Built 1881

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Abington Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1881; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Pottershop Road
Replaced by new bridge

Birch Creek Branch Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Built in 1881 by the Cleveland Bridge & Iron Co., removed in 1992
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Birch Creek, branch on CR 150S
Replaced by new bridge

Blacksmith Shop Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1881
Covered bridge over Mill Brook next to Town House Road in Cornish
Open to pedestrians

Chagrin River Bridge (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1881 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1979,2009
Through truss bridge over Chagrin River on Pleasant Valley Drive
Restored and open to traffic

Chamberlin Mill Covered Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built 1881; rehabilitated 1980
Covered bridge over South Wheelock Branch on West Street in Lyndon
Open to traffic

CN Creek Stone Arch (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1881
Stone arch bridge over Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Coal Bank Hill Bridge (Original) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Replaced 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cotton Belt Railroad Trestle (Navarro County, Texas)
Built 1881
Abandoned bridge over Branch of Richland Creek on Cotton Belt Railroad
Abandoned

Creasyville Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1881 by T.S. Christian for a cost of $301.25
Queenpost through truss bridge over Little Fishing Creek on Twp. Rte. 683 off 4031
Open to traffic

Creasyville Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881; rehabilitated 1996
Covered bridge over Little Fishing Creek on TR 683, northeast of Sereno
Open to traffic

D&SNG Hermosa Creek Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built 1881
Pony truss bridge over Hermosa Creek Bridge on Railroad
Open to traffic

Drakes Creek Bridge (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1881, rehabilitated 1950, repaired 2007 after a massive flood
Stone arch bridge over Drakes Creek
Open to traffic

Duncan Tunnel (Floyd County, Indiana)
Longest tunnel in Indiana
Tunnel under Edwardsville and I-64 on NS (Former Southern) Railway in Edwardsville
Open to traffic

Everhart Covered Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881; relocated ca 1941
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge


Gottlieb Brown/ Sam Wagner Covered Bridge (Montour County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881 by George W. Keefer
Covered bridge over Chillesquaque Creek on Bridge Road (TR 594), east of Milton
Open to traffic

Gregg Covered Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1881; reconstructed 1993
Covered bridge over Wakatomika Creek on Frampton Road (CR 201)
Open to traffic

Henry Covered Bridge 38-63-16 (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Queenpost through truss bridge over Mingo Creek on Mansion Rd in Mingo Creek Park
Open to traffic

Hollwyood Freeway (Aliso Steet) over the Los Angeles River (Los Angeles County, California)
First iron bridge in Los Angeles built 1881, rebuilt as concrete in 1943, Expanded to freeway
Bridge
Open to Traffic

Homer Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Originally built over Mud Creek in 1881, washed out in 1892 to field and used as a barn. Now moved and being restored.
Relocated Covered Bridge restored by the Pioneer Engineers Club.
Restored for pedestrian use.

Horn's Ferry Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built in 1881, Two spans lost to flooding in 1929, Partially collapsed on 31 August 1992, Converted to observation decks shortly thereafter.
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River near the Red Rock Dam on 198th Place
Collapsed

John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Originally built 1881 by Augustus Borneman over Poplar Creek on Bish Road near Carroll. Rehabilitated 1913. Relocated 1988.
Covered bridge relocated to the Ohio University-Lancaster campus in Lancaster
Open to pedestrians only

Keller Tunnel (Jersey County, Illinois)
built 1881 for Wabash Railroad; filled in after line abandoned but some remants remain
Lost Tunnel on defunct Wabash Railroad in Elsah
Lost

Kentucky Route 49 Bridge (Marion County, Kentucky)
Built 1881 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced 1984
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rolling Fork River on Kentucky Route 49
Replaced by new bridge

Kramer Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Covered bridge over Mud Run on Turkey Path Road, north of Orangeville
Open to traffic

Lahaska Creek Bridge near Holicong, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Stone arch bridge over Lahaska Creek on Quarry Road in Buckingham Twp near Holicong
Open to traffic

Larkin Covered Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881; relocated 2006
Covered bridge over a ditch next to Byers Station Blvd.
Open to pedestrians only

Linwood Cemetary Arch Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Stone arch bridge over Honey Creek on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Abandoned

Lord's Creek Bridge (Orleans County, Vermont)
Built 1881
Paddleford through truss bridge over Black River on Covered Bridge Road
Closed to all traffic

Maeystown Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Built 1881; rehabilitated 1938
Stone arch bridge over Maeystown Creek on Mill Street at Maeystown
Open to one-lane traffic

Martin's Mill Covered Bridge (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1881
Covered bridge over Lulls Brook on Martinsville Rd (C3046) in Hartland
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Stone Arch (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Abandoned 1930
Stone Arch Bridge over Mill Creek on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Open to pedestrians only

Mill Road Bridge (Darke County, Ohio)
Built 1881 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Greenville Creek on TR 385 in Gettysburg
Open to traffic

Milton Road Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1881; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over Whitewater River on Milton Road
Replaced by new bridge

MILW Cedar River Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Replaced 1905
Lost Bridge over Cedar River on Railroad (MILW)
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Pearl Street Bridge (McHenry County, Illinois)
Built 1881 over Fox River on Pearl Street in McHenry IL, relocated to Terra Cotta Industries Nov. 1976, two of three original sections in storage
Through truss bridge over Unnamed creek on Pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians only

Old Sand Bank Road Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built 1881
Pony truss bridge over Buttermilk Creek on Old Sand Bank Road in South Hill
Open to traffic

Oysters Mill Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1881 by Samuel Myers. It replaced an iron structure built by Mosely Iron Bridge Co. that was built in 1869.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Connodoguinet Creek on Former LR21015, SR1015
Destroyed by fire

Palisades Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1881 by S.M. Hewitt & Co.
Through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek on 485th Avenue at Palisades State Park
Open to one-lane traffic

Patton Tunnel (Crawford County, Indiana)
Tunnel under Under a hill and and Tunnel Hill Road on NS (Former Southern) Railway
Open to traffic

Petit Jean River Triple Bowstring Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1881, by King Bridge Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on old road from Dardanelle, Arkansas to Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Replaced by new bridge

Potter Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Pony truss bridge over Wheeling Creek on TR 360


RI Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Old) (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1881
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
No longer exists

Romley Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1881 by the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad
Closed deck truss bridge over Pomeray Gulch (Chrysolite Creek) on FR 295 southwest of St. Elmo
Open to pedestrians only

Salem Road Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881; rehabilitated 1960 and 2006
Three-span stone arch bridge over Little Swatara Creek on Salem Road (TR 627)
Open to traffic

Saulsbury Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Closed to vehicular traffic 1967, Partially lost in accidental fire March 26 1977.
Pratt through truss bridge over the Cedar River now used for pedestrian access.
Open to pedestrians

Scarlets Mill Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Relocated pony truss bridge on the Horseshoe Trail


Shoemaker Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Covered bridge over West Branch Run on Shoemaker Bridge Road (PA 4027)
Open to pedestrians only

Simpson Creek Covered Bridge (Harrison County, West Virginia)
Built 1881, Washed out in 1889, Relocated this current spot same year
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Simpson Creek on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians

Speakman Covered Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Covered bridge over Buck Run T Branch on Frog Hollow Road
Open to traffic

Station Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1881-82 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Station Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Open to pedestrians only

Tilton Island Park Bridge (Belknap County, New Hampshire)
Built 1881
Lattice pony truss bridge over Winnipesautee River on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians

Tom's Run Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1881 over Tom's Run on Lower Gratis Road near Farmersville, moved to Carillon Park in 1985.
Whipple through truss bridge in Dayton
Open to pedestrians

Trout Creek Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881; rehabilitated 1941
Stone arch bridge over Trout Creek on PA 4018 (Main Street)
Open to traffic

UPRR Poplar Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1881
Stone arch bridge over Poplar Creek on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open to traffic

Viaduct Road Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1881 by Chicago & Northwestern Railway; widened for double tracks in 1896
Stone arch bridge over Viaduct Road on Wisconsin & Southern (formerly C&NW)
Open to traffic

West Auburn Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1881; bypassed by a new bridge in 1996 but left standing.
Whipple through truss bridge over Little Turkey River on Bn Road near West Union
Replaced by bridge on new alignment but left standing.Can be seen from the new bridge.

West Branch Huron River TR 109 Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1881 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co
Pony truss bridge over West Branch Huron River on TR 109
Open to traffic.