19th Century
There are 1,760 bridges in this category · Only showing 531 bridges with photos
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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
closed to all 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
London Mills Bridge (Knox County, Illinois)Built 1883
Lost pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on CH 39 in London Mills
Replaced by new bridge
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
Macombs Dam Bridge (New York County, New York)Built 1895; rehabilitated 2003
Swing bridge over Harlem River on E. 155th Street in New York
Open to 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
Marseille Nabisco Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Howe pony truss bridge over Marseille Power Canal on spur of Rock Island Railroad in Marseille
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
McClure Road Bridge (Darke County, Ohio)Built 1882 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Greenville Creek on TR 276
closed to all traffic
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
McLeery Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)Built 1864, moved to private property in 1983, later moved to park in Lancaster.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
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
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 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1977 and 1995
Covered bridge over Leatherwood Creek on CR W20N
Open to traffic
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 May 1890
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to railroad traffic only
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
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
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 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
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 Park Suspension Bridge (Mahoning County, Ohio)Built 1895 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.
Suspension bridge over Mill Creek in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown
Open to traffic
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
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
Mink Hollow Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)Built 1887 by J.R.Brandt, bypassed
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Arney Run
Open to pedestrians
Mopac Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Built 1896
Girder bridge over Tr 222 on Mopac Rr (Union Pacific)
Open to traffic
Morrison Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)Built 1881
Whipple through truss bridge in Dayton
Open to pedestrians
Moscow Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)Built 1886 by E. L. Kennedy
Two-span covered bridge over Flatrock River on CR 900S at Moscow
Destroyed by tornado June 3, 2008. County has voted to rebuild it.
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
Mull Covered Bridge (Sandusky County, Ohio)Built 1851; made obsolete by new bridge in 1962 and closed to traffic
Covered bridge on CR 9 southwest of Fremont
Open to pedestrians only
Mullen Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Built 1876; rehabilitated 1987-88
Covered bridge over Mill Creek on Doyle Road
Open to traffic
Neff's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1875
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Penn Grant Road
Open to traffic
New Germantown Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)Built 1891
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on TR 302
Open to traffic
Newburg Road Bridge (Macon County, Illinois)Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Friends Creek on Newburg Road (TR 23), 1.0 mi. east of Argenta
Closed to all traffic
Newport Covered Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)Built 1885 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1983
Covered bridge over Little Vermillion River on CR 50 North
Open to traffic
Nineteenth Street Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)Built 1888 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works; rehabilitated 1965; closed to traffic 1986; new bridge built 1992
Two-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Platte River on 19th Street in Denver
Open to pedestrians only
Nineveh Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)Built 1885; replaced 1989
Lost through truss bridge over Old Channel Chariton River on CR 175 east of Connelsville
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Noakes Bridge (Nodaway County, Missouri)Built 1891-92 by the St. Joseph Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss over One Hundred and Two River on 130th Street (CR 156) southwest of Hopkins
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1895
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad (now pedestrian trail) in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians
Oakalla Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)Built 1898 by J.J. Daniels
Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 375W
Open to traffic
Offutt's Ford Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)Built 1884 by Kennedy Bros.
Covered bridge over Little Blue River on Offutt Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Old Alton Bridge (Denton County, Texas)Built 1884 by the King Bridge Co.; later bypassed
Through truss bridge over Hickory Creek on Copper Canyon Road in Denton
Open to pedestrians only
Old Appleton Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)Built 1879 by H.W. Sebastian & Co. of St. Louis; washed away by flash flood on December 3, 1982; reconstructed 2005
Wrought-iron through truss bridge over Apple Creek on Main Street in Old Appleton
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Old Clay's Ferry Bridge (Fayette County, Kentucky)Built 1871; rehabilitated 1955
Two-span through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 2328 (Old US 25) in Lexington
Open to traffic
Old Red Covered Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)Built 1875 by William T. Washer
Covered bridge over Big Bayou on Barnes Road
Open to pedestrians
Old River Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)Built 1899 by the Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio; closed to traffic in 1974
Two-span through truss bridge over Saline River on the Old Military Road near Benton
Abandoned with portions of deck missing
Old River Road Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)Built 1893
Through truss bridge over Little Pigeon Creek on Old River Road
Open to traffic
Old Stone Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)Built 1861. General Sherman marched over the bridge in the Civil War. Bridge destroyed by flooding in 1969.
Lost stone arch bridge over Elk River on Old US HWY 231/431 in Fayetteville, TN
Destroyed by flood
Old Yankton Road Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Built 1895 by S.M. Hewett
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Old Yankton Road in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
Olin Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Built 1873; reconstructed 1993
Covered bridge over Ashtabula River on Dewey Road (TH 334) in Edgewood
Open to traffic
Orange Road Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)Built 1898 by the Toledo Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1970
Through truss bridge over Olentangy River on Orange Road (TR 114) in Powell
Open to one-lane traffic
Oregon Creek Covered Bridge (Yuba County, California)Built 1860 by Thomas Freeman
Covered bridge over Oregon Creek on Alleghany Road at Oregon Creek Campground
Open to traffic
Otter Creek Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)Built 1884 by Thomas A. Hardman; closed to traffic 1996
Covered bridge over Otter Creek on CR 850 West
Open to pedestrians only
Palisades Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Built 1881 by S.M. Hewitt & Co.
Through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek on 485th Avenue at Palisades State Park
Open to one-lane traffic
Palos Covered Bridge (Athens County, Ohio)Built in 1876, restored in 1974 and 200?
Covered bridge over Sunday Creek on TR 347
Restored and opened to traffic
Papinville Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)Built 1884 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1995
Closed through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River just west of Papinville
Closed to all traffic
Paradise Road Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)Built 1896 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of St. Louis; demolished 1979 with the creation of Smithville Reservoir
Lost through truss over Little Platte River near Paradise
Removed
Parker Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Main span replaced with a Camelback through truss in the 1920's. Bridge closed and approach span removed Dec. 19, 1980. Rest of bridge demolished ca. 1988
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Verdigris River southeast of Coffeyville
No longer exists
Parr's Mill Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1865
Covered bridge over Roaring Creek on Parrs Mill Road, south of Catawissa
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1885; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 700 South
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1884
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 850 South
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1888
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 180 East
Open to traffic
Petroleum Center Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884 by the Morse Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Two-span through truss bridge over Oil Creek on PA 1004 (Eagle Rock Road)
Open to one-lane traffic
Petticoat Lane Bridge (Orange County, New York)Built 1884 by the Groton Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Petticoat Lane, northeast of Bloomingburgh
Open to traffic
Phantom Canyon No. 1 Tunnel (Fremont County, Colorado)Built 1894 by the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad
Tunnel on CR 67 (Phantom Canyon Road) north of Florence
Open to one-lane traffic
Phantom Canyon No. 2 Tunnel (Fremont County, Colorado)Built 1894 by the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad
Tunnel on CR 67 (Phantom Canyon Road) north of Florence
Open to one-lane traffic
Philippi Covered Bridge (Barbour County, West Virginia)The Philippi covered Bridge was the site of the first land battle of the Civil War. On June 3, 1861
Burr arch-truss bridge over Tygart Valley River on U.S. 250 in Philippi
Open to traffic
Pilot Grove Park Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)Built 1876 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated 1968
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge in Pilot Grove County Park
Open to pedestrians
Pine Mill Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Pine Creek in Wild Cat Den State Park
Open to pedestrians
Pinetown Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1867; rehabilitated 1974
Covered bridge over Big Conestoga River on Bridge Road (TR 620)
Open to traffic
Pleasantville Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1852 as an uncovered bridge; covered in 1856
Covered bridge over Little Manatawny Creek on PA 1030 (Covered Bridge Road)
Open to traffic
Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Greene County, Indiana)Built 1883 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge over Plummer Creek on Baseline Road (CR 25 East)
Open to traffic
Polo Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)Originally built 1875 over Otter Creek south of Harrison; relocated in Jan. 2002
Relocated bowstring truss bridge in a park in Polo
Open to pedestrians only
Portland Mills Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Originally built 1856 by Henry Wolfe; relocated 1961; arsoned in 1989; reconstructed 1996
Covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on CR E650N
Open to traffic