Built 1861

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Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge 01-60-01 (Sumter County, Alabama)
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamuchee-Bellamy_Covered_Bridge for a detailed history
Lattice through truss bridge over a duck pond on a pedestrian walkway
Open to pedestrians only

Annisquam Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
First private bridge was built in 1848 became city owned when rebuilt in 1861,altered in 1877,1908,1920 rebuilt in 1946-47 and 1988
Timber stringer bridge over Lobster Cove Annisquam, Massachusetts on Pedestrian traffic Washington St to Annisquam Village
Design now limits to pedestrian traffic only

Bellbank Covered Bridge 38-15-21-2x (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1861; Arsoned in 1979; Remains were altered and remains in place
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over East Branch of Octoraro Creek
Destroyed by fire - Arsoned (was altered in place and remains but not a covered bridge)

Big Chiques #1 Bridge (Older) (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1861; Replaced in 1926
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Big Chiques Creek on Elizabethtown Road
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Twenty-First Bridge (1861) (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1861
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Brasher Falls Covered Bridge 35-45-01x (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1861
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Saint Regis River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1908
Lost Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Calhoun Street Bridge (covered) 38-09-48x / 30-11-05x (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Delaware River on Calhoun Street
Destroyed by fire

Chester Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1861
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over West Fork of the East Fork Whitewater River on Martin Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Church Hill Covered Bridge 38-09-22x (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1937; Lost in 1937; any replacement bridge is under the waters of Lake Nockamixon
Town lattice truss bridge over Tohickon Creek on Lost section of Old Bethlehem Pike
Inundated - Covered Bridge and any replacement is under the waters of Lake Nockamixon

Connellsville Suspension Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1905
Lost Suspension bridge over Youghiogheny River on Crawford Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

County Street Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1861
Stone arch bridge over Ipswich River on County Road
Open to traffic

Deininger's Covered Bridge (Adams County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1861 by John Finley; Lost in Flooding in 1889 and replaced.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conewago Creek on Harrisburg Road (RT 194)
Replaced by a new bridge

East Falls Covered Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1861; in 1878 a wind storm knocked down 2 spans; in 1879 repaired by Cofrade & Saylor of Philadelphia Bridge Works; in 1894 the bridge was destroyed by a windstorm; Replaced by bridge see BH #31515
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Schuylkill River
Replaced by a new bridge

East High Street Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1861; Replaced in 1926
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Big Chiques Creek on East High Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Finland Covered Bridge 38-09-21x (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1861; Removed and replaced in 1938
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Unami Creek on Upper Ridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Folsom Suspension Bridge (1861) (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1861, collasped in a flash flood in 1862
Lost Wire suspension bridge over American River in Folsom
Collapsed

Gauley Bridge (1861) (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1861 by John W. Murphy; demolished by the Union Army on September 11, 1862
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Gauley River on Road
Destroyed in wartime

Green Gap Arch (New York County, New York)
Footpath to Central Park Zoo closed in 2001
Stone arch bridge over closed footpath on East Drive
Open to traffic

Iron Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Inundated ca. 1930 when the Conklingville Dam was built; Is a popular SCUBA diving spot.
Pratt through truss bridge over Sacandaga River on Road
Inundated

Jackson Covered Bridge 14-61-28 (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1861, rehabilitated 1977 and 2007
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CRN50W
Open despite being damaged twice by oversized trucks attempting to cross it.

Keystone Arch Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1861
Stone arch bridge over MBTA Rockport Branch on Gloucester Avenue
Open to traffic

Kill Brook Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1861; rehabilitated 1993
Stone arch bridge over Kill Brook on Broadway in Ossining
Open to traffic

Kymulga Covered Bridge 01-61-01 (Talladega County, Alabama)
Built 1861
Howe through truss bridge over Talladega Creek on an access to the Old Georgia Road in Kymulga Park about four miles north of Childersburg on Grist Mill Road
Preserved and open to pedestrians

L&N - Danville Swing Bridge (1861) (Benton County, Tennessee)
Built in 1861; replaced 1931
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River / Kentucky Lake on Louisville & Nashville
Replaced by a new bridge

Mill Street Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1861; destroyed by tornado 1886 and replaced by a new bridge
Lost covered through truss bridge over Wabash River on Mill Street
Destroyed by severe weather

NECR - Burlington Tunnel (Chittenden County, Vermont)
Built 1860-1861, shotcrete lining applied 2008
Tunnel under North Avenue on New England Central Railroad
Open to traffic

New Baltimore Bridge (1861) (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1861; burned by Confederate cavalry raiders under the command of General Morgan in 1863
Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Blue Rock Road
Destroyed by fire

Newport North Twin Covered Bridge 14-89-13x (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built in 1861 by the Richmond - Newport Pike Company; Replaced in 1926
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Noland's Fork on RT 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Newport South Twin Covered Bridge 14-89-12x (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built in 1861 by the Richmond - Newport Pike Company; Replaced in 1926
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Fountain Creek on RT 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Selma Road Covered Bridge (Lowndes County, Alabama)
Built in 1861; Removed in 1955
Lost Through truss bridge over Pintlala Creek on Abandoned Old Selma Road
Removed but not replaced (Aerial views show this site as being abandoned)

Old Stone Arch Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)
Built 1861, rebuilt 1984
Stone arch bridge over Boneyard Creek on pedestrian pathway in Champaign
Rebuilt

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

Papermill Covered Bridge 08-02-15x (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1861
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over White Clay Creek on Papermill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Parryville Covered Railroad Bridge 38-13-06x (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1861; Demolished in 1920; Nothing remains of this structure
Lost Bridge over Lehigh River and Canal
Removed but not replaced

Pine Bank Arch (New York County, New York)
Built 1861
Cast iron girder bridge over the bridle path on a pedestrian walkway in Central Park
Open to pedestrians

Pleasant Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1861; rehabilitated 1910
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Pleasant Street
Open to traffic

Pottsgrove Covered Railroad Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1861; Was Destroyed in a Train Wreck about 1896; was replaced with a temporary wooden trestle; Was replace with an iron girder bridge in 1899
Covered Bridge over Chillisquaque Creek on Catawissa Branch of Reading Railroad
Destroyed by collision (Railroad Wreck)

PRR - Wabash River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1861
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Pennylvania Railroad at Logansport
Lost

Ruddles Mill Covered Bridge 17-09-02x (Bourbon County, Kentucky)
Arsoned on August 11, 1964, two days after restoration funding was approved.
Lost Long through truss bridge over Stoner Creek
Destroyed by fire

Sacony Creek Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Stone arch bridge over Sacony Creek on Dutch Mill Road
Open to traffic

Shell Rock River Bridge (1861) (Worth County, Iowa)
Built 1861
Lost Through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Spring Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1861; rehabilitated 2002
Concrete arch bridge over Charles River on MA 109 (Spring Street) in Boston
Open to traffic

The Orange Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built 1861
Lost Warren through truss bridge over James River on O&ARR
Removed but not replaced

Thomas S. Marshall's Paper Mill Covered Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Original Covered Bridge built in 1858 by Ferdinand Wood; destroyed by a storm in 1860; Replaced in 1861 by the listed covered bridge.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on LR 15037
Replaced by a new bridge

TW&W - Meredosia Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1860-61
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Illinois River on Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway
Superstructure replaced

UP - Poplar Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1861
Stone arch bridge over Poplar Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

White Bluffs Ferry (Benton County, Washington)
Established 1861 Service stopped 1943 with creation of the Hanford nuclear reservation
Lost Ferry across Columbia River
No longer exists

Willowdell Arch (New York County, New York)
Built 1861
Brick arch bridge over Pedestrian path near 67th St on East Drive
Open to traffic