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Historic Bridges
Technical Assistance
FHWA assists in the preservation of historic bridges and encourages States to incorporate the concepts of context sensitive design in the restoration and reuse of historic bridges. Programs for historic bridge preservation include:
- National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program — This Program provides funding to assist the States in their efforts to preserve, rehabilitate, or restore the Nation's historic covered bridges. On July 21, 2004, FHWA hosted a seminar on covered bridge maintenance concurrent with publication of the Covered Bridge Manual. Contact MaryAnn Naber to receive a free copy.
- Transportation Enhancements Program — The Transportation Enhancement Program provides information that can help expand transportation choices, including scenic route improvements and other investments that increase recreation opportunity and access for communities.
- Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program — This Program includes a historic bridge provision that requires each State to complete historic bridge inventories and make attempts to market historic bridges slated for demolition. To view information on the Interpretation of Title 23, Section 144(o) Reasonable Costs Associated With the Demolition of Historic Bridges, click here.
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State Bridge Programs
Many State DOTs have developed historic bridge programs. These programs aim to preserve the historic and cultural value of long-standing bridges. For example, Indiana's Historic Bridge Program helps planners prioritize a list of bridges for preservation, while providing bridge owners incentives for this preservation.
To uncover more information about Indiana's and other States' historic bridge programs, visit the State Streamlining Practices Database or the following links.
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This historic wrought iron bridge is known as a camel back bridge for
its heavy concrete structure and smooth arches. This bridge has been
preserved by moving it to a new location for it now to serve as a
footbridge (Baraboo, WI). |
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Additional Bridge Resources
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Learn more about bridge design and how the famous failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge has made today's suspension bridges safer.
- Historic Bridges: A Heritage at Risk: A report on a workshop on the Preservation and Management of Historic Bridges held in Washington, DC, in December, 2003 is available at http://www.srifoundation.org at Library.
- Ohio DOT Glossary of Bridge Terms
- Moving Henszey's Bridge describes the relocation and restoration of an 1869 wrought iron bowstring truss bridge in Pennsylvania.
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Historic Bridges