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Total Bridges Found: 82

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108th Street Bridge
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108th Street Over Thornapple River in Rural: Barry County, Michigan and Kent County, Michigan, United States
Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: Willits Brothers Construction Company of Bay City, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department
A rare transition or prototype bridge, this may be one of the oldest remaining examples of a bridge in Michigan with R4 style railings.
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6th Street Viaduct
6th Street Bridge
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6th Street (Whittier Boulevard) Over Los Angeles River and Various Roads and Railroads in Los Angeles: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Metal Hingeless Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Continuous T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 2,959 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 46 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and J. F. Knapp of Oakland, California and Merrill Butler
This bridge and famous filming location was unique, with its long, sweeping approach spans that led to distinctive, skewed steel arch spans positioned to accommodate a curve of the roadway.
7th Street Trafficway Bridge
Herman G. Dillion Bridge
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7th Street (US-169) Northbound Lanes Over Kansas River (Kaw River) and Various Roads and Railroads in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States
Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 2,018 ft. Main Span: 334 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Unknown
This graceful cantilever deck truss is surrounded by another bridge plus fences and railroads and is hard to view and photograph.
Allanburg Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge #11
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RR-20 Over Welland Canal in Allanburg: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
One of the Welland Canal lift bridges, this bridge survived a collision with a freightor.
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Ardmore Boulevard Bridge
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US-30 (Ardmore Boulevard, Lincoln Highway) Over PA-2112, Electric Avenue in Chalfant: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 410 ft. Main Span: 62 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 9
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
This was an unusual deck plate girder bridge with a heavy skew and built-up bents that were specially designed to accomodate the location.
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Arlington Memorial Bridge
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Memorial Avenue Over Potomac River in Washington: District of Columbia, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 2,057 ft. Main Span: 225 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Hunkin-Conkey Construction Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
The National Park Service chose to demolish and replace the main span of this bridge, one of the most beautiful and unique bascule spans in the world.
Ashland Avenue Calumet Sag Channel Bridge
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Ashland Avenue Over Calumet Sag Channel in Blue Island: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 378 ft. Main Span: 250 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
This impressive through truss has an attractive visual complexity to its trusses.
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Berry Road Bridge
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Berry Road Over Grand River in Rural: Jackson County, Michigan, United States
Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 76 ft. Main Span: 74 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department
An exceedingly rare example of the very first bridge design to use the R4 type railing that dominated state construction for 30 years.
Broadway Bridge
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Broadway Avenue Over South Saskatchewan River and Spadina Crescent in Saskatoon: Division 11, Saskatchewan, Canada
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 1,120 ft. Main Span: 201 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1932 By: R. J. Arrand Construction Company of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Chalmers Jack MacKenzie
This is a rare example of a large multi-span open spandrel arch bridge in Saskatchewan.
Burrard Bridge
Burrard Street Bridge
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Burrard Street Over False Creek in Vancouver: Greater Vancouver District, British Columbia, Canada
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,743 ft. Main Span: 294 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Western Bridge Company of Vancouver, British Columbia and Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and J. R. Grant
This landmark through truss bridge is noted for its huge decorative pillars at each end.
Buttonwood Street Bridge
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Buttonwood Street Over Schuylkill River, US-422, Railroad, and River Road in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 770 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: John H. Wickersham and Concrete-Steel Engineering Company of New York, New York
This beautiful concrete arch bridge is noted for its attractive and unusual railing design, as well as its rigid-frame approach spans.
Cape Creek Bridge
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Oregon Coast Highway (US-101) Over Cape Creek in Rural: Lane County, Oregon, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 649 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Clackamas Construction Company of Clackamas, Oregon and Conde Balcom McCullough (Oregon State Highway Commission)
One of the most unique concrete arch bridges in the country, this bridge was designed to look like roman aqueducts with multiple levels of arches.
Concord Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Falling Waters Rail-Trail) Over Mill Pond (North Branch Kalamazoo River) in Concord: Jackson County, Michigan, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Unknown
This small riveted deck plate girder is being reused for a rail-trail.
Crawford Avenue Bridge
Pulaski Road Bridge
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Crawford Avenue (Pulaski Road) Over Calumet Sag Channel in Robbins: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 335 ft. Main Span: 207 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This bridge is significant since it is one of the oldest truss bridges on this waterway.
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Eggner's Ferry Bridge
Eggner Ferry Bridge
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US-68 and KY-80 Over Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River) in Rural: Marshall County, Kentucky and Trigg County, Kentucky, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 3,496 ft. Main Span: 368 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1932 By: Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana and J. M. Johnson
This impressive bridge was the victim of an accident when a boat hit and destroyed one of its span.
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Frank J. Wood Bridge
Green Bridge
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US-201 (Main Street) Over Androscoggin River in Brunswick and Topsham: Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 815 ft. Main Span: 310 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts
With a relatively long central span and an unusual design that is skewed at one pier only, this bridge is also extremely busy.
Frankfort Road Bridge
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Frankfort Road (PA-18) Over Raccoon Creek in Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 229 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
A classic example of 1930s truss bridge technology in Pennsylvania.
Franklin Street Bridge
LaPorte County Bridge 505
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Franklin Street Over Trail Creek in Michigan City: La Porte County, Indiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion)
Length: 213 ft. Main Span: 182 ft. Roadway: 35.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Roberts Supply Company of Lima, Ohio and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This significant Sherzer rolling lift is the only remaining historic highway bascule bridge in the entire state of Indiana.
Franklin Street Bridge
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Franklin Street Over Pigeon Creek in Evansville: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States
Metal Cantilever 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 307 ft. Main Span: 174 ft. Roadway: 66 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Globe Construction Company of Evansville, Indiana and Rudolph Meisinger and E. L. Erickson
This is a very unusual multi-ribbed small-scale cantilever deck truss
Grand River Street Bridge
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Grand River Street (Former KH-24A) Over Nith River in Paris: Brant County, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: Keystone Contractors
This bridge is an early and well-decorated example of its type.
Grantsville Bridge
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US-40 Alt Over Casselman River in Grantsville: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 137 ft. Main Span: 133 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
This excellent example of a 1930s standard plan Maryland truss bridge is located in a very beautiful setting.
Grosse Ile Free Bridge
Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge
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Grosse Ile Parkway (Formerly Van Horn Road) Over Trenton Channel (Detroit River) in Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,024 ft. Main Span: 340 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois
This is a rare example both of a swing span and of a 1930s truss bridge on a highway in Michigan.
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Grosse Ile Parkway Overpass
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Grosse Ile Parkway Over River Road in Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
One of the unusual Wayne County cantilevered concrete arches, this bridge serves as an overpass.
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Haysville Bridge
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US-231 Over East Fork White River in Haysville: Dubois County, Indiana and Martin County, Indiana, United States
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 801 ft. Main Span: 198 ft. Roadway: 23.9 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Indiana State Highway Commission
This large, attractive, impressive, and historic bridge gets sentenced to the dumpster.
Henderson Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) Over Ohio River and Water Street in Henderson: Henderson County, Kentucky and Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States
Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 12,123 ft. Main Span: 675 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1932 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This railroad bridge is noted for its long
Hillendale Road Bridge
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Hillendale Road (TR-337) Over West Branch Red Clay Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
This is one of the younger examples of a highway plate girder in Chester County.
Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge East
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Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
One of three examples of a Wayne county cantilevered arch bridge on this stretch of Hines Drive.
Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge North
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Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 53 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
One of the few remaining historic concrete bridges in Wayne County that retains even some of its original balustrade railings.
Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge West
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Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
One of three examples of a Wayne county cantilevered arch bridge on this stretch of Hines Drive.
Hines Drive Newburgh Lake Bridge
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Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge (End of Newburgh Lake) in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
A representative example of the strange Wayne County concrete cantilevered ribbed arch bridges.
Humboldt Bridge
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Bridge Street Over Neosho River in Humboldt: Allen County, Kansas, United States
Concrete 12 Panel Marsh (Tied) Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed
Length: 248 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: J.S. Vance and Son of Parsons, Kansas and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, Iowa
The two large arches of this bridge which gracefully rise above the roadway provide an iconic gateway for Humboldt.
I-82 Westbound Naches River Bridge
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I-82 Westbound (US-97) Over Naches River in Selah: Yakima County, Washington, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 276 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: D. Nygren and Washington Department of Highways
This is one of two older truss bridges on this expressway which sit next to newer bridges including two 1960 truss bridges.
I-82 Westbound Yakima River Bridge
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I-82 Westbound (US-97) Over Yakima River in Selah: Yakima County, Washington, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 317 ft. Main Span: 223 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Hofius Steel and Equipment Company and Washington Department of Highways
This is one of two older truss bridges on this expressway which sit next to newer bridges including two 1960 truss bridges.
Ione Bridge
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CR-93250 (NF-9354) Over Pend Oreille River in Ione: Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States
Metal Cantilever 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 830 ft. Main Span: 273 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Unknown and H. A. Sewell of Newport, Washington
This bridge is one of the oldest cantilever deck truss bridges in the state, and one of the few historic truss bridges in this region.
Jo Blackburn Bridge
Tyrone Bridge
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US-62 (Tyrone Pike) Over Kentucky River in Tyrone: Anderson County, Kentucky and Woodford County, Kentucky, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,256 ft. Main Span: 362 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This is a large and impressive deck truss with a curved approach.
Joliet Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) Over Des Plaines River in Joliet: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 552 ft. Main Span: 302 ft. Roadway: 32 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This is the big vertical lift railroad bridge that is in the center of Joliet.
King Street Bridge
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King Street (TC-7) Over Pigeon River in Omemee: Kawartha Lakes City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Span: 62 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
Although a small example, open spandrel deck arch bridges like this are exceedingly rare in Ontario.
Kittanning Bridge
Citizens Bridge
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Market Street (US-422 Business, PA-1038) Over Allegheny River in Kittanning: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 949 ft. Main Span: 406 ft. Roadway: 30.5 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
An impressive massive-membered Parker truss can be easily viewed from above.
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Lake Barkley Bridge
Henry R. Lawrence Memorial Bridge
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US-68 and KY-80 (Canton Road) Over Lake Barkley (Cumberland River) in Canton: Trigg County, Kentucky, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,105 ft. Main Span: 321 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: Unknown and J. M. Johnson
One of two large and impressive truss bridges on this stretch of road, and sadly both have a date with the scrapyard.
Lambeth Bridge
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Lambeth Road Over River Thames in London: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Metal Two-Hinged Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 776 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1932 By: Dorman Long of Middlesbrough, England and George Humphreys
Although one of the younger metal arch bridges over River Thames in London, this bridge still retains some of the charm and beauty of earlier bridges.
Lincoln Way Bridge
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Lincoln Way Over Sunset Boulevard in San Francisco: San Francisco County, California, United States
Concrete Curved T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 59 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1932 By: F. C. Amoroso and Sons of San Francisco, California
This bridge is an attractive and unaltered example of a 1930s highway over highway grade separation.
Linfield Bridge
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Linfield Road (Main Street, PA-1035) Over Schuylkill River in Linfield: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 371 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 22.6 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
This bridge stands out both as a multi-span pony truss and as a state standard polygonal Warren pony truss.
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Little Niangua Swinging Bridge
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MO-J Over Little Niangua River in Rural: Camden County, Missouri, United States
Metal Plate Girder Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 524 ft. Main Span: 225 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Clinton Bridge and Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa and Missouri State Highway Commission
This bridge is one of only four surviving self-anchored suspension bridges in the country!
Lorain-Carnegie Bridge
Hope Memorial Bridge
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Lorain Avenue and Carnegie Avenue (OH-10) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 3,285 ft. Main Span: 299 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 15
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Wilbur J. Watson and Associates of Cleveland, Ohio
This stunning bridge is a beautiful union of aesthetic superstructure and artistic embellishments.
M-21 Railroad Overpass
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Railroad (Abandoned GT/CN) Over M-21 (Bluewater Highway) Over M-21 (Bluewater Highway) in Rural: Ionia County, Michigan, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
An interesting railroad overpass is part of an abandoned railroad line.
Marathon Bridge
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Main Street Over Tioughnioga River in Marathon: Cortland County, New York, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 179 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Roadway: 7.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and New York State Department of Public Works
An attractive truss bridge forms the centerpiece of a small town.
Meridian Road Bridge
Carroll County Bridge 87
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Meridian Road Over Deer Creek in Rural: Carroll County, Indiana, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 124 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Albert B. Hash of Sandborn, Indiana and Indiana State Highway Commission
First relocated here in 1968, this excellent example of standard riveted pony truss in Indiana was rehabilitated in 2007.
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Middle Gibraltar Road Bridge
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Middle Gibraltar Road Over Waterway Canal in Gibraltar: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
A good example of the bizarre Wayne County cantilevered arch bridge design.
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Millsboro Bridge
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PA-88 Over 10 Mile Creek in Millsboro: Washington County, Pennsylvania and Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 313 ft. Main Span: 152 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
A beautiful two-span massive-membered through truss got demolished by PennDOT.
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MO-168 Bridge
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MO-168 Over North River in Rural: Marion County, Missouri, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 530 ft. Main Span: 133 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1932 By: Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana
A noteworthy four span example of a standard plan truss.
MO-B Wyaconda River Bridge
La Grange Bridge
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MO-B Over Wyaconda River in Near La Grange: Lewis County, Missouri, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 185 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Hartman and Clark Brothers
An attractive representative example of a standard plan Parker truss in Missouri.
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Mt. Carmel - Princeton Free Bridge
Mt. Carmel Bridge
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Walnut Street (IL-15 and IN-64) Over Wabash River in Mt. Carmel: Wabash County, Illinois and Gibson County, Indiana, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,726 ft. Main Span: 228 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 12
Built 1932 By: Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana and Illinois Division of Highways
Among the longest simply-spanning multiple span through truss highway bridges remaining in both Indiana and Illinois.
Newcastle Bridge
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US-380 (Abandoned Alignment) (Hardin Lane) (Former TX-120) Over Brazos River in Newcastle: Young County, Texas, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 850 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1932 By: Buckner Brothers of Cleburne, Texas and Texas Highway Department
Bypassed and abandoned, this impressive multi-span through truss bridge soars over the Brazos River valley.
NY-366 Bridge
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NY-366 Over Fall Creek in Rural: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 124 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and New York State Department of Public Works
A traditional standard plan pony truss in good condition.
Ocean Avenue Bridge
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Ocean Avenue (CR-18) Over Shark River in Belmar and Avon-by-the-Sea: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 339 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This bridge is an altered example of a patented variety of fixed trunnion bascule bridge, also noted for its approach span system.
Old KS-7 Bridge
6th Street Bridge
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6th Street (Old KS-7) Over Pottawatomie Creek in Osawatomie: Miami County, Kansas, United States
Concrete 12 Panel Marsh (Tied) Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 373 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: J.S. Vance and Son of Parsons, Kansas and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, Iowa
This Marsh arch bridge was rehabilitated in 2012 and offers two different lengths over its three span configuration.
Old OH-12 Bridge
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Old OH-12 Over Ottawa River in Rural: Putnam County, Ohio, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 230 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Swisher - Fosnaugh
This is a traditional concrete arch bridge that is in a rural location and is unaltered.
PA-61 Shamokin Creek Bridge
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PA-61 (Market Street) Over Shamokin Creek in Sunbury: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 158 ft. Main Span: 154 ft. Roadway: 33 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
An otherwise mundane urban road is made interesting by this state standard through truss bridge.
Patterson Park Bridge North
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Patterson Park Road Over Rio Grande Creek in Rural: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States
Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 36 ft. Main Span: 34 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
One of two unusual little bridges located in a park setting.
Patterson Park Bridge South
Patterson Park Bridge East
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Patterson Park Road Over Rio Grande Creek in Rural: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States
Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 36 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
One of two unusual little bridges located in a park setting.
Pont Blanc
Pont Salaberry
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Rue des Érables Over Vieux Canal de Beauharnois in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield: Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed
Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Roadway: 25 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
A rare example of a rainbow arch, this large span is even more unusual for the use of overhead bracing.
Pont de Saint-Casimir (Saint-Casimir Bridge)
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QC-354 (Rue Notre Dame) Over Rivière Sainte-Anne in Saint-Casimir: Capitale-Nationale, Québec, Canada
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 324 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: Gauthier et Julien of Portneuf Station, Quebec
Leading directly to a beautiful historic church in the center of town, this is a rare small-scale Baltimore truss bridge that retains good historic integrity.
Pont Turcotte
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Route Marie-Victorin (QC-132) Over Rivière Richelieu in Sorel-Tracy: Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Railing Height Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 889 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 39.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec
This rare truss bascule bridge also has the design of a high level bridge.
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Portersville Road Bridge
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Portersville Road (PA-488) Over Slippery Rock Creek in Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 310 ft. Main Span: 155 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
This is a two-span Pratt through truss, and has been lucky to escape demolition so far.
Pulaski Skyway
Including The Hoboken Avenue Viaduct
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US-1 and US-9 Over Passaic River, Hackensack River, and Various Roads and Railroads in Newark, Kearny, and Jersey City: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 14,907 ft. Main Span: 550 ft. Roadway: 47 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1932 By: Various Builders and Sigvald Johannesson
With award-winning aesthetics, this extremely long bridge is also noted for its exceedingly complex design.
Red Bridge
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Red Bridge Road (Old Alignment) Over Blue River in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Curved T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 260 ft. Main Span: 93 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown
This unusual, somewhat European-styled truss bridge with its curved top chord has been left standing in a park next to its replacement.
Robert A Briant Sr. Memorial Bridge
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NJ-71 Over Shark River in Belmar and Avon-by-the-Sea: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 860 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This bridge is an example of a patented variety of fixed trunnion bascule bridge, also noted for its approach span system.
Sand Road Bridge
Knox County Bridge 119
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Sand Road (CR-1600 East) Over Black Creek in Rural: Knox County, Indiana, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 121 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana
This riveted through truss bridge has a 14 degree skew.
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Savanna-Sabula Bridge
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US-52 and IA-64 Over Mississippi River and Railroad (BNSF) in Savanna and Sabula: Jackson County, Iowa and Carroll County, Illinois, United States
Metal Continuous Rivet-Connected K-Truss Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,481 ft. Main Span: 520 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Minneapolis Bridge Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and George A. Maney of Evanston, Illinois
This landmark continuous truss bridge has some unusual design details that give it additional historic and technological significance.
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Seneca Bridge
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IL-170 (29th Road) Over Illinois River in Seneca: La Salle County, Illinois, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,510 ft. Main Span: 364 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1932 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This spectacular historic bridge was replaced by one of the ugliest bridges imaginable.
Thomas B. McQuesten High Level Bridge
High Level Bridge
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York Boulevard Over Desjardins Canal in Hamilton: Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 365 ft. Roadway: 54 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario and James, Proctor, and Redfern of Toronto, Ontario
This highly decorated landmark bridge is very beautiful and also has a high level of heritage and technological significance.
Tucker Bridge
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Tucker Road (Highway 281) Over Hood River in Rural: Hood River County, Oregon, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 188 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Charles O. Young and Conde Balcom McCullough (Oregon State Highway Commission)
Only in Oregon with its amazing collection of concrete arch bridges would this beautiful bridge be described as having little ornamentation.
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Tuscumbia Bridge
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MO-17 Over Osage River in Tuscumbia: Miller County, Missouri, United States
Metal Continuous 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,084 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: Industrial Construction Company and Missouri State Highway Commission
This rare, relatively small-scale continuous bridge with a two-span design was needlessly sentenced to the dumpster.
Twin Bridges (Northbound Bridge)
Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Twin Bridges / John James Audubon Bridge
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US-41 Over Ohio River in Evansville: Henderson County, Kentucky and Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States
Metal Cantilever 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 5,395 ft. Main Span: 720 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Modjeski and Masters
Designed by a noted engineering firm, this is an increasingly rare example of a landmark riveted cantilever truss bridge.
US-101 Skokomish River Bridge
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US-101 (Pacific Coast Scenic Byway) Over Skokomish River in Rural: Mason County, Washington, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 405 ft. Main Span: 240 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Pacific Car and Foundry Company
One of a number of historic bridges on US-101 in the Olympic penninsula.
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US-60 Railroad Overpass
Midland Trail Bridge
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US-60 Over Railroad (CSX) in Near Barboursville: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 122 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A standard pony truss design provides an attractive grade separation.
US-9W Mine Dock Road Bridge
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US-9W Over Mine Dock Road in Fort Montgomery: Orange County, New York, United States
Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 496 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 46.3 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Unknown
Hidden in this deep, narrow valley is this rather large and impressive steel arch bridge.
Wenatchee Avenue Bridge
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Wenatchee Avenue (Northbound) Over Wenatchee River and Railroad (BNSF) in Wenatchee: Chelan County, Washington, United States
Metal Cantilever 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 641 ft. Main Span: 260 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company of Seattle, Washington and Washington Department of Highways
This pair of bridges also includes a noteworthy plate girder bridge that was built to form a one-way couplet.
West End Bridge
West End - North Side Bridge
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US-19 Over Ohio River and Railroad in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Tied Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,221 ft. Main Span: 780 ft. Roadway: 40.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Allegheny County Department of Public Works
A visual gateway for the Ohio River, this bridge has an extremely tall arch, and is very photogenic.
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Western Hills Viaduct
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Harrison Avenue Over Mill Creek, Spring Grove Avenue, State Avenue, and Railroad in Cincinnati: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Metal Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder,
Length: 3,145 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 48.2 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1932 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and MacDougald Construction Company of Atlanta, Georgia
This is a massive, long double-deck viaduct including a complex system of ramps and two rare double-deck arch spans.
Winchell Bridge
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US-377 (Abandoned Alignment) Over Colorado River in Rural: McCulloch County, Texas and Brown County, Texas, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 840 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas
This large multi-span through truss bridge was bypassed and abandoned in 1987.
Yale Bridge
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WA-503 (Yale Bridge Road) Over North Fork Lewis River in Rural: Clark County, Washington and Cowlitz County, Washington, United States
Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 458 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 16.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Gilpin Construction Company of Portland, Oregon and Harold E. Gilbert
This is a rare small-scale suspension bridge that is also noted for its lack of alteration.

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