Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Built during 1860s

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Adairs Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1864; damaged by flooding in 1919
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3008
Open to traffic

Balcony Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built in 1860 as one of Central Park's original 35 bridges
Stone arch bridge on West Drive in Central Park
Open to traffic

Baumgardner Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Beaverkill River Bridge (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1991
Covered bridge over Beaverkill River on TH 30
Open to traffic

Beech Fork Covered Bridge (Washington County, Kentucky)
Built 1865 by Cornelius Barnes; made obsolete by new bridge in 1977; rehabilitated 1982
Two-span covered bridge over Beech Fork River on KY 458
Open to pedestrians only

Benton Park Brick Arch Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1866
Brick and stone arch bridge over Benton Park Lake on a footpath in Benton Park
Open to pedestrians

Black Covered Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1868-69 by Bandin, Butin and Bowman; rehabilitated 2000
Covered bridge over Four Mile Creek on Corso Road, north of Oxford
Open to pedestrians only

Blackhoof Street Bridge (Auglaize County, Ohio)
Built 1864; relocated 1984
Pony truss bridge over Miami and Erie Canal at Lions Club Park in New Bremen
Open to pedestrians only

Blair Road Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869
Covered bridge over Pemigewasset River on Blair Road in Campton
Open to traffic

Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)
Built for the main line of the B&O Railroad in 1869. Moved to present location around 1887. Remained in service until 1947. Restored in 1968 (perhaps 1983).
Through truss bridge over Little Patuxent River in Savage
Open to pedestrians

Boner Road Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)
Built 1866
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Pigeon Creek on Boner Road
Open to traffic

Bow Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1862
Wrought iron plate girder bridge over The Lake on a pedestrian walkway in Central Park
Open to pedestrians

Bridge Street Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1867
Stone arch bridge over Second River on Bridge Street in Belleville
Open to traffic

Bridgeport Covered Bridge (Nevada County, California)
Built 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Co.; closed to traffic in 1973
Covered bridge over South Fork Yuba River on Pleasant Valley Road in South Yuba State Park
Open to pedestrians only

Bridgeton Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Original bridge arsoned April 29, 2005 - Rebuilt (Sept 2006)
Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR 780 S. (bypassed) in Bridgeton
Open to pedestrians

Brugler Road Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1931
Stone arch bridge over Paulins Kill on Brugler Road
Open to traffic

Burd-Coleman Street Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1865
Brick arch bridge over Snitz Creek on Burd-Coleman Street in Cornwall
Open to traffic

Burfordville Covered Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Construction started 1858 by Joseph Lansman, but not completed until ca. 1867
Covered bridge over Whitewater River at Bollinger Mill Historic Site in Burfordville
Open to pedestrians only, except during special events

Bypassed Historic Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1867
Stone arch bridge over North Branch River on Bypassed Historic in Hillsborough
Closed to all traffic

Bypassed Historic Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869
Covered bridge over Cold River on Bypassed Historic in Langdon
Closed to all traffic

Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Built 1853-63; rehabilitated 2001
Stone arch bridge over Cabin John Creek on Macarthur Blvd.
Open to traffic

Carlton Covered Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over South Brook on Carlton Road in Swanzey
Open to traffic

Ceylon Covered Bridge (Adams County, Indiana)
Built 1862 by Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1963; closed to traffic 1974
Covered bridge over an old channel of Wabash River on CR 950S at Limberlost County Park
Open to pedestrians only

Chaddsford Road Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1860
Concrete arch bridge over a branch Brandywine Creek on Chaddsford Road
Open to traffic

Chariton River Covered Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)
Built 1869
Lost 130-ft covered bridge over Chariton River somewhere in Adair County
No longer exists

Charles River Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1861; rehabilitated 2002
Concrete arch bridge over Charles River on MA 109 (Spring Street) in Boston
Open to traffic

Chestnut Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1864
Stone arch bridge over 24th Street on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Clinton Avenue Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Assunpink Creek on S. Clinton Avenue in Trenton
Open to traffic

Coal Creek Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1869 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1977; destroyed by arson June 28, 1992
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Coal Creek on Rd 1240 N
Destroyed by arson

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1866; rehabilitated 1989
Two-span covered bridge over Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT
Open to one-lane traffic

Covered Bridge Road Bridge (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1986
Wooden arch bridge over Willowemoc Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Crosby Senior Center Bowstring (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1860 and Restored in 2006 by Ohio Bridge Co & moved to Crosby Township's Senior Center on walking trail.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over a pedestrian trail on a pedestrian trail in a park at the Crosby Senior Center in Crosby
Open to pedestrians

Culbertson Covered Bridge (Union County, Ohio)
Built 1868
Covered bridge over Treacle Creek on Winget Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Dalehead Arch (New York County, New York)
Built 1860-62 by Calvert Vaux
Stone arch bridge over the bridle path on West Drive in Central Park
Open to traffic

Darlington Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built 1868
Two-span covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 500 North, west of Darlington
Open to pedestrians only

Denesmouth Arch (New York County, New York)
Built 1859-60 by Calvert Vaux
Stone arch bridge over a pedestrian walkway on Transverse Road 1 in New York
Open to traffic

Dreibelbis Station Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1968
Burr arch-truss bridge over Maiden Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Durgin Covered Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1966
Covered bridge over Cold River on Durgin Bridge Road in Sandwich
Open to traffic

Eames Covered Bridge (Henderson County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1865; rehabilitated in 1929 and 1984
Covered bridge over Henderson Creek next to IL 164 south of Oquawka
Open to pedestrians only

East Fairfield Covered (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1967
Covered bridge over Black Creek on C3049 in Fairfield
Closed to all traffic

East Haverhill Street Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1866; rehabilitated 1899
Stone arch bridge over Spicket River on E. Haverhill Street in Lawrence
Open to traffic

Ecklon Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1862 to replace an earlier suspension bridge, collasped in 1892
Lost Wire suspension bridge over American River in Folsom
Collapsed

Eldean Covered Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1980
Two-span covered bridge over Miami River on Farver Road (formerly Eldean Road)
Open to pedestrians only

Fairfax Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Mill Brook on Maple St (C3035) in Fairfax
Open to traffic

Falls of the Ohio Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built in 1868 for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad traffic

File Mile River Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built ca. 1860
Stone arch bridge over Five Mile River on Attawaugan-Ballouville Road in Killingly
Open to traffic

First Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
No longer exists

Folsom Suspension Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1861, collasped in a flash flood in 1862
Lost Wire suspension bridge over American River in Folsom
Collapsed

Forry Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869
Covered bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Bridge Valley Road
Open to traffic

French River Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1967
Stone arch bridge over French River on MA 12 (Main Street) in Dudley
Open to traffic

General Knox Covered Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1960
Steel stringer bridge over Valley Creek on Yellow Springs Road in Valley Forge, PA
Open to traffic

Gilsum Stone Arch Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1863; rehabilitated 1951
Stone arch bridge over Ashuelot River on Old NH 10 in Gilsum
Open to traffic

Glenallen Tunnel (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Completed August 14, 1869
Abandoned railroad tunnel north of Glenallen on the Belmont Branch, Iron Mountain Railroad
Abandoned and inaccessible on private land

Graham Mill Covered Bridge (Livingston County, Missouri)
Built 1866; replaced in the 1940's
Lost covered bridge northwest of Chillicothe
No longer exists

Graham Road Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1867 over East Fork Ashtabula River; relocated to dry land in 1972
Covered bridge over dry ground on Graham Road, northwest of Pierpont
Open to pedestrians only

Grange City Covered Bridge (Fleming County, Kentucky)
Built sometime between 1865-70. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Fox Creek on KY 111
Open to pedestrians

Greyshot Arch (New York County, New York)
Built 1860-62 by Calvert Vaux
Stone arch bridge over a pedestrian walkway on West Drive in Central Park
Open to traffic

Gudgeonville Covered Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1868 by William Sherman; destroyed by arson on November 8, 2008
Covered bridge over Elk Creek on Gudgeonville Road (TR 400)
Destroyed by arson

Gunn Mountain Road Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1864; rehabilitated 1999
Covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Gunn Mountain Road in Winchester
Open to traffic

Hares Hill Road Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869 by Thomas Moseley
Wrought-iron arch bridge over French Creek on Hares Hill Road
Open to traffic

Harpersfield Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1868; northern approach added 1913 by the Riverside Bridge Co.; rehabiliated 1991-92
Two-span covered bridge with steel through truss approach over Grand River on Harpersfield Road
Open to traffic

Harshaville Covered Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1860; rehabilitated 1960
Covered bridge over Cherry Fork on CR C-01-E (Wheat Ridge Road)
Open to traffic

Helmick Covered Bridge (Coshocton County, Ohio)
Built 1863 by John Shrake; rehabilitated 1996
Two-span covered bridge over Killbuck Creek on TR 25
Open to one-lane traffic

Helmick Mill Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Ohio)
Built 1867; rehabilitated 1991
Covered bridge over Island Run on Milirk Road (TR 269)
Open to one lane traffic with a weight limit

Hockanum River Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1947; replaced 2001
Lost stone arch bridge over Hockanum River on North Main Street
No longer exists

Homer Covered Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)
Collasped April 5, 1934
Lost Covered Bridge over Salt Fork River on IL 49 north of Homer
Collapsed

Huddlestone Arch (New York County, New York)
Built 1866 by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould
Stone arch bridge over Montayne's Rivulet on East Drive in New York
Open to traffic

Huffman's Mill Covered Bridge (Spencer County, Indiana)
Built 1863
Covered Burr Arch truss bridge over Anderson River on CR 1475 East
Preserved and open to pedestrians

Jackson Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1861 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1977
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CR N50W
Open to traffic

Kidd's Mill Covered Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Shenango River on Kidds Mill Road (TR 471)
Open to pedestrians only

Kill Brook Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1861; rehabilitated 1993
Stone arch bridge over Kill Brook on Broadway in Ossining
Open to traffic

Knights Ferry Covered Bridge (Stanislaus County, California)
Built May 1864; closed to traffic June 1981; rehabilitated 1989
Four-span covered bridge over Stanislaus River at Knights Ferry
Open to pedestrians only

Kymulga Covered Bridge (Talladega County, Alabama)
Built 1861
Howe through truss bridge over Talladega Creek on an access to the Old Georgia Road in Kymulga Park about four miles north of Childersburg on Grist Mill Road
Preserved and open to pedestrians

Little Lehigh Creek Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1862
Stone arch bridge over Little Lehigh Creek on PA 1010
Open to traffic

Little Sandy River KY 3306 Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on KY 3306
Open to traffic

Locust Creek Covered Bridge (Linn County, Missouri)
Built 1868 by Bishop and Eaton
Covered bridge over the old channel of Locust Creek between Laclede and Meadville off US 36
Open to pedestrians only

Longley Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1863
Covered bridge over Trout River on Longley Bridge Rd (C3004)
Open to traffic

Lovejoy Covered Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Ellis River on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Napa County, California)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1985
Stone arch bridge over Napa Creek on Main Street in Napa
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1972
Stone arch bridge over Genesee River on Main Street in Rochester
Open to traffic

Mansfield Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1867 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR 620 South
Open to traffic

McLeery Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Built 1864, moved to private property in 1983, later moved to park in Lancaster.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

Mechanicsville Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1867; rehabilitated 2003
Covered bridge over Grand River on Windsor-Mechanicsville Road
Open to traffic

Middle Road Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Conneaut Creek on Middle Road in Conneaut
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1860; rehabilitated 1996
Stone arch bridge with steel liners over Mill Creek on Gravel Hill Road
Open to traffic

Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1864 at Pacific Mills in Lawrence; relocated 1989; reopened to foot traffic in 1995
Relocated wrought-iron through arch bridge on the grounds of Merrimack College in North Andover
Open to pedestrians

New Portland Wire Bridge (Somerset County, Maine)
Built ca. 1866; rehabilitated 1961
Suspension bridge over Carrabasset River on Wire Bridge Road in New Portland
Open to traffic

Newportville Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1948
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Neshaminy Creek on Newportville Road
Unknown status

Nicetown Lane Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1864
Stone arch bridge over Nicetown Lane on a pedestrain walkway
Open to pedestrians

Norwalk River Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1949
Stone arch bridge over Norwalk River on CT 123 in Norwalk
Open to traffic

Old Forge Road Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1863; rehabilitated 1981
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Old Forge Road in Bridgeport
Open to traffic

Old Stone Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built 1861. General Sherman marched over the bridge in the Civil War. Bridge destroyed by flooding in 1969.
Lost stone arch bridge over Elk River on Old US HWY 231/431 in Fayetteville, TN
Destroyed by flood

Old Turnpike Road Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1860
Stone arch bridge over Musconetcong River on Old Turnpike Road
Open to traffic

Ompompanoosuc River Bridge (Orange County, Vermont)
Built 1867; rehabilitated 2002
Wooden bridge over Ompompanoosuc River on C2003 in Thetford
Open to traffic

Oregon Creek Covered Bridge (Yuba County, California)
Built 1860 by Thomas Freeman
Covered bridge over Oregon Creek on Alleghany Road at Oregon Creek Campground
Closed to all traffic

Osgood Street Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1869
Stone arch bridge over Spicket River on Osgood Street in Methuen
Open to traffic

Ottauquechee River Bridge (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1989
Wooden arch bridge over Ottauquechee River on C3035 in Woodstock
Open to traffic

Otter Creek Bridge (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1966
Covered bridge over Otter Creek on C2001 in Salisbury
Closed to all traffic

Owens Covered Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1866
Covered bridge over a branch of Yeader Creek in Ewing Park
Open to pedestrians only

Parr's Mill Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1865
Covered bridge over Roaring Creek on Parrs Mill Road, south of Catawissa
Open to traffic

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