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Historic Bridges: 1911

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: 70

110th Street Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 185150
HSR

110th Street Over East Fork Des Moines River in Rural: Humboldt County, Iowa, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 110 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

A traditionally composed through truss bridge in a rural setting.

6th Street Bridge
New Hanover County Bridge 33
HSR

6th Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Seaboard Coast Railroad) in Wilmington: New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 142 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Des Moines Bridge and Iron Company of Des Moines, Iowa

This bridge is noted for its skew and as a good representative example of a riveted Pratt truss.

Apple Road Bridge
HSR

Apple Road (Old Alignment) Over Little Cottonwood River (Old Alignment) in Rural: Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 19.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, Iowa

This is the oldest rainbow arch bridge in Minnesota and an early Marsh arch, but has been totally abandoned.

ASB Bridge
Fratt Bridge - Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over Missouri River in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri, United States

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,475 ft. Main Span: 428 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Harrington

This unique bridge is one of only two unusual telescoping vertical lift bridges in the country.

Ashtabula Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Conrail) Over Ashtabula River in Ashtabula: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Span: 159 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is an extremely early example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge.

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Bay Shore Road Bridge
Escanaba River Bridge Ruins
HSR

Bay Shore Road (Old US-41 and US-2 Alignment) Over Escanaba River in Escanaba: Delta County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 840 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Main Spans: 21

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This is the remains of a mostly collapsed bridge that was once one of the longest t-beam bridges in Michigan.

Beaty Bridge
HSR

Swilley Road (9th Drive) Over Alapahoochee River in Rural: Hamilton County, Florida, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Roanoke Bridge Company of Roanoke, Virginia

One of the oldest truss bridges in Florida, this bridge displays the distinctive and extremely unusual details of its builder.

Beulah Bridge
Fountain County Bridge 142
HSR

CR-230 East Over Big Shawnee Creek in Rural: Fountain County, Indiana, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 118 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Attica Bridge Company of Attica, Indiana

This bridge is an excellent example of a bridge built by a noteworthy Indiana bridge builder.

Bridge Street Bridge
Old McCaysville Bridge
HSR

Bridge Street (Old GA-5) Over Toccoa River (Ococee River) in McCaysville: Fannin County, Georgia, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 181 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

An excellent example of a riveted camelback truss bridge that has the traditional camelback truss shape.

Brule River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Brule River in Rural: Iron County, Michigan and Florence County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

A good example of a Chicago and NorthWestern Railroad Bridge.

Buffalo and Pittsburgh Allegheny River Railroad Bridge
Templeton Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Buffalo and Pittsburgh) Over Allegheny River in Rural: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,112 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This large, beautiful through truss bridge is located on a very rural and highly scenic portion of the Allegheny River.

Burnt Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Burnt Mill Road (CR-113) Over Sleepy Creek in Rural: Morgan County, West Virginia, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 262 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This bridge demonstrates a transitition from pinned to riveted connections.

Capitol Avenue Bridge
HSR

Capitol Avenue Over Fall Creek in Indianapolis: Marion County, Indiana, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 260 ft. Main Span: 96 ft. Roadway: 46 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: Cleary-Kuert Construction Company of Indianapolis, Indiana and George Edward Kessler

This bridge is noted for its unusually immense level of ornamentation and decoration for a concrete arch bridge.

Cedar Bluff Bridge
HSR

346th Road (198th Road) Over Lindley Creek in Rural: Polk County, Missouri, United States

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

Length: 159 ft. Main Span: 117 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

This traditional Pratt through truss carried a road that made a sharp ninety degree turn before crossing the bridge.

Cedar Hill Bridge
HSR

Road 2380 Over Animas River in Cedar Hill: San Juan County, New Mexico, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

An extremely rare surviving pin-connected truss in New Mexico, this bridge has an amazing lack of deterioration.

Chorley Park Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Pedestrian Walkway in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This attractive arch bridge was originally part of a long-lost Government House complex.

Churchville Road Bridge
HSR

Churchville Road Over Credit River in Brampton: Peel Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 90 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

Seldom has a bridge of this size had steel that came from so many different steel mills!

Clarksburg Bridge
HSR

Clarksburg Road Over South Branch 18 Mile Creek in Clarksburg: Erie County, New York, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 105 ft. Main Span: 103 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Owego Bridge Company of Owego, New York

This classic Pratt truss is a good representative example a bridge by the Owego Bridge Company.

CR-71 Bridge
Monroe Road 859 Bridge
HSR

CR-71 (Monroe Road 859) Over Long Branch Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Missouri, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Bedstead Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 91 ft. Main Span: 61 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois

A rare and historically complete example of a bedstead truss bridge.

Döblinger Steg (Döblinger Footbridge)
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Danube Canal (Donaukanal) in Vienna (Wien): Vienna (Wien), Austria (Österreich)

Metal (Arch and Suspended Deck) Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 16.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Aktiengesellschaft R. Ph. Waagner - L. J. Biró and A. Kurz of Vienna, Austria and Friedrich Jäckel and Josef Luger

This is a beautiful footbridge with impressive ornamental portals.

Dundas Street Bridge
HSR

Dundas Street Over Don River, Don Valley Parkway, and Railroad in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

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

Length: 396 ft. Main Span: 142 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This steel arch bridge has been altered, but it retains its original main span and some approach spans.

Ewing Road Bridge
Phillips Mill Bridge
HSR

Ewing Road (PA-3044) Over Middle Branch White Clay Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 33 ft. Main Span: 31 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Corcoran Construction Company of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This is a small concrete encased steel stringer bridge.

Forge Hill Road Bridge
HSR

Forge Hill Road Over Deer Creek in Rural: Harford County, Maryland, United States

Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 216 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: E. Ward Brown of Port Deposit, Maryland and Layton F. Smith of Baltimore, Maryland

This bridge is an unusual cantilever arch design, and even more rare for its use of the Julius Kahn system of reinforcing.

Henry Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 348910
HSR

Scenic River Road Over Upper Iowa River in Rural: Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 121 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This traditionally composed bridge is a good representative example of its kind.

High Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern, Cincinnati Southern) Over Kentucky River in Rural: Jessamine County, Kentucky and Mercer County, Kentucky, United States

Metal Continuous 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,173 ft. Main Span: 353 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Gustav Lindenthal

This mammoth bridge designed by a famous engineer is part of an interesting bridge history at this site.

Hindsburg Road Bridge
HSR

Hindsburg Road Over Erie Canal in Rural: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 193 ft. Main Span: 151 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This bridge has had its approach spans removed and now sits abandoned with an uncertain future.

Holley Bridge
East Avenue Bridge
HSR

East Avenue (Gulf Road) Over Erie Canal in Holley: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 116 ft. Roadway: 18.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Lackawanna Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York

An excellent example of one of the unusual vertical lift bridges on the Erie canal.

Hutchinson Bridge
Fairmont Coal Company Bridge, Consolidation Coal Company Bridge
HSR

CR-90/3 Over West Fork River in Rural: Marion County, West Virginia, United States

Metal Continuous 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 305 ft. Main Span: 124 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This unusual continuous through truss appears to be been moved here from another location.

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I Street Bridge
HSR

I Street and Railroad (Southern Pacific) Over Sacramento River in Sacramento and West Sacramento: Sacramento County, California and Yolo County, California, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 854 ft. Main Span: 195 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and John D. Isaacs

This is a rare example of a double deck swing bridge, as it carries highway on top and railroad below.

Ingersoll Street Bridge
HSR

Ingersoll Street Over Erie Canal in Albion: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 135 ft. Main Span: 111 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

One of two beautifully maintained lift bridges in Albion.

Iroquois 2100 Bridge
TR-266 Bridge
HSR

Iroquois 2100 Over Sugar Creek in Rural (Near Woodland): Iroquois County, Illinois, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 143 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This impressive Pratt through truss was for many years the longest remaining truss bridge in Iroquois County, and now it is also the last!

Keystone Viaduct
Western Maryland Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail) Over Railroad (CSX), PA-2006 (Glade City Road), and Flaugherty Creek in Rural: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 910 ft. Main Span: 240 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

Crossing a variety of features, the highlight of this bridge is the massive truss span over a railroad line.

King Street Bridge
HSR

King Street (US-11, PA-696, PA-533) Over Middle Spring Creek in Shippensburg: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 47 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 47 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Ferro-Concrete Construction Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

This is an attractive traditional arch bridge that has the unusual addition of an Indian head sculpture on the railing.

Lakefront Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and RTA Rapid Transit) Over Lakefront Avenue in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 53 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and A. J. Hines

One of several surviving rare steel plate girder arch overpasses in East Cleveland, all built by the noteworthy King Bridge Company.

Lattins Farm Drive Bridge
HSR

Lattins Farm Drive Over Erie Canal in Rural: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 219 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This bridge stands out among the vast collection of Erie Canal historic bridges as unlike most of the other bridges.

Loy Lake Park Bridge
CR-597 Iron Ore Creek Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Park Drain in Denison: Grayson County, Texas, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony T-Beam, Fixed

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

Built 1911 By: Midland Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

This traditional riveted pony truss bridge has found a new home nestled in a wooded park setting.

MacDonald Avenue Bridge
12th Avenue Bridge
HSR

12th Avenue (MacDonald Avenue) Over Elbow River in Calgary: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Algoma Steel Bridge Company of Winnipeg, Manitoba

This bridge is noted for its age and as an uncommon surviving bridge by Algoma Steel Bridge Company.

Massena Center Bridge
HSR

Massena - Massena Center Road (CR-42A) Over Grasse River (Grass River) in Massena Center: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States

Metal Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed

Length: 680 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: Eastern Steel Company of Pottsville, Pennsylvania and John A. Roebling Sons Company of Trenton, New Jersey and Holton D. Robinson

Designed by a famous suspension bridge engineer who was born in nearby Massena, this is a rare small-scale example of an early 20th Century suspension bridge.

McKellar Lift Bridge
HSR

Island Drive and Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over McKellar River in Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 215 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois

This is a very rare combined highway and railway Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge with three truss lines.

Menominee River Chicago NorthWestern Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Menominee River in Rural: Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 375 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This bridge features an impressive design with two deck truss main spans.

Monroe CSX Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over River Raisin in Monroe: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 330 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

Resting on 1896 stone abutments, this is an impressive two-span through railroad truss with attractive portal bracing.

Monroe Street Bridge
HSR

Monroe Street Over Spokane River in Spokane: Spokane County, Washington, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 893 ft. Main Span: 281 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: Unknown and Waddell and Harrington, and John C. Ralston and Morton McCartney

With its unique aesthetic details this bridge briefly held a record for span length when completed.

Montreal River Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Chicago and Northwestern) Over Montreal River in Ironwood and Hurley: Gogebic County, Michigan and Iron County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

A good example of early 20th Century work by the King Bridge Company.

Mumma Ford Bridge
HSR

Mumma Ford Road Over Monocacy River in Rural: Frederick County, Maryland and Carroll County, Maryland, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 229 ft. Main Span: 114 ft. Roadway: 12.5 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1911 By: York Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania

This two-span truss had an arch retrofit added to the superstructure.

Murray Morgan Bridge
11th Street Bridge
HSR

11th Street Over City Waterway (Thea Foss Waterway) in Tacoma: Pierce County, Washington, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,748 ft. Main Span: 34 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Harrington

This large vertical lift bridge on a 4 percent grade was rehabilitated and is a major preservation success story.

Naches River BNSF Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over Naches River in Yakima and Selah: Yakima County, Washington, United States

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

Length: 366 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This traditional pin-connected railroad through truss makes a nice comparison to the rare Pegram truss bridge it sits next to.

Ohio Street Bridge
Bridge Street Bridge
HSR

Bridge Street (Ohio Street) Over Wichita River in Wichita Falls: Wichita County, Texas, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 280 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its combination of pony truss spans and a through truss span.

Old M-35 Bridge
HSR

Old M-35 Over Rochereau Creek in Rural: Menominee County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This tiny arch bridge has the names of its builders inscribed in a difficult-to-read script.

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Old Trail Bridge
Old Bridge
HSR

Closed Road Over Columbia River in Trail: Kootenay Boundary District, British Columbia, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 693 ft. Main Span: 174 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This early surviving example of a rivet-connected through truss in British Columbia is slated for demolition despite obvious preservation potential!

Onion Creek Bridge
HSR

County Road 4500 Over Onion Creek in Near Coffeyville: Montgomery County, Kansas, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Bedstead Truss, Fixed

Length: 104 ft. Main Span: 102 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Western Bridge Company of Harrisonville, Missouri

The truly unique bridge has an ornamental portal bracing design and is noted as a through truss bedstead.

Pont Gouin (Gouin Bridge)
HSR

Chemin de l'Île Grandbois Over Rivière Noire in Saint-Casimir: Capitale-Nationale, Québec, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

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

Built 1911 By: Tessier et Paquet

This traditional Pratt through truss has a large plaque bearing its name on the portal bracing.

Pont Walker (Walker Bridge)
HSR

Rue Lorne Over Rivière Châteauguay in Huntingdon: Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 146 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Phoenix Bridge and Iron Works of Montréal, Québec (Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania)

This is a noteworthy example of a Baltimore highway truss bridge, and it has been rehabilitated for continued vehicular use.

Pugh Ford Bridge
Bartholomew County Bridge 73, Hoot Owl Hollar Bridge, Pence Bridge
HSR

CR-900 North Over Flatrock River in Rural: Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 260 ft. Main Span: 127 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1911 By: Elkhart Bridge and Iron Company of Elkhart, Indiana

This noteworthy two-span truss bridge has a very interesting history leading up to its construction.

Queen Street Bridge
Riverside Bridge / Queen Street Viaduct
HSR

Queen Street And TTC Streetcar Over Don River, Don Valley Parkway, Bayview Avenue, and Railroad in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

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

Main Span: 129 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company of Darlington, England

This impressive bridge was built with steel that came from variety of English and Scottish steel mills.

Red Deer River Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Northern) Over Red Deer River in Drumheller: Drumheller Town, Alberta, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 560 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its multi-span, skewed arrangement.

Reynales Basin Bridge
Slayton Settlement Road Bridge
HSR

Slayton Settlement Road Over Erie Canal in Reynales Basin: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 192 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

A traditional example of an Erie Canal fixed through truss bridge.

Skeena River Crossing Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Grand Trunk Pacific) Over Skeena River in Rural: Kitimat-Stikine District, British Columbia, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: Unknown

A large, massive, and visually impressive deck truss.

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.

Springfield Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Willamette River in Springfield: Lane County, Oregon, United States

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

Length: 1,365 ft. Main Span: 260 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This traditional railroad through truss bridge is one of three riveted bridges in this area.

Swisher Hill Road Bridge
HSR

Swisher Hill Road (TR-188, 1705 East Road Over North Fork Salt Creek in Rural: De Witt County, Illinois, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 104 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This bridge is a traditional example of a pin-connected Pratt truss bridge.

Techny Road Bridge
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge Number 866
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Techny Road in Northbrook: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 64 ft. Main Span: 41 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This is an old concrete arch railroad overpass.

Tees Transporter Bridge
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
HSR

A178 Over River Tees in Middlesbrough and Port Clarence: North East, England, United Kingdom

Metal 32 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Movable: Transporter and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 850 ft. Main Span: 570 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: Sir William Arrol and Company of Glasgow, Scotland

Featuring a unique cantilever design, this iconic bridge is one of only two operable transporter bridges in the United Kingdom.

Verne Road Bridge
HSR

Verne Road Over Misteguay Creek in Rural: Saginaw County, Michigan, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

A good example of early 20th Century Michigan truss bridge construction.

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Vigo Bridge
HSR

Flos Road 4 Over Nottawasaga River in Rural: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 148 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 15.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This attractive and well-built heritage bridge has been targeted for demolition by Simcoe County!

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Wagon Wheel Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 77850
HSR

200th Street Over Des Moines River in Rural: Boone County, Iowa, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 703 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1911 By: Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

This unique bridge is an extremely rare bridge that contains a variety of pin-connected through truss span designs.

Walhachin Bridge
HSR

Riverview Drive Over Thompson River in Rural: Thompson-Nicola District, British Columbia, Canada

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built 1911 By: Algoma Steel Bridge Company of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Waddell and Harrington

This bridge is significant for its integrity and association with noteworthy engineering and construction firms.

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Walker Hill Road Bridge
HSR

Walker Hill Road (TR-342) Over Owens Run in Rural: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 57 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This unaltered riveted truss bridge has been closed to traffic.

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Waterford Road Bridge
HSR

Waterford Road (TR-942) Over Beaver Creek in Rural: Columbiana County, Ohio, United States

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

Length: 35 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 12.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Central Construction Company

This small pony truss should have been preserved like other Columbiana County truss bridges rather than demolished.

Westtown Station Bridge
HSR

Street Road (PA-926) Over Chester Creek Branch in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 38 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 20.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: P. J. McCormick and Son of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This is an attractive small stone arch bridge in good condition.

Yellow Springs Road Bridge
HSR

Yellow Springs Road Over Pine Creek Tributary in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This tiny stone arch still has big charm.

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