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Historic Bridges: 1873

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: 12

Albert Bridge
HSR

A3031 Over River Thames in London: Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Metal Plate Girder Stiffening Eyebar Chain Cable-Stayed, Fixed

Length: 710 ft. Main Span: 385 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1873 By: Britannia Ironworks of Derby, England and Rowland Mason Ordish

This highly ornamented bridge is also noted for its unique and very early cable-stayed type bridge design.

Beach Road Bridge
HSR

Beach Road Over West Branch Cayuga Inlet in Newfield: Tompkins County, New York, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1873 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare bridge was severely altered as part of a so-called preservation project.

Big Jim Bridge
Montgomery County Bridge 49, Blair Ford Bridge
HSR

Indianapolis Greenways Over Central Canal in Indianapolis: Marion County, Indiana, United States

Metal 9 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 87 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1873 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge is a beautiful centerpiece to this park area.

Caledonia Bridge
Espyville Bridge, Bowstring Bridge
HSR

Caledonia Northern Road (CR-194) Over Olentangy River in Caledonia: Marion County, Ohio, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 104 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1873 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

A rare, and early example of a Wrought Iron Bridge Company bowstring, this bridge is long abandoned.

Chatsworth Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Pacific Rail-Trail) Over Spey River Tributary in Chatsworth Township: Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Stone and Brick Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 25 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1873 By: William Henry, W. Henderson, and John Forbes

Concerned citizens successfully put an end to demolition plans for this rare stone arch bridge, which today is preserved.

Dellos Road Bridge
HSR

Dellos Road Over Aux Sable River in Rural: Grundy County, Illinois, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 122 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1873 By: Unknown

This stone arch bridge has been encased in concrete.

Dömitzer Eisenbahnbrücke (Dömitz Railway Bridge) (Approach Spans)
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned) Over Elbe River in Langendorf: Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany (Deutschland)

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,780 ft. Main Span: 111 ft. Main Spans: 16

Built 1873 By: Hackort Steel and Ernst Häseler

Once the longest bridge in Germany with a variety of span types, only a long series of approach spans remain today, but these spans alone remain highly significant.

Fremont Mill Bridge
Central Park Bridge
HSR

Central Park Trail Over Park Lake in Central Park: Jones County, Iowa, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 127 ft. Main Span: 127 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1873 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio

One of the oldest, largest, and most complete examples of its unusual, patented type in the country.

S
Kern Bridge
Yaeger Bridge
HSR

195th Lane (TR-190, Ivywood Lane) Over LeSeuer River in Rural (Near Mankato): Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 190 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1873 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

The longest historic bowstring truss span in the United States and the second longest in North America, this bridge is also unaltered!

X
Little Church Road Bridge
Turkey River Bridge / Iowa Bridge Number 346440
HSR

Little Church Road Over Turkey River in Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States

Metal 12 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 177 ft. Main Span: 159 ft. Roadway: 16.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1873 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

One of the longest bowstring spans in the country, the demolition of this largely unaltered cast and wrought iron bridge is a loss on an unprecedented scale.

Montgomery Street Bridge
HSR

Montgomery Street (Pedestrian Walkway) Over Assupink Creek in Trenton: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States

Stone Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 59 ft. Main Span: 28 ft. Roadway: 32.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1873 By: John. H. Silvers and James D. Field and Robert P. Gallagher

This stone arch bridge is one of the only known bridges in the country to feature cast iron railings.

Pooley's Bridge
HSR

Fleet Street Over Fleet Street Pumping Station Channel Tail Race in Ottawa: Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 100 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1873 By: Unknown

Although very little material from the original bridge remains, this bridge still replicates the appearance of the oldest bridge in Ottawa.

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