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Built during 1860s

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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

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

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

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1865, collapsed December 29, 1876
Lost Deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway in Ashtabula
Collapsed

Lincoln Covered Bridge (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1989
Covered Pratt through arch truss bridge over Ottauquechee River on Fletcher Hill Rd (C3035) in Woodstock
Open to traffic

Lindsay's Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1949
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Conococheague Creek on Sr 3004 (Bino Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Livingston Manor Covered Bridge 32-53-03 (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1986
Wooden covered bridge over Willowemoc Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Lock One Park Morrison Bridge (Auglaize County, Ohio)
Built 1864; relocated 1894 and again in 1984
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Miami and Erie Canal in New Bremen
Open to pedestrians only

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

Long Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
HAER says initial construction 1896; however NR says 1867; CSX abandoned the railroad line in the late 1970s or 1980s
Bridge over Antietam Creek on Formerly B&O/CSX
Removed completely, piers visible on google & bing maps

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

Longswamp Township State Street Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1862
Stone arch bridge over Little Lehigh Creek on PA 1010
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, rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR620S
Open to traffic

Marques de la Serna Bridge (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
Built 1869 (?)
Iron arch bridge over Rio de Bayamon on PR 890
Open to pedestrians

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

Mean's Ford Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
HAER says built 1860s; rehabilitated 1993. One of seven of this type in 2005 per HAER See also Meeting House Bridge in Maine
Boxed Howe Pony Truss bridge over Tohickon Creek on Stover Park Road in Ralph Stover State Park
Closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles, foot and pedal traffic

Mechanic Street Covered Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1862; Rebuilt 2006
Covered bridge over Israel River on Mechanic Street in Lancaster
Open to traffic

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

Meredosia Wabash Rail Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Removed in 1959 with the completion of the New Lift Bridge at Valley City.
Lost Bridge over Illinois River on Great Northern and Wabash Railroad
Removed

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 in Upper Southamton Township, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1860; rehabilitated 1996
Stone arch bridge with steel liners over Mill Creek on Gravel Hill Road in Upper Southampton Twp, PA
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 Hampton Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1868 by the Cowin Iron Works for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Iron pony truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Rymon Road
Open to traffic

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

Newville Covered Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built 1867 by William Valleau; destroyed ca. 1875.
Lost Haupt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Road
Destroyed by disaster

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

Ninth Street Seven Arch Stone Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1868; closed 1971; damaged by flooding in March 2011 and removed
Lost stone arch bridge over Deep Run Creek on Old 9th Street in Lockport
Removed after partial collapse due to flood.

Normanskill Farm Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1869; relocated here ca. 1900
Wrought and cast iron bowstring through truss bridge on a private driveway near Normans Kill Ravine in Albany
Open to Authorized Vehicles. Closed to Vehicles During Winter. Pedestrians Allowed.

North Fork River Big Four Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1868, main span replaced after collapse in 1893, replaced in 1902
Lost Deck truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on former Big Four Railroad in Danville
Replaced by a new bridge

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 4th St Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Built 1864
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cannon River on 4th st
Lost

Old Bridgeton Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1868, rehabilitated in 1940, bypassed in 1967, closed to traffic in 1968, arsoned on April 29, 2005, replica bridge built in September 2006
Lost covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR780S in Bridgeton
Destroyed by fire

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 Lyon Brook Bridge (Chenango County, New York)
Built 1869, replaced in 1894
Lost Deck truss bridge over Lyon Brook on former NY&OM/NYO&W Railroads northeast of Oxford
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Red Covered Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1864, replaced in 1893
Lost Covered Bridge over Vermilion River on Gilbert Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Old Stone Arch Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)
Built 1863
Stone arch bridge on Old Street Rail


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

Old Wagon Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built 1865, replaced in 1905
Lost covered bridge over Wabash River on Old National Road in Terre Haute
Replaced by new bridge

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

Oxford Road Bridge (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

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

Pascoag River Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1925
Stone arch bridge over Pascoag River on RI 100 in Burrillville
Open to traffic

Pine Bank Arch (New York County, New York)
Built 1861
Cast iron girder bridge over the bridle path on a pedestrian walkway in Central Park
Open to pedestrians

Pine Creek Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1860
Three-span stone arch bridge over Pine Creek on PA 4002
Closed - needs repaired, looks like a washout on south east side

Pinetown Covered Bridge 38-36-05 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867; rehabilitated 1974
Covered bridge over Big Conestoga River on Bridge Road (TR 620)
Open to traffic

Pittsburg Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1868, bypassed in 1935, demolished sometime after 1942
Lost Pony truss bridge over Wabash River on former County Road 310 North in Pittsburg
Replaced by a new bridge

Point Douglas-Superior Road Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1863; Abandoned 1891
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Brown's Creek on Point Douglas-Superior Road
Abandoned

Point Leavell Tunnel (Garrard County, Kentucky)
Built 1868 for the L&N Railroad it was closed in 1932 and then reopend to Cars and finally closed in 2003
Tunnel under Hill on Old Railroad Grade Road
Open to pedestrians

Poteau River Iron Bridge (Beale Bridge) 1860 (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built in 1860 as part of the Beale road project funded by the federal government.
Lost Iron through truss bridge (possibly Bowstring design) over Poteau River on Beale Road
No longer exists

Pottersburg Covered Bridge (Union County, Ohio)
Moved in 1996
Partridge through truss bridge over Dry ditch on Hiking Trail
Open to pedestrians

Powell Creek Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1860
Three-span stone arch bridge over Powell Creek on PA 147
Open to traffic

Raccoon River Covered Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1862, Replaced 1871
Lost Bridge over Raccoon River on Front Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Rainbow Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built in 1868 by the King Bridge Company; abandoned in the 1960s
Bowstring through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on abandoned section of Green Street
Abandoned

Rapps Dam Road Covered Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1866; rehabilitated 1978
Covered bridge over French Creek on Rapps Dam Road in East Pikeland Townhip
Open to traffic

Red Covered Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1863; rehabilitated 1973
Covered bridge over Bureau Creek on Old Dad Joe Trail in Princeton
Open to traffic

Red Run Covered Bridge 38-36-10 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1866
Burr arch-truss bridge over Muddy Creek on Abandoned road
Closed to all traffic

Reservoir Bridge Southeast (New York County, New York)
Built 1865
Cast iron girder bridge over the bridle path on a pedestrian walkway
Open to pedestrians

Reservoir Bridge Southwest (New York County, New York)
Built 1864
Cast iron bridge over the bridle path on a pedestrian walkway
Open to pedestrians

Rice's Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1869; rehabilitated 2003
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on Kennedy Valley Road (TR 333)
Open to traffic

Rob Roy Covered Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1925
Covered bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 800N
Apparently repaired and reopened to traffic.

Robinson Branch Rahway River Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1867
Stone arch bridge over Robinson Branch Rahway River on NJ 27 in Rahway
Open to traffic

Rock Road S. Bridge (Richland County, Ohio)
Built 1868 by the Erie Railroad
Stone arch bridge over Rock Road S. on abandoned section of Conrail (former Erie RR) in Ontario
Open to traffic

Roebling Suspension Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1866 by John A. Roebling. Rehabilitated 1955.
Suspension bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington
Rehabilitation Completed

Root Road Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1983
Two-span covered bridge over West Branch Ashtabula River on Root Road
Open to traffic

Rr Mbta Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1861
Stone arch bridge over Rr Mbta on TR AV
Open to traffic

Ruddles Mill Covered Bridge (Bourbon County, Kentucky)
Arsoned on August 11, 1964, two days after restoration funding was approved.
Lost Long through truss bridge over Stoner Creek
Destroyed by fire

Rush's Mill Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869 over Perkiomen Creek; relocated and rehabilitated for pedestrian traffic in 1980
Iron pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on the Union Canal Trail
Open to pedestrians

Russell Hill Road Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1860; Rebuilt 1930; Rehabilitated 1973
Wooden boxed pony truss bridge over Blood Brook on Russell Hill Road in Wilton
Open to Pedestrians

Ryot Covered Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1868; restored in 1995; rehabilitated 2004
Burr arch-truss bridge over Dunning Creek on T-549
Open to traffic

Sawyer Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1867; bypassed 1988
Stone arch bridge over North Branch River in Hillsborough
Closed to all traffic

Sherburne Bridge (Fleming County, Kentucky)
Originally a privately owned toll bridge. Lost to arson on April 6, 1981.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Licking River in Sherburne
Destroyed by fire

Shoddy Mill Road Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1991
Pony truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Shoddy Mill Road
Open to traffic

Sibley's Ferry Road Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1865 by the Minnesota Central (Milwaukee Road) to cross Sibley's Ferry Road
Stone arch bridge over Sibley's Ferry Road (State Trail) on Abandoned Milwaukee Road Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Skilton Road Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built ca. 1865; rehabilitated 1988
Stone arch bridge over Nonewaug River on Skilton Road in Watertown
Open to traffic

Skull Fork Covered Bridge (Harrison County, Ohio)
Unknown
Covered Bridge over Skull Fork Creek on TR123 (Covered Bridge Rd.)
Bypassed by a new bridge

Slate Covered Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1862; destroyed by arson March 8, 1993; reconstructed 2001
Reconstructed covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Westport Village Road in Swanzey
Open to traffic

South Street Arch (McHenry County, Illinois)
Built 1867 by Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad; Purchased by C&NW, widened 1897 to accomodate a second track
Stone arch bridge over South Street on UPRR / METRA Harvard Subdivision


Spainhower Tunnel (Garrard County, Kentucky)
Built 1868 for L&N Railroad
Tunnel under Doty Lane on Old L&N Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Spring Mount Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; rehabilitated ca. 1975
Stone arch bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Spring Mount Road in Spring Mount
Open to traffic

Stark Covered Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1862 but repaired several times over its history
Paddleford truss bridge over Upper Ammonoosuc River on North or Northside Road (off of SR 110) in Stark
Open to traffic

State Route 75 Tunnel (Lawrence County, Ohio)
Built 1866
Tunnel on SR 75
Open to pedestrians only

Stoner Covered Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867
Bridge over Yellow Breeches Creek on Access to Starry Athletic Field


Summit Tunnel (Placer County, California)
Built by the Central Pacific Railway as part of the original transcontinental railway to finally cross the Sierra's at Donner Pass
Abandoned tunnel on former Central Pacific (later SP) Railroad
Abandoned

Swift River Covered Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869
Covered bridge over Swift River on West Side Road in Conway
Open to pedestrians only

Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1868 as part of a larger bridge over the Mississippi River at Burlington; one span relocated here and shortened in 1891
1 Span Whipple through truss bridge with Phoenix columns over Mississippi River on former railroad spur in Moline.
Abandoned.

The Hitt Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1830; rehabilitated 1980
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Keedysville Road in Keedysville
Open to traffic

Thompson Mill Covered Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1868 at a cost of $2,500
Covered bridge over Kaskaskia River north of Cowden
Open to pedestrians only

Trumansburg Creek Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built 1865
Stone arch bridge over Trumansburg Creek on NY 96 in Trumansburg
Open to traffic

Turtle Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1869 by the C&NW; Iron pipe railing replaced a post-and-chain railing in 1935; Sometime in the 1930s a steel grid, covered with concrete, was added to reinforce the arches
Stone arch bridge over Turtle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad in Town of Turtle
Open to traffic

Two Bayou Covered Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Lost covered bridge over Two Bayou Creek on US 79 just southwest of Camden in Camden
No longer exists

Valley Pike Covered Bridge (Mason County, Kentucky)
The Valley Pike bridge is the only privately owned historic covered bridge in the state of Kentucky. In 1972 it was rebuilt by Stock Bower.
Kingpost through truss bridge over Lee's Creek in Fernleaf
Open to traffic

Vandermark Bridge (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867; rehabilitated 1967
Stone arch bridge over Vandermark Creek on TR 393 in Milford
Open to traffic