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1st Avenue Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1885 ; replaced 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Street Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1885; bridge and street removed in 2000
Lost Stone arch bridge over 6th St Over Carver Spring on Highway
Removed

Albion Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1885 by the Boston Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1924; replaced 1996
Lost(?) two-span pony truss bridge over Blackstone River on School Street
Replaced by new bridge

Bacon Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Damaged by flooding in September 1905 and rebuilt 1906 by the Interstate Bridge Co. of Kansas City. Replaced 1987.
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on Bacon Bridge Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Beaver Creek Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1885
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Swan Creek Road
Closed to all traffic

Beaverkill Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Built 1885
Whipple through truss bridge over Beaverkill on Chiloway Road
Closed to all traffic

Bell's Ford Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1885; collapsed in 1999 and 2006
Collapsed covered bridge over East Fork White River
Destroyed by flooding

Bender Bridge Road Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1993
Pony truss bridge over Elk Lick Creek on TR 504 (Bender Bridge Road)
Open to traffic

Blackburn Covered Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Originally built 1885 over Brannon's Fork in Muskingum County. Relocated by Arthur Wesner to private property in 1967. Moved to Slate Metro Park in 1998.
Covered bridge in Slate Metro Park near Canal Winchester
Open to pedestrians only

Bois D'Arc Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Built 1885
Through truss bridge over Little Walnut River, 3.8 mi. east and 0.5 mi. north of Gordon
Open to traffic with a 6'6" height restriction.

Bradley Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on CR 428 southeast of Fulton
Replaced by modern bridge

Bridge Lane Bridge (Suffolk County, New York)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1919
Wooden bridge over LIRR Main Line on Bridge Lane in Peconic
Closed to all traffic

Burnt Mill Road Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Through truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Burnt Mill Road
Open to traffic

Burr Oaks Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1993; replaced 2004
Lost through truss bridge over Big Creek on Burr Oaks Road
No longer exists

Busching Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by Thomas A. Hardman
Covered bridge over Laughery Creek on CR 40 South
Open to one-lane traffic

Carver Spring (4th Street) Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Carver Spring on 4th Street in Carver
Open to traffic

Carver Spring Bridge at Main Street (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Carver Spring on CR 40 (Main Street) in Carver
Replaced by a new bridge

Carver-Wismer Road Bridge Plumstead Twp, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Three-span stone arch bridge over Gaddes Run on Carver-Wismer Road in Plumstead Township near Wismer, PA
Open to traffic

Cedar Ford Covered Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 by the Kennedy Bros., moved to fairgrounds in 1970's, now dismantled.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Blue River
Replaced by new bridge

Clark's Mills Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885 by Penn Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Little Shenango River on TR 740
Open to traffic & in fair condition

County Farm Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1885 by the Ward Brothers
Stone arch bridge over Whiting Brook on Old County Farm Road
Open to traffic

County Road 100 East Deer Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Deer Creek on CR 100 East
Closed to all traffic

County Road 350 South Pipe Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1983; replaced 1995. Very remote location.
Lost through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on CR 350 S
Replaced by new bridge, Timber style

Creamery Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1997
Pony truss bridge over Toms Creek on Creamery Road
Open to traffic

CSXT Railroad Bridge (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 2005
Girder bridge over Csxt Railroad on Fayette Street
Open to traffic

Darden Road Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1907
Bypassed through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Darden Road
Open To Pedestrians

Division Street Bridge (Kent County, Delaware)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1959
Stone arch bridge over St. Jones River on E. Division Street in Dover
Open to traffic

Doran Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 and designed by city engineer Frank Doran, bridge was closed in 1948 and dismantled in 1950.
Lost Steel arch bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Richmond Ave
Replaced by new bridge

Eagle Rock Truss Bridge (Botetourt County, Virginia)
Built 1885 by the Richmond and Alleghany Railroad Co.; Bypassed by new bridge in 1932
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over James River
Abandoned

East Fork Mill Creek Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Through truss bridge over East Fork Mill Creek on CR 650 S
Removed

Edgell Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1970
Covered bridge over Clay Brook on River Road in Lyme
Open to traffic

Evansville Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Lost 2 span pratt through truss bridge. Built 1885, razed 1927.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River in Evansville
Replaced by new bridge

Fall Fork Branch Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 2000
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Fall Fork Clifty Creek on CR 480 South
Open to traffic

Fellerman Ford Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Little Otter Creek on CR 650 North
Open to traffic

First Arkansas River Frisco Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built in 1886 by Union Bridge Company the bridge was reconstructed in 1913-14 with heavier trusses.
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Frisco Railroad in Fort Smith
Replaced by new bridge

First Henderson Bridge (Henderson County, Kentucky)
Built 1885; replaced by the current railroad bridge just to the south
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Ohio River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Fitch's Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1885
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Nashua River on Fitch Bridge Road
Demolished

Fort Griffin Bridge (Shackelford County, Texas)
Built 1885 by the King Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Clear Fork Brazos River on CR 188
Closed to all traffic

Fountain Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1960
Pony truss bridge over Manayunk Canal on Fountain Street in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Furnas Mill Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 by the King Bridge Company; rehabilitated 2006
Two span Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR650S (Pisgah Road). Located in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area.
Open to traffic

Glenville Truss Bridge (Gilmer County, West Virginia)
Built 1885; bypassed by new bridge in 1963
Whipple through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River on Conrad Court
Closed to all traffic

Golden Hill Road Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1970
Lenticular pony truss bridge formerly over Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road
In storage and awaiting reconstruction

Goldline (ATSF) over the Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County, California)
A wooden bridge was built in 1885, replaced by this steel one in 1896, upgraded by the MTA in 1992
Bridge over Arroyo Seco on MTA Goldline (Light Rail)
Open to traffic

Gordon Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Built in 1885 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co. immediately before they built the nearby Bois d'arc Bridge. Bypassed by new bridge in 1985
Abandoned through truss bridge over Walnut River on SW 163rd, west of Gordon
Abandoned with deck removed

Gould Farm Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Cleveland Bridge Co.; replaced 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Gould Farm Road northeast of Kingston
Replaced by concrete bridge

Grand River Bridge (Union County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1890
Through truss bridge over Grand River on 230th Street
Closed

Grayville Railroad Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Pratt through truss built by the Illinois Central (later Evansville Terminal Railway) with 2 spans destroyed by Flooding in 2005
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Wabash River on Railroad in Grayville
Destroyed by flood

Hadley Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1885 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; closed 1983; reopened August 2006
Lenticular truss bridge over Sacandaga River on Old Corinth Road at Hadley
Open to traffic

Hamden Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1993
two span pin connected Pony Pratt truss bridge with Phoenix columns over South Branch Raritan River on Hamden Road
Open to traffic

Hanover Bridge (Wright County, Minnesota)
Built 1885 by the Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio. Closed to traffic in December 1966.
Through truss bridge over Crow River at Hanover in St. Michael
Open to pedestrians only

Harvey Branch Road Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Harvey Branch Salt Creek on Harvey Branch Road
Open to traffic

Hoffman Creek Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 by the Smith Bridge Company; replaced in 1987.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hoffman Creek on Morgan Road (CR 127)
Replaced by new bridge

Iatan Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; demolished in 2002 (?)
Lost wrought iron pony truss bridge over Iatan Creek on Macadow Street in Iatan
Lost

James River FM 141 Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1993
Lost through truss bridge over James River on FM 141 in Springfield
Replaced by new bridge

Kelly Drive Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Kelly Drive (East River) on Conrail (Richmond Branch)
Open to traffic

Kentucky Route 228 Bridge (Meade County, Kentucky)
Built in 1885 by Smith Bridge Company; replaced 1988
Lost through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on Kentucky Route 228 in Wolf Creek
Bridge has been replaced.

Kilmore Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 by the Massillon Bridge Company; replaced in 1991.
Lost through truss bridge over Kilmore Creek on CR 300 E at 300E-420N
Replaced by new bridge

Livermore Falls Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1885; Closed To Traffic 1959
Abandoned lenticular deck truss bridge over Pemigewasset River on Abandoned Road
Abandoned

Longwood Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1885 ; replaced 1996
Lost wrought iron through truss bridge over Heaths Creek on Wanamaker Road
Replaced by new bridge

Lower Landsdown Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1982
Phoenix column Pratt through truss bridge over Capoolong Creek on Lower Landsdown Road
Open to traffic

Loys Station Covered Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1994
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Owens Creek on Old Frederick Road
Open to traffic

Luce Line Trail Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1885
7-panel, pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over Wayzata Blvd. on Luce Line State Trail
Open to pedestrians

Martin Road Bridge (Shiawassee County, Michigan)
Built 1885 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Shiawassee River on Martin Road
Closed to all traffic

McCullough Ford Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Complted October 1885 for $1,535.83
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Fall Fork Clifty Creek on CR 600 West
Open to traffic

Middle Fork Holston River Bridge (Smyth County, Virginia)
Built 1885 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2005
Pratt through truss bridge over Middle Fork Holston River on E. Chilhowie Street
Closed to traffic pending repairs to damaged endpost caused by drunk driver.

Mill Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Indiana)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 2000
Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on CR 220 East
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company with pony truss added ca.1910; replaced in 1989
Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek on CR 1150N


Mill Creek Bridge (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek on PA 2004 (River Street) in Wilkes-Barre
Open to traffic

Mill Pond Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1940
Concrete arch bridge over Mill Pond on RI 123 in Lincoln
Open to traffic

Mine Road Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1976
Through truss bridge over Stony Brook on Mine Road
Open to traffic

Morseville Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built in 1885 by the Smith Bridge Company; bypassed in 2006
Pratt through truss bridge over Flint River on Burt Road (Old alignment)
Bypassed by a new bridge on a different alignment and abandoned

Moscow Mills Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by Raymond and Campbell
Abandoned through truss bridge over the Cuivre River at Moscow Mills
Closed to all traffic

Newport Covered Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built 1885, rehabilitated 1983
Covered bridge over Little Vermillion River on CR 50 North
Open to traffic

Newton Road Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1884-85 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1994
Lost pony truss bridge over Jenkins Creek on Newton Road
Replaced by new bridge

Nineveh Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)
Built 1885; replaced 1989
Lost through truss bridge over Old Channel Chariton River on CR 175 east of Connelsville
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Ontelaunee Creek Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Ontelaunee Creek on TR 720
Open to traffic

Orient Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built 1885 by the Cleveland Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on OH 762
Open to pedestrians only

Overton Bridge (Washington County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the King Bridge Company; rehabilitated 1986; replaced 2002
Dismantled through truss bridge originally over Blue River on Martinsburg Road
Replaced by new bridge,through truss dismantled for reuse, bowstring pony privately owned.

Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 700 South
Open to traffic

Piano Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Built 1885 by the King Bridge Company, rehabilitated 2011-12
Through truss bridge over East Navidad River on Piano Bridge Road
Reopened to traffic on April 2, 2012

Pipe Creek Bridge (Ottawa County, Kansas)
Built 1885
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Pipe Creek on S.4-4.5 Local, 0.3 mi. west of Lamar
Open to traffic

Power Canal Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1978
Stone arch bridge over Power Canal on MA 62 (Main Street) in Concord
Open to traffic

Quarry Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1885
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on 3 Bridges Road
Closed to all traffic

Rice Creek Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)
Built 1885
Pony truss bridge over Rice Creek on 21 Mile Road
Open to traffic

Rolling Mill Road Bridge (Cecil County, Maryland)
Built 1885
Lost through truss bridge over Northeast Creek on Rolling Mill Road
Lost

Ross Fording Road Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.
Pony truss bridge over Octoraro Creek on Ross Fording Road
Open to traffic

Salamonie Road Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1993
Lost Whipple truss over Wabash River on CR 200 W (Salamonie Road)
Replaced by modern bridge

Saugatuckett River Bridge (Washington County, Rhode Island)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1930
Stone arch bridge over Saugatuckett River on RI 108 in South Kingstown
Open to traffic

Schuyler Creek Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Schuyler Creek on US 4 in Stillwater
Open to traffic

Scott Covered Bridge 38-30-28 (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Queenpost through truss bridge over Ten Mile Creek on Covered Bridge Rd TR424
Open to traffic

Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Covered bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Seigrist Road
Washed downstream by flooding Sept. 8, 2011; structure intact, county plans to return and repair bridge

Sharon Station Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1885 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; reconstructed in 1956
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Webatuck Creek on Sharon Station Road
Unknown status

Slates Mill Bridge (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885 by the King Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over South Branch Tunkhannock Creek on TR 439 at Lackawanna State Park
Closed to all traffic

Snider Bridge (Adams County, Iowa)
Built 1885 by Reeve, Ward and Keepers of Clinton, Iowa
Pony truss bridge over Kemp Creek on 220th Street, west of Corning
Open to traffic

Sour Springs Road Bridge (Genesee County, New York)
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1932
Pony truss bridge over Oak Orchard Creek on Sour Springs Road
Demolished by the county. Snowmobile club later installed a non-historic home made bridge.

Southern Railway Culvert (Floyd County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Concrete culvert bridge over unamed drainage ditch on NS (Former Southern) Railway in New Albany
Open to traffic

Spencer's Crossing Bridge (Anderson County, Kansas)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Closed to traffic in 2001 and bypassed in 2005
Through truss bridge over Pottawatomie Creek, 0.6 mi. west and 0.1 mi. north of Greeley
Preserved

Stillwater Road Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1885
Truss bridge over Woonasquatucket River on Stillwater Road in Smithfield
Closed to all traffic

Stone Arch Road Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Massillon Bridge Co., Restored 2011
Through truss bridge over Nineveh Creek on Stone Arch Road in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area
Open to traffic

Straber Ford Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Otter Creek on CR 500 North
Open to traffic

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