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Built during 1870s

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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 Trail
Open to pedestrians

15th Street Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1872; Replaced 1932
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

18th Street Lift Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1871, Replaced 1917
Lost Through truss bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

3rd Avenue Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1911
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Bridge (Oldest) (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 1876
Brick arch bridge over abandoned trolley run on 52nd Street in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Aban Park Trolley Run Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876
Stone arch bridge over Aban Park Trolley Run on Greenland Drive
Open to traffic

Abandoned C&A - Twin Culvert (N) (Pike County, Illinois)
Built 1870, Bypassed and Closed in 1889
Stone arch bridge over Old Pearl Road on Abandoned Chicago & Alton Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

Abandoned CBQ - Branch Red Oak Creek Arch Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built 1879, Abandoned 1903
Abandoned Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Branch Red Oak Creek on Abandoned Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned CNW - Fox River Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1924, Using a Relocated Truss
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Fox River in Carpentersville on C&NW RR
Abandoned

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 #3
Replaced by new bridge

Adams Mill Covered Bridge 14-08-01 (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1872 by the Wheelock Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on CR 50 East
Open to traffic

Adams Road Covered Bridge 35-04-11 (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built after 1878 flood; Replaced 1947
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Adams Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Afton Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1872, lost to an ice jam 1924
Lost Through truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by collision

Air Line Railroad Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1872; Destroyed by Steamboat collision 1876; Replaced 1886
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Air Line State Park Trail - Middle Haddam Road Stone Arch (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1873, abandoned 1965
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Middle Haddam Road on NYNH&H Air Line (abandoned)
Open to pedestrians and bikes

Alleghany Tunnel (old) (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Opened in 1870. Augmented in 1932 by completion of a new parallel bore.
Tunnel for CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Allegheny River Trail Spur Mill Creek Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1870
Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek on Allegheny River Trail Spur


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 Allenville
Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm

Alum Creek CR 225 (W. Liberty E. Rd.) Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1942
Through truss bridge over Alum Creek on CR 225 (W. Liberty E. Rd.)
Open to traffic

AM&O - Jefferson Street Tunnel (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built ca. 1870
Tunnel on Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Amsterdam Bridge (4th) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1876; One Post truss span washed away by flooding 1913; Replacement timber trestle span washed away 1914; Replaced 1916
Lost Post through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Amtrak - B&P Tunnels (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1873
Tunnel under Baltimore, MD on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic

Amtrak - Hartford Tunnel (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1871
Stone arch bridge over Amtrak Springfield Line on US 44 (Main Street) and Albany Avenue in Hartford
Open to traffic

Amtrak - Mattabesset River Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1870
Stone arch bridge over Mattabesset River on Amtrak Springfield Line
Open to traffic

Anacostia River Bridge (Old) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Archer Avenue Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1870 to replace earlier bridge of unknown type, replaced 1906
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork of South Branch Chicago River on Archer Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Arthur A Smith Covered Bridge 21-06-03 #2 (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870
Burr arch-truss bridge over North River on Lyonsville Road


Artist's Bridge 19-09-04 (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1872, bypassed in 1958
Covered bridge over Sunday River on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians

Ashville Covered Bridge 35-65-01x (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Replaced 1962
Lost Bridge over Walnut Creek on Lockbourne Eastern Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & Railroads
Replaced by a new bridge

Atherton Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870 by J.H. Cofrode & Co.; closed to traffic in 1975
Iron pony truss bridge over South Branch Nashua River on Bolton Road
Open to pedestrians

Atkinson Road Bridge Solebury Twp, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1873; rehabilitated 1976 and 2006
Stone arch bridge over Pidcock Creek on Atkinson Road in Solebury Twp, East of Lahaska, PA. Bucks County Bridge # 305, PA
Open to traffic

Atwells Avenue Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1992
Pony 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 Creek
Open to pedestrians

Azalia Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1878 by McCormack & Sweeney; removed in 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 800 South
Replaced by a new bridge in 1972

B&A - Springfield Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1873
Lost lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Boston & Albany Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&M - Penacook Upper Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1867; Replaced 1921
Lost Town lattice through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Branch of Woods Fork Creek Bridge #2 (Scott County, Indiana)
Built 1875
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Fork of Woods Fork Creek on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Lexington
Abandoned

B&O - Cave Station Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Jacobs Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1871
Abandoned bridge over Jacobs Creek on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Mt Pleasant Branch
Derelict/abandoned

B&O - Parkersburg Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Construction started July 9, 1869, and the bridge opened January 7, 1871
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Skunk Run Bridge (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1874
Stone arch bridge over Skunk Run on Old B&O Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

B&O Railroad Tunnel (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1870
Tunnel under Walkway (Formerly B&O Railroad) on Sr 147
Open to traffic

B&P - Parker Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870; Replaced 1876
Lost Truss bridge over South Street on Boston & Providence Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Back Bone Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1872, replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over former C&EI Railroad on Back Bone Road south of Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Backbone Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Burned July 8th, 1914
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by fire

Baden Dam Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut River
No longer exists

Baltimore Covered Bridge 45-14-03 (Windsor County, Vermont)
built 1870 by Granville LeLand and Dennis Allen
Lattice through truss bridge
Closed to all traffic

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 TR21
Open to traffic

Bartonsville Covered Bridge 45-13-11x (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1870; rehabilitated 1982; destroyed 2011; Replace with a new bridge 2013 Jan 26
Lost covered bridge over Williams River on C3008 (Lower Bartonsville Rd) in Rockingham
Destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug 28, 2011

Bay Covered Bridge 35-82-05 (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1876; relocated 1966
Covered bridge over a pond in the Junior Fairgrounds at MacArthur
Open to pedestrians only

BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903
Howe through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Partially 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 Road
Open to pedestrians

Beards Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1877 by Phillip Paddleford; Replaced 1937
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Connecticut River on North Monroe Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Beatty Mills Bridge (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1875 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on TR 659
Replaced with concrete bridge in 2008, trusses in storage

Beaver Brook Bridge (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1950
Stone arch bridge over Beaver Brook on CR 618
Open 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 42
Destroyed in the Great 1913 Flood.

Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge 17-45-01 #2 (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1872; reconstructed 2003
Covered bridge over Tygart's Creek on KY 1215
Open to traffic

Benson Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built 1881; Rehabilitated 1996
Whipple through truss bridge over Benson Creek on a pedestrian trail at the end of Taylor Ave. in Frankfort
Open to pedestrians

Benson Street Covered Bridge (Midland County, Michigan)
Built 1872; Destroyed by flooding 1907
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tittabawassee River on Benson Street
Destroyed 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 2007
Pratt through truss bridge over Bergfeld Pond at Bergfeld Park on Pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians only

Bickham Covered Bridge 35-46-03 (Logan County, Ohio)
Built 1877; rehabilitated 1959
Covered bridge over South Fork Miami River on CR 38
Open to traffic

Bieneman Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Built 1877; Purchased by Bieneman Family 1922 and moved; Oldest known through truss in Wisconsin
Through truss bridge over Honey Creek on Private Driveway in Burlington
Privately 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 drill
Original 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 County
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Central Canal on trail behind Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis
Renovated and reopened for pederstrians

Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction Company
Destroyed by collision with ice

Bigelow Covered Bridge 35-80-04 (Union County, Ohio)
Built 1873; rehabilitated 1990
Covered bridge over Little Darby Creek on Axe Handle Road (CR 87)
Open to traffic

Black River Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Built 1879; rehabilitated 1962
Pony truss bridge over Black River on Edmunds Road
Closed to all traffic

Blackwater River Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Abandoned truss bridge over Blackwater River on Unimproved road
Derelict/abandoned

Blackwood Covered Bridge 35-05-06 (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1879
Covered bridge over Pratt Fork Shade River on Blackwood Road (CR 46)
Open to traffic

Blind Brook Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1870
Stone arch bridge over Blind Brook on Nature Pr Park Road in Harrison
Open to traffic

Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge 29-10-10 (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1877 by James Tasker; rehabilitated 2002
Covered multiple Kingspost through truss bridge over Blow-Me-Down Brook on Lang Road in Cornish
Open to traffic

Blue Rapids Bridge (Marshall County, Kansas)
Built 1871
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Big Blue River on 6th Street / Valley Road
No longer exists

Blue School Road Bridge near Dublin, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1870
Stone arch bridge over Morris Run on Blue School Road near Dublin, PA
Open to traffic

BM - Green River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Green River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bobtown Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Hawkeye Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Bollman Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871 as railroad bridge; Erected here 1910; Removed
Warren through truss bridge over Railroad on Long Road (T381)
Removed and relocated

Bonaparte Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1877, Replaced 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Boscobel Covered Bridge (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Built 1874; Replaced 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge

Bowling Green Covered Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Built in 1870 by Muehler & Notter; replaced with a steel truss bridge in 1933
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Eel River on State Route 46
Replaced by a new bridge

BP RR - Brokenstraw Creek (Warren County, Pennsylvania)
Pony truss bridge over Broken Straw Creek on BP RR
Open to traffic

Branch Pine Creek Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1872; rehabilitated ca. 1960
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Pine Creek on PA 1017
Open to traffic

Brandewie Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1875
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Private Drive
Derelict/abandoned

BRB&L - East Boston Tunnels (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; abandoned 1940
Abandoned tunnels under Jeffries Point on Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Bridge at Mansfield, PA (Tioga County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tioga River on Wellsboro St.
No longer exists

Bridge No. L-3040 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1878 for C&NW, bypassed 1906, replaced 2007
Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Chatfield Drive
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870
Masonry slab over Stony Brook on Bridge Street
Open to traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
Built 1879
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge over Fishkill Creek on Bridge Street
Abandoned

Bridge Street Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1870; proved defective and replaced 1871.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Presumpscot River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Older) (Eaton County, Michigan)
Built 1870; Replaced 1910
Post through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street


Bridge Street Bridge (older) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Contract awarded August 22, 1873
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Hakihokake Creek on Bridge Street
No longer exists

Bridge Street Bridge (Second) (Cumberland County, Maine)
Replaced 1958
Lost Parker pony truss bridge over Presumpscot River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street-Kennyetto Creek Bridge (Fulton County, New York)
Built 1875; rehabilitated 1992
Beam bridge over Kennyetto Creek on CR 155
Open to traffic

Bridge Street-Little Platte River (Old) (Clay County, Missouri)
Lost Bowstring Through truss bridge over Little Platte on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridgeport Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1877
Lost Bridge over Maquoketa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Brooklyn Bridge (Mercer County, Kentucky)
Built 1871, collapsed on November 20, 1953, replaced in 1955
Lost Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on US 68 west of Wilmore
Replaced by new bridge

Brooklyn Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bruce L. Chapman Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1853; Refurbished 2018 and opened to pedestrians
Stone arch bridge over Vermilion River on former Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad in Wakeman


Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge 35-40-11 (Jackson County, Ohio)
Built 1872 by the Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1936
Covered bridge formerly over Little Raccoon Creek on Buckeye Park Road (TR 165)
Sitting on dry land close to where it originally crossed Little Raccoon Creek

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