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"The General" Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built & Demolished in July 23, 1926 as part of the filming of the Buster Keaton silent film "The General"
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Rock River on Film Railroad; built to be destroyed.
Collapsed

101st Street Covered Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1885; Burned July 14, 1963
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Boston & Maine Railroad on 101st Street
Destroyed by fire

160th Street Bridge (Page County, Iowa)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1984; destroyed by fire June 18, 2008
Lost wooden bridge over an unnamed branch of East Nishnabotna River on 160th Street
Destroyed by fire

3 Mile Bridge (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1836; Arches added c.1860; Closed & Burned 1952
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Otter Creek on 3 Mile Bridge Road
Destroyed by fire

Ada Covered Bridge (Original) (Kent County, Michigan)
Lost Brown through truss bridge over Thornapple River
Arsoned in 1979

Alexander's Covered Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Burned 1952; Replaced 1954
Lost Burr arch through truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Long's Gap Road
Destroyed by fire

Backbone Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Burned July 8th, 1914
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by fire

Bagby Bridge (Older) (Mariposa County, California)
Burned ca. 1922
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Merced River
Destroyed by fire

Barrett Mill Bridge 35-36-11x (Highland County, Ohio)
Arsoned on October 14, 1980.
Lost Long through truss bridge over Rocky Fork
Destroyed by fire

BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (1872) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Replaced 1882
Howe through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Partially destroyed by fire and replaced by a new bridge

BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (1882) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Destroyed by fire

Beaver Creek Bridge (Weston County, Wyoming)
Built 1933; burned May 20, 2020 by an abandoned campfire
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on CR 1A (Old US 85)
Destroyed by fire

Beech Fork Covered Bridge 17-115-01 (Washington County, Kentucky)
Built 1865 by Cornelius Barnes; made obsolete by new bridge in 1977; rehabilitated 1982 & 2017
Two-span covered bridge over Beech Fork River on KY 458
Destroyed by arson at 11:00-11:30 p.m. March 9, 2021

Belle Isle Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Destroyed by fire and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Detroit River on East Grand Boulevard
Destroyed by fire April 27, 1915

Blaine Road Covered Bridge 35-04-02x (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1862; Destroyed by fire 1962
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Blaine Road (Green Hill Road)
Destroyed by fire

Blair Road Covered Bridge 35-43-01x (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1866; Replaced 1951
Lost Covered Howe through truss bridge over Grand River on Blair Road
Destroyed by arson fire

BM - Bennington Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1877
Lost Through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Hillsborough Branch
Destroyed by fire

BM - Goffstown Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1901, Burned 1976
Lost Through truss bridge over Piscataquog River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Destroyed by fire

BM - Hillsborough Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1903; Pier washed out 1938; Abandoned 1979; Destroyed 1985.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine RR
Destroyed by arsonists in 1985

BM - Souhegan River Covered Deck Truss (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1851; Burned 1907; Replaced 1908
Lost Deck truss bridge over Souhegan River on Boston & Maine railroad
Destroyed by fire

BNSF - Spring Creek Trestle (Mercer County, North Dakota)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Spring Creek on BNSF Rwy
Destroyed by fire

BNSF - W 325th St Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)
Built 1930; Lost 2018
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF Railroad on Minor Col 171 (W 325th St)
Destroyed by fire

Brewster Bridge (Okanogan County, Washington)
Built 1928; Accidentally Burned During Rehab 1968; Replaced by a new bridge 1971
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over Columbia River on WA 173
Destroyed by fire

Bridgeport Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built ca 1851; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Partially blown up by Confederate General Danville Leadbetter; Remaining spans burned by Union General Ormsby M. Mitchell
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tennessee River on Nashville & Chattanooga Railway


Brookwood Covered Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built ca. 1850; destroyed by fire 1961
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hurricane Creek on Co Rd 59
Destroyed by fire

Bucknell Covered Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Little Swatara Creek on S Lancaster Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1950

Bunker Hill Covered Bridge #2 (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1963
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Gunpowder Falls on Bunker Hill Road
Destroyed by fire on August 8, 1971

Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge 01-17-01x (Colbert County, Alabama)
Built ca 1860; destroyed by fire July 15, 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Buzzard Roost Creek on Co Rd 15
Destroyed by fire

Calhoun Street Bridge (covered) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Delaware River on Calhoun Street
Destroyed by fire

Callender Road Covered Bridge 35-04-24x (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1870; Burned by owners December 1966
Lost Covered Town lattice truss bridge over Rock Creek (Now Lake Roaming Rock) on Callender Road
Destroyed by fire

Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge (1826) 32-39-03x (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1826; Burned 1901
Lost covered through truss bridge over Mohawk River
Destroyed by fire

Carman Covered Bridge 38-25-05x (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1870 by William Sherman
Lost covered bridge over Conneaut Creek on TR 338 (Carman's Bridge Road)
Destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning Apr 19,1996

Cedar Covered Bridge (1883) (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1883; Moved 1921 ; Destroyed by arson Sept. 3, 2002. Destroyed by arson again 4/15/2017
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Cedar Covered Bridge Road
Rebuilt June 2019

Cedar Covered Bridge (2004) (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 2004; Burned 2017
Reconstructed covered bridge over Cedar Creek on Cedar Bridge Road
Destroyed by fire on April 15, 2017

Cedar Swamp Bridge 45-01-01x (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1865, pier added 1969, rehabilitated 1992, 2008; Destroyed by fire 2016
Covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Otter Creek on C2001 in Salisbury
Destroyed by fire 2016

Chaplin or Sutherland Tunnel Mill Bridge (Washington County, Kentucky)
Built in 1862 by Corneilus Barnes. Destroyed by arsonists in 1971
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Chaplin River on KY 458
Burned by arsonists, March 13, 1971

Chapman's Bridge 40-39-01x / 40-37-02x (Pickens County, South Carolina)
Built 1917 on Route 288 near Jocasee, relocated to Keowee-Toxaway State Nature Area 1969, Struck by lightning & burned June 4th, 1974
Modified Howe through truss bridge over Clearwater Creek (Orignally built across the Keowee River) on Route 133 (Originally Route 288)
Destroyed by fire sparked by lightning.

Clarendon Bridge 33-26-01#2x (Cumberland County, North Carolina)
This was the second of three major bridges built in North Carolina by Town. This was the first offical use of the Town lattice truss as it was developed at this time and pat. during this year.
Lost Town lattice through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on Person St
Destroyed by fire

Claylick Covered Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1876; destroyed by fire in 1932.
Lost Howe through truss covered bridge over Licking River on Brownsville Road/Brushy Fork Road
Destroyed by fire

Claysville Covered Bridge (Harrison County, Kentucky)
Built by Jacob Bower in 1874; Burned in a brush fire in 1953
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Licking River on US 62
Destroyed by fire

Clifty Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
was originally on south Gladstone Ave and crossed Clifty Creek
Lost Howe through truss bridge on Carl Miske Drive
Destroyed by fire

Coal Creek Covered Bridge 14-61-30x (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1869, rebuilt 1898, rehabilitated 1977, destroyed by arson on June 28, 1992
Lost covered bridge over Coal Creek on CR1240N in Lodi
Destroyed by arson

Cochran Street-Great Northern RR Overpass (Spokane County, Washington)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Great Northern Railroad on Cochran Street
Heavily damaged by fire in 1969 and later removed.

Colossus Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1812; destroyed by fire 1838
Lost Covered through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Spring Garden Street
Destroyed by fire

Conesville Covered Bridge 35-16-06x (Coshocton County, Ohio)
Built 1875, Closed & abandoned 1955, Demolished via controlled burn 1958
Lost Smith Truss Covered Bridge over Muskingum River on Road
Destroyed in a controlled fire.

Conkeytown Covered Bridge 13-92-01x (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1867, destroyed by arson in 1956
Lost Covered Bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on 1530N Road
Destroyed by fire

Cove Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1937; damaged by fire 1999; replaced 2000
Lost stringer bridge with stone piers over Cove Creek on Cove Creek Crossing
Destroyed by fire

Cover Covered Bridge 14-90-01x (Wells County, Indiana)
Named for nearby family, lost by Arson in late May 1966. 300 West bridge is nearby to the East, and probably why bridge was not replaced.
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Former County Road at or about 325 West
Destroyed by fire on May 28, 1966

Covington Covered Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1852; Destroyed by fire 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Pearl Street
Destroyed by fire on October 11, 1914

Cowlesville Covered Bridge (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1874
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Cayuga Creek on Reilein Road
Destroyed by arson in 1966

Crane Flat Road Bridge #2 (Mariposa County, California)
Steel stringer bridge over Little Crane Creek on Crane Flat Road
Destroyed by fire

CSP - Bridge 21-3 (Lewis County, Idaho)
Built 1908; destroyed by wildfire 2011
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unnamed canyon on Camas Prairie Railroad
Destroyed by fire. As of 2021 one rail still spans the canyon.

CV - West Hartford Bridge (Older) (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built for the Central Vermont Railway; Destroyed by derailment/fire 1887
Lost Town Lattice deck truss bridge over White River on Central Vermont Railway
Destroyed by derailment/fire

CVRR - Susquehanna River Covered Bridge (1839) (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1839; destroyed by fire 1844
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Cumberland Valley Railroad
Destroyed by fire

Dardanelles Bridge (Tuolumne County, California)
Built in 1933 by the firm of M. A. Jenkins and J. W. Hoopes of Sacramento, CA.
Lost Timber Scissors deck truss bridge over Middle Fork Stanislaus River on California Route 108
Destroyed by the Donnell Wildfire on Aug. 6, 2018

DeKalb Street Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1830
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Schuylkill River on DeKalb Street
Destroyed by fire in 1924

Dellville Covered Bridge 38-50-16 (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889; Rebuilt Oct. 1973 after Agnes Flood June 1972; Arson Nov. 2014
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on Dellville Road (PA 2002)
Destroyed by fire

Delta Covered Bridge (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Built 1867; Rebuilt 1982, Destroyed by arson in 2003
Lost Covered Burr Arch Bridge over South Skunk River
Destroyed by arson in 2003

Diehl Bridge (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Robert Stewart; destroyed by fire March 31, 1959 and not replaced
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mahoning River on Park Road
Destroyed by fire

DME - Rock Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built ?; Burned 2017
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Rock Creek/Schricker Slough on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Destroyed by fire

Dora Covered Bridge 14-85-03x (Wabash County, Indiana)
In 1967 construction of the Salamonie Reservoir necessitated removal. Large pontoons were fastened to each end of the bridge and it was floated to a new home near Dora Pike Road crossing Foster Pond.
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Salamonie River
Destroyed by fire

Dunlapsville Bridge 14-81-02x (Union County, Indiana)
Built 1870 by Archibald Kennedy. Burned 1971 while planning was underway to move the bridge as Brookville Dam was nearing completion and would flood the bridge.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Roseburg Rd
Destroyed by fire and site flooded by Brookville Lake

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company Two-Story Covered Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built c. 1876; Destroyed by fire 1972
Lost Two-Story Covered Town lattice truss with arches bridge over Sleepers River on Factory crossing
Destroyed by Fire

Eagle Creek Suspension Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 2000, replacing an earlier suspension bridge from 1936 that had been destroyed by flooding
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Eagle Creek on Gorge Trail #400
Destroyed by Eagle Creek Fire in Sept. 2017

Eller-Heady Covered Bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1870's
Lost Howe through truss bridge over West Fork White River on 116th Street
Destroyed by arson fire

Ellicott City Covered Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)
Built 1868; Burned 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Patapsco River on Main Street
Destroyed by fire

Emmetsville Covered Bridge (Randolph County, Indiana)
Built in 1883 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; heavily damaged by fire in May of 1973 and removed several years later.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Mississinewa River on County Road 700 West
Destroyed by fire

ERIE - Portage Viaduct (1852) (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1852, destroyed by fire on May 6, 1875
Lost Wooden bridge over Genesee River on Erie Railroad
Destroyed by fire

ET&G - Hiwassee River Bridge (Bradley County, Tennessee)
Burned by Unionists November 8th, 1861
Lost Through truss bridge over Hiwassee River on Hiwassee River Railroad
Arsoned by Unionists November 8th, 1861

ET&G - Loudon Bridge (Loudon County, Tennessee)
Built ca 1850; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Burned by retreating Confederates September 1st, 1863
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tennessee River on East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad
Arsoned by retreating Confederates September 1st, 1863

Fairfax Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built in 1879 by the Smith Bridge Company; Destroyed by fire Nov 8, 1963.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Fairfax Road
Destroyed by fire prior to being removed for Lake Monroe.

Fairfield Covered Bridge 14-24-01x (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built in 1866 by J.L.Kennedy; destroyed by an arsonist in 1973
Lost covered bridge over East fork Whitewater River
Destroyed in an arson fire

Fern Creek Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1963
Lost Truss bridge over Fern Creek on Eagle Creek Trail
Destroyed by fire

Ferree Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Arsoned on February 13, 1989
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Flatrock River on Base Road
Destroyed by fire

Flat Creek Covered Bridge 25-80-01x (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1880 by Nicholas Hall and M. L. Carter; destroyed by fire on May 29, 1966
Lost covered bridge over Flat Creek on Ingram Avenue near Sedalia
No longer exists, but scale-model replica built in Sedalia's Centennial Park

Fox Covered Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1883, Burned 1954
Lost Smith through truss bridge over North Fork Coquille River on Bridge-Gravelford Road
Destroyed by fire

Fuoss Mills Covered Bridge (Blair County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1874, restored in 1963, destroyed by arson in 1967
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Little Juniata River on road
Destroyed by arson in February 1967

Garden City Covered Bridge (Blount County, Alabama)
Destroyed by arson in 1951 and replaced with a steel truss bridge on the existing substructure.
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River on Old Bee Line Highway
Destroyed by an arson fire

Gervais Street Bridge (1827) (Lexington County, South Carolina)
Built 1827; Burnt Febuary 14th, 1865 by Confederate soldiers; Replaced 1870
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Congaree River on Gervais Street
Arsoned by Confederate troops 1865; Replaced by new bridge 1870

GN - Harpole Covered Bridge 47-38-01 (Whitman County, Washington)
Replaced prior bridge 1922, Truss housed 1928, Converted to vehicle usage 1967; Burned in wildfires Sept. 7, 2020
Howe through truss covered railroad bridge, over Palouse River
Destroyed by fire

Godwin-King Covered Bridge 01-63-02x (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built 1834; Burned by Union Army April 5, 1865
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Warrior River on Greensboro Avenue
Destroyed by fire

Gosport Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Built 1871; west span replaced 1884; closed to traffic on December 14, 1949; destroyed by fire on October 28, 1955
Lost Smith and Whipple through truss bridge over West Fork White River on N. Moon Road at Gosport
Covered bridge destroyed by an arson fire and then Whipple truss removed.

Grimes Covered Bridge 38-30-22x (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888; Destroyed by fire 1992
Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over Ruff Creek on Green Valley Road
Destroyed by fire

Gudgeonville Covered Bridge 38-25-03x (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1868 by William Sherman; destroyed by arson on November 8, 2008
Covered bridge over Elk Creek on Gudgeonville Road (TR 400)
Destroyed by arson

Guinards Bridge (Natrona County, Wyoming)
Built 1859; Fort abandoned 1867 burnt by Indians not long after; Replica built 1980's
Timber stringer bridge over Platte River
Lost ca. 1867; Replica Made at Fort Caspar

Hadley Covered Bridge (1813) (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1813
Lost through truss covered bridge over Sacandaga River on Corinth Road
Destroyed by fire in 1885

Hamilton Covered Bridge 13-34-01x (Hancock County, Illinois)
Built 1881 as a temporary span on the Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge; relocated ca. 1883; destroyed by fire 1969
Lost Howe covered bridge over Railroad Creek on Main Street at Hamilton
Destroyed by fire

Hartford Toll Bridge (1818) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1818; Destroyed by fire 1895; replaced
Lost Burr arch through truss bridge connecting the towns of Hartford and East Hartford.
Destroyed by fire

Heights Bike Trail - MKT Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Partially destroyed by fire August 2020; Planned to be repaired 2021
Timber stringer bridge over White Oak Bayou on Heights Bike Trail
Destroyed by fire

Henline Creek Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1954, Lost 2020
Lost timber stringer bridge over Henline Creek on USFS Road 2207
Destroyed by Beachie Creek Fire in 2020

High Falls Bridge (De Kalb County, Alabama)
Built 1923; Burned 1950
Lost Covered Bridge over Town Creek on Co Rd 144
Destroyed by fire

Hogan's Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1865; Demolished 1957
Lost Burr arch-truss covered bridge over Indian Creek on New London Road
Replaced after being destroyed in an arson fire.

Honey Run Covered Bridge 05-04-01 (Butte County, California)
Built 1886 by George Miller; destroyed by wildfire Nov. 8, 2018
Lost covered bridge over Butte Creek on Honey Run Road
Bridge lost in Camp Fire wildfire Nov. 8, 2018

Houlton Covered Bridge 14-17-04x (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built in 1884; destroyed by fire in 1963
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Fish Creek on County Road 4A
Destroyed by fire

I-85 Piedmont Avenue Overpass (Fulton County, Georgia)
Destroyed by fire March 30, 2017
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Piedmont Avenue and Peachtree Creek on I-85
Destroyed by fire, NB lanes collapsed

IC - Iowa River Bridge (1868) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Burned 1894
Lost Deck truss bridge over Iowa River on Illinois Central Railroad
Destroyed by fire

IC - West Frankfort Overpass (Franklin County, Illinois)
Lost Girder bridge
Destroyed by fire

Illinois Terminal - Camp Creek Bridge (Piatt County, Illinois)
Illinois Terminal interurban railway bridge that was burned in 1979.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Camp Creek on Illinois Terminal RR
Destroyed by fire in 1979

International Bridge (Webb County, Texas)
Destroyed by Fire in 1920
Lost Through truss bridge over Rio Grande River on Foot Traffic
Destroyed by fire

Jamison Covered Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built in 1872 by F.F. Stineman. Lost to arson on October 1 1968
Lost Long through truss bridge over Straight Creek
Destroyed by fire

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