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Total Bridges Found: 47

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
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.
7 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 7 Mile Road Over Salt River Sanford: Midland County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 92 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This concrete camelback has been beautifully preserved!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.
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.
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.
Aux Sable Creek Aqueduct
Historic Significance Rating. Illinois and Michigan Canal Over Aux Sable Creek Rural: Grundy County, Illinois Metal Through Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 3 1927 By: Unknown Carrying water over water, this is an extremely unusual surviving historic bridge in the United States.Click to visit page.
Belle River Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Canadian National) Over Belle River Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1927 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York A good example of 1920s plate girder construction.Click to visit page.
! Birdsboro Bridge
Birdsboro Viaduct
Historic Significance Rating. PA-82 (Center Road, Furnace Street) Over Schuylkill River and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Birdsboro: Berks County, Pennsylvania Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 1123 ft
Main Span Length: 108 ft
Roadway Width: 25 ft
Main Spans: 9
1927 By: Unknown and Charles F. Sanders This large and unique bridge has a bridge ramp that intersects with it, and this ramp has an original brick deck and railings.Click to visit page.
Borden Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Borden Road Over Prairie Creek Rural: Ionia County, Michigan Concrete 40 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 40 ft
Main Span Length: 35.8 ft
Roadway Width: 23 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This small camelback bridge adds interest to an otherwise normal roadway.Click to visit page.
Caledonia Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Argyle Street Over Grand River Caledonia: Haldimand County, Ontario Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed Total Length: 700 ft
Main Span Length: 72.58 ft
Roadway Width: 42 ft
Main Spans: 9
1927 By: Randolph MacDonald Company of Toronto, Ontario This impressive, nationally significant structure is the longest rainbow arch bridge in Ontario.Click to visit page.
Carothers Avenue Bridge
Glendale Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Carothers Avenue (3rd Street) Over Chartiers Creek Carnegie: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 146 ft
Main Span Length: 140 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: James F. Powers and Allegheny County Department of Public Works This extremely long span pony truss bridge is listed as the longest simple Warren pony truss span in the entire state!Click to visit page.
X Center Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Center Road Over Tittabawassee River Rural: Saginaw County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 329 ft
Main Span Length: 65 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 5
1927 By: Willits Brothers Construction Company of Bay City, Michigan Despite its significance and numerous preservation alternatives, Saginaw County chose to demolish this bridge.Click to visit page.
Chestnut Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Chestnut Street Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Downingtown: Chester County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 212 ft
Main Span Length: 62 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Unknown This is an intact and increasingly uncommon example of a multi-span highway over railroad plate girder bridge.Click to visit page.
Cicero Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Cicero Avenue (IL-50) 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: 304 ft
Main Span Length: 240.2 ft
Roadway Width: 76 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and City of Chicago This bridge was originally designed with two truss lines, but a third line was added when the bridge was widened.Click to visit page.
X College Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. College Avenue Over Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Windsor: Essex County, Ontario Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 100 ft
Main Span Length: 42 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Unknown This large, beautiful t-beam bridge was neglected, closed, and is now demolished.Click to visit page.
Dix Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Dix Avenue Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 221.8 ft
Main Span Length: 164 ft
Roadway Width: 56 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Hugh E. Young of Chicago, Illinois A little taste of Chicago is in Detroit, through the bascule bridges of River Rouge.Click to visit page.
Grant Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Grant Road Over Pine Creek Rural: Gratiot County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 54.8 ft
Roadway Width: 7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge an excellent example of a 60 foot camelback bridge.Click to visit page.
X Hibbard Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Hibbard Road Over Bear Creek Rural: Shiawassee County, Michigan Concrete Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 34.8 ft
Main Span Length: 31.8 ft
Roadway Width: 23 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This concrete girder bridge suffers from advanced deterioration.Click to visit page.
High Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway (Closed) Over Harlem River New York: Bronx, New York and Manhattan, New York Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 1450 ft
Main Span Length: 360 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This stunning bridge is really an 1848 stone arch bridge with a 1927 metal arch span replacing five spans.Click to visit page.
Irish Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Irish Street Over Salt River Rural: Midland County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 94.8 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: E. C. Nolan and Son of Detroit, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department This impressive concrete camelback bridge provides a look back at an interesting story.Click to visit page.
Jefferson Street Bridge
Marshall County Bridge 228
Historic Significance Rating. Jefferson Street Over Yellow River Plymouth: Marshall County, Indiana Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 138 ft
Main Span Length: 69 ft
Roadway Width: 51 ft
Main Spans: 2
1927 By: Unknown One of three concrete arch bridges in Plymouth.Click to visit page.
Keytesville Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Jackson Street (US-24) Over Mussel Fork River Keytesville: Chariton County, Missouri Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 443 ft
Main Span Length: 102.7 ft
Roadway Width: 26 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: George W. Condon of Omaha, Nebraska This highly attractive Keytesville gateway includes a substantial curved concrete t-beam approach.Click to visit page.
Kiceniuk Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Kiceniuk Road Over South Branch Raritan River Rural: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 150 ft
Main Span Length: 48 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Unknown A well-preserved three span pony truss is a highly unusual sight.Click to visit page.
Lake Ontelaunee Bridge
West Shore Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. West Shore Drive (PA-1003) Over Lake Ontelaunee Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 403 ft
Main Span Length: 115.2 ft
Roadway Width: 19.7 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Unknown This beautiful bridge was allowed to deteriorate and then closed to traffic.Click to visit page.
Leesburg Station Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Leesburg Station Road (PA-2002) Over Neshannock Creek Rural: Mercer County, Pennsylvania Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 95 ft
Main Span Length: 92 ft
Roadway Width: 11.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown An extremely narrow and uncommon massive-member Warren pony truss.Click to visit page.
Lime Valley Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Lime Valley Road (PA-2030) Over Pequea Creek Rural: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Concrete Cantilever Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 132 ft
Main Span Length: 62 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: M. Rorabaugh of Mountville, Pennsylvania One of only a few concrete cantilever girder bridges in the entire country, and one of two in Lancaster County.Click to visit page.
Lincoln Avenue Bridge
Elkhart County Bridge 408
Historic Significance Rating. Lincoln Avenue Over Elkhart River Goshen: Elkhart County, Indiana Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 237 ft
Main Span Length: 64.3 ft
Roadway Width: 43.6 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Rieth-Riley Construction Company of Goshen, Indiana and William S. Moore A beautifully designed arch bridge that retains excellent historic integrity.Click to visit page.
Main Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Main Street Over St. Joseph River Elkhart: Elkhart County, Indiana Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 298 ft
Main Span Length: 92 ft
Roadway Width: 59.7 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Unknown One of several remaining arch bridges in Elkhart.Click to visit page.
New Kensington Bridge
C. L. Schmitt Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 9th Street (PA-56) Over Allegheny River New Kensington: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1528 ft
Main Span Length: 370 ft
Roadway Width: 27.6 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Unknown and Allegheny County Department of Public Works One of the spectacular greater landmark historic bridges in the greater Pittsburgh area .Click to visit page.
Norway Lake Road Camelback Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Norway Lake Road (CR-581) Over Ford River Ralph: Dickinson County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 17.6 ft
Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Samuel Mills of Escanaba, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge is one of the latest surviving examples of a concrete camelback bridge in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Norway Lake Road Girder Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Norway Lake Road (CR-581) Over East Branch Sturgeon River Rural: Dickinson County, Michigan Concrete Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 35 ft
Main Span Length: 32 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Moore and Moore and Michigan State Highway Department A late, but good and unaltered example of a concrete girder bridge in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Old US-2 Cisco Branch Ontonagon River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old US-2 Over Cisco Branch Ontonagon River Rural: Gogebic County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 57.7 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department Although it suffers from deteriorating railings, this bridge is an early and unaltered example of its type.Click to visit page.
Old US-2 Middle Branch Ontonagon River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old US-2 Over Middle Branch Ontonagon River Rural: Gogebic County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 32 ft
Main Span Length: 30 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This is a large and unaltered example of a bridge design Michigan used for small-span crossings.Click to visit page.
Outer Drive Joy Road Bridge
Outer Drive Bonaparte Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Outer Drive Over Joy Road (Formerly Bonaparte Road) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 74.8 ft
Main Span Length: 70 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown An example of a Wayne County Road Commission standard arch bridge used as an overpass.Click to visit page.
Outer Drive Upper River Rouge Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Outer Drive Over Upper River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 95.8 ft
Main Span Length: 46 ft
Roadway Width: 60 ft
Main Spans: 2
1927 By: Unknown Of the many old bridges in western Wayne County, this is one of the few with original decorative balustrade railings and light standards.Click to visit page.
Park Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Park Road (CR-489) Over East Branch Big Creek Rural: Oscoda County, Michigan Concrete Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 34.8 ft
Main Span Length: 33.8 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This former trunkline bridge is the only old bridge of any note in the entire county!Click to visit page.
Parma Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Michigan Avenue Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern and Amtrak) and Railroad Street Parma: Jackson County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 181 ft
Main Span Length: 54 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 4
1927 By: Peninsular Construction Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department A rare example of a concrete excased steel stringer bridge in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Peace Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Over Niagara River Buffalo and Fort Erie: Erie County, New York and Niagara Region, Ontario Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 3580 ft
Main Span Length: 423 ft
Roadway Width: 36 ft
Main Spans: 5
1927 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Edward P. Lupfer of Buffalo, New York This signature bridge is a beautiful combination of graceful deck arch arch spans and an impressive through truss span.Click to visit page.
Pobanz Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pobanz Road Over Columbia Drain Rural: Huron County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 28 ft
Main Span Length: 26.2 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown An unusually large number of lattice railing steel stringer remain in Huron County, and this is a typical example.Click to visit page.
Richland Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Richland Avenue Over San Jose Avenue and Railroad San Francisco: San Francisco County, California Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 235 ft
Main Span Length: 121 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Unknown This is one of two nearby similar overpasses that are impressive t-beam structures with an unusual alteration.Click to visit page.
Spring Grove Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Spring Grove Road (PA-1021) Over Conestoga River Rural: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 136 ft
Main Span Length: 42 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Ira J. Reighter Construction Company This t-beam bridge is noted for its unusually attractive concrete balustrade railing.Click to visit page.
! State Boulevard Spy Run Creek Bridge
Allen County Bridge 546
Historic Significance Rating. State Boulevard Over Spy Run Creek Fort Wayne: Allen County, Indiana Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 40 ft
Main Span Length: 38 ft
Roadway Width: 34 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Herman Tapp Construction Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Asa Waters Grosvenor of Fort Wayne, Indiana This is a historically significant bridge designed by a noted local engineer.Click to visit page.
Tompkins Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. M-50 Over Sandstone Creek Tompkins: Jackson County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 65 ft
Main Span Length: 65 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department A very old example of a concrete encased steel stringer bridge, this bridge was restored.Click to visit page.
Townsend Park Drive Bridge East
Historic Significance Rating. Townsend Park Drive Over Bear Creek Cannonsburg: Kent County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 23 ft
Main Span Length: 20 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown One of two nearly identical bridges here in Townsend Park.Click to visit page.
Townsend Park Drive Bridge West
Historic Significance Rating. Townsend Park Drive Over Bear Creek Cannonsburg: Kent County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 23 ft
Main Span Length: 20 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown One of two nearly identical bridges here in Townsend Park.Click to visit page.
X U.S. Turnpike Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. U.S. Turnpike Over Mouillee Creek Rural: Monroe County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 45 ft
Main Span Length: 43 ft
Roadway Width: 35.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This is an early example of a late 1920s and 1930s bridge that carries a lot of truck traffic.Click to visit page.
X Wadhams Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wadhams Road Over Pine River Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan Concrete 75 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 150 ft
Main Span Length: 75 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 2
1927 By: Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department In excellent structural condition, St. Clair County chose demolition of this beautiful, nationally significant structure over a one-way couplet of bridges.Click to visit page.

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