Built 1874

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B&O Skunk Run Bridge (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1874
Stone arch bridge over Skunk Run on Old B&O Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Boscobel Covered Bridge (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Built 1874; Replaced 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge

Cabin Run Covered Bridge 38-09-10 (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874
Cabin Run Covered Bridge on Covered Bridge Rd over Cabin Run Creek Plumstead Twp, PA


Canton Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced ?
Lost Truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Capon Lake Bridge (Hampshire County, West Virginia)
Originally built 1874 near Romney; relocated here in 1938
Whipple through truss bridge over Cacapon River, just off WV 259
Open to pedestrians only

Chain Bridge (Seventh) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1874 for U.S. Arny Corps of Engineers by Phoenix Bridge Co.; repaired 1910, 1927, and 1936, demolished 1937
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Potomac River on Chain Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Clark's Ferry Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced ?
Truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Road
No longer exists

Claysville Covered Bridge (Harrison County, Kentucky)
Built by Jacob Bower in 1874; Burned in a brush fire in 1953
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Licking River on US 62
Destroyed by fire

Dade Terrell Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built 1874, declared unsafe by the county after January 1959 flood, torn down and sold for scrap
Lost Bridge over Alum Creek on Howard Road (Twp Rd, 77)
Torn down and sold for scrap in 1959

Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads; automobile deck closed 1989 - 2003 for rehabilitation and replacement; reopened July 4, 2003
Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River and N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. in downtown St. Louis
Top deck open to four lanes of traffic with a pedestrian lane, bottom deck open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service

EBT - Sideling Hill Tunnel (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Built by B.J. McGrann and Company of Lancaster. Opened on September 12, 1874.
Tunnel under Sideling Hill on Former EBT
Derelict/abandoned

EBT - Wrays Hill Tunnel (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Built by B.J. McGrann and Company of Lancaster. Opened sometime in June 1874.
Abandoned bridge over Wrays Hill on Former EBT
Derelict/abandoned

Eden Park Arch & Viaduct (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1874; Demolished 1949
Lost Deck arch bridge over Eden Park Drive on Trolley
Removed but not replaced

Elm Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1874; rehabilitated 1932
Stone arch bridge over Sudbury River on Elm Street in Concord
Open to traffic

Fulton Creek Covered Bridge 35-21-01x (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built 1874
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Fulton Creek on Fulton Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Gilliece Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Collapsed under overweight load May 5th, 2017.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Cattle Creek Road
Closed following collapse.

Himmel's Church Covered Bridge 38-49-06 (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; rehabilitated 1973
Covered bridge over Schwaben Creek on Middle Creek Road, east of Rebuck
Open to traffic

Hopewell Church Covered Bridge 35-64-03 (Perry County, Ohio)
Built 1874
Covered bridge over Painter Creek on CR 51
Open to one-lane traffic

Hotel Street Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Built 1874
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Genessee Street
No longer exists

Howard Street Kokosing River Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Built 1874; One of two spans remained until June 2007
Lost through truss bridge over Kokosing River on Howard Street (old CR 35)
No longer exists

Johnson Creek Covered Bridge 17-101-01 (Robertson County, Kentucky)
Built 1874 by Jacob Bower; reconstructed 2007-08
Smith through truss bridge over Johnson Creek on on an old alignment of KY 1029
Open to traffic (as of August 2010)

Kilgore Mill Bridge 10-07-04x (Walton County, Georgia)
Built 1874, burned by arsonists April 23, 1993
Covered Town lattice truss bridge over Appalachee River on Briscoe Mill Rd. (Carl Davis Rd.)
Lost, burned by arsonists April 23, 1993

Kittanning Bridge (OLD) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Allegheny River
Demolished

Kokosing River TR 122 (Chipps Rd.) Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1955
Pony truss bridge over Kokosing River on TR 122 (Chipps Rd.)
Closed to all traffic

Lafayette Spring Street Bridge (Old) (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1874; Replaced 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Oswagatchie River on Lafayette Spring Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Logan Mills Covered Bridge 38-18-01 (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874
Covered bridge over Fishing Creek on Logan Mills Road
Open to traffic

Longnecker Covered Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built in 1874 this bridge was lost in the flood of 1913.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Whitewater River on Longnecker Road
Destroyed by flood

McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge 38-37-01 (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; rehabilitated 1957 and 1998
Covered bridge over Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park
Open to traffic

MILW - Pile-Pontoon Bridge (Original) (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced 1913
Lost Pontoon bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (1st) (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Works. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge

Moods Covered Bridge 38-09-07 #2 (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; rehabilitated 1974, Damaged by truck, torched 2004-rebuilt by State opened 2/19/08 now owned by TWP
Covered bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek on Blooming Glen Road in Perkasie, PA
Open to traffic one-way westbound

NS - Tributary of North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek Bridge #1 (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1874
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek on NS Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Tributary of North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek Bridge #3 (Morgan County, Illinois)
Stone arch culvert over Tributary of North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek on NS Railway
Open to traffic

Oak Grove Road Bridge (Highland County, Ohio)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Lost bowstring truss bridge over East Fork Little Miami River on Oak Grove Road (CR 42)
No longer exists. HAER documentation sometime after 1983, bridge removed after that.

Orvilla Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874
Stone arch bridge over Branch West Branch Neshaminy Creek on Orvilla Road near Hatfield, PA
Open to traffic

Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15 (Scioto County, Ohio)
Built 1874 by the Smith Bridge Co. Arches added in 1896, 1920's Polygonal Warren Rivetted Pony Truss added as approach, Bypassed in 1963
Smith through truss bridge over Scioto Brush Creek on Old OH 348
Open to pedestrians

Paint Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Originally built near Camden in 1874 by the Massillon Bridge Company; Rehabilitated in 1999 and moved to Canal Park
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Old Wabash & Erie Canal on Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi. Right of way is old Delphi Belt Railroad property and site of former bridge on this long abandoned spur.
Open to pedestrians

Paw Paw Creek Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Paw Paw Creek on CR 600 East
Disassembled and stored after tree fell on bridge. Hopefully will be restored someday. Removed from NRHP 10-13-15

Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge 35-82-06x (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1874 by Martin McGrath & Lyman Wells; rehabilitated 1932
Covered bridge over Raccoon Creek on Wilkesville Road (TR 4)
Bridge deliberately burned June 6, 2013, declared total loss

Prentiss Covered Bridge 29-10-07 (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1874, bypassed 1954
Covered bridge over Great Brook on NH 12A in Langdon
Closed to all traffic

PW - Happy Hollow Pond Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Railroad built 1874; likely the original bridge
Stone arch bridge over Happy Hollow Pond Outflow on P&W East Providence Branch
Open to traffic

Reading - Sacony Creek Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; Replaced 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over Sacony Creek on Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Red Bridge (covered) (Christian County, Illinois)
Built 1874; Replaced ?
Lost Through truss bridge over FLAT BRANCH CREEK on Old IL 29
Replaced by a new bridge

Rexleigh Covered Bridge 32-58-03 (Washington County, New York)
Built 1874, major repairs in 2007
Covered bridge over Batten Kill on Rexleigh Road
Open to traffic

Rock Cut Bridge (Oldest) (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced 1897
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rockland Road Bridge (Rockland County, New York)
Built 1874
Stone arch bridge over Sparkill Creek on Rockland Road in Piermont
Open to one lane of traffic

Ruggles' Ford Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced 1925?
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Winnebago River on Road
No longer exists

RUT - Burleigh Trestle (Addison Branch) (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1874; Rehabilitated 1904; Abandoned & Removed 1920's
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Lake Champlain on Rutland Railroad
No longer exists

Rutland Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Collapsed August 1, 1913
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Collapsed

Scofield Covered Bridge 35-08-21x (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1874, Replaced 1990, timbers were placed into storage.
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Beetle Creek on Martin Hill Road in Huntington
Replaced by new bridge

Scotia Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1874; Destroyed 1922
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Mohawk River on Washington Avenu
Destroyed by collision with ice

Second Wolf River Bridge At Fremont (Old) (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)
Draw bridge built by Abel Neff of Oshkosh. This was a toll bridge that cost $.05 to use. It washed away in the great flood of 1888. Info from historical marker at http://www.wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.com/2014/07/fremont-wisconsin-street-side.html
Lost Bridge over Wolf River
Replaced by a new bridge

Shippingsport Swing Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Replaced a bridge that had been destroyed in a flood in 1872. Opened in 1874. Cost $75,000-twice the original estimate.
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Bottom Road
Replaced by a new bridge built upstream, 1929

Soquel Avenue Covered Bridge 05-44-05x (Santa Cruz County, California)
Covered bridge built 1874, replaced by first concrete bridge 1921
Lost Covered Through truss bridge over San Lorenzo River on Soquel Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

South Broad Street Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built in 1874; rehabilitated in 1927; Replaced 1984
Lost Stone arch bridge over Elizabeth River on South Broad Street
Replaced by new bridge

Spile Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1874 by the King Bridge Co.; later relocated here; closed to traffic May 12, 2010
Three-span bowstring through truss bridge over Black Lake Outlet on Spile Bridge Road
Closed to traffic

Springfield Bridge (current location) (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Fabricated in 1871 but not installed over Cadron Creek until 1874. Removed November 2016 for relocation; restoration completed Aug. 10, 2017; bridge dedicated Sept. 23, 2017
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge over Beaverfork Lake on Beaverfork Park Trailway
Open to pedestrians

Springfield Bridge (original location) (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Completed July 1874 by the King Bridge Manufactory & Iron Works of Iola, Kansas, a branch of the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Bypassed by a new bridge 1991. Fabrication date circa 1871, a controversy with the two counties delayed set.
Bowstring through truss bridge formerly over Cadron Creek on Springfield Road
Open to pedestrians

Spruce Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1874 along with the Eads Bridge; partially rebuilt in 1935; demolished early in 2016. Replacement bridge opened to traffic April 10th, 2016.
Lost steel stringer bridge over the MetroLink on Spruce Street in downtown St. Louis, across from third base entrance to Busch Stadium
Replaced by a new bridge

StLIM&S - Red River Bridge (Old) (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1874, Replaced 1890
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on Cairo & Fulton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Taft Bridge 45-13-31x (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1874; Replaced 1952 and relocated to Massachusetts
Covered Town Lattice truss over Stickney Brook on modern US30
Replaced by a new bridge

Tenmile Creek Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bridge over Tenmile Creek on TR 339
Replaced by new bridge

Theresa Bridge (Old) (Dodge County, Wisconsin)
Built 1874; Replaced 1971
Lost Stone arch bridge over E Br Rock River on Milwaukee Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Upper Iowa River Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1874
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 345th Avenue
Removed

Valley Railroad - Folly Mills Creek Viaduct (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1874 by the Valley Railroad Company
Stone arch bridge over Folly Mills Creek on Valley Railroad Company
Derelict/Abandoned

Vermont Covered Bridge 21-14-03 (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1874; moved here 1952
Town lattice truss bridge over Quinebaug River
Open to private traffic

Water Hill Covered Bridge 35-21-02x (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built 1874, removed in 1952 due to construction of Delaware Reservoir
Smith through truss covered bridge over Whetstone Creek on Water Hill Road
Removed but not replaced

Whetstone Creek TR 126 (Orchard Dr.) Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1995
Lost Pony truss bridge over Whetstone Creek on TR 126 (Orchard Dr.) in Mount Gilead
Replaced by modern pony truss

Whetstone Creek TR 136 (Newcomer Rd.) Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2000
Pony truss bridge over Whetstone Creek on TR 136 (Newcomer Rd.)
Open to traffic

William's Covered Bridge 35-84-09x (Washington County, Ohio)
Build date unknown; Lost in flood 1963
Lost Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Little Hocking River on Welch Road
Destroyed by flooding

Windsor Harbor Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Originally built 1874 by the Keystone Bridge Co. over River Des Peres at Lemay Ferry in St. Louis. Relocated to Kimmswick in 1930; bypassed by new bridge in 1985.
Wrought-iron through truss over Rock Creek on Windsor Harbor Road in Kimmswick
Open to pedestrians only

Yaw Bridge Road Bridge (Madison County, New York)
Built 1874
Pony truss bridge over Unadilla River on Yaw Bridge Road
Closed