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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: 89

110th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 214040
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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: 195.2 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
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2nd Street Over Kalamazoo River in Allegan: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple 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
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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.
Austin Bridge
Santa Fe Park Bridge
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Park Walkway Over Little Turkey Creek in Chanute: Neosho County, Kansas, United States
Metal 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
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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.
Bayertown Road Bridge
F. W. Kent Park Half Hip Pony Truss Bridge
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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.
Beech Road Bridge
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Beach Road Over West Branch Cayuga Inlet in Newfield: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Metal 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
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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
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Bennies Hill Road Over Catoctin Creek in Rural: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Metal 10 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 94.2 ft. Main Span: 94.2 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
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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 Jim Bridge
Montgomery County Bridge 49, Blair Ford Bridge
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Indianapolis Greenways Over Central Canal in Indianapolis: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Metal 9 Panel 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.
Blue Bridge
Lamereaux Road Bridge
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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
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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.
Bulman Bridge
Pecan Creek Park Bridge
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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
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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: 39.7 ft. Main Span: 35.8 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.
Casino Way Bridge Railings
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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
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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
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Central Avenue Over Canoe Stream in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Metal Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 54.8 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
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US-27 Over Ohio River in Cincinnati and Newport: Hamilton County, Ohio and Campbell County, Kentucky, United States
Metal 40 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2342 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
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Stuart Road Over Black Creek in Rural: Monroe County, New York, United States
Metal 8 Panel 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.
Coit Avenue Railroad Overpass
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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
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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.
Cowley Bridge
Kelso Bridge
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West Stevens Creek Road Over Elk River in Rural: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 11 Panel 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.
CR-179 Bridge
Big Elm Creek Bridge
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CR-179 Over Big Elm Creek in Rural: Falls County, Texas, United States
Metal Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 71 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This rare bowstring pony truss has an uncertain future as it is slowly collapsing and is closed to traffic.
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Crooked Creek Road Bridge
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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
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Rod Dunlap Memorial Bridge Trail Over F. W. Kent Park Lake in Rural: Johnson County, Iowa, United States
Metal 8 Panel 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
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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
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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: 2880 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
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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
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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.
East Swinney Park Bridge
Mechanic Street Bridge
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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
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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
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Ellis Cove Road Over Battle Creek in Rural: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1891 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This historic truss bridge was bypassed and abandoned, but sadly not before its owner had made a bunch of strange and unsightly alterations to the bridge.
Ellsworth Ranch Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 148950
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130th Street Over East Fork Des Moines River in Rural: Emmet County, Iowa, United States
Metal 5 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Thacher Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1895 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
With unusual design details, this bridge is also one of only three Thacher truss bridges left in the country!
Elsinore Avenue Railroad Overpass
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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.
Falls Island Bridge
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Grasse River Heritage Trail Over Grasse 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
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Faust Street Over Guadalupe River in New Braunfels: Comal County, Texas, United States
Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple 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.
Furnas Mill Bridge
Indiana State Highway Bridge 41-7430
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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.
Gordon Lake Bridge 1
Oscar Park Bridge 1
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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
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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
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Greenmill Avenue Over Cedar River in Rural: Bremer County, Iowa, United States
Metal Pin-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.
Hale Bridge
Wapsipinicon River Bridge
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Park Pathway Over Wapsipinicon River in Rural: Jones County, Iowa, United States
Metal Pin-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.
Hendricks Ford Bridge
Hendrickson Ford Bridge
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Hendricks Ford Road Over Driftwood River in Rural: Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States
Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple 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
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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: 194.8 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
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Forest Preserve Trail Over East Branch Du Page River in Downers Grove: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Metal 5 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 48.5 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.
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Hojack Swing Bridge
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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.
Holyoke Avenue Railroad Overpass
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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
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Local Stream in Rosebud: Falls County, Texas, United States
Metal 5 Panel 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.
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Horton Road Bridge
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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
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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.
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Jonesboro Bridge
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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
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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: 155.8 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.
Kensington Farm Bridge
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Abandoned Driveway Over Sandy Creek in Kensington: Columbiana County, Ohio, United States
Metal 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.
Lakefront Avenue Railroad Overpass
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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: 53.2 ft. Main Span: 52.2 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
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Railroad (Falls Road Railroad) Over Erie 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 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
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Lower Road (Privatized) Over Buffalo Creek in Rural: Jones County, Iowa, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Pin-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.
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McIntyre Bridge
McDowell Bridge (Incorrect Name) / Skunk River Bridge
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Old River Road Over North Skunk River in Rural: Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States
Metal 10 Panel 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
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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: 256.6 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
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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 Northwestern Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Chicago and Northwestern) 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
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East Street (CR-34) Over Great Chazy River in Mooers: Clinton County, New York, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple 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
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Moores Bridge Road Over Onion Creek in Austin: Travis County, Texas, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple 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
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Mt. Carbon Arch Road (Abandoned Alignment) Over Schuylkill River in Mt. Carbon: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
An extremely rare and long abandoned bowstring with excellent integrity and unique details.
New Richmond Railroad Overpass
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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 Jefferson Town Bridge
Rock Creek Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Local Creek in Oskaloosa: Jefferson County, Kansas, United States
Metal 6 Panel 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
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240th Street (Abandoned) Over Marmaton River in Fort Scott: Bourbon County, Kansas, United States
Metal 10 Panel 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
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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: 138.8 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
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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: 39.7 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
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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!
Paper Mill Bridge
McIntyre Bridge
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Yorklyn Bridge Trail Over Red Clay Creek in Yorklyn: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Metal 10 Panel Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 119.5 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.
Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge
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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: 4397 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
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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: 1508 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
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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
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Private Driveway Over Pithole Creek in Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 8 Panel 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
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Three Bridges Road Over Iowa River in Quarry: Marshall County, Iowa, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple 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
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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
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Local Drain in Rural: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Metal 4 Panel 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
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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
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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: 149.3 ft. Main Span: 84.6 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
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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
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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
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Land Depression in Columbus: Franklin County, Ohio, United States
Metal 5 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 43.5 ft. Main Span: 43.5 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
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Spile Bridge Road Over Black Lake Outlet in Rural: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Metal 13 Panel Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 370 ft. Main Span: 121.7 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
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Beaverfork Park Trailway Over Beaverfork Lake in Conway: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
Metal 16 Panel 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
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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.
TR-76 Yellow Bank River Bridge
Little Log House Pioneer Village Bridge
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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.
Waco Railroad Bridge East
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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.
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Wightman Road Bridge
Shaws Landing Bridge
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Wightman Road (Stopp Road, TR-620) Over Conneaut Outlet in Rural: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 77 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1897 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
A beautiful bridge associated with an important bridge company.
Willow Springs Road Bridge
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Willow Springs Road Over Cummins Creek in Rural: Fayette County, Texas, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 149 ft. Main Span: 99 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1890 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This bridge is an excellent example of a King Bridge Company through truss, and it has attractive fishbelly floorbeams which survive on the bridge.

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