Built 1869

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3rd Street Covered Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Built 1869
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on 3rd Street
No longer exists

Arthur A Smith Covered Bridge 21-06-03 (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1869; moved to present site and rehabilitated in 1896; reconstructed 2006
Burr arch-truss bridge over North River on Lyonsville Road in Colrain


Bethel Covered Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1869
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Androscoggin River on Church Street in Bethel.
Replaced by a new bridge

Blackhawk Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1869 at Division Street; relocated to Blackhawk Street 1902; demolished 1910
Lost Pony truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Blackhawk Street
Removed but not replaced

Blair Covered Bridge 29-05-09 (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; Restored 1977 & 2013/14
Covered bridge over Pemigewasset River on Blair Road in Campton
Open to traffic

BMS - Cross Power Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; Rehabilitated 1924; Strengthened 1944-1946; Abandoned 2006
2 span skewed Whipple through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on former Berlin Mills Railway
Closed

BO - Bellaire Bridge (Old) (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1869-1871
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Patterson Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)
Built 1869 atop washed-out ruins of Patterson Viaduct, replaced 1902-03 by line realignment
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Patapsco River on Former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)
Built for the main line of the B&O Railroad in 1869. Moved to present location around 1887. Remained in service until 1947. Restored in 1968 (perhaps 1983).
Bollman through truss bridge over Little Patuxent River in Savage, near the intersection of Goman Road and Foundry Street
Open to pedestrians

Bradford Bridge (Stark County, Illinois)
Bridge over CB&Q RR
No longer exists

Bristol Bridge (ca.1869) (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1869 by Simon de Graff; replaced in 1907 and one span relocated to Island Park in Elkhart where it stood until being destroyed by a storm in 1952.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Division Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Calloway's Ford Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built between 1867-1869; Replaced 1920
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Whitewater River on Suspension Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Carlton Covered Bridge 29-03-07 (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over South Branch Ashuelot River on Carlton Road in Swanzey
Open to traffic

Chariton River Covered Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)
Built 1869
Lost 130-ft covered bridge over Chariton River somewhere in Adair County
No longer exists

Clinton Avenue Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Assunpink Creek on S. Clinton Avenue in Trenton
Open to traffic

CN - Soldier Creek Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Soldier Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CNW - Rock River Covered Deck Truss (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1869; Replaced 1896
Lost Deck truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Coal Creek Covered Bridge 14-61-30x (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1869, rebuilt 1898, rehabilitated 1977, destroyed by arson on June 28, 1992
Lost covered bridge over Coal Creek on CR1240N in Lodi
Destroyed by arson

Conestoga Creek Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1869 as a bowstring pony, stringers placed ca 1950 carry the load
Steel stringer bridge with bowstring trusses over Conestoga Creek on T848 Conestoga Creek Road
Open to traffic

Constantine-Washington Street Bowstring Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Built in August 1869 by Simon de Graff; replaced in 1905.
Lost Bridge over St Joseph River
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - Chautauqua Creek Bridge (Chautauqua County, New York)
Built 1869
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Chautauqua Creek on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Conneaut Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Conneaut Creek on CSX Railroad
Open

CSX - Hitchcock Tunnel (Garrett County, Maryland)
Tunnel under hillside on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - Jackson Street Overpass (Chautauqua County, New York)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Jackson Street on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Mill Creek Tunnel (Carroll County, Kentucky)
A tunnel that was bypassed in the 1990s and remains in place.
Abandoned tunnel under hill
Intact but closed to all traffic

Dills Covered Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built 1869
Lost Smith through truss bridge over St Joseph River on 64th Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Dixon Truesdell Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built in 1869, collapsed 1873 May 4 during a baptism in the river. Spectators were on the bridge when it collapsed, killing about 45 people.
Lost Truesdell pony truss bridge over Rock River
Collapsed in 1873

Dreibelbis Station Covered Bridge 38-06-07 (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1968
Burr arch-truss bridge over Maiden Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Durgin Covered Bridge 29-02-07 (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1967 & 1983
Covered bridge over Cold River on Durgin Bridge Road in Sandwich
Open to traffic

First Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
No longer exists

Forry Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-28 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869
Covered bridge over Big Chiques Creek on Bridge Valley Road
Open to traffic

Fox River Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Replaced 1935
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Fox River on Main Street
Built 1869;Replaced by a new bridge

French's Mills Covered Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built in 1869, demolished in 1933
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Normans Kill on French's Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Grand Avenue Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1869 Replaced in 1910
Lost Howe through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Grand Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Hamilton Street Bridge (1869) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca 1869; Replaced 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Happy Corner Covered Bridge 29-04-01 (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; Modified 1991
Paddleford through truss bridge over Perry Stream on Hill-Danforth Road
Open to vehicles now.

Hares Hill Road Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869 by Thomas Moseley
Wrought-iron arch bridge over French Creek on Hares Hill Road
Open to traffic

Henszey Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1869
Bowstring pony truss bridge formerly over Hoosic River
Replaced by a new bridge

Henszey's Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869 as a two-span bridge at Slatington in Lehigh County; relocated 1900 to Wanamakers; closed to trafic 1987; moved to Central Pennsylvania College in 2002
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge on a pedestrian walkway at Central Pennsylvania College
Open to pedestrians

Highlands Latin School Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1869; Widened ?
Bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on an entrance road to Highlands Latin School
Open to traffic

Hochreiter Covered Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1869; Replaced 1916
Lost Covered through truss bridge over East Fork Crooked Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hockanum River Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1947; replaced 2001
Lost stone arch bridge over Hockanum River on North Main Street, Manchester
No longer exists

Hop Brook Railroad Culvert (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1869; RR abandoned 1937; embankment lowered during construction of Hop Brook Dam
Stone arch bridge over Hop Brook on NYNH&H Towantic Hill Route
Embankment cut down; dam service road runs over culvert

IB&W - Wabash River Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1869, replaced in 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway at Covington
Replaced by new bridge

Iron Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1869-1870
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on West Main St.
Replaced by a new bridge

Island Park Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built in 1869 by Simon Degraff as part of a 2-span bridge over the St. Joseph's River in Bristol; this span relocated here in 1907; destroyed by a fallen tree in 1952.
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Elkhart River at Island Park entrance
Destroyed by a fallen tree during a windstorm.

Kutz's Mill Covered Bridge 38-06-05 (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1960
Burr arch-truss bridge over Sacony Creek on Kutz Mill Road
Open to traffic

Lavender Covered Bridge 35-21-07x (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built to replace an earlier covered bridge. Only bridge along the Scioto River to survive the 1913 flood
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Scioto River on Radnor Road (Del. Co. Rd 198)
Replaced by a new bridge

Leland Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Built in 1869 by Simon de Graff; replaced in 1942 after an automobile crashed through it's floor.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Stowell Road
No longer exists

LS&MS - Swan Creek Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built in 1869
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Swan Creek on LS & MS RR
No longer exists

McDermott Covered Bridge 29-10-06 (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869
Covered bridge over Cold River on Bypassed Historic in Langdon
Open to pedestrians only

Moss Island Road Bridge - Older (2nd bowstring?) (Madison County, Indiana)
Built 1869 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1926
Lost Bowstring truss bridge over White River on Moss Island Road
Replaced by a new bridge

MP - Glenallen Tunnel (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Completed August 14, 1869; Final train through in April 1973; Abandoned 1974
Abandoned railroad tunnel north of Glenallen on the Belmont Branch, Missouri Pacific
Abandoned and inaccessible on private land

MP - Saline Creek Tributary Stone Culvert (Madison County, Missouri)
Built 1869
Stone Slab Box Culvert over minor branch of Saline Creek on Missouri Pacific Railroad


N&W - High Bridge (Second) (Cumberland County, Virginia)
Built 1869; Replaced 1886,
Lost Fink deck truss bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad (N&W)
Replaced by a new bridge

ND&C - West Glenham Bridge (1869) (Dutchess County, New York)
Built before 1881; Replaced 1894
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fishkill Creek on ND&C Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Newportville Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1948
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Neshaminy Creek on Newportville Road
Unknown status

Normanskill Farm Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1869; relocated here ca. 1900
Wrought and cast iron bowstring through truss bridge on a private driveway near Normans Kill Ravine in Albany
Open to Authorized Vehicles. Closed to Vehicles During Winter. Pedestrians Allowed.

NS - Belden Tunnel (Broome County, New York)
Built 1869; Rebuilt 1986
Tunnel under Belden Hil and Walling Road on D&H/NS Railroad


NS - Tributary of North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek Bridge #2 (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1869
Stone & brick arch bridge over Tributary of North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek on NS Railway
Open to traffic

NYC - Ten Mile Creek Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Ten Mile Creek on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open

Old McCool's Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Kentucky)
Built in 1869, abandonded when Hwy42 alignment changed, prior to 1942
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over McCool's Creek on Old alignment of U.S. 42
Abandoned until 2013 August when it was relocated for pedestrian service.

Osgood Street Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Spicket River on Osgood Street in Methuen
Open to traffic

OW - Lyon Brook Bridge (Old) (Chenango County, New York)
Built 1869, replaced in 1894
Lost Deck truss bridge over Lyon Brook on former NY&OM/NYO&W Railroads northeast of Oxford
Replaced by a new bridge

Peru Slough Bridge (Original) (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built in 1869, replaced and sold for scrap in 1917.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Illinois River Bayou
No longer exists

Pike Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built in 1869, replaced by the present structure in 1910 on the original (heightened) substructure
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Flatrock River on Mound Road
Replaced by new bridge

Poquonock Bridge (1869) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1869
Lost bowstring truss bridge over Farmington River on Poquonock Avenue in Windsor
Replaced by a new bridge

Portland-Columbia Covered Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1869 by Kellogg and Maurice Co. of Athens, PA. (Union Bridge Co.) Destroyed in 1955 flood
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Delaware River on Green Street
Destroyed by severe weather

Puente Marqués de Serna (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
Built 1869 (?)
Iron arch bridge over Río de Bayamón on PR 890
Open to pedestrians

Reading - Swatara Creek Covered Deck Truss (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; Replaced ?
Lost Foreman deck truss bridge over Swatara Creek on Reading Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Roswell Road Covered Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built 1869; Replaced 1925
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Roswell Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rush's Mill Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869 over Perkiomen Creek; relocated and rehabilitated for pedestrian traffic in 1980
Iron pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on the Union Canal Trail
Open to pedestrians

Schlegel's Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Maiden Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Mossdale Bridge (1869) (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1869; Replaced 1895
Lost Truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Spring Mount Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; rehabilitated ca. 1975
Stone arch bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Spring Mount Road in Spring Mount
Open to traffic

Swantown Slough Bridge (Old (Thurston County, Washington)
Built 1869 ; replaced 1922
Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Swantown Slough on Fourth Avenue
No longer exists

Swift River Covered Bridge 29-02-05 (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; Bypassed 1974
Covered Paddleford truss bridge over Swift River on West Side Road in Conway
Open to pedestrians only

Temple Street - Paint Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Ohio)
Built 1869; damaged and closed in 1968; replaced in 1970
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Paint Creek on Temple Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Thompson's Mill Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Edinburgh-Ninevah Road
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - Tiffany Stone Arch Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1869 by the C&NW; Iron pipe railing replaced a post-and-chain railing in 1935; Sometime in the 1930s a steel grid, covered with concrete, was added to reinforce the arches
Stone arch bridge over Turtle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad in Town of Turtle
Open to traffic

Vischers Ferry Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1869 over the Erie Canal at Fultonville; relocated 1919 to cross Cayadutta Creek at Fonda; moved and preserved 1996-98
Bowstring pony truss bridge over abandoned section of Erie Canal on a pedestrian walkway in Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve
Open to pedestrians

VT - Crown Point Bridge (Storey County, Nevada)
Built 1869, removed in 1936
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Crown Point Ravine on Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Gold Hill
Removed

VT - Tunnel #2 (Lyon County, Nevada)
Bored 1869; Damaged by fire 1872; Abandoned 1941; Damaged by another fire in 1969 and dynamited; Cleared out & reopened 2008
Tunnel on Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Open to traffic

VT - Tunnel #3 (Storey County, Nevada)
Abandoned tunnel on Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Bypassed

Waco Suspension Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Built 1869-70; rehabilitated 1914
Suspension bridge over the Brazos River on Bridge Street in Waco
Open to pedestrians only

Waterworks Bridge (Lyon County, Kansas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Neosho River on Prairie Street/ Road J
Replaced by a new bridge in 1974 and 2005

West Division Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1869 removed after moved to Blackhawk Street in 1902
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Chicago River North Branch on West Division Street
Replaced by a new bridge

WSOR - Richland Creek Bridge (Green County, Wisconsin)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Richland Creek on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Zumbrota Covered Bridge 23-25-01 (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Originally built 1869; relocated in 1932, 1970, and finally 1997
Relocated covered bridge over North Fork Zumbro River in Zumbrota
Open to pedestrians only