Historical Markers
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By car · metro area, Utah

Historic Bridges in Salt Lake City, UT

Truss, arch, suspension and stone bridges on the register near you, engineering you can drive across.

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Architecture is history you can still walk into. The Salt Lake City–Murray, UT metro area has about 1,308,377 residents, ranking 46th in the country. The trick is knowing which doors have a story behind them.

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On the record near Salt Lake City, UT

The 12 nearest

13 listed sites on the record match historic bridges within 200 miles of Salt Lake City, UT, out of 504 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

  1. Weber River Railroad Bridge26 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Building · Ogden · listed 2015National Register of Historic Places
  2. Lincoln Highway Bridge67 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Site · Dugway Proving Ground · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
  3. ERT Bridge over Black's Fork87 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Fort Bridger · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  4. Castle Dale Bridge117 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Castle Dale · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
  5. Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge126 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Grace · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
  6. ETD Bridge over Green River127 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Fontenelle · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  7. ETR Big Island Bridge132 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Green River · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  8. San Rafael Bridge133 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Castle Dale · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
  9. ENP Bridge over Green River171 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Daniel · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  10. Lehman Orchard and Aqueduct173 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · District · Baker · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
  11. DDZ Bridge over New Fork River177 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Boulder · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  12. Bridge over Snake River-Structure DEY190 miles from the center of Salt Lake City · Structure · Jackson · listed 2022National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Salt Lake City, UT. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Bridges in Salt Lake City, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Salt Lake City, UT ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Salt Lake City, UT?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Salt Lake City

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Salt Lake City, UT the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Salt Lake City, UT are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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