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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: 42

2nd Street Railroad Overpass
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Railroad (Amtrak, Norfolk Southern) Over 2nd Street in Niles: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: ?.R. Porter
A nice stone arch bridge is located near the large railroad deck truss in Niles.
4th Avenue Bridge
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4th Avenue (Repurposed As Walkway) Over Railroad (Abandoned BNSF) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 48 ft. Main Span: 46 ft. Roadway: 37 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania
This unusual and significant historic pony truss bridge was left in place despite a complete redevelopment around it.
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Aetnaville Bridge
Georgia Street Bridge
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Georgia Street Over Ohio River Back Channel in Bridgeport and Wheeling: Belmont County, Ohio and Ohio County, West Virginia, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,043 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1891 By: Unknown
One of two breathtaking multi-span truss bridges in Wheeling that are closed to traffic with talk of unthinkable demolition!
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Bell Road Bridge
Dover Mill Bridge
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Bell Road Over Huron River in Dover: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 108 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This structure was moved off its abutments with plans for restoration, which never were completed.
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Bertram Bridge
Ely Street Bridge
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Ely Street Over Big Creek in Bertram: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 208 ft. Main Span: 89 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1891 By: J. E. Jayne and Son of Iowa City, Iowa
A well-preserved truss bridge built by an obscure bridge company.
Bow River West Channel Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Spur Line Rail-Trail) (Former Canadian Pacific) Over Bow River (West Channel) in Canmore: Bighorn District, Alberta, Canada
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Unknown
This is a heavy duty 1890s railroad pony truss bridge.
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Central Bridge
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US-27 Over Ohio River in Cincinnati and Newport: Hamilton County, Ohio and Campbell County, Kentucky, United States
Metal 40 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,342 ft. Main Span: 520 ft. Roadway: 22.6 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1891 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Ferris, Kaufman, and Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The demolition of this, one of the most important historic bridges in the country, destroyed an entire segment of bridge history.
Chambers Farm Lane Bridge
Haywood County Bridge 79
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Chambers Farm Lane (NC-1112) (Old Alignment) Over West Fork Pigeon River in Rural: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 99 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents
Bypassed and preserved for pedestrian use, this is the only surviving Phoenix column bridge in North Carolina, and the oldest highway truss bridge in the state.
Cooper Bridge
Putnam County Bridge 187
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CR-25 East Over Deer Creek in Rural: Putnam County, Indiana, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 117 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: St. Louis Bridge and Iron Company of St. Louis, Missouri
This relocated, former National Road bridge is noted as a rare surviving example of a bridge built by the St. Louis Bridge Company.
CR-204 Bridge
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CR-204 Over San Saba River in Rural: San Saba County, Texas, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 182 ft. Main Span: 138 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This pin-connected through truss bridge is noted for its span length and ornamental portal bracing.
Crockett Street Bridge
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Crockett Street Over San Antonio River in San Antonio: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 86 ft. Main Span: 84 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut
One of several rare lenticular truss bridges found within the city of San Antonio.
Dexter Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Dexter - Pinckney Road in Dexter: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 26 ft. Main Span: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Unknown and Frederick Blackburn Pelham
A quaint one-lane stone arch bridge.
Ellis Cove Road Bridge
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Ellis Cove Road Over Battle Creek in Rural: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This historic truss bridge was bypassed and abandoned, but sadly not before its owner had made a bunch of strange and unsightly alterations to the bridge.
Headsville Bridge
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Beaver Run Road (CR-16) Over Patterson Creek in Rural: Mineral County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 165 ft. Main Span: 161 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
Bypassed and left in place, this is an outstanding, and unaltered example of the typical designs of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company in the 1890s.
High Bridge
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High Bridge Road (CR-139A) Over Railroad (Conrail) in Mentz: Cayuga County, New York, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Rochester Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
This is a relatively old 19th century plate girder bridge that may have been relocated and reused in this location.
Hobbs Bridge
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Curtis Road (J. D. Suggs Road) Over Elk River in Rural: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 304 ft. Main Span: 199 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Unknown
This rare pin-connected Baltimore highway truss was bypassed and abandoned, with its approach spans removed.
Hubbards Flats Road Bridge
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Hubbards Flats Road (TR-451) Over Huntington Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 75 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents
This is one of a very rare surviving group of Phoenix column pony trusses all in a single county.
Indian Lake Road Railroad Overpass
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Railroad (M-24 Bike Rail-Trail) Over Indian Lake Road in Oxford: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 19 ft. Main Span: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Unknown
This is an uncommon example of a stone arch overpass in Michigan.
Indian Mill Park Bridge
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Park Drive Over Local Drain in Rural: Wyandot County, Ohio, United States
Metal 2 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 16 ft. Main Span: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
One of the smallest truss bridges ever seen, this bridge has the unusual connections associated with its builder.
Keating Summit Bridge
Bush Hill Road Bridge
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Bush Hill Road (TR-305) Over Railroad (Western New York and Pennsylvania) in Keating Summit: Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 84 ft. Main Span: 82 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Buffalo, New York
This very early rivet connected truss built by an important bridge builder was one of the most significant historic bridges in the region.
Keystone Bridge
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Railroad (Chicago and Northwestern Rail-Trail) Over Black River in Ramsay: Gogebic County, Michigan, United States
Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 45 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Unknown
This is one of the largest known stone arch bridges in Michigan.
Lower Bridge
English Center Bridge
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Little Pine Creek Road (PA-4001) Over Little Pine Creek in English Center: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Plate Girder Stiffening Eyebar Chain Suspension, Fixed
Length: 306 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York
Perhaps the only surviving example of its kind, this is among the most unusual and significant historic bridges in the country.
Main Street Bridge
Talcottville Bridge
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Main Street Over Tankerhoosen River in Talcottville: Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 71 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut
A small but significant lenticular pony truss sits at the end of Main Street which is cut in half by the nearby freeway.
Main Street Bridge
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Main Street Over Powwow River in Amesbury: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)
Length: 110 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Roadway: 22.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts
A rare and unusual example of a very small swing bridge, sadly this structure was rendered decorative in a severe alteration.
Milford Road Railroad Overpass
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Milford Road Over Railroad (Lehigh Valley) in Bloomsbury: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Howe Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 92 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Philadelphia Bridge Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This unususal and important bridge has a very well-documented history.
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Monroe Street Bridge
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Monroe Street Over Rice Creek in Marshall: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 30 ft. Main Span: 28 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Mumaw and Briege (Gustavus A. Mumaw and Henry Briegel)
The oldest of the Marshall arch bridges, this one has had its integrity compromised on one side.
Ohio Street Bridge
Joan Marchand Bridge, Vanderburgh County Bridge 1520
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Ohio Street Over Pigeon Creek in Evansville: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States
Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 204 ft. Main Span: 198 ft. Roadway: 22.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This bridge is a rare surviving example of a 19th century pin-connected truss bridge designed for heavy urban traffic.
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Old River Bridge
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River Road (Old Military Road) Over Saline River in Rural: Saline County, Arkansas, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 431 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1891 By: Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio, H. T. Sinnott, Agent
One of the oldest Pratt truss bridges in Arkansas, this bridge is fortunately to be undergoing a multi-phase project that will eventually restore this bridge for pedestrians in its original location.
Platt Street Bridge
Pont de Rennes
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Genesee Riverway Trail Over Genesee River in Rochester: Monroe County, New York, United States
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Triple Warren) Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 859 ft. Main Span: 158 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1891 By: Rochester Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York and Leffert L. Buck
Iconic and preserved for pedestrians, this lattice truss bridge is rare not only as a deck truss variety of this truss configuration, but also for its presentation as a triple intersection Warren.
Pont Clark
Clarks Bridge
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Boulevard Valcartier Over Rivièrre Jacques-Cartier in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier: Capitale-Nationale, Québec, Canada
Metal Rivet-Connected Macquet Parabolic Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 192 ft. Main Span: 192 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Unknown and Gérard Macquet
This beautiful rehabilitated bridge is one of the last surviving unique European-style bridges designed by Gérard Macquet
Province Line Road Bridge
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Province Line Road Over Crosswicks Creek in Rural: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 111 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents
This rare Phoenix column truss bridge retains its ornamentation, but has had lead-bearing supports added underneath.
Red Bridge
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Quinnipiac River Gorge Trail (Former Oregon Road Alignment) Over Quinnipiac River in Meriden: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 82 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut
Bypassed and abandoned in 1963, this rare lenticular pony truss bridge has today found new life as a restored bridge for pedestrian use.
Riverton Bridge
McKeesport Connecting Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Steel Heritage Trail, Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail) Over Monogahela River and Railroad in Duquesne and McKeesport: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,570 ft. Main Span: 340 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)
This beautiful truss bridge with its long 19th Century truss spans has been converted for pedestrian use.
Rough Hollow Bridge
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CR-281 Over Pomme de Terre River in Rural: Hickory County, Missouri, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 257 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This is a very long span 19th century pin-connected Pratt truss span.
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Shanley Road Bridge
Maxwell Run Bridge
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Shanley Road (TR-308) Over Clarion River in Rural (Near Hallton): Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 341 ft. Main Span: 118 ft. Roadway: 12.5 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1891 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Agents
The flagship bridge for this website's mission: A quintessential metal truss bridge that was demolished without a solid reason.
South Clinton Avenue Bridge
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South Clinton Avenue Over Railroad (Amtrak, Northeast Corridor) and Assunpink Creek in Trenton: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 226 ft. Main Span: 115 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Unknown
This bridge is noted for its rare skewed Whipple truss main span, but is also paired with a historic 1869 stone arch span as well.
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TR-152 Blanchard River Bridge
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TR-152 Over Blanchard River in Rural: Hancock County, Ohio, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 132 ft. Main Span: 132 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio, Phinney and Williams, Agents
This bridge, noted for its ornate plaques, was demolished with no replacement.
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Van Gorder Mill Road Bridge
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Van Gorder Mill Road (PA-2005) Over Slippery Rock Creek in Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 277 ft. Main Span: 137 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1891 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Agents
This magnificent two-span structure is one of Lawrence County's finest bridges.
Walnut Street Bridge
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Walnut Street Over Tennessee River in Chattanooga: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 2,370 ft. Main Span: 320 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1891 By: Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and Edwin Thacher
One of the most signficant landmark bridges in the country is this awe-inspiring bridge with ornate details.
Washington Avenue Bridge
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Washington Avenue Over Railroad (BNSF) and Cedar Lake Trail in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Arch, Fixed
Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 68 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Unknown
The truss webs and overhead bracing of this historic bridge were salvaged and placed as decorations on a replacement bridge.
Willimansett Bridge
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Cabot Street (MA-116 and MA-141) Over Connecticut River and Railroad (Pioneer Valley Railroad) in Holyoke and Chicopee: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 798 ft. Main Span: 173 ft. Roadway: 26.9 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1891 By: R. F. Hawkins Iron Works of Springfield, Massachusetts and Edward S. Shaw of Boston, Massachusetts
This is an extremely early example of a large bridge with riveted connections.
Yancey Road Bridge
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Yancey Road Over Tehuacana Creek Pond in Rural: Frio County, Texas, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut, William Payson, Agent
This bridge, one of only two lenticular through truss bridges west of the Mississippi River, was relocated and preserved on a private ranch.

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