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Historic Bridges: Multiple-Type-Connected

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 70

Ambridge Bridge
Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge / Ambridge-Woodlawn Bridge
HSR

11th Street Over Ohio River, PA-51, and Railroad in Ambridge and Aliquippa: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,995 ft. Main Span: 530 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 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!

Asylum Bridge
HSR

1st Street (Osawatomie Road) Over Marais Des Cygnes River in Osawatomie: Miami County, Kansas, United States

Metal Continuous 8 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Modified Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 219 ft. Main Span: 121 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

This is one of the most unique bridges in the entire country with a design that defies classification, but has been called a Reverse Parker truss.

Avondale Bridge
De Jessa Memorial Bridge
HSR

Kingsland Avenue and Park Avenue Over Passaic River in Nutley and Lyndhurst: Essex County, New Jersey and Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 364 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: New Jersey Bridge Company of Manasquan, New Jersey

This attractive swing bridge also includes pony truss approach spans.

Baring Cross Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Arkansas River in Little Rock: Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States

Metal 12 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,100 ft. Main Span: 340 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

The location of the first bridge over the Arkansas River, this railroad bridge has a long history, and today only the approach spans date to 1929.

Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Bessemer and Lake Erie) Over Allegheny River in Near Oakmont: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Continuous 14 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,327 ft. Main Span: 520 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1918 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

An unusual and large example of continuous deck truss construction.

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Black Hawk Bridge
Lansing Bridge
HSR

IA-9 and WI-82 (Ballou Street) Over Mississippi River in Lansing: Allamakee County, Iowa and Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,631 ft. Main Span: 652 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 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.

Blind Slough Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Portland and Western Railroad) Over Blind Slough in Rural: Clatsop County, Oregon, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 700 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 12.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1895 By: Unknown

This is one of a couple noteworthy hand-turned 19th century swing truss bridges in this part of Oregon.

Bridge of the Gods
Port of Cascade Locks Bridge
HSR

Toll Road Over Columbia River, Railroad, and Wa Na Pa Street in Cascade Locks: Hood River County, Oregon and Skamania County, Washington, United States

Metal Cantilever 30 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,855 ft. Main Span: 708 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1926 By: Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company of Seattle, Washington

Only such a spectacular historic cantilever truss of unique design like this one would be worthy of the lofty name it inherited.

Burnham Bridge
Menominee River Canal Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Menominee River Canal in Milwaukee: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

One of three nationally significant and rare bobtail swing bridges in the city.

Capon Lake Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway (Abandoned Capon Springs Road Alignment) Over Cacapon River in Rural: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States

Metal 16 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 176 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1874 By: T. B. White and Sons of New Brighton, Pennsylvania (Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania)

This is an extremely early surviving example of a pin-connected Whipple through truss bridge.

Cincinnati Southern Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Cincinnati Southern) Over Ohio River in Ludlow and Cincinnati: Kenton County, Kentucky and Hamilton County, Ohio, United States

Metal Continuous 14 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift

Length: 3,240 ft. Main Span: 519 ft. Roadway: 32.3 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1922 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ralph Modjeski

This large, unusual bridge has a complicated history.

Clatskanie River Railroad Bridge
Clatskanie Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Portland and Western Railroad) Over Clatskanie River in Clatskanie: Clatsop County, Oregon, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 223 ft. Main Span: 182 ft. Roadway: 12.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: Unknown

This is one of a couple noteworthy hand-turned 19th century swing truss bridges in this part of Oregon.

Court Street Bridge
Harold J. Dillard Memorial Bridge
HSR

Court Street (CR-12, CR-56) Over Hackensack River in Hackensack: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 315 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: F. R. Long Company of Hackensack, New Jersey

This classic example of a through truss highway swing bridge has been extensively rehabilitated and preserved.

Crescent City Connection Bridge (Original/Eastbound Span)
Greater New Orleans Bridge
HSR

US-90 Business (Eastbound) Over Mississippi River and Various Roads and Railroads in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana and Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Cantilever 32 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 13,428 ft. Main Span: 1,575 ft. Roadway: 52 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1958 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Modjeski and Masters

Paired with a modern cantilever truss bridge, this enormous historic bridge is noted for its very long main span length, and is an icon for the city.

Demeter Drive Bridge
Krape Park Demeter Drive Bridge
HSR

Demeter Drive (Park Court) Over Yellow Creek in Freeport: Stephenson County, Illinois, United States

Metal 5 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 62 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 12.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge combines the technology of riveted connections with pinned connections, making it a hybrid showing the transition from these two connection types.

Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge
Bushkill Street Bridge
HSR

US-22 (Bushkill Street) Over Delaware River in Easton and Phillipsburg: Northampton County, Pennsylvania and Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 18 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 550 ft. Main Span: 550 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)

This bridge was when built was among the longest simple truss spans built.!

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Eaton Road Bridge
HSR

Eaton Road (PA-982) Over Loyalhanna Creek in Near Latrobe: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 10 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 259 ft. Main Span: 126 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1931 By: Unknown

This bridge is very unusual because the bottom chord connections to the lower gusset plates are pinned.

Ellsworth Ranch Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 148950
HSR

130th Street Over East Fork Des Moines River in Rural: Emmet County, Iowa, United States

Metal 5 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Thacher Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1895 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio, Milo A. Adams, Agent

With unusual design details, this bridge is also one of only three Thacher truss bridges left in the country!

Elm Street Bridge
HSR

VT-12 (Elm Street) Over Ottauquechee River in Woodstock: Windsor County, Vermont, United States

Metal 11 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 112 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 25.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1870 By: National Bridge and Iron Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This is a large, impressive, and extremely rare Parker patent pony truss bridge.

Fort Madison Bridge
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Bridge
HSR

Great River Road (IL-9) and Railroad (BNSF) Over Mississippi River in Fort Madison and Niota: Lee County, Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,347 ft. Main Span: 525 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and A. F. Robinson

This is a rare double-deck truss railroad bridge that offers a toll highway for vehicular traffic on the upper deck.

Fountain Island Bridge
Lakeside Park Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Exhibit in Fond du Lac: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 67 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 10.9 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1870 By: Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The trusses of the only known Milwaukee Bridge and Iron bowstring were placed on display after the bridge was for unclear reasons replaced with a new pedestrian bridge.

Genesee River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX and Livonia, Avon and Lakeville) Over Genesee River in Rochester: Monroe County, New York, United States

Metal 16 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Modified Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 235 ft. Main Span: 235 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: Ritler-Conley Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This extremely unusual bridge has a combination of pinned connections and riveted connections, and is an exceedingly rare polygonal Warren truss that uses pins at all.

Grand Trunk Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over South Saskatchewan River and Spadina Crescent in Saskatoon: Division 11 (Saskatoon), Saskatchewan, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,500 ft. Main Span: 225 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1908 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario

Thanks to the demolition of the historic Traffic Bridge, this rare partially pin-connected deck truss bridge is the oldest bridge in the city now.

Grassy Point Bridge
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over St. Louis River in Superior: Douglas County, Wisconsin and St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,660 ft. Main Span: 430 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This railroad bridge is noted for its very large swing span.

Gregory Avenue Bridge
HSR

Gregory Avenue Over Passaic River in Passaic and Wallington: Passaic County, New Jersey and Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 245 ft. Main Span: 245 ft. Roadway: 28.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1906 By: Owego Bridge Company of Owego, New York

This classic highway swing bridge no longer operates for boats but its swing truss remains in good condition.

Happy Hollow Road Bridge
10 Mile Creek Bridge / Iowa Bridge Number 347800
HSR

Happy Hollow Road Over 10 Mile Creek in Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States

Metal 2 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Kingpost Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 36 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1895 By: R. D. Wheaton Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois

An example of one of the smallest and rarest truss bridge types in the country.

Harahan Bridge
Big River Crossing
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) and Big River Crossing Over Mississippi River in Memphis: Shelby County, Tennessee and Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States

Metal Cantilever 26 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Inverted Bowstring Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 4,973 ft. Main Span: 790 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1916 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Ralph Modjeski

This nationally significant bridge is unique for its location next to two other bridges and for its former highway deck converted for pedestrian use.

Henderson Crossing Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Rockdale Skate Park Grounds in Rockdale: Milam County, Texas, United States

Metal 4 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1901 By: George E. King Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

This pony truss bridge was relocated to a park setting, and is a rare example of a hybrid pin and rivet connected truss documenting the development of truss bridge technology.

Huey P. Long Bridge
Huey P. Long Jefferson Parish Bridge
HSR

US-90 and Railroad (New Orleans Public Belt Railroad) Over Mississippi River and Various Roads in Bridge City and Elmwood: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 22,996 ft. Main Span: 790 ft. Roadway: 84 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1935 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Modjeski and Masters

This massive bridge has been widened with the addition of two truss lines, but remains a significant example of a large scale combined highway and railroad bridge.

Hungerford Bridge
Charing Cross Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Network Rail) Over River Thames in London: Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,300 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Main Spans: 9

Built 1864 By: Unknown and John Hawkshaw

This bridge is unusual in the United Kingdom for its use of pins for connecting some of the truss members.

International Railroad Black Rock Canal Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over I-190 and Black Rock Canal in Buffalo: Erie County, New York, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 440 ft. Main Span: 440 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1909 By: Unknown

Separated from the main International Railroad Bridge by an island, this eastern structure crosses a canal in Buffalo.

Kenova Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Ohio River and Various Streets and Railroad in South Point and Kenova: Wayne County, West Virginia and Lawrence County, Ohio, United States

Metal 16 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 4,000 ft. Main Span: 521 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Charles S. Churchill

As impressive as this massive bridge is, the story of how it was constructed is even more impressive.

Kentucky and Indiana Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Ohio River and Water Street in Louisville and New Albany: Jefferson County, Kentucky and Floyd County, Indiana, United States

Metal 18 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 2,713 ft. Main Span: 625 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)

Featuring former vehicular decks cantilevered from the sides of the trusses with a railroad deck in the middle, this bridge is also noted for its variety of truss designs.

Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Keokuk Junction Railway) Over Mississippi River in Keokuk and Hamilton: Lee County, Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois, United States

Metal 13 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,800 ft. Main Span: 380 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ralph Modjeski

Built as a double-deck railroad bridge with an upper deck for highway traffic, in 1985 a new highway bridge resulted in the upper deck being abandoned.

Knoxville Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Tennessee River in Knoxville: Knox County, Tennessee, United States

Metal 6 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,295 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its variety of truss designs including rare pin-connected Warren truss spans.

Lower Rollstone Street Bridge
HSR

Lower Rollstone Street Over Nashua River in Fitchburg: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 11 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 111 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 26.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1870 By: National Bridge and Iron Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Charles H. Parker

This distinctive bridge is an extremely rare and significant example of the important design ideas of the Parker patent truss bridge.

Lyons Ferry Bridge
HSR

WA-261 Over Snake River (Lake Herbert G West) in Rural: Columbia County, Washington and Franklin County, Washington, United States

Metal Cantilever 26 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,040 ft. Main Span: 520 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1927 By: Kuckenberg and Wittman of Portland, Oregon and Washington Department of Highways

This unusual and early surviving cantilever truss bridge was moved to this beautiful rural location in 1968.

Marquam Bridge
HSR

I-5 Over Willamette River in Portland: Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

Metal Cantilever 14 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 5,280 ft. Main Span: 440 ft. Roadway: 114 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1966 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ivan D. Merchant

This utilitarian mid-20th century truss bridge is noted for its unusual double-deck cantilever truss design.

Martha Creek Private Bridge
HSR

Private Driveway Over Martha Creek in Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States

Metal 2 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Kingpost Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: R.D. Wheaton Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois

This nationally significant Kingpost was relocated to a private driveway but remains viewable to the general public.

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Masontown Bridge
Intercounty Bridge
HSR

PA-21 (McClellandtown Road / E. Roy Furman Highway) Over Monongahela River in Near Masontown: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 16 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,457 ft. Main Span: 402 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1925 By: Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This breathtaking monument, rich with Pennsylvania heritage, was destroyed by PennDOT.

McKinley Bridge
HSR

Salisbury Street Over Mississippi River in St. Louis and Venice: St. Louis City, Missouri and Madison County, Illinois, United States

Metal 18 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 5,734 ft. Main Span: 518 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1910 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Ralph Modjeski

This massive truss bridge is an early surviving example of work by a master engineer and also is noted for the length of its simple truss spans.

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Mead Avenue Bridge
HSR

Mead Avenue Over French Creek in Meadville: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 14 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 268 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Roadway: 19.4 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1871 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

This ancient, unique, and very historic bridge is two bridges in one and also has Keystone Columns.

Menominee River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Menominee River in Milwaukee: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Length: 228 ft. Main Span: 203 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Charles Frederick Loweth

One of three nationally significant and rare bobtail swing bridges in the city.

Metropolis Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Ohio River and Various Streets in Metropolis: Massac County, Illinois and McCracken County, Kentucky, United States

Metal 20 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 5,701 ft. Main Span: 720 ft. Roadway: 37 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1917 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ralph Modjeski

This bridge set a world record for the longest simple truss span ever built, and today this span remains among the longest!

Nanticoke Bridge
HSR

Broadway Street Over Susquehanna River and Nanticoke Creek in Nanticoke: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 16 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Spread Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 1,922 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1914 By: Dravo Contracting Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and David A. Keefe of Athens, Pennsylvania

An extremely rare surviving example of a large pin-connected truss bridge in Pennsylvania, this bridge has a span whose connection details are not the same at each end.

Nebraska Road Bridge
HSR

Nebraska Road Over Tauy Creek in Rural: Franklin County, Kansas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 101 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1895 By: Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

This remarkable and unique bridge is of extremely lightweight design, and documents a transition from pin to riveted connections.

North Village Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (Lake Chaubunagungamaug) in Webster: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 9 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 13.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1871 By: National Bridge and Iron Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Charles H. Parker

Relocated and preserved for pedestrian use, this is a rare Parker patent pony truss bridge.

Old Keenan Road Bridge
Burke Hollow Road Bridge
HSR

Old Keenan Road (Burke Hollow Road, McCuin Road) Over Lawrence Brook in Rural: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States

Metal 9 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 62 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: National Bridge and Iron Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Charles H. Parker

This ca. 1870 highly significant surviving and unaltered cast and wrought iron Parker patent truss bridge has escaped the attention of many bridge historians.

PA-837 Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over PA-837 and Railroad (Pennsylvania Union Railroad) in Clairton: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 10 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 600 ft. Main Span: 420 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This large overpass truss is noted for its combination of pinned and riveted connections.

Peck's Ferry Bridge
HSR

Locktown-Flemington Road Over Plum Brook in Rural: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 2 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 29 ft. Main Span: 27 ft. Roadway: 24.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1900 By: J. W. Scott of Flemington, New Jersey

Although altered, the unusual design and ornamentation of this very short pony truss bridge can still be appreciated.

Plainview Road Bridge
Eaglechase Park Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over North Hickory Creek in Krum: Denton County, Texas, United States

Metal 4 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Arch, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 114 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: George E. King Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

This bridge is noted for its unusual design details that document the transition from pin to riveted connections that was ongoing in the industry around this time.

Plemons Bridge
HSR

Plemons Road (CR-225) Over Canadian River in Rural: Hutchinson County, Texas, United States

Metal 5 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,471 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 30

Built 1926 By: Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas

This extremely long 30 span pony truss is located in a scenic setting and is noted for its length and number of spans.

Pont 9 (Bridge 9)
HSR

Rue de l'Île-Sainte-Marie Over Canal de Chambly in Rural: Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed (Center Bearing Bobtail)

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1888 By: Montréal Bridge Works of Montréal, Québec

This bobtail swing bridge has been abandoned in the open position along this historic canal.

Port Credit Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Go, Canadian National) Over Credit River in Mississauga: Peel Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 10 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Inverted Bowstring Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 269 ft. Main Span: 173 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario

This bridge's extremely unusual design gives it a very high level of heritage significance.

Queensboro Bridge
59th Street Bridge, Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Blackwell's Island Bridge
HSR

59th Street (NY-25) Over East River and Various Roads in New York: Manhattan, New York and Queens, New York, United States

Metal Cantilever 40 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss,

Length: 7,449 ft. Main Span: 1,182 ft. Roadway: 51 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1909 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Gustav Lindenthal, Leffert L. Buck, and Other Engineers

Breaking American records when built, this is a famous double-deck cantilever through truss noted for its massive design, ornamental details, and unusual cantilever arrangement.

Rector Road Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Unnamed Waterway in Denton: Denton County, Texas, United States

Metal 5 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 110 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 11.9 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas, Charles R. Moore, Agent

This bridge is a classic Pratt truss bridge that was relocated and preserved on Guyer High School grounds.

Rockingham Bridge
Whispering Pines Road Bridge
HSR

Whispering Pines Road (TR-712) Over Dark Shade Creek in Rural (Reitz): Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 57 ft. Main Span: 51 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio

An extremely rare example of the unusual designs that the Columbia Bridge Works employed.

Rogers Bridge
HSR

Abandoned Driveway Over Little Bull Creek Tributary in Rogers: Columbiana County, Ohio, United States

Metal 8 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 29 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut

Although partially collapsed and very deteriorated, this bridge retains enough of itself to reveal its unusual and very old design.

Royal Albert Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Network Rail) Over River Tamar in Saltash and Plymouth: South West, England, United Kingdom

Metal 12 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,188 ft. Main Span: 455 ft. Roadway: 16.8 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1859 By: Charles John Mare and Hudson and Male and Isambard Kingdom Brunel

This unique bridge was an incredible feat of engineering when completed under the direction of famous engineer Brunel.

Sabula Rail Bridge
Sabula Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad) Over Mississippi River in Sabula: Jackson County, Iowa and Carroll County, Illinois, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,967 ft. Main Span: 360 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1906 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Charles Frederick Loweth

This is an impressive bridge both because of its swing span but also its Pratt and Parker truss approach spans.

Sarto Bridge
Sarto Old Iron Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Bayou des Glaises in Big Bend: Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Queenpost Through Truss, Movable: Swing

Length: 275 ft. Main Span: 127 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas

This is one of the oldest highway swing bridges surviving in the state.

Scenic River Road Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 348950
HSR

Scenic River Road Over Unnamed Creek in Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States

Metal 2 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Kingpost Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 33 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: R.D. Wheaton Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois

One of several nationally significant kingpost truss bridges in Winneshiek county.

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Senn Bridge
HSR

Evergreen Mill Road (TR-323) Over Little Connoquenessing Creek in Rural: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 91 ft. Main Span: 86 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Victor C. Minteer of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Farris Engineering (Bridge) Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This extremely unusual bridge is technologically significant for its pin-connected bottom chord with all other connections riveted.

Shirley Bridge
HSR

River Road (CR-125) Over Middle Fork Little Red River in Rural: Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 340 ft. Main Span: 154 ft. Roadway: 8.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This former railroad bridge has an unusual combination of pinned and riveted connections.

Stone Sign Post Road Bridge
HSR

Stone Sign Post Road Over Plum Brook in Rural: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 2 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 30 ft. Main Span: 28 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: J. W. Scott of Flemington, New Jersey

This is a very short pony truss bridge that is also noted for its ornamentation, unsusual for such a diminutive span.

Swindell Bridge
East Street Bridge
HSR

North Charles Steet (Essen Street) Over I-279 (Parkway North) and East Street in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Cantilever Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,097 ft. Main Span: 545 ft. Roadway: 25 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh Department of Public Works

This magnificent bridge sweeps over the valley and today is a gateway icon for travelers entering or leaving the downtown Pittsburgh area.

Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned) Over Sylvan Slough in Moline: Rock Island County, Illinois, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) 15 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 202 ft. Main Span: 195 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1868 By: Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Thomas Curtis Clarke

Among the oldest metal bridges in the country is this rarest of bridge types, a cast iron truss... plus it has a rare configuration and Phoenix columns!

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Tunnelton Bridge
HSR

Tunnelton Road (PA-3003) Over Conemaugh River in Rural: Indiana County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 12 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 402 ft. Main Span: 396 ft. Roadway: 21.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This bridge has some very unusual details and is also noteworthy for its long single span.

Victorian Footbridge
HSR

Forest Park Walkway Over River Des Peres Lagoon in St. Louis: St. Louis City, Missouri, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1885 By: Unknown

Complimented by ornate decorations, this unique bridge design has the appearance of a combination of a truss bridge and a suspension bridge.

Vida Shaw Bridge
HSR

Vida Shaw Road Over Bayou Teche in Rural: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 9 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 202 ft. Main Span: 147 ft. Roadway: 13.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Daniel Jeffrey and Sons Inc. of Jeanerette, Louisiana and Thomas J. Jones

This is one of the most significant highway swing bridges in Louisiana, and it has had an uncertain future after having been closed to traffic for many years.

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