Built 1878

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CN Culvert Road Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1878, rehabilitated 1929
Stone Arch Bridge over Culvert Road and E. Fork Galena River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CNO&TP Tunnel 19 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Tunnel
Intact but closed to all traffic

CNO&TP Tunnel 20 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Abandoned tunnel
Derelict/abandoned

CNO&TP Tunnel 21 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Tunnel
Removed but not replaced; 'daylighted' that is, top blown off and cut made.

CNO&TP Tunnel 23 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Tunnel
Intact but closed to all traffic, near prefect condition

CNO&TP Tunnel 24 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Bored in 1878 during the construction of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, a railroad wholely owned by the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. The contracts were given to the CNO&TP, the lessor of the rail line, to finish the tunnels.
Tunnel under Tunnels through Nemo Mountain on Former railroad grade
Completely intact, except for fallen north portal (seperated from tunnel bore), has not carried railroad tracks since 1963.

Cowley Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built by the King Iron Bridge Co. in 1878 for $8,000, the only Bowstring truss bridge in the state of Tennessee. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Elk River on West Stevens Creek Road
Open to pedestrian traffic only

CR 51 Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1878
Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek on CR 51
Replaced by a new bridge

Deer's Mill Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built 1878
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek at Deer's Mill
Open to pedestrians

Easton Avenue Bridge (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 2004
Stone arch bridge over Mile Run Brook on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick
Open to traffic

Freeport Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Originally built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. over Upper Iowa River on a county road; relocated 1989
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge at Trout Run Park in Decorah
Open to pedestrians only

Goette Road Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1878 by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Stone arch bridge over Halweg Road on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Harra Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Rolla Merydith
Covered bridge over South Branch Wolf Creek on TR 172
Open to pedestrians only

Harvey Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the American Bridge Co. for the CB&Q Railroad; converted for vehicular use in 1938
Four-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over the old channel of the Des Moines River on Harvey Island Road
Open to one-lane traffic on a minimum-maintenance road

Hills Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by the Hocking Valley Bridge Works (A. Borneman)
Covered bridge over Little Muskingum River on CR 333
Open to pedestrians only

Iron Bridge Lane Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1878 by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio
Bridge on Iron Bridge Rd.


Jackson Sawmill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878; reconstructed 1985
Covered bridge over West Octoraro Creek on Mt. Pleasant Road (TR 696)
Open to traffic

Laughery Creek Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., restored 2008.
Triple Intersection Pratt through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on Old IN 56
Recently rehabilitated and open for pedestrian use

Licking Creek Bridge (Fulton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1986
Beam bridge over Licking Creek on T319,Johnson Road
Open to traffic

Lower Road Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the King Bridge Company
Bowstring through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Private road
Open to private traffic

Markley and Elm Streets Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878
Stone arch bridge over Stoney Creek at corner of Elm & Markley Streets in Norristown
Open to traffic

Millers Run Covered Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over Millers Run on ALT VT 122 in Lyndon
Open to traffic

New Hope Covered Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Josiah Bryant
Covered bridge over Whiteoak Creek on Bethel New Hope Road
Open to pedestrians only

Old Dobbs Ford Bridge (Bradley County, Tennessee)
Built 1878, moved to the present site in 1990
Pratt pony truss bridge over Candies Creek on golf cart track
Closed to all traffic

Old Keosauqua Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1939
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Osage Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., replaced in 1939 with the truss spans being relocated to Allamakee County to serve traffic for 55 years- later destroyed during an attempt to relocate it.
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Iowa Highway 9
Replaced by a new bridge, truss spans relocated to Allamakee County in 1937, where it served traffic for another 55 years

Philipps Mill Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built in 1878 to replace a two-span bowstring arch bridge; replaced in 1958
Lost Through truss bridge over Winnebago River on CSAH B-47
Replaced by a new bridge

Pine Creek Grist Mill Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Pine Creek in Wild Cat Den State Park
Open to pedestrians

Pine Street Bridge (Cortland County, New York)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1988
Pony truss bridge over West Branch Tioughnioga River on Pine Street in Homer
Closed to all traffic

Pollocks Mill Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Whipple through truss bridge over Ten Mile Creek on TR 597
Open to traffic

Raven Rock Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1878
Through truss bridge over Lockatong Creek on Raven Rock Road
Open to traffic

Rio Descalabrado Bridge (Coamo, Puerto Rico)
Built 1878
Girder bridge over Rio Descalabrado on PR 14
Open to traffic

Roaring Run Bridge (Montgomery County, Virginia)
Built by the King Bridge Co. in 1878 Over Roaring Creek in Bedford County VA, closed in 1971. Relocation date unknown
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Ditch on Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Root Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Rolla Merydith; rehabilitated 2001
Covered bridge over South Branch Wolf Creek on CR 6
Open to pedestrians only

Shelhorn Covered Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built 1878, moved in 1933 to the current location
Covered bridge over park gully on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians

Stinson Creek Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1878 over Sni-A-Bar Creek in Grain Valley; relocated here in 1902; rehabilitated 1944; converted to pedestrian use in 2006
Through truss bridge over Stinson Creek, just off Hickman Avenue in Fulton
Open to pedestrians only

Stonelick Covered Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1971
Covered bridge over Stonelick Creek on Stonelick Williams Corner Road (CR 116)
Currently closed to traffic.

Sudbury River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1952
Pony truss bridge over Sudbury River on Main Street in Framingham
Closed to all traffic

Swartz Covered Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Moses Weymouth; rehabilitated 1994
Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 130A
Open to traffic

Torrens Bridge (Hormigueros, Puerto Rico)
Built 1878 (?); bypassed by new bridge in 2003
Lattice bridge over Rio Rosario on PR 319
Replaced by new bridge

Tunkhannock Creek Bridge (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878
Lenticular through truss bridge over Tunkhannock Creek on PA 1029
Closed to all traffic

Upper Bluffton Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated in 2001; closed to traffic in 2009; queenpost span now private property, through truss span is gone
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on W. Ravine Road
Queenpost span is relocated to a nearby property to be used as a driveway; through truss span was scrapped.

Upper Keeseville Bridge (Essex County, New York)
Built 1878 by Murray, Dougal & Co. of Milton, PA
Two-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over AuSable River on River Street in Keeseville
Closed to all traffic

Wall Street Bridge (Cortland County, New York)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1988
Pony truss bridge over West Branch Tioughnioga River on Wall Street in Homer
Open to traffic

Washington Avenue Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1878 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1982
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Mad River on Washington Avenue in Waterbury
Open to traffic

Washington Mill Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Bowstring truss bridge over Lytle Creek on Creek Branch Lane, east of Bernard
Open to traffic on a dead-end road

Watts Mill Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878 by the West Penn Bridge Co.
Two-span pony truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on Watts Mill Road
Open to traffic

Wawona Covered Bridge (Mariposa County, California)
Built in 1878 this bridge is located in the south part of Yosemite National Park. Just down the hill from historic Wawona Hotel.
Covered Queen-post truss bridge over South Fork of Merced River
Open to pedestrians

Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878
Covered bridge over Big Conestoga River on Weaverland Road (TR 773)
Open to traffic

Wyoming Bridge (Lancaster County, Nebraska)
Built 1878 on a county road over Squaw Creek in Otoe County; relocated and rehabilitated in Lincoln in 2004
Bowstring pony truss bridge over a pond on a trail in the Lincoln Saline Wetlands Nature Center
Open to pedestrians