Built 1852
View Exhibit map
Blackwater River Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Steve, Boomer, and Co. of St. Louis for $6,000; Removed 1915Lost covered bridge over Blackwater River somewhere in Saline CountyNo 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 1936Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340Destroyed by flood
BO - Kingwood Tunnel (Preston County, West Virginia)
Bored 1852; Subsequent work 1903 and 1912; Abandoned and sealed 1950Tunnel on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in TunneltonSealed 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 RailroadNo 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 1887Lost Fink through truss bridge over Monongahela River on the Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDestroyed 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 1852Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Armory Canal on Baltimore & Ohio RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Buena Vista Ferry (Marion County, Oregon)
Established 1852, Current ferry built in 2011Ferry 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 1939Lost Howe through truss bridge over Chicopee RiverDestroyed by flooding
Croton Reservoir Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1852?; replaced 1904Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Croton Reservoir on Old Croton Dam RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Erie - Portage Viaduct (1st) (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1852, destroyed by fire on May 6, 1875Lost Wooden bridge over Genesee River on former Erie Railroad north of PortagevilleDestroyed by fire
Groveton Covered Bridge 29-04-04 (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1852; Bypassed 1939Covered bridge over Upper Ammonoosuc River in NorthumberlandOpen to pedestrians
Jay Street Covered Bridge (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on Jay StreetDestroyed 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 remainsLost Covered Lattice through truss bridge over Dan River on Old State Highway 87Replaced by a new bridge
Moore's Crossing Bridge (1852) (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1852Lost through truss bridge over Merrimack River on RRReplaced by a new bridge
Philippi Covered Bridge 48-01-01 (Barbour County, West Virginia)
Built 1852, Reconstructed 1991Burr arch-truss bridge over Tygart Valley River on U.S. 250 in PhilippiOpen to traffic; posted for load
Pleasantville Covered Bridge 38-06-01 (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852 as an uncovered bridge; covered in 1856Covered 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 1920Lost covered bridge over Bourbeuse River somewhere near UnionDestroyed by severe weather
Rhoad's Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852; Replaced 1955Lost Stone arch bridge over W Br Conococheaque Creek on Pa 995; Sr 0995 (Welsh Run Road)Replaced by new bridge
Rocky Spring Branch Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852; collapsed August 1996; replaced 1998Lost stone arch bridge over Rocky Spring Branch on Keefer RoadCollapsed
Salt Fork Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Henry Bingham for $5,000; removed 1915Lost covered bridge over Salt Fork west of NaptonNo longer exists
Smith's Bridge (first) (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1852; collapsed under a load ca 1855; rebuilt; replaced by new covered bridge 1865Lost Bridge over Des Plaines River on roadCollapsed
Stoddard Stone Arch Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1852Stone arch bridge over North Branch Contoocook River next to NH 9Open to pedestrians only
Wappinger Creek Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
Built 1852, widened 1884Stone arch bridge over Wappinger Creek on NY 9D in Wappingers FallsOpen to traffic