Built 1876

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"Flying" Bridge (Chickasaw County, Iowa)
Built 1876 in Otterville, IA. Moved to Fredericksburg, IA in 1998.
Pratt through truss bridge over East Wapsipinicon River on Robert Mattke Park Trail
Open to pedestrians

52nd Street Overpass (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Brick arch bridge over abandoned trolley run on 52nd Street in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Aban Park Trolley Run Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Stone arch bridge over Aban Park Trolley Run on Greenland Drive
Open to traffic

Alum Creek CR 225 (W. Liberty E. Rd.) Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1942
Through truss bridge over Alum Creek on CR 225 (W. Liberty E. Rd.)
Open to traffic

Amsterdam Bridge (4th) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1876; One Post truss span washed away by flooding 1913; Replacement timber trestle span washed away 1914; Replaced 1916
Lost Post through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Bay Covered Bridge 35-82-05 (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1876; relocated 1966
Covered bridge over a pond in the Junior Fairgrounds at MacArthur
Open to pedestrians only

BM - Green River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Green River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bobtown Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Hawkeye Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street-Little Platte River (Old) (Clay County, Missouri)
Lost Bowstring Through truss bridge over Little Platte on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brooklyn Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Buffalo Creek Bridge (Brooke County, West Virginia)
Built 1876
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bussey Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876; Collapsed 1887
Lost "Hewins" deck truss bridge over South Street on Boston & Providence Railroad
Collapsed

Cambridge Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1916
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Camp Clarke Bridge (Morrill County, Nebraska)
Built 1876
Lost Bridge over North Platte River
Demolished in 1900

Cataract Falls Covered Bridge 14-60-01 (Owen County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Covered bridge over Mill Creek in Leiber State Recreation Area
Bypassed 1988; Open to pedestrians

Cedar Street Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876; rehabilitated ca. 1960
Through truss bridge over Back Creek on Feed Mill Road


Cedarburg Covered Bridge 49-46-01 (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1876, Center Pier Added 1927, Declared Historic 1940, Bypassed 1962
Lattice through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to pedestrians

Centennial Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876, lost summer 2013
Stone arch bridge over Saucon Creek on PA 2030
Demolished

Centennial Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1876, replaced 1916.
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Iowa Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Chelsea Bridge (Older) (Tama County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1876; Replaced 1907
Lost through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Clarksville Covered Bridge 29-04-03 (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1876
Paddleford through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Road
Open to pedestrians only

College Street Bridge (2nd) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad & Ralston Creek on College Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Coonhunter's Lodge Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1876,
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

County Line Bowstring Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)
Built in 1876 as part of a four span bridge in the Concordia vicinity.
Bowstring truss bridge over West Creek on Republic Road, northwest of Hollis
Open to one-lane traffic on a low-maintenance road

CSX - Rock Brook Stone Arch (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1876; Widened 1912
Stone arch bridge over Rock Brook on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Cutler Covered Bridge 14-08-04x (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Burr arch-truss covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on 500s west of Cutler.
lost

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company Two-Story Covered Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built c. 1876; Destroyed by fire 1972
Lost Two-Story Covered Town lattice truss with arches bridge over Sleepers River on Factory crossing
Destroyed by Fire

Egypt Pike Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built in 1876. Replaced in 1987, but moved next to new bridge for pedestrian use.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Mud Run on Egypt Pike
Open to pedestrians

Erie - Passaic River Bridge (Older) (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1876; replaced in 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (New York Division)
No longer exists

Farm River Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1876, replacing an earlier wooden bridge from 1644
Stone arch bridge over Farm River on CT 100 (Main Street) in East Haven
Open to traffic

Farm School Road Bridge in Bedminster Township (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876 by the King Bridge Co.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Tohickon Creek on Farm School Road just off Rt. 611 in Bedminster Township, PA
Open to traffic

Foster Bridge (Washtenaw County, Michigan)
Built 1876; rehabilitated 2003
Through truss bridge over Huron River on Maple Road
Open to traffic

Fourpoints Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built ca. 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over Tom's Creek on Keysville Road
Open to traffic

Gay Street Viaduct (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built 2006
Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Gay Street
Open to traffic

Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (2nd) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 by engineer Thomas Griffith; demolished 1890
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for a steel arch bridge

Idlewild Creek Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Built 1876
Stone arch bridge over Idlewild Creek on Main Street in Firthcliffe
Closed to all traffic

Jackson Covered Bridge 29-02-01 (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1876; rehabilitated 2004
Covered Paddleford through truss bridge over Ellis River on NH 16A in Jackson
Open to traffic

Johnson Mill Covered Bridge 35-60-31 (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1876; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Salt Creek on Arch Hill Road (CR 82)
Open to pedestrians only

Jud Christian Covered Bridge 38-19-25 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876; rehabilitated 1996
Covered bridge over Little Fishing Creek on Ardens Hill Road, northeast of Sereno
Open to traffic

Kriegbaum Covered Bridge 38-19-32 / 38-49-12 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Covered bridge over South Branch Roaring Creek on All Saints Road
Open to traffic

Kurtz Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-03 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876; relocated here in 1974
Covered bridge over Mill Creek on Kiwanis Road in Lancaster City Park
Open to traffic

LACM - San Fernando Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Work started March 22, 1875, opened August 12, 1876.
Tunnel under Freemont Pass/San Fernando Pass on Union Pacific Railroad/Metrolink
Open to traffic

Lick Fork Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)
Built 1876 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; washed out by flood before 1998
Lost(?) bowstring pony truss bridge over Lick Fork on Waltz Avenue
Unknown status

Little Otter Creek Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Stone arch bridge over Little Otter Creek on CR 700 West
Replaced by a modern pony truss

LV - Delaware River Bridge (S) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876; Replaced in mainlline service 1901, but remained as third track; Removed ?
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Delaware River on Lehigh Valley Railway
Removed

Lyon's Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876; rehabilitated 1931
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Greendale Ave/Lyons Street
Open to traffic

Mallaham Bridge (Putnam County, Ohio)
Built 1876 by the D.H. Morrison
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Riley Creek on Township Road M-6
Open to traffic

McColly Covered Bridge 35-46-01 (Logan County, Ohio)
Built 1876 by the Anderson Green Co.; Reinforced with steel 1958; Rehabilitated 2000
Three-span covered bridge over Great Miami River on CR 13
Open to traffic

Merrimac Bridge (Older) (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1876, Replaced 1916
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Messerall Road Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1960
Bowstring through truss bridge over Pine Creek on Messerall Road
Abandoned with deck removed

Mid Fork Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 Replaced 1918
Truss bridge over Mid Fork Zumbro River on CR 18 in Oronoco
Closed

Mill Road Bridge (New Location) (Knox County, Ohio)
Built 1876
Bowstring pony truss bridge over nothing at the moment on Future Pedestrian path
Open to pedestrian traffic.

MILW - French Slough Bridge (Old) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1876; Replaced 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over French Slough on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - La Crescent Swing Bridge (Old) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1876; Replaced 1902
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Old Mississippi River Channel Bridge (Old) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1876; Replaced 1902
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Old Channel Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Moore Covered Bridge 14-26-02x (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built in 1876 by William T. Washer, replaced in 1978 after damage from a large truck.
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Patoka River
Removed and replaced

Mullen Covered Bridge 35-04-16 (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1876; rehabilitated 1987-88
Covered bridge over Mill Creek on Doyle Road
Open to traffic

New Oregon Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Collapsed 1933
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Turkey River on Old New Oregon Road
Collapsed in 1933

Nodaway River Bridge (Oldest) (Page County, Iowa)
Built 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Nodaway River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NP - Brainerd Bridge (2nd) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
Built 1876; Replaced 1901
Lost Post deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Oakland Mills Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built in 1876; converted to pedestrian bridge in the 1970s and became part of the state park
Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River on Pedestrian trail (formerly county road) at Oakland Mills State Park
Open to pedestrians

Olentangy River CR 67 R (Morral-Kirkpatrick Rd.) Bridge (Marion County, Ohio)
Built 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Bypassed through truss bridge over Olentangy River on CR 67R (Morral-Kirkpatrick Rd.)
Bypassed, closed to all traffic

Palos Covered Bridge 35-05-01 (Athens County, Ohio)
Built in 1876, restored in 1974 and 200?
Covered bridge over Sunday Creek on TR 347
Restored and opened to traffic

Peters Mill Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built in 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork of Wildcat Creek
Replaced by new bridge in 1973

Petroleum Street Suspension Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Lost Suspension bridge over Allegheny River on Petroleum Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Phoenix Park Trail Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1903 using relocated parts, abandoned 1981, later turned into a trail
Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Chippewa River State Trail (former railroad path)
Open to pedestrians

Pilot Grove Park Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built 1876 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated 1968
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge in Pilot Grove County Park
Open to pedestrians

Porter-Parsonsfield Bridge 19-09-05 / 19-16-01 (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1859, bypassed in 1960, restored in 1999
Covered bridge over Ossipee River on a pedestrian trail in Porter
Open to pedestrians

Possum Bottom Covered Bridge 14-83-03 (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built 1876, relocated in 1972-73
Covered bridge over dry land on a pedestrian path at Emie Pyle Rest Park Park
Open to pedestrians

Redbank Valley Trail - Climax Tunnel (Clarion County, Pennsylvania)
Tunnel on Redbank Valley Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Rinard Covered Bridge 35-84-28 (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1876 by the Smith Bridge Co.; destroyed by flash flood on Sept. 18, 2004. Rebuilt in 2006.
Rebuilt covered bridge over Little Muskingum River.
Destroyed by flooding, rebuilt

Robyville Covered Bridge 19-10-02 (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1876, rehabilitated in 1984
Long Truss covered bridge over Kenduskeag Stream on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Salt Creek Bridge Old SR 158 (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built in 1876 by the Smith Bridge Company
Through truss bridge over Salt Creek on CR 10 South
Bridge removed by a complete act of stupidity and lack of commonsense.

Sam Eckman Covered Bridge 38-19-08 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Covered bridge over Little Fishing Creek on Covered Bridge Road, north of Sereno
Open to traffic

SCBG - Mission Hill Tunnel (Santa Cruz County, California)
Bored 1876; Widened 1903
Tunnel on Santa Cruz Big Trees and Pacific Railway (SCBG)
Open to traffic

Seminary Street Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1876, relocated downstream in 1896, relocated again for pedestrian use in 1938
Lost Pony truss bridge over Stony Creek on East Seminary Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Shieldstown Covered Bridge 14-36-02 (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Covered bridge over East Fork White River
Open to pedestrians only

Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1876; moved here 1916; rehabilitated 1974; abandoned 1990
Warren through truss bridge over Skunk River on (Vacated) 255th Street in Ames
Abandoned

Snyder Covered Bridge 38-19-14 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Covered bridge over Roaring Creek on Rarig Road, southeast of Catawissa
Open to traffic

Soper's Mill Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built on September 1, 1876 near Sopers Mill, lost to flooding on June 17th, 1996
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Skunk River
Destroyed by flood

Sparkill Creek Bridge (Rockland County, New York)
Built 1876; replaced 2003
Lost stone arch bridge over Sparkill Creek on NY 340 in Piermont
No longer exists

Stillwater Bridge (2nd) (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1876, Two Spans Replaced 1887; Replaced ?
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hudson River
No longer exists

Sutherland Ford Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1876, relocated to Harrison Park ca. 1935, collapsed in 1945
Lost Through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on Hungry Hollow Road
Collapsed

Swan Creek Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1876
Stone arch bridge over Swan Creek on CR 518 in Lambertville
Open to traffic

Tama Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Abutment undermined during flooding & replaced 1917
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Teegarden Covered Bridge 35-15-05 (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Constructed in 1876 and bypassed in 1992.
Covered bridge over Middle Fork Little Beaver on Eagleton Road (TR 761)
Open to pedestrians only

UP - Tunnel No. 10 (Kern County, California)
Built in 1876 by the SP Railroad
Tunnel on UP/BNSF railroads (formerly SP/ATSF)
Open to traffic

UP - Tunnel No. 9 (Tehachapi Loop) (Kern County, California)
Built in 1876 by the SP Railroad to circumvent the extreme grade of the Tehachapi Mtns. In 1998 it was added as a Nat'l Historic Civil Enginnering Landmark
Tunnel under .73 mile loop crosses under itself on UP (former SP) Railroad
Open to traffic

US1 Indian River Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1876, rehabilitated 1956
Concrete culvert bridge over Indian River on US1
Open to traffic

Vinton Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Repalced 1935
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
No longer exists

Wabash Railroad Bridge #152 - Clear Creek branch (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Built 1876
Stone arch bridge over Branch of Clear Creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
Open to traffic

Wallenpaupack Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876; rehabilitated ca. 1950
Stone arch bridge over Wallenpaupack Creek on PA 690
Open to traffic

Washington Street - Tippecanoe River Bridge (Pulaski County, Indiana)
Built in 1876; replaced in 1977
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on Washington Street
Replaced by a new bridge

West Union Covered Bridge 14-61-27 (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1876, bypassed in 1964
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CR525W north of West Union
Open to pedestrians only

White's Ferry Bridge (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Built May-June 1876 to replace earlier bridge dating to 1866
Abandoned iron truss bridge over C&O Canal
Abandoned

Wynnefield Avenue Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Stone arch bridge over Parkside Avenue Extension on Wynnefield Avenue in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Zoar Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Replaced a series of bridges lost to flooding. The towns of Oxford and Monroe shared the cost.
Suspension Bridge replaced by Stevenson Dam
Replaced by Stevenson Dam, 1919.