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Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Benjamin Franklin Bridge, The Ben Franklin Bridge and the Waterfront
Ambassador Bridge
Features a substantive history, bridge facts, and current data. Spans the Detroit river between the United States and Canada.
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White during the 1920s. Opened 1932. Located in Washington, the capital city of the United States of America.
Bixby Creek Bridge
Essay by Sean Vitousek discusses the building and social aspects of this Californian bridge.
Bridges of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
Full text of this 1918 publication which contains a series of essays. Subjects include the Detroit-Superior high level bridge, and the early bridges of Cleveland.
Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland
Full text of the book written by Sara Ruth Watson and John R. Wolfs. Provides historic information on the most important bridges in Cuyahoga County.
Cilleyville Bog Bridge
History and restoration program drawings and notes. Located in New Hampshire and designed by Ithiel Town.
Connecticut's Historic Highway Bridges
Features history of bridge building, notable builders, individual bridges classified by construction type, and preservation case studies.
Crooked River Gorge Bridge
Illustrated article from the Oregon Department of Transportation describes the history of this 1911 railway bridge.
Disappearing Bridges
Photographic catalog by Daniel Alward of historic iron and steel bridges mainly in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Drawbridges - Alameda County
Bridge information and history, statistics, and workings for these six bridges built between the years 1892 to 1902.
Genesee River Bridges
Timeline with construction notes of historic Rochester bridges. Also includes a selection of old postcard images.
George Washington Bridge
Suspension bridge across the Hudson river. Features a range of current and historic data and photographs.
Highway Bridges: A Northern California Sampler
Article on the history of California bridges by Jill Livingston, published in the Society for Commercial Archeology Journal.
Historic Bridges in Butte, Nevada and Yuba Count
Essays and photographs of truss, suspension, and covered bridges.
Historic Bridges
Photographs and data of historic cast and wrought iron bridges, early steel bridges, and early stone and concrete bridges. Classified by state. From the University of Florida .
Historic Bridges - Mercer County Pennsylvania
Photographs and data of covered, arch, and steel bridges.
Historic Bridges of California
Photographic gallery and basic data. Also includes covered bridges and related links.
Historic Bridges of Nebraska
Construction details and photographs of designated historic bridges. Classified by county.
Historic Bridges of Oregon
Offers links to information and photographs of many of the state's historically significant bridges.
Historic Bridges of Southeast Missouri
Photographs and data classified by type, location and status.
Historic Bridges of the Windham Region
Features selected bridges divided into four broad types: covered, stone arch, metal truss, and concrete arch bridges.
Historic Bridges Over the Allegheny River in Penns
Photographs and information on iron and steel truss bridges.
Historical American Engineering Record - Fortieth
Provides a chronology, description and historical information. Spans the Allegheny river between Pittsburgh and Millvale. Built 1924. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
Indiana's Iron Truss Bridges
Article on the development inspired by Whipple's discovery of how to scientifically analyze the complicated framework.
Lenticular Truss Bridges In Massachusetts
Historical article from the University of Massachusetts. Features information on the ooriginal patent and annotated photographs of the surviving bridges.
Lorain-Carnegie Bridge in Cleveland
Publication on the design and construction by Wilbur J. Watson. Reprinted from the Civil Engineering journal for November, 1932.
Michigan's Historic Bridges
Photographs and data listed by County.
Minnesota's Historic Bridges
Text and photographs with a focus on the state's masonry arch, truss and reinforced concrete arch bridges.
Municipal Bridge
Illustrated essay covers construction and costs. Spans the Mississippi river at St. Louis.
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Photographic collection of the construction between 1931-1936. Held at the Bancroft Library, University of California.
Staten Island Bridges
Basic data and photographs of the Bayonne and Goethale bridges, and the Outerbridge crossing. Opened 1928 to 1930
The Bridge Over the Cathance
Illustrated article on this Massachusetts cast iron bridge built in 1805 and dismantled in 1950.
The Bridge Project
Aims to save the 97-year-old Hojack Swing Bridge in Rochester, New York. News, images and related documents. Also a collection of illustrated articles about bridges worldwide.
The Frontiersmen of New York - Bridges
Extract from the book written by Jeptha R. Simms in 1883. Covers the history of the early bridges.
The Historic Bridges of Virginia
Data and photographs from the Virginia Historic Structures Task Group. Categorized by county.
The History of the Cleveland Viaduct
An account of the origin and history, written during its construction in 1878. Author Collins French.
The New York State Bridge Authority
Features a history of the department and illustrated histories of the Rip Van Winkle, Kingston-Rhinecliff, Mid-Hudson, Newburgh-Beacon, and Bear Mountain bridges.
The Original Greenville Bridge
Historical data of this steel through-truss bridge across the Mississippi river. Includes facsimile of the original handbill with facts and diagrams, and a gallery of construction photographs.
The Portage Bridge
Tom Cook's illustrated history including sources and related links. Rebuilt in 1874 after fire had destroyed the original wooden structure. Located in the Genesee Valley, New York State.
The Rupert Train Bridge
Campaign to save this bridge in Columbia County which was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company in 1933.
Waldo-Hancock Bridge
Restoration project status, bridge facts, and a short history. Located in Maine.
Willamette River Bridges of Portland
Documentation study by the American Engineering Record (HAER), and the Oregon Department of Transportation. Features photographs, detailed drawings, and historic and descriptive data.
Zoarville Station Bridge
The only Fink Through-Truss bridge known to exist in the United States. Also includes links to a biography of Fink and to the bridge builders, Smith, Latrobe and Company.