Bridger, Montana

At this point the Nez Perce were only a few hours ahead of Colonel Sturgis, camped on the Yellowstone River. The Nez Perce had long hoped they might find refuge with their old friends, the Crow, but it was evident ...

Crandall Creek Bridge and Sunlight Creek Bridge, Wyoming

General Howard’s troops took the Lodgepole Trail from Crandall Creek and probably crossed Sunlight Creek about 5 miles upstream from here. Colonel Sturgis, however, could not find a trail leading from the Park and was convinced that the immediate country ...

Baronett's Bridge, Wyomnig

Sept. 5, 1877 - Howard’s forces reach Baronett’s Bridge

Baronett’s Bridge, which sat astride the Yellowstone River at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Lamar Rivers, was built in 1871 as a toll-bridge. Jack Baronett profited more from miners on ...

Colonial Parkway Bridges

The meticulous landscaping undertaken during the construction of the Colonial Parkway in the 1930s is evident to this day.

Construction of Halfway Creek Bridge

Construction of the bridge across Halfway Creek. Finished in 1942 this bridge, along with the Colonial Parkway tunnel, was one of the few federal highway construction projects completed during World War II.

Footbridge and Tobacco Road

Footbridge and Tobacco Road.

This foot bridge crosses a deep ravine.    Underneath the footbridge is a path that in the 18^th Century was known as Tobacco Road. 

Tobacco, in the 17th and 18th centuries, was a valuable form of currency. ...

County bridge over Bayou Texar, c1915

County bridge over Bayou Texar, East Pensacola Heights, electric railroad bridge at the left - Pensacola, Florida. Sl sn,19--?. Color postcard, 9 x 14 cm. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/160654>, accessed 17 September 2016.

2.5 million dollar Pensacola bridge, 1931

Two-and-one-half million dollar Pensacola bridge - Pensacola, Florida. 19--?. Color postcard, 9 x 14 cm. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/160653>, accessed 17 September 2016.

Kyle’s Bridge

Kyle’s Bridge was key for Union General William T. Sherman’s army during the crucial campaign for Atlanta in the summer of 1864. Atlanta was called the “Gate City of the South” because of its Confederate rail lines, industry, and ...

Toll Bridge

In 1865, Charles Camden built a covered bridge at Whiskey Creek, improved roads from Old Shasta to Clear Creek, built a bridge at Whiskey Creek, and improved and covered the bridge over Clear Creek. Camden charged ten cents to walk ...