Built 1871

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3rd Avenue Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1871, Replaced 1911
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Amtrak Railroad Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1871
Stone arch bridge over Amtrak Railroad on CT 44 (Main Street) in Hartford
Open to traffic

Benson Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built 1871; Rehabilitated 1996
Whipple through truss bridge over Benson Creek on a pedestrian trail at the end of Taylor Ave. in Frankfort
Open to pedestrians

C&NW Bridge #371 (Nicollet County, Minnesota)
Built 1871
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over Unamed Creek on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Center Street Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1871
Stone arch bridge over Harbor Brook on Center Street in Meriden
Open to traffic

CNW Mississippi River Bridge (Winona) (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built in 1871; Rebuilt in 1872 after the bridge collapsed; made redundant in 1971; Closed to traffic in 1977; main span removed in 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Removed

Concord Church Road Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1928; replaced 2008
Lost pony truss bridge over Brush Creek on Concord Church Road
Lost

Corbett's Mill Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Bypassed by a new road in 1958 and passed into private ownership.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Abandoned Road in Scotch Grove
Destroyed by flooding Saturday July 24, 2010

Crow Creek Arch Bridge (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1871, abandoned 1946
Stone arch bridge over Crow Creek in Fairfield
Abandoned

Cutler-Donahoe Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1871; relocated in 1970; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge over a ditch in Winterset City Park
Open to pedestrians only

Dakota City Bridge (Older) (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1871, replaced 1913
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on local road
Replaced by a new bridge

Doctors Creek Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1871; rehabilitated 1930; replaced 2001
Lost pony truss bridge over Doctors Creek
No longer exists

Dora Covered Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
In 1967 construction of the Salamonie Reservoir necessitated removal. Large pontoons were fastened to each end of the bridge and it was floated to a new home near Dora Pike Road crossing Foster Pond.
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Salamonie River
Destroyed by fire

Fallasburg Covered Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Built 1871; rehabilitated 1994
Covered bridge over Flat River on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

First Carver Railroad Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1871 for the M&STL
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

First Wabash Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1871; replaced 1936 by the current Wabash Bridge
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over the Missouri River at St. Charles
Replaced by new bridge

Fort Leavenworth Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Built 1871
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River
Lost

Georgia City Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; approach spans added 1885; closed to traffic 1986; relocated to Webb City
Relocated bowstring through truss at King Jack Park in Webb City
Open to pedestrians

Hannibal Tunnel (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1871
Tunnel on the Norfolk Southern Railroad just west of the Hannibal Railroad Bridge in Hannibal
Open to railroad traffic

Hudson Railroad Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Built 1871 to replaced a wooden trestle built in 1840
Stone arch bridge over Bean Creek on New York Central RR (abandoned)
Closed to all traffic

Independence Bowstring (Verdigris River) Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Verdigris River at the end of Burns Street in Independence
Abandoned with deck missing and surrounded by overgrowth

Kaskaskia River Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1871
Steel stringer bridge over Kaskaskia River on Union Pacific Railroad in Shelbyville
Open to traffic

Klinepeter Covered Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871; relocated in 1982
Covered bridge over Beaver Creek on Railroad Avenue in Beaver Springs
Open to traffic

Laymon Road Bridge (Clinton County, Ohio)
Built 1871 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge originally over TR 272 (Laymon Rd.)
Preserved in Denver Williams Park, Wilmington, Ohio

Lime Valley Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Breneman Road
Open to traffic

Loux Covered Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871
Covered bridge over Cabin Run Creek on Schlentz Hill Road
Open to traffic

Maiden Lane Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1869-1871, approach spans reconstructed 1899, out of use during late 1960s
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Hudson River, Maiden Lane on New York Central Railroad
Removed

Martinsville Road Covered Bridge (Clinton County, Ohio)
Built 1871 by Zimri Wall; rehabilitated 2006
Covered bridge over Todd's Fork on Martinsville Road (CR 14)
Open to traffic

McBride Covered bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built in 1871 by Benton Jones; destroyed by arson in 1983 and replaced.
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over North River on McBride Bridge Road (now McBride Road)
Destroyed by fire

McDaniels Covered Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871; destroyed by arson in 1988
Lost covered bridge over Brush Creek on TR 419 (Bennett Road)
Destroyed by arson

McLain Covered Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1871
Relocated covered bridge at Firemans Park in Alexandria
Open to pedestrians only

Mead Avenue Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871; additional trusses added 1912
Two-span Whipple through truss bridge over French Creek on Mead Avenue in Meadville
Closed to all traffic

Naubuc Avenue Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1871
Stone arch bridge over Porter Brook on Naubuc Avenue in Glastonbury
Closed to all traffic

Old Clay's Ferry Bridge (Fayette County, Kentucky)
Built 1871; rehabilitated 1955
Two-span through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 2328 (Old US 25) in Lexington
Open to traffic

Old Enon Road Stone Arch Culvert (Clark County, Ohio)
Built 1871
Stone arch bridge over Upper Tributary of Mud Run on Rocky Point Road
Open to traffic

Old Keokuk Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced 1917
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad/Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Saint Croix-Vanceboro Railroad Bridge (Washington County, Maine)
Built 1871 by Passaic Rolling Mill Co.; damaged by German saboteur in February, 1915; replaced mid-1900s
Lost Through truss bridge over Saint Croix River on European & North American Railway
Replaced by new bridge

Panhandle Railroad Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built 1871, west span collapsed July 17, 1878 and later repaired, replaced in 1926
Lost Deck truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad in Monticello
Replaced by new bridge

Parker Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Main span replaced with a Camelback through truss in the 1920's. Bridge closed and approach span removed Dec. 19, 1980. Rest of bridge demolished ca. 1988
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Verdigris River southeast of Coffeyville
No longer exists

Pleasant Valley Rail Trail Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1871 by Northern Central Railway
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Pleasant Valley Road (SR 616) on Heritage Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians

Ponakin Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1871; closed to traffic 1978
Post through truss bridge over North Branch Nashua River on Ponakin Road
Closed to all traffic

R. F. Baker Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Built 1871; relocated 1981
Covered bridge over a pond at Fairfield Union High School
Open to pedestrians only

Riverside Avenue Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1871 as part of a six-span bridge over the Housatonic River; relocated here 1895; reconstructed 1989
Whipple through truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Metro North Railroad) on Riverside Avenue
Open to traffic

Sanders Covered Bridge (Owen County, Kentucky)
One span collapsed by an overloaded truck in 1922. Remaining two spans lost to arson on August 23, 1948.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on KY 36
Destroyed by fire

Stone Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1867-71
Stone arch bridge over city streets on the former B&O Railroad at the west approach to the Benwood Railroad Bridge
East portion open to traffic, west portion abandoned

Tehama Railroad Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1871, "Washed out" 1881, Replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Sacramento River on California and Oregon Railroad
Destroyed by flood

Wabash Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1871 as a swing bridge; vertical-lift span installed 1993
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on the Norfolk Southern Railroad at Hannibal
Open to railroad traffic

Wallace Covered Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1871
Howe through truss bridge over Sugar Mill Creek
Open to pedestrians

Walnut Street Bridge (Older) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1871, Replaced 1911
Through Truss bridge over Des Moines River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

WC Wisconsin River Bridge (Portage County, Wisconsin)
Built 1871
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Railroad (WC)
Replaced by a new bridge

Wells Creek Bollman Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871 on the B&O Railroad; relocated 1910 as a vehicular bridge
Iron through truss bridge formerly carrying the B&O Railroad