Built 1852

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Arlington Green Covered Bridge 45-02-01 (Bennington County, Vermont)
Built 1852; rehabilitated 1979
Covered bridge over Battenkill River on C3023 in Arlington
Open to traffic

Blackwater River Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Steve, Boomer, and Co. of St. Louis for $6,000; Removed 1915
Lost covered bridge over Blackwater River somewhere in Saline County
No longer exists

BO - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852; Converted to road-only use 1894; 3 spans destroyed by flood 1924; Totally destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340
Destroyed by flood

BO - Kingwood Tunnel (Preston County, West Virginia)
Bored 1852; Subsequent work 1903 and 1912; Abandoned and sealed 1950
Tunnel on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Tunnelton
Sealed Up in 1950

BO - Lower Elysville Bridge (2nd) (Howard County, Maryland)
Built 1853 lost 1868 due to flooding. Replaced by a bridge of similar design but with an additional span.
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Patapsco river on B&O Railroad
No longer exists

BO - Monogahela River Fink Truss Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Fink iron bridge built here 1852; Destroyed by the CSA 1863; Replaced by indentical structure 1865; Replaced 1887
Lost Fink through truss bridge over Monongahela River on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Destroyed in 1863 by the South; temporarily replaced by the north with a wooden bridge; replaced by the railroad to a similar plan but with slightly different casting shortly after the war.

BO - Pulp Mill Bollman Truss (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Armory Canal on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Buena Vista Ferry (Marion County, Oregon)
Established 1852, Current ferry built in 2011
Ferry across Willamette River on Buena Vista Rd/Willamette Ferry St.
Open to traffic

Collins Station Covered Bridge 21-07-17x (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1852; Damaged by flooding from hurricane 1938; Dismantled and replaced 1939
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Chicopee River
Destroyed by flooding

Croton Reservoir Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1852?; replaced 1904
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Croton Reservoir on Old Croton Dam Road
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - Cumberland Mountain Tunnel (Franklin County, Tennessee)
Built 1852 by Stevenson,V.K
Tunnel under Cumberland Mountains on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Erie - Portage Viaduct (1st) (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1852, destroyed by fire on May 6, 1875
Lost Wooden bridge over Genesee River on former Erie Railroad north of Portageville
Destroyed by fire

Groveton Covered Bridge 29-04-04 (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1852; Bypassed 1939
Covered bridge over Upper Ammonoosuc River in Northumberland
Open to pedestrians

Jay Street Covered Bridge (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on Jay Street
Destroyed by fire in 1919

Leaksville Covered Bridge 33-79-04x (Rockingham County, North Carolina)
Built 1852 in the town of Leaksville; Collapsed 1943; 30' stone piling remains
Lost Covered Lattice through truss bridge over Dan River on Old State Highway 87
Replaced by a new bridge

Moore's Crossing Bridge (1852) (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1852
Lost through truss bridge over Merrimack River on RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Philippi Covered Bridge 48-01-01 (Barbour County, West Virginia)
Built 1852, Reconstructed 1991
Burr arch-truss bridge over Tygart Valley River on U.S. 250 in Philippi
Open to traffic; posted for load

Pleasantville Covered Bridge 38-06-01 (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

Red Bridge 25-36-01x (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1852; destroyed by a tornado in 1920
Lost covered bridge over Bourbeuse River somewhere near Union
Destroyed by severe weather

Rhoad's Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852; Replaced 1955
Lost Stone arch bridge over W Br Conococheaque Creek on Pa 995; Sr 0995 (Welsh Run Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Richards Covered Bridge 38-19-41 / 38-49-07 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852
Covered bridge over South Branch Roaring Creek on Jepko Road
Open to traffic

Rocky Spring Branch Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852; collapsed August 1996; replaced 1998
Lost stone arch bridge over Rocky Spring Branch on Keefer Road
Collapsed

Salt Fork Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Henry Bingham for $5,000; removed 1915
Lost covered bridge over Salt Fork west of Napton
No longer exists

Smith's Bridge (first) (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1852; collapsed under a load ca 1855; rebuilt; replaced by new covered bridge 1865
Lost Bridge over Des Plaines River on road
Collapsed

Stoddard Stone Arch Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1852
Stone arch bridge over North Branch Contoocook River next to NH 9
Open to pedestrians only

Wappinger Creek Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
Built 1852, widened 1884
Stone arch bridge over Wappinger Creek on NY 9D in Wappingers Falls
Open to traffic