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18th Street Bridge (1888) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Street Bridge (1888) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1888; Replaced in 1929
Lost deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 1st Street
Replaced by a new bridge

30th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887-1888 by Gustav Lindenthal; destroyed by fire in 1921
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Allegheny River (Main Channel) on 30th Street
Destroyed by fire

35th Street Overpass (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888 in Chicago, Illinois; Relocated Here 1934
Whipple through truss bridge over BNSF Fort Madison Yard on 35th Street in Fort Madison, Iowa
Open to traffic

4th Street Viaduct (1888) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; Replaced 1917
Lost Bridge over Railroads on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

8th Street Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; abandoned 1962, opened for tours in 2005
Tunnel under downtown Kansas City Missouri and Interstate 35
Open to pedestrians for tour in summertime.

Abbey Avenue Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1888 by the King Bridge Co.
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Walworth Valley Run and Nickle Plate/Big Four Railroad on Abbey Ave
Replaced by new bridge in 1991

Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; widened with 3rd truss line added 1922-1924; tolls removed 1947; replaced by I-480 bridge in 1966
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Douglas Street/US 6/US Alt 30
Replaced by new bridge

Arkwright Bridge (Kent County, Rhode Island)
Built 1888 by Dean & Westbrook; rehabilitated 1980, 1998; Closed to traffic 2011
Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Pawtuxet River on Hill Street in Coventry
Closed to vehicular traffic.

Ashland Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1888 by H.W. Sebestian & Co.
Pratt through truss bridge over Hinkson Creek on Ashland Road in Columbia
Open to pedestrians

ATSF - Vermillion River bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built 1888, Approaches Added 1906; Replaced 1929
Warren deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

B&A - Webster Branch Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888, rebuilt 1916 and 1936, abandoned 1958
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over French River and P&W Norwich Branch on B&A Webster Branch (abandoned) in Webster
Derelict/abandoned

Bakers Covered Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built 1888; replaced 1930
Lost covered Smith through truss bridge over Clackamas River on Market Road 39
Replaced by a new bridge

Bancroft Falls Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Missisquoi River on Unknown Dirt road
Destroyed by flooding

Barnart Road-Eel River Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1981; replaced 1992
Lost through truss bridge over Eel River on CR 400W
Replaced by new bridge

Beardstown Toll Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)
Built 1888, replaced in 1955
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Illinois River on State Street in Beardstown
Replaced by new bridge

Beasley Fork Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1888; damaged by flooding 1997; rehabilitated 1998: closed 2011; replaced 2013
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on Beasley Fork Road (CR 1P)
Bridge has been replaced.

Beden's Brook Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1888; replaced 2000
Lost pony truss bridge over Beden's Brook on Province Line Road
No longer exists

Bell Covered Bridge 35-84-12 (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1888 by E.B. Henderson; rehabilitated 1998; closed Aug. 2005 because of termite damage. Now repaired and reopened to traffic.
Covered bridge over Falls Creek on Bell Road (TR 39)
Open to traffic

Bell's Mill Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1888; Replaced 1954
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Boone River on Bells Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Belle Isle Bridge (1888) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Destroyed by fire and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Detroit River on East Grand Boulevard
Destroyed by fire April 27, 1915

Bittenbender Covered Bridge 38-40-01x (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888; Ku Klux Klan attempted to burn 1927; Destroyed by flood June 28, 2006
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Huntington Creek on Path
Destroyed by flooding

Blackiston Mill Bridge (1888) (Floyd County, Indiana)
Built 1888 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co., collapsed 1963 under a concrete mixer, (Bridge was under repair at the time)
Lost Through truss bridge over Silver Creek on Blackiston Mill Road
Lost

Blome Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1888 by the Queen City Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge on Blome Road in The Village of Indian Hill
Open to one-lane traffic

Blue Sulphur Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1888
Through truss bridge over Mud River on CR 17
Intact but closed to all traffic

BM - Merrimack River Bridge (1888) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888
Pratt deck truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine RR
Derelict/abandoned

BN - Nebraska City Railroad Bridge (Otoe County, Nebraska)
Built 1888 under the direction of George S. Morison; carried roadway from 1890 to 1930
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on CB&Q RR (and roadway)
Line abandoned in 1982; Removed in 1984

BN - Sioux City High Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1982
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Burlington Northern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BNSF - Stampede Tunnel (Kittitas County, Washington)
Tunnel opened in May of 1888, forced-air ventilation added later
Tunnel under the Cascade Mountains just south of Snoqualmie Pass on BNSF Railway (former Northern Pacific Railway)
Open to traffic

BO - Point Pleasant-Henderson Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Built 1885-1888; Replaced 1947
Lost cantilever through truss bridge over Kanawha River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Boardman's Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built in 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company; Bypassed 1985
Lenticular through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Boardman Road (Bypassed section) in New Milford
Intact but closed to all traffic

Boat Yard Ford Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1888 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.
Lost wrought iron through truss bridge over Blackwater River on CR 220 near Nelson
Lost

Booths Creek Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Built 1888
Pony truss bridge over Booths Creek on CR 73/16
Open to traffic

Boylston Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888 by the Boston Bridge Works; strengthened 1907 by having third truss line installed on each side in between original trusses; original trusses reconstructed in 1908; redecked with asphalt 1939; replaced ca. 1965
Lost Parker pony truss bridge over Boston & Albany Railroad on Boylston Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge of Sighs (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888
Bridge over Ross Street on Walkway connecting Allegheny Court House with the county jail
Open to pedestrians only

Bridge Street Bridge (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1888 by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co.; Replaced 1996 and relocated to Lime Kiln Park.
Pratt through truss bridge originally over Milwaukee River on Bridge Street in Grafton
Replaced by new bridge but moved to a new location for pedestrian use.

Bridge Street Bridge (Relocated) (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1888; Replaced in 1996; Moved to Lime Kiln Park 1996
Bridge over Drainage Ditch on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Bridge Street Lenticular Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1888; swept away August 19, 1955
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Farmington River on Bridge Street in Collinsville
Destroyed by flooding

Bridge Street Viaduct (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1888; Collapsed due to overweight cement truck 1950
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad on Bridge Street in Shelton.
Collapsed

Bridgeton Covered Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888
Lost Through truss bridge over Muddy Creek on Bridgeton Road
Replaced by a new bridge (iron bridge)

Broad Street Bridge (Ashland County, Ohio)
Built 1888
Stone arch bridge over Town Run on Broad Street
Open to traffic

Bruns' Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1993, destroyed by flooding on May 1st, 2017.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Meramec River on Mill Hill Road south of Moselle
Lost

Byram River Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1888
Stone arch bridge over Byram River on US 1 in Port Chester
Open to traffic

Carlton Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888 by Columbia Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge over French Creek on SR 1015 (New Lebanon Road)
Currently being moved to Michigan for refurbishment and then on to its new home in New Jersey

CBQ - Steamboat Basin Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Damaged and removed in 1979
Lost Pratt through truss bridge ove Steamboat Basin (I&M Canal) on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Lost

CCKY - Chattooga River Bridge (Chattooga County, Georgia)
Built around 1888...that is when this line was opened for traffic
Pratt through truss bridge over Chattooga River on Chattooga & Chickamauga Railway (Formerly Central of Georgia) in Trion
Open to traffic

Cemetery Road Bridge (Washington County, New York)
Built 1888
Relocated Lenticular pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Cemetery Road
Replaced by a new bridge; Bridge moved to Rhule Road in Malta NY

Center Pike-Mississinewa River Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built 1888 by the Indiana Bridge Company; Replaced 1966
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Center Pike (North Walnut Street)
Replaced by new bridge

Center Point Covered Bridge 48-09-01 (Doddridge County, West Virginia)
Built 1888, bypassed 1940, rehabilitated 1982
Long through truss bridge over Talkington Fork of McElroy Creek on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians

Central Falls Covered Bridge (Randolph County, North Carolina)
Built 1888
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Deep River on SR 2261
Replaced by a new bridge

Central Lakes Trail - Chippewa River Stone Arch (Douglas County, Minnesota)
Built 1888
Stone arch bridge over Chippewa River on Central Lakes Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Central of Georgia - Lyerly Bridge (Chattooga County, Georgia)
Built around 1888...that is when this line was opened for traffic
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Chattooga River on former Central of Georgia Railway
Abandoned

Central Viaduct (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1888; Swing span removed and replaced 1912
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Inner Belt Expressway
Replaced by a new bridge

CG - Oostanaula River Swing Bridge (Old) (Floyd County, Georgia)
Built in 1888; replaced in 1905
Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Oostanaula River on Chattanooga Rome & Columbus Railroad
No longer exists

CGW - Winston Tunnel (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built for the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad in 1888, was the longest rail tunnel in Illinois
Abandoned tunnel on former Chicago-Great Western Railway
Abandoned

Cheese Country Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge (Green County, Wisconsin)
Built 1888, Two Spans Built Ca. 1886 and Relocated Here Ca. 1930
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on Cheese Country Trail
Open to pedestrians, equestrians, and ATV users

Chillicothe Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Destroyed by ice jam March 4th 1949, Replaced 1951
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Elm Street
Destroyed by ice jam & replaced by a new bridge

Cinque Hommes Creek Route B Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
Built 1888; collapsed Apr. 15, 1962, following collision by overweight truck; replaced 1963
Lost through truss bridge over Cinque Hommes Creek on Route B
Replaced by new bridge

Clearwater Park Covered Bridge (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Built in 1888; Replaced in 1936
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Jackson River on RT 687
Replaced by a new bridge

Cleveland Bridge (Bergen County, New Jersey)
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1923; restored in 1983
Lenticular Pony truss bridge over Ramapo River on Bear Swamp Road
Open to traffic

Clifton Forge Covered Bridge 46-03-04#2x (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Built in 1888; Replaced in 1924
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Jackson River on "A" Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CN - Barker Island Bridge (N) (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Built at an unknown date using secondhand spans
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Fumee Creek Bridge (Dickinson County, Michigan)
Built 1888
Stone arch bridge over Fumee Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN/IAIS Overpass (Grundy County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IAIS RR on EJ&E Ry in Minooka
Open to traffic

CNJ - LV Overpass (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888; Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lehigh Valley Railroad on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1888, Replaced 1912
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Coal Center Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888 by the Penn Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Through truss bridge over Pike Run on Water Street
Open to traffic

Collinsville Lenticular Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Lenticular pony truss over canal headrace in ex-Collins Axe Co. millyard.
Replaced by a new bridge

Colorado Street Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1888; Closed in 1970
Stone arch bridge on Colorado Street
Open to pedestrians only

Conger Covered Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over North Fork Ten Mile Creek on Former location of Conger Road
Replaced by a new bridge (515' down stream from Covered Bridge location)

Corinthian Inlet Drawbridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1888 for pedestrian traffic but is removed
Lost Bridge over Corinthian Inlet on Foot Walkway
No longer exists

Cox Ford Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.
Lost wrought iron through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Bonanza Road
Caldwell County removed bridge and has it in storage.

CR G - Tiffin River Bridge (Fulton County, Ohio)
Built 1888; collapsed July 1971 under farm truck
Lost Through truss bridge over Tiffin River on County Road G
Collapsed under truck

CSX - Cumberland Gap Tunnel (Claiborne County, Tennessee)
Built in 1888 -1889 by the Powell's Valley Railroad; sold the same year to the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad; sold in 1896 to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Now owned by CSX Railroad to connect Norfolk-Southern RR
Tunnel under Cumberland Mountain on CSX Railroad at Cumberland Gap
Open to traffic

CV - West Hartford Bridge (Old) (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1887; Replaced 1935
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over White River on Central Vermont Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

DeLong Bridge (Fulton County, Indiana)
Built in 1888 by the Wrought Iron bridge Company Replaced in 1984.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on Old SR17
Replaced by new bridge

Dorrington Road Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Co.; demolished 2009
Lost pony truss bridge over Robinson Run on Dorrington Road
Demolished to make way for replacement bridge

Duck Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888 by the Boston Bridge Works
Five-span through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Union Street
Open to traffic

Eisenhower Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1888 as a 2-span bridge between Des Moines and Lee Counties; relocated here in 1930
Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on 252nd Street
Closed to all traffic

Elmwood Avenue Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1888; replaced 1934
Lost double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Genesee River on Elmwood Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Emory Street Ped Bridge (1888) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1888; Replaced 1932
Lost Pony truss bridge over Wesley Lake on Pedestrian Walkway
Replaced by a new bridge

FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Palatka, Old) (Putnam County, Florida)
Built 1888; Collapsed 1903
Thacher through truss bridge over St Johns River on Florida East Coast RR
No longer exists

Fish Trap Ford Bridge (Union County, Oregon)
Lost Bridge over Grande Ronde river on Elgin-Wallowa wagon road
Replaced by a new bridge

Florida Avenue Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1996
Closed spanderl arch bridge over South Chuctanunda Creek on Florida Avenue in Amsterdam
Open to traffic

Forbes Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Built 1888; replaced 1993
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 925 W
Replaced by new bridge

Forest Lawn Cemetery Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1888
Stone arch bridge over Scajaquada Creek on Cemetery Drive Way
Open to traffic

Forsythe Covered Bridge 14-70-04 (Rush County, Indiana)
Built 1888 by E. L. Kennedy
Covered bridge over Flatrock River on CR 650 South
Open to traffic

Fort Benton Bridge (Chouteau County, Montana)
Built in 1888 by Benton Bridge Co. as toll bridge. Chouteau County purchased 1896. The swing span was lost to flood 1908, and replaced with fixed span in 1921. Closed to traffic in 1963.
Completed by the Benton Bridge Co. as a toll bridge to connect Judith River Basin trade with the Great Northern RR and Missouri River shipping. Chouteau Co. purchased the bridge in 1896. Vehicle traffic was closed in 1963.
Open to pedestrians

Fort Madison Bridge (1888) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Frankfort & Cincinnati RR - Stamping Ground Bridge (Scott County, Kentucky)
Built 1888
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over McConnell Run on Frankfort & Cincinnati RR
Removed but not replaced

Franklin Bridge (1888) (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1888
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lagoon on Footpath
Replaced by a new bridge

Fremont Bridge (1888) (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)
Built 1888; Replaced 1922
Lost Through truss bridge over Wolf River on WI Route 110/Main Street
No longer exists

Georgetown Covered Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1888; Lost to an ice flow in 1893; Rebuilt and was lost in another ice flow in 1912.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Wabash River on Jackson Street
Destroyed by an ice gorge

Gerloff Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888, closed to traffic in mid 1970's; Rebuilt by High Steel Structures & reopened July 1998
Pratt through truss bridge over Swamp Creek on Gerloff Road near Zieglersville, PA
Open to traffic

GN - Boulder Tunnel (Jefferson County, Montana)
Built 1888; Abandoned 1982
Tunnel under Hill on Abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Gnatty Creek Covered Bridge (Harrison County, West Virginia)
Built 1888
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Gnatty Creek on SR 46
Replaced by a new bridge

Graffiti Bridge (Escambia County, Florida)
Built 1888
Bridge over 17th Ave on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Grand Avenue Union Pacific Railroad Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built ca 1888 reconstructed 1977
Deck plate girder bridge over W Grand Ave and N Union Ave on UPRR
Open to traffic

Grand Avenue Viaduct (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Removed 1975
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Railroad Tracks on Grand Avenue
Removed but not replaced

Granite Street Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1888, Replaced 1999
Lost Pony truss bridge over Maine Central Railway on Granite Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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