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Adel Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1882 by the King Bridge Co.
Two-span through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on River Street in Adel
Closed to all traffic

Aden Road Bridge (Prince William County, Virginia)
Built 1882; relocated by railroad early 1900s; removed 2016 for renovation with new bridge added; reopened March 2019
Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in Nokesville
Open to traffic.

Alpine Tunnel (Gunnison County, Colorado)
Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
Abandoned and partially caved-in

AM - Trestle #1 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AM - Trestle #2 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AM - Trestle #3 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AM - Winslow Tunnel (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built between 1880 and 1882 and enlarged in 1968. At 1735 ft. in elevation it's the highest pass between the Rockies and Appalachians
Tunnel on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Winslow
Open to traffic

Anchor Thread Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1882; Replaced 1981
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Groveville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Arlington South Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Built in 1882 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; replaced in 1951
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Blue River on County Road 700 West
Replaced by a new bridge

Ash Street Overpass (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1882
Stone Arch bridge over Des Moines Avenue on Ash Street in Burlington
Open to traffic

ATSF - Canyon Diablo Trestle (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1882; Replaced 1946
Lost Deck truss bridge over Canyon Diablo on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR
Replaced by new bridge

Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail - Tanners Creek Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1882 over Tanners Creek on the former Cincinnati and Southern Ohio River Railway it later became in 1915 a part of the 'Big 4' rail line. Currently restored as a pedestrian bridge on the Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail.
Pratt through truss bridge over Tanners Creek on the Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail (former NYC railroad line) in Lawrenceburg
Open to pedestrians

Babocomari Ranch Bridge (Cochise County, Arizona)
Pratt through truss bridge over Babocomari Wash on West Railroad Drive
Open to authorized vehicles only. On private (posted) property, please ask if wanting to visit.

Bardwell's Ferry Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1882 by Corrugated Metal Co.; rehabilitated 1995
Pin-connected Lenticular through truss bridge over Deerfield River on Bardwell's Ferry Road in Conway
Open to traffic

Bear Tavern Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1882 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1950; closed to traffic Sept. 2009
Through truss bridge over Jacobs Creek on Bear Tavern Road (CR 579)
New bridge open; Truss portal and sway bracing widened then placed as non-functional decoration over new Valley Road bridge

Bentonsport Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882, removed from vehicular service 1985
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on trail
Open to pedestrians

Big Wheeling Creek Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Truss bridge over Big Wheeling Creek on CR 5
Replaced by a new bridge on new alignment, but allowed to remain in place

Black Bridge (Greene County, New York)
Built 1882 to serve foot traffic and the Catskill Mountain Railroad, Railroad service ended 1918.
Pratt through truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians only

Blakemore Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1950
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Amtrak/MBTA on Blakemore Street
Open to traffic

Blue Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1996
Pratt through truss bridge over W Br Huron River on Lamereaux Rd.
Open to traffic

BM - Connecticut River Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1882; Replaced 1930
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BNSF Colby Creek Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built 1882
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Colby Creek on BNSF Railway


Boyer Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882;
Through truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on Underwood Avenue
Removed but not replaced

Braswell Tunnel (Paulding County, Georgia)
Opened 1882, abandoned 1980
Tunnel under Brushy Mountain on an abandoned alignment of Southern Railway (Formerly the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad)
Abandoned

Buffalo Bridges (White County, Indiana)
Pair of wrought iron through truss bridge built by the Columbia Bridge Works,
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Tippecanoe River on SR16
Replaced by new bridge

Butler Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1881-82
Pratt truss bridge over Housatonic River on Butler Road
Open to pedestrians

C&NW - Bridge #2539 (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1882
Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Stream on Three Rivers Trail
Open to traffic

CBQ - Rock River Covered Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1882; Replaced 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Charleton Mill Road Covered Bridge 35-29-16#2 (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by Henry Hebble, replaced with a modern covered bridge in 2013-14
Covered bridge over Massies Creek on Charleton Mill Road in Wilberforce
Replaced with a replicated covered bridge using new materials, no original materials were apparently reused.

Church Street Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over P&W Railroad on Church Street in Cumberland
Open to one-way traffic westbound only

Church Street Bridge (Washington County, Rhode Island)
Built 1882
Stone arch bridge over Saugatucket River on Church Street in South Kingstown
Open to traffic

CMRR - Catskill Creek Bridge #2 (Greene County, New York)
Built 1882, Removed 1918
Lost Through truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Removed Catskill Mountain Railway
Removed

CMRR - Catskill Creek Bridge #3 (Greene County, New York)
Built 1882; Removed 1918
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Removed Catskill Mountain Railway
Removed

CN - French Creek Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1882
Stone arch bridge over French Creek on Canadian National (formerly Chicago & Northwestern)
Open to traffic

CORP - Cow Creek Tunnel No. 2 (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1882
Tunnel on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP)
Open to traffic

CPRR - Bear River Bridge (Box Elder County, Utah)
Built 1882; Replaced & relocated 1886
Whipple through truss bridge over Bear River on Central Pacific Railroad relocated to Springfield, Oregon.
Replaced by a new bridge

CR - Newburgh Tunnel (Orange County, New York)
Built 1882; lost 1989
Lost Tunnel under Newburgh Industrial Track (Erie Newburgh Branch) on Conrail River Line
Daylighted and replaced with a trestle

CSX - Haverstraw Tunnel (Rockland County, New York)
Built 1882, likely modified 1902-4 based on portal design
Tunnel under Palisades on CSX River Subdivision
Open to traffic

CSX - Seneca Lift Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)
Three-span through truss railroad bridge with center lift span over the Illinois River east of Seneca. Damaged by a train derailment and collapse in 1916.
Three-span Pratt through truss bridge with center lift span over Illinois River on CSX Rail spur in Seneca
In use; rail line leased by CSX Transportation through 2030

CSX RR-Scio Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1882
Bridge over Scio Street on Csx Transprtation
Unknown status

Cuppett's Covered Bridge 38-05-18 (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built i 1882
Burr arch-truss bridge over Dunning Creek
Open to pedestrians only

Doe River Covered Bridge 42-10-01 (Carter County, Tennessee)
Part of the Elizabethton Historic District
Covered Timber Howe Truss bridge over Doe River on Walking path in Downtown Elizabethton
Open to pedestrians

Drake Well Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882
Through truss bridge over Oil Creek on Drake Well Road
Open to traffic

Ellicott Creek Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1995
Stone arch bridge over Ellicott Creek on NY 5 in Williamsville
Open to traffic

Euritt Bridge (Decatur County, Iowa)
Built 1882 by Phoenix Iron Co. erected by Daniel and Webster; Current status unknown
Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on River Road near Leon
Intact but appears to be closed to traffic according to Bing

Farmington Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882, Replaced 1948
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on IA 2
Replaced by a new bridge

First Bismarck Railroad Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built in 1882 under the direction of George Morison; superstructure replaced 1905
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in Bismarck
Orginal Whipple truss spans replaced with through Warren truss spans, reusing the original piers

Flensburg Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1882
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 299
Abandoned with deck missing

Fox Road Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1882, Relocated Here Ca. 1905
Through truss bridge over Volga River on a local road
Open to traffic

Grass River Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1977
Stone arch bridge over Grass River on CR 39
Open to traffic

Grasse River Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1973
Stone arch bridge over Grasse River on NY 345
Open to traffic

Graysville Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built 1882 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Fish Creek on CR 27
Closed to all traffic

Great Miami River CR 21 Bridge (Logan County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1997
Whipple through truss bridge over Great Miami River on CR 21
Open to traffic

Greenbank Mill Bridge (New) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1882 at Wawa, Pennsylvania; purchased and relocated 2009-2010 to replace earlier pony truss bridge washed out in 2003
Pratt pony truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on Pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians only

Greenbush Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1882; Replaced 1933
Lost Through truss bridge over Hudson River on US20/US9
Replaced by a new bridge

Hale Avenue Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1882; replaced 1993
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St. Mary's River on Hale Avenue in Ft.Wayne
Replaced by new bridge

Hayden Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1882 in Corrine, Utah; Moved here 1901; Abandoned 1987, Reopened 2019
Whipple truss bridge over McKenzie River on Abandoned Weyerhauser Logging Railway in Springfield
Bridge was planked and opened in April of 2019.

Hayes Covered Bridge 38-60-02 (Union County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882
Covered bridge over Buffalo Creek on Hoover Road (TR 376)
Open to traffic

Honeytown Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built in 1882; Struck by pickup truck September 11, 1980, causing north span to collapse - was subsequently removed around year's end
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 25 East
Destroyed by collision

Hyndman Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882 by the Columbia Bridge Works; replaced 1997
Lost wrought-iron through truss bridge over Little Wills Creek on Schellsburg Street (TR 350) in Hyndman
Replaced by new bridge

Janesville Bridge (N) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1882, removed 2001 due to structural concerns
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on West Barrick Road
Removed

Jefferson Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1882; replaced 1890
Timber stringer bridge over Rouge River on Jefferson Avenue


Johnson Slagle Road Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Built by the Morse Bridge Company; rehabilitated 1974
Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Johnson Slagle Road (CR 32) in Port Jefferson
Removed

K&S - Kankakee River Bridge (Old) (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1882; Replaced 1915
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Kankakee River on Kankakee & Seneca Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

KCS - Ouachita River Bridge (Ouachita Parish, Louisiana)
Built in 1882, planks added for pedestrian traffic in 1907, rehabilitated 2007
Through truss bridge over Ouachita River on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

Keniston Covered Bridge 29-07-02 (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1882
Covered bridge over Blackwater River on Bridge Road in Andover
Open to traffic

Kinzua Bridge (Original) (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882; Replaced 1900
Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Ladoga Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built in 1882 by J.J. Daniels; replaced in 1941
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on State Route 234
Replaced by a new bridge

Lime Kiln Road Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Built 1882 as a railroad bridge by the King Bridge Co.; later relocated here for vehicular traffic
Through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Lime Kiln Road north of Neosho
Open to pedestrians

Local Road Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882
Through truss bridge over an unnamed creek on a local road
Unknown status

Main Street Bridge (Old) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1930; replaced 2005
Pony truss bridge over East Branch Housatonic River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1882 by Corrugated Metal Co.; Lost during the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Maine Street
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927

Manhattan Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1882; Replaced 1905
Lost Bridge over Newtown Creek on Manhattan Avenue/Vernon Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Markland Bridge (Switzerland County, Indiana)
Built 1882
Through truss bridge over Log Lick Creek on Dead End Road
Demolished in an apparent act of stupidity.

Martha Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1882; replaced 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Guyandotte River on CR 31/6
Replaced by a new bridge

McClure Road Bridge (Darke County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Greenville Creek on McClure Road (TR 276)
Closed to all traffic

Milan Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)
Built 1882; Replaced 1933
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Huron River on Road & Lake Shore Electric Railroad
Replaced

Military Road Bridge (Older) (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Camelback built by South Dakota to replace pile trestle later; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Reads Landing Pontoon Bridge (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Originally built 1882; Rebuilt 1890 and 1932 due to ice jams destroying portions of the bridge; Approaches destroyed by flooding and bridge removed 1951
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MILW - Rock River Bridge (Oldest) (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1882, Replaced 1897
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Former Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

MRL - Bonita Tunnel (Missoula County, Montana)
Built 1882, widened 1909
Tunnel on Montana Rail Link
Open to traffic

MRL - Garrison Tunnel (Powell County, Montana)
Built 1882, widened 1909
Tunnel on Montana Rail Link
Open to traffic

MRL - Nimrod Tunnel (Granite County, Montana)
Built 1882, widened 1909
Tunnel on Montana Rail Link
Open to traffic

Mud Creek Covered Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1882
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Mud Creek on Fall Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Negley Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio
Through truss bridge over North Fork Little Beaver Creek on Carmel Achor Road (TR 1026)
Open to traffic

NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Bridge constructed in 1882 replaced in the 1904 with a Scherzer type bascule bridge and replaced in 1944 with a vertical lift bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Nickel Plate RR
No longer exists

NKP - Old Ashtabula River Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1882, replaced 1902
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad in Ashtabula
Replaced by a new bridge

Norfolk Southern Rockfield Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Once carried the Wabash Cannonball Passenger trains, now part of NS busy Decatur District. Bridge had stability problems in Nov 2005 that led to shoring up with ballast and pilings drove in by a crane.
Deck truss bridge over Rock Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) near Rockfield
Open to traffic

Northport Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built 1882; Only known remaining span (out of 4) of Alabama's oldest iron bridge.
Bowstring through truss bridge
Open to pedestrians only.

NP - Missouri River Bridge (Original) (Morton County, North Dakota)
Built 1882; Replaced 1905
Lost Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NS - Biddles Island Bridge (S) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1882; Replaced 1998
Lost through truss bridge over Wabash River fork on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Replaced

NS - Bramwell Road Overpass (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1882
Tunnel under Railroad (NS) on CR11
Open to traffic

NS - Marengo Tunnel (Crawford County, Indiana)
Built 1882
Tunnel under Under a hill and Goodman Ridge Road on NS (Former Southern) Railway
Open to traffic

NYC - Rondout Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1882
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rondout Creek on NYC West Shore Line
Replaced by a new bridge

Oak Ridge Bridge (Nelson County, Virginia)
Built 1882
Pratt through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Wilson Road (Route 653)
Open to traffic

Old Kinzua Bridge (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882, replaced in 1900
Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on former New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway
Replaced by new bridge

Old Mill Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built 1882 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Owens Creek on Old Mill Road
Open to traffic

Paw Paw River Bridge (Van Buren County, Michigan)
Built 1882; replaced 2001
Lost pony truss bridge over Paw Paw River on 44th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Pioneer Trail - Holland Creek Bridge (Grundy County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1882
Rail-top Culvert over Branch of Holland Creek on Pioneer Trail (former RI)
Open to pedestrians only

Pittsburg Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882, One span collapsed Nov. 15, 1958 after a car collision; Replaced 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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