Mystery Bridges

Waddell Pony Truss Bridge outside the Van Buren County Highway Dept. in Keosaqua, Iowa. Photo taken in Dec. 2014

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Since 2011, the Bridgehunter’s Chronicles has been profiling Mystery Bridges, based on inquiries from readers wanting more information on the structures, research provided by those who are looking for information but reached an impasse, as well as bridges (and remains) discovered by the author whose history is missing and need to be solved. The list below feature profiled bridges in the US, Germany, Europe and elsewhere. If you have any information on these bridges that you would like to solve or know of a historic bridge that lacks information on its history, etc., please contact Jason Smith at the Chronicles at: flensburg.bridgehunter.av@googlemail.com.

The following mystery bridges have been profiled. You just need to click on the link below, including the updates, read up on it and find out if you can help solve the mystery. The list is ongoing so please come back to find out what has been added or updated. Have fun! 🙂

Mystery Bridge 1: Horn’s Ferry Bridge in Marion County, Iowa  (posted by J. Smith)

Update on the Horn’s Ferry Bridge + flood destroys another mystery bridge near HFB (postcard by L. Harden)

Mystery Bridge 2: Twin Bridges Separated?  The Downsville (Wisconsin) and Fox Road (Iowa) Bridges (posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge 3: The Bridges that came from California (posted by J. Smith; photos by C. Guttau)

Update on the findings 26 July, 2012 (posted by J. Smith; photos by C. Guttau and the Buellton (CA) Historical Society)

Mystery Bridge 4: Gochenour Bridge (posted by J. Smith; photos by C. Guttau)

Mystery Bridge 5: Orr Bridge (posted by J. Smith; photo by C. Fraiser)

Mystery Bridge 6: Ripley’s Bridge (posted by J. Smith; photo by Floyd County Historical Society in Charles City, Iowa)

Mystery Bridge 7: Two Identical Bridges not far apart (posted by J. Smith; photos by C. Guttau and C. Fraiser)

Mystery Bridge 8: The Bridge near Seymour, Indiana (posted by J. Smith; photo by L. Day)

Mystery Bridges 9 & 10: The Bridges of Oregon (posted by J. Smith; photos by M. Goff; information by R. Burrows)

Mystery Bridge 11: Wooden Truss Bridge in California  (posted by J. Smith; photos and info by A. Stubbs)

 Mystery Bridge 12: The Bridge in the Middle of Nowhere in a Deep River Valley  (posted by J. Smith; photos by P. Wilson)

Mystery Bridge 13: A bridge in Kentucky named after a famous politician  (posted by J. Smith; photo by N. Holth)

Mystery Bridge 14: A bridge with lots of history- the bascule bridge in Friedrichstadt, Germany (posted by J. Smith; photo by the Stadtarchiv Friedrichstadt)

Mystery Bridge 15: A-frame truss bridge in Texas (info by A. Leibold)

Mystery Bridge 16: A bridge built by Horseheads (info by N. Holth)

Mystery Bridge 17: A Bridge with No Name in Arkansas (posted by J. Smith; photo by D. Backlin)

Mystery Bridge 18: The Bridges of Quedlinburg (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany (info and photos by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge 19: Holliwell Truss Bridge in Iowa (info and photos by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge 20: Bridge and Bike Shop in Flensburg, Germany (info and photos by J. Smith

Mystery Bridge 21: Train station bridge in Flensburg, Germany (info and photos by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge 22: A truss bridge made of wood in California (info by J. Smith; photos by C. Philpott)

Mystery Bridge 23: A bridge in Germany made of salt: location, bridge type and bridge’s name (info by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge 24: The Red Rock Bridges (info by J. Smith, L. Brown and L. Harden)

Mystery Bridge 25: Chaska Swing Bridge (info by J. Marvig)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 26: Unusual Truss Bridge on Iowa’s Railroads (info by J. Marvig)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 27: Unusual Swing Bridge in Virginia (posted by J. Smith; Info by N. Holth)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 28:  Roof truss in a park complex in Iowa (Info by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 29: Little Bridge on the Prairie in Minnesota (Info by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 30: Thacher Truss Railroad Bridge in Waverly, Iowa (Photo by L. Harden; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 31: A Bridge in a Lake- Red Rock Lake in Iowa (Info by L. Brown; photos and post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 32: Old truss bridge in Des Moines (Info by L. Harden, et. al. posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 33: A Double-Leaf in California? (Info and photo by K. Miller; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 34: Deck Pennsylvania Petit truss bridge in Wisconsin (Info by L. Harden; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 35: The Ravenna Aqueduct in Italy (Info by U. Hartmann; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 36: Truss Bridge in Christian or Greene County (Missouri)? (Photo by W. Glenn; Info by K. Dyer)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 37: The Aqueducts of Rome (Info by U. Hartmann; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 38: The fallen Burwell (Nebraska) Bridge (Posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 39: A Whipple Truss Bridge in Japan (Photo by J.P.Catton; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge 40: The Queenpost Truss Bridge over Okabena Creek (Photo by SA Smith; Info by M. Kirchmeier and D. Gardner)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 41: Blaine’s Crossing in Iowa (Posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge 42: Fink Truss Bridge in San Antonio (Info by H. Hemphill)

Mystery Bridge 43: The Disappearing Bridge at Schoolfield Road in Kansas (Photo by C. Vance; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge 44: The Disappearing Bridge in Nicollet County, Minnesota (Photo by P. Wilson; Info by P. Wilson and J. Weeks III)

Mystery Bridges Nrs. 45 &  46: The Twin Bridges over the Des Moines River in Minnesota (Photos and info by P. Wilson)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 47: Disappearing Des Moines River Bridge in Murray County, Minnesota  (Photos by P. Wilson; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 48: Silent Shade Swing Bridge in Mississippi (Photo by C. Hanchey; Info by N. Holth)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 49: A small culvert on a big major highway in Iowa (Photo and info by Jefferson Highway Association)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 50: The Bridges of Saylorville Lake in Iowa (Info by L. Harden and Iowa DOT; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 51: The Bridge from Brazil (Photo and info by N. Holth)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 52: The Bridge at Staffordshire, the UK (posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 53: The Moritzburg Pavillion Bridge in Zeitz, Germany (Posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 54: The Unusual Covered Bridge in New Hampshire (Posted by J. Smith; Photos by S. Wagner)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 55: The Natural Bridge at Mallorca, Spain (Posted by J. Smith; photos by Po Keung)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 56: The Havenga Bridge in South Africa (Posted by J. Smith; photos by Ronel Le Roux Cilliers)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 57: The Bridge of Lions in Berlin (Photos and article by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 58: Waddell Pony Truss Bridge in Clearwater Co., MN (Photos by P. Wilson; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 59: Unusual Howe Lattice Truss Bridges in Blue Earth County, MN (Photos by P. Wilson; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 60: Sugar Island Bridge in Kankakee County, IL (Photo and Info by L. Harden; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 61: The Arch Bridges of Paoli, Indiana (Photos by Tony Dillon; posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 62: Mystery Bridge at Pontiac Lane near Logan, Iowa  (Posted by J. Smith)

Includes photos and Update on Description (Photos by A. Briese)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 63: Unusual Bridge Made of Wire at Potsdam, Germany (Pictures and Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 64:  Kiwanis Railroad Bridge near Rock Valley, Iowa (Photos and Info by J. Marvig, W. Van Maanen and J. Smith; Posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 65: Thacher Truss Bridge near Everly, Iowa (Photos by L. Harden and J. Wieland; Posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 66: Railroad Viaduct at Wengelsdorf (near Großkorbetha), Germany (Photos and post by J. Smith)

Including demolition in August 2016

Mystery Bridge Nr. 67: The Railroad Underpass at Halle (Saale) Central Station in Germany (Photos and Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 68: Pedestrian Bridge at Schkopau in Germany (now replaced) (Photos and Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 69: The Bridge at Washington, Iowa and its engineer: H.E. Dudley (Photos and info by L. Harden and J. Marvig; Posted by J. Smith)

Includes update about the bridge

Mystery Bridge Nr. 70: The Bonnie Doon Bridge near Doon, Iowa (Photo by J. Marvig; Info by J. Marvig and the Lyon County Historical Society; Posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 71: Two Rivers Golf Course Bridge at Sioux City (Photo by L. Harden; Posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 72: The concrete camelback girder bridge near Altenburg, Germany (Photo and Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 73: Suspension Bridge near Altenburg, Germany (Photos and Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 74: Golf Course Bridge near Rock Rapids, Iowa (Photos and Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 75: Beloit Bridge at IAS/SD Border (Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 76: Iron Suspension Bridge near a chruch in Arkansas (Photos and Information by J. Lance)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 77: A Bridge shaped like a shoe in Chemnitz, Germany (Photo and Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 78: A Turner Truss bridge in Chemnitz, Germany (Photos and Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 79: An unusual truss bridge in Whitesboro, Oklahoma (Photos and info by M. W. Brown; Posted by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 80: Waldenburg Canal and Bridges near Glauchau (Saxony), Germany (co-produced with The Flensburg Files)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 81: The Bridge to an Elevator? In Chemnitz, Germany (Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 82: Abandoned Truss Bridge in Page County, Iowa (Post by J. Smith- map and info by bridgehunter.com)

Mystery Bridge Nr 83: Twin Bridges in Salisbury, CT (Postcard by D & R Klein; Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 84: A Bridge over a Small Waterfall in Erfurt, Germany (Post and photo by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 85: A Bridge with a Thatched Roof in St. Peter-Ording, Germany (Post and photos by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 86: Brick Culverts spanning Drainage Canals and Gullies Along the North Sea in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)  (Post and photos by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 87: A Bridge with an Unusual Railing and Plaque at Eibenstock (Saxony), Germany. (Post and photos by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 88: The Stone Arch Bridges of Zschorlau (Saxony), Germany

Mystery Bridge Nr. 89: Howe Bedstead Truss Bridge in Muscatine, Iowa  (Photo by Luke Harden; Post by J. Smith

Mystery Bridge Nr. 90: DWP West Duluth Railway Trestle (Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 91: The Collapsed Bridge in Georgia (Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge nr. 92: The Mysterious Truss/Arch Bridge at Van Loon (Article by N. Holth; Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 93 The Unusual Railroad Bridges in Erla/Cransdorf, Erzgebirge)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 94: An Abandoned Bridge and Former Pony Express Route (Photo and Video by T. Pitsenberger; Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 95: An Abandoned Suspension Bridge in India (Guest column)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 96: Milford Lake Kingpost Truss Bridge (Photo by F. Stewart; Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 97: The Westwood Truss Bridge (Iowa)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 98: Two Y-Style Bridges spanning a waterway in the Vogtland

Mystery Bridge Nr. 99: Bartlett Springs Bridge in California (Photo by C. Philpott; Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 100: Fischweg Bridge near Chemnitz

Mystery Bridge Nr. 101: Sister Bridges at Schweizertal north of Chemnitz (includes facebook album)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 102: The Bridge at Frohnau Hammer near Annaberg-Buchholz

Mystery Bridge Nr. 103: The Railroad Bridge Behind the Mall in Zwickau

Mystery Bridge Nr. 104: Trussed Arch Bridge in Indiana (Article by T. Dillon; Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 105: Abandoned Wooden Bridge on Route 66  (Film by R. Dinkela; Post by J. Smith)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 106: Two Bridges in a Park in Zwickau

Mystery Bridge Nr. 107: The Buckatunna Truss Bridge (collapsed)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 108: The Dale Bend Bridge (destroyed)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 109: The Bridge at Cypress Pond State Park in Illinois (in dire state)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 112: Double-Barreled Concrete Bridge in Wolkenstein

Mystery Bridge Nr. 114: A-72 Koditz Viaduct in Bavaria

Mystery Bridge Nr. 129: Phantom Bridge at Moss Run, Virginia  (Guest column/ Film)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 130: Abandoned Wooden Railroad Trestle in Alaska (Guest column)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 131: An Abandoned Bridge and Cemetery in Indiana (Guest column)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 132: A Motorway Bridge to Nowhere in Bavaria

Mystery Bridge Nr. 133: A Small Forgotten Bridge in a Forgotten Village in BW, Germany

Mystery Bridge Nr. 134: The Bridge Daheim in New York

Mystery Bridge Nr. 135: The Destroyed Bridge in Zentedorf at the German-Polish Border (also a Wartime Bridge)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 136: A Bridge and a Mansion of a Motion Picture Tycoon

Mystery Bridge Nr. 137: Abandoned Bridge on Indiana State Rd. 37  (Guest Post)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 138: Lydia’s Bridge in North Carolina  (Guest Post)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 139: The Bridge at the German-Danish Border near Wassersleben (near Flensburg)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 140: The Lucille Bridge in Idaho

Mystery Bridge Nr. 141: The Black Cat Road Bridge in Idaho

Mystery Bridge Nr. 142: The Bridge Ruins at Viksdalen, Norway  (Guest Post)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 143: Brookdale Arch Bridge in California.

Mystery Bridge Nr. 144: Small Bridge at the Ruins of a Soviet Military Complex in Glauchau (Saxony)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 145: Wynant Lift Bridge in Newton, OH

Mystery Bridge Nr. 146: Railroad Bridge at an Abandoned Czech Airbase near Usti nab Labem, Czechia

Mystery Bridge Nr. 147: Unusual Kingpost Through Truss Bridge in the US  (Guest Photo)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 148: Lima (IA) Bridge

Mystery Bridge Nr. 149: Unundated Arch Bridge near Cheb, Czechia

Mystery Bridge Nr. 150: Raritan River Railroad Bridge in New Jersey with Phoenix columns

Mystery Bridge Nr. 151: Osage City Railroad Bridge

Mystery Bridge Nr. 152: Jay Bridge in Maine

Mystery Bridge Nr. 153: Godvari River Bridge in India

Mystery Bridge Nr. 154: Unusual Pedestrian Bridge in Aarhus, Denmark

Mystery Bridge Nr. 155: Unusual Vierendeel Truss Bridge Made of Concrete near Vulcan, Missouri

Mystery Bridge Nr. 156: Twin Truss Bridges at the German-Danish Border south of Tonder, Denmark

Mystery Bridge Nr. 157: The Oldest and Most Unusual Bridge in Husum, Germany

Mystery Bridge Nr. 158: The Missing Bridge at Hemenswarft, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mystery Bridge Nr. 159: The Stone Arch Bridge at Nineveh, Indiana (next to the Truss Bridge)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 160: The Bridge at Caminito Del Rey, Spain

Mystery Bridge Nr. 161: The Fairy Tale Bridge near Chomotov, Czechia (tribute to Cinderella included here)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 162: A House Bridge at Angelberger Strasse in Flensburg, Germany?

Mystery Bridge Nr. 163: Stone Arch Bridge in Winona, MN

Mystery Bridge Nr. 164: Stone Arch Bridge in Perque Isle, Maine

Mystery Bridge Nr. 165: Railroad Bridge Destroyed in WWII in southern Germany

Mystery Bridge Nr. 166: Crescent Street Bridge in Flandreau, South Dakota

Mystery Bridge Nr. 167: Cherry Rock Bridge and the History of Carl Grinde

Mystery Bridge Nr. 168: An Unusual Truss Bridge at Steinwerder (Hamburg), Germany

Mystery Bridge Nr. 169: Bridge Relict at Carola Park in Glauchau (Saxony)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 170: Lone Star Church Bridge in Wagoner Co., Oklahoma

Mystery Bridge Nr. 171: Mona Bridge in Mitchell Co., Iowa

Mystery Bridge Nr. 172: Unusual Concrete Pony Girder Bridge in Mülsen (Saxony)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 173: Caven Bridge in Jackson County, Iowa

Mystery Bridge Nr. 174: Packhorse Arch Bridge in Aberffawr

Mystery Bridge Nr. 175: Iron Road Bridge in Jackson County, Iowa

Mystery Bridge Nr. 176: Brick Arch Bridge in Lunzenau with JK Initials

Mystery Bridge Nr. 177: Devil’s Bridge in Flensburg, Germany

Mystery Bridge Nr. 178: Trinity Street Bridge in Hartford, Connecticut

Mystery Bridge Nr. 179: Tied Arch Railroad Bridge in Preetz, Germany

Mystery Bridge Nr. 180: Packhorse Bridge at Baitings Dam and Reservoir (UK)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 181: Nero’s Bridge in Rome, Italy

Mystery Bridge Br. 182: Dandy Trail Bridge in Indianapolis

Mystery Bridge Nr. 183: Deck Kingpost Railroad Underpass in Japan.

Mystery Bridge Nr. 184: The Bridges of Minsk, Belarus

Mystery Bridge Nr. 185: Locust Avenue Bridge near Guthrie Center, Iowa (now extant)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 186: The Bridges along the Elbe-Lübeck Canal

Mystery Bridge Nr. 187: Unusual Truss Bridge in West Branch, Iowa

Mystery Bridge Nr. 188: An Art Deco Underpass in Chicago (mystery solved)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 189: Schuyler Bridge in Pana, Illinois (mystery solved)

Mystery Bridge Nr. 190: Unusual Railroad Bridge

Mystery Bridge Nr. 191: The Rustic Wooden Bridge at Mini-Wanken State Park in Iowa

Mystery Bridge Nr. 192: Wildenfels Bridge Alley

Mystery Bridge Nr. 193: Ripson Bridge in Bond County, Illinois

Mystery Bridge Nr. 194: Main Street Stone Arch Bridge in Jasper, Texas

Mystery Bridge Nr. 195: Anton’s Bridge in St. Cloud, Minnesota

Mystery Bridge Nr. 196: Stone Arch Bridge at Snyder Park in Springfield, Ohio

Mystery Bridge Nr. 197: European Steel and Cast Iron Bridge at Snyder Park in Springfield, Ohio

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Visit the page regularly. There will be many more that will be added to this list. 🙂

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