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Description:: This category seeks to find bridge date stones or bronze tablets which permanently recorded the date a bridge was constructed or dedicated.

Expanded Description:

Sometimes when bridges are built, especially those of the early 20th century, date markers were embedded or installed in the bridge for posterity, not only listing the construction or dedication date but those responsible for the building of the bridge.

Many of those markers are of stone and are eroded and worn with time. Still others have suffered at the hands of the vandal or savage. Others have simply vanished. This category seeks to electronically preserve these unique date markers.

Instructions for Posting a Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Waymark:

Acceptable waymarks for this category would include:

1. Stones & Plaques: Permanently embedded date stones built into the bridge or a permanent plaque or marker, usually bronze, attached to the bridge.

2. Originality: The bridge date stone has to be original, thus the historical nature of the category. It also has to be the year the bridge was built. If it is not the year the bridge was built, your submission will be denied unless you have a very good argument. We are not looking for signs of history or historical markers added later with a date or new or old metal signs bearing dates.

3. Marker Text: The text of the marker must be included in the long description.

4. Two Photos: A framed "art shot" of the date stone or tablet must be the default photo. A second photo of the bridge itself must also be included. Failure to do so will result in the waymark being denied.

5. History: Please include as much information as you can find out about the bridge.

6. Naming Convention:
Bridge Name - Date - City/State or Country
Please adhere to the capitalization of proper nouns, not all capitals for every word. Use dashes not commas. Here is an example:

Hollingshead Folly Bridge - 1856 - Moorestown, NJ

There are no exceptions or innovations to the naming convention.

UPDATE 06 26 12

7. Location: Please write a sentence or more if necessary to explain exactly where on the bridge the date is located. Some of these are hard to locate. Direction is appreciated.

** Failure to comply with the naming convention will result in your waymark being unceremoniously denied. **

Exclusions:

Freestanding monuments away from the bridge itself are not to be included in this category. The date stone or plaque should be worked into the fabric of the bridge. Displaced date stones are not accepted here. Metal markers with lettering stuck on as an afterthought are not for this category.

Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:

Please provide an original picture of the location and some original words regarding your visit.

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Variables:

Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.
Date stone, plaque location.
Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.
Website (if available)
Parking (safe parking location)

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view gallery	University Avenue Railroad Overpass - 1940 - Palo Alto, CA in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Palo Alto Caltrain Station is located near this dated railroad overpass over University Avenue. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 4/8/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Tees Transporter Bridge - Middlesbrough, UK in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques A transporter bridge across the River Tees for cars and foot passengers. The foundation stone was laid in August 1910 and the bridge opened in October 1911. posted by: Master Mariner location: North East England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/3/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Metaline Falls Bridge 1951 - Metaline Falls, WA in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This bridge carries Highway 31 over the Pend Oreille River at the old mining town of Metaline Falls just a few miles south of the Canada-US border. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Washington date approved: 4/1/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Sac River Bridge – 1895 – Caplinger Mills, Missouri in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Truss bridge across the Sac River within the Caplinger Mills Historic District in the small village of Caplinger Mills, Missouri. posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 3/29/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	University Avenue Overpass - 1940 - Palo Alto, CA in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This dated bridge overpass spans El Camino Real Hwy in Palo Alto. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 3/12/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	A-Canal Railroad Bridge - 1909 - Klamath Falls, OR in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This dated railroad bridge spans the A Canal near Klamath Union High School. posted by: thebeav69 location: Oregon date approved: 3/2/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Long Cut End Viaduct Bridge - 1847 - Dewsbury, UK in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This cast iron arch railway bridge carries the Huddersfield Rail line over the Calder and Hebble Navigation. The base of the arch has the name of the manufacturer and the date of 1847 cast into it. posted by: dtrebilc location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom date approved: 2/20/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Coalport Railway Bridge - 1861 - Coalport, Telford, Shropshire in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques The Coalport Railway Bridge is located in Coalport, Telford, Shropshire. posted by: GCMTWood location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 2/9/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Pont Neuf - Paris, FR in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Pont Neuf reliant l'Île de la Cité / Pont Neuf near Notre Dame de Paris posted by: Infra-Blue location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 2/9/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Pont au Change - 1858 - Paris, FR in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Pont au Change reliant l'Île de la Cité / Pont au Change near Notre Dame de Paris posted by: Infra-Blue location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 2/4/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Pont Saint-Michel - 1857 - Paris, FR in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Pont Saint Michel à proximité de Notre-Dame de Paris / Saint Michel bridge near Notre Dame de Paris posted by: Infra-Blue location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 2/4/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Campbell Bridge - 1962 - Smithville, ON in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Bridge Plaque on a short bridge over Twenty Mile Creek posted by: Bon Echo location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 2/3/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	1958 - Shuswap Avenue Bridge - Chase, BC in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This small bridge carries Shuswap Avenue over Chase Creek at the southern end of downtown Chase. posted by: BK-Hunters location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 2/2/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	Cooper Bridge - 1938 - West Yorkshire, UK in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This bridge carries Cooper Bridge Road over the River Calder which at the time the bridge was built formed the boundary between Huddersfield and West Riding County Council.. posted by: dtrebilc location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom date approved: 1/30/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	1922 -Town of Maynard Memorial Bridge - Maynard, MA in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques The bridge is also a multi-war memorial for women and men serving in the Civil, Spanish and World War (I). posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/9/2015 last visited: never
view gallery	2008 - Route 117 "Lee's" Bridge Over Sudbury River - Lincoln-Concord, MA in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This bridge which recently replaced an old stone bridge, crosses the Sudbury River at a picturesque location. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/31/2014 last visited: never
view gallery	Fen Bridge - 1985 - East Bergholt, Suffolk in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Metal plaque on Fen Bridge, crossing the River Stour, East Bergholt, Suffolk. posted by: SMacB location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 12/30/2014 last visited: 2/2/2015
view gallery	Rheinbrücke Maxau (Bahn) - BW/RP-Germany in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Inschrift zur Erbauung der Brücke. Ist auf der Seite von BW. Parkplatz ist direkt vorhanden. posted by: KaPsTeam location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany date approved: 12/28/2014 last visited: 3/2/2015
view gallery	Peter DeFazio Bridge - 2000 - Eugene, OR in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This pedestrian suspension bridge spans the Willamette River in Eugene, OR. posted by: thebeav69 location: Oregon date approved: 12/20/2014 last visited: never
view gallery	Route 66 Wash Bridge - 1952 - Essex, California, USA. in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques In 1952 many of the old 1931 wooden decked bridges along Historic Route 66, on the Old Trails Highway section, were replaced with concrete decks & curbs. Located in the Ghost Town, of Essex, California. posted by: veritas vita location: California date approved: 12/20/2014 last visited: 5/25/2014
view gallery	Dawson River Bridge - 1933 - Cundletown, NSW - Australia in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques Dawson River Bridge is a single-span Steel Truss Bridge that was built in 1933 by the Department of Main Roads in preparation for the Pacific Highway being upgraded as the main route north/south. posted by: Grahame Cookie location: New South Wales, Australia date approved: 12/10/2014 last visited: never
view gallery	Bridgewater Canal Footbridge - 1993 – Manchester, UK in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This cast iron footbridge was erected as part of the regeneration of the Castlefield Area of Manchester in 1993. posted by: dtrebilc location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 11/26/2014 last visited: never
view gallery	Whitefish River Bridge - 1919 - Whitefish, MT in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This is a 95 year old girder & trestle bridge at the west end of the Burlington Northern yards in Whitefish. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/13/2014 last visited: never
view gallery	Romiley Canal Bridge - 1797, 1908 and 1992 - Romiley, UK in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This road bridge carries Stockport Road over the Peak Forest Canal in the town of Romiley. posted by: dtrebilc location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 11/11/2014 last visited: never
view gallery	Turner Creek Bridge - 1949 - Modoc County, CA in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques This dated one-lane bridge spanning Turner Creek is located along Pit River Rd (County Rd 84) in Modoc County. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 11/11/2014 last visited: never

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