Saturday, August 8, 2026

1885,2011 Stone Arch Road Bridge over Nineveh Creek near Camp Atterbury, IN

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

The name "Stone Arch" is because it carries Stone Arch Road, not because it is made with stone arches.

It is made with wrought iron. [BridgeHunter]

Street View, Jun 2019

It is obviously pin connected.
Street View, Jun 2019

HistoricBridges
81' (24.7m)
"This bridge is a beautiful example of the Massillon Bridge Company's work. The bridge is noted for its attractive and unusual portal bracing, composed of plate with flower-shaped cutouts. The bridge was restored in 2011, with no substantial loss to the bridge excellent historic integrity."

The "flowers" that HistoricBridges mentions.
Street View, Jun 2019

2010 photo by Anthony Dillon via BridgeHunter

3:06 video @ 2:30
The Stone Arch Road Bridge, Nineveh, Indiana

2:58 video @ 1:09
Stone Arch Road Bridge, Johnson County Indiana

Historic Bridges calls this the namesake bridge for the road.
Street View, Jul 2025

2:22 video @ 0:28
The Atterbury Stone Arch Bridge, Nineveh, Indiana

1953 100mw Detroit Dam on North Santiam River near Detroit, OR

(Satellite)

USACE
"Detroit Dam is located on the North Santiam River 48 miles upstream the confluence with the Willamette River and 13 miles upstream of Mill City, Oregon. Detroit Dam is a 450 ft [137m] tall, 1,450 ft [442m] long concrete gravity dam, comprised of 32 monoliths, with a gated spillway with six spillway gates, four regulating outlets, and a powerhouse. Detroit Dam is owned, operated, and maintained by the Portland District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Construction of the dam began in 1949 and was completed in 1953. Detroit Dam is part of a system of 13 multi-purpose dams in the Willamette Valley with the primary purpose of flood risk management and secondary purposes of hydropower, recreation, irrigation, municipal and industrial water supply, fish and wildlife, and water quality. Collectively, this system of dams is referred to as the Willamette Valley Project."

OregonEncyclopedia, 1990 Photo Bob Heims, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The 200 residents of Detroit, OR, were moved. And a new OR-22 was built through the canyon.

OregonEncyclopedia, 1 of several construction photos on this webpage.

Hydropower Reform Coalition Flickr
Detroit Dam Powerhouse, OR
Detroit Dam Powerhouse located on the North Santiam River, and Army Corps of Engineers Project. Number of units = 2; Nameplate capacity = 100 MW; Overload capacity = 115 MW; Hydraulic capacity = 5,340 cfs. Photo by Thomas O'Keefe.

Don Rod Chambers posted
In the 1950's, Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers employed Gustanvus Michelson to create wonderful renderings of Portland District projects.  His work would show up in the contract drawings used for construction.  Some of the finest table work ever!

Friday, August 7, 2026

Aban/Southern Wood Trestle over Buffalo Creek near I-85 near Blacksburg, SC

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

The Interstate bridge on the left was replaced when I-85 was widened even though the industrial spur to the rock quarry just north of this trestle is no longer used. See "Carolina Coastal Railway/NS/Southern Bridge to Nowhere over I-85 near Blacksburg, SC" for more information about that bridge and the quarry.
2015 photo by Royce and Bobette Haley via BridgeHunter

2015 photo by Royce and Bobette Haley via BridgeHunter

Dave Kuntz Drone Photos posted four photos with the comment: "Beside the brand new but never used "Trestle to Nowhere" in Blacksburg SC is a far older conventional wooden trestle with rails still on top.  This likely is the first time that the two bridges from vastly different eras have ever been ever photographed together."
Emily Gibbs VanDyk: Its the 9ld Norfolk Southern and they plan on rebuilding it.
Jeff Conner: So, the state and feds spent many many millions on a rail compatible bridge for a service that doesn't exist, and there are no plans to open this line, ever?
Dave Kuntz Drone Photos: This is the article about it and apparently no reopen plans https://www.gaffneyledger.com/articles/the-trestle-to-nowhere/
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Thursday, August 6, 2026

?,1921,1982 Hoxie Bridge and 1977 Granger Dam on San Gabriel River near Circleville, TX

Original Hoxie Location: (Satellite)
Granger Dam: (Satellite)

The original construction date is not known. It was rebuilt in 1921 after it was damaged by a flood. In 1982, it was moved to its current location by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

HistoricBridges
The bridge is 215' (65.5m) long with a main span of 150' (45.7m).

2021 photo by Jon Fleenor via BridgeHunter

Michael Beczak posted six photos with the comment: "Hoxie Bridge and Granger Lake. Creepy spot."
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The dam was completed in 1977, and it is 16,320' (5km) long. [tshaonline]

usace


WaterDataForTexas

This shows the Granger Lake's storage area and the original river channel.
1988/89 Granger and Granger Lake Quads @ 24,000

This shows the road that used the Hoxie Bridge. Quite a bit of Lake Granger's storage area was already a flood plain.
1964 Granger and 1963 Friendship Quads @ 24,000

Lost/Rock Island Trestle over Fitch Creek near La Fayette, IL

(no Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Trent Briggs posted

Dennis DeBruler commented on Trent's post
I presume the trestle crossed Fetch Creek. 1983/84 La Fayette Quad @ 24,000

Dennis DeBruler commented on Trent's post
It appears that the embankments are extant: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kHHwXoAFZCtNp9ox5.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

1902 Blandin Dam on Mississippi River in Grand Rapids, MN

(John A. Weeks IIISatellite)

I was not able to find the megawatt capacity of the powerhouse.

Street View, Sep 2024

This view is grainy, but it shows a crane is working on the spillway.
Street View, Aug 2025

Here is another view of  that work on the spillway. The background is a small fraction of the Blandin Paper Mill that built this dam.
Street View, Aug 2025

JohnWeeks
"The mill was a success because they continually lead the industry in the quality of their coated paper products, the type of paper used by magazines such as Time and Newsweek. The dam construction began in May of 1901 on the Grand Rapids of the Mississippi River, at the base of a stretch of water falls that dropped 30 feet in just over 3 miles. The mill started operation in 1902....In 2001, the mill set a world record by running a coating machine for 24 hours straight at an average speed of 5,656 feet of paper per minute, which is over 64 miles of paper per hour."
[Most coated paper mills that I have studied have gone out of business because so many magazines and catalogs have quit publishing.]

Katherine Woznek, Aug 2018

1911-99 Center Street Bridges over Mahoning River and Five Railroads at Youngstown, OH

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Cool Ohio posted and Postcard via BridgeHunter
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Viaduct

forumurbanohio via BridgeHunter

Karl Hartzell posted via Dennis DeBruler and BridgeHunter