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Andrews Street Bridge (1857) (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1857; Replaced 1893Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Genessee River on Andrews StreetReplaced by a new bridge
BO - Lodgeville Tunnel (Old) (Harrison County, West Virginia)
Bored in 1857 and bypassed in 1952.Abandoned tunnel for B&O RailroadDerelict/abandoned
BO - Shannon Tunnel (Doddridge County, West Virginia)
Lost Tunnel on the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on the North Bend Rail Trail.Daylighted and replaced by a cut
BO - Tunnel No. 6 (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Tunnel No. 6 is an abandoned tunnel along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's Wheeling-Pittsburgh Subdivision west of Washington, Pennsylvania.Abandoned tunnel on Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDerelict/abandoned
Bridgeport Toll Bridge (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1857Lost Through truss covered bridge over Wisconsin River on Great River RoadReplaced by a new bridge
C&F - Jordan Creek Iron Bridge (1857) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1857; Replaced 1889Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Jordan Creek on Catasauqua & Fogelsville RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Canal Street Spicket River Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; rehabilitated 1907; demolished 2016Stone arch bridge over Spicket River on Canal Street in LawrenceReplaced by a new bridge
Chagrin Falls Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1857Two-span stone arch bridge over a branch of Chagrin River on N. Main Street (CR 264) in Moreland HillsOpen to traffic
Change Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1856-1857Abandoned suspension bridge over Lehigh River on Hugh Moore ParkwayDerelict/abandoned
Cook's Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; Widened 1897; rehabilitated in 2016Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Elliot StreetOpen to traffic
CSX - Tunnelton Tunnel (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Originally built for 6' gauge. Lined with brick and shortened to 1731 ft. about 1898Tunnel on CSX TransportationOpen to traffic
Dayton Wire Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Designed and built in 1857 still standing in 1892. Probably gone before the 1913 floods that closed the canal.Lost Cable-stayed bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on South Main StreetNo longer exists
Douglas Road Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; rehabilitated 1923Stone arch bridge over Mumford River on Douglas Road in WhitinsvilleOpen to traffic
Downsville Covered Bridge 32-13-01 (Delaware County, New York)
Built 1857 by Robert Murray; rehabilitated 1998Covered bridge over East Branch Delaware River on Bridge Street in DownsvilleOpen to pedestrians only
Durham Road Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1857Stone arch bridge over Freys Run on PA 2003Open to traffic
Eustace Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1857; Portion collapsed under the weight of wagons and cattle that same year and repaired; Destroyed by flooding 1858; Replaced 1859Lost Bridge over Rock River on Galena AvenueDestroyed by flooding
Five Arch Bridge (Livingston County, New York)
Built in 1857 by Genesee Valley R.R. (Erie / Erie-Lackawanna R.R.) over the Conesus Lake Outlet.Stone arch bridge over Conesus Lake OutletClosed to all traffic
Hemlock Covered Bridge 19-09-02 (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1857; rehabilitated 1988Covered bridge over Old Course Saco River on Hemlock Bridge Road in FryeburgOpen to traffic
Jay Covered Bridge 32-16-01 (Essex County, New York)
Built 1857 by George Burt; Bypassed 1997; Rehabilitated 2007Covered Howe Truss bridge over East Branch Ausable River on CR 22Closed to traffic
Jefferson Street Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Built 1857 by Dr. William A. Davison; widened in 1964 and 1980; replaced 1988Lost stone arch bridge over East Branch Wears Creek on Jefferson Street in downtown Jefferson CityReplaced by a concrete culvert
K&P - Kennebec River Bridge (1857) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1857; destroyed by flood February 1870Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Kennebec River on Kennebec & Portland Railroad in Augusta.Destroyed by flooding
Landis Ridge Tunnel (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853-1857; Alterations 1911Tunnel under Landis Ridge on RailroadOpen to traffic
Lowe's Bridge (Piscataquis County, Maine)
Destroyed by Flood April 1, 1987Lost Bridge over Piscataquas RiverDestroyed by flooding; replacement covered bridge built in 1990
Lower Bridge (1857) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1857; Destroyed 1859; Replaced 1872Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on RoadDestroyed by flooding
Market Run Stone Arch (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1857; Replaced 1881Lost Stone arch bridge over Market Run on Market StreetDestroyed by flooding
MBTA - Melrose Street Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; re-pointed 1946Stone arch bridge over Melrose Street on MBTA Haverhill LineOpen to traffic
MEC - Kennebec River Bridge (Skowhegan-Old) (Somerset County, Maine)
Built 1857 for the Somerset & Kennebec Railroad; replaced 1880Lost Deck truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Military Street Bridge (Older) (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1857; Replaced 1884Lost Howe through truss bridge over Black River on Military StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Moonville Rail Trail - Moonville Tunnel (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1857 and abandoned in 1989Abandoned tunnel with approach that crosses Raccoon Creek on CSX line between Cumberland, Maryland and CincinnatiAbandoned, but used by pedestrians
North Bend Rail Trail - Butcher's Tunnel (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored in 1857, daylighted in 1963.Lost Tunnel for the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on North Bend Rail Trail.Daylighted and replaced by a cut
North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #11 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Built 1857Lost Tunnel for the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on the North Bend Rail Trail.Daylighted and replaced by a cut
North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #15 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored in 1857 and daylighted in 1963.Daylighted Tunnel for the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O RailroadDaylighted and replaced by a cut
North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #20 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored 1857 and daylighted in 1963Lost Tunnel for the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on North Bend Rail Trail.Daylighted and replaced by a cut
NS - Askew Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1857Stone arch bridge over 6th Street on Philadelphia & Reading RailroadOpen to traffic
NS - Bostian Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
On Aug. 27, 1891 passenger train Number 9 going from Salisbury to Asheville derailed and fell 60 feet off of Bostian Bridge. The wreck killed 30 people and injured many more.Stone arch bridge over Third Creek on Norfolk Southern RR, 2 miles w. of Statesville, NC along Buffalo Shoals Rd.Open to traffic
Samuel Paine Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1857; Demolished 1916Lost Paddleford through truss covered bridge over Androscoggin RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Seymour Street Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1857Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Seymour StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Stoutsville Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built 1857 for $5,000; removed when a new bridge was built on US 24Lost 145-ft covered bridge over North Fork Elk River west of Stoutsville near the US 24 crossingNo longer exists
Windham Road Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1857; bypassed 2001; reopened to pedestrians 2006Two-span stone arch bridge over Willimantic River on Windham Road in WillimanticOpen to pedestrians only
WM - Frostburg Tunnel (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1857; abandoned 1954Abandoned tunnel under Frostburg, MD on Cumberland & Pennsylvania RailroadDerelict/abandoned