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1st Avenue Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1878; replaced 1923
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rock River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

3rd Street NW Bridge (Stark County, Ohio)
Built 1878. Removed 1951.
Lost Through truss bridge over Tuscarawas River on 3rd Street NW
Removed but not replaced

9th Street Bridge (Old) (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1878
Lost Deck truss bridge over James River on 9th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Adams Road Covered Bridge 35-04-11 (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built after 1878 flood; Replaced 1947
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Adams Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Alexander's Covered Bridge 38-21-24#2x (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Burned 1952; Replaced 1954
Lost Burr arch through truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Long's Gap Road
Destroyed by fire

Backbone Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Burned July 8th, 1914
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by fire

Baden Dam Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut River
No longer exists

Barker Ford Covered Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1878; Removed and replaced by a 190' bridge
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Dunkard Creek on Gas Company Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Braceville Covered Bridge (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Mahoning River on SR 82
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Bridge No. L-3040 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1878 for C&NW, bypassed 1906, replaced 2007
Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Chatfield Drive
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Covered Bridge 29-05-84x (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1878
Lost Paddleford through truss covered bridge over Ammonoosuc River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding in 1927

Bridgewater Covered Bridge (Rockingham County, Virginia)
Built 1878; replaced 1916
Lost Through truss bridge over North River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Buffalo Forge Covered Bridge (Rockbridge County, Virginia)
Built in 1878; Covered bridge was left in place when RT 608 was slightly realigned; The covered bridge was razed by property owner in 1946.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on RT 608
Replaced by a new bridge in 1939; The covered bridge was razed in 1946.

CA&C - Big Walnut Creek Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built 1878; collapsed 1910 and replaced with current bridge
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Cleveland, Akron, & Columbus Railroad
Collapsed

Cairo Covered Bridge (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Built in 1878 by James P. Amick and Edgar Trainer; Abandoned and replaced (but left standing) in 1949; Collapsed in 1970.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over North Fork Hughes River on CR 15
Collapsed - after being abandoned in 1949.

Calvert Street Bridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built 1878. Demolished ca. 1970s.
Lost Bowstring Truss Bridge on Calvert Street
Demolished

Carmi Bridge (1878) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1878; Partially collapsed 1915; Replaced 1916
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge after the West span collapsed.

CBQ - Thompson River Bridge (Decatur County, Iowa)
Built 1878 at another location, relocated here 1901; Removed between 1955 and 1983
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Thompson River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed

Cedar River Bridge (1878) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built in 1878; Collapsed in 1935
Lost wooden truss bridge over Cedar River on River Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1936

CG&P - Little Miami River Bridge (1878) (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1878; replaced 1882
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Cincinnati, Georgetown, & Portsmouth Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CN - Culvert Road Overpass (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

CNTP - 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

CNTP - 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

CNTP - 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.

CNTP - 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

CNTP - 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.
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.

College Street Bridge (1878) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad & Ralston Creek on College Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

CP&I - Great Miami River Bridge (1878) (Miami County, Ohio)
Built 1877-78; replaced 1888
Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Columbus, Piqua & Indiana Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Dart's Mill Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Build around the same time and in the same style as the Rosemont, Raven Rock Bridge
9 panel Pratt through truss bridge
Lost

Deer's Mill Covered Bridge 14-54-03 (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built 1878
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek at Deer's Mill
Open to pedestrians

Delaware Valley House Covered Bridge 38-09-27x (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1878; Removed and Replaced in 1932
Lost Bridge over Tinicum Creek on River Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Diehl Bridge (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Robert Stewart; destroyed by fire March 31, 1959 and not replaced
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mahoning River on Park Road
Destroyed by fire

Doc Ellis Covered Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Built 1878
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Mud Creek on Phlox Road (Now CR 1100 E)
Replaced by a new bridge

Dolan Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1878 by the Western Bridge Co.; Replaced 1927 by a steel pony truss.
Lost Howe truss covered bridge over Beanblossom Creek on Old State Road 37
Replaced by a new bridge

East Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1936-7
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

East Main Street Bridge (1878) 07-02-P02x (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1878; destroyed by flooding 1896; replaced 1897
Lost Bridge over Farmington River on East Main Street in Avon
Destroyed by flooding

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

Echo Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1878
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Sudbury Aqueduct
Open to pedestrians only

Eden Park Reservoir Dam (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1878, large portion of main retaining wall removed 1960
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over drained reservoir on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Nod Brook Culvert (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built circa 1878
Stone culvert bridge over Nod Brook on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Avon.
Open to pedestrians only

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Rosewood Road Arch Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built circa 1878
Stone arch bridge over dirt road on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Avon.
Open to pedestrians only

Fifth Street Bridge (1878) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1878
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Fifth Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Fillmore Bridge (Allegany County, New York)
Built 1878; two spans replaced with Pratt truss spans in 1902; rehabilitated 1950; replaced 1980
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Genesee River on CR 4
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Graham's Crossing Covered Bridge 35-07-02x (Belmont County, Ohio)
Lost Smith truss covered bridge over Captina Creek on Clover Ridge Road
Collapsed

H. Moyers Mill Covered Bridge (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Pine Creek on Church Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Halter Road Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built in 1878 by the Western Bridge Works of Ft. Wayne; replaced in 1984
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Halter Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Harra Covered Bridge 35-84-11 (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Rolla Merydith
Covered bridge over South Branch Wolf Creek on TR 172
Open to pedestrians only

Harvey Island Road Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the American Bridge Works. for the CRI&P 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

Highlands Bridge (1878) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1878; Replaced 1892
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on Road
Destroyed by collision

Hills Covered Bridge 35-84-24 (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

Hoxie Bridge (Otsego County, New York)
Built 1878
Lost Through truss bridge over Unadilla River on Skaneateles Turnpike Rd
Destroyed by collision in 1976, not replaced

Hughes Station Covered Bridge 38-05-08x (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1878 by J. H. Thompson; Removed and Replaced in 1961
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Dunnings Creek on SR 1014
Replaced by a new bridge

Hull's Mill Bridge (1878) (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1878; lost to flooding 1927; replaced 1929
Lost Truss bridge over Wea Creek on Lilly Rd
Destroyed by flooding

Iron Bridge Lane Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1878 by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio
Pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on Iron Bridge Road


Jackson Sawmill Covered Bridge 38-36-33 #2 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878; reconstructed 1985
Covered bridge over West Octoraro Creek on Mt. Pleasant Road (TR 696)
Open to traffic

James Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Kansas)
Built in 1878 by the Milwaukee Bridge Works which would later become Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works.
Pony truss bridge over James Creek on a local road, 5.0 mi. west and 2.3 mi. north of Delia
Derelict/abandoned

Jeffersonville Road Bridge (Fayette County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Columbia Bridge Works; replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Paint Creek on Jeffersonville Road.
Replaced by a new bridge

Kendrew Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built in 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; removed sometime after 1926 when the state took it over.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Oswegatchie River
Replaced by a new bridge

Lanesboro Bowstring (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Built 1878; Replaced 1962
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over North Branch Root River on MN250
Replaced by a new bridge

Laughery Creek Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed 1961; closed in the 1970's; restored 2008 for pedestrians.
Triple Intersection Pratt through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on Old IN 56
Recently rehabilitated and open for pedestrian use

Leo Covered Bridge 14-02-02x (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1878; Lost in the 1913 flood.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Grabill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Licking Creek Bridge (Fulton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878; demolished and replaced with pre-stressed concrete box beam bridge 1986
Bridge over Licking Creek on T319,Johnson Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Lime Springs Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1878
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Former alignment of what is now Oak Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge downstream of dam.

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

Mackinaw River Bridge (Woodford County, Illinois)
Built 1878
Lost Truss bridge over Mackinaw River
No longer exists

Main Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1952; Rehabbed in 2009
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Sudbury River on Main Street in Framingham
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1878; Replaced 1909
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Vermilion River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by the Morse Bridge Co.; raised 1903; replaced 1908
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on Main Street (now US 20)
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Olcott Beach) (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1878; Replaced 1971
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over 18 Mile Creek on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Iron Bridge (1878) (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1878; Replaced 1921
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Marysville Covered Bridge 46-16-01x (Campbell County, Virginia)
Built 1878; Destroyed by flood 1996
Lost Multiple King post through truss bridge over Seneca Creek on Old Road
Destroyed by flooding

MBTA - Mill River Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1878
Stone arch bridge over Mill River on MBTA Franklin Line
Open to traffic

Mercer & Somerset RR - Millstone River Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Lost Bridge over Millstone River on Mercer & Somerset RR
Removed but not replaced

Mitchell's Mills Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Built 1878 by the King Iron Bridge Co. Abandoned after 1951.
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge over Clarks Creek on Humboldt Creek Road (Abandoned Section - now Private)
Derelict/abandoned

Nashua Bridge (Chickasaw County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Shifted onto new piers 1916; Replaced 1921
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Neuse River Covered Bridge (Johnston County, North Carolina)
Built in 1878; Replaced in 1907.
Lost Through truss bridge over Neuse River on Abandoned portion of Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

New Berlin Covered Bridge 38-55-26x/38-60-07x (Union County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1878; Destroyed by Flood in 1936; Replaced by Steel Grate Bridge 1937
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Penn's Creek
Destroyed by flooding

New Hope Covered Bridge 35-08-05 (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Josiah Bryant
Covered bridge over Whiteoak Creek on Bethel New Hope Road
Open to pedestrians only

NY 436-Genesee River Bridge (1878) (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1878; repaired ca. 1891; damaged by flood 1902; replaced 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Genesee River on NYS 436
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Covered Bridge 19-11-04x (Piscataquis County, Maine)
Built in 1878 by Mark Pease; Replaced in 1940
Lost Long through truss bridge over Piscataquis River on Back Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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 Lattice Bridge 29-05-06x (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1878; Burned 1971
Lost Town lattice truss w/supplemental arches bridge over Pemigewasset River on Staple Rock Park Rd
Destroyed by fire

Osage Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Built 1878 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 Whipple through truss bridge over Cedar River on Iowa Highway 9
Replaced by a new bridge, truss spans relocated to Allamakee County in 1939, where it served traffic for another 55 years

P&LE - Beaver Bridge (1878) (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878 by the Philadelphia Bridge Works; replaced 1890
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Lake Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Packard Hill Covered Bridge (Old) 29-05-50x (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1878
Lost Howe through truss covered bridge over Mascoma River on Bank Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Penrose Ferry Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1898, iron spans replaced by steel in 1900, hit by ship 1947
Lost Warren through truss swing bridge over Schuylkill River on Penrose Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Peters Mill Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built in 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1974.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork of Wildcat Creek on Peter's Mill Road.
Replaced by new bridge on a different alignment and demolished.

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

Pierceville Road Bridge (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Built 1878; relocated here 1887; rehabilitated 1996
Pony truss bridge over Massachusetts Coastal Railroad on Pierceville Road in Wareham
Open to traffic

Pine Creek Grist Mill Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced on a new alignment 1963 and converted to pedestrian use.
Pratt through truss bridge over Pine Creek in Wild Cat Den State Park
Open to pedestrians

Pollocks Mill Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; damaged by overweight truck September 28, 2014; repaired and reopened on Feb. 8, 2016
Whipple through truss bridge over Ten Mile Creek on TR 597
Open to traffic

PR14 - Puente Río Descalabrado (Coamo, Puerto Rico)
Built 1878
Girder bridge over Río Descalabrado on PR 14
Open to traffic

Puente Torréns (Hormigueros, Puerto Rico)
Built 1878 (?); bypassed by new bridge in 2003
Lattice bridge over Río Rosario on PR 319
Replaced by new bridge

Raven Rock Rosemont Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1878
Through truss bridge over Lockatong Creek on Raven Rock Road
Restoration complete, bridge open

RI - Columbus Junction Thacher Truss (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1895
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Iowa River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

River Street Bridge (1878) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1888
Howe through truss bridge over Iowa River on River Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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