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Historic Bridges: 1879

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: 19

Bennies Hill Road Bridge
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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.
Bridge Street Bridge
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Bridge Street Over Fishkill Creek in Beacon: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 105 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 14.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: New York Bridge Company of New York, New York
With ornate portal bracing, this is an extremely early surviving example of a Whipple truss bridge.
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Carpentersville Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Chicago and NorthWestern) Over Fox River in Carpentersville: Kane County, Illinois, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 615 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
This bridge is an extremely old example of a lattice truss bridge, and has been abandoned.
Carroll Road Bridge
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Carroll Road Over Carroll Branch in Rural: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 92 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Gilbert and Nelson of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
This is a very old example of a Pratt truss bridge and built by a company of which few examples remain.
Edmunds Road Bridge
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Edmunds Road Over Black River in Rural: Oneida County, New York, United States
Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 122 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1879 By: Unknown
This bridge is noted for its very unusual design that illustrates that this is a very old metal truss bridge.
Ganargua Creek Bridge
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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!
Hale Bridge
Wapsipinicon River Bridge
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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.
Hardin City Bridge
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Exhibit Over Exhibit in Rural: Hardin County, Iowa, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana
An extremely early, unusual, and intact example of a pre-1880 Whipple truss bridge with cast iron components.
Hibernia Mine Railroad Bridge
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Raritan River Greenway, Duke Island Park Bikeway Over Raritan Power Canal in Raritan: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 71 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 10.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
This is a very early and rare example of a truss bridge with Phoenix columns.
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Howellville Road Bridge
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Howellville Road Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Howellville (Tredyffrin Township): Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 89 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Unknown
This bridge is a very old and rare example of its kind, yet remains in good condition.
Loren Road Bridge
The Trestle Bridge
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CR-242 (TR-127) Over Whetstone Creek in Rural (Near Mt. Gilead): Morrow County, Ohio, United States
Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 104 ft. Main Span: 102 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
An abandoned through truss with unusual portal bracing design and concrete approach railings.
Lye Creek Bridge
Montgomery County Bridge 57
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Indianapolis Greenways Over Central Canal in Indianapolis: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Bedstead Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 77 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This is one of the oldest and most impressive examples of a rare bedstead truss bridge in the country.
New Richmond Bridge
57th Street Bridge
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57th Street (Old Allegan Road) Over Kalamazoo River in New Richmond: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 422 ft. Main Span: 72 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The longest pony truss in Michigan, possibly the oldest swing bridge in the United States, and an extremely rare pinned Warren truss!
Old Appleton Bridge
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Main Street Over Apple Creek in Old Appleton: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri and Perry County, Missouri, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 161 ft. Main Span: 103 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: H. W. Sebastian and Company of St. Louis, Missouri (St. Louis Bridge and Iron Works)
This bridge has been preserved for pedestrians with a park around it, and it is noted as a very old Pratt truss with rare Queenpost approaches.
Salisbury Street Bridge
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Salisbury Street Over Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Williamsport: Washington County, Maryland, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 107 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 9.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Patapsco Bridge and Iron Works of Baltimore, Maryland and Wendel Bollman of Baltimore, Maryland
A rare surviving work of noted engineer Wendel Bollman, this is a very old metal truss bridge.
Union Mills Bridge
Old Hanover Road Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Big Pipe Creek Mill Race in Union Mills: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Metal (Cast Iron) 3 Panel Pin-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 50 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Unknown and Wendel Bollman of Baltimore, Maryland
This is an exceedingly rare example of a bridge associated with famous engineer Wendel Bollman and it is also noted for cast iron elements.
Upper Paris Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 223020
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Sutton Road Over Wapsipinicon River in Paris: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 208 ft. Main Span: 158 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This is a spectacular and early example of a Wrought Iron Bridge Company Whipple truss bridge, a design they preferred for long spans.
Waterloo Bridge
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Waterloo Road (VA-613) Over Rappahannock River in Rural: Culpeper County, Virginia and Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 366 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This extremely old example of a traditional highway Pratt truss bridge is an early product of the Pittsburgh Bridge Company.
Zenas King Bowstring Bridge
Loramie Creek Bridge, Brandewie Farm Bridge
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Benjamin Trail Over Amos Lake in Sidney: Shelby County, Ohio, United States
Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 68 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 12.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This beautiful bowstring has found a new home in a park setting after serving in two different previous locations.

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