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Historic Bridges: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

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: 125

110th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 214040
HSR

110th Street Over East Fork Des Moines River in Rural: Kossuth County, Iowa, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 195 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1895 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge is significant as an unaltered pre-1900 bridge system consisting of truss and stringer spans.

2nd Street Bridge
South Side Bridge
HSR

2nd Street Over Kalamazoo River in Allegan: Allegan County, Michigan, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 229 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1886 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A beautiful through truss forms the centerpiece for this town and was built by the prominent King Bridge Company.

4th Street Bridge
Broadway Avenue Bridge
HSR

4th Street (Broadway Avenue) Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in North Irwin: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 145 ft. Main Span: 61 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1900 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Part of a historic railroad, this plate girder is also noted for its continuous design and association with a noteworthy builder.

7th Street Bridge
4th Street Pedestrian Bridge
HSR

4th Street (Pedestrian Walkway) Over Allegheny River in Coudersport: Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 72 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1883 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This King Bridge Company through truss was relocated from 7th Street to 4th Street where it replaced a less significant pony truss and was rehabilitated for pedestrians.

Amsterdam Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Mahoning Valley Railway) (Former Ohi-Rail Corporation) Over Yellow Creek in Amsterdam: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 48 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Although a small example of a common type, this outstanding representative example is unaltered, on stone abutments, and built by a famous company.

Austin Bridge
Santa Fe Park Bridge
HSR

Park Walkway Over Little Turkey Creek in Chanute: Neosho County, Kansas, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 160 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1872 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare cast and wrought iron bowstring truss was relocated and preserved here in a park.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #464
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Baltimore and Ohio) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)

Length: 334 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1907 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois

This impressive structure is one of the most significant railroad bridges in Cleveland.

Bartoli Lane Bridge
HSR

Bartoli Lane Over Shickshinny Creek in Shickshinny: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 47 ft. Main Span: 42 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This extremely rare example of a King bowstring truss bridge was partially encased in concrete long ago.

Bartonville Railroad Bridge
Chicago North Western Bridge Number 1709
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Sanitation Road and Railroad in Bartonville: Peoria County, Illinois, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 665 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1913 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This attractive lattice truss bridge is noted for its number of spans.

Bayertown Road Bridge
F. W. Kent Park Half Hip Pony Truss Bridge
HSR

Rod Dunlap Memorial Bridge Trail Over F. W. Kent Park Lake in Rural: Johnson County, Iowa, United States

Metal 2 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge is an example of a Pratt truss with the least number of possible panels.

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.

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Bells Landing Bridge
HSR

Redden Hill Road (PA-3005) Over West Branch Susquehanna River in Rural: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 197 ft. Main Span: 194 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1892 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This incredible bridge with excellent historic integrity could and should have been preserved.

Bennies Hill Road Bridge
HSR

Bennies Hill Road Over Catoctin Creek in Rural: Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Metal 10 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1879 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This extremely significant bridge documents the unique designs of its builder very well.

Bentonsport Bridge
HSR

CR-J40 (Old Alignment) Over Des Moines River in Bentonsport and Vernon: Van Buren County, Iowa, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 730 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1882 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is one of the oldest, largest, and most noteworthy of the surviving lower Des Moines River truss bridges.

Big Elm Creek Bridge
HSR

Nothing Over Ground in Rosebud: Falls County, Texas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 71 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1884 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare bowstring truss bridge has been moved to a park setting in Rosebud with the intention of reusing the bridge as a pedestrian crossing.

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.

Black Warrior River Bridge
Espey Bridge, Van De Graaff Park Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Mill Creek in Northport: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States

Metal 8 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 180 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1882 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Relocated and preserved, this extremely rare cast and wrought iron bowstring is the oldest surviving iron bridge in Alabama.

Blue Bridge
Lamereaux Road Bridge
HSR

Lamereaux Road (TR-118) Over West Branch Huron River in Rural: Huron County, Ohio, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 162 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1882 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This attractive through truss has stringers that today carry the live load, and is noted for slight differences between the two truss spans.

Boner Bridge
Pyeatt's Mill Bridge, Warrick County Bridge 273, Spencer County Bridge 276
HSR

Boner Road Over Little Pigeon Creek in Rural: Warrick County, Indiana and Spencer County, Indiana, United States

Metal 14 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 261 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1869 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This extremely rare multi-span bowstring truss bridge is one of the oldest bridges of its kind and also sits on rare patented cast iron bents.

Brackenridge Park Bowstring Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over San Antonio River in San Antonio: Bexar County, Texas, United States

Metal 10 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1880 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare King Bridge Company cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge has been altered by having its top chord filled with concrete!

Bridge Street Bridge
Piermont Bridge
HSR

Bridge Street Over Sparkill Creek in Piermont: Rockland County, New York, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 46 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 16.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1880 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is the oldest known surviving bascule bridge in the United States and the only known example in the country of a simple archaic draw bridge design.

Bulman Bridge
Pecan Creek Park Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Pecan Creek in Hamilton: Hamilton County, Texas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 85 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1884 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This highly significant bowstring pony truss bridge has been beautifully preserved on a trail in a park setting.

Burdick Avenue Bridge
HSR

Burdick Avenue Over Cowaselon Creek in Rural: Madison County, New York, United States

Metal 5 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare cast and wrought iron bowstring pony truss is also noted for a skew.

Burnett Bridge
HSR

FM-368 (Abandoned Alignment) Over Wichita River in Rural: Wichita County, Texas, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

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

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

One of only a few Whipple truss bridges in all of Texas, this bridge has the distinctive design details of a bridge built by the King Bridge Company.

Casino Way Bridge Railings
HSR

Casino Way Over Canoe Stream in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Non-Historic, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Although the superstructure has been replaced, the ornate railings and plaques from a former bridge were reused here.

Center Street Bridge
HSR

Center Street Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Bobtail) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 345 ft. Main Span: 245 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1901 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

One of the oldest bridges in Cleveland, this bridge features a rare bobtail design.

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Central Avenue Bridge
HSR

Central Avenue Over Canoe Stream in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 55 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 49 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This was an ancient King Bridge Company arch bridge with an ornate arch facade and detailed railings, but today only the decorative elements remain.

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Central Bridge
HSR

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.

Chili Mills Bridge
Stuart Road Bridge
HSR

Stuart Road Over Black Creek in Rural: Monroe County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 77 ft. Main Span: 74 ft. Roadway: 9.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1877 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A textbook example of the King Bridge Company's patented bowstring truss bridge design.

Clarion Secondary Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Clarion Secondary Railroad) Over Clarion River in Rural: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 845 ft. Main Span: 270 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1908 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Albert Lucius of New York, New York

This large and visually stunning bridge is a magnificent example of its type, and is hidden out in a very rural location.

Clover Ford Bridge
Blue River Park Bridge, Shelby County Bridge 13
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Park Lagoon in Shelbyville: Shelby County, Indiana, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 93 ft. Main Span: 93 ft. Roadway: 12.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This outstanding King Bridge Company Pratt truss bridge was carefully restored and relocated to a park setting for pedestrian use.

Coit Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and RTA Rapid Transit) Over Coit Avenue in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 64 ft. Main Span: 62 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and A. J. Hines

One of several surviving rare steel plate girder arch overpasses in East Cleveland, all built by the noteworthy King Bridge Company.

Collamer Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and RTA Rapid Transit) Over Collamer Avenue in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 59 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and A. J. Hines

One of several surviving rare steel plate girder arch overpasses in East Cleveland, all built by the noteworthy King Bridge Company.

Commerce Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) (Former Pere Marquette) Over Commerce Street and Pettibone Creek in Milford: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 112 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1907 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This classic plate girder is noted as a documented work by the famous King Bridge Company, and it has one larger span over the creek and two smaller spans over the street.

Cowley Bridge
Kelso Bridge
HSR

West Stevens Creek Road Over Elk River in Rural: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States

Metal 11 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 171 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1878 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Not only is this the only iron bowstring in the state, it is one of the longest bowstring spans in North America, and the longest known of its builder.

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CR-179 Bridge
Big Elm Creek Bridge
HSR

CR-179 Over Big Elm Creek in Rural: Falls County, Texas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 71 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1884 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare bowstring pony truss had an uncertain future as it was slowly collapsing and was closed to traffic, but has now been moved.

CR-204 Bridge
HSR

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.

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Crooked Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Crooked Creek Road (PA-3038, TR-310) Over Marsh Creek in Rural: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 69 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge is located near historic Gettysburg and should be preserved and promoted as an area attraction.

Dane Road Bridge
F. W. Kent Park Bowstring Arch Bridge
HSR

Rod Dunlap Memorial Bridge Trail Over F. W. Kent Park Lake in Rural: Johnson County, Iowa, United States

Metal 8 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 70 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare bowstring truss is part of a unique collection of seven historic truss bridges relocated and reused in F. W. Kent Park.

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Dean Bridge
Kolak Road Bridge
HSR

Kolak Road Road (TR-512) Over Clearfield Creek in Dean: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 104 ft. Main Span: 102 ft. Roadway: 12.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Crossing a scenic creek, this beautiful example of its builder's work was reduced to a pile of scrap metal.

Detroit-Superior Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge
HSR

Detroit and Superior Avenues (US-6) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 2,880 ft. Main Span: 591 ft. Roadway: 72 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1918 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This awe-inspiring structure is among the most well-known of Cleveland's landmarks.

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Devitt Camp Road Bridge
HSR

Devitt Camp Road (PA-1012) Over White Deer Hole Creek in Rural: Union County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 116 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A great example of what makes Pennsylvania so unique, this beautiful structure compliments its attractive setting very nicely.

Doan Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and RTA Rapid Transit) Over Doan Avenue in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 69 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and A. J. Hines

One of several surviving rare steel plate girder arch overpasses in East Cleveland, all built by the noteworthy King Bridge Company.

Donald Road Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Park Lagoon in Denton: Denton County, Texas, United States

Metal 4 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 59 ft. Main Span: 59 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge is one of two similar pony truss bridges that were relocated and preserved on display at the Denton County Administrative Complex.

East Swinney Park Bridge
Mechanic Street Bridge
HSR

Rivergreenway (Non-Motorized Path) Over St. Marys River in Fort Wayne: Allen County, Indiana, United States

Metal 15 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 180 ft. Roadway: 8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

One of the most unusual and significant bridges in Indiana is this truss bridge built for pedestrian use only, and by an important company at that!

Eddy Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and RTA Rapid Transit) Over Eddy Road in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and A. J. Hines

One of several surviving rare steel plate girder arch overpasses in East Cleveland, all built by the noteworthy King Bridge Company.

Ellis Cove Road Bridge
HSR

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.

Elsinore Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and RTA Rapid Transit) Over Elsinore Avenue in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 44 ft. Main Span: 43 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and A. J. Hines

One of several surviving rare steel plate girder arch overpasses in East Cleveland, all built by the noteworthy King Bridge Company.

Euless School Bridge
Grapevine Highway Bridge, Arlington Trinity River Bridge, Old Iron Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Unnamed Drain in Euless: Tarrant County, Texas, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This beautiful example of a King Bridge Company through truss has been preserved at this location for pedestrian use, the second time the bridge has moved.

Falls Island Bridge
HSR

Grasse River Heritage Trail Over Grasse River (Grass River) in Canton: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 75 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 11 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge is a rare surviving example of a bowstring truss bridge and it was preserved for pedestrians in its original location.

Faust Street Bridge
HSR

Faust Street Over Guadalupe River in New Braunfels: Comal County, Texas, United States

Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 640 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1887 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A rare multi-span Whipple truss, this is one of the largest and most important bridges remaining from the prolific King Bridge Company.

Fort Griffin Bridge
HSR

CR-188 Over Clear Fork Brazos River in Rural: Shackelford County, Texas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 311 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This beautiful bridge is a very early and unaltered Pratt truss in Texas, and a fine example of the King Bridge Company's work.

Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over St. Marys River in Fort Wayne: Allen County, Indiana, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 190 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is a rare pin connected camelback railroad truss bridge!

Furnas Mill Bridge
Indiana State Highway Bridge 41-7430
HSR

Pisgah Road (CR-650 South) Over Sugar Creek in Rural: Johnson County, Indiana, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 242 ft. Main Span: 119 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1880 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

An attractive two span bridge hidden in a rural wooded setting, this historic bridge was rehabilitated.

Ganargua Creek Bridge
HSR

Abandoned Road Over Ganargua Creek in Rural: Wayne County, New York, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1879 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This was reported as an 1879 product of the King Bridge Company making it one of the famous company's oldest surviving Pratt trusses in the entire country!

Gordon Lake Bridge 1
Oscar Park Bridge 1
HSR

Gordon Lake Loop Over Gordon Lake in Iowa Park: Wichita County, Texas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 75 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

One of only a few bowstring bridges in Texas, this is the oldest and most significant of the several relocated historic bridges that grace this park.

Green Mill Farm Bridge
HSR

Green Farm Road (Falls of Rough Church Lane) Over Rough River in Rural: Grayson County, Kentucky and Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States

Metal 14 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 152 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1877 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is an outstanding example of a mid-1870s King Bridge Company cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge.

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Green Mill Ford Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 78890
HSR

Greenmill Avenue Over Cedar River in Rural: Bremer County, Iowa, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 377 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1871 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This very important bridge was abandoned and was a rare multi-span bowstring.

Green Street Bridge
HSR

Green Street Over Dunderberg Creek in Gilbertsville: Otsego County, New York, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 34 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1880 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This tiny bridge is a rare and outstanding early example of a King Bridge Company Pratt truss.

Gregory Road Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Park Lagoon in Denton: Denton County, Texas, United States

Metal 3 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge is one of two similar pony truss bridges that were relocated and preserved on display at the Denton County Administrative Complex.

Grosvenor Railroad Bridge
Fayette Branch Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned New York Central) Over River Raisin in Rural: Lenawee County, Michigan, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 210 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1877 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Featuring extremely unusual design details that are testament to the ancient age of this bridge, this is an abandoned cast and wrought iron railroad truss in Michigan.

Hale Bridge
Wapsipinicon River Bridge
HSR

Park Pathway Over Wapsipinicon River in Rural: Jones County, Iowa, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 263 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1879 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A rare multi-span bowstring, this is the longest bowstring bridge in Iowa and was relocated.

Happy Valley Road Bridge
HSR

Happy Valley Road (TR-802) Over South Branch Roaring Creek in Rural: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 76 ft. Main Span: 73 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1887 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This classic King Bridge Company Pratt truss has been altered with the addition of a load-bearing arch.

Hendricks Ford Bridge
Hendrickson Ford Bridge
HSR

Hendricks Ford Road Over Driftwood River in Rural: Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States

Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 316 ft. Main Span: 158 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1880 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This very old truss bridge is a rare example of a multi-span Whipple truss, and has several unusual details.

Henkins Ford Bridge
HSR

Catawba Road Over Shoal Creek in Rural: Caldwell County, Missouri, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 195 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1887 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This extremely rare pin-connected Warren through truss has been bypassed and abandoned.

Hidden Lake Forest Preserve Bridge
Barney Mill Road Bridge, Bryant Avenue Bridge
HSR

Forest Preserve Trail Over East Branch Du Page River in Downers Grove: DuPage County, Illinois, United States

Metal 5 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 49 ft. Roadway: 11.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is the only known example of a cast and wrought iron bowstring truss in the Chicagoland area.

Hillside Road Bridge
HSR

Hillside Road (CR-145) Over Cuyahoga River in Independence: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 203 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is one of the latest known surviving examples of a bridge built by the famous King Bridge Company.

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Hojack Swing Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over Genesee River in Rochester: Monroe County, New York, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing

Main Span: 304 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Despite historic significance, feasibility of preservation, and community support, this bridge was sentenced to the dumpster.

Hollow Road Bridge
HSR

Hollow Road (TR-430) Over Schwaben Creek in Rural: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 41 ft. Main Span: 39 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is an outstanding, unaltered example of a small pony truss built by the famous King Bridge Company.

Holyoke Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and RTA Rapid Transit) Over Holyoke Avenue in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 46 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and A. J. Hines

One of several surviving rare steel plate girder arch overpasses in East Cleveland, all built by the noteworthy King Bridge Company.

Hope Memorial Bridge
American Legion Park Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Local Stream in Rosebud: Falls County, Texas, United States

Metal 5 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 11 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare cast and wrought iron bowstring pony truss bridge has some unusual design details.

Horton Bridge
Old Cooks Falls Bridge
HSR

Chiloway Road Over Beaver Kill in Rural: Delaware County, New York, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 190 ft. Main Span: 152 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This outstanding and rare King Whipple through truss bridge has been bypassed and abandoned.

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Horton Road Bridge
HSR

Horton Road Bridge Over Conneaut Creek in Rural: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 129 ft. Main Span: 122 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This beautiful historic bridge is a fine example of its builder and deserves to be rehabilitated and preserved.

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Johnson Road Bridge
HSR

Johnson Road Over Grand River in Rural: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 165 ft. Main Span: 128 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge has distinctive ornamental portal bracing knees that allow historians to identify who built the bridge.

Johnson's Creek Private Bridge
HSR

Abandoned Private Drive Over Johnson's Creek in Rural: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare cast and wrought iron King bowstring truss bridge is long abandoned and extremely overgrown on private property.

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Jonesboro Bridge
HSR

CR-431 Over Leon River in Rural: Hamilton County, Texas, United States

Metal 7 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1884 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Abandoned, and at risk for collapse, this is a rare wrought iron bowstring that deserves to be preserved.

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Kantz Hill Road Bridge
HSR

Kantz Hill Road (TR-315) Over West Branch Susquehanna River in Rural: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 156 ft. Main Span: 154 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A beautiful example of a significant truss bridge demolished even though it was not in the way of anything.

Kaskaskia Street Bridge
Riley Lake Road Bridge
HSR

Kaskaskia Street (Riley Lake Road) (Abandoned Alignment) Over Riley Creek in Rural: Randolph County, Illinois, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

The unique portal bracing on this bridge suggests this is the work of the famous King Bridge Company.

Kensington Farm Bridge
HSR

Abandoned Driveway Over Sandy Creek in Kensington: Columbiana County, Ohio, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Only one half-collapsed truss remains of what was a rare cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge.

La Grange Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Colorado River in La Grange: Fayette County, Texas, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 841 ft. Main Span: 198 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1906 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This multi-span railroad through truss bridge was built by the famous King Bridge Company.

Lakefront Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and RTA Rapid Transit) Over Lakefront Avenue in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 53 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and A. J. Hines

One of several surviving rare steel plate girder arch overpasses in East Cleveland, all built by the noteworthy King Bridge Company.

Lockport Railroad Bridge
Upside-Down Bridge, Bridge E-231
HSR

Railroad (Falls Road Railroad) Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Lockport: Niagara County, New York, United States

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

Length: 395 ft. Main Span: 190 ft. Roadway: 8.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This impressive structure was built as a deck truss to limit boat height on the Erie Canal to benefit the railroads.

Lower Road Bridge
HSR

Lower Road (Privatized) Over Buffalo Creek in Rural: Jones County, Iowa, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1878 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare two-span bowstring is in great condition but is privately owned.

Mahanoy Creek Bridge
HSR

Creek Hill Road, Amish School Road (TR-377) Over Mahanoy Creek in Rural: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge includes the distinctive ornamental portal bracing of the famous King Bridge Company.

Marshall Family Bridge
Paper Mill Bridge, McIntyre Bridge
HSR

Yorklyn Bridge Trail Over Red Clay Creek in Yorklyn: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal 10 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 14.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1883 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Following its relocation from Iowa to Delaware and restoration for pedestrian use, this became the only cast and wrought iron bowstring bridge in Delaware.

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McIntyre Bridge
McDowell Bridge (Incorrect Name) / Skunk River Bridge
HSR

Old River Road Over North Skunk River in Rural: Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States

Metal 10 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 167 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1883 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A rare bowstring truss, a group saved this jewel from demolition!

Merriam Street Bridge
Broadway Bridge Span
HSR

Merriam Street Over Mississippi River (East Channel) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 257 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1887 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

The trusses from a single span of a multi-span truss bridge were moved here and used as decorations on a modern bridge.

Mine Road Bridge
HSR

Mine Road Over Stony Brook in Rural: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 102 ft. Main Span: 101 ft. Roadway: 16.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is an excellent example of a Pratt truss by the notable King Bridge Company.

Montreal River Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Chicago and North Western) Over Montreal River in Ironwood and Hurley: Gogebic County, Michigan and Iron County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A good example of early 20th Century work by the King Bridge Company.

Mooers Bridge
HSR

East Street (CR-34) Over Great Chazy River in Mooers: Clinton County, New York, United States

Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 183 ft. Main Span: 182 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1888 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is an extremely rare example of a skewed Whipple truss bridge and it required some variation from the standard design details of the King Bridge Company.

Moore's Crossing Bridge
HSR

Moores Bridge Road Over Onion Creek in Austin: Travis County, Texas, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 534 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1884 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This extremely rare multi-span Whipple truss is also a noteworthy surviving example of a major urban 19th century pin-connected truss bridge.

Mt. Carbon Bowstring Bridge
HSR

Mt. Carbon Arch Road (Abandoned Alignment) Over Schuylkill River in Mt. Carbon: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 114 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 13.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

An extremely rare and long abandoned bowstring with excellent integrity and unique details.

Napoleon Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Detroit, Toledo and Ironton) Over Maumee River in Napoleon: Henry County, Ohio, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 620 ft. Main Span: 155 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This railroad bridge has been essentially abandoned, although the deck carries a small pipeline now.

New Richmond Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over 57th Street (Old Allegan Road) in New Richmond: Allegan County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1907 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A good example of a railroad steel stringer built by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio.

Old Alton Road Bridge
Goat Man's Bridge, Copper Canyon Road Bridge
HSR

Old Alton Road (Former Alignment) Over Hickory Creek in Denton: Denton County, Texas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 145 ft. Main Span: 108 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1884 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This notable example of a product of the famous King Bridge Company has been bypassed and preserved for pedestrian use.

Old Jefferson Town Bridge
Rock Creek Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Local Creek in Oskaloosa: Jefferson County, Kansas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 48 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1875 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This small cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge has been relocated and preserved in this location.

Old Military Bridge
Marmaton Bridge
HSR

240th Street (Abandoned) Over Marmaton River in Fort Scott: Bourbon County, Kansas, United States

Metal 10 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 212 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1878 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

One of the only multi-span iron bowstring bridges surviving in the country, this abandoned bridge is almost impossible to see through the overgrowth.

Old Richardsville Road Bridge
David Garvin Memorial Bridge
HSR

Old Richardsville Road Over Barren River in Bowling Green: Warren County, Kentucky, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 422 ft. Main Span: 139 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This extremely rare multi-span bowstring truss bridge has an unusual history that is not fully understood.

Old Sandbank Road Bridge
Spencer Road Bridge
HSR

Sandbank Road (Old Alignment) / Spencer Road Over Buttermilk Creek in Near Ithaca: Tompkins County, New York, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 42 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1881 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Within view of beautiful Buttermilk Falls, this is a small but complete and very old truss bridge.

Overton Bridge Approach Span
Baby Bowstring Bridge, Washington County Bridge 120
HSR

Private Walkway Over Pond in Rural: Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States

Metal 2 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 26 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare relocated bowstring truss span is the shortest known iron bowstring span in America!

Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over Ohio River in Belpre and Parkersburg: Washington County, Ohio and Wood County, West Virginia, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 4,397 ft. Main Span: 348 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1905 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)

This impressive structure features a decorative portal bracing design and extensive approach system.

Pekin Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Illinois River in Pekin: Peoria County, Illinois and Tazewell County, Illinois, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,508 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This railroad bridge is noted for its combination of noteworthy spans including lattice truss approach spans and a pin-connected lift span.

Piano Bridge
HSR

Piano Bridge Road Over East Navidad River in Rural: Fayette County, Texas, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 122 ft. Main Span: 79 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This classic King Bridge Company Pratt truss was the lucky recipient of a full in-kind restoration for continued vehicular use!

Pithole Creek Bridge
HSR

Private Driveway Over Pithole Creek in Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

The extremely rare bowstring trusses of this 1870s bridge are today mounted on a two-span load-bearing steel stringer bridge.

Quarry Bridge
HSR

Three Bridges Road Over Iowa River in Quarry: Marshall County, Iowa, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This attractive Whipple truss bridge is closed to traffic but would be feasible to restore.

Red Bridge
HSR

Devils Hollow Road (Old Alignment) Over Benson Creek in Rural: Franklin County, Kentucky, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 150 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1896 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bypassed bridge is a classic example of a pin-connected truss bridge built by the King Bridge Company.

Roaring Run Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Local Drain in Rural: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States

Metal 4 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 54 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1878 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is a rare cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge that was relocated and reused at this rest stop.

Rock Lick Creek Bridge
HSR

Abandoned Alignment of CR-1314 (Earl Moorman Road) Over Rock Lick Creek in Rural: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States

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

Length: 115 ft. Main Span: 115 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This extremely rare bowstring truss bridge served a road that has been abandoned for a very long time, but it remains open to pedestrian usage on an undeveloped trail.

Rockville Mt. Nebo Road Bridge
HSR

Rockville - Mt. Nebo Road (CR-14) Over Big Sandy Creek in Rural: Preston County, West Virginia, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 149 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This beautiful truss bridge is deteriorated and appears sadly to be an example of how steel bridges do not weather as nicely as wrought iron.

Short Line Bridge
Marcy Trestle
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Heights: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Deck Truss, Fixed

Built 1907 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

An altered structure, this is a very tall and impressive bridge that soars over the river valley.

Singing Bridge
State Bridge
HSR

Bridge Street (US-60X, St. Clair Street) Over Kentucky River in Frankfort: Franklin County, Kentucky, United States

Metal 15 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 409 ft. Main Span: 406 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This magnificent bridge is one of the last remaining long-span bridges built by the King Bridge Company.

Smith Road Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Land Depression in Columbus: Franklin County, Ohio, United States

Metal 5 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 44 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1881 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This wrought iron bowstring truss bridge was relocated to Ohio Village, an open air museum that is part of Ohio History Connection museum.

Spile Bridge
HSR

Spile Bridge Road Over Black Lake Outlet in Rural: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States

Metal 13 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 370 ft. Main Span: 122 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1874 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is an extremely rare multi-span example of a cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge, and also noted for its unique sway bracing.

Springfield Bridge
Beaverfork Park Bridge, Springfield-Des Arc Bridge
HSR

Beaverfork Park Trailway Over Beaverfork Lake in Conway: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States

Metal 16 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 186 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1874 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Fabricated in 1871 and erected in 1874, this relocated and restored bridge is the oldest and most significant historic bridge in Arkansas.

St. Lawrence Division Indian River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over Indian River and Coolidge Road (CR-30) in Rural: Jefferson County, New York, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge appears to be the work for a noteworthy bridge builder.

Stone Prairie Bridge
Kishwaukee River Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over East Branch South Branch Kishwaukee River Tributary in Sycamore: DeKalb County, Illinois, United States

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is a ca. 1870s King Bridge Company cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge that was relocated and preserved here for pedestrian use.

Stone Quarry Bridge
HSR

CR-1000 (TR-135D) Over Embarras River in Rural: Coles County, Illinois, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 2 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Bedstead Truss, Fixed

Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1883 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This abandoned bridge is an impressive example of a King Bridge Company Whipple truss.

Tivoli Island Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Rock River (West Channel) in Watertown: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal 6 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 106 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1877 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This is one of the only surviving bowstring bridges in Wisconsin and given the age and rarity of the bridge type is one of the most significant highway bridges in Wisconsin.

TR-76 Yellow Bank River Bridge
Little Log House Pioneer Village Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Unnamed Pond in Rural: Dakota County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Thacher Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This extremely unusual and rare Thacher-like truss bridge was relocated and preserved.

Volunteer Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail - Illinois Prairie Path) Over Railroad (Metra Union Pacific West and Union Pacific) in Wheaton: DuPage County, Illinois, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 159 ft. Roadway: 13.9 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This railroad bridge was preseved but an opportunity to also preserve an adjacent historic pony truss was thrown away.

Waco Railroad Bridge East
HSR

Railroad Over Brazos River in Waco: McLennan County, Texas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built 1906 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

One of two historic railroad bridges sitting side by side, this was built by a prolific and noteworthy bridge company.

Wells Bridge
HSR

Bridge Street (CR-44) (Old Alignment) Over Susquehanna River in Wells Bridge (Rural): Otsego County, New York and Delaware County, New York, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1886 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

With ornate portal bracing and built-up fishbelly floorbeams, this is a notable and likely quite old example of a Pratt truss bridge, and it has been bypassed and left in place for pedestrians..