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Erie Railway, New York Division, Bridge 8.04 (c.1900), Spanning Passaic River, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Erie Railway, New York Division, Bridge 8.04 (c.1900), Spanning Passai...

Survey number: HAER NJ-25-B Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pettinos Brothers Graphite Manufacturing Mill, On Sand Island, south side of Lehigh Canal, west of Hill-to-Hill Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Pettinos Brothers Graphite Manufacturing Mill, On Sand Island, south s...

Significance: Three story graphite mill built c.1900 is still in operation today grinding graphite for pigments. Survey number: HAER PA-147 Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction

Rock Island Railroad, Illinois & Michigan (I&M) Canal Bridge, Spanning I&M Canal, east of Calhoun Street, Morris, Grundy County, IL

Rock Island Railroad, Illinois & Michigan (I&M) Canal Bridge, Spanning...

Significance: The Morris spur bridge, which served several Morris industries, is the only surviving example in the Heritage Corridor of a triple-intersection, Warren through truss bridge. Survey number: HAER I... More

Deerfield Bridge, Spanning Judith River, Danvers, Fergus County, MT

Deerfield Bridge, Spanning Judith River, Danvers, Fergus County, MT

Significance: At the turn of the 20th century, the Judith Basin was rapidly becoming one of the most bountiful wheat producing areas in Montana. During the decades that followed, there was a great expansion of ... More

Conrail Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, Hudson County, NJ

Conrail Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, Hudson County, NJ

Significance: This structure is one of a series of bridges constructed in the early twentieth century to carry railroad lines through northern New Jersey towards New York City. It is a vertical lift bridge, bu... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Open Hearth No. 3, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Open Hearth No. 3,...

Survey number: HAER PA-386-E Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Initial Construction

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Babbitt Housing Area, Entertainment Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Babbitt Housing Area, Entertainment ...

Survey number: HABS NV-23-I Building/structure dates: 1954 Initial Construction

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Easton Station, Corner of Canal Street & Smith Avenue at Third Street Bridge over Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Easton Station, Corner of Canal Street & Smith...

Significance: Combination REA, freight depot, and passenger station laid out beneath the main line viaduct of the Lehigh Valley Railroad (LVRR). An interlocking tower marks the west end of the station, adjacen... More

Cragfont Cemetery, Gallatin, Sumner County, TN

Cragfont Cemetery, Gallatin, Sumner County, TN

Survey number: HABS TN-82-A Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Upper Ferry Bridge, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Upper Ferry Bridge, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...

Survey number: HABS PA-1946 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Powers Mansion, National Bridge & Brown Roads, Overland, St. Louis County, MO

Powers Mansion, National Bridge & Brown Roads, Overland, St. Louis Cou...

Survey number: HABS MO-134 Building/structure dates: 1830 Initial Construction

Snyder's Fording Covered Bridge, (Straban-Tyrone Township), Hunterstown, Adams County, PA

Snyder's Fording Covered Bridge, (Straban-Tyrone Township), Hunterstow...

Significance: An example of mid-nineteenth-century covered bridge construction. Survey number: HABS PA-351 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction

Brick Plaza, Chambers Bridge Road at State Route 70, Bricktown, Ocean County, NJ

Brick Plaza, Chambers Bridge Road at State Route 70, Bricktown, Ocean ...

Survey number: HABS NJ-1107 Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Glebe Road Bridge, Spanning Glebe Road, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Glebe Road Bridge, Spanning Glebe Road, Arlington, Arlington County, V...

Significance: Built as part of a project to extend the GWMP closer to a proposed terminus at Great Falls, Virginia. Survey number: HAER VA-75 Building/structure dates: 1957-1959 Initial Construction Building... More

Stone Bridge, Fort Plain, Montgomery County, NY

Stone Bridge, Fort Plain, Montgomery County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1069 Survey number: HABS NY-3106

Piqua Bridge, Piqua, Miami County, OH

Piqua Bridge, Piqua, Miami County, OH

Survey number: HAER OH-128 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FHWA Creek Bridge, Spanning FHWA Creek at Northeast Entrance Road, Lake, Teton County, WY

FHWA Creek Bridge, Spanning FHWA Creek at Northeast Entrance Road, Lak...

Significance: FHWA Creek Bridge typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize manmade features with their natural surroundings. This phil... More

Sieur de Monts Spring Bridge, Spanning Park Loop Road at Route 3 near Sieur de Monts Spring, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Sieur de Monts Spring Bridge, Spanning Park Loop Road at Route 3 near ...

Significance: The Sieur de Monts Spring Bridge provided a separated grade crossing between the Bar Harbor-Seal Harbor highway and the Park Loop Road. Boggy soil conditions at the site forced the contractor to ... More

Brookside Bridge, Spanning Five Mile Creek East of Main Street, Brookside, Jefferson County, AL

Brookside Bridge, Spanning Five Mile Creek East of Main Street, Brooks...

Survey number: HAER AL-59 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Black's Fork Bridge, Spanning Black's Fork River on County Road No. 217, Fort Bridger, Uinta County, WY

Black's Fork Bridge, Spanning Black's Fork River on County Road No. 21...

Significance: Erected for Uinta County, the Black's Fork Bridge represents a transition from county-built roadway bridges to highway bridges, built by the highway department. Survey number: HAER WY-77 Buildin... More

Works Progress Administration, Bridge No. 234, Spanning Elm Creek, on Elm Creek Road, Voss, Coleman County, TX

Works Progress Administration, Bridge No. 234, Spanning Elm Creek, on ...

Significance: The bridge was one of a series of small bridges constructed as W.P.A. projects along a road across the Red Wire Pasture on the Day-Miller Ranch. This ranch road was improved to accommodate vehicu... More

Raystown Covered Bridge, Township Route 418 spanning Raystown Branch of Juniata River, Manns Choice, Bedford County, PA

Raystown Covered Bridge, Township Route 418 spanning Raystown Branch o...

Significance: This slightly altered late-nineteenth century covered bridge is an excellent example of this kind of bridge construction in Bedford County. A number of other Burr arch covered bridges were built ... More

Merritt Parkway, Glenville Water Company & Brook Bridge, Spanning Glenville Water Company & brook, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Glenville Water Company & Brook Bridge, Spanning Glen...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create ornamenta... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Meridian Avenue Bridge, Milepost 30.78, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Meridian Avenue Bridge, Milepost 30.78, Los Angel...

Survey number: HAER CA-265-AD Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Long Island Railroad, Manhasset Bridge, Manhasset Shore Road Vicinity, Flower Hill, Nassau County, NY

Long Island Railroad, Manhasset Bridge, Manhasset Shore Road Vicinity,...

Significance: Representative example of a turn of the century high steel trestle. This trestle was built on the last major section of the present Long Island Railroad. Survey number: HAER NY-81 Building/stru... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Sycamore Grove Pedestrian Bridge, Milepost 27.64, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Sycamore Grove Pedestrian Bridge, Milepost 27.64,...

Survey number: HAER CA-265-Q Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gulf Branch Bridge, Spanning Gulf Branch, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Gulf Branch Bridge, Spanning Gulf Branch, Arlington, Arlington County,...

Significance: Built as part of a project to extend the GWMP closer to a proposed terminus at Great Falls, Virginia. Survey number: HAER VA-76 Building/structure dates: 1957-1959 Initial Construction

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Bridge No. 5, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Bridge No. 5...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1042 Survey number: HAER AZ-65-U Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1920 Subsequent Work

Illinois Traction System, Fox River Bridge, Spanning Fox River, Ottawa, La Salle County, IL

Illinois Traction System, Fox River Bridge, Spanning Fox River, Ottawa...

Significance: In 1903 the Illinois Traction System constructed a bridge across the Fox River sharing the piers of the I & M Canal Fox River Aqueduct. Survey number: HAER IL-82 Building/structure dates: 1903 I... More

Historic Columbia River Highway, Horsetail Falls Bridge, Spanning Horsetail Falls Creek, Troutdale, Multnomah County, OR

Historic Columbia River Highway, Horsetail Falls Bridge, Spanning Hors...

Significance: One of two nearly identical reinforced-concrete girder trestles on the Historic Columbia River Highway and one of four extant structures on the route that have a distinctive cap and arch concrete ... More

Birmingham Southern Railroad Bridge, U.S. Highway 78, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Birmingham Southern Railroad Bridge, U.S. Highway 78, Birmingham, Jeff...

Survey number: HAER AL-54 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington State Cantilever Bridges, Olympia, Thurston County, WA

Washington State Cantilever Bridges, Olympia, Thurston County, WA

Significance: Since the turn of the century, the steel cantilever truss bridge has played a significant role in spanning wide or treacherous water crossings in the state of Washington. Its very form is importa... More

Erie Railway, New York Division, Bridge 8.04 (c.1875), Spanning Passaic River, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Erie Railway, New York Division, Bridge 8.04 (c.1875), Spanning Passai...

Survey number: HAER NJ-25-A Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Columbia River Highway Bridges, Spanning various creeks along Columbia River Highway, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Columbia River Highway Bridges, Spanning various creeks along Columbia...

Significance: The idea of building a scenic highway along the south bank of the Columbia River was conceived by Samuel Hill and other prominent Portland businessmen. Hill took Samuel Lancaster and future State... More

O'Connell Bridge, Sitka Harbor, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

O'Connell Bridge, Sitka Harbor, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: O'Connell Bridge is the first cable-stayed, girder-span bridge in the United States. Survey number: HAER AK-27 Building/structure dates: 1972 Initial Construction

Parkersburg Suspension Bridge, Spanning Ohio River between Parkersburg, WV & Belpre, OH, Parkersburg, Wood County, WV

Parkersburg Suspension Bridge, Spanning Ohio River between Parkersburg...

Survey number: HAER WV-88 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Firehouse, Adjacent to north side of bridge on Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Firehouse, Adjacent to north side of ...

Significance: This modest, utilitarian structure was built (1936-1937) as an integral part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, a property which has previously been determined eligible for National Register... More

Arroyo Seco Channel Pedestrian Bridge, Spanning Arroyo Seco Channel south of Avenue 60, Arroyo Seco Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Channel Pedestrian Bridge, Spanning Arroyo Seco Channel so...

Significance: This bridge was the first prestressed concrete bridge erected west of the Mississippi when it was hoisted into place in 1951. Survey number: HAER CA-288 Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Co... More

Lordville Suspension Bridge, Spanning Delaware River on Warren Road, Hancock, Delaware County, NY

Lordville Suspension Bridge, Spanning Delaware River on Warren Road, H...

Survey number: HAER NY-79 Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Merritt Parkway, Morehouse Highway Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Morehouse Highway Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, F...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More

Salisbury Junction Viaduct, Spanning Casselman River, State Route 219 & T381, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

Salisbury Junction Viaduct, Spanning Casselman River, State Route 219 ...

Significance: This viaduct across the Casselman River Valley was on the Western Maryland Railway's Connellsville Subdivision, which ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The 1,900-foot... More

Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Columbia Falls Radar Site Receive Sector One Antenna Array, At the end of Shadagee Ridge Road, Columbia Falls, Washington County, ME

Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Columbia Falls Radar Site ...

Significance: The Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar network was an important physical and scientific product of the Cold War. From theories that had been conceived in the days of early long-distance radio tran... More

Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Road, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT

Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Ro...

2013 Leicester B. Holland Prize, First Place Significance: With the exception of Gustav Lindenthal's Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA, The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was the only manufacturer of lenti... More

Gibbon River Bridge No. 2, Spanning Gibbon River at Grand Loop Road, Lake, Teton County, WY

Gibbon River Bridge No. 2, Spanning Gibbon River at Grand Loop Road, L...

Significance: Gibbon River Bridge II typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize manmade features with their natural surroundings. This... More

Japonski Bridge, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Japonski Bridge, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Survey number: HAER AK-33 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maine Lobster Boat Tranquil C, Bridges Road Marina, Brooklin, Hancock County, ME

Maine Lobster Boat Tranquil C, Bridges Road Marina, Brooklin, Hancock ...

Survey number: HAER ME-77 Building/structure dates: 1938 Initial Construction

Erie Railway, Suspension Bridge Station, Bellevue, Erie County, NY

Erie Railway, Suspension Bridge Station, Bellevue, Erie County, NY

Survey number: HAER NY-139 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Otter Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Otter Creek at spur of Grand Loop Road, Lake, Teton County, WY

Otter Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Otter Creek at spur of Grand Loop R...

Significance: Otter Creek Bridge II typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This... More

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, Footbridge, Above Shoshone Falls, immediately northeast of Dam No. 3, Tipperary Corner, Jerome County, ID

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, Footbridge, Above Shoshone Falls...

Significance: Although the exact construction date for the footbridge is unknown, it appears from construction methods and materials to have been during the historical period. The footbridge provides ready acce... More

Horton Mill Bridge, Spanning Little Warrior River, Oneonta, Blount County, AL

Horton Mill Bridge, Spanning Little Warrior River, Oneonta, Blount Cou...

Significance: The Horton Mill Bridge is one of three surviving covered bridges in Blount County, Alabama, one of the last strongholds of covered bridge building in the United States. Spanning an impressive 70-... More

Merritt Parkway, Nichols-Shelton Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Trumbull, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Nichols-Shelton Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More

Toyota River Bridge, Skagway, Skagway, AK

Toyota River Bridge, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Based on information from staff in the National Park Service's Alaska Regional Office... More

Merritt Parkway, White Plains Road/Route 127 Bridge, Spanning White Plains Road/Route 127, Trumbull, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, White Plains Road/Route 127 Bridge, Spanning White Pl...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More

Merritt Parkway, Norwalk River Bridge, Spanning Norwalk River, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Norwalk River Bridge, Spanning Norwalk River, Norwalk...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More

Warrior Southern Railway Bridge, Down stream from Holt Lock & Dam, Holt, Tuscaloosa County, AL

Warrior Southern Railway Bridge, Down stream from Holt Lock & Dam, Hol...

Survey number: HAER AL-87 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pimmit Run Bridge, Pimmit Run, McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia

Pimmit Run Bridge, Pimmit Run, McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Built as part of a project to extend the GWMP closer to a proposed terminus at Great Falls, Virginia. Survey number: HAER VA-74 Building/structure dates: 1957-1959 Initial Construction Building... More

Connecticut River Railroad, Fall River Viaduct, Spanning Fall River, Bernardston, Franklin County, MA

Connecticut River Railroad, Fall River Viaduct, Spanning Fall River, B...

Survey number: HAER MA-74 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maine Lobster Boat Shepherdess, Bridges Point Boatyard, Brooklin, Hancock County, ME

Maine Lobster Boat Shepherdess, Bridges Point Boatyard, Brooklin, Hanc...

Survey number: HAER ME-72 Building/structure dates: 1968 Initial Construction

Cameron Suspension Bridge, Spanning Little Colorado River on Alternate U.S. Route 89, Cameron, Coconino County, AZ

Cameron Suspension Bridge, Spanning Little Colorado River on Alternate...

Survey number: HAER AZ-34 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 86001206

Steel Truss Bridge, Spanning Osage River on State Highway 7, Fairfield (historical), Benton County, MO

Steel Truss Bridge, Spanning Osage River on State Highway 7, Fairfield...

Survey number: HAER MO-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Route 50 Overpass, Westbound, Spanning GWMP at U.S. Route 50 & Arlington Boulevard, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Route 50 Overpass, Westbound, Spanning GWMP at U.S. Route 50 & Ar...

Significance: Built as part of the Pentagon Road Network. Survey number: HAER DC-40 Building/structure dates: 1946 Initial Construction

Merritt Parkway, Chestnut Hill Road/Route 53 Bridge, Spanning Chestnut Hill Road/Route 53, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Chestnut Hill Road/Route 53 Bridge, Spanning Chestnut...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More

Merritt Parkway, Huntington Road Bridge, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Huntington Road Bridge, Stratford, Fairfield County, ...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More

Roaches Run Culvert, Spanning Roaches Run, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Roaches Run Culvert, Spanning Roaches Run, Arlington, Arlington County...

Significance: Roaches Run Bridge is one of twelve original bridge structures on the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. Survey number: HAER VA-91 Building/structure dates: 1930-1932 Initial Construction

Middle River Pratt Through-Truss Bridge, State Route 256, spanning Middle River, Weyers Cave, Augusta County, Virginia

Middle River Pratt Through-Truss Bridge, State Route 256, spanning Mid...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1397 Survey number: HAER VA-26 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction

Alexander Hamilton Bridge, Spanning Harlem River between Bronx & Manhattan, Bronx, Bronx County, NY

Alexander Hamilton Bridge, Spanning Harlem River between Bronx & Manha...

Survey number: HAER NY-302 Public domain image of New York City buildings, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pardee Dam, Intake Tower, Mokulumne River, Valley Springs, Calaveras County, CA

Pardee Dam, Intake Tower, Mokulumne River, Valley Springs, Calaveras C...

Survey number: HAER CA-168-C Public domain photograph of river bank, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pebble Creek Bridge, Spanning Pebble Creek at Northeast Entrance Road, Lake, Teton County, WY

Pebble Creek Bridge, Spanning Pebble Creek at Northeast Entrance Road,...

Significance: Pebble Creek Bridge typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This p... More

Merritt Parkway, Perry Avenue Bridge, Spanning Perry Avenue, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Perry Avenue Bridge, Spanning Perry Avenue, Norwalk, ...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More

Snyder Creek Culvert, Spanning Snyder Creek at Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

Snyder Creek Culvert, Spanning Snyder Creek at Going-to-the-Sun Road, ...

Significance: The Snyder Creek Culvert is one of approximately seventeen prominent masonry and concrete structures on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. The 51-mile stretch of scenic road is signi... More

Twentieth Street Underpass, At Railroad Reservation, Twentieth Street at the Tracks between Morris & Powell Avenues, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Twentieth Street Underpass, At Railroad Reservation, Twentieth Street ...

Survey number: HAER AL-68 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Superior Coal Mines, Wooden Bridge, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior, Sweetwater County, WY

Superior Coal Mines, Wooden Bridge, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior...

Significance: Structure JJ is a wooden pedestrian or light traffic bridge. The bridge crosses the channel of Horse Thief Draw approximately 1.8 miles northwest of the town of Superior. The bridge is a wooden ... More

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Bridge No. 3, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Bridge No. 3...

Survey number: HAER AZ-65-P Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction

Arroyo Seco Parkway, College Street Bridge, Milepost 24.16, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, College Street Bridge, Milepost 24.16, Los Angele...

Survey number: HAER CA-265-C Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marysville Covered Bridge, Seneca Creek, West of SR 633, 4.8 miles Southwest of Gladys, Gladys, Campbell County, Virginia

Marysville Covered Bridge, Seneca Creek, West of SR 633, 4.8 miles Sou...

Significance: One of less than 10 covered bridges in the State, the Marysville Covered Bridge is a representative example of a Multiple Kingpost truss. Survey number: HAER VA-20 Building/structure dates: ca. ... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Canal Street, Spanning South Branch Chicago River at Canal Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Canal Street, Spanning South Branch Chic...

Significance: Chicago city engineers employed their standard bascule design for this bridge carrying Canal Street Bridge across the South Branch of the Chicago River. Its streamlined bridgetender's house refle... More

RWC Creek Bridge, Spanning RWC Creek at Northeast Entrance Road, Lake, Teton County, WY

RWC Creek Bridge, Spanning RWC Creek at Northeast Entrance Road, Lake,...

Significance: RWC Creek Bridge typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This phil... More

Surprise School Bridge, Spanning South Grand River, Gaines, Henry County, MO

Surprise School Bridge, Spanning South Grand River, Gaines, Henry Coun...

Survey number: HAER MO-4 Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lehigh Canal, Hokendauqua Dam, Lehigh River 300 feet north of Hokendauqua-North Catasauqua Bridge, North Catasauqua, Northampton County, PA

Lehigh Canal, Hokendauqua Dam, Lehigh River 300 feet north of Hokendau...

Significance: 416 foot stone and timber crib dam with an effective height of 6.9 feet, impounding a slackwater pool 2000 yards upstream to the outlet lock of Section Five. Originally built in 1829, the dam has... More

Avalanche Creek Bridge, Spanning Avalanche Creek at Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

Avalanche Creek Bridge, Spanning Avalanche Creek at Going-to-the-Sun R...

Significance: The Avalanche Creek Bridge is one of approximately seventeen prominent masonry and concrete structures on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. The 51-mile stretch of scenic road is sig... More

Oregon Historic Highway Bridges, Salem, Marion, OR

Oregon Historic Highway Bridges, Salem, Marion, OR

Significance: Conde B. McCullough, Oregon State Highway Department Engineer and Administrator from 1919 to 1946, was a significant American innovator in concrete bridge design. Influenced by his early years at... More

Erie Railway, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, S. of Cherry Island, Millrift, Pike County, PA

Erie Railway, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, S. of Ch...

Survey number: HAER PA-23 Public domain photograph of a viaduct, bridge, arch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Governor's Bridge, Governor's Bridge Road spanning Patuxent River, Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

Governor's Bridge, Governor's Bridge Road spanning Patuxent River, Bow...

Significance: Governor's Bridge is one of only two surviving truss bridges in the county. It also marks the site of a river crossing since colonial times. The name Governor's Bridge is derived from the use of... More

Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge, Spanning Crooked River at Oregon Trunk Railroad, Terrebonne, Deschutes County, OR

Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge, Spanning Crooked River at Oregon Trunk R...

Survey number: HAER OR-51 Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Merritt Parkway, Cutspring Road Bridge, Spanning Cutspring Road, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Cutspring Road Bridge, Spanning Cutspring Road, Strat...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More

Merritt Parkway, Metro North Railroad Bridge, Spanning Metro North Railroad, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Metro North Railroad Bridge, Spanning Metro North Rai...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More

Belton Bridge, Spanning middle fork of Flathead River at Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

Belton Bridge, Spanning middle fork of Flathead River at Going-to-the-...

Significance: The Belton Bridge was the western entrance to Glacier National Park from 1920 to 1938, and was one of the park's first major construction projects. Between 1933 and 1938, the bridge was also a vi... More

Old Bridge, Spanning former branch of Contact Creek near Summer Street, Anaktuvuk Pass, North Slope Borough, AK

Old Bridge, Spanning former branch of Contact Creek near Summer Street...

Survey number: HAER AK-29 Public domain scan of settlement or building architecture plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Going-to-the-Sun Road System Bridges, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

Going-to-the-Sun Road System Bridges, West Glacier, Flathead County, M...

Survey number: HAER MT-67-A Building/structure dates: 1926- 1936 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 97000345

Donaldson Run Bridge, Spanning Donaldson Run, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Donaldson Run Bridge, Spanning Donaldson Run, Arlington, Arlington Cou...

Significance: Built as part of a project to extend the GWMP closer to the proposed terminus at Great Falls, Virginia. Survey number: HAER VA-77 Building/structure dates: 1957-1959 Initial Construction

Lehigh Canal, Lock 10, 2,300 feet south of Weissport-Lehighton Bridge, Weissport, Carbon County, PA

Lehigh Canal, Lock 10, 2,300 feet south of Weissport-Lehighton Bridge,...

Significance: 22 by 100 foot lock constructed in 1829 by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. The tenth of twelve locks in the 5.5 mile Section One between Dam 1 at Jim Thorpe and the outlet lock at Parryvi... More

Morrow Drive Bridge, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Morrow Drive Bridge, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This arch crossing, with its native gneiss stone facing, exemplifies the rustic-type design that was popular in parks in the early twentieth century, and is seen in retaining walls throughout Rock... More

Merritt Parkway, Park Avenue Bridge, Trumbull, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Park Avenue Bridge, Trumbull, Fairfield County, CT

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More

Freemansburg-Steel City Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River between Freemansburg & Steel City, Freemansburg, Northampton County, PA

Freemansburg-Steel City Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River between Freemans...

Significance: Two span Parker truss steel bridge across the Lehigh River and Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks. The bridge is 22 feet wide and 360 feet long with a perforated steel deck and one cantilevered sidewa... More

Railroad Overpass, Near Piquette Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Railroad Overpass, Near Piquette Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Survey number: HAER MI-354 Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Bridge No. 2, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Bridge No. 2...

Survey number: HAER AZ-65-O Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, Illinois & Michigan Canal Bridge, Spanning I&M Canal, west of Manville Corporation factory, Rockdale, Will County, IL

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, Illinois & Michigan Canal Bri...

Significance: Of the two surviving plate-girder swing bridges built across the I & M Canal, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Canal Bridge is the only one which contains a center pivot pier. The others were b... More

Lehigh Canal, Lock 25, 800 feet south of Walnutport-Slatington Bridge, Walnutport, Northampton County, PA

Lehigh Canal, Lock 25, 800 feet south of Walnutport-Slatington Bridge,...

Significance: 22 by 100 foot lock constructed by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. The third of seven locks (originally eight) in the four mile Section Three between the Lehigh Gap Dam and the outlet loc... More

Frazer Creek Bridge, Spanning Frazer Creek on Schoodic Peninsula Road, Winter Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Frazer Creek Bridge, Spanning Frazer Creek on Schoodic Peninsula Road,...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N336 Survey number: HAER ME-23

Clarysville Bridge, Spanning Braddocks Run at National Road (U.S. Route 40), Clarysville, Allegany County, MD

Clarysville Bridge, Spanning Braddocks Run at National Road (U.S. Rout...

Significance: James Kinkead, a local bridge builder and stage line operator, built Clarysville Bridge for $1,100 in 1812. Kinkead held one of the first construction contracts awarded by the federal government ... More

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