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Historic Bridges: 1953

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: 41

AB-3A Bridge
HSR

AB-3A Over Crowsnest River in Rural: Pincher Creek District, Alberta, Canada

Concrete (Stone Faced) Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is a late but rare and attractive example of a concrete arch bridge.

Anthony Wayne Drive Bridge
HSR

Anthony Wayne Drive Over Palisades Interstate Parkway (NY-987C) in Rural: Orange County, New York, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Continuous Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 139 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is an example of a historic overpass bridge on this section of the Palisades Interstate Parkway.

Athens Road Bridge
HSR

Athens Road (Old M-78) Over St. Joseph River Overflow Channel in Rural: Branch County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 39 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This small bridge is a reminder of this county road's trunkline past.

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Badley Bridge
Metcalfe Street Bridge
HSR

Metcalfe Street (CR-21) Over Grand River in Elora: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 236 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This attractive riveted truss bridge forms a gateway and centerpiece for Elora.

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Benton Bridge
HSR

US-33 Over Elkhart River in Benton: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 201 ft. Main Span: 37 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This bridge features an unusual and attractive arched concrete superstructure.

Bowdoinham Bridge
HSR

ME-24 (River Road, Bay Road) Over Cathance River in Bowdoinham: Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 156 ft. Main Span: 156 ft. Roadway: 24.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This bridge is a good representative example of a very late state-designed riveted truss bridge in Maine.

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Cardington Denmark Martel Road Bridge South
HSR

Cardington Denmark Martel Road (CR-28) Over Shaw Creek in Rural: Morrow County, Ohio, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 76 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Edwards Sheet Metal Works of Frederickton, Ohio

One of only two mid-20th Century riveted pony truss bridges documented in Morrow County.

Clarkstown Road Bridge
HSR

Clarkstown Road (CR-35A) Over Palisades Interstate Parkway (NY-987C) in Clarkstown: Rockland County, New York, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 280 ft. Main Span: 55 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is an example of a historic overpass bridge on this section of the Palisades Interstate Parkway.

Dansville Mt. Morris Road Bridge
HSR

NY-36 (Dansville Mt. Morris Road) Over Canaseraga Creek in Dansville: Livingston County, New York, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 324 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 31.8 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is a late, but decent sized multi-span example of a highway through plate girder.

Dicksonburg Road Bridge
HSR

Dicksonburg Road (PA-4004) Over Conneaut Creek in Rural: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This concrete bridge is noted for its unusual railings.

Dunbar Toll Bridge
Dunbar - South Charleston Bridge
HSR

10th Street (CR-25/47) Over Kanawha River and US-60 in Dunbar and South Charleston: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States

Metal Cantilever 18 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,383 ft. Main Span: 450 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1953 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois

This is a good and increasingly rare example of a mid 20th century riveted cantilever truss bridge.

Flats Industrial Railroad Bridge
Cuyahoga River Bridge #8
HSR

Railroad (Flats Industrial Railroad) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)

Length: 260 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri

This bridge is one of several vertical lifts in Cleveland.

Gramer Road Bridge
HSR

Gramer Road Over Red Cedar River in Rural: Ingham County, Michigan, United States

Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 46 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1953 By: Northern Builders

This is a traditionally composed and unaltered 1950s steel stringer.

Inkster Road Hines Drive Bridge
HSR

Inkster Road Over Hines Drive in Dearborn Heights: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Johnson-Greene Company

One of the later rigid frame overpass bridges crossing historic Hines Drive.

KH-11 Southbound Bridge
HSR

KH-11 (Southbound) Over North Branch Muskoka River in Bracebridge: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 149 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

Originally a two-way bridge, this truss bridge today is part of a one-way couplet on a major highway.

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KH-89 South Saugeen River Bridge
HSR

KH-89 Over South Saugeen River in Minto and West Grey: Grey County, Ontario and Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 118 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This is a very long pony truss span, making its trusses tall, but the bridge has been severely altered.

Kingsgate Bridge
HSR

Crowsnest Highway (BC-3) Over Moyie River in Rural: Central Kootenay District, British Columbia, Canada

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 230 ft. Main Span: 230 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

One of several in this area, a nice looking and good representative example of mid-20th Century provincial highway truss bridge construction.

Laramie Avenue Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Soo Line, Metra Milwaukee District West, and Metra North Central Service) Over Laramie Avenue in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This grade separation is noted for its unusually attractive aesthetic detailing.

Ludvigh Road Bridge
HSR

Ludvigh Road Over Palisades Interstate Parkway (NY-987C) in Clarkstown: Rockland County, New York, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Continuous Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is an example of a historic overpass bridge on this section of the Palisades Interstate Parkway.

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M-10 and I-94 Interchange
Lodge Freeway - Ford Freeway Interchange
HSR

I-94 (Edsel Ford Freeway) Over M-10 (John C. Lodge Freeway) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,158 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Roadway: 38.7 ft. Main Spans: 11

Built 1953 By: L. A. Davidson of Saginaw, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department and Wayne County Road Commission

This page documents this large interchange composed of a number of bridges, which are were found to be historic by the Historic Bridge Inventory.

Main Street Bridge
HSR

Main Street (RR-27) Over Grand River in Cambridge: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 196 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: W. H. Yates Construction Company of Hamilton, Ontario and Archibald B. Crealock of Toronto, Ontario

This impressive two-span concrete bowstring arch bridge has been preserved as a centerpiece of downtown Cambridge.

Marion Street Bridge
HSR

Marion Street Over Willamette River in Salem: Marion County, Oregon and Polk County, Oregon, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Deck Girder, Fixed (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 2,393 ft. Main Span: 252 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1953 By: Unknown and Glenn S. Paxson (Oregon State Highway Commission)

This riveted deck plate girder bridge was widened on one side with modern girders.

Mathews Bridge
John E. Mathews Bridge
HSR

Arlington Expressway (FL-10A) Over St. Johns River in Jacksonville: Duval County, Florida, United States

Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 7,376 ft. Main Span: 810 ft. Roadway: 49 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1953 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Reynolds, Smith and Hills of Jacksonville, Florida

This large cantilever truss bridge with an extensive approach approach system is a rare example of its kind in Florida.

Middlebelt Road Bridge
HSR

Middlebelt Road Over Hines Drive and Middle River Rouge in Westland: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: Louis Caravaglia

One of two rigid frame bridges in this area designed to cross both Hines Drive and the river.

Middletown Road Bridge
HSR

Middletown Road (Little Tor Road) Over Palisades Interstate Parkway (NY-987C) in Clarkstown: Rockland County, New York, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Continuous Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 36.7 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is an example of a historic overpass bridge on this section of the Palisades Interstate Parkway.

Mill Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Mill Creek Road Over Mill Creek in Cincinnati: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 311 ft. Main Span: 141 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is a very late example in Ohio of a medium span riveted through truss.

Morrice Road Bridge
HSR

Morrice Road Over Looking Glass River in Rural: Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 29 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Raff and Dexter of Lansing, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A typical example of a mid-20th Century county bridge in Michigan.

Mosier I-84 Overpass
HSR

US-30 Over I-84 in Mosier: Wasco County, Oregon, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 167 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is a representative example of an early surviving overpass bridge for an Interstate Highway in Oregon.

New Milford Bridge
Veterans Bridge
HSR

US-202 Over Housatonic River in New Milford: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

Metal 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 332 ft. Main Span: 325 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This attractive bridge is noted for a relatively large simple span and also for its unusually extensive use of built-up beams.

New York Central Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (New York Central) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift

Length: 217 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: McDowell Wellman of Cleveland, Ohio

This vertical lift has a more boxy appearance than most.

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OH-8 High Level Bridge Bridge
HSR

OH-8 and OH-59 Over Little Cuyahoga River, Railroad, and North Street in Akron: Summit County, Ohio, United States

Metal Continuous 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,583 ft. Main Span: 360 ft. Roadway: 80 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1953 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Wilbur J. Watson and Associates of Cleveland, Ohio

This is a massive, high level deck continuous truss bridge.

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Philo Bridge
Philo-Duncan Falls Bridge
HSR

Bridge Street Over Muskingum River in Philo and Duncan Falls: Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 828 ft. Main Span: 155 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ohio State Highway Department

This bridge was an uncommon example of a mid-20th century through truss swing bridge that also included fixed through truss approach spans.

Pine Street Bridge
HSR

Pine Street Over Lehigh River and Railroad in Catasauqua and Whitehall: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,167 ft. Main Span: 152 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: G. A. and F.M. Wagman Company of York, Pennsylvania and G. Edwin Pidcock Company

Although a late example of its type, this bridge features highly decorative railings and is a long bridge.

Selden Street Pedestrian Overpass
Selden Street Walkover
HSR

Selden Street (Pedestrian Walkway) Over M-10 (John C. Lodge Expressway) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 125 ft. Main Span: 63 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This pedestrian overpass is included on this website because of its unusual steel hammerhead pier.

Shade Street Bridge
D. J. Emery Bridge
HSR

Shade Street Over Nith River in Wilmot Township (New Hamburg): Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 154 ft. Main Span: 154 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario

An attractive example of a 1950s truss bridge in Ontario.

US-45 Middle Branch Ontonagon River Bridge
HSR

US-45 Over Middle Branch Ontonagon River in Watersmeet: Gogebic County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

A representative example of a mid 20th Century t-beam in Michigan, this small bridge is on a curve and has superelevation.

Webster's Falls Girder Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Spencer Creek in West Flamborough: Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This narrow pedestrian footbridge has an attractive stone facing that conceals a utilitarian steel girder structure.

Webster's Falls Rigid-Frame Bridge
HSR

Residential Access Drive Over Spencer Creek Tributary in West Flamborough: Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is one of three old bridges to be found in the Webster's Falls Park area.

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Weidrick Road Bridge
HSR

Weidrick Road Over Genesee River in Rural: Allegany County, New York, United States

Metal 6 Panel Welded Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 103 ft. Main Span: 98 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is a good example of a fairly old welded truss bridge from the mid 20th century.

Wellington Road 6 Bethel Creek Bridge
HSR

CR-6 (Wellington 6) Over Bethel Creek in Minto and Wellington North: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

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

Built 1953 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This riveted pony truss is noted for its 30-40 degree skew.

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Wilbur Road Bridge
HSR

Wilbur Road Over River Raisin in Rural: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States

Metal Double-Truss, Single-Story Bailey Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 103 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 9.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Unknown

This is the only historic Bailey truss bridge documented in Michigan.

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