Arch - Deck bridges
An arch below the deck, carrying load in compression down to the abutments. The inventory lists 6,485 of them, 1.0% of all US bridges.
- Bridges
- 6,485
- Share of all bridges
- 1.0%
- Poor condition
- 12.9%
- 838 bridges
- Average age
- 84.3 yrs
- Combined length
- 142 mi
- Oldest
- 1697
Arch - Deck bridges by state
| State | Arch - Deck | Share of state's bridges |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 886 | 3.8% |
| New York | 617 | 3.5% |
| California | 553 | 2.1% |
| Indiana | 483 | 2.5% |
| West Virginia | 348 | 4.7% |
| Massachusetts | 303 | 5.7% |
| Virginia | 276 | 2.0% |
| New Jersey | 270 | 4.0% |
| Ohio | 257 | 1.0% |
| Maryland | 234 | 4.3% |
| Connecticut | 186 | 4.3% |
| Texas | 180 | 0.3% |
| Colorado | 165 | 1.8% |
| Tennessee | 156 | 0.8% |
| Wisconsin | 114 | 0.8% |
| Washington | 107 | 1.3% |
| Kansas | 101 | 0.4% |
| Missouri | 101 | 0.4% |
| Rhode Island | 86 | 10.9% |
| Iowa | 84 | 0.4% |
| Oklahoma | 77 | 0.3% |
| Michigan | 68 | 0.6% |
| Arkansas | 66 | 0.5% |
| Georgia | 57 | 0.4% |
| Oregon | 56 | 0.7% |
| New Hampshire | 52 | 2.0% |
| Minnesota | 51 | 0.4% |
| Illinois | 49 | 0.2% |
| Florida | 48 | 0.4% |
| North Carolina | 46 | 0.2% |
| Arizona | 40 | 0.5% |
| Maine | 31 | 1.2% |
| Kentucky | 30 | 0.2% |
| Hawaii | 27 | 2.3% |
| Alabama | 25 | 0.2% |
| Mississippi | 24 | 0.1% |
| Nevada | 24 | 1.1% |
| Delaware | 23 | 2.6% |
| Louisiana | 23 | 0.2% |
| South Carolina | 21 | 0.2% |
| Idaho | 20 | 0.4% |
| Puerto Rico | 20 | 0.8% |
| Vermont | 19 | 0.7% |
| District of Columbia | 18 | 6.9% |
| Nebraska | 16 | 0.1% |
| Montana | 13 | 0.2% |
| Utah | 11 | 0.3% |
| South Dakota | 8 | 0.1% |
| Wyoming | 5 | 0.2% |
| New Mexico | 4 | 0.10% |
| Alaska | 4 | 0.2% |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0.05% |
Materials used
| Concrete | 71.3% |
| Masonry | 14.4% |
| Steel | 8.6% |
| Concrete Continuous | 2.9% |
| Aluminum, Wrought Iron, or Cast Iron | 1.6% |
| Prestressed Concrete | 0.4% |
When they were built
Busiest
- State Route 134 over Arroyo Seco & StreetsGoodLos Angeles County, California · 220,000 vehicles/day
- Interstate 580 over San Lorenzo CreekFairAlameda County, California · 197,000 vehicles/day
- Interstate 15 over Oakie Flats RoadGoodSan Bernardino County, California · 173,000 vehicles/day
- H.G. Shirley Mem H over Holmes RunFairFairfax County, Virginia · 170,075 vehicles/day
- RTE 908G over RTE 25FairNassau County, New York · 165,335 vehicles/day
Longest
- Pa 462; SR 0462 over Susque RVR;SR0624 NS RRPoorLancaster County, Pennsylvania · 6,657 ft
- S.H. 28 over Pensacola DamFairMayes County, Oklahoma · 5,596 ft
- Mn 62 over Minn River RR StreetFairDakota County, Minnesota · 4,113 ft
- Eads Bridge over 1st ST Underpass MetrFairSt. Louis city, Missouri · 4,007 ft
- RTE 955 over CSX Trans /Amtrak SheriFairErie County, New York · 3,998 ft
Oldest
- Frankford Avenue over Pennypack CreekGoodPhiladelphia County, Pennsylvania · Built 1697
- ST 1 A/S Main ST over Water Ipswich RiverFairEssex County, Massachusetts · Built 1764
- HWY Adams ST over Water Neponset RiverFairSuffolk County, Massachusetts · Built 1765
- Old Bethlehem Road over Cooks CreekFairBucks County, Pennsylvania · Built 1777
- Trinity Lane over Gulph Mills CreekFairMontgomery County, Pennsylvania · Built 1789