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Historic Bridges: 1940

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: 76

651st Road Bridge
Ed Hand Highway Bridge
HSR

651st Road (Ed Hand Highway, CR-23) Over Vermillion River in Rural: La Salle County, Illinois, United States

Metal Continuous 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 356 ft. Main Span: 152 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This is an uncommon example of a continuous deck truss.

A-45 Rabbit River Bridge
HSR

A-45 (11th Street) Over Rabbit River in Rural: Allegan County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 32 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This is a small concrete bridge with a nice railing design.

Angela Boulevard Bridge
Angela Avenue Bridge
HSR

Angela Boulevard Over St. Joseph River in South Bend: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 257 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 39.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: H. L. Maddocks Company and William S. Moore

This bridge is historically significant for documented association with Depression-era programs, the Public Works Administration.

Bee Creek Boulevard Bridge
HSR

Bee Creek Boulevard Over Bee Creek in Rural: Platte County, Missouri, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 103 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This is one of several examples of this unusual truss bridge style built in both Kansas and Missouri.

Belmont Avenue Overpass
HSR

Lake Shore Drive (US-41) Over Belmont Avenue in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 100 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This bridge is quite different in design and appearance from other historic overpasses on Lake Shore Drive.

Braidwood Road Bridge
HSR

Braidwood Road Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 61 ft. Main Span: 58 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: J. H. Baker and Sons of Port Huron, Michigan

A complete example of a 1940s beam bridge.

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Bridgeport Bridge
HSR

US-130 Over Raccoon Creek in Bridgeport: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 285 ft. Main Span: 86 ft. Roadway: 52.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York

This is the widest and only skewed example of three historic vertical lift bridges in the area.

Centennial Bridge
Rock Island Centennial Bridge
HSR

US-67 Over Mississippi River and Various Streets and Railroads in Davenport and Rock Island: Scott County, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois, United States

Metal Tied Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 3,853 ft. Main Span: 538 ft. Roadway: 46 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1940 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York

The first tied arch bridge over the Mississippi, the multiple arch spans make this a unique landmark bridge.

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Center Street Bridge
HSR

Center Street (NY-353) Over Allegheny River in Salamanca: Cattaraugus County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 687 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1940 By: Unknown

A large, uncommon multi-span pony truss is sentenced to the dumpster.

Cheboygan Bridge
HSR

US-23 (State Street) Over Cheboygan River in Cheboygan: Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 155 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: W. J. Storen Company and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois

This is a tiny double-leaf bascule bridge that was built in 1940.

Chickamauga Dam Access Road Bridge
North Channel Greenway Drive Bridge
HSR

North Channel Greenway Drive (Chickamauga Dam Access Road) Over North Chickamauga Creek in Chattanooga: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States

Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 202 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This bridge serves an access road for the Chickamauga Dam, and was built at the same time as the dam.

Clinton Avenue Bridge
HSR

Clinton Avenue Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) in Westport: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 93 ft. Main Span: 88 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut

One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.

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Columbus Road Bridge
HSR

Columbus Road Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 359 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ralph L. Harding of Cleveland, Ohio

Funded by Depression programs, this bridge retains excellent integrity and features an extremely rare incline.

CR-300 Bridge
Wells County Bridge 3
HSR

CR-300 (Former IN-303) Over Wabash River in Rural: Wells County, Indiana, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 306 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: John R. Gates of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Indiana State Highway Commission

This late example of a state highway riveted through truss serves light county traffic today.

CR-581 Rocky Creek Bridge
HSR

CR-581 Over Rocky Creek in Rural: Marquette County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 25 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

One of several small steel stringer bridges in this county that have a solid concrete railing with inset panels.

Damen Avenue Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Chicago Belt) Over Damen Avenue in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Arthur Engh

This bridge stands out in Chicago as a beautifully designed railroad overpass.

Diversey Harbor Inlet Bridge
HSR

Lake Shore Drive (US-41) Over Diversey Harbor Inlet in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 69 ft. Main Span: 69 ft. Roadway: 92 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

Although altered on one side, this bridge remains a rare example of a steel rigid-frame and also has an early welded detail.

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Dooker's Hollow Bridge
HSR

Bell Avenue (Center Street) Over Dooker's Hollow and O'Connell Boulevard in North Braddock and East Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 598 ft. Main Span: 276 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Allegheny County Department of Public Works

Rather than preserve this impressive high level deck truss bridge it was instead sentenced to the dumpster to be replaced with a very ugly modern bridge.

Edmund Pettus Bridge
Selma Bridge
HSR

US-80 Business (Broad Street) Over Alabama River in Selma: Dallas County, Alabama, United States

Metal Hingeless Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 1,248 ft. Main Span: 250 ft. Roadway: 42.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: T. A. Loving Company of Goldsboro, North Carolina and Hensen K. Stevenson

This famous bridge is famous for being the site of Bloody Sunday, however the bridge is also significant for its engineering design as well.

Erie Avenue Bridge
Charles Berry Bascule Bridge
HSR

Erie Avenue (US-6) Over Black River in Lorain: Lorain County, Ohio, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,053 ft. Main Span: 330 ft. Roadway: 47 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Wilbur J. Watson and Associates of Cleveland, Ohio

This graceful bascule bridge was noted for its very large span length when completed.

Ferry Street Bridge
HSR

Ferry Street Over Quinnipiac River in New Haven: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 431 ft. Main Span: 124 ft. Roadway: 43 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This bascule bridge is noteworthy as a product of Depression era relief programs, and also for its unique architectural details.

Fitzpatrick Bridge
HSR

AL-14 (Central Boulevard) Over Tallapoosa River in Tallassee: Elmore County, Alabama and Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States

Metal Continuous 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,738 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This is a high level deck truss bridge located next to a historic dam, and is noted for its curved roadway.

Fort Denaud Bridge
HSR

Fort Denaud Bridge Way Over Caloosahatchee River (Okeechobee Waterway) in Fort Denaud: Hendry County, Florida, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 435 ft. Main Span: 191 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Powell Brothers Construction Company of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Relocated to this site in 1963, this swing bridge is an extremely rare example of a Warren truss with no vertical members.

Fruit Ridge Avenue Bridge
HSR

Fruit Ridge Avenue Over Nash Creek in Rural: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 27 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

A small t-beam bridge from 1940.

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Fullerton Parkway Bridge
HSR

Fullerton Parkway Over Lincoln Park Lagoon in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 99 ft. Main Span: 49 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This unusual bridge has attractive Art Deco detailing and is an asset to the Lincoln Park Historic District.

Fullerton Parkway Overpass
HSR

Lake Shore Drive (US-41) Over Fullerton Parkway in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 73 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 100 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

This bridge is an early, rare example of a steel rigid-frame and also has an early welded detail, and has good historic integrity.

Georgetown Bridge
HSR

MS-28 Over Pearl River in Rural (Near Georgetown): Copiah County, Mississippi and Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Metal Continuous 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 555 ft. Main Span: 250 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Nashville Bridge Company of Nashville, Tennessee and E. W. Hable

A rare example of a small-scale continuous through truss bridge in Mississippi, this bridge retains good historic integrity.

Grand Blanc Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX Over Saginaw Street in Grand Blanc: Genesee County, Michigan, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 294 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: L. A. Davidson of Saginaw, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

Located on a former trunkline road, this is a large through plate girder with a heavy skew.

H. J. Moberly Bridge
HSR

Maligne Lake Road Over Athabasca River in Rural: Jasper, Alberta, Canada

Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 200 ft. Main Span: 220 ft.

Built 1940 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec (Dominion Bridge Company of Winnipeg, Manitoba)

This graceful Parker truss span is located in a scenic mountain setting.

Herndon Bypass Road Bridge
HSR

PA-3006 (Herndon Bypass Road) Over Mahanoy Creek in Rural: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 158 ft. Main Span: 153 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department

This is a small through truss example of a state standard through truss bridge.

Highland Park Bridge
HSR

PA-1005 Over Allegheny River, PA-8, Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,423 ft. Main Span: 278 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1940 By: Unknown

Built with Depression-era federal relief funds, this is an unusual type of cantilver bridge with its multiple relatively short spans..

Howard Road Bridge
HSR

Howard Road (CR-209) Over Ward Canal (Number 1458) in Rural: Lucas County, Ohio, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 49 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Roadway: 35.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

A WPA program bridge and an uncommon Ohio example of a county highway rigid frame bridge.

Huey P. Long Baton Rouge Bridge
Old Mississippi River Bridge, Airline Highway Bridge
HSR

US-190 (Airline Highway) Over Mississippi River and Various Roads and Railroads in Baton Rouge: East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 24 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 5,879 ft. Main Span: 748 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1940 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Louisiana Highway Commission and Norman E. Lant, and Harrington and Cortelyou

This enormous combined highway and railroad cantilever truss bridge has an elaborate ramp system for both the railroad deck and the two cantilevered highway decks as well.

IN-218 Bridge
Carroll County Bridge 3279
HSR

IN-218 Over Paint Creek in Rural: Carroll County, Indiana, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 127 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: George R. Harvey of Danville, Indiana and Indiana State Highway Commission

This is a late but unaltered example of state design concrete arch bridge, located on a curve.

IN-403 Silver Creek Bridge
HSR

IN-403 Over Silver Creek in Rural: Clark County, Indiana, United States

Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 202 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 25.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: A. G. Ryan and Sons of Evansville, Indiana and Indiana State Highway Commission

An example not only of the largest state standard truss plan, but also of the beautiful arched portal design that is today rare among standard plan bridges in Indiana

Ironwood Drive Bridge
Ernsberger Street Bridge, St. Joseph County Bridge 206
HSR

Ironwood Drive Over St. Joseph River in South Bend: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 479 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Roadway: 51.8 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: National Concrete Company of Indianapolis, Indiana

This is one of South Bend's larger arch bridges.

Kettle Falls Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over Columbia River (Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake) in Near Kettle Falls: Ferry County, Washington and Stevens County, Washington, United States

Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,216 ft. Main Span: 608 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This extremely unusual cantilever truss has its anchor and cantilever arms reversed from what the typical locations would be.

La Crosse Bridge
Westbound Spans, Cass Street Bridge
HSR

Cass Street (Westbound US-16 and US-14) Over Mississippi River and Various Streets in La Crosse: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Cantilever 17 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,532 ft. Main Span: 475 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This bridge is a rare but outstanding example of a cantilever truss that was preserved by building a new bridge to form a one-way couplet.

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La Salle Drive Overpass
HSR

Lake Shore Drive (US-41) Over La Salle Drive (IL-64) in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 83 ft. Main Span: 83 ft. Roadway: 100 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This attractive bridge was an early limited access highway structure, and being in a park setting, aesthetics were a concern.

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LA-1 Caddo Lake Bridge
HSR

LA-1 Over Caddo Lake in Rural (Near Mooringsport): Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 967 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 9

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission

This rare multi-span pony truss with different span sizes is to be demolished and replaced with an ugly modern bridge!

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Landons Bay Bridges
HSR

1000 Islands Parkway (Old KH-2) Over Landons Bay in Rural: Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 98 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

Originally a divided highway, this crossing was buiilt as two truss bridges side by side, but today only one carries traffic.

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Lincoln Park Passerelle
Lincoln Park Pedestrian Overpass
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Lake Shore Drive (US-41) in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 268 ft. Main Span: 187 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Ralph Burke

This important WPA built bridge is not only attractive, it is an unusual design of bridge.

Little Lakes Road Bridge
HSR

Little Lakes Road (CR-456) Over Chocolay River in Rural: Marquette County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 34 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 31 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

One of several small steel stringer bridges in this county that have a solid concrete railing with inset panels.

Loop Road Bridge
HSR

Loop Road Over Pequea Creek in Rural: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 154 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown and H. W. Crawford

This bridge is an unusual combination of a plate girder and truss span.

McDougal Line Bridge
HSR

McDougal Line Over Government Drain Number 1 in Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 72 ft. Main Span: 34 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: Unknown

An interesting bridge with good structural integrity and attractive railings.

Merwins Lane Bridge
HSR

Merwins Lane Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) in Fairfield: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 155 ft. Main Span: 34 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: Peter Mitchell Construction Company of Greenwich, Connecticut

One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.

MO-21 Meramec River Bridge
Tesson Ferry Road Bridge
HSR

Tesson Ferry Road (MO-21) Over Meramec River in Concord: Jefferson County, Missouri and St. Louis County, Missouri, United States

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) 11 Panel Tied Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 648 ft. Main Span: 264 ft. Roadway: 46.3 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Company of St. Louis, Missouri and Missouri State Highway Commission

This was the first bridge in the United States of this unusual continuous tied arch design.

Morehouse Drive Bridge
HSR

Morehouse Drive Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) in Fairfield: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 85 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: Edward E. Bray Construction Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut

One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.

Mountville Road Bridge
HSR

Mountville Road (PA-2030) Over Slippery Rock Creek in Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 190 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: R. S. McMannus Steel Construction Company of Buffalo, New York and Pennsylvania State Highway Department

This skewed, state standard Pratt through truss fits into its wooded surroundings well.

Mt. Cobb Highway Bridge
HSR

Mt. Cobb Highway (PA-348) Over Jones Creek in Rural: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 49 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department

An example of a standard plan small-scale t-beam bridge in Pennsylvania.

Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
HSR

US-84 and US-425 (Westbound) (John R. Junkin Drive) Over Mississippi River in Natchez and Vidalia: Adams County, Mississippi and Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Cantilever 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 4,205 ft. Main Span: 875 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1940 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York

This bridge, today paired with a modern cantilever truss, is a very early example of a truss bridge with no v-lacing or lattice on its members.

Neosho Rapids Bridge
HSR

Road 145 Over Neosho River in Neosho Rapids: Lyon County, Kansas, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 473 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: C. J. McCoy Construction Company of Emporia, Kansas

This bridge is the last surviving example of this unusual small-scale continuous through truss in Kansas.

OK-11 Hominy Creek Bridge
HSR

OK-11 (4th Avenue) Over Hominy Creek in Rural: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected K-Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 405 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Standard Paving Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma

An excellent and increasingly rare surviving example of a signature Oklahoma K-Parker truss bridge, this bridge was relocated to private property.

OR-99E Overpass
HSR

Pacific Boulevard (OR-99E) Over 9th Avenue (US-20 Ramps) in Albany: Linn County, Oregon, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Unknown

A representative example of a relatively early highway-over-highway overpass.

Oregon City Half-Viaduct
HSR

OR-99 Over Cliff along Willamette River in Oregon City: Clackamas County, Oregon, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 336 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 11

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Oregon State Highway Commission

This is a half-viaduct that carries the roadway out over the edge of a cliff along the river.

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Oscar Bridge
HSR

Rose Valley - Slabtown Road (PA-1028) Over South Fork Pine Creek in Oscar (Rural): Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 67 ft. Main Span: 63 ft. Roadway: 26.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Minns Brothers

This bridge showcases a historic standard plan stringer design in Pennsylvania.

Owensboro Bridge
Glover Cary Bridge
HSR

IN-161 (Old US-231) Over Ohio River, 2nd Street, and CR-710 South in Owensboro: Daviess County, Kentucky and Spencer County, Indiana, United States

Metal Cantilever 17 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 751 ft. Main Span: 4,623 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1940 By: Hunter Steel Company and Modjeski and Masters

This increasingly rare cantilever truss bridge is noted for its beauty, span configuration, and lack of alteration.

Pall Mall Bridge
York Homeplace Bridge
HSR

US-127 (North York Highway) Over Wolf River in Pall Mall: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 159 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 23.9 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: J.M. Hickman Company

This is the last remaining truss bridge on public roads in Fentress County.

Papermill Road Bridge
HSR

Papermill Road Over Conesus Outlet in Rural: Livingston County, New York, United States

Corrugated Multi-Plate Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 19 ft. Roadway: 21.7 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: Unknown

A good example of this mock stone arch bridge type.

Park Avenue Bridge
HSR

Park Avenue Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) in Fairfield: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut

One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.

Peru Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Nickel Plate Trail Rail-Trail) Over Wabash River in Peru: Miami County, Indiana, United States

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

Length: 587 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This attractive riveted railroad bridge was repurposed as a pedestrian crossing.

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Ravenna Bridge
HSR

Main Street Over Crockery Creek in Ravenna: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 88 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: Unknown

Ravenna now has a slab of concrete instead of an unusual bridge with interesting railings and decorative concrete facade.

Rita Bridge
Lockport Swing Bridge
HSR

LA-665 Over Bayou Lafourche in Lockport: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 212 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission

This swing bridge features a graceful variable depth deck plate girder for its superstructure.

River Walk Loop South Entrance Bridge
HSR

San Antonio River Walk Over San Antonio River in San Antonio: Bexar County, Texas, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This is one of several attractive pedestrian footbridges that form part of the river walk.

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Sarah Mildred Long Bridge
HSR

US-1 Bypass and Railroad (Boston and Maine) Over Piscataqua River in Portsmouth and Kittery: Rockingham County, New Hampshire and York County, Maine, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Retractile

Length: 2,804 ft. Main Span: 227 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Harrington and Cortelyou

This unique bridge has an unusual design of vertical lift, but its approach span that is a retractile type movable bridge is exceedingly rare.

Selena's Bridge
La Mansion Del Rio Bridge
HSR

San Antonio River Walk Over San Antonio River in San Antonio: Bexar County, Texas, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Works Progress Administration Forces and Robert H.H. Hugman

This is one of several attractive pedestrian footbridges that form part of the river walk.

Spruce Pine Footbridge
Old Pine Walking Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over North Toe River in Spruce Pine: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Bowstring Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 403 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This unique footbridge is noted for its rare design which is configured as a bowstring deck truss.

Tower Road Bridge
HSR

Tower Road (CR-100 East) Over Branch Mill Creek in Rural: Owen County, Indiana, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 42 ft. Main Span: 37 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This is a small scale standard concrete arch bridge in Indiana.

US-190 Colorado River Bridge
HSR

US-190 Over Colorado River in Rural: Lampasas County, Texas and San Saba County, Texas, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,295 ft. Main Span: 240 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Texas Highway Department

This is a classic small scale riveted continuous through truss bridge which also features a fairly long series of approach spans.

US-9 Ausable River Bridge
HSR

US-9 Over Ausable River in Rural: Clinton County, New York, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 255 ft. Main Span: 255 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and New York State Department of Public Works

This bridge is noted for its massive members, a result of a wide deck and long span length.

Vida Shaw Bridge
HSR

Vida Shaw Road Over Bayou Teche in Rural: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 9 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 202 ft. Main Span: 147 ft. Roadway: 13.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Daniel Jeffrey and Sons Inc. of Jeanerette, Louisiana and Thomas J. Jones

This is one of the most significant highway swing bridges in Louisiana, and it has had an uncertain future after having been closed to traffic for many years.

Wandsworth Bridge
HSR

A217 (Wandsworth Bridge Road) Over River Thames in London: Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Metal Cantilever Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 650 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Holloway Brothers of London, England and Thomas Peirson Frank

This is a riveted deck plate girder bridge noted for its graceful curves and unusual cantilever design.

Waverly Road Bridge
HSR

Waverly Road Over Grand River in Lansing: Ingham County, Michigan and Eaton County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 284 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1940 By: W. J. Storen Company

This relatively long Michigan stringer bridge was widened in 1966.

Western Avenue Bridge
HSR

Western Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 295 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Roadway: 107.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

Looking like a fixed plate girder today, this was once a mighty vertical lift bridge, before the towers were removed.

Winding Road Bridge
HSR

Winding Road (PA-1020) Over Pine Creek in Rural: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 92 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 24.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department

This is an increasingly rare example of an unaltered highway plate girder in Pennsylvania.

勝鬨橋 (Kachidoki Bridge) (かちどきはし)
HSR

Harumi Dori Avenue (晴海通り(放射34号線)) Over Sumida River (隅田川) (すみだがわ) in Tokyo (東京): Chūō (中央区), Tokyo (東京), Japan (日本)

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Metal 18 Panel Tied Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 807 ft. Main Span: 169 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company and Yokogawa Bridge Works and Tatsuya Takio and Masaru Ataka

This magnificent bridge features a plate girder bascule bridge flanked by massive through arch spans.

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