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19th Century

Mecca Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1873, closed to traffic 1964, rehabilitated 1993
Covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR136 northeast of Mecca
Open to pedestrians only

Mechanic Street Covered Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1862; Rebuilt 2006
Covered bridge over Israel River on Mechanic Street in Lancaster
Open to traffic

Mechanicsville Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1867; rehabilitated 2003
Covered bridge over Grand River on Windsor-Mechanicsville Road
Open to traffic

Medora Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1875, closed to vehicle traffic in 1972, restored in 2011
Three-span covered bridge over East Fork White River just off IN 235, east of Medora
Open to pedestrians only

Meems Bottom Covered Bridge (Shenandoah County, Virginia)
Built 1893; Damaged by Arson 1976; Restored 1979
Covered bridge over N Fork Shenandoah River on Wissler Road near Mount Jackson
Open to traffic

Melan Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1894 under the direction of Frederick von Emperger; relocated 1964
Reinforced concrete arch bridge within Emma Sater Park near Rock Rapids, just off IA 9
Open to pedestrians only

Melcher Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1896, rehabilitated 1977 and 1995
Covered bridge over Leatherwood Creek on CR20N
Open to traffic

Melock Hill Bridge (Switzerland County, Indiana)
Built ca.1870 by the Columbia Bridge Works
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Log Lick Creek, Br. on Melock Hill Road (CR89)
Replaced by new bridge

Memorial Avenue Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889 by the Groton Bridge Co.; center pier added 1925; replaced 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Lycoming Creek on Memorial Avenue (SR 3021) in Williamsport


Meramec Highlands Tunnel (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1883; bypassed in 1922; tracks removed 1929
Closed tunnel under Sunset Hill on the Frisco Railroad at Kirkwood
Closed with the entrances boarded up and the inside partially filled

Merchants Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Completed in May 1890; approaches rebuilt in 2005
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic. Only one train is allowed to cross the bridge at a time, due to its age.

Meredosia Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1857 (estimated), last train crossed tracks in 1955, dismantled after a new railroad bridge in Valley City opened but one pier still survives
Lost through truss swing bridge over Illinois River on railroad
Was located just downstream from the highway bridge.

Meredosia Wabash Rail Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Removed in 1959 with the completion of the New Lift Bridge at Valley City.
Lost Bridge over Illinois River on Great Northern and Wabash Railroad
Removed

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1880, possibly by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Rock Creek near Meriden
Replaced by a new bridge

Merriam Street Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Originally built 1887 by the King Iron Bridge Co. as a four-span truss bridge on Broadway Street; one span relocated here in 1987
Relocated through truss bridge over the Mississippi River (East Channel) on Merriam Street at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

Merrick Ford Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1891 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1996
Lost through truss bridge over Spring River on Kafir Road (CR 321)
Replaced by a new bridge

Merrimack River Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1966
Swing bridge over Merrimack River on Main Street in Amesbury
Open to traffic

Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 for Metropolitan-West Side Elevated Railroad, removed c1958
Lost Through truss bridge over Belt Railway of Chicago on Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Mexican Canyon Trestle (Otero County, New Mexico)
Built 1899; abandoned 1948
Large wooden trestle on the former Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain Railroad near Cloudcroft
Derelict, but scheduled for rehabilitation in 2007-08

Miami & Erie Canal Aqueduct (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Washed out in 1913 flood
Lost Aqueduct over Mad River on the Miami & Eric Canal
Destroyed by flood

Michael R. Haverty Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1892 next to Missouri River; abandoned 1960, relocated to Union Station 2006
Through truss bridge over Railroad tracks at Union Station in Kansas City
Open to pedestrians

Mid Fork Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 Replaced 1918
Truss bridge over Mid Fork Zumbro River on CR 18 in Oronoco
Closed

Middle Creek Bridge (Linn County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1880
Lost pony truss bridge over Middle Creek, 1.2 mi. north and 0.4 mi. east of Boicourt
Replaced by low water crossing

Middle Fork Clifty Creek Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890
Two-span stone arch bridge over Middle Fork Clifty Creek on CR 225 East
Open to traffic

Middle Fork Holston River Bridge (Smyth County, Virginia)
Built 1885 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2005
Pratt through truss bridge over Middle Fork Holston River on E. Chilhowie Street
Closed to traffic pending repairs to damaged endpost caused by drunk driver.

Middle Fork River Bridge (Upshur County, West Virginia)
Built in 1893 by the Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork River on CR 5/26
Open to traffic

Middle Road Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Conneaut Creek on Middle Road in Conneaut
Open to traffic

Midland Fredericktown Road Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1893 by the Penn Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2004
Through truss bridge over North Fork Little Beaver Creek on Midland Fredericktown Road (TR 1038) in Calcutta
Open to traffic

Midland Tunnel No. 1 (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
First of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic

Midland Tunnel No. 2 (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Second of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic

Midland Tunnel No. 3 (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Third of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic

Midland Tunnel No. 4 (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Fourth of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic

Milam Bridge (Bartow County, Georgia)
Abandoned sometime in the 1970's when this section of road was closed. According to the book "History of Bartow County" published in 1933, this was built in 1887
Abandoned camelback through truss bridge over Etowah River on Milam Bridge Rd
Abandoned with deck removed

Mile Creek Road Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Built ca 1875; Unknown Event Occured in 1926. Rehabilitated 1975
Cast and Wrought Iron Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Mile Creek on Mile Creek Road (TR-385)
Open to traffic

Milford Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1891, altered 1917; rehabilitated 1933-4
Wrought iron Howe pony truss bridge over Lehigh Valley Mainline on Milford Road in Bloomsbury
Open to traffic

Military Road Bridge (Jefferson County, New York)
Built 1800; rehabilitated 2003
Concrete arch bridge over Mill Creek on Military Road in Sackets Harbor
Open to traffic

Mill Bridge (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1895 by Lewis Robinson
Queenpost through truss bridge over North Branch of the Lamoille River on Back Road
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Indiana)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 2000
Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on CR 220 East
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company with pony truss added ca.1910; replaced in 1989
Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek on CR 1150N


Mill Creek Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1894; replaced 1982
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Herleman Road (TR 76)
Replaced by new bridge

Mill Creek Bridge (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek on PA 2004 (River Street) in Wilkes-Barre
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge in Upper Southamton Township, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1860; rehabilitated 1996
Stone arch bridge with steel liners over Mill Creek on Gravel Hill Road in Upper Southampton Twp, PA
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Park Suspension Bridge (Mahoning County, Ohio)
Built 1895 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.; rebuilt in 2007 by the DOT Construction Company Canfield, OH
Suspension bridge over Mill Creek in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Road Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Originallly built 1897 by the King Bridge Co. over Mill Creek on Mill Creek Road (TH 197); later relocated
Through truss bridge over Coffee Creek on the Greenway Recreational Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Mill Creek Stone Arch (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Abandoned 1930
Stone Arch Bridge over Mill Creek on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Open to pedestrians only

Mill Grove Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Through truss built in 1897 by the Massillon Bridge Company, pony truss added ca.1910 by the Rochester Bridge Company.
Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on CR 100 East (Tower Road)
Open to traffic

Mill Race Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Relocated here 1926; Replaced 2004 but left standing
Warren through truss bridge over Turkey River on Pheasant Road near St. Lucas
Replaced by new bridge; old structure still standing

Mill Road Bridge (Darke County, Ohio)
Built 1881 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Greenville Creek on TR 385 in Gettysburg
Open to traffic

Mill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888
Through truss bridge over Neshaminy Creek on Mill Road North of Jamison, PA
Currently closed to traffic

Mill Road Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Relocated Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wakatomika Creek on Mill Road
Currently sitting on dry land at Foundation Park in Mt.Vernon, awaiting restoration.

Mill Road Bridge (Vanderburgh County, Indiana)
Built ca.1875 by the Columbia Bridge Works
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Creek on Mill Road (old alignment)
Replaced by a new bridge and road later realigned.

Mill Road Bridge in Evansburg State Park (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1895; rehabilitated ca. 1985
Pony truss bridge over Skippack Creek on PA 4005 (Mill Road) in Evansburg State Park
Closed to all traffic

Mill Street Bridge (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)
Built 1891; Replaced 1994
Lost Stone arch bridge over Waupaca River on Water Street in Waupaca
Replaced by new bridge

Millbrook Bridge (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built 1897. Bypassed by a new concrete & Steel Stringer in 1984
Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River
Open to pedestrians, beautiful setting

Miller Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899
Stone arch bridge over Yellow Breeches Creek on T955 Slatehill Road
Open to all traffic

Miller Station Road Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over French Creek on PA 1016
Currently undergoing replacement- new culvert will take the old bridge's place...

Millers Run Covered Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over Millers Run on ALT VT 122 in Lyndon
Open to traffic

Millmont Covered Bridge (Union County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1855
Covered bridge over Penns Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to pedestrians only

Millport Covered Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)
Built 1872 by William Hudson; collapsed ca. 1954 and replaced by a pony truss bridge
Lost covered bridge over Middle Fork Fabius River at Millport
No longer exists

Millstone Creek Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890
Stone arch bridge over Millstone Creek on CR 1300 South
Open to traffic

Milton Road Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1881; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over Whitewater River on Milton Road
Replaced by new bridge

MILW Cedar River Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Replaced 1905
Lost Bridge over Cedar River on Railroad (MILW)
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW Mill Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1890
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW Pile-Pontoon Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1874, Rebuilt several times, Diassembled 1961
Lost Pontoon bridge over Mississippi River on railroad
Lost

Milwaukee Road Trestle (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 for the Milwaukee Road, removed after a snowmobile accident
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek, Broadway Street (CSAH 147) on Milwaukee Road Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Mine Road Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1976
Through truss bridge over Stony Brook on Mine Road
Open to traffic

Mink Hollow Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by J.R.Brandt, bypassed
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Arney Run on Crooks Road. (bypassed section)
Open to pedestrians

Minneopa Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Road (Formerly rail) portion built 1879 ; Railroad portion built 1905
Stone Arch over Minneopa Creek on County Rd 69 & Union Pacific Railroad
Open

Mississippi River Lincoln Highway Bridge (Second) (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1891
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 30/Lincoln Highway in Clinton
Lost

Mize Bridge (Haralson County, Georgia)
Built 1897, abandoned in 1982 when new bridge just to the south was built
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Tallapoosa River on old alignment of Poplar Springs Road
Abandoned

Mohawk River Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1891; rehabilitated 1978
Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Peebles Island South Access Road in Waterford
Open to traffic

Mohee Road Bridge (Blackford County, Indiana)
Built in 1894 by the Indiana Bridge Company, replaced in 1993.
Lost Warren Cantilever Bedstead pony truss bridge over Big Lick Creek on CR 350 W (Mohee Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Moingona Railroad Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1894, Removed 1930
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River
Removed but not replaced

Moneek Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1872. Relocated to Castalia City Park ca. 1993
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

Money Creek Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built 1891 by the King Bridge Company
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Money Creek on Old Cr 2500 East
Removed but not replaced

Mongul Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1840 before the village Mongul even existed, Replaced 1964
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Sr 4016 (Roxbury Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Monon Railroad Deer Creek High Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890's, abandoned in 1987
Abandoned deck girder bridge over Deer Creek on former Monon Railroad east of Delphi
Abandoned, but intact

Monon Railroad Tippecanoe River Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1895, demolished ca. 1986
Lost Deck truss bridge over Tippecanoe River and access roads on former Monon Railroad in Monticello
Lost

Montgomery Covered Bridge (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1887
Covered bridge over North Branch Lamoille River on C3014
Open to traffic

Moods Covered Bridge East Rockhill Township, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; rehabilitated 1974, Damaged by truck, torched 2004-rebuilt by State opened 2/19/08 now owned by TWP
Covered bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek on Blooming Glen Road in Perkasie, PA
Open to traffic one-way westbound

Moody Ford Bridge (Barton County, Missouri)
Built 1884 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1998; relocated to private property in Nov. 1999
Through truss bridge formerly over North Fork Spring River on SW 60th Road (CR 432)
Open to traffic on a private lane

Moonville Tunnel (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1857 and abandoned in 1989
Abandoned tunnel with approach that crosses Raccoon Creek on CSX line between Cumberland, Maryland and Cincinnati
Abandoned, but used by pedestrians

Moore Covered Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built in 1876 by William T. Washer, replaced in 1978 after damage from a large truck.
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Patoka River
Removed and replaced

Moore's Ford Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1884 by Morse Bridge Company, Removed betwixt 2002 aerial imagery and the 2004 aerial imagery
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over White Water Creek on 25th Avenue
Demolished - Removed but not replaced

Mopac Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1896
Girder bridge over Tr 222 on Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly Mopac) near Shelbyville
Open to traffic

Morgan Covered Bridge (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1887; rehabilitated 1898 and 1980
Covered bridge over North Branch Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge Road in Belvidere
Open to traffic

Morris Mill Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1884 by the Penn Bridge Works; Closed to traffic in 1980's
Abandoned warren pony truss bridge over Big Creek
Abandoned

Morris Mill Bridge (Giles County, Tennessee)
Built 1884 as two span. One span flooded out and replaced with stringer span.
Abandoned warren pony truss bridge over Big Creek on Old Cambellsville Road (Former Alignment)
Abandoned

Morris Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1841; rehabilitated 1916
Stone arch bridge over Wissahickon Creek on Morris Road near Fort Washington, PA
Open to traffic

Morse Mill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1886-87 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Big River at Morse Mill
Open to pedestrians only

Morseville Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built in 1885 by the Smith Bridge Company; bypassed in 2006
Pratt through truss bridge over Flint River on Burt Road (Old alignment)
Bypassed by a new bridge on a different alignment and abandoned

Morton Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built ca.1880 by the Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne
Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Marion Center Road
Open to traffic

Morton Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built 1889 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Crooked River on Landing Road
Open to traffic

Mortonville Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1826. Reconstructed 2009.
Stone arch bridge over West Branch Brandywine Creek on Strasburg Road
Open to traffic. Reconstructed as a wider bridge, retaining the stone.

Moscow Mills Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by Raymond and Campbell
Abandoned through truss bridge over the Cuivre River at Moscow Mills
Closed to all traffic

Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1864 at Pacific Mills in Lawrence; relocated 1989; reopened to foot traffic in 1995
Relocated wrought-iron through arch bridge on the grounds of Merrimack College in North Andover
Open to pedestrians

Mosquito Creek Bridge (Christian County, Illinois)
Built 1893
Through truss bridge over Mosquito Creek on TR 16, 6 mi. east of Mt.Auburn
Closed to all traffic

Motor Mill Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1899, One span destroyed by flooding in 1991, the other in 2008. Both spans replaced by replica spans in 2013
Pratt through truss bridge over Turkey River on Galaxy Road
Destroyed by flooding in 2008; replica spans now in place and open to traffic

Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1875 by G. W. Pilcher; rehabilitated 1963
Covered bridge over Middle Fork Salt Creek on TR 8 (Mt. Olive Road)
Open to pedestrians only

Mount Wilson Toll Road over Eaton Canyon Wash (Los Angeles County, California)
Built by The Pasadena and Mount Wilson Toll Road Company 1891, Replaced by the Nat'l Forrest Service, Date unknown
Concrete stringer bridge over Eaton Canyon Wash on Mt. Wilson Toll Road in Angeles National Forrest
Closed to all traffic