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Historic Bridges: 1880

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: 30

Aldwark Bridge
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Boat Lane Over River Ure (River Ouse) in Aldwark: Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Metal Lattice Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Brick Segmental Deck Arch,
Length: 750 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1880 By: Unknown
This impressive combination of a lattice girder and brick arch approaches is one of the few privately owned toll bridges in the United Kingdom.
Bauer Road Bridge
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Bridge Park Trail Over Dickinson Creek in Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 89 ft. Main Span: 89 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest truss bridges in Michigan, this ornate bridge was moved to Historic Bridge Park.
Blackhand Gorge Bridge
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Abandoned Pedestrian Walkway Over Claylick Creek in Rural: Licking County, Ohio, United States
Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected A-Frame Through Truss, Fixed
Main Span: 43 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Unknown
This unusual bridge may be the only one of its kind in the entire country!
Brackenridge Park Bowstring Bridge
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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
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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.
Canmore Engine Bridge
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Railroad (Spur Line Rail-Trail) Over Bow River in Canmore: Bighorn District, Alberta, Canada
Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 320 ft. Main Span: 205 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: T. B. Company
Located in a breathtaking setting is this rare 1880 Whipple truss that was moved, refurbished, and erected here in the 1890s.
DeWitt Road Bridge
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DeWitt Road (Old Alignment) Over Stony Creek in Merle Beach (Rural): Clinton County, Michigan, United States
Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Unknown
This bridge is one of the oldest truss bridges in Michigan and is a surviving example of a rare truss type.
Fort River Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Fort River in Amherst: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Lenticular Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Corrugated Metal Company of East Berlin, Connecticut (Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut)
This is one of the oldest surviving lenticular pony truss bridges in the country.
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.
Gospel Street Bridge
Orange County Bridge 200, Sol Strauss and James M. Tucker Memorial Bridge
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Gospel Street Over Lick Creek in Paoli: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 93 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Cleveland Bridge and Iron Company of Cleveland, Ohio
An old, beautifully decorated bridge built by a noteworthy company.
Green Street Bridge
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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.
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 (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.
Herrs Island Back Channel Railroad Bridge North
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Railroad (Abandoned Allegheny Valley Railroad) Over Allegheny River Back Channel in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Unknown
This is a rare example of a heavily skewed, pin-connected railroad truss bridge.
Hollow Brook Road Bridge
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Hollow Brook Road Over Lamington River in Rural: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 2 Panel Pin-Connected Inverted Kingpost Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 33 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Unknown
This is a very unusual pony truss noted for its unusual truss configuration, decorative cast iron caps, and tiny span length.
Hotel Bridge
Leeds Hotel Bridge
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Old Shephard Road Over Mill River in Northampton: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 131 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
For a truss bridge with standard height trusses, this is an extremely long span.
Kinnickinnic River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)
Length: 234 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Unknown
A large span lattice truss camelback swing bridge.
Marion Center Road Bridge
Morton Bridge, Allen County Bridge 290
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Marion Center Road Over St. Marys River in Rural: Allen County, Indiana, United States
Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 177 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana
A rare example of a restored, skewed Whipple truss built by a local bridge company.
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Martha Bridge
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Martha Road (Old Alignment) Over Guyandotte River in Martha (Rural): Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 470 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1880 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
Featuring 2 main Whipple spans and 2 Pratt through approaches, this is a nationally significant bridge that is doomed.
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Milburn Road Bridge
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Milburn Road (PA-2004) Over Neshannock Creek in Rural: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
A small through truss built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio was sentenced to the dumpster.
Northwestern Railroad Bridge
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned) Over Chippewa River in Eau Claire: Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States
Metal 17 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quintuple Warren) Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 890 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1880 By: Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
This iconic and ancient bridge is nationally significant as one of the only known quintuple intersection Warren truss bridges.
Peevy Road Bridge
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Peevy Road Over Perkiomen Creek in Rural: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 103 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio
This bridge is one of the best examples of the unusual Columbia Bridge Works truss details in the country.
Pine Street Bridge
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Pine Street Over Willimantic River in Willimantic: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Deck Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts (Possible Builder)
This is one of the only known surviving examples of a Whipple deck truss in the country and may have been built by the Boston Bridge Works.
Pont de Shannon (Shannon Bridge)
Pont Gosford (Gosford Bridge)
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Rivière Jacques-Cartier in Shannon: Capitale-Nationale, Québec, Canada
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 510 ft. Main Span: 127 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1880 By: Clarke, Reeves and Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania)
Preserved for pedestrian use, this ancient iron bridge is one of the only known truss bridges in Canada with the rare Phoenix columns and the oldest bridge in the region.
Redstone Bridge
Chicago and NorthWestern Bridge 432
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Railroad (Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad) Over Minnesota River in Rural: Brown County, Minnesota and Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 880 ft. Main Span: 206 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Rust and Coolidge of Chicago, Illinois and Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
One of the oldest known railroad swing bridges in the country and one of the oldest rivet-connected trusses in the country.
Sandy Lee Watkins Park Bridge
Long Stretch Road Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Lick Creek Tributary in Rural: Henderson County, Kentucky, United States
Metal 8 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 63 ft. Main Span: 58 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This rare historic bowstring pony truss was relocated into a park setting, creating a beautiful heritage attraction for the park.
Seville Bridge
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Seville Road (TR-116) Over Spoon River in Seville: Fulton County, Illinois, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 230 ft. Main Span: 153 ft. Roadway: 12.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Unknown
This graceful pin connected Parker offers an interesting contrast of bridge types and eras of bridges by its inclusion of a concrete through girder approach span installed at a later date.
South County Line Road Bridge
Bricker Road Bridge
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Fred Meijer Heartland Trail Over Fish Creek in Rural (Near Stanton): Montcalm County, Michigan, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 81 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Unknown
The county's only highway truss, this bridge was relocated onto a rail-trail.
Spengler Bridge
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Spangler Road Over Kinderhook Creek in Rural: Columbia County, New York, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 148 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio
This is a very rare example of a bridge built by the Morse Bridge Company, which was known for their variety of designs and ornamental details.
Stanton Station Bridge
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Stanton Road Over South Branch Raritan River in Stanton Station: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 103 ft. Main Span: 102 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Cleveland Bridge and Iron Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This extremely unique bridge features trussed floorbeams making it very significant.
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Upper Bluffton Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 348810
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West Ravine Road Over Upper Iowa River in Bluffton: Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Pin-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 154 ft. Main Span: 116 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This is a textbook example of the work its builder did, and also has a rare Queenpost approach.

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