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11th Street Viaduct (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1887; Replaced 1984
Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroadon 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

5th Street Bridge (Oldest) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1887, Replaced 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Air Line State Park Trail - River Road Overpass (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1887; abandoned 1965 by New Haven RR Portland-Columbia
Stone arch bridge over River Road on Airline State Park Trail S
Open to pedestrians only

Albion Trench Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1887; rehabilitated 1926; rehabilitated 1996
Rehabilitated pony truss bridge over Albion Mill Race on School Street
Open to traffic

Amtrak - Conestoga Creek Viaduct (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887 and completed in 1888
Stone arch bridge over Walnut Street and Conestoga Creek on Amtrak
Open to traffic

Amtrak/BNSF Overpass (Knox County, Illinois)
Built 1887
Steel stringer bridge over BNSF on BNSF/Amtrak
Open to traffic

Anamosa Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1929; Closed to vehicular traffic 1955; Restored 1975; Damaged by flooding in 2008 and closed to all traffic; Reopened after repairs, ca 2011-2012
Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Pedestrian Walkway in Anamosa
Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Aqueduct Bridge (3rd) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1887, superstructured added in 1904 for Electric Trolley
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Road/Electric Railroad
Lost

Armitage Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1887 at a different location, installed here in 1907;
Whipple through truss bridge over McKenzie River on Pedestrian Path in Coburg
Open to pedestrians

Assabet River Rail Trail - Assabet River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887
Deck plate girder bridge over Assabet River on Assabet River Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only

ASV - Smoky Hill River Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)
Built 1887, Rehabilitated 2014
Lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad in Enterprise
Open to traffic

ATSF - Des Moines River Bridge (N, Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1887, modified 1904
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on ATSF RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Badger State Trail - Stewart Tunnel (Green County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1887 by the Illinois Central Railroad
Tunnel on Badger State Trail
Open to pedestrians

Badger State Trail - Sugar River Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1887
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar River on Badger State Trail
Open to pedestrians

Ballard's Bridge (Old) (Iowa County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1929
Pratt through truss bridge over English River on Pershing Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Bancroft Falls Bridge (Older) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Fabricated 1887 by King Bridge Co; Erected 1887 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co; Collapsed 1888
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on old road
Collapsed

Bartel Farm Bridge (Marion County, Kansas)
Pratt through truss bridge currently sitting on dry land at the Bartel Farm just east of Hillsboro
Derelict/Abandoned

Beam Covered Bridge 35-68-09x (Preble County, Ohio)
Built 1887; Replaced 1976
Lost Covered Childs through truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Paint Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaver Creek Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1887; rehabilitated 1946
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Swan Creek Road
Closed to all traffic

Bennett Road Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1969
Through truss bridge over Whetstone Creek on TR 129 (Bennett Road)
Closed to traffic following damage from an excessive load

Bergstresser Covered Bridge 35-25-03 (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by the Columbus Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1971
Covered bridge over Walnut Creek on Big Run Road near Groveport in Columbus
Open to pedestrians only

Black River Swing Bridge (Old) (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1887; replaced 1933
Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Black River on 7th Street Erie Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Blackstone River Bikeway - Blackstone River Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887; relocated to this site 2001
Pin connected Lenticular pony truss bridge over Blackstone River on Blackstone River Bikeway
Open to pedestrians only

BM - Swift River Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Swift River, Main Street, and B&A Athol Branch ROW on B&M Central Massachusetts Branch (abandoned)
Removed but not replaced

BN - Buckley Viaduct (King County, Washington)
Built 1887; Moved in a line relocation 1949; Abandoned & removed ca. 1982
Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over White River on Burlington Northern Railroad
Removed

Branch of Jordan Creek Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Jordan Creek on PA 4028
Open to traffic

Bridgeport Railroad Walking Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built 1887; four spans built 1900; Trusses modified in the 1930s
Walking bridge, converted from a former L & N Railroad deck truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

Broadway Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1887-88 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Broadway Street in Minneapolis
Replaced by a new bridge, but one span relocated and reused for the Merriam Street Bridge

Broadway Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1887
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Metro-North New Haven Line on Broadway
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Old) (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1887; Destroyed 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Minnesota Trunk Highway 21
Destroyed by collision from a heavily laden grain truck

Brubaker Covered Bridge 35-68-06 (Preble County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by Everett S. Sherman; rehabilitated 2005
Covered bridge over Sam's Run on Brubaker Road (TR 328)
Open to one-lane traffic

Bunker Mill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1887; M-frame portal bracing was added to the Town Lattice portal bracing in 1909.; closed to traffic in 2003, damaged by arson in 2013, later purchased by private group with plans to restore it.
Pratt through truss bridge over English River on Nutmeg Avenue
Open to pedestrians only

Camp Run Creek Bridge (Clark County, Indiana)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Camp Run Creek on Louisville and Indiana Railroad in Sellersburg
Open to traffic

CB&Q - Rulo Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)
Built 1887 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1977 by new truss spans reusing the existing piers
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River
Superstructure replaced

Cedar River Trail - Ely Road Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge on the Cedar River Trail over Ely Road in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic

Cedar Valley Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1966
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Valley Road
Replaced by a new bridge upstream

CGW - Bridge #F281 (Warren County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1887
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Badger Creek on Great Western Trail
Open to pedestrians only

CGW - Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1887, closed to railroad traffic in 2001; purchased by the city in 2002 for future trail usage, demolished in 2013
Lost abandoned Pratt Truss Bridge over Des Moines River
Last of the four spans demolished on 11 September 2013.

CGW - Egan Stone Arch (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built Ca. 1887
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Farm Field on Abandoned Chicago & Great Western Railway
Abandoned

Chouteau Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887; converted into vehicular use in 1951; demolished in 2001
Lost three-span Whipple truss bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge in 2001

Cilleyville Covered Bridge 29-07-01 (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1887; rehabilitated 2003
Covered bridge over Pleasant Brook in Andover
Closed to all traffic

Clear Creek Bridge (Marion County, Kansas)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Clear Creek, 1.9 mi. north and 0.5 mi. east of Lincolnville
Open to traffic

CN - Cedar Bend Drawbridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1887, trestle replaced by I-Beam spans 1962; Substructure encased 2015
Warren through truss bridge over St. Croix River on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic

CN - Deer Creek Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1887
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Deer Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - South Fork Catfish Creek Bridge (Older) (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1887; Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Catfish Creek on Former IC Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Deering Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1887; Replaced 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Mosquito Creek Arch (Tama County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1887
Stone arch bridge over Mosquito Creek on Abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway
Open to authorized vehicles only

Connersville Covered Bridge 14-21-02x (Fayette County, Indiana)
Built in 1887 by E.L. Kennedy and replaced around 1935.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Whitewater River on E 5th St
Replaced by new bridge

CORP - Tunnel No. 13 (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1887, Site of the "Last Great Train Robbery of the West" on October 11, 1923.
Tunnel through the Siskiyou Mountains on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP)
Open to traffic

CORP - Tunnel No. 14 (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1887
Tunnel under Siskiyou Mountains on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP)
Open to traffic

CORP - Tunnel No. 15 (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1887
Tunnel under Siskiyou Mountains on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP)
Open to traffic

Cottonwood Creek Bridge (El Paso County, Colorado)
Built 1887 for railroad use; rehabilitated 2012 for Vincent Drive
Stone arch bridge over Cottonwood Creek on Vincent Drive
Open to traffic

Coverts Crossing Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887; replaced 2003
Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over Mahoning River on Covert Road
Replaced by new bridge

Crawford Covered Bridge 38-63-10 (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Covered bridge over Robinson Fork on Crawford Road
Open to traffic

Crossman Road Bridge (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1887
Pratt through truss bridge over Oatka Creek on Crossman Road
Closed to all traffic

CSX - Stronach Bridge (Manistee County, Michigan)
Main span built 1887 at Grand Ledge, relocated to Stronach in 1909 and modified by King Bridge Company at that time
Pratt deck truss bridge over Little Manistee River on CSX RR
Open to traffic

De Witt Mill Bridge (Gage County, Nebraska)
Built 1887 by the King Iron Bridge Co.
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on an abandoned road
Abandoned

Dixon's Branch Covered Bridge 35-68-04 (Preble County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by Everett S. Sherman on Concord Road over Dixon's Branch in Dixon Township; relocated here 1964
Covered bridge in Civitan Park near Lewisburg
Open to pedestrians only

DM&E - Lime Creek Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Lime Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

Doyle Creek-Wagonwheel Road Bridge (Marion County, Kansas)
Relocated Pratt through truss bridge originally over Doyle Creek on Wagonwheel Road
Moved in 1999 to the Bartel Farm near Hillsboro

DSNG - Tefft Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built 1887
Pratt through truss bridge over Animas River on Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Open to traffic

Elkton Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1887, closed to traffic in 1942, removed in 1944
Lost Deck truss bridge over Elk Run on Pittsburgh, Lisbon and Western Railroad
Removed

Ellis & Eastern - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon) (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1887
Quadrangular through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Abandoned

Erb's Covered Bridge 38-36-34 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Covered bridge over Hammer Creek on Erb's Bridge Road (TR 634) in Rothsville
Open to traffic

Faust Street Bridge (Comal County, Texas)
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.; made obsolete by new bridge in 1932; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Faust Street in New Braunfels
Open to pedestrians only

Fleegle Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887 by the Groton Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Stonycreek River on TR 666 (Lenhart Road)
Open to traffic

Fleisher's Covered Bridge 38-50-17 (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Covered bridge over Big Buffalo Creek on Fairgrounds Road (TR 477)
Open to traffic

Frantz's Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887; Demolished & replaced 2011
Stone arch bridge over Jordan Creek on Kistler Road (PA 4025)
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Aberdeen Bridge (Old) (Monroe County, Mississippi)
Built 1887; Replaced 1969
Pratt through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on San Francisco & St Louis Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Gallman Road Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by the Columbia Bridge Works over St. Mary's River in Mercer County; relocated in 2002
Through truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on a pedestrian trail in Newark
Open to pedestrians only

Gayman Road Bridge near Danboro, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Co.
Pony truss bridge over North Branch Neshaminy Creek on Gayman Road near Danboro (Plumstead Twp) PA.
Intact but closed to all traffic

Geigel Hill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Pony truss bridge over Tinicum Creek on Geigel Hill Road
Demolished.

George Street Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1887 by Lomas Forge & Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1989 and 2011.
Through truss bridge over Hogan Creek on George Street in Aurora
Open to two-lane traffic

Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad Trestle (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1887
Lost Bridge over ? on Georges Creek & Cumberland Railroad
Demolished

Germantown Pike Bridge East Norriston Township (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887; rehabilitated ca. 1930, 1980 ca
Stone arch bridge over Five Mile Run Creek on Germantown Pike in East Norriton Township
Open to traffic

Great Western Trail - Frink Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1887
Stone arch bridge over Frink Creek on Great Western Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Harris Ford Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Originally built in Warren County, IN in 1887 and moved to Monroe County in 2003. Installed on site of original Illinois Central Railroad(Bloomington Southern) ROW and bridge site. Line accessed former quarry South of this location.
Pratt through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Clear Creek Trail in Bloomington
Open to pedestrians

Harris Ford Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1887, rehabilitated in 1970, relocated in 1999
Through truss bridge originally over Big Pine Creek on CR 125 E
Replaced by new bridge and relocated to Monroe County

Harris Street Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887
Truss bridge over Taunton River
Intact but closed to all traffic

Hays Bridge (Hancock County, Indiana)
Built 1887 by the Columbia Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1983 and 2006
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 675 East
Open to traffic

Heizer Bridge (Barton County, Kansas)
Built in 1887 by the P.E. Lane Bridge & Iron Works
Abandoned through truss bridge over Walnut Creek, 0.5 mi. north and 0.5 mi. west of Heizer
Abandoned

Henkins Ford Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 2001
Through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Catawba Road
Closed to traffic

Highgate Falls Bridge (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1887 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Bypassed 1976; Rehabilitated for pedestrian use in 2000
Pin connected Lenticular through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Mill Hill Rd
Open to pedestrians

Hillside Avenue Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1887; rehabilitated 1943
Pony truss bridge over Mnrr Nh Line on Hillside Avenue in Mamaroneck
Open to traffic

Hop Gulch Trestle (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Lost railroad trestle over Hop Gulch just northeast of Buena Vista
Structure removed except for stone piers and a few scattered wooden beams

IC - Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1887 by the Union Bridge Company, removed 1972
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Former Illinois Central Railroad
Removed but not replaced

IC - Little Sioux River Bridge #2 (Cherokee County, Iowa)
Built 1887, trestle approaches updated 1960
Abandoned Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Little Sioux River on Abandoned Illinois Central Railroad
Abandoned

IC - Little Sioux River Bridge #3 (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1887, trestle approaches updated 1918
Abandoned Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Little Sioux River on Abandoned Illinois Central Railroad
Abandoned

IC - Mill Creek Bridge (Old) (Cherokee County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1898
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mill Creek and Road on Illinois Central Railroad
Removed

Indian Creek Bridge (Martin County, Indiana)
Built 1887 by Indiana Bridge Co. of Indianapolis; bypassed 1988
Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Former CR 1020N or #60
Abandoned

Iron Bridge (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built in 1887 by Dean & Westbrook
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Mill Brook ravine on Little Street
No longer exists

James Covered Bridge 14-40-02 (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1887 by Barron & Hole
Covered bridge over Big Graham Creek on CR 625 S
Open to one-lane traffic

Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Built 1887
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on Jane Addams Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Johnston Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Built 1887
Covered bridge over Clear Creek on Amanda-Clearport Road
Open to pedestrians only

Kaskaskia River Bridge (Douglas County, Illinois)
Built 1887; replaced 1999
Lost pony truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on TR 11, 3.6 Mi N of Ficklin
Replaced by a new bridge

KCM&B - Big Warrior Bridge (Walker County, Alabama)
Built 1887
Lost Through truss bridge over Mulberry Fork on Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad
No longer exists

Kings Creek Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bridge over Kings Creek on TR 853
Replaced by new bridge

Knowlton Covered Bridge 35-56-18 (Monroe County, Ohio)
Built 1887; rehabilitated 1995
Three-span covered bridge over Little Muskingum River on CR 387A
Fenced off from pedestrians

Krepp's Covered Bridge 38-63-19 (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Covered bridge over Raccoon Creek on Covered Bridge Road (TR 799)
Open to traffic

Lakewood Park Bridge (Saline County, Kansas)
Built 1887 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works
Through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on Lakewood Drive in Salina
Relocated to Lakewood Park Middle School where it serves as a pedestrian bridge.

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