Archives: Bridges and structures

Kentucky Route 2014 Bridge

This bridge was constructed by the Louisville Bridge & Iron Company and the Phoenix Iron Company. Phoenix Columns were used for the bridge, which is located in Bell County. It is still in use today.

Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Engineer Street Bridge

Located in Corbin; it crosses the Lynn Camp Creek. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been restored. This Phoenix Column Bridge is used by pedestrians and is part of a Corbin city park.

Photograph by Barbara Cohen

County Line Bowstring Bridge

This bridge is located near Hollis and spans West Creek, between Cloud and republic Counties. Fabricated by the Phoenix Bridge Company, it is a curved bowstring design using Phoenix Columns. Listed on the National Register, it is still in use.

Photograph – Courtesy of Wikipedia

Bergfeld Pond Bridge

Originally built as part of the Dubuque Bridge, using Phoenix Columns, it was dismantled and relocated to its present site in 2007. Now part of a pedestrian trail, it crosses the pond in Bergfeld Park.

Photograph by John Marvig

Station Road Bridge

Located in Huntington County, it crosses the Little Wabash River. It was manufactured by Jones & Laughlin in conjunction with the Phoenix Iron & Steel Company. It was rehabilitated in 1988 and is still in use.

Photograph by Indiana DOT

Morton Bridge

Located in Allen County this bridge is a rare example of a Whipple truss bridge that has a skewed structure. It has been rehabilitated and retains its historic and structural integrity.

Photograph by Nathan Holth

Crescent Bridge

This railroad bridge crosses the Mississippi River, connecting Rock Island, IL to Davenport, IO. Its name is derived because the tracks run parallel to the river on both sides, so a large curve was needed on either side of the bridge. It was constructed by the Phoenix Bridge Company and is still in use.

Photograph by John A. Weeks III

Camelback Bridge

This bridge, listed on the National Register in 1997, is located in the town of Normal. The distinctive camelback shape was originally designed to allow the tall stacks from wood-burning rail locomotives to pass underneath. The bridge is supported by Phoenix Columns that were salvaged from another Illinois Central railroad bridge. It now carries vehicular traffic over the Constitution Pedestrian Trail.

Photograph by Barbara Cohen

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Located near Savannah, the gun placements at the fort were built by the Phoenix Iron Company, before the Civil War.

Photograph by Christopher Dougherty

Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge

This bridge once spanned the Garrison Chanel from Seddon Island to Tampa, in Hillsborough County, and was part of the former Seaboard Air Line railway. It was manufactured in its entirety by the Phoenix Bridge Company. Unfortunately it was dismantled in 1984.

Photograph courtesy of Historic American Engineering Record