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Historic Bridges: 1864

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: 8

Albert Edward Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension Railway) Over River Severn in Coalbrookdale: West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Metal (Cast Iron) Hingeless Deck Arch, Fixed

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

Built 1864 By: Coalbrookdale Company of Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England and Brassey and Field and John Fowler

This was one of the last large railway bridges built from cast iron, and this bridge is a good comparison to the other older cast iron bridges nearby.

Clifton Suspension Bridge
HSR

B3129 Over River Avon in Bristol: South West, England, United Kingdom

Metal Plate Girder Stiffening Eyebar Chain Suspension, Fixed

Length: 1,352 ft. Main Span: 702 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1864 By: Cochrane, Grove, and Company and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, William Henry Barlow, and John Hawkshaw

Crossing the River Avon at a high level over a spectacular rocky gorge, this amazing suspension bridge was designed by Brunel but not completed until after his death.

Gothic Bridge
Bridge 28, Reservoir Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Bridle Path in New York: Manhattan, New York, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) Hingeless Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 93 ft. Main Span: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1864 By: J. B. & W. W. Cornell Iron Works of New York, New York and Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould

By far the most unique of the nationally significant cast iron arch bridges of Central Park, this bridge is named after its Gothic style arches.

Hungerford Bridge
Charing Cross Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Network Rail) Over River Thames in London: Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,300 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Main Spans: 9

Built 1864 By: Unknown and John Hawkshaw

This bridge is unusual in the United Kingdom for its use of pins for connecting some of the truss members.

Lock One Park Bridge
Blackhoof Street Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Miami and Erie Canal in New Bremen: Auglaize County, Ohio, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) 8 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 58 ft. Main Span: 57 ft. Roadway: 7.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1864 By: David H. Morrison (Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio)

This incredible cast iron bowstring is among the oldest metal bridges in the country and documents the start of a bridge company that was always thinking outside the box.

Southeast Reservoir Bridge
Bridge 24, South Gate House Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Bridle Path in New York: Manhattan, New York, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) Hingeless Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Span: 33 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1864 By: J. B. & W. W. Cornell Iron Works of New York, New York and Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould

With its visually striking arch, this is one of the nationally significant cast iron bridges in Central Park.

Southwest Reservoir Bridge
Bridge 27
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Bridle Path in New York: Manhattan, New York, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) Hingeless Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1864 By: J. B. & W. W. Cornell Iron Works of New York, New York and Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould

This is one of the beautiful and nationally significant cast iron arch bridges in Central Park.

Upper Pacific Mills Bridge
Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over College Pond in North Andover: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Tied Bowstring Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 96 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1864 By: Moseley Iron Bridge and Roof Company of Boston, Massachusetts

This is one of the only surviving patented Thomas Moseley iron arch bridges in existence, and it has been preserved on the grounds of Merrimack College.

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