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"Flying" Bridge (Chickasaw County, Iowa)
Built 1876 in Otterville, IA. Moved to Fredericksburg, IA in 1998.Pratt through truss bridge over East Wapsipinicon River on Robert Mattke Park TrailOpen to pedestrians
15th Street Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1872; Replaced 1932Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough on 2nd StreetReplaced by a new bridge
18th Street Lift Bridge (1871) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1871, Replaced 1917Lost Through truss bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
3rd Avenue Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1911Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
3rd Street Poesten Kill Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1998Stone arch bridge over Poesten Kill on Southbound US 4 in TroyOpen to traffic
4th Street Bridge (2nd) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Replaced 1904, Three spans relocated to Sans Souci Park.Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Bridge Street (4th Street)Replaced by a new bridge
52nd Street Overpass (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876Brick arch bridge over abandoned trolley run on 52nd Street in PhiladelphiaOpen to traffic
9th Street Bridge (Old) (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1878Lost Deck truss bridge over James River on 9th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Aban Park Trolley Run Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876Stone arch bridge over Aban Park Trolley Run on Greenland DriveOpen to traffic
Abel Hill Bridge (Martin County, Indiana)
Built in 1877 by the Columbia Bridge Works; replaced in 1996.Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lost River on CR #3Replaced by new bridge
Adams Mill Covered Bridge 14-08-01 (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1872 by the Wheelock Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990Covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on CR 50 EastOpen to traffic
Adams Road Covered Bridge 35-04-11 (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built after 1878 flood; Replaced 1947Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Adams RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Afton Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1872, lost to an ice jam 1924Lost Through truss bridge over Middle River on RoadDestroyed by collision
Air Line Railroad Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1872; Destroyed by Steamboat collision 1876; Replaced 1886Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Air Line State Park Trail - Muddy Gutter Brook Arch (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1870; abandoned 1965; opened to trail users ca. 2016Abandoned stone arch bridge over Muddy Gutter Brook on NYNH&H Air Line (abandoned)Open to pedestrians and bicycles
Allenville Covered Bridge 25-16-02x (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built soon after the Civil War to replace an earlier structure. Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm during the morning of Nov. 2, 1945.Lost covered bridge over Old Channel Whitewater River near AllenvilleDestroyed by a severe thunderstorm
Amsterdam Bridge (1876) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1876; One Post truss span washed away by flooding 1913; Replacement timber trestle span washed away 1914; Replaced 1916Lost Post through truss bridge over Mohawk River on RoadDestroyed by flooding
Amtrak - B&P Tunnels (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1873Tunnel under Baltimore, MD on Amtrak Northeast CorridorOpen to traffic
Amtrak - Hartford Tunnel (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1871Stone arch bridge over Amtrak Springfield Line on US 44 (Main Street) and Albany Avenue in HartfordOpen to traffic
Anacostia River Bridge (1875) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Archer Avenue Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1870 to replace earlier bridge of unknown type, replaced 1906Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork of South Branch Chicago River on Archer AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Arkansas River Bridge (Sedgwick County, Kansas)
Built 1872Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Douglas AvenueNo longer exists, apparently most or all spans were relocated to other locations in 1908
Artist's Bridge 19-09-04 (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1872, bypassed in 1958Covered bridge over Sunday River on a pedestrian trailOpen to pedestrians
Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & RailroadsReplaced by a new bridge
Atherton Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870 by J.H. Cofrode & Co.; closed to traffic in 1975Iron pony truss bridge over South Branch Nashua River on Bolton Road in LancasterClosed indefinitely due to deck damage from flooding. Future uncertain.
Atkinson Mill Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Removed ?Bridge over North Raccoon RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Atkinson Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1873; rehabilitated 1976 and 2006Stone arch bridge over Pidcock Creek on Atkinson Road in Solebury Twp, East of Lahaska, PA. Bucks County Bridge # 305, PAOpen to traffic
Atwells Avenue Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1992Pony truss bridge over Woonasquatucket River on Atwells Avenue, oldest surviving metal bridge in the state.Open to traffic
Austin-Santa Fe Park Bridge (Neosho County, Kansas)
Built 1872 near Chanute by the King Iron Bridge Co. Moved downstream ca. 1910. Relocated to Santa Fe Park in Chanute, Kansas.Relocated Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Turkey CreekOpen to pedestrians
Avon Bridge (Livingston County, New York)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Genese River on Rt. 5 / Rt. 20No longer exists
Azalia Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1878 by McCormack & Sweeney; removed in 1972Lost Through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 800 SouthReplaced by a new bridge in 1972
B&A - Springfield Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1873Lost lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Boston & Albany Railroad
B&M - Penacook Upper Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1867; Replaced 1921Lost Town lattice through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
B&P - Parker Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870; Replaced 1876Lost Truss bridge over South Street on Boston & Providence RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Back Bone Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1872, replaced in 1980Lost Through truss bridge over former C&EI Railroad on Back Bone Road south of DanvilleReplaced by new bridge
Backbone Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Burned July 8th, 1914Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Middle River on RoadDestroyed by fire
Baden Dam Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut RiverNo longer exists
Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge 35-58-15 (Morgan County, Ohio)
Built 1872 NE of Chesterhill, restoration completed in July 2014.Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on TR21Open to traffic
Bartonsville Covered Bridge 45-13-11x (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1870; rehabilitated 1982; destroyed 2011; Replace with a new bridge 2013 Jan 26Lost covered bridge over Williams River on C3008 (Lower Bartonsville Rd) in RockinghamDestroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug 28, 2011
Bay Covered Bridge 35-82-05 (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1876; relocated 1966Covered bridge over a pond in the Junior Fairgrounds at MacArthurOpen to pedestrians only
Bay Creek Covered Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Lost covered bridge over Bay Creek between Pittsfield and Detroit on what is now IL 106No longer exists
BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903Howe through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern RailroadPartially destroyed by fire and replaced by a new bridge
Beach Road Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built 1873 by the King Bridge Co. Preserved as a pedestrian bridge in 2003.Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Branch Cayuga Inlet on Beach RoadOpen to pedestrians
Beards Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1877 by Phillip Paddleford; Replaced 1937Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Connecticut River on North Monroe RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Beatty Mills Bridge (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1875 by the Wrought Iron Bridge CoBowstring pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on TR 659Replaced with concrete bridge in 2008, trusses in storage
Beaver Brook Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1950Stone arch bridge over Beaver Brook on CR 618Open to traffic
Bellpoint Covered Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built in 1877 by Reuben Partridge; destroyed by the 1913 flood.Lost Partridge through truss bridge over Scioto River on Old 42Destroyed in the Great 1913 Flood.
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1872; reconstructed 2003Wheeler truss covered bridge over Tygart's Creek on KY 1215Open to traffic
Benson Street Covered Bridge (Midland County, Michigan)
Built 1872; Destroyed by flooding 1907Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tittabawassee River on Benson StreetDestroyed by flooding
Bergfeld Pond Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built as part of Dubuque Bridge in 1872, relocated to Whitewater Creek Drive in 1898, dismantled and relocated to present site in 2007Pratt through truss bridge over Bergfeld Pond at Bergfeld Park on Pedestrian pathOpen to pedestrians only
Bieneman Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Built 1877; Purchased by Bieneman Family 1922 and moved; Oldest known through truss in WisconsinThrough truss bridge over Honey Creek on Private Driveway in BurlingtonPrivately Owned Driveway
Big Bend Tunnel (Summers County, West Virginia)
built from 1870-1872 by C&O RR to cut off Big Bend. Legend/tradition names this tunnel as scene of 'Steel Driving Man' John Henry's race with steam drillOriginal tunnel built to bypass an 8 mile long bend in the Greenbrier River. Passes between Hilldale, and Talcott West Virginia.Intact but closed to all traffic
Big Jim Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Originally built in 1873 in Montgomery County, moved to Marion CountyBowstring pony truss bridge over Central Canal on trail behind Indianapolis Museum of Art in IndianapolisRenovated and reopened for pederstrians
Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction CompanyDestroyed by collision with ice
Bigelow Covered Bridge 35-80-04 (Union County, Ohio)
Built 1873; rehabilitated 1990Covered bridge over Little Darby Creek on Axe Handle Road (CR 87)Open to traffic
Black Bridge (1874) (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1874Lost Bridge over West Branch, Farmington River on Black Bridge Road in New HartfordDestroyed by flooding
Blackwater River Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Abandoned truss bridge over Blackwater River on abandoned roadDerelict/abandoned
Blanchard River TR 207 Bridge (Hancock County, Ohio)
Built 1879 by the Columbia Bridge Works; replaced 2005Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Blanchard River on TR 207Removed
Blind Brook Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1870Stone arch bridge over Blind Brook on Nature Pr Park Road in HarrisonOpen to traffic
Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge 29-10-10 (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1877 by James Tasker; rehabilitated 2002Covered multiple Kingspost through truss bridge over Blow-Me-Down Brook on Lang Road in CornishOpen to traffic
Blue Rapids Bridge (Marshall County, Kansas)
Built 1871Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Big Blue River on 6th Street / Valley RoadNo longer exists
Blue School Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1870Stone arch bridge over Morris Run on Blue School Road near Dublin, PAOpen to traffic
BM - Bennington Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1877Lost Through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Hillsborough BranchDestroyed by fire
BM - Green River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Green River on Boston & Maine Railroad in GreenfieldReplaced by a new bridge
BNSF - Raton Tunnel (Colfax County, New Mexico)
Built 1879; second tunnel built 1908; original bore closed 1953Tunnel under Raton Pass on BNSF Railway/AmtrakOpen to traffic
BO - Cave Station Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
BO - Foxburg Bridge (Old) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1872; reconstructed 1908; replaced 1912Lost Howe through truss bridge over Allegheny River on B&O RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
BO - Jacobs Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1871Abandoned bridge over Jacobs Creek on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Mt Pleasant BranchDerelict/abandoned
BO - Parkersburg Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Construction started July 9, 1869, and the bridge opened January 7, 1871Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
BO - Skunk Run Bridge (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1874Stone arch bridge over Skunk Run on Old B&O RailroadIntact but closed to all traffic
BO Railroad Tunnel (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1870Tunnel under Walkway (Formerly B&O Railroad) on Sr 147Open to traffic
Bobtown Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1919Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Hawkeye AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Bollman Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871 as railroad bridge; Erected here 1910; Relocated for trail use.Warren through truss bridge over B&O Railroad on Long Road (T381)Relocated for trail usage
Bonaparte Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1877, Replaced 1960Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Boscobel Covered Bridge (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Built 1874; Replaced 1936Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on US 61Replaced by a new bridge
Bowling Green Covered Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Built in 1870 by Muehler & Notter; replaced with a steel truss bridge in 1933Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Eel River on State Route 46Replaced by a new bridge
Bradley's Ford Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1873: Replaced 1925Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Old State Road 1Replaced by new bridge
Branch Pine Creek Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1872; rehabilitated ca. 1960Stone arch bridge over a branch of Pine Creek on PA 1017Open to traffic
Brandewie Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1875Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Private DriveDerelict/abandoned
BRB&L - East Boston Tunnels (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; abandoned 1940Abandoned tunnels under Jeffries Point on Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn RailroadDerelict/abandoned
Bridge No. L-3040 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1878 for C&NW, bypassed 1906, replaced 2007Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Chatfield DriveReplaced by a new bridge
Bridge Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870Masonry slab over Stony Brook on Bridge StreetOpen to traffic
Bridge Street Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
Built 1879Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge over Fishkill Creek on Bridge StreetAbandoned
Bridge Street Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1870; proved defective and replaced 1871.Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Presumpscot River on Bridge StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Bridge Street Bridge (1st) (Miami County, Ohio)
opened Feb 22, 1877 replaced 1910Lost Bridge over Great Miami River on Bridge streetNo longer exists
Bridge Street Bridge (older) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Contract awarded August 22, 1873Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Hakihokake Creek on Bridge StreetNo longer exists
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