About 2:30pm on Sep 9, 2026, when I tried adding a photo to a post, it did not work. Blogger did the upload, but the photo never appeared in the post. I tried some things to work around the problem such as a different post, a different photo, deleting an existing photo in case I was at some unknown limit, a different browser, waiting a few hours, waiting several hours, etc. Nothing worked. So, I'm giving up for now. I'll do a test each day to see if the photo upload got fixed. When fixed, I'll resume posting.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
1962 I-66+US-50 Theodore Roosevelt Bridge over Potomac River at Washington, DC
(Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)
Several ramps are built over the river on the west end.
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| Boat View, Sep 2014 |
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| Metrotrails added Theodore Roosevelt Bridge completed in 1964, over the Potomac River from the Rock Creek Trail, Washington DC. Metrotrails shared |
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| HistoricBridges "This large bridge is noted for its arched, riveted girders which feature a pin and hanger cantilever design." |
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| Trail View, Jan 2023 |
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The bridge is being rehabilitated.
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Monday, September 7, 2026
Miami & Erie Canal Lock #15, Canal Boat and Roller Mill in Tipp City, OH
Lock: (Satellite)
Boat: (Satellite)
Mill: (Satellite)
Miami & Erie Canal Overview
A lock means there is a grade separation of water so a mill next to it makes sense.
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| Street View, Oct 2016 |
4 of 8 photos posted by Tim Snyder with the comment: "Visited two locks from the Miami and Erie Canal. The first four photos are from Canal Lock Park in Huber Heights, OH. Sadly, the park has no historical markers for the casual visitor. The next four are from Canal Lock Park in Tipp City, OH, which did indeed have a historical marker that identified the lock as Lock Number 15 on the Miami and Erie Canal. Adjacent to the lock is what appears to be replica canal packet boat in need of maintenance."
Vivian Davis: Canal boat in Tipp is not a replica
Randy Westfall: In Miami co there are still lock 16 which is on private property
Lock 15 in Tipp
14 and 13 on the bike path between Troy and Tipp
12 was in Troy where Kettering hospital is now 11 would of been at eldean rd
Lock 10 was at Farington road 12-10 are no longer standing
Lock 9 Piqua
Lock 8 Johnston farm
7 landman mill road
6 just south of landman mill
The last five are just south of Miami County in lockington
There are still 8 standing in Miami co
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The canal boat is behind the mill, and it appears they already did a lot of restoration work.
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| Street View, Oct 2016 |
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| TippRollerMill The mill building is now a live-music event venue. |
The railroad was the B&O/Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton.
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| 1904/56 Dayton Quad @ 62,500 |
1897,1932,1999 Panther Hallow Road Bridge over Panther Hollow in Pittsburgh, PA
(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; pghbridges; HAER; Satellite)
Schenley Bridge is a similar arch bridge that is a few blocks north of this one.
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| Postcard via BridgeHutner |
"Significance: Schenley Park Bridge over Panther Hollow includes design
elements from the City Beautiful movement while utilizing
Pittsburgh's "native" industry: steel. An elegant three-hinged steel
arch, the bridge is a contributing structure to Phipps Conservatory
and the Schenley Park Historic District, both listed in the National
Register of Historic Places.
" [HAER_data]
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| Trail View, Jan 2024 |
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| HAER photo via HistoricBridges This 640' (195m) long bridge has a main span of 260' (110m). "This bridge is a very old and large example of steel arch technology, and is also a rare example of a three-hinged deck arch. Just as noteworthy are the bridge's stone arch approach spans. These feature the rare elliptical shape of stone arch." |
A close up of the elliptical stone arches.
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| HAER PA,2-PITBU,77--2 2. Northern approach stone arch permits access to park in Panther Hollow below. - Schenley Park Bridge over Panther Hollow, Spanning Panther Hollow at Panther Hollow Road, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA |
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| Steel City History posted PITTSBURGH, THEN AND NOW 🌉 This is the Panther Hollow Bridge in Schenley Park, photographed in the early 1900s spanning the wooded ravine near what's now Carnegie Mellon University. Fast forward to today: the bridge just reopened to vehicle traffic after being closed since October 2024 for safety repairs. Same span, same hollow, generations of Pittsburghers crossing it. |
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| HAER photo via BridgeHunter Steel City History posted This c. 1900 photo shows Schenley Park's Panther Hollow Bridge, built in 1896 to blend City Beautiful design with Pittsburgh's own signature material: steel. The bridge still carries visitors across the ravine near Phipps Conservatory today. |
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| 2012 photo by Joseph via BridgeHunter |
"The 'Panthers' by Giuseppe Moretti (1859-1935) provide the signature which easily distinguishes the pair of structures. A bronze mountain lion stands ready for the hunt at each corner of the Panther Hollow Bridge." [pghbridges]
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| Street View, Nov 2020 |
Sunday, September 6, 2026
1898 IANR/Rock Island Arch Bridge over Mud Creek at Vinton, IA
(Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)
IANR = Iowa Northern Railway
The route was owned by Rock Island.
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| Dan Sabin posted Vinton IA BCR&N built Stone Arch Bridge still exists Dan Sabin Collection |
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| Photo provided by Hank Zaletel via BridgeHunter |
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| 2017 photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter |
The stone abutments have not been covered with concrete.
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| 2013 photo by Dave King via BridgeHunter "View of the north side of east stone abutment." |
The route was owned by Rock Island.
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| 1954/68 Waterloos Quad @ 250,000 |
Bridge Hunter indicates the route is now owned by IANR, but rail.guide indicates CN.
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IANR is still claiming this route.
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| Map via Dennis DeBruler |
1928,1999-2018 Kanawha Falls Bridge over Kanawha River near Kanawha Falls, WV
(Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)
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| Street View, Jun 2021 |
Southern West Virginia Online posted four photos with the comment:
The Kanawha Falls Bridge has now been closed for nearly eight years…The bridge was shut down in November 2018 after a structural failure caused part of the bridge deck to drop about five inches. Inspections later uncovered additional deterioration and structural concerns.Today, the nearly century-old bridge across the Kanawha River remains closed to traffic.
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| Street View, Jun 2021 |
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| Street View, Aug 2025 |
"It appears the substructure may be shifting as one of the decks is higher on one span than the other." [HistoricBridges]
1915 Trail/Port Ben Road Bridge over Rondout Creek in Wawarsing, NY
(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
It was still open in 2012.
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| Street View, Jul 2012 |
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| Metrotrails added to the album: The Long Path Port Ben Road Bridge in Port Benjamin, Wawarsing NY, a Parker through truss span built by Lackawanna Steel Company in 1915 over the Rondout Creek. The bridge has been closed to a vehicular traffic for some time now, but the Long Path is still blazed across it. Metrotrails shared |
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