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! Confirmed demolition date within one year or an especially historic bridge that is threatened with demolition at any level.
X The bridge has been confirmed demolished or collapsed.
S The bridge has been dismantled or moved to an offsite location and is not currently available for public viewing.
L Most or all of the original bridge material has been demolished and replaced, including historically significant elements, but some original parts of the bridge remain.
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Total Bridges Found: 10

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
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.
Fink Deck Truss Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Exhibit Deck Over Ground (Exhibit) Lynchburg: Lynchburg Independent City, Virginia Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Fink Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 52.5 ft
Main Span Length: 52.5 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1870 By: Albert Fink A rare cast iron bridge, this is also one of only two surviving Fink truss bridges in the country!Click to visit page.
Fink Truss Bridge
Main Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Scenic Overlook Over None (Exhibit) Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Fink Deck Truss, Fixed Main Span Length: 43.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1870 By: Unknown One of only a few in the country, this is the only Fink truss in Pennsylvania.Click to visit page.
Glen Gardner Bridge
School Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. School Street Over Spruce Run River Glen Gardner: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 80.1 ft
Main Span Length: 84 ft
Roadway Width: 16.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1870 By: WM Cowin of Lambertville, Pennsylvania Even having served traffic for around 140 years, this nationally significant cast iron bridge is nearly completely unaltered!Click to visit page.
Lower Rollstone Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Lower Rollstone Street Over Nashua River Fitchburg: Worcester County, Massachusetts Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 111 ft
Main Span Length: 105 ft
Roadway Width: 26.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1870 By: National Bridge Company of Boston, Massachusetts This distinctive bridge is an extremely rare and significant example of the important design ideas of the Parker patent truss bridge.Click to visit page.
Main Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Main Street Over South Branch Raritan River Clinton: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 170 ft
Main Span Length: 85 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 2
1870 By: WM Cowin of Lambertville, Pennsylvania The longest and only multi-span example of three nationally significant cast iron bridges in the county.Click to visit page.
Old Mill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old Mill Road Over Saucon Creek Lower Saucon Township: Northampton County, Pennsylvania Metal Continuous 5 Panel Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 104 ft
Main Span Length: 52 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1870 By: Beckel Iron Foundry and Machine Shop of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania This ancient cast iron bridge is nationally significant as one of the rarest types of bridges, and it has a continuous type design.Click to visit page.
Shaw Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Van Wyck Lane Over Claverack Creek Rural: Columbia County, New York Metal 9 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 164 ft
Main Span Length: 80 ft
Roadway Width: 10.5 ft
Main Spans: 2
1870 By: J. D. Hutchinson of Troy, New York and Squire Whipple This is the only surviving multi-span Whipple arch type bowstring.Click to visit page.
Waco Suspension Bridge
Bridge Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Street Over Brazos River Waco: McLennan County, Texas Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Span Length: 475 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1870 By: John A. Roebling Sons Company of New York, New York and Thomas M. Griffith Although perhaps better thought of as a 1914 bridge, this magnificent structure is a preserved Waco landmark and an important historic bridge.Click to visit page.
Watkins Glen Iron Foot-Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Watkins Glen State Park Trail Over Glen Creek Watkins Glen: Schuyler County, New York Metal 18 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 90 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 10.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1870 By: John L. Foreman This nationally significant and unique structure is made of cast and wrought iron.Click to visit page.

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