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Historic Bridges: Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced

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: 28

Battersea Railway Bridge
Cremorne Bridge
HSR

Railroad (London Overground, West London Line) Over River Thames in London: Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Metal Hingeless Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 755 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1863 By: Brassey and Ogilvie of London, England and William Baker

This bridge is an early example of a metal arch bridge built largely from wrought iron rather than cast iron, although some components of this bridge are cast iron.

Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Road Bridge
HSR

A201 Over River Thames in London: Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Metal (Cast Iron) Hingeless Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 923 ft. Main Span: 190 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1869 By: P. A. Thom and Company and Joseph Cubitt

This bridge features a combination of cast iron and wrought iron design, and is extensively decorated.

Bloor Street Humber River Bridge
HSR

Bloor Street Over Humber River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

Metal 10 Panel Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 748 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1923 By: Unknown

Although trees make it hard to see the whole bridge, this is a fairly long multi-span example of a steel deck arch bridge.

Britannia Bridge
HSR

A55 (North Wales Expressway) and Railroad (Network Rail, North Wales Main Line) Over Menai Strait (Afon Menai) in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch) and Bangor: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn), Wales (Cymru) and Gwynedd, Wales (Cymru), United Kingdom

Metal Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 1,512 ft. Main Span: 460 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1972 By: Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company of Darlington, England

This bridge was built on the substructure of a famous tubular girder bridge designed by Robert Stephenson and William Fairbairn.

Burkhardt Drive Bridge
Boulder Bridge
HSR

Burkhardt Drive Over Douglass Park Lake in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge appears to be a rare spandrel braced three-hinged arch bridge.

Canoe Pass Bridge
HSR

WA-20 Over Canoe Pass in Rural: Skagit County, Washington, United States

Metal Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 511 ft. Main Span: 350 ft. Roadway: 22.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Wallace Bridge and Structural Steel Company of Seattle, Washington and Washington Department of Highways (O R. Elwell)

In a stunning setting visited by many tourists, this is one of two impressive bridges here of different type but similar appearance that offer a nice engineering contrast.

Cầu Mống (Mong Bridge)
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Ben Nghe Canal (Rạch Bến Nghé) in Ho Chi Minh City (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) (Sài Gòn): Ho Chi Minh City (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) (Sài Gòn), Vietnam (Việt Nam)

Metal Hingeless Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 330 ft. Main Span: 270 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1894 By: Société de construction de Levallois-Perret of Paris, France

One of the oldest and most significant historic bridges in Vietnam, this beautiful bridge is also noted for its span length.

Centre Island Bridge
Avenue of the Islands Bridge
HSR

Avenue of the Islands Over Long Pond in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

Metal Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 158 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

A centerpiece of an island park, despite alteration, this is a highly significant example of a very unusual bridge design.

Dunlap's Creek Bridge
Market Street Bridge
HSR

Market Street (Historic National Road) Over Dunlaps Creek in Brownsville: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 84 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1839 By: Richard Delafield, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

The first cast iron bridge in the US, this was a part of the Cumberland Road aka National Road!

French King Bridge
HSR

MA-2 (Mohawk Trail) Over Connecticut River and River Road in Rural: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Continuous Hingeless Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 786 ft. Main Span: 460 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1931 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Department of Public Works

This is an outstanding, award-winning example of a steel deck arch bridge that compliments a very scenic area.

Glen Road Bridge
HSR

Glen Road Over Yellow Creek in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

Metal One-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 645 ft. Main Span: 310 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: Unknown

Buried in the trees, this beautiful and magnificent work of engineering and heritage has recieved little public awareness.

Kingsford Railroad Bridge
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Menominee River Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad) Over Menominee River in Near Kingsford: Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal 9 Panel Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 357 ft. Main Span: 207 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Charles Frederick Loweth

With a shape that defies reality, this remarkable bridge is one of the most unusual arch bridges ever encountered.

Kleine Ungarbrücke (Little Hungarian Bridge)
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Wien River (Wienfluss) and Railroad (U-Bahn-Linie U4) in Vienna (Wien): Vienna (Wien), Austria (Österreich)

Metal Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 85 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1872 By: Société Anonyme des Hauts Fourneaux, Usines et Charbonnages de Sclessin of Liège, Belgium and August Köstlin and Anton Battig

This very ornate bridge is a former vehicular bridge that was relocated here in 1898, and turned into a footbridge.

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Lakeside Road Bridge
HSR

Lakeside Road Over Muscoot Reservoir in Katonah: Westchester County, New York, United States

Metal Hingeless Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 106 ft. Main Span: 103 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: Unknown

This bridge is a rare example of a small-scale deck arch bridge and is complimented by handsome railing and abutments.

Margit híd (Margaret Bridge)
HSR

Szent István körút (Nagykörút) and Margit körút Over Danube River (Duna) in Budapest: Pest County, Central Hungary (Pest megye, Magyarország), Hungary (Magyarország)

Metal Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,993 ft. Main Span: 288 ft. Roadway: 36.3 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1876 By: and Ernest Goüin and Société de Construction des Batignolles

This unique and beautiful arch bridge has a bend halfway across the river and a branch span to a nearby island.

Marienbrücke (Queen Mary's Bridge)
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Pollät Gorge in Schwangau (Hohenschwangau): Swabia (Schwaben), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany (Deutschland)

Metal 10 Panel Hingeless Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

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

Built 1866 By: Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Nürnberg, Klett & Co. and Heinrich Gottfried Gerber

Due to its age, integrity, association with an important German engineer, and its unique location in the shadow of a famous castle, this is among the most significant historic bridges in Germany.

Ouseburn Viaduct
HSR

Railroad (East Coast Main Line) Over Ouseburn Valley in Newcastle upon Tyne: North East, England, United Kingdom

Metal Hingeless Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 918 ft. Main Span: 116 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1869 By: Weardale Iron and Coal Company of St. Peters, England and Thomas Elliot Harrison

This bridge is a large multi-span example of a wrought iron arch bridge.

Overall Bridge
Page County Bridge No. 1990
HSR

US-340 (Abandoned Alignment) Over Overall Run in Rural: Page County, Virginia and Warren County, Virginia, United States

Metal 8 Panel Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 245 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: Unknown and Virginia State Highway Commission

This bridge was replaced but the main span superstructure and substructure was left standing as a non-functional monument.

Panther Hollow Bridge
HSR

Schenley Drive Over Panther Hollow in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 640 ft. Main Span: 360 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: Shultz Bridge and Iron Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Henry B. Rust

One of two rare and impressive deck arch bridges in Schenley Park that feature stone arch approach spans as well.

Robert McAfee Bridge
HSR

California Avenue Over Woods Run, McClure Avenue, and Eckert Street in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal One-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 642 ft. Main Span: 375 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1928 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh Department of Public Works

An impressive and rare example of a single-hinge steel deck arch bridge.

Schenley Drive Bridge
HSR

Schenley Drive Over Junction Hollow, Railroad (CSX), and Boundary Street in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 480 ft. Main Span: 360 ft. Roadway: 57 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1896 By: G. T. Richards and Pittsburgh Department of Public Works

This is one of two extremely rare pre-1900 metal arch bridges in Schenley Park.

Soldiers Home Bridge
Steel Bridge
HSR

Soldiers Road Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 627 ft. Main Span: 288 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: Bayne and Hewett of Minneapolis, Minnesota

This magnificent bridge is extremely hard to photograph due to adjacent trees.

Soo Line High Bridge
Arcola High Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over St. Croix River in Rural: Washington County, Minnesota and St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal 7 Panel Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,682 ft. Main Span: 350 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Claude Allen Porter Turner of Minneapolis, Minnesota

This unique arch bridge is one of the most significant examples of its type in the country.

St. Clair Viaduct
Vale of Avoca
HSR

St. Clair Avenue Over Yellow Creek (Avoca Ravine) in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

Metal One-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 509 ft. Main Span: 260 ft. Roadway: 54.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario

This impressive arch bridge is hard to view and photograph, but is a noteworthy heritage bridge with a well-documented construction.

Strawberry Mansion Bridge
Fairmount Park Trolley Bridge
HSR

Strawberry Mansion Drive Over Schuylkill River and Various Streets in Philadelphia: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,242 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1897 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Theodore Cooper

This beautiful bridge is an early, large, and rare example of its type and it contributes to a historic district.

Washington Bridge
Washington Heights Bridge
HSR

181st Street Over Harlem River in New York: The Bronx, New York and Manhattan, New York, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 1,685 ft. Main Span: 510 ft. Roadway: 68 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1888 By: Passaic Rolling Mill Company of Paterson, New Jersey and Charles Conrad Schneider

This bridge is one of the most beautiful arch spans around, with a vast network of bracing.

Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
Lower Arch Bridge
HSR

Whirlpool Bridge Over Niagara River in Niagara Falls: Niagara Region, Ontario and Niagara County, New York, Canada and United States

Metal 16 Panel Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 790 ft. Main Span: 550 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Leffert L. Buck

A nationally significant monumental late 1800s deck arch bridge compliments the river valley quite well.

Whirlpool Rapids Railroad Bridge
Michigan Central Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Canadian Pacific) Over Niagara River in Niagara Falls: Niagara Region, Ontario and Niagara County, New York, Canada and United States

Metal 16 Panel Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 863 ft. Main Span: 640 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Olaf Hoff of New York, New York

This rare, monumental historic bridge provides a pleasing compliment to its older highway companion.

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