Highway 79 Bridge, Steel and concrete bridge in Clarendon, United States.

The Highway 79 Bridge was a two-span Warren truss bridge of steel carrying US 79 across the White River west of downtown Clarendon. Its truss measured 720 feet (220 m) in total, set on four concrete piers: the outer pairs 160 feet (49 m) apart and the middle pair 400 feet (120 m) apart. Concrete approaches on concrete pilings led to the bridge, the western approach running some 3 miles (4.8 km) across secondary water bodies.

Built in 1930–31 by the Austin Bridge Company, the bridge carried U.S. Route 79 over the White River west of downtown Clarendon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and closed in August 2016 when a replacement bridge opened to the south. Its steel truss was demolished with explosives on November 19, 2019, and it was removed from the National Register in 2020.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the bridge was removed from the register in 2020 after its steel truss was demolished with explosives on November 19, 2019. Local groups had sought to keep the 1931 structure as a bike and pedestrian path.

The steel truss was demolished with explosives on November 19, 2019, so there is no bridge left to walk across; the concrete approaches and piers remain along the White River just west of downtown Clarendon. The replacement bridge stands to the south and carries US 79 today. View the site from the riverbank or the new crossing.

The design uses a Warren truss system with four concrete piers arranged in a specific pattern to support the spans. This engineering approach allowed the bridge to overcome long distances while maintaining structural stability.