington Harmon Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bennington Harmon Road (TR-191) Over Big Walnut Creek Rural: Morrow County, Ohio Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 48 ft
Main Span Length: 46 ft
Roadway Width: 13.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This small pony truss has some unusual outriggers.Click to visit page.
Benton Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Benton Road (TR-104) Over Sycamore Creek Rural: Crawford County, Ohio Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 92 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 16.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Brookville Bridge Company of Brookville, Ohio This traditionally composed riveted pony truss has been bypassed and abandoned.Click to visit page.
Bentonsport Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. CR-J40 (Old Alignment) Over Des Moines River Bentonsport and Vernon: Van Buren County, Iowa Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 730 ft
Main Span Length: 146 ft
Main Spans: 5
1882 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio This is one of the oldest, largest, and most noteworthy of the surviving lower Des Moines River truss bridges.Click to visit page.
Benwood Bridge
Bellaire Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio) Over Ohio River Bellaire and Benwood: Belmont County, Ohio and Marshall County, West Virginia Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 5808 ft
Main Span Length: 347.9 ft
Main Spans: 6
1905 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York An impressive structure that also features a very long 1872 stone arch approach system.Click to visit page.
Bergeys Mill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bergeys Mill Road Over East Branch Perkiomen Creek Rural: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 196 ft
Main Span Length: 94.2 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 2
1893 By: John Denithorne and Sons of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania This skewed bridge is a rare surviving example of its local builder and has unusual built-up beam details.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.
! Berne Station Bridge
Berne Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Fisher Dam Road (TR-558) Over Schuylkill River Berne: Berks County, Pennsylvania Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 206 ft
Main Span Length: 204 ft
Roadway Width: 18.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1896 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Agents This beautiful and rare truss bridge is slated for demolition despite its historic value and potential for preservation.Click to visit page.
Bertram Bridge
Ely Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ely Street Over Big Creek Bertram: Linn County, Iowa Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 208 ft
Main Span Length: 89 ft
Roadway Width: 13.5 ft
Main Spans: 2
1891 By: J. E. Jayne and Son of Iowa City, Iowa A well-preserved truss bridge built by an obscure bridge company.Click to visit page.
Bertram Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bertram Road Over Indian Creek Near Cedar Rapids: Linn County, Iowa Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Hammond Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 191 ft
Main Span Length: 115.2 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio One of the most important bridges in the state, this bridge has an extremely rare truss design and follows several patented designs.Click to visit page.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Bessemer and Lake Erie) Over Allegheny River Near Oakmont: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Continuous 14 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 2327 ft
Main Span Length: 520 ft
Main Spans: 7
1918 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York An unusual and large example of continuous deck truss construction.Click to visit page.
Bieneman Farm Bridge
Bridge Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Private Drive Over Honey Creek Burlington: Racine County, Wisconsin Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 106 ft
Main Span Length: 106 ft
Roadway Width: 17 ft
Main Spans: 1
1877 By: Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin The oldest truss bridge in the state, this bridge has very unusual details.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.
Big Creek Road Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 220880
Historic Significance Rating. Big Creek Road Over Big Creek Bertram: Linn County, Iowa Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 118 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This attractive structure appears to have been well maintained.Click to visit page.
Big Eddy Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Big Eddy Road Over Columbia River Revelstoke: Columbia-Shuswap District, British Columbia Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 By: Unknown This bridge is noteworthy as a long bridge with different truss types and for its good historic integrity and stunning setting.Click to visit page.
X Big Hill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Big Hill Road Over Fawn River Rural: St. Joseph County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 84 ft
Main Span Length: 82 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1905 By: Unknown A large, classic pin connected Pratt pony truss in a scenic setting.Click to visit page.
Big Irwin Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Brant-Elderslie Townline Over Teeswater River Rural: Bruce County, Ontario Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Sarnia Bridge Company of Sarnia, Ontario This bridge has been altered in a repair project, but remains an attractive structure.Click to visit page.
Big Rocky Fork Iron Bridge
Parke County Bridge 11
Historic Significance Rating. Martin Road (CR-26) Over Rocky Fork Creek Rural: Parke County, Indiana Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 109 ft
Main Span Length: 104 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio This bridge has very unusual details for a bridge constructed by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
! Birdsall Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. River Road Over Ouse River Rural: Peterborough County, Ontario Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 73.5 ft
Main Span Length: 62 ft
Roadway Width: 14.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This attractive truss bridge on a quiet rural road was relocated here in the 1950s.Click to visit page.
Birmingham Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Irish Flats Lane (TR-512) Over Little Juniata River Birmingham: Blair County, Pennsylvania and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 145 ft
Main Span Length: 142 ft
Roadway Width: 14.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1898 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and J. A. Patterson This extremely unusual bridge has decorative portal bracing and a very massive design for a bridge of its type and age.Click to visit page.
! Black Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Maine Central) and Bridge Street Over Androscoggin River Brunswick and Topsham: Cumberland County, Maine Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 318 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 2
1909 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania This unique railroad bridge has a second deck suspended under it for highway traffic.Click to visit page.
! Black Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Black Bridge Road Over Speed River Cambridge: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 114.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1916 By: Unknown The future of this attractive designated heritage bridge is uncertain!Click to visit page.
Black Bridge
Dehmel Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Zehnder Farm Path Over Black Creek Frankenmuth: Saginaw County, Michigan Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 151 ft
Main Span Length: 151 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1907 By: Joliet Bridge and Iron Company of Joliet, Illinois This bridge was moved from its original location and preserved next to M-83 for Frankenmuth visitors to easily see.Click to visit page.
Black Bridge
Haze Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Haze Road Over Betsie River Rural: Benzie County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 55.8 ft
Main Span Length: 54.8 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This is the only remaining truss bridge in the county, and is in danger of collapse.Click to visit page.
Black Hawk Bridge
Lansing Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. IA-9 and WI-82 Over Mississippi River Lansing and Rural: Allamakee County, Iowa and Crawford County, Wisconsin Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1630.7 ft
Main Span Length: 652.3 ft
Roadway Width: 21 ft
Main Spans: 3
1931 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Melvin B. Stone of Minneapolis, Minnesota One of the most unusual, beautiful, and significant bridges on the Mississippi River.Click to visit page.
Blackburn Point Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Blackburn Point Road (CR-789) Over Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Osprey: Sarasota County, Florida Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) Total Length: 142 ft
Main Span Length: 142 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Unknown An excellent and uncommon example of a swing truss bridge in Florida.Click to visit page.
! Blackford Bridge
Pucketts Hole Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. VA-652 Over Clinch River Rural: Russell County, Virginia Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 225 ft
Main Span Length: 113 ft
Roadway Width: 11.2 ft
Main Spans: 2
1889 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York Preservations were able to convince the DOT to halt plans to demolish this bridge next to its replacement on new alignment.Click to visit page.
Blackfriars Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Blackfriars Street Over North Branch Thames River London: Middlesex County, Ontario Metal 16 Panel Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 225 ft
Main Span Length: 225 ft
Main Spans: 1
1875 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio Among the rarest and oldest bridges in Canada is this breathtaking iron bowstring truss which is the longest span of its kind remaining in all of North America!Click to visit page.
X Blackhawk Road Bridge
Race Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Blackhawk Road Over Des Moines River (Eastern Channel) Ottumwa: Wapello County, Iowa Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 252 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Roadway Width: 18.7 ft
Main Spans: 2
1935 By: Unknown This truss bridge appeared to have had a colorful history.Click to visit page.
Blacks Mill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Blacks Mill Road Over Hunting Creek Rural: Frederick County, Maryland Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 70 ft
Main Span Length: 69.3 ft
Roadway Width: 12.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: York Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania A small, late pin-connected pony truss with a distinctive railing design.Click to visit page.
Blenheim Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Blenheim Road Over Nith River Rural: Oxford County, Ontario Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 123 ft
Main Span Length: 1930 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Reid-Riddell Engineering of Toronto, Ontario A beautiful and excellent example of this distinctive bridge design.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.
Blome Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Blome Road Over Raiders Run Indian Hill: Hamilton County, Ohio Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 94 ft
Main Span Length: 79 ft
Roadway Width: 12.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1888 By: Queen City Bridge Company of Cincinnati, Ohio and William H. Harrison This pin connected through truss is noteworthy for its slight skew, and being one of the only known remaining examples of its builder.Click to visit page.
Bloomington Road Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 220800
Historic Significance Rating. Bloomington Road Over Big Creek Rural: Linn County, Iowa Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 154.2 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 19.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Unknown Located on original Lincoln Highway alignment, this bridge is an attractive standard plan bridge.Click to visit page.
Bloomsbury Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Church Street (CR-579) Over Musconetcong River Bloomsbury: Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Warren County, New Jersey Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 112 ft
Main Span Length: 105 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 1
1892 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio This one-lane truss bridge was widened to two lanes and placed on top of a new steel stringer bridge.Click to visit page.
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Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Converted To Pedestrian Walk) Over Grand River Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 575 ft
Main Span Length: 125 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 4
1892 By: Unknown This gorgeous bridge was restored with visually appropriate railings for pedestrian use, and is used frequently today for function and pleasure.Click to visit page.
Blue Heron Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Big South Fork Blue Heron (Rural): McCreary County, Kentucky Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 3 By: Unknown This is a cantilever deck truss bridge, and its design showcases the engineering clearly.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.
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Singing Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Blue Rock Road (Old Alignment) Over Great Miami River New Baltimore: Hamilton County, Ohio Metal 17 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 469.2 ft
Main Span Length: 458 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: Brackett Construction Company of Cincinatti, Ohio One of the longest Parker truss spans in the country with unrivaled geometric beauty destroyed by Hamilton County a quarter mile from its replacement.Click to visit page.
Blue Sulphur Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Blue Sulphur Road Over Mud Creek Blue Sulphur (Rural): Cabell County, West Virginia Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 157 ft
Main Span Length: 109 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1888 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York A traditional Pratt truss but with uncommon sway bracing and connection nuts.Click to visit page.

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