3 Oldest Bridges Across the United States
                     3 Oldest Bridges 
Across the United 
States
AN OVERVIEW
Doubtlessly, bridges play a critical role in a country’s economic 
development. There are many bridges across the world. In fact, 
some of the countries are known for their iconic bridges. Well, 
the United States which is also known as one of the most 
powerful countries across the world is facing an infrastructure 
crisis for the past few years. 
In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) found 
America’s infrastructure defunct. This country has earned a 
cumulative grade of “C- “. Well, things are getting improved in 
the United States and the credit goes to the public-private 
partnership or PPP. This is an agreement between a 
private bridge infrastructure company and the government in 
order to resolve the infrastructure crisis of the country. 
Let’s dive into some oldest bridges in the 
United States:
01 Union Bridge (Waterford Bridge)
02 Kingston Bridge
03 Skippack Bridge
This was a wooden bridge 
constructed in 1804 by Union Bridge 
Theodore Burr. Union Bridge 
connects the New York tows (Waterford 
to Lansingburgh. Bridge)
After the American 
revolution, this bridge was 
found buried down. Well, this 
is then replaced with a steel 
bridge which is known as 
Waterford Bridge.
This bridge is located in 
Kingston Bridge Somerset County, New 
Jersey. After the Old Stone 
Arch Bridge, this bridge is 
the second oldest bridges in 
the United States.
Initially, there was a 
wooden bridge which 
replaced by Kingston Bridge 
in 1798.
It is an eight-arch stone 
bridge that was built in 
1792. Over the years, Skippack Bridge
several renovations were 
done on this bridge. 
Skippack connects eastern 
and western parts of 
Montgomery County. 
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