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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: 35

Bardwells Ferry Bridge
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Bardwells Ferry Road Over Deerfield River in Rural: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 230 ft. Main Span: 198 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1882 By: Corrugated Metal Company of East Berlin, Connecticut (Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut)
This is a very old, large, and well-preserved example of a rare lenticular truss bridge.
Barker-Stewart Island Railroad Bridge West
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Railroad (Wisconsin Central) Over Wisconsin River (West Channel) in Wausau: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
Metal 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 380 ft. Main Span: 158 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1888 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
A multi-span example of a nationally uncommon truss type, with a variety of span designs.
Boardman's Bridge
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Boardman Road Over Housatonic River in New Milford: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 188 ft. Main Span: 188 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1888 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut
This beautiful and large span lenticular truss bridge has been bypassed.
Bostick Road Bridge
Bill Blass Bridge, Turner Bridge, Allen County Bridge 268
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Bostick Road Over St. Marys River in Rural: Allen County, Indiana, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 174 ft. Main Span: 169 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1894 By: Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This long and intricate bridge is a stunning historic artifact that was bypassed and restored in place for pedestrians!
Broyles Road Bridge
Old US-36 Bridge
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Broyles Road (Converted To Pedestrian Trail) Over White Lick Creek in Avon: Hendricks County, Indiana, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1875 By: Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio
The oldest Whipple truss in Indiana and one of the oldest surviving examples of a bridge built by this unusual bridge company.
Chippewa Falls Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned) Over Chippewa River in Chippewa Falls: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Metal 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 907 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1894 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
This is an excellent example of a lattice through truss railroad bridge.
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Commercial Point Road Bridge
Red River Bridge
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Commercial Point Road Over Scioto River in Rural: Pickaway County, Ohio, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 710 ft. Main Span: 233 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1913 By: Oregonia Bridge Company of Lebanon, Ohio
This magnificent, very long three span structure is scheduled for demolition despite its beauty and historic value.
Dam E-9
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Dam Bridge Over Mohawk River and Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Randall: Montgomery County, New York, United States
Metal 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 360 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1914 By: Acme Engineering and Contracting Company and David A. Watt
This unique structure is a special type of dam found on the Erie Canal known as a Mohawk Dam or Bridge Dam.
Dewlen-Spohnhauer Bridge
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Old US-160 Over Verdigris River in Near Independence: Montgomery County, Kansas, United States
Concrete 13 Panel Marsh (Tied) Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed
Length: 434 ft. Main Span: 122 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1926 By: Fifield Construction Company of Waterloo, Iowa and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, Iowa
This is an impressive four span Marsh rainbow arch bridge.
Elk River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Penn Central) Over Elk River in Charleston: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Main Span: 210 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This bridge has been abandoned and overgrown, and although difficult to photograph, is an extremely rare railroad Whipple truss bridge.
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Elliott Bridge
Mill Street Bridge
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Mill Street (CR-90) Over Nottawasaga River in Angus: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Metal 13 Panel Welded Parker Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 235 ft. Main Span: 162 ft. Roadway: 32.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1959 By: Unknown
Demolished ca. 2015, this bizarre and long pony truss had an unusual top chord design and was a rare welded truss.
Falling Rock Camp Iron Bridge
Doc Brown Bridge
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Future Pedestrian Trail Over Rocky Fork in Rural: Licking County, Ohio, United States
Metal (Cast Iron) 13 Panel Pin-Connected Post Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 72 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 14.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1872 By: Unknown
One of only a few known Post truss bridges in the country, this is a remarkable example of a cast iron truss bridge.
Fallston Bridge
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Front Street Over Beaver River in Fallston and New Brighton: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 406 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1884 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A large and ornate bridge is located near the home town of its builder; a rare two-span Whipple truss!
Glen Rock Truss Bridge
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Sewer Plant Access Road Over South Branch Codorus Creek in Glen Rock: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 74 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
While the origins of this long-ago relocated railroad bridge are unclear, yet it is clear that this is a highly significant, very old metal bridge.
Graysville Bridge
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Woodland and Graysville Road (CR-27) Over Fish Creek in Graysville (Rural): Marshall County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 203 ft. Main Span: 201 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1882 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
A classic example of a Whipple truss built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company.
Great Falls Road Bridge
Collins River Bridge
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Great Falls Road (TN-287), Over Collins River in Rural: Warren County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 655 ft. Main Span: 246 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1889 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Nashville Bridge Company of Nashville, Tennessee and Eugene F. Falconnet
This bridge is noted for its variety of spans, and most importantly for its reused 1880s Parker truss of extremely unusual design.
Hayden Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Weyerhauser Logging Railway) Over McKenzie River in Springfield: Lane County, Oregon, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 224 ft. Main Span: 224 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1882 By: Clarke, Reeves and Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania)
This is one of the earliest, best preserved, most significant, and unique Phoenix column bridges in the country!
Hays Street Bridge
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Hays Street (Pedestrian Walkway) Over Railroad (Union Pacific) in San Antonio: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,355 ft. Main Span: 225 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1881 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
This extremely rare example of a Phoenix column truss bridge has been preserved for pedestrian use.
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J. M. Walters Bridge
US-25E Bridge
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US-25E (TN-32) Over French Broad River (Douglass Lake) in Rural: Cocke County, Tennessee and Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
Metal Cantilever 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 1,765 ft. Main Span: 205 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1934 By: Unknown
This highly unusual and relatively small cantilever design has a simplistic design and also has a very long approach system.
Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge
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Railroad (Keokuk Junction Railway) Over Mississippi River in Keokuk and Hamilton: Lee County, Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois, United States
Metal 13 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,800 ft. Main Span: 380 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1917 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ralph Modjeski
Built as a double-deck railroad bridge with an upper deck for highway traffic, in 1985 a new highway bridge resulted in the upper deck being abandoned.
King Edward VII Bridge
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Railroad (East Coast Main Line) Over River Tyne in Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead: North East, England, United Kingdom
Metal 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,151 ft. Main Span: 324 ft. Roadway: 46 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1906 By: Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company of Darlington, England and Charles A. Harrison
This is a large and very wide deck truss railway bridge.
Lorain Road Viaduct
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Lorain Road (OH-10) Over Rocky River in Fairview Park: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 13 Panel Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,230 ft. Main Span: 256 ft. Roadway: 52.2 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1935 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and D. H. Overman and Ohio State Highway Department
This graceful arch bridge was noted for its early use of welds, reducing the use of rivets in many areas.
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge
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PA-2114 Over Monogahela River and Railroad (Conrail) in Duquesne and McKeesport: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,252 ft. Main Span: 382 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1927 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Allegheny County Department of Public Works
This is a large and late pin-connected through truss that has both Pratt and Parker truss spans.
New Milford Bridge
Veterans Bridge
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US-202 Over Housatonic River in New Milford: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Metal 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 332 ft. Main Span: 325 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1953 By: Unknown
This attractive bridge is noted for a relatively large simple span and also for its unusually extensive use of built-up beams.
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Oneida and Western Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Big South Fork in Rural: Scott County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
Although once-common, very few railroad Whipple truss bridges remain today.
Point Pleasant - Henderson Railroad Bridge
Kanawha River Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) Over Kanawha River in Point Pleasant and Henderson: Mason County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 13 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Span: 475 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1947 By: Unknown
A very large single span Parker truss with an extensive girder approach system.
Redstone Bridge
Chicago and NorthWestern Bridge 432
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Railroad (Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad) Over Minnesota River in Rural: Brown County, Minnesota and Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 880 ft. Main Span: 206 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Rust and Coolidge of Chicago, Illinois and Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
One of the oldest known railroad swing bridges in the country and one of the oldest rivet-connected trusses in the country.
Smithfield Street Bridge
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Smithfield Street Over Monongahela River in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,177 ft. Main Span: 360 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1883 By: Andrew Kloman and Gustav Lindenthal
In a city of historic bridges, this is Pittsburgh's most important remaining bridge, and perhaps the most visually stunning as well.
South Big Wheeling Creek Road Bridge
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Big Wheeling Creek Road (CR-5) Over Big Wheeling Creek in Rural: Marshall County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 206 ft. Main Span: 202 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1882 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This Whipple truss has been bypassed by a new bridge, but was thankfully allowed to stand next to its replacement.
Spile Bridge
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Spile Bridge Road Over Black Lake Outlet in Rural: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Metal 13 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 370 ft. Main Span: 122 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1874 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This is an extremely rare multi-span example of a cast and wrought iron bowstring truss bridge, and also noted for its unique sway bracing.
Tobias Bridge
Jefferson County Bridge 30
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CR-1350 West Over Big Creek in Rural: Jefferson County, Indiana, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 154 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1885 By: Indianapolis Bridge Company of Indianapolis, Indiana
This bridge has unique vertical members and is a good example of a creative historic bridge rehabilitation.
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Ulster Bridge
Ulster - Sheshequin Bridge
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Bridge Street (PA-1022) Over Susquehanna River (North Branch) in Ulster: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,011 ft. Main Span: 237 ft. Roadway: 19.3 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1904 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania
A truly unique bridge with no equal, this spectacular bridge featured four Parker truss spans, plus what may be one of the longest multi-span pony trusses as an approach.
Van Buren Avenue Bridge
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Van Buren Avenue Over Pecatonica in Freeport: Stephenson County, Illinois, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 204 ft. Main Span: 198 ft. Roadway: 17.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1885 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
This classic Wrought Iron Bridge Company Whipple truss was left standing for pedestrian use and is noted for its surviving ornamentation.
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Van Buren Street Bridge
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OR-34 Eastbound (Van Buren Street) Over Willamette River in Corvallis: Benton County, Oregon and Linn County, Oregon, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss,
Length: 708 ft. Main Span: 249 ft. Roadway: 18.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1913 By: Coast Bridge Company of Portland, Oregon and Andrew J. Potter
This bridge is the oldest highway swing bridge in Oregon and the only pin-connected movable highway bridge in Oregon.
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.

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