Cambridge City

A transportation center, platted 1836 along the Whitewater River, the Cumberland/National Road, and the Whitewater Canal route. Four steam railroads served the town; interurban electric railroad opened 1903. Cambridge City Historic District listed in National Register, 1991.

Marker is at ...

The First Cast Iron Bridge

The first cast iron bridge built in the United States, was built in 1836-1839 over Dunlap's Creek at this point.

Marker is on Market Street east of Bank Street, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Brownsville - Route 40 Bridge

ASM International has designated Brownsville - Route 40 Bridge an historical landmark. This bridge, designed by and built under the supervision of Capt. Richard Delafield in 1839 to improve the "National Road", is the first cast iron bridge to be ...

Double Bridges

Lee’s Retreat

In this ground, the Confederate column and wagon train became bogged down while crossing Sailor’s Creek. The Union forces in pursuit then assailed the Southerners and captured a large number of prisoners and wagons before darkness put an end ...

Dunlap’s Creek Bridge

An integral part of the National Road, this was the first metal arch bridge in the United States, built 1836-39. Replacing several earlier bridges on this site, including an 1809 Finley suspension bridge, this 80-foot span was built of cast ...

Bridgeville, Delaware

Settled in 1684

by

Christopher Nutter

Through a land grant from Charles Calvert,

The third Lord Baron of Baltimore

Originally referred to as

"Attawattacoquin"

Later known as

"Bridge Branch"

until January 3, 1871, thereafter named

"Bridgeville"

and was incorporated on March 29, 1871

The Bridge Bicentennial ...

What's So Special About this Bridge?

Leading America out of the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt implemented programs to give citizens jobs that improved our nation's infrastructure: adding schools, roads, parks and, yes, bridges! One such building program was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

In ...

The Brooklyn Bridge

1867 - 1883

The Brooklyn Bridge, the largest suspension bridge in the world at the time it was built, was the first to span the East River. Designed and constructed by John A. Roebling and his son, Washington A. Roebling, ...

Centre Bridge

So named as it lies about midway between Lambertville and Lumberville.

This bridge is located at the site of a ferry operated about the year 1700 by Colonel John Reading who owned the land on the New Jersey side ...

Cradlebaugh Bridge

The remains of Cradlebaugh Bridge, built in 1861 by William Cradlebaugh, stand ¼ mile westward. This bridge shortened the distance from Carson City to Aurora in the then booming Esmeralda Mining District.

There were two routes from Carson City south ...