Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Parker truss

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Depot Street Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1935 by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Naugatuck River on Depot Street in Beacon Falls
Open to traffic

Devils Elbow Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Built 1923; made obsolete by new US 66 bridge in 1942
Two-span through truss bridge over Big Piney River at Devils Elbow on Teardrop Road (Old US 66)
Open to traffic, but in poor condition

Dexter Road Bridge No. 1 (Linn County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Through truss bridge over Locust Creek on Dexter Road, southwest of Linneus
Open to one-lane traffic

Ditch No. 10 Bridge (Poinsett County, Arkansas)
Built 1967
Pony truss bridge over Ditch No. 10 on AR 214
Open to two-lane traffic

Diversion Channel Old US 61 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1924-25, replacing a series of temporary bridges across the Diversion Channel on Rock Levee Road, located to the east.
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Diversion Channel between Cape Girardeau and Scott City on Old US 61, just east of the I-55 bridge
Bridge removed and never replaced

Dodd Ford Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1901 by L.H. Johnson
Through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on CR 147
Open to traffic

Dogskin Road Bridge (Monroe County, Ohio)
Pony truss bridge over Witten Run on Dogskin Road (CR 11)
Open to traffic

Dolles Mill Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Manufactured 1913 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. and erected by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders.
Through truss bridge over Whitewater River northwest of Sedgewickville near Bollinger/Dolles Mill
Closed to all traffic

Doniphan Bridge (Ripley County, Missouri)
Completed 1928, replacing an 1898 bridge. Replaced in 1991.
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Current River on US 160 at Doniphan
Replaced by a new bridge

Dotsero Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
Built 1934-35
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on the I-70 Service Road (Old US 6) at Dotsero
Open to two-lane traffic

Driftwood Branch Bridge (Cameron County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1981
Through truss bridge over Driftwood Branch on PA 120 in Emporium
Open to traffic

Eagle River Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
Built 1933
Through truss bridge over Eagle River on US 6 east of Eagle in Eagle
Open to traffic

East Fork White River IN 11 Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1974
Through truss bridge over East Fork White River on IN 11
Open to traffic

Egan Bridge (Moody County, South Dakota)
Built 1922
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 2nd Street in Egan
Open to traffic

Eighteenth Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1908-1910 by the American Bridge Co., reusing piers and abutments from a previous deck truss bridge constructed in 1882. Closed to traffic June 20, 1983, but remained open to pedestrians. Replaced by a new four-lane bridge in 1986.
Lost through truss on Eighteenth Street over the railroad tracks just south of the US 40/I-64 viaduct and Union Station
Replaced by a new bridge

Eleven Point River Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Built by the Canton Bridge Co.
Lost through truss bridge over the Eleven Point River somewhere in Randolph County
No longer exists

Eleven Point US 160 Bridge (Oregon County, Missouri)
Built 1933
Through truss bridge over the Eleven Point River on US 160 at Riverton
Open to two-lane traffic

Elk Creek Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927
Pony truss bridge over Elk Creek on TR 544 (Elk Park Road) in Lake City
Open to traffic

Enochs Knob Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1908
Through truss bridge over Boeuf Creek on Enochs Knob Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Enterprise Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)
Built 1924-25 by the Yancey Construction Co.; dedicated Sept. 17, 1925; replaced 1988
Lost through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on K-43 at Enterprise
Replaced by modern bridge

Falmouth Bridge (Pendleton County, Kentucky)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1972
Two-span through truss bridge over Licking River on KY 22 at Falmouth
Open to two-lane traffic

Fenton Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1925; made obsolete by new bridge in 1968; closed to traffic August 2007
Four-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on Gravois Road (Old MO 30) at Fenton in Sunset Hills
Closed to all traffic

Fishing Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1976
Pony truss bridge over Fishing Creek on PA 487 in Stillwater
Open to traffic

Fishing Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1970
Pony truss bridge over Fishing Creek on Southbound US 11 in Bloomsburg
Open to traffic

Fishing Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1977
Through truss bridge over Fishing Creek on PA 4009 in Bloomsburg
Open to traffic

Fishing Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1947
Pony truss bridge over Fishing Creek on PA 1022
Open to traffic

Flat Creek CR 1142 Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Built 1915
Through truss bridge over Flat Creek on CR 1142, beyond the end of Route U
Open to one-lane traffic

Flat Creek MO 39 Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Through truss bridge over Flat Creek on MO 39
Open to two-lane traffic

Florence Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1981
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100/IL 106 (Old US 36) in Florence
Open to two-lane traffic

Fort Lyon Canal CR 33 Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1971
Pony truss bridge over Fort Lyon Canal on CR 33
Open to traffic

Fourche LaFave US 71 Bridge (Scott County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Fourche LaFave on US 71 north of Y City
Replaced by modern bridge in 1982

Frankfort Road Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1977
Through truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on PA 18 (Frankfort Road)
Open to traffic

Franklin Street Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1937
Through truss bridge over Stony Creek River on PA 3055 (Franklin Street) in Johnstown
Open to traffic

Fredericktown Bridge (Nelson County, Kentucky)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over Beech Fork on Fredericktown Road in Fredericktown, KY
Open to traffic

French Creek Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1928; replaced 2006
Lost through truss bridge over French Creek on US 6 (Perry Highway)
Replaced by a new bridge

French Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1981
Through truss bridge over French Creek on PA 173 in Cochranton
Open to traffic

Frenchmans Bayou US 61 Bridge (Mississippi County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Frenchmans Bayou on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge in 1954

Frog Bayou Old AR 282 Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1942 by the Works Progress Administration; made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Abandoned through truss bridge over Frog Bayou on Old AR 282
Derelict

Fruita Bridge (Mesa County, Colorado)
Built 1906 by the M.J. Patterson Construction Co.
Three-span through truss bridge over Colorado River on 17-1/2 Road at Fruita
Closed to all traffic

Galena Wagon Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Built 1910-11 by the Western Bridge Co. Made obsolete by parallel Galena Y Bridge in 1927. Dismantled Spring 1929, with two spans reused in the Hootentown Bridge.
Lost three-span through truss bridge over James River at Galena
No longer standing, but one concrete pier remains

Garden City Old US 31 Bridge (Cullman County, Alabama)
Bridge made obselete by the new US 31 bridge in 1960
Parker through truss bridge over Mulberry Fork Black Warrior River on Old US 31 in Garden City
Bridge is technically abandoned, but it is soon going to be officially a part of a walking trail and park.

Gasconade River Old US 66 Bridge (Laclede County, Missouri)
Built 1922
Three-span through truss bridge over Gasconade River on Old US 66 near Hazelgreen
Open to traffic

Gentryville Bridge (Gentry County, Missouri)
Built 1954, relocated to Gentryville in 1962, and replaced 1992
Lost through truss over Grand River just west of Gentryville on Washington Street (CR 459), beyond the end of Route T
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Originally built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith as a five-span Whipple through truss and described as the world's first all-steel bridge. Replaced by a new bridge in 1900 reusing some of the substructure, but with Parker truss spans
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Gateway Western Railroad at Glasgow
Open to traffic

Glennonville Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Built 1939, replacing an earlier bridge built 1922
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River on MO 53 near Glennonville
Open to two-lane traffic

Gootch's Mill Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1905-06, possibly replacing an earlier covered bridge
Through truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek at the end of Route V, southeast of Boonville
Open to one-lane traffic

Green Valley Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Hinkson Creek on Green Valley Road in Columbia
Open to one-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit

Grigsby Ford Bridge (Hot Spring County, Arkansas)
Built 1909; replaced 2000
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River on Grigsby Ford Road (CR 30) southwest of Malvern
Replaced by a modern bridge

Guadalupe River US 87 Bridge (DeWitt County, Texas)
Built 1938
Through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on US 87
Open to traffic

Gunnison River CO 92 Bridge (Delta County, Colorado)
Built 1938
Three-span pony truss bridge over Gunnison River on CO 92 in Orchard City
Open to traffic

Gypsum US 6 Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
Built 1933; replaced 1999
Lost pony truss bridge over Eagle River on US 6 at Gypsum
Replaced by a new bridge

Hardin Bridge (Calhoun County, Illinois)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1983
Vertical-lift bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100 at Hardin
Open to two-lane traffic

Hardscrabble Creek Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1928
Through truss bridge over Hardscrabble Creek on CO 120 in Penrose
Open to traffic

Hartsburg Bottom Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930
Pony truss bridge over Hart Creek on Hartsburg Bottom Road
Open to one-lane traffic with a 10 ton weight limit

Harvest Avenue Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Through truss bridge over the Minnesota River on Harvest Avenue north of Belview
Open to traffic

Hay's Ranch Bridge (Rio Blanco County, Colorado)
Built 1901; rehabilitated 2001
Pony truss bridge over White River on CR 127
Open to traffic

Hayesville Road Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1950; rehabilitated 1983
Pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on Hayesville Road (CR 11)
Open to traffic

Hendrickson Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1933-34 as part of a realignment of US 67. Closed in 1965 when a section collapsed after being hit by a truck; was reopened in 29 days. Replacement bridge built 1976.
Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Black River near Hendrickson
Abandoned and overgrown with kudzu, but reachable on foot

Hickory Street Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1981
Through truss bridge over Stonycreek River on Hickory Street in Johnstown
Open to traffic

Hillers Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Pony truss bridge over Hillers Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Home Road Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1976
Through truss bridge over Scioto River on Home Road
Open to traffic

Hootentown Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Built 1929, recycling two truss spans from the Galena Wagon Bridge
Lost two-span through truss over James River just beyond the end of Route O
No longer exists

Hopewell Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1986
Three-span pony truss bridge over Raystown Branch Juniata River on PA 915 in Hopewell
Open to traffic

Hopewell Street Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1981
Two-span pony truss bridge over Raystown Branch Juniata River on PA 26 in Everett
Open to traffic

Horsehead Creek US 64 Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Built 1933 by Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
Two-span pony truss bridge over Horsehead Creek on US 64
Open to traffic

Housatonic River Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on CT 816 (Glen Road) in Newtown
Open to traffic

Hulston Mill Bridge (Dade County, Missouri)
Built 1927 by Ed. W. Appleby
Pony truss bridge over Sac River (Stockton Lake) on CR 372, just beyond the end of Route EE
Open to traffic, but closed for flooding on 4/27/2008

Idabel Bridge (McCurtain County, Oklahoma)
Built 1923
Through truss bridge over Little River on D4615 just north of Idabel in Idabel
Open to traffic

Illinois Bayou AR 7 Bridge (Pope County, Arkansas)
Built 1933; replaced 2003
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over Illinois Bayou on AR 7 just northwest of Dover
Replaced by a new bridge

Imboden Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Built 1937 by C.F. Lytle of Sioux City, Iowa
Pony and deck truss bridge over Spring River and the Frisco Railroad on US 62 at Imboden
Open to two-lane traffic, with a pedestrian sidewalk

Imhoff Road Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1907
Two-span through truss bridge over Lamine River on Imhoff Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Index Railroad Bridge (Bowie County, Texas)
Built 1899-1900 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works
Through truss swing bridge over Red River on the KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

Indian Creek IN 135 Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1982
Through truss bridge over Indian Creek on IN 135 in Morgantown
Open to two-lane traffic

Iverson Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Formerly part of the Iverson Road linking Sioux Falls with Sibley, IA and Blue Earth, MN, it was named after the Iverson family, whose homestead was located near this bridge. First bridge built in 1889, but was replaced with current span in 1897.
Parker through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Iverson Crossing Road east of East Sioux Falls and 1.3 miles west of Rowena
Closed to all traffic

Iverson Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Formerly part of the Iverson Road linking Sioux Falls with Sibley, IA and Blue Earth, MN, it was named after the Iverson family, whose homestead was located near this bridge. First bridge built in 1889.
Parker through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Iverson Crossing Road east of East Sioux Falls and 1.3 miles west of Rowena
Closed to all traffic

James River Bridge (Spink County, South Dakota)
Built 1919 by the Iowa Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over James River on 390th Avenue, 4.0 mi. east and 2.6 mi. north of Redfield in Great Bend Township
Open to traffic

James Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Replaced 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on James Street in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Jefferson Street Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1910; replaced 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Jefferson Street in downtown Nashville
Replaced by a modern bridge

Jeffersonville Bridge (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1928 by Bethlehem Steel Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over Lamoille River on VT 15
Open to traffic

Joachim Creek US 61 Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over Joachim Creek on US 61/67 in Herculaneum
Open to four lanes of traffic

Juniata River Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1966
Through truss bridge over Juniata River on PA 34
Open to traffic

Juniata River Bridge (Juniata County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1975 and 1982
Through truss bridge over Juniata River on PA 75 in Port Royal
Open to traffic

Juniata River Bridge (Juniata County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1972
Through truss bridge over Juniata River on PA 35 in Mifflintown
Open to traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 2 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned 1983
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the former Kansas City Southern railroad, south of James Street
Closed to all traffic

Kilmore Creek US 421 Bridge (Clinton County, Indiana)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1985
Pony truss bridge over Kilmore Creek on US 421
Open to two-lane traffic

Kingery Highway S&S Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on Kingery Highway (IL 83) in Chicago
Open to traffic

Kittanning Bridge (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1931
Three-span through truss bridge over Allegheny River on PA 1038 in Kittanning
Open to traffic

L'Anguille River AR 1 Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over L'Anguille River on AR 1 northwest of Marianna
Replaced by new bridge in 1968

Lake Hudson Bridge (Mayes County, Oklahoma)
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1963, replaced by new bridge on new alignment 2008, allowed to remain standing for pedestrian use
Through truss bridge over Lake Hudson on IRR 4912C
Open to pedestrians only

Lamine River MO 41 Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1933, replacing an earlier bridge
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on MO 41
Open to traffic

Lamine River Old US 40 Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1924
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on Route M (Old US 40) just north of I-70
Open to traffic

Leeper Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1933
Four-span through truss bridge over Black River on MO 34 near Leeper
Open to two-lane traffic

Lees Creek CR 38 Bridge (Highland County, Ohio)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1976
Pony truss bridge over Lees Creek on CR 38
Open to traffic

Left Hand Chute AR 77 Bridge (Mississippi County, Arkansas)
Built 1965
Pony truss bridge over Left Hand Chute of Little River on AR 77 just south of the intersection with AR 198, northwest of Dyess
Open to two-lane traffic

Lemay Ferry Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1933
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on US 61/67 north of Arnold in Oakville
Replaced by a new bridge in September 2004; old bridge demolished November 2004

Lesterville Bridge (Reynolds County, Missouri)
Built 1917. Closed at around 10 AM on June 15, 2004, with the opening of the new bridge. Main span demolished June 21, 2004.
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Black River on Peola Road (CR 342)
Demolished during June 2004

Licking River Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Pony truss bridge over Licking River in Zanesville
Open to traffic

Little Conemaugh River Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1977/1984
Through truss bridge over Little Conemaugh River on PA 271 in East Conemaugh
Open to traffic

Little Fishing Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988
Pony truss bridge over Little Fishing Creek on PA 4021 in Eyers Grove
Open to traffic

Little Loyalsock Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1994
Pony truss bridge over Little Loyalsock Creek on PA 87
Open to traffic

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