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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

Apollo Bridge (1882) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881-1882 by Morse Bridge Co. and James Hamilton; opened March 17, 1882; destroyed by flooding March 18, 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kiskiminetas River on First Street
Destroyed by flooding and 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

BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (1882) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Destroyed by fire

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 Eagle Creek Covered Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built in 1882 by Archibald M. Kennedy & Sons; Burned and lost in 1925
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Eagle Creek on Tenth Street
Destroyed by fire

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 in Catskill.
Open to pedestrians only

Black Warrior/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.

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 by the King Bridge Co.; load-bearing stringers installed during 1996 rehabilitation
Pratt through truss bridge over W Br Huron River on Lamereaux Rd.
Open to traffic

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

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

Bunker Hill Covered Bridge (Fayette County, Indiana)
Built in 1882 by Archibald M. Kennedy & Sons; Razed in 1935 when RT 44 was rebuilt.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Williams Creek on Old RT 44
Replaced by a new bridge when RT 44 was rebuilt.

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

C&MV - Scioto River Bridge (1882) (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built 1882 to replace a previous covered bridge; burned July 30, 1897
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Scioto River on Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad
Destroyed by fire

C&MV - Todds Fork Bridge (Warren County, Ohio)
Built 1881-1882
Lost covered through truss bridge over Todds Fork Little Miami River on Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad
No longer exists

C&NW - Bridge #843 (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1882
Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Fox River Trail
Open to pedestrians only

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

CG&P - Little Miami River Bridge (1882) (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1882; replaced sometime before 1910
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Cincinnati, Georgetown, & Portsmouth 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 & dismantled 1896; Rebuilt in Oregon 1901.
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

CR 5-Big Wheeling Creek Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built 1882 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Whipple through truss bridge over Big Wheeling Creek on County Road 5
Replaced by a new bridge on new alignment, but allowed to remain in place

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 - Scio Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1882
Bridge over Scio Street on CSX Railroad
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 - West Point Tunnel (Orange County, New York)
Tunnel under West Point USMA on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

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

Dewart Covered Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1882 by Samuel L. Culp; Destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972
Lost Bridge over Delaware Run
Destroyed by flooding

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

Earl's Mill Covered Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1882; Removed and Replaced in 1963
Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over Shaffer Creek on Big Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

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

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 Avenue Bridge (1882) (Vanderburgh County, Indiana)
Built 1882; Replaced with a Parker truss bridge in 1936.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on 1st Avenue
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

Fitches Bridge (Chemung County, New York)
Built 1882
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Chemung River
Replaced by a new bridge

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; Abandoned 1938 along with entire line from Turkey River Junction to West Union; Converted to road sometime thereafter
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; bypassed 2020 by bridge on new alignment; scheduled for rehabilitation 2022
Whipple through truss bridge over Great Miami River on CR 21
Closed

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; opened January 24, 1882; replaced 1933; demolished 1935 or later
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
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 (1882) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1882; replaced 1890
Timber stringer bridge over Rouge River on Jefferson Avenue


Jersey Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882; replaced by a girder bridge in 1998 with the trusses reused on top.
Pratt through truss bridge over Oil Creek on Drake Well Road
Open to traffic

Johnston-Slagle Road Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by the Morse Bridge Company; Replaced 2007.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Johnston-Slagle Road (CR 32) in Port Jefferson
Replaced by a new bridge

Jollytown Covered Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Dunkard Creek on Hero Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Keister's Station Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Slippery Rock Creek on Shenango & Allegheny Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

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

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

M&NA - Beaver Bridge (1882) (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built 1882, Replaced 1907
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over White River on Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

M&StL - Coppock Bridge (1882) (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1882. Replaced 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (1882) (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 Main Street
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927

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

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 Main Street
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 (1882) (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1882, Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Former Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Stone City Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

Morse Covered Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Relocated twice; lost to arson in 1983
Lost Howe Through truss bridge over Kenduskeag Stream
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

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