Built during 1830s

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Ackley Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Originally crossed between Greene and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania (38-30-41x). Dismantled and moved to Dearborn in November 1937.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over pond in Dearborn
Open to horse-drawn carriages

Antietam Creek Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1995
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on MD 68
Open to traffic

Antietam Ironworks Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Harpers Ferry Road in Sharpsburg
Open to traffic

Aqueduct Bridge Version 1 (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1833-43, replaced 1868
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Potomac on Canal
Replaced by new bridge

Black Rock Tunnel (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1838-39, Enlarged 1915, 1994
Tunnel under Black Rock Road on Norfolk Southern Railroad (Former Reading RR)
Open to traffic

Black Rock Tunnel (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1835-1837 by the Reading Railroad, widened 1858-59.
Tunnel on Norfolk Southern Railroad


Booth's Mill Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Route 68 in Lappans
Good

Bow Ridge Canal Tunnel (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Tunnel
Closed to all traffic

Branch Third Neshanic River Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1837; rehabilitated 1974
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Third Neshanic River on CR 579
Open to traffic

Bridge Three Lane in Tinicum Township, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1964
Beam bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Three Lane
Open to traffic

Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
L&N Turnpike chartered by KY government in 1829. Construction of L&N Turnpike began in 1837 including bridges and completed in 1849. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians

Bridges to the Past (Bridge #2) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1837. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1)
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians

Bridges to the Past (Bridge #3) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1837. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info. see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1).
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians

Buffalo Station Drive Bridge (Nelson County, Virginia)
Built ca. 1835
Stone arch bridge over Owens Creek on Buffalo Station Drive (Route 606)
Open to traffic

Burnside's Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1836
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Pedestrian Path
Open to traffic

C & O Canal Monocacy River Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built as one of the seven aqueducts on the C&O Canal, which ran from Georgetown, DC to Cumberland, MD.
Stone arch bridge over Monocacy River on Old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Open to pedestrians

C&O Canal Antietam Creek Aqueduct (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1834
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek


C&O Canal Conococheague Creek Aqueduct (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1834
Three-span stone arch bridge over Conococheague Creek on the C&O Canal
Open to pedestrians

Camp Nelson Covered Bridge (Garrard County, Kentucky)
Built 1838 by Lewis Wernwag and survived the Civil War. Bridge was closed to traffic in 1926 when a truck broke through the bridge's deck. The bridge was demolished in 1933 and all that remains are the approaches and a facade on the north approach.
Lost covered bridge over Kentucky River on an old alignment of US 27 (Old Lexington Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Canal Road Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1834; rehabilitated 1934
Stone arch bridge over Six Mile Run on Canal Road
Open to traffic

Canton Viaduct (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835
Massive stone arch bridge over East Branch Neponset River and Neponset Street on the MBTA Railroad
Open to traffic

Cassell "S" Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1830
Stone arch bridge over Peters Creek on National Road
Open to pedestrians

Cheat River Covered Bridge (Preston County, West Virginia)
Built in 1835 by Josiah Kidwell, bypassed by a new bridge in 1932, destroyed by fire in 1964.
Lost Bridge over Cheat River on U.S. Route 50
Destroyed by fire in 1964

Cherry Valley Road Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1834 by Josiah Spaulding as an aqueduct; later retrofitted to carry traffic
Three-span stone arch bridge over Raccoon Creek on Cherry Valley Road in Newark
Open to traffic

Collegeville Road Bridge in Skippack Pennsylvania (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1830; rehabilitated 1970 CA; 1989
Stone arch bridge over a branch Skippack Creek on PA 4014 (Collegeville Road) in Skippack
Open to traffic

Concord Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832. Rehabilitated in 1911 and 1981
Stone arch bridge over Tuscarora Creek on Back Road (PA 4007)
Open to traffic

Coombs Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1837; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Coombs Bridge Road in Winchester
Open to traffic

Depot Road Bridge (Tolland County, Connecticut)
Built ca. 1835; replaced 1996
Lost Stone arch bridge over Mill Brook on Depot Road
Replaced by new bridge

Dover/ Lee's Creek Covered Bridge (Mason County, Kentucky)
Built 1835; rehabilitated 1966
Covered bridge over Lee Creek on Tuckahoe Road in Dover
Open to traffic

Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1836-39; rehabilitated 1981
Cast-iron arch bridge over Dunlap Creek on PA 4003 in Brownsville
Open to traffic

Fort Foster Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1835 and reconstructed since
Timber stringer bridge over Hillsborough River on Fort King Road, a historic military road
Open to pedestrians

Funkstown Bridge No. 2 (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1983
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on East Oak Ridge Drive in Funkstown
Open to traffic

Godwin-King Covered Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built 1834; Burned by Union Army April 5, 1865
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Warrior River on Greensboro Avenue
Destroyed by fire

Gratiot Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1830 by John Carnahen (?)
Stone arch bridge over Valley Run on National Road (TR 26)
Open to traffic

Great Eddy Covered Bridge (Washington County, Vermont)
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1973
Covered bridge over Mad River on Bridge street in Waitsfield
Open to traffic

Greisemer Mill Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832
Covered bridge over Manatawny Creek on Spangsville Road
Open to traffic

Hazzards Private Lane Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1970
Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Hazzards Private Lane
Unknown status

Hess's Mill Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1979
Stone arch bridge over Little Antietam Creek on Coffman Farms Road in Sharpsburg
Open to traffic

Horsham-Montgomery Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1838; rehabilitated 1969
Stone arch bridge over Little Neshaminy Creek on Lower State Road
Open to traffic

Howard Tunnel (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1836, Rebuilt in 1865
Tunnel on York Heritage Trail & Northern Central Railway
Open to bicyclists, horseback, and pedestrians on trail side. The rail is clear and allows for rail bikes, speeders, and hobby-builds.

Indian Creek Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1834; rehabilitated 1985
Stone arch bridge over Indian Creek on SR4003
Open to traffic

Jacobs Creek Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1941
Stone arch bridge over Jacobs Creek on NJ 29
Open to traffic

John Carnahen Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1830 by John Carnahen
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Timber Run on National Road (CR 420)
Open to traffic

Kingsley Bridge (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1836 by Timothy Horton; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Mill River on C3039 in Clarendon
Open to traffic

Leitersburg Bridge No. 2 (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1839; rehabilitated 1983
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Leiters Mill Road in Smithsburg
Open to traffic

London Bridge (Mohave County, Arizona)
Originally built 1824-1831 in London, England, by John Rennie; dismantled and relocated to Arizona in 1968-71
Relocated stone and concrete arch bridge on McCulloch Blvd. in Lake Havasu City
Open to traffic

Long Bridge (Second) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1835 by DC government to replace 1809 span damaged 1831; damaged by high water/ice 1836, 1841, 1856, 1860, 1863, 1866, 1887; rail tracks added for Baltimore & Potomac RR 1870s; removal and replacement authorized 1901, removed 1906.
Howe through truss bridge


Madison Railroad Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1837; Oldest known bridge of any type in the state of Indiana
Stone arch bridge over Pike Street on Madison Railroad
Open to traffic

Minister Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1834; replaced 1998
Lost stone arch bridge over Minister Creek on Layfield Road
Replaced by new bridge

Mulligans Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1995
Pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Towpath Access
Open to traffic

Narrows Bridge (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built in 1834; repalced in 1932
Lost Stone arch bridge over Wills Creek on US 40
Replaced by a new bridge

Newton Falls Covered Bridge (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1831; rehabilitated 2007
Covered bridge over East Branch Mahoning River on Arlington Street in Newton Falls
Open to traffic

Ninth Street Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built 1839
Stone arch bridge over Kanawha Canal on Ninth Street in Madison Heights
Open to traffic

Ohio Canal OH 335 Bridge (Pike County, Ohio)
Built 1830-31 by the Ohio Canal Commission
Stone arch bridge over Ohio Canal on OH 335
Open to traffic

Old Galena Trail and Coach Rd Bridge (Carroll County, Illinois)
Built 1830, a historical marker nearby says Abraham Lincoln once camped near this bridge
Bridge over Stream on Old Galena Trail and Coach Rd
Abandoned and falling apart.

Old Stone Arch Bridge (Clark County, Illinois)
Built 1837
Stone arch bridge over Branch East Mill creek on National Trail/Archer Avenue in Marshall
Open to traffic

Old Stone Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built ca. 1837-1849 as part of the Louisville & Nashville Turnpike
Stone arch bridge over Mansker Creek on Old Stone Bridge Road (Former Louisville and Nashville Turnpike) in Goodlettsville
Open to traffic

Ontelaunee Creek Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1834
Stone arch bridge over Ontelaunee Creek on TR 719 (Springhouse Road)
Open to traffic

Overpecks Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1984
Pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Overpecks Drive
Open to traffic

Pennypack Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1835; replaced 1996
Lost four-span stone arch bridge over Pennypack Creek on Davisville Road
Replaced by new bridge

Perkiomenville Bridge Perkiomenville, PA (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1839. Eight Arches. Cost $11,000. Repaired 1926. Closed to traffic 1967
Stone arch bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Old Gravel Pike
Open to pedestrians

Phaon Bittner Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Jordan Creek on PA 4019
Open to traffic

Plane Hill Road Aquaduct (Warren County, New Jersey)
This is the Inclined Plane 7 West aquaduct that carried the Morris Canal over Pohatcong Creek at the feeder base of the inclined plane
Stone arch bridge over Pohatcong Creek on Plane Hill Road
Open to traffic

Raccoon Creek Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1838
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Walnut Creek
Lost

Ramp Creek Covered Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)
Built 1838, relocated 1932, rehabilitated 1986
Covered bridge over North Fork Salt Creek at Brown County State Park
Open to two lane traffic

Rishel Covered Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1830
Covered bridge over Chillisquaque Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Rose's Mill Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1839; rehabilitated 1979
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Garis Shop Road in Funkstown
Open to traffic

Sanderson Bridge (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1838; rehabilitated 2003
Covered bridge over Otter Creek on C2004 in Brandon
Open to traffic

Seneca Aqueduct (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Built 1833, One span collasped after flooding in 1971
Brick arch bridge over Seneca Creek on C&O Canal Path
Open to pedestrians

Smith's Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1839 (Burr Truss Covered Bridge); Reconstructed 2002 (see Description for details)
Covered bridge with steel beams over Brandywine Creek on Smith Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Smithtown Bridge No. 2 in Tinicum Twp, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1972; replaced 2002
Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Two Lane in Tinicum Township
Unknown status

Smithtown Bridge No. 3 -- Tinicum Township, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1964
Beam bridge over Delaware Canal on Local road
Open to traffic

Smithtown Bridge No. 4 in Tinicum Township, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1962
Beam bridge over Delaware Canal on Private Road
Open to traffic

Smithtown Bridge No. 5 -- January 31, 2010 (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1984
Beam bridge over Delaware Canal on Private Road
Open to traffic

South Perkasie Covered Bridge Perkasie, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Buuilt in 1832.Formerly on Pleasant Spring Creek moved to dry ground in Lenape Park in Perkasie, PA in 1958.
Covered bridge over dry land in Lenape Park
Open to pedestrians

Spanish Bayou Bridge (Adams County, Mississippi)
Built 1836 by the Mississippi Railroad; converted to road use sometime after 1840
Abandoned brick arch bridge over Spanish Bayou on Mississippi Railroad/Old Washington Road
Abandoned

Spars Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1975
Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on a horse path
Open to traffic

Spring Mill Park Aqueduct (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1830's to run water downhill from Hamer Cave Spring
Timber stringer bridge over Land on Hamer Cave Spring to Mill
Open to traffic

Stone Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over CT 598 (Whitehead Highway) on Main Street in Hartford
Open to traffic

Taftsville Covered Bridge (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1836; rehabilitated 1869, 1910 and 1952
Covered bridge over Ottauquechee River on River Road (C2002) in Woodstock
Open to traffic

Thomas Viaduct (Howard County, Maryland)
Built 1835
Eight-span stone arch bridge over Patapsco River on the B&O Railroad between Relay and Elkridge
Open to traffic

Thompson Covered Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1993
Two-span covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Main Street in Swanzey
Open to traffic

Trauger's Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; replaced by a modern pony truss in 1969
Lost wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Trauger's Road
Replaced by new bridge

Turnpike Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built ca. 1837-1849 as part of the former Louisville & Nashville Turnpike
Abandoned bridge on an abandoned section of the Louisville & Nashville Turnpike (Old Stone Bridge Rd.) in Goodlettsville
Abandoned

Uhlerstown Hill Road Bridge Tinicum Twp, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1985
Wooden deck bridge over Pennsylvania Canal on Uhlerstown Hill Road in Tinicum Township, PA
Open to traffic

Valley Green Road Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1915
Stone arch bridge over Wissahickon Creek on Valley Green Road in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Van Metre Ford Bridge (Berkeley County, West Virginia)
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Opequon Creek on CR 36 SLS
Open to traffic

Water Ipswich River Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1937
Stone arch bridge over Water Ipswich River on Hwy Highland Street
Closed to all traffic

West Bath Road Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Ammonoosuc River on West Bath Road in Bath
Open to traffic

Western Canal Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1923
Stone arch bridge over Western Canal on Broadway in Lowell
Open to traffic

Westford Bridge (Chittenden County, Vermont)
Built 1837
Burr arch-truss bridge over Brown's River on off road pedestrian & bike crossing
Open to pedestrians