Built 1859

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Bear Creek Covered Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built 1859; replaced 1931
Lost covered bridge over Bear Creek on the Hannibal-New London Toll Road
No longer standing

Ehrmentraut Farm Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1859 over Erie Canal in Brockport, NY. Relocated east of Brockport on Erie Canal in 1880. Relocated to its current location in 1910.
Bridge over Black Creek on a farm access road
Open to pedestrians

Eldon Railroad Bridge (older) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Line built 1859, replaced 1916
Lost Truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

General Dean Suspension Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)
Built 1859
Suspension bridge over Kaskaskia River at Fairfax Street in Carlyle
Open to pedestrians only

Hamden Covered Bridge 32-13-03 #2 (Delaware County, New York)
Built 1859 by Robert Murray, rehabilitated in 2001
Covered bridge over West Branch Delaware River on Basin Clove Road
Open to traffic

Mexico Road Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built 1858-1859
Lost 100-ft covered bridge over Elk Fork Salt River southeast of Paris
Washed away in 1967

Pool Forge Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Bypassed and transferred to private ownership 1962; In 2005, the bridge became the property of Caernarvon Township to be included in a park managed by Poole Forge, Inc.
Burr arch-truss bridge over Congestoga Creek on Private bypassed road
Open to pedestrians

Porter-Parsonfield Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1859, bypassed in 1960, restored in 1999
Covered bridge over Ossipee River on a pedestrian trail in Porter
Open to pedestrians

Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1859; rehabilitated 1996
Two-span covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Sawyers Crossing Road in Swanzey
Open to traffic

Shoal Creek Covered Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1859; removed in 1894 and timber sold to the Hamilton-Kingston Railroad
Lost covered bridge over Shoal Creek somewhere near Kingston
Removed

Stumphouse Tunnel (Oconee County, South Carolina)
contruction began in 1856, abandoned 1859
Never finished pre-Civil War railroad tunnel
Open to pedestrians, bring a flash light!

Walter's Mill Covered Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1859
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Haupts Run Creek on Private walking trail