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25th street Upper Iowa River Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1980
Steel stringer bridge over Upper Iowa River on Local 25th Street
Open to traffic

6th Street Bridge (Older) (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Built in 1880, replaced by a concrete T-beam bridge in 1922 and again by a concrete girder bridge in 1975
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Sixth Street/ MN Hwy. 62
Replaced by a new bridge

Albany County Rail-Trail - Normans Kill Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built ca. 1880, CP Rail proposed abandoning the line in 2003, purchased by Albany County in 2009, new deck for trail use placed in 2015.
Pratt through truss bridge over Normans Kill on Albany County Rail-Trail
Open to pedestrians and cyclists only

Attica Railroad Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Original bridge at this location built 1880; replaced by new bridge at an unknown date
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway at Attica
Replaced by new bridge

AVR - Allegheny River Back Channel Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Allegheny River Back Channel on West Penn Railroad (abandoned)
Abandoned

B&A - Spencer Wire Spur Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880s, relocated here ca. 1911
Abandoned double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Middle River on Spencer Wire Co. Railroad Spur
Derelict/abandoned

B&M - Merrimack River Bridge (Haverhill) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; replaced by present structure 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Merrimack River on B&M Western Route
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Youghiogheny River Bridge (Fort Hill Coke Works Branch) (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
1880
Lost Bridge over Youghiogheny River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Removed

Ballstown Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built in 1880 by Thomas Hardman; replaced in 1948
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on State Road 229
Replaced by a new bridge

Balltown Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1880, and removed in 1993. Moved to Ezekiel Williams Memorial Park, in Cole Camp, Mo
Through truss bridge over Cole Camp Creek
Relocated and preserved

Bauer Road Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)
Built 1880 by the Penn Bridge Works; dismantled and moved to Calhoun County where it was restored
Relocated through truss bridge originally over Looking Glass River on Bauer Road; , now relocated to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County and restored as a pedestrian bridge
Relocated and open to pedestrians

Bean Blossom Covered Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)
Built 1880 by Capt. Joseph Balsey for $1,200.00
Covered bridge over Bean Blossom Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Benning Stone Arch (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Minnesota River on Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail along Abandoned C&NW
Derelict/abandoned

Bistline Covered Bridge 38-50-03 (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880; Rehab 2008
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3005


Blackhand Gorge Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Originally built 1880 over Claylick Creek on TR 332; relocated 1983
A-frame through truss bridge within Blackhand Gorge Nature Preserve
Open to pedestrians only

BNSF - Stone Arch (Santa Fe County, New Mexico)
Built 1880
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Stream on Railroad
Open to traffic

Border Street Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1924
Concrete arch bridge over The Gulf on Border Street in Cohasset
Open to traffic

Brackenridge Park Bowstring (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1880 by the King Bridge & Iron Co. Moved from unknown original location in 1937 to Brackenridge Park.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Walkway in Brackenridge Park
Open to pedestrians

Brown Covered Bridge 35-08-04 (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1880 by the Smith Bridge Co.
Covered bridge over Whiteoak Creek on New Hope-White Oak Station Road
Open to pedestrians only

Brown Covered Bridge 45-11-09 (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1880 by Nichols Powers
Covered bridge over Cold River on Upper Cold River Road in Shrewsbury
Open to one lane traffic

Bunker Hill Covered Bridge #1 20-03-01 (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1880, destroyed by arson 1961
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Gunpowder Falls on Bunker Hill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Burrell Creek Bridge (Ontario County, New York)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1930
Stone arch bridge over Burrell Creek on NY 245
Open to traffic

Calhoun County Historic Bridge Park Bridge #4 - Bauer Road Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)
Built 1880 over Looking Glass River in Clinton County, MI. Later rehabilitated and relocated to its current location.
Pratt through truss bridge over Dickinson Creek on a pedestrian path in the Historic Bridge Park
Open to pedestrians

Canalside Rail-Trail - Connecticut River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880, Warrens added 1936
Whipple through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Canalside Rail-Trail
Open to pedestrians only

CB&Q/M&StL - Elm Street Railroad Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Caught fire 1956; Removed 1968
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced

CGW - Cedar River Bridge (N, Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Collapsed 1914 during replacement
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago Great Western Railway in Waverly
Collapsed

Clark Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built 1880 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works
Abandoned through truss bridge over Old Channel South Grand River on S. Hess Road/315th Street
Abandoned

Claycomb/ Reynoldsdale Covered Bridge 38-05-12 (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880; rebuilt 1975
Burr arch-truss bridge over Raystown Branch of the Juniata River on Entrance to Old Bedford Village Historical Park
Open to traffic

Clifty Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
was originally on south Gladstone Ave and crossed Clifty Creek
Lost Howe through truss bridge on Carl Miske Drive
Destroyed by fire

CNTP - Cumberland River Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built 1880 for the Cincinnati Southern Railway, replaced in 1955
Lost Deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on Norfolk Southern Railway at Burnside
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Black River Falls Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880, Approaches Added 1885; Removed 1915, At Least One Span reused
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Black River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

CNW - Galena River Bridge (Lafayette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880, Relocated Here 1910; Removed Ca. 1930
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Galena River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

CNW - Kasota Drawbridge (Nicollet County, Minnesota)
Built 1880 and 1909
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Removed but not replaced

CNW - KK Madison Bridge (Older) (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880s; Replaced 1898, but was relocated 200ft downstream
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Straight River Bridge (Old) (Steele County, Minnesota)
Built 1882, Replaced 1919; Possibly reused at another location
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Straight River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Columbia Bridge (Franklin County, Kansas)
Built in 1880 by the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio. Bypassed in 1980, but never removed. Collapsed 2010.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on what appears to be a former alignment of Labette Road.
Lost

Columbus Road Bridge (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1880 removed in 1932
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Columbus Rd
Replaced by a new bridge

Colvin Covered Bridge 38-05-24 (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1866 (there is some controversy over the date) by J.H. Thompson; rehabilitated 1998
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Shawnee Creek on TR 443 (Mill Road) in Schellsburg
Open to traffic

Commerce Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Built in 1880 it replaced an earlier iron bridge and was replaced by a Tee Beam in 1915
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on East Commerce Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Conrail - Bell Avenue Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880
Lost Stone arch bridge over Bell Avenue on Conrail
Removed but not replaced

Cradock Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1934
Stone arch bridge over Mystic River on Main Street/MA 38
Open to traffic

Cravath Creek Bridge (Walworth County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1967
Stone arch bridge over Cravath Creek on North Street in Whitewater
Open to traffic

Creek Road Covered Bridge 35-04-05 (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1963 & 1995
Covered bridge over Conneaut Creek on Creek Road in Conneaut
Open to traffic

Crum Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built 1880; dissassembled in 1994
Bowstring pony truss bridge originally over Israel Creek on Crum Road
Replaced by new bridge, Relocated to Heritage Park in Walkersville

Cutright Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built in 1863 by the Smith Bridge Company; removed in 1963 for the formation of Lake Monroe.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Knightridge Road
Replaced with a causeway over Lake Monroe

Danville Bowstring Bridge (Piers Only) (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1880
Piers only. Original bowstring bridge over Petit Jean River at this location was relocated in 1922 to Mickles, ARK.
Replaced by new bridge

Danville-Mickles Bowstring Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Originally built July 1880 by the King Bridge Co. at Danville; relocated in 1920
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge next to Danville City Hall
Open to pedestrians

Dick Huffman Covered Bridge 14-67-13 (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1880
Two-span covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Huffman Road
Open to traffic

DM&E - Stone Arch Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Intermittent Stream on Railroad (DM&E)
Open to traffic

Dunbar Covered Bridge 14-67-07 (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1880, rehabilitated in 2010
Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 25 South
Open to traffic

Elroy-Sparta Trail - Arch #1 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Farm Road on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Elroy-Sparta Trail - Arch #2 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Small Creek on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Elroy-Sparta Trail - Arch #3 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Farm Road on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Elroy-Sparta Trail - Missouri Avenue Overpass (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Missouri Avenue on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Open to traffic

Factory Covered Bridge 38-60-04 (Union County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1992
Timber Covered Bridge over White Deer Creek on White Deer T-516 Grey Hill Rd.
Open to traffic

FDDM - Lehigh Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1880
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway
No longer exists

Flat Creek Covered Bridge 25-80-01x (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1880 by Nicholas Hall and M. L. Carter; destroyed by fire on May 29, 1966
Lost covered bridge over Flat Creek on Ingram Avenue near Sedalia
No longer exists, but scale-model replica built in Sedalia's Centennial Park

Flushing Creek Bridge (Old) (Queens County, New York)
Built 1880
Lost Through truss bridge over Flushing Creek on Northern Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort River Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880 by Corrugated Metal Co.; Bypassed c. 1940; Later rehabilitated for pedestrian use
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Fort River on a pedestrian path next to MA 116
Open to pedestrians

Fort Snelling Bridge (1st) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1880, Replaced 1909
Lost Deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Fort Snelling Road
Replaced by a new bridge

GC&C - Wills Creek Bridge (Old) (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1880; Destroyed by flooding & replaced 1936
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Wills Creek on George's Creek & Cumberland Railroad
Destroyed by flooding & replaced

Goddard Covered Bridge 17-35-06 (Fleming County, Kentucky)
Goddard Covered Bridge is the only Town Lattice Truss Covered Bridge in KY. Original building date unknown but design patented in 1820. Bridge placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Bridge restored in 2006.
Covered bridge over Sand Lick Creek on KY 3110
Open to traffic

Gospel Street Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)
Built 1880 by the Cleveland Bridge and Iron Company.
Through truss bridge over Lick Creek on Gospel Street in Paoli
Restored and open for traffic

Grasse River Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1960
Concrete arch bridge over Grasse River on CR 44
Open to traffic

Green Street Bridge (Otsego County, New York)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1991
Pony truss bridge over Dunderberg Creek on Green Street in Gilbertsville
Open to traffic

Half Chance Iron Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)
Built 1880, lost c.2008-2010
Bowstring arch bridge over Chickasaw Bogue Creek
Destroyed by flooding

Hendricks Ford Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1880 by the King Bridge Company
Whipple through truss bridge over Driftwood River
Closed to all traffic

Henszey Bowstring Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880
Bowstring Bridge over Ontelaunee Creek on Route 39112
Possibly moved

Holliwell Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1995
Covered bridge over Middle River, southeast of Winterset
Open to pedestrians only

Hollow Brook Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1880
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Lamington River on Hollow Brook Road
Open to traffic

Hortense Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1880 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; converted to vehicular use ca. 1926; replaced 1990
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Chalk Creek on CR 162 near Mt. Princeton Hot Springs
Replaced by a new bridge

Hotel Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Mill River on Old Shepherd Road in Northampton
Intact but closed to all traffic

Houck Covered Bridge 14-67-11 (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1880 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1994; Bypassed 2014
Two-span covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 550S
Bypassed 2014; Open to pedestrians only

IANR - Small Stream Arch (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Small Stream on Iowa Northern Railway
Open to traffic

Indian River Bridge (Jefferson County, New York)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1999
Stone arch bridge over Indian River on CR 194 in Antwerp
Open to traffic

International Bridge (Webb County, Texas)
Built in the 1880s; Destroyed April 28, 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rio Grande on Footpath
Destroyed by flooding

Jefferson Street Stone Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built CA 1880
Stone arch bridge over Mill Race on Old Jefferson Street
Open to pedestrians

John Blair Bridge (El Paso County, Colorado)
Built 1880 by John Blair, groundskeeper for the Glen Eyrie Castle
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians

Johnson Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1880. Moved to Johnson Street in 1914. Disappeared ca 1980. Probably destroyed
Lenticular pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on East Johnson Street
Unknown-assume destroyed

Joor Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1880
Lost Truss bridge over Comite River on Deerford Rd.
Replaced by a new bridge

Kidwell Covered Bridge 35-05-02 (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1880, closed in 1978 after damage from overweight truck, recently restored and reopened to traffic.
Howe through truss bridge over Sunday Creek on Monserat Road (TR332)
Open to traffic

King Iron Bridge Draw Bridge (Rockland County, New York)
Built 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; closed to traffic in 1991; restored 2008-09
Bascule pony truss bridge over Sparkill Creek on Bridge Street in Piermont
Open to pedestrians

Lawrence Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1880 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Closed pony truss bridge over Little Turkey River on 330th Avenue in Jackson Junction
Privately owned

Lickskillet Bridge (Logan County, Kentucky)
Built 1880 by the Penn Bridge Works; replaced 1990 and later relocated to a city park
Pratt pony truss bridge in Auburn Park
Open to traffic going through the park

Little Gap Covered Bridge 38-13-02 (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1987 & 2014.
Burr arch-truss bridge over Aquashicola Creek on Cover Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Little Sandy River Bridge (Carter County, Kentucky)
Built 1880
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on an old alignment of KY 1/a former railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Little Walnut Creek Bowstring Bridge (Crawford County, Kansas)
Bowstring Pony Truss Bridge over Little Walnut Creek
Abandoned with portion of deck missing

Main Street Bridge (Yates County, New York)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1994
Stone arch bridge over Keuka Lake Outlet on Main Street in Penn Yan
Open to traffic

Marble Rock Bowstring (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built ca.1880, Lost 1914
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Brandford Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Marsh Creek Bridge (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1880
Steel stringer bridge over Marsh Creek on Bills Road
Open to traffic

Matfield River Bridge (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1930
Stone arch bridge over Matfield River on MA 18 (Bedford Street) in East Bridgewater
Open to traffic

McClurg Covered Bridge 38-63-13 (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880; Moved and restored in 1987
Kingpost through truss bridge over Ditch
Open to pedestrians

Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-38 / 38-15-19 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880
Covered bridge over E Octoraro Creek on Creek Road
Open to traffic

Meriden Covered Bridge 29-10-08 (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1880; Restored 1963
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Bloods Brook on Colby Hill Road
Open to traffic

Meriden Rock Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1880; Replaced in 1983
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Rock Creek near Meriden
Replaced by a new bridge

Metzen Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1880; Removed 1981
Whipple through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on Bridge Street
Removed

MILW - Short Line Bridge (Old) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1880; Replaced 1902
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad & Road
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Vermillion River Covered Deck Truss (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built ca 1880
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermillion River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

Mohican Police Firing Range Bridge (Ashland County, Ohio)
Built ca.1880
Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Horsetail Run on Road
Totally closed, collapse imminent.

Morton Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built ca.1880 by the Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne
Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Marion Center Road
Open to traffic

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