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10th Street Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built 1887; Additional spans added 1952; Removed 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over White River on E. 10th Street in Anderson
Eastern abutment and all pillars remain, the bridge and western abutment are gone.

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

2nd Street Bridge (Old) (Dodge County, Wisconsin)
Built 1887; replaced 1950
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on N 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

5th Street Bridge (1887) (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

AMTK - Boot Road Overpass (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Boot Road on Amtrak in East Caln Twp, PA
Open to traffic

AMTK - 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

AMTK - Waterloo Road Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Waterloo Road on Amtrak
Open to traffic

AMTK/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 (1887) (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 Ca. 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 (1887) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1887, modified 1904
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on ATSF RR
Replaced by a new bridge

ATSF - Sibley Railroad Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss, replaced 1915
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley
Replaced

Badger State Trail - Br. Little Richland Creek Bridge (Green County, Wisconsin)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Branch of Little Richland Creek on Badger State Trail
Open to pedestrians only

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

Badger State Trail/Cannonball Path Overpass (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1887
Deck plate girder bridge over Cannonball Path on Badger State Trail
Open to pedestrians only

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

Barker Hill Road Bridge (1887) (Broome County, New York)
Built 1887; Replaced 1998
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tioughnioga River on Barker Hill Road
Replaced by new bridge

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

Beegle Covered Bridge 38-05-05x (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1887; Removed when road relocated and replaced in 1962
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Cove Creek on Abandoned part of SR 2023
Replaced by a new bridge in a different location

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

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 in Millbury
Open to pedestrians only

Blind Lane-Little Scioto River Bridge (Marion County, Ohio)
Built 1887; Collapsed after collision 1986; Replaced 1988
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Scioto River on Blind Lane Road
Replaced by new bridge

BM - Hudson River Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1887; replaced 1914
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Hudson River on Boston & Maine RR
Replaced by a new bridge

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

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

Bridge Street Bridge (1887) (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1887. Replaced 1929
Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street West Channel Bridge (1887) (Somerset County, Maine)
Built 1887; replaced 1934
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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 swing bridge over Minnesota River on Minnesota Trunk Highway 21
Destroyed by collision from a heavily laden grain truck

Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge (1887) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by the Buckeye Bridge Works; opened July 4, 1887; replaced 1897
Lost Bridge over Big Creek on West 25th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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; Restored 2013-2017
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

CBQ - Big Indian Creek Bridge #1 (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1887, Relocated here 1912; Line abandoned 1969, bridge removed 1970s
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished

CBQ - 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 Falls Covered Bridge (Randolph County, North Carolina)
Built in 1887; Replaced after 1935
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Deep River on SR 2221
Replaced by a new bridge

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 - 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 - 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 - Cedar River Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Cherry Valley Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1887; Replaced in the 1980s
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on UPRR (Former C&NW)
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 - Lime Valley Stone Arch (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1887
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Lime Valley creek on former CNW Railway
Abandoned

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

Colorado Midland - 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

Columbus Avenue Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)
Built 1887; replaced 2020
Lost Stone arch bridge over Pipe Creek on Columbus Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Cottage Street Bridge (1887) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887 to replace a one-lane bridge built by the Corrugated Metal Co.; Replaced 1961.
Lost Lenticular pony bridge over Housatonic River on Cottage Street in Great Barrington.
Replaced by a new bridge

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 in Covington
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

Delaware River Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street in Walton
No longer exists

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

DME - 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

Dr. Fink's Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co. over Black Creek; later sold to private owner; relocated 2001 to Sloan Gorge Preserve near Woodstock
Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over nothing
Trusses relocated to Sloan Gorge Preserve and reused as gate posts at the entrance to the main trail

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

E&NA - Saint Croix-Vanceboro Railroad Bridge (1887) (Washington County, Maine)
Built 1887 by Passaic Rolling Mill Co. to replace a timber span built in 1871; damaged by German saboteur in February, 1915; replaced 1972-1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saint Croix River on European & North American Railway
Replaced by new bridge

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

Endeavor Railroad Bridge (Forest County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Hickory Creek on Hickory Valley Railroad
Removed but not replaced

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

Falls City Bridge (1887) (King County, Washington)
Built 1887; rebuilt 1900; replaced 1917
Lost Through truss bridge over Snoqualmie River on Fall City Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Florida River Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1887
Through truss bridge over Florida River on Ranchos Florida Road
Open to traffic

Fourth Street Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Built 1887; closed to vehicles in 1936; removed in 1961
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Root River on Fourth Street
Removed but not replaced

Fourth Street Park Bridge (Richland County, Ohio)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Toby Run on Fourth Street
Open to traffic

Frantz's Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887; Demolished & replaced 2011
Lost 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

Gaysport Bridge (1887) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1886-1887 by the Smith Bridge Co.; three covered spans destroyed by storm 1887 or 1889 and replaced by metal trusses
Lost covered Howe through truss bridge over Muskingum River on County Road 66
No longer exists

GB&W - Sturgeon Bay Swing Bridge (Door County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1887; rail line added in 1894; abandoned in 1968; removed in 1973
Lost Through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay
Lost

Geigel Hill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Pony truss bridge over Tinicum Creek on Geigel Hill Road
Replaced by a new bridge with original trusses as decorations

George Street Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1887 by Lomas Forge & Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1974, 1989 and 2011.
Whipple through truss bridge over Hogan Creek on George Street in Aurora
Open to two-lane traffic

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