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Historic Bridges: 1899

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: 59

135th Street Bridge
Romeoville Bridge / Romeo Road Swing Bridge
HSR

135th Street Over Des Plaines River in Romeoville: Will County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Length: 302 ft. Main Span: 204 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

This magnificent and large swing bridge was relocated and is the last remaining highway swing bridge in the area.

2nd Street Bridge
HSR

2nd Street (TR-10B) Over King Creek in Mineral: Bureau County, Illinois, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 72 ft. Main Span: 69 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This traditional riveted Pratt truss is an early example of a highway rivet connected pony truss in Illinois.

Baltimore River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Bergland to Sidnaw Rail Trail / Trail 8) Over Baltimore River in Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 435 ft. Roadway: 8 ft. Main Spans: 13

Built 1899 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

This plate girder with steel bents for support carries a former railroad line over a shallow river valley.

Barker-Stewart Island Railroad Bridge East
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Wisconsin River (East Channel) in Wausau: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 312 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

One of several historic railroad bridges in this area, this bridge has been converted for pedestrian use.

Berkheimer Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 184870
HSR

215th Street Over West Fork Des Moines River in Rural: Humboldt County, Iowa, United States

Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 253 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Roadway: 15.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Clinton Bridge and Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa

A rare Pennsylvania truss with excellent historic integrity.

Bridge Z-6
Milwaukee Road Bloomingdale Line Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Pacific, Former Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway) Over North Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing (Arc Bearing Bobtail) and Approach Spans: Metal Girder, Fixed

Length: 245 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Onward Bates

This bridge exhibits one of the most unusual swing bridge designs ever encountered.

Cầu Trường Tiền (Truong Tien Bridge)
Cầu Tràng Tiền (Trang Tien Bridge)
HSR

Hùng Vương Over Perfume River (Sông Hương, Hương Giang) in Hue (Huế): Thua Thien Hue Province (Thừa Thiên-Huế), Vietnam (Việt Nam)

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,321 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1899 By: Unknown and Gustave Eiffel

One of the longest surviving historic bridges in the country is this multi-span bowstring truss with a long, complicated history.

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Cavanaugh Bridge
Jackson County Bridge 195
HSR

CR-550 West Over Muscatatuck River in Rural: Jackson County, Indiana and Washington County, Indiana, United States

Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 181 ft. Main Span: 174 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Lafayette Bridge Company of Lafayette, Indiana

A long span example of a Pratt truss, this bridge has deteriorated, but could still be restored.

Cicero Avenue Railroad Bridge
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Chicago and Western Indiana, Belt Railway) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)

Length: 335 ft. Main Span: 335 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Located near Nerska Junction, this center-pivot swing bridge is one of a few remaining railroad swing bridges on the Sanitary and Ship Canal.

CR-375 North Bridge
TR-373 Becks Creek Bridge
HSR

CR-375 North (TR-373) Over Becks Creek in Rural: Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Bedstead Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This is an abandoned but outstanding example of a bedstead truss bridge, due to its intact and unaltered legs.

Craighead Bridge
HSR

Zion Road (TR-520) Over Yellow Breeches Creek in Rural: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 134 ft. Main Span: 132 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Agents

This is only the latest Pittsburgh Bridge Company bridge to be demolished by the very state its builder called home.

Division Street Bridge
HSR

Division Street Over Des Plaines River in Lockport: Will County, Illinois, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 511 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This bridge is one of the oldest bridges in the county and a rare multi-span through truss with different truss types as well.

Easton and Northern Railroad Lehigh River Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Lehigh Valley Railway) Over Lehigh River, Lehigh Canal, and Various Railroad and Roads in Easton: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,121 ft. Main Span: 215 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1899 By: Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Buffalo, New York and F. E. Schall

This is an uncommon and impressive pin-connected railroad deck truss that is also noted for its curve and skewed spans.

Eldorado Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 152920
HSR

State Street Over Turkey River in Eldorado: Fayette County, Iowa, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Roadway: 15.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: J. G. Ratcliff of Waukon, Iowa

A historically intact example of an uncommon truss type.

Falknor Road Bridge
Blankenship Park Bridge
HSR

Falknor Road (Old Alignment) Over Stillwater River in Rural: Miami County, Ohio, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 225 ft. Main Span: 113 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: Unknown

Bypassed in 1970, this truss bridge has been allowed to rot away despite its proximity to a park.

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Forestville Bridge
HSR

CR-118 and CR-12 Over South Branch Root River in Forestville: Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 101 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 15.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

A nicely decorated through truss is an integral part of a preserved historic town in the center of a state park.

Frontage Road Bridge
HSR

Frontage Road Over Brickyard Branch in Rural: Fayette County, Illinois, United States

Metal 2 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Bedstead Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 30 ft. Main Span: 29 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This is a small, but extremely rare example of a bedstead truss bridge with unaltered legs.

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Fullerton Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Metra Union Pacific North) Over Fullerton Avenue in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Continuous Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This is a representative example of several similar railroad overpass bridges in this area on this line slated for demolition and replacement.

Gates Mills Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Chagrin River in Gates Mills: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 110 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: New Columbus Bridge Company of Columbus, Ohio

Although no trace remains of the tracks or its path, this bridge has the design features of a railroad bridge.

Harlem Avenue Railroad Bridge
Santa Fe Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Forest View: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)

Length: 373 ft. Main Span: 364 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

One of several remaining historically significant center-pivot swing bridges in Chicago.

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Horton Road Bridge
HSR

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.

Illinois Central Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge
Kedzie Avenue BNSF Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)

Length: 328 ft. Main Span: 323 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

One of only a few remaining swing bridges in Cook County.

Iron Bridge Road Bridge
HSR

Iron Bridge Road (PA-3009, Center Road) Over Shermans Creek in Rural: Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 162 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Agents

Already rare, multi-span pony truss bridge will only become more rare thanks to the decision to demolish this historic bridge.

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Iroquois 100 Bridge
TR-371 Bridge
HSR

Iroquois 100 Over Fountain Creek in Rural: Iroquois County, Illinois, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 62 ft. Main Span: 59 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio

This pony truss is in decent shape yet has been abandoned.

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Kantz Hill Road Bridge
HSR

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: 156 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.

Kedzie Avenue CN Railroad Bridge
Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National, Former Chicago, Madison and Northern) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)

Length: 479 ft. Main Span: 474 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

The longest swing span in Cook County, this center-pivot swing bridge has an attractive peak at the center of its span, unlike two nearby swing bridges.

Kiskiminetas Junction Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Kiski Junction Railroad) Over Kiskiminetas River in Rural: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 710 ft. Main Span: 235 ft. Roadway: 11 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1899 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)

This multiple span pin-connected through truss makes a beautiful gateway at the mouth of the Kiskiminetas River.

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Landenberg Road Bridge
HSR

Landenberg Road Over East Branch White Clay Creek in Landenberg: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 79 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Schuylkill Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Built by a local bridge builder, this historic bridge was replaced, but the trusses were placed on top of the replacement bridge as decoration.

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Layton Bridge
HSR

Layton Road Over Youghiogheny River in Near Layton: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Combination (Half-Deck/Through) Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 911 ft. Main Span: 181 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)

This bridge is half deck and half through truss, but its setting and the tunnel next to it truly define what makes this bridge special.

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Lloyd Street Bridge
HSR

Lloyd Street Over Railroad (Amtrak, Northeast Corridor) in Chester: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Girder, Fixed

Length: 126 ft. Main Span: 77 ft. Roadway: 31.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This bridge was noted as a somewhat early surviving rivet-connected truss bridge in Pennsylvania.

London South Branch Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over South Branch Thames River in London: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Railing Height Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This bridge is mostly a deck truss - but part of the trusses stick up above the deck making it a bit like a pony also.

Marshall Avenue Rice Creek Bridge
HSR

Marshall Avenue Over Rice Creek in Marshall: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Roadway: 30.8 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1899 By: Unknown

A rare example of stone arch construction on a Michigan highway.

McQueeney Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Guadalupe River, Hot Shot Lane, and McQueeney Road in McQueeney: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,108 ft. Main Span: 240 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York (1949 Span)

This bridge features a main span that was replaced in 1949, while the approach spans remain original, dating to 1899.

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Michigan Avenue Railroad Overpass
St. Charles Air Line Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National, Former St. Charles Air Line) Over Michigan Avenue in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 55 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its age, and for its use of decorative cast iron cladding and other ornamental details in its design.

Mine Street Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned) Over Mine Street in Bessemer: Gogebic County, Michigan, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 10 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

An interesting through plate girder with deck plate girder approaches.

Mosgrove Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad) Over Allegheny River and Various Roads in West Mosgrove: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 18 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,680 ft. Main Span: 450 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1899 By: Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This spectacular bridge features some of the longest pin-connected deck truss spans in the country.

Mount Vernon Dry Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX, Ohio Central Railroad) Over Dry Creek in Mount Vernon: Knox County, Ohio, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 135 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)

With a slight skew, this is one of several nice looking historic railroad truss bridges in Mt. Vernon.

Mount Vernon Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX, Ohio Central Railroad) Over Kokosing River in Mount Vernon: Knox County, Ohio, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)

This is one of several nice looking historic railroad truss bridges in Mt. Vernon.

New Haven Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Maumee River in New Haven: Allen County, Indiana, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 405 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: Unknown

An impressive, bulky two-span through railroad truss bridge.

Niles Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Amtrak and Norfolk Southern) Over St. Joseph River and US-31 BR in Niles: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 640 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1899 By: Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

Both unusual and impressive, this is a large four-span structure.

North Fork Nooksack River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over North Fork Nooksack River in Rural: Whatcom County, Washington, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 419 ft. Main Span: 155 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This is a class pin-connected railroad through truss that remains in service for trains.

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Oelke Road Bridge
HSR

Oelke Road Over North Branch Macon Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York

This is the oldest and largest of the Monroe County pony trusses, and retains original pipe guardrails.

Old Main Street Bridge
Old Woman Run Bridge
HSR

Main Street (Sutton Dam Road, CR-19-27) Over Old Woman Run in Rural: Braxton County, West Virginia, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 101 ft. Main Span: 99 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

This historic truss bridge was left standing after it was replaced by a culvert.

Old Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Old Mill Road Over Wickecheoke Creek in Rural: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 49 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its unusual cast iron bearing design.

Ontonagon Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad) Over Ontonagon River in Ontonagon: Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 470 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

A rare and early surviving example of a multi-span railroad pony truss bridge.

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Oshkosh Railroad Bridge
Oshkosh Swing Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Fox River in Oshkosh: Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This extremely rare and significant lattice truss swing bridge was demolished and replaced.

Payne Road Bridge
HSR

Payne Road Over Prescott Brook in Rural: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 47 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

A bridge displaying the distinctive details of its builders, but heavilly altered.

Portland Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Portland Riverwalk Rail-Trail) (Former Pere Marquette) Over Grand River in Portland: Ionia County, Michigan, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 330 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

Resting on an 1880 substructure, this is a two span pin connected railroad bridge that is now part of a rail-trail.

Prince Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over New River in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 708 ft. Main Span: 228 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)

This attractive railroad bridge is noted for its skew

Ridgway Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Buffalo and Pittsburgh) Over Clarion River in Ridgway: Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 189 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)

This is an outstanding representative example of a classic pin-connected railroad Parker truss.

Rock Island Bridge
Clinton Presidential Park Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail, Former Choctaw and Memphis Railroad) Over Arkansas River in Little Rock: Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States

Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift

Length: 1,614 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1899 By: Unknown and F. A. Molitor

Preserved for pedestrian use, this bridge consists of historic fixed truss spans from 1899 and a vertical lift span from 1972.

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School Street Bridge
HSR

School Street Over Salmon Creek in Rural: Wayne County, New York, United States

Stone Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 22 ft. Main Span: 20 ft. Roadway: 20.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: E. Pullman

This stone arch bridge bears the logo of the Masons on its plaque, and is noted for its slightly elliptical arch.

Stuyvesant Falls Bridge
HSR

CR-25A Over Kinderhook Creek in Rural: Columbia County, New York, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 207 ft. Main Span: 202 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut

This ornate bridge is a rare non-lenticular bridge built by Berlin Iron Bridge Company.

Sumantown Road Bridge
HSR

Sumantown Road Over Catoctin Creek in Rural: Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 101 ft. Main Span: 95 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)

This traditional bridge includes beautiful lattice railings with flower motifs.

Summer Street Bridge
HSR

Summer Street Over Fort Point Channel in Boston: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Retractile and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 502 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut

One of the rarest bridges in the country, this is one of a handful of remaining retractile bridges in the country.

Tallman Road Private Bridge
HSR

Farm Access Over Morris Drain in Rural: Clinton County, Michigan, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 45 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Michigan Bridge Company of Portland, Michigan

This abandoned pony truss bridge once provided access between farmland divided by this drain and is one of only two documented examples of the Michigan Bridge Company.

Waukon Pony Truss Bridge
HSR

Nothing (Exhibit) Over Ground (Exhibit) in Waukon: Allamakee County, Iowa, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This is a classic pin connected pony truss that was moved to sit on the ground in this location sometime between 2013 and November 2015.

Wenatchee River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over Wenatchee River in Rural: Chelan County, Washington, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 625 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1899 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This railroad bridge has a variety of spans, but its pin-connected Warren through truss span is most noteworthy.

White Mills Bridge
HSR

Old KY-84 Over Nolin River in Rural: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 198 ft. Main Span: 128 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio

This is a great example of a Champion Bridge Company truss bridge and also has riveted steel bents.

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