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Historic Bridges: 1919

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: 46

Airlie Road Bridge
HSR

Airlie Road Over Cedar Run in Rural: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 34 ft. Main Span: 31 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This concrete arch with stone spandrel walls appears to have been built as part of the adjacent Arlie Farm complex.

Avoca Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Livonia, Avon and Lakeville) Over Cohocton River in Avoca: Steuben County, New York, United States

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

An attractive Baltimore truss bridge with massive members and a skew.

Burnt Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Burnt Mill Road Over Lamington River in Rural: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 86 ft. Main Span: 82 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This pony truss is a rare example of a Warren truss that has no vertical members.

Chaudière Bridge (Pont Chaudière)
HSR

Rue Eddy (Booth Street) Over Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Ottawa and Gatineau: Ottawa City, Ontario and Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Span: 238 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

This impressive Pennsylvania truss bridge also has an unusual support and approach system.

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Church Street Bridge
HSR

Church Street (PA-2037) Over Railroad (CSX) in Garrett: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 166 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1919 By: Unknown

An excellent example of a Pennsylvaia highway plate girder with an attractive brick deck.

Clay Road Bridge
HSR

Clay Road Over Mill Creek in Rural: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Brookville Bridge Company of Brookville, Ohio

A good example of a small Brookville Bridge Company of Brookville, Ohio bridge.

CR-22 Old Bean Creek Bridge
HSR

CR-22 Over Old Bean Creek in Rural: Fulton County, Ohio, United States

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

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

An forgotten pony truss with unusual v-laced railings remains back on this abandoned road.

Crozer Street Bridge
HSR

Crozer Street Over Middle Branch Ontonagon River in Watersmeet: Gogebic County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 35 ft. Main Span: 34 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: R. L. Ericson of Bessemer, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A former trunk line bridge, this is an early surviving example of a concrete girder bridge in Michigan.

Dry Dock Road Bridge
HSR

Dry Dock Road Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Lyons: Wayne County, New York, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 149 ft. Main Span: 87 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio

This is a standard example of a highway plate girder.

Falls of the Ohio Bridge
14th Street Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Conrail) Over Ohio River and Riverside Drive in Louisville and Jeffersonville: Jefferson County, Kentucky and Clark County, Indiana, United States

Metal 18 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)

Length: 5,218 ft. Main Span: 644 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1919 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Son of Kansas City, Missouri

This bridge includes a truss span that was the longest simple rivet-connected truss span in the world when completed.

Germany Hollow Road Bridge
HSR

Germany Hollow Road (TR-444) Over Indian Run in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 27 ft. Main Span: 20 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Charles Chambers and Nathan R. Rambo

One of several bridges in Chester County that combine traditional stone technology with period reinforced concrete and steel stringer technology.

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Gratiot Avenue Southbound Bridge
HSR

Gratiot Avenue Over Clinton River in Mt. Clemens: Macomb County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 241 ft. Main Span: 83 ft. Roadway: 45.3 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1919 By: Thomas E. Currie of Detroit, Michigan

A three-span arch bridge that was an early trunkline bridge.

Hatch Road Bridge
HSR

Hatch Road Over Latah Creek (Hangman Creek) in Spokane: Spokane County, Washington, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 166 ft. Main Span: 111 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Charles A. McClung and B. J. Garnett

This is a simple-looking concrete arch bridge that has unfortunately lost its original railings.

James River Arch Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over James River, Riverside Drive, and Various Railroads in Richmond: Richmond Independent City, Virginia, United States

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

Length: 2,278 ft. Main Span: 116 ft. Main Spans: 15

Built 1919 By: W. W. Boxley and Company of Roanoke, Virginia and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)

This monumental arch bridge was a major feat of engineering in the region when completed.

Kankakee Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Illinois Central) Over Kankakee River and River Street in Kankakee: Kankakee County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 630 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 65 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1919 By: Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa and Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

This is an uncommon and beautiful example of a concrete arch railroad bridge.

King Road Bridge
HSR

King Road (CR-280 and Old US-41) Over Whitefish River in Rural: Alger County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 31 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1919 By: Samuel Mills of Escanaba, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A rare example of a multi-span concrete through girder, this bridge was once part of a major highway.

Leach Street Bridge
Bridge E-101
HSR

Leach Street Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Lyons: Wayne County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 218 ft. Main Span: 136 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Lathrop, Shea, and Henwood Company of Buffalo, New York

This bridge features a through truss and a plate girder.

Lloyd Avenue Bridge
HSR

Lloyd Avenue (TR-340) Over Beaver Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 69 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1919 By: P. J. McCormick and Son of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This traditional stone arch bridge had a modern slab span added to it.

M-94 Au Train River Bridge
HSR

M-94 Over Au Train River in Rural: Alger County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 47 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This is small arch bridge next to a dam and a railroad bridge.

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Main Street Bridge
HSR

Main Street (US-12 BR) Over St. Joseph River in Niles: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 338 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This large concrete bridge has an incline and is an aesthetically pleasing structure.

Maumee Street Bridge
HSR

Maumee Street (US-223 BR) Over South Branch River Raisin in Adrian: Lenawee County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 74 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: E. C. Nolan and Son of Detroit, Michigan

This small arch bridge has lost its original railings, but the arch remains intact.

Mohrs Road Bridge
5th Concession Bridge
HSR

Mohrs Road Over Mississippi River in Ottawa (Galletta): Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This is a small but early and uncommon Ontario example of a concrete arch bridge.

Monroe Street Bridge
HSR

Monroe Street Over Grand River in Jackson: Jackson County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 59 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 43 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

An old, but altered example of a concrete arch bridge.

Monroe Street Bridge
HSR

Monroe Street Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 271 ft. Main Span: 193 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

This bridge shows the transition between the early pony truss design and the later design.

Muddy Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Muddy Creek Road Over South Branch Muddy Creek in Rural: York County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 66 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: G. A. and F. M. Wagman and Charles A. Williams of Jacobus, Pennsylvania

This bridge with its distinctive railings represents a style of bridge built only in York County.

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New London - Groton Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Amtrak Northeast Corridor) Over Thames River in New London and Groton: New London County, Connecticut, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,394 ft. Main Span: 212 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois and Ralph Modjeski and Gustav Lindenthal

This bridge, sadly altered by loss of its main span, was the work of several nationally recognized engineers.

Niagara Hydro Canal Middle Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway) Over Niagara Hydro Canal in Niagara Falls: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

One of three remaining concrete arch bridges over the Niagara Hydro Canal.

North Park Road Bridge
HSR

North Park Road Over Yellow Creek in Freeport: Stephenson County, Illinois, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 127 ft. Main Span: 62 ft. Roadway: 20.3 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1919 By: Unknown

Built to serve an entrance to a large city park, this concrete t-beam is noted for its ornamental details.

Old Tansley Bridge Piers
HSR

Pipeline (Former Dundas Street Alignment) Over Bronte Creek in Burlington: Halton Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 545 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1919 By: Unknown

Although the substructure is modern, the piers of this bridge are old, from a former highway bridge at this location.

Overall Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Overall Run in Rural: Warren County, Virginia and Page County, Virginia, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 545 ft. Main Span: 70 ft.

Built 1919 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

This is one of a couple high level railroad bridges in this area.

Park Avenue Viaduct
Pershing Square Viaduct, Grand Central Terminal Bridge
HSR

Park Avenue Over 41st Street and 42nd Street in New York: Manhattan, New York, United States

Metal Hingeless Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 658 ft. Main Span: 224 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1919 By: Terry and Tench of New York, New York and Warren and Wetmore of New York, New York and Clifford M. Pinckney

This beautiful bridge was built as an integral part of the famous Grand Central Terminal.

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Paxton Bridge
HSR

Paxton Farm Road Over Chartiers Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This tiny pony truss is among the first bridges to ever use a rolled H-section for a top chord.

Pearl City Bridge
HSR

Dyer Road Over Elk River in Rural: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States

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

Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This abandoned bridge contrasts common forms of historic truss bridges.

Pequea Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Pequea Creek in Rural: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 4

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This is a traditional example of a railroad concrete arch bridge.

Point Reyes Petaluma Road Bridge
HSR

Point Reyes Petaluma Road (Old Alignment) Over San Antonio Creek in Rural: Sonoma County, California and Marin County, California, United States

Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 42 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1919 By: Unknown

Abandoned on old alignment, this is an unusual curved deck girder.

River Road Bridge
HSR

River Road (PA-2012) Over Mardis Run in Near Dilltown: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 36 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: C. E. Almond

A small, but attractive arch bridge also has arched railings.

Ross Lane Bridge
HSR

Ross Lane (TR-332) Over Small Creek in Rural: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 43 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

This is an small, truss bridge in a scenic farm setting.

Shiloh Bridge
Bridge 3-E
HSR

6th Line Over Speed River in Centre-Wellington: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 48 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Charles Borromeo Mattaini of Fergus, Ontario

Although its verticals have spalled, this bridge remains an early and excellent example of its type that is deserving of preservation.

St. Charles Air Line Bridge
18th Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 220 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This bridge was the longest bascule bridge in the world when built, was moved once, and shortened during the move.

St. Claude Avenue Bridge
HSR

St. Claude Avenue (LA-46) Over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 137 ft. Main Span: 137 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This impressive Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge carries vehicular traffic on three different decks.

Sy Huffman Hill Road Bridge
HSR