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Rockville Bridge

The longest stone masonry arch railroad bridge in the world, one mile to the south, was built 1900-02. With forty-eight arches, it has a length of 3,820 feet. This was the third bridge constructed here by the Pennsylvania Railroad. A ...

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Honey Run Covered Bridge / Gold Dredge

Honey Run Bridge

Erected

1894

By George Miller

Gold Dredge

The first bucket line gold dredge to operate below the covered bridge used this tumbler – 1898.

Marker is at the intersection of Honey Run Road and Centerville Road, on the right when traveling north on ...

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The Wilton E. Hall Bridge

Named in honor of

Wilton E. Hall

Publisher of

The Anderson Independent

and

Daily Mail

For his dedicated service

to Anderson County

and South Carolina

Marker is on Interstate 85 south of South Carolina Highway 187.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Vandiver Bridge

Dedicated Oct. 31, 1961

Erected by

The states of Georgia and South Carolina

and the Federal Bureau of Roads

Named in honor of a

beloved Georgia leader and

member Georgia Highway Board

Samuel Ernest Vandiver

1876 - 1951

Father of Hon. S. Ernest Vandiver who

was elected Governor of Georgia

Sept. ...

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Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

(Lower plaque)

In recognition of

George Lavender

New Mexico State Highway Commissioner

1955-1961

for his dedicated efforts towards

completion of this project for the

benefit of Northern New Mexico

(Upper Plaque)

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

SP-S-1539 (200)

[Great Seal of the State of New ...

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Silver Bridge Eye-Bar

This eye-bar is similar to one that fractured causing the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the cause of the bridge collapse was the cleavage fracture in the lower limb ...

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The Silver Bridge Disaster

On December 15, 1967, about one mile downstream from this historic marker, a national tragedy occured. Forty-six interstate travelers lost their lives when the Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River during five o'clock rush hour traffic. The 2,235 foot ...

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A.I. (Gus) Mason Bridge

Named in Honor

of

Tireless Civil Worker

Active Leader in Seeking Industry

Proud Booster of Hometown

in Every Worthwhile

Local Endeavor

1896 - 1977

Marker is on Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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The Ohio River Bridge

Cairo, Illinois - Wickliffe, Kentucky

Completed November 11, 1933

Freed of Tolls November 11, 1948

by

The Cairo Bridge Commission

The Ohio River Bridge was conceived and built in the public interest by the Cairo Bridge Commission with the cooperation of the Federal Emergency Administration ...

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Shieldstown Bridge

Built in 1876 by J.J. Daniels

Burr Arch

Length 331 Ft. + 12 Ft. overhang/ends.

Width 16 ft. height 12ft.6in.

Cut stone abutments and pier.

Marker is on East County Road 200 North.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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