Built 1875

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Anacostia River Bridge (Old) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & Railroads
Replaced by a new bridge

Atwells Avenue Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1992
Pony truss bridge over Woonasquatucket River on Atwells Avenue, oldest surviving metal bridge in the state.
Open to traffic

B&M - Penacook Upper Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1867; Replaced 1921
Lost Town lattice through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Branch of Woods Fork Creek Bridge #2 (Scott County, Indiana)
Built 1875
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Fork of Woods Fork Creek on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Lexington
Abandoned

Beaver Brook Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1950
Stone arch bridge over Beaver Brook on CR 618
Open to traffic

BRB&L - East Boston Tunnels (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; abandoned 1940
Abandoned tunnels under Jeffries Point on Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Bridge at Mansfield, PA (Tioga County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tioga River on Wellsboro St.
No longer exists

Burton Lane Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1875 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; replaced 1998; parts currently in storage.
Bowstring arch bridge over Indian Creek on Burton Lane, in storage after being damaged by truck.
Replaced by new bridge, but parts in storage

Callowhill Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; demolished 1964
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River
Replaced by a new bridge

Choptank River Drawbridge (2nd) (Caroline County, Maryland)
Built 1875; Replaced 1913
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Choptank River
No longer exists

Church Hill Tunnel (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1875; Collapsed 1925
Abandoned tunnel under Church Hill on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Derelict/abandoned

Clymer Avenue Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Three-span stone arch bridge over Mill Creek on Clymer Avenue in Sellersville


CNW - Buncombe Tunnel (Lafayette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1875, widened 1882; Abandoned 1938
Abandoned tunnel on Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Conesville Covered Bridge 35-16-06x (Coshocton County, Ohio)
Built 1875, Closed & abandoned 1955, Demolished via controlled burn 1958
Lost Smith Truss Covered Bridge over Muskingum River on Road
Destroyed in a controlled fire.

Congress Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; replaced 1930
Lost swing bridge over Bass River on Congress Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Core Creek Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; replaced 1995
Lost stone arch bridge over Core Creek on Silver Lake Road
Replaced by new bridge

CP - Tunnel City Tunnel (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1875
Tunnelon Canadian Pacific Railway just W of Tunnel City
Open to traffic

CSRX - Kedron Arch (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1875 by the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
Stone arch bridge over Kedron Brook on Conway Scenic Railroad
Open to traffic

Davis Covered Bridge 38-19-16 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge over Roaring Creek on Shakespeare Road, south of Catawissa
Open to traffic

Davis Ferry Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1875; Raized in the 1920's
Lost Through truss Bridge over East Fork White River on possible old alignment of US 50
Removed but not replaced

Day Covered Bridge 38-63-12 (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Queenpost through truss bridge over Short Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Dunsmore Covered Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Destroyed 1920
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Strawberry Point-Garden Prairie Road
Destroyed by flooding

Eagle Creek Covered Bridge 35-08-18x (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1875; destroyed by flooding on March 7, 1997
Lost covered bridge over Eagle Creek on OH 763, south of Decatur
Destroyed by flooding

ERIE - Genessee River Bridge (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1875
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Gennessee River
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie - Portage Viaduct (2nd) (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1875; Replaced 1903
Pratt deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

F Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced in 1914 by concrete arch
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on B/F Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Fishing Creek Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1923/1985CA (on east end, widened with reinforced concrete arch, paneled concrete parapet and pylons topped by globe luminaires)
Deck arch bridge over Fishing Creek on Sr 3009
Open to traffic

Fort Laramie Bridge (Goshen County, Wyoming)
Built 1875 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1958
Three-span bowstring through truss bridge over the North Platte River at Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Open to pedestrians only

Gapstow Bridge (Original) (New York County, New York)
Built 1875; Replaced by current bridge 1896
Lost Arch bridge over The Pond on Trail
Replaced by a new bridge

Green Street Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1875
Lost Bridge over Galena River
No longer exists

Hammond Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Covered truss built 1875; Relocated 1896; Rebuilt 1903; Pennsylvania through truss moved here from Washington in 1941; Covered truss dismantled 1955
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mad River on Rail-Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Harrisburg Covered Bridge 42-78-01 (Sevier County, Tennessee)
Built 1875
Queenpost pony truss bridge over East Fork Little Pigeon River in Harrisburg
Open to traffic

Hartford Road Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1931
Stone arch bridge over Hop Brook on Hartford Road in Manchester
Open to traffic

Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2 (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1998
Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Trout River on C3017 in Enosburg
Open to traffic

Hudson River Bridge (Rt28N) Old (Warren County, New York)
Built 1875
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Hudson on Rt 28 A
Replaced by a new bridge

Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge 38-05-25 (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889; rehabilitated 1992
Covered Bridge over Brush Creek on T413,Covered Bridge Road
Open with a 5 ton limit

Jenny Jump Road Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 2005
Stone arch bridge over Trout Brook on Jenny Jump Road
Open to traffic

Jordan Creek Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1975
Stone arch bridge over Jordan Creek on TR 654
Open to traffic

Josiah Hess Covered Bridge 38-19-10 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Covered bridge over Huntington Creek on Covered Bridge Lane, northeast of Orangeville
Open to pedestrians only

Lake Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Bridge over Lake in Washington Park on foot path
Open to pedestrians only

Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge 38-19-39 / 38-49-13 (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Queenpost through truss bridge over South Branch Roaring Creek on Campground Road; outer sidewalk added in 1970s, and bridge modified to offer higher clearance for campers
Open to traffic

Letchworth Avenue Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1934; reconstructed 1997
Reconstructed pony truss bridge over Pennsylvania Canal on Letchworth Avenue in Yardley, PA
Open to traffic

Little River Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1875
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Mattabesset River on Newfield ST
Replaced by a new bridge

Lower Trenton Bridge (Old) (Mercer County, New Jersey)
rebuilt 1876, 1892, 1898
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Delaware River on PRR
Superstructure replaced

Ma & Pa - Delta Trestle (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Scott Creek on Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
Abandoned

MEC - Frankenstein Trestle (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1875; Replaced 1892
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Frankestein Cliff (Named for American Artist Godfrey N. Frankenstein) on Maine Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Medora Covered Bridge 14-36-04 (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1875, closed to vehicle traffic in 1972, restored in 2011
Three-span covered bridge over East Fork White River just off IN 235, east of Medora
Open to pedestrians only

Mill Slough Covered Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced 1915
Lost Through truss bridge over Raccoon River
Replaced by a new bridge

Milton Covered Bridge 48-06-01 (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Originally built on Route 25 over the Mud River just South of Milton
Bridge over Manmade pond on Walkway in Milton


Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge 35-82-04 (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1875 by G. W. Pilcher; rehabilitated 1963
Covered bridge over Middle Fork Salt Creek on TR 8 (Mt. Olive Road)
Open to pedestrians only

ND&C - East Glenham Bridge (Old) (Dutchess County, New York)
Built ca. 1875
Lost Post Deck Truss bridge over Fishkill Creek on Newburgh, Dutchess, & Connecticut Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Needham Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875;
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Needham Street
Open to traffic

Neff's Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-22 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Penn Grant Road
In storage or disassembled

Newtown Creek Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1875 by S. R. Wilcus
Stone arch bridge over Newtown Creek on Center Street in Newtown
Open to traffic

North Pole Covered Bridge 35-08-23 (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1965; damaged by flooding in 1997
Covered bridge over Eagle Creek on North Pole Road (CR 13)
Open to traffic

NS - Tributary of Mauvaise Terre Creek Culvert (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1875
Stone box culvert over unknown ditch on Wabash, later N&W, later NS Railway
Open to traffic

NYC - Waterport Trestle (Old) (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1875; Replaced 1892
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Oak Orchard River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYLB - Raritan River Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1908
Lost Post through truss bridge over Raritan River on New York & Long Branch Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Dublin Pike Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1947
Three-span stone arch bridge over Pine Run on Old Dublin Pike Doylestown, PA
Open to traffic

Old Jefferson Town Bowstring Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Built by the King Iron Bridge & Mfg Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Relocated to Old Jefferson Town in Oskaloosa, Kansas. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over unnamed creek
Open to pedestrians

Old Pearl Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1875
Stone arch bridge over Big Creek on Old Pearl Road in Cleveland
Open to traffic

Old Red Covered Bridge 14-26-01 (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1875 by William T. Washer
Covered bridge over Big Bayou on Barnes Road
Bypassed 1976; Open to pedestrians

Old Rockville Road Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1875 by the Columbia Bridge Works
Whipple through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on a pedestrian trail (former Broyles Road) in Avon
Open to pedestrians

Otterville Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Moved to Fredericksburg 1998, Replaced 2002
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Otterville Boulevard
Replaced by new bridge

Ozark Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1875;
Through truss bridge over North Fork Maquoketa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Patoka River Bridge CR 650 E (Pike County, Indiana)
Built in 1875 by William T. Washer using the Smith Bridge Company's "Iron Arch #1 Design".
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 650 East
Open to traffic

Philo-Duncan Falls Covered Bridge 35-60-U03x (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built January 13, 1875; Rebuilt 1884 on higher level; Damaged by wind in 1908 and 2 spans replaced with iron, washed out in 1913 flood
Lost Covered Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding

Poesten Kill Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1998
Stone arch bridge over Poesten Kill on Southbound NY 4 in Troy
Open to traffic

Poesten Kill Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1987
Stone arch bridge over Poesten Kill on 66 in Troy
Open to traffic

Polo Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Originally built 1875 over Otter Creek south of Harrison; relocated in Jan. 2002
Relocated bowstring truss bridge in a park in Polo
Open to pedestrians only

Portage Lake Swing Bridge (Older) (Houghton County, Michigan)
Built 1875; Replaced 1891
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Portage Lake on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

PW - Laurel Hill Tunnel (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1875 by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad
Tunnel under Laurel Hill/CT 2 on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

Queens Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1984; Stone piers still in use
Lost Through truss bridge over Raritan River on County Road 527
Replaced by a new bridge using old stone piers

Rahway River Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1935
Stone arch bridge over Rahway River on NJ 82
Open to traffic

Red Covered Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Swept away 1905; Washed away again in either the 30s or the 40s
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Salem Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rockford Bridge (3rd) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced 1884
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Main Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Salisbury Covered Bridge 32-22-01 (Herkimer County, New York)
Built circa 1850
Covered Bridge over Spruce Creek on Fairview Road in Salisbury Center.
Open to traffic

Salmond Covered Bridge 45-14-05 (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1875 by James F. Tasker; Removed and used for storage 1959; Restored and put in current location 1986
Covered Multiple Kingspost through truss bridge over Sherman Brook on Henry Gould Road
Open to traffic

San Toy Covered Bridge 35-58-38 (Morgan County, Ohio)
Built 1875, restored 2013-14
Covered bridge over San Toy Creek on Morganville Road south of Portersville
Under heavy reconstruction/restoration June 2013; plans are to reopen to light vehicle traffic

Shaeffer/Campbell Covered Bridge 35-07-05 (Belmont County, Ohio)
Bridge was originally in Fairfield County
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Pond at Ohio University
Open to pedestrians only

Shanaska Creek Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1875
Through truss bridge over Shanaska Creek
Open to pedestrians only

Shawsheen River Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1918
Stone arch bridge over Shawsheen River on Essex Street in Andover
Open to traffic

Slade's Ferry Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; Swing span struck 1932 by a tanker and replaced with a bascule; Replaced 1970
Lost double-decker truss bridge over Taunton River on Remington Avenue
Removed

St. Louis Freight Tunnel (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1875 along with the completion of Eads Bridge as a route to Union Station. Later used as a freight route as passenger trains bypassed the tunnel for Merchants and MacArthur Bridges.
Tunnel under downtown on the MetroLink in St. Louis
Open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service with bypass to original freight alignment

Stephensburg Road Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1939
Stone arch bridge over Musconetcong River on Stephensburg Road
Open to traffic

Steyer Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Limestone deck arch was locally built by Michael Steyer.
Bridge over Twin Springs Creek on Oneata Drive
Open to traffic

Superior Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1875; Replaced by the Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge in 1917; Swing span removed 1923;
Deck truss swing bridge on Superior Street over Cuyahoga River
Stone arch approach is still in use.

Supple Ford Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Washed away 1947 but hauled back and reset; Replaced 1991
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork Maquoketa River on Temple Hill Road in Clay Township
Replaced by new bridge

Townline Brook Bridge (Eaton County, Michigan)
Built 1875
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Tributary of Battle Creek on Residential Road
Open to traffic

Union Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; replaced 1906
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Allegheny River on 43rd Street
Removed but not replaced

UP - San Fernando Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1875
Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Van Sant Covered Bridge 38-09-03 (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1955
Van Sandt Covered bridge over Pidcock Creek on Covered Bridge Road (TR 392) in Solebury Twp, PA Bucks County Bridge # 73 near New Hope, PA
Open to traffic

Vermont Covered Bridge 14-34-01 (Howard County, Indiana)
Replaced 1958. Kokomo Reservoir was being constructed and this bridge had to go. Originally located near Vermont, Indiana(Howard County), Moved to Kokomo's Highland Park where it still resides today. Pedestrian use only.
Relocated Smith through truss bridge over Kokomo Creek in Kokomo's Highland Park
Replaced by new bridge, bridge moved to Kokomo's Highland Park across Kokomo Creek.

Waban Arches Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875
Stone arch bridge over Waban Brook on Sudbury Aqueduct
Open to pedestrians only

Wabash Railroad Bridge #161 (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Built 1875
Stone culvert bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash, later N&W, later NS Railway
Open to traffic

Waterford Covered Bridge 38-25-04 (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Covered bridge over Leboeuf Creek on TR 463 (Niemeyer Road)
Closed to all traffic

Yardleyville Centennial Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1912
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Delaware River
Replaced by a new bridge