Old Army Bridge Over the Platte River

Erected in 1875. This bridge was a vital link between Cheyenne, Fort Laramie and the Military outposts, Indiana Agencies and gold fields of the Black Hills, Dakota Region.

Placed by The Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming, June 1951

Marker is on Wyoming ...

Battles For The Bridges

Gauley Bridge - A Town in Between

When the war began, most residents of this part of present-day West Virginia were Confederate in their sympathies. Both Confederate and Union forces considered the wooden covered bridge here strategically important because the James ...

Manchester & Free Bridges

By 1873, complaints about Mayo’s’ tolls led to the opening of the Free Bridge.

The day after the Free Bridge opened, thousands crowded onto it to watch the Reverend John Jasper conduct a large group-baptism ceremony in the river.

For ...

Cohoes - Waterford Bridge

Designed and Built in 1932 by the

State of New York

Department of Public Works

Frederick Stuart Greene, Superintendent

T.F Farrell - Chief Engineer

H.O Scheermerhorn - Asst. Chief Engineer

R. B. Smith - Resident Eng

Bates and Rogers Construction Company

Contractors Chicago, Ill.

Marker is on Saratoga Street ...

Claggett’s Millrace Bridge

Although it vaults only a millrace deflected from Antietam Creek proper, this small but well-designed one-arch bridge is typical of many others that have not survived at mill sites in the county. It is not certain that John Weaver built ...

Rockbridge County / Augusta County

Rockbridge County

Area 616 Square Miles

Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and ...

Bath County / Rockbridge County

(East Facing Side):Bath County

Area 545 Square MilesFormed in 1790 from Augusta, Greenbrier, and Botetourt, and probably named for the town of Bath in England. The warm springs and hot springs are in this county.

(West Facing Side):Rockbridge County

Area 616 Square MilesFormed ...

A Tale of Three Bridges

The bridge to Annapolis has always been a key part of Eastport life.

The first wooden bridge, built in 1868, connected here at the end of Fourth Street. It served pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons. Forty years later, a larger steel bridge ...

Private Robert T. Henry Bridge

Named in honor of Private Robert T. Henry, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, posthumously awarded the MEDAL OF HONOR for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action at Luchen, Germany 3 December 1944. Dedicated ...

Hudson Toll Bridge

The original interstate toll bridge which spanned the St. Croix River was officially opened for traffic June 14, 1913. It was privately owned by the St. Croix Bridge Company until 1917, when it became city property. For more than 35 ...