19th Century
There are 1,720 bridges in this category · Only showing 479 bridges with photos
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Harvey Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)Built 1878 by the American Bridge Co. for the CB&Q Railroad; converted for vehicular use in 1938
Four-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over the old channel of the Des Moines River on Harvey Island Road
Open to one-lane traffic on a minimum-maintenance road
Hawkeye Avenue Underpass (Floyd County, Iowa)Built 1889
Stone arch bridge over Hawkeye Avenue on the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad at Nora Springs
Open to traffic
Hays Bridge (Hancock County, Indiana)Built 1887 by the Columbia Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1983 and 2006
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 675 East
Open to traffic
Helmick Covered Bridge (Coshocton County, Ohio)Built 1863 by John Shrake; rehabilitated 1996
Two-span covered bridge over Killbuck Creek on TR 25
Open to one-lane traffic
Helmick Mill Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Ohio)Built 1867; rehabilitated 1991
Covered bridge over Island Run on Milirk Road (TR 269)
Open to one lane traffic with a weight limit
Henkin's Ford Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 2001
Through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Catawba Road
Closed to traffic
Hennepin Avenue Steel Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1888-91, replacing an earlier suspension bridge. Demolished 1989.
Lost two-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for the current bridge
Henry Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1894
Covered bridge over West Branch Little Hocking River on Fairfield Road (TR 61)
Open to pedestrians only
High Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)Built in 1877 as the first Cantilever bridge in North America and was the highest bridge in the world at the time it was built. The bridge is 240' high.
Cantilever Bridge over Kentucky River on Norfolk Southern Railroad in High Bridge, KY
Open to traffic
Hills Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1878 by the Hocking Valley Bridge Works (A. Borneman)
Covered bridge over Little Muskingum River on CR 333
Open to pedestrians only
Hillsgrove Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, Pennsylvania)Built 1850
Covered bridge over Loyalsock Creek on Covered Bridge Road (TR 357)
Open to traffic
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built 1874; rehabilitated 1973
Covered bridge over Schwaben Creek on Middle Creek Road, east of Rebuck
Open to traffic
Hobbs Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)Built 1891. Bridge closed to traffic. Deck and approaches removed but preserved in 1986.
Baltimore through truss bridge over Elk River on J.D. Suggs Road
Closed to all traffic
Hogback Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)Built 1884; rehabilitated 1992
Covered bridge over North River on Hogback Bridge Road
Open to pedestrians only
Hollingshead Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1851; rehabilitated 1999
Covered bridge over Catawissa Creek on Old Reading Road, east of Catawissa
Open to traffic
Holliwell Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)Built 1880; rehabilitated 1995
Covered bridge over Middle River, southeast of Winterset
Open to pedestrians only
Hollow Road Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built 1897 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1972
Pony truss bridge over Schwaben Creek on Hollow Road (TR 430), west of Rebuck
Open to traffic
Honey Run Covered Bridge (Butte County, California)Built 1894 by George Miller
Covered bridge over Honey Run on Honey Run Road
Open to pedestrians only
Hop Gulch Trestle (Chaffee County, Colorado)Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Lost railroad trestle over Hop Gulch just northeast of Buena Vista
Structure removed except for stone piers and a few scattered wooden beams
Hopewell Church Covered Bridge (Perry County, Ohio)Built 1874
Covered bridge over Painter Creek on CR 51
Open to one-lane traffic
Houck Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)Built 1880 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1994
Two-span covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 550S
Open to traffic
Hubbard Road Bridge (Orange County, New York)Built 1886; rehabilitated 1975
Pony truss bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Hubbard Road
Closed to all traffic
Huffman Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)Built 1880
Two-span covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Huffman Road
Open to traffic
Hune Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1879 by Rolla Merydith; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Little Muskingum River on Township Road 34
Open to one-lane traffic
Imes Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)Built 1870; relocated in 1887 and 1977; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge at Imes Bridge Park in St. Charles
Open to pedestrians only
Indian Camp Covered Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)Built 1855; rehabilitated 1999
Covered bridge over Indian Camp Run on Covered Bridge Road (TR 611) just off OH 658
Open to one-lane traffic
Indiana Avenue Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)Built 1898 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Elkhart River on Indiana Avenue in Goshen
Open to traffic
Inwood Iron Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)Built 1899 by the Pittsburg Bridge Co. and Nelson & Buchanan; rehabilitated 1960
Through truss bridge over Swatara Creek on TR 575
Closed to all traffic
Iowa River Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)Built 1885
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on a local road
Closed to all traffic
Irondale Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)Built 1856
Stone arch bridge over Dry Creek on the Iron Mountain Railroad (now UPRR) north of Irondale in Irondale
Open to railroad traffic
Iverson Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Formerly part of the Iverson Road linking Sioux Falls with Sibley, IA and Blue Earth, MN, it was named after the Iverson family, whose homestead was located near this bridge. First bridge built in 1889, but was replaced with current span in 1897.
Parker through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Iverson Crossing Road east of East Sioux Falls and 1.3 miles west of Rowena
Closed to all traffic
Jack's Mill Bridge (Henderson County, Illinois)Built 1846 by William Smith
Lost covered bridge over Henderson Creek on IL 164 (formerly IL 94A) east of Oquawka
No longer exists
Jacks Hollow Covered Bridge (Perry County, Ohio)Built 1879 by William A. Dean
Covered bridge over Kent's Run on Madison Road (TR 108)
Open to traffic
Jackson Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1861 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1977
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CR N50W
Open to traffic
Jefferson Rail Road Bridge (Marion County, Texas)Bi-passed rail bridge over Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson. Built by the Phoenix Bridge Company 1897. New bridge sits just to the north, old bridge preserved in place.
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Cypress Bayou
Closed to all traffic
Jefferson Street Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)Built 1857 by Dr. William A. Davison; widened in 1964 and 1980; replaced 1988
Lost stone arch bridge over East Branch Wears Creek on Jefferson Street in downtown Jefferson City
Replaced by a concrete culvert
John Bright No. 1 Iron Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)Originally built ca. 1884 by the Hocking Valley Bridge Works over Poplar Creek on Havenport Road near Carroll.
Wrought-iron through truss bridge relocated to the Ohio University-Lancaster campus
Open to pedestrians only
John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)Originally built 1881 by Augustus Borneman over Poplar Creek on Bish Road near Carroll. Rehabilitated 1913. Relocated 1988.
Covered bridge relocated to the Ohio University-Lancaster campus in Lancaster
Open to pedestrians only
Johnson Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)Built 1887
Covered bridge over Clear Creek on Amanda-Clearport Road
Open to pedestrians only
Johnson Creek Covered Bridge (Robertson County, Kentucky)Built 1874
Smith through truss bridge over Johnson Creek on on an old alignment of KY 1029
Open to pedestrians
Johnson Mill Covered Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)Built 1876; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Salt Creek on Arch Hill Road (CR 82)
Open to pedestrians only
Johnson Road Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Ohio)Built 1870; rehabilitated 2000
Covered bridge over Brushy Fork Little Scioto River on Johnson Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Josiah Hess Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1875
Covered bridge over Huntington Creek on Covered Bridge Lane, northeast of Orangeville
Open to pedestrians only
Jud Christian Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1876; rehabilitated 1996
Covered bridge over Little Fishing Creek on Ardens Hill Road, northeast of Sereno
Open to traffic
Jugtown Road Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)Built 1884
Through truss bridge over East Fork Mazon River on Jugtown Road (TR 172), 2.5 mi. west of Braceville
Open to one-lane traffic
Junction Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Little Rock
Rehabilitation complete open to pedestrians as of 05-17-08
Kaskaskia River Bridge (Douglas County, Illinois)Built 1895
Through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on TR 151, 0.2 mi. east of Chestervill
Open to traffic
Keefer Covered Bridge (Montour County, Pennsylvania)Built 1853 by William Butler; rehabilitated 1983
Covered bridge over Chillesquaque Creek on Keefer Mill Road
Open to traffic
Keller's Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1891
Covered bridge over Cocalico Creek on Rettew Mill Road in Ephrata
Open to traffic
Kern Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)Built 1873 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company Canton, OH; Closed to traffic in 1990
Bowstring through truss bridge over LeSeuer River at border of Mankato and South Bend Townships on Township Rd. 190 and 195th Lane
Closed to all traffic
Kidd's Mill Covered Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)Built 1868; rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Shenango River on Kidds Mill Road (TR 471)
Open to pedestrians only
King Iron Bridge Draw Bridge (Rockland County, New York)Built 1880
Bridge
Closed to all traffic for rehabilitation in 2008
Klinepeter Covered Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)Built 1871; relocated in 1982
Covered bridge over Beaver Creek on Railroad Avenue in Beaver Springs
Open to traffic
Knapp's Covered Bridge (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)Built 1853; rehabilitated 2001
Covered bridge over Browns Creek on Browns Creek Road (TR 554)
Open to traffic
Knights Ferry Covered Bridge (Stanislaus County, California)Built May 1864; closed to traffic June 1981; rehabilitated 1989
Four-span covered bridge over Stanislaus River at Knights Ferry
Open to pedestrians only
Knowlton Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Ohio)Built 1887; rehabilitated 1995
Three-span covered bridge over Little Muskingum River on CR 387A
Open to pedestrians only
Kramer Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1881
Covered bridge over Mud Run on Turkey Path Road, north of Orangeville
Open to traffic
Krickbaum Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1876
Covered bridge over South Branch Roaring Creek on All Saints Road
Open to traffic
L&N Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)First built 1872 as a Whipple through truss bridge; reconstructed 1897; railroad service discontinued 1987; closed to road traffic 2001; rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrians 2003
Five-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River formerly carrying the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (later CSX) and US 27 between Cincinnati and Newport
Open to pedestrian traffic only
Lake Park Drive Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1896
Stone arch bridge over a ravine on Lake Park Drive in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Lambs Creek Old IN 67 Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)Built 1893
Through truss bridge over Lambs Creek on Old IN 67
Open to traffic
Landis Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1873
Covered bridge over Little Conestoga Creek on Sheiner Station Road in Lancaster
Open to traffic
Langley Covered Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)Built 1887 by Pierce Bodner
Covered bridge over St. Joseph River on Covered Bridge Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Larkin Covered Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)Built 1881; relocated 2006
Covered bridge over a ditch next to Byers Station Blvd.
Open to pedestrians only
Lassig Bridge Company over Chippewa (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)Built 1898
Bridge over Chippewa River on Railroad
Laughery Creek Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Closed triple-Whipple through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on Old IN 56
Closed to all traffic
Laura Bradley Park Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)Built 1898
Deck truss bridge over Dry Run Creek on a park road within Laura Bradley Park in Peoria
Open to traffic
Leavenworth Railroad Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison for about $300,000; dedicated Jan. 2, 1894
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River at Leavenworth
No longer exists
Lewis Mill Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)Completed Oct. 3, 1892, by the St. Joseph Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1989
Lost through truss over Grand River on CR 570 (July Avenue) west of Jameson, beyond the end of Route OO
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Lime Kiln Road Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)Built 1882 as a railroad bridge by the King Bridge Co.; later relocated here for vehicular traffic; replaced 1980
Lost through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Lime Kiln Road north of Neosho in Neosho
Replaced by a modern bridge
Lime Valley Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1871
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Breneman Road
Open to traffic
Linn Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)Built 1893; rehabilitated 1955
Pony truss bridge over Linn Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Little Blue River Bridge (Crawford County, Indiana)Built 1892
Through truss bridge over Little Blue River on CR 1030 South
Open to traffic
Little Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)Built 1898 by the A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Through truss bridge over Little Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Little Graham Creek Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)Built 1897
Through truss bridge over Little Graham Creek on CR 800 East
Closed to all traffic
Little Osage River Bridge (Bourbon County, Kansas)Built in 1896 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Little Osage River, 3.0 mi. west and 2.0 mi. north of Xenia
Open to traffic
Little Salt Creek Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)Built 1897; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Little Salt Creek on CR 595 East
Open to traffic
Little Wabash River Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)Built 1893
Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 229, 6.5 mi. west of Grayville
Open to traffic
Locust Creek Covered Bridge (Linn County, Missouri)Built 1868 by Bishop and Eaton
Covered bridge over the old channel of Locust Creek between Laclede and Meadville off US 36
Open to pedestrians only
Log Lick Creek Bridge (Switzerland County, Indiana)Built 1882
Through truss bridge over Log Lick Creek on Dead End Road
Closed to all traffic
Logan Mills Covered Bridge (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)Built 1874
Covered bridge over Fishing Creek on Logan Mills Road
Open to traffic
London Bridge (Mohave County, Arizona)Originally built 1824-1831 in London, England, by John Rennie; dismantled and relocated to Arizona in 1968-71
Relocated stone and concrete arch bridge on McCulloch Blvd. in Lake Havasu City
Open to traffic
Lost Creek Bridge (Bourbon County, Kansas)Built 1888
Through truss bridge over Lost Creek, 3.0 mi. east and 0.3 mi. north of Mapleton
Closed to all traffic
Lost River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1894
Through truss bridge over Lost River on CR 375 North
Open to traffic
Louisiana Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)Built 1872-73
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana
Open to train traffic
Loutre River Katy Trail Bridge (Montgomery County, Missouri)Built 1897 by the A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Through truss bridge over Loutre River on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad), just west of McKittrick
Open to pedestrians only
Lupus Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)Built 1894 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1995
Through truss bridge formerly over Splice Creek on Ridge Road (CR 4) near Lupus
Relocated to private property next to creek
Lye Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)Built 1879
Pony truss bridge over Lye Creek on CR 475 East
Closed to all traffic
Maeystown Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)Built 1881; rehabilitated 1938
Stone arch bridge over Maeystown Creek on Mill Street at Maeystown
Open to one-lane traffic
Mansfield Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1867 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR 620 South
Open to traffic
Mark Road Bridge (Fayette County, Ohio)Built 1883 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; reconstructed 2007
Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Mark Road
Open to traffic
Mary's River Covered Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)Built 1854; carried traffic until 1930; rehabilitated 1954 and 2004-05
Covered bridge over Little Mary's River northeast of Chester, just off IL 150
Open to pedestrians only
Matheson Railroad Bridge (Elbert County, Colorado)Originally built 1883 by the American Bridge Co. as an eight-span bridge at Colona, Illinois, over the Rock River. Two spans relocated here in 1920 to replace an 1899 trestle. Rails removed in 1992.
Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Big Sandy Creek on the Rock Island Railroad east of Matheson
Railroad line discontinued with tracks removed
McColly Covered Bridge (Logan County, Ohio)Built 1876 by the Anderson Green Co.; rehabilitated 2000
Three-span covered bridge over Great Miami River on CR 13
Open to traffic
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)Built 1874; rehabilitated 1957 and 1998
Covered bridge over Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park
Open to traffic
McDowell Bridge (Poweshiek County, Iowa)Built 1883 by the King Bridge Co.; closed to traffic in 1989
Bowstring through truss bridge over Skunk River in Milgrove Access Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians
McLain Covered Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)Built 1871
Relocated covered bridge at Firemans Park in Alexandria
Open to pedestrians only
Mecca Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1873 by J.J. Daniels; closed to traffic 1964; rehabilitated 1993
Covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR 136, northeast of Mecca
Open to pedestrians only
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 by J.J. Daniels; closed to traffic in 1972
Three-span covered bridge over East Fork White River just off IN 235, east of Medora
Open to pedestrians only