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Built during 1880s

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101st Street Covered Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1885; Burned July 14, 1963
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Boston & Maine Railroad on 101st Street
Destroyed by fire

10th Street Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1883
Stone arch bridge over Town Branch on 10th Street
Open to traffic

11th Street Viaduct (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1887; Replaced 1984
Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroadon 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

12th Street Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1886; Replaced 1928
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 12th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

16th Street Viaduct (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1887; Replaced 19XX
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on 16th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

18th Street Bridge (Older) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Avenue Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rock River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1885 ; replaced 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1888; Replaced in 1929
Lost deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 1st Street
Replaced by a new bridge

25th street Upper Iowa River Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1980
Steel stringer bridge over Upper Iowa River on Local 25th Street
Open to traffic

2nd River Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Columbia Bridge Works Whipple span probably built ca. 1880, other span of unknown origin possibly added later.
Lost Whipple through truss at Middletown
Lost

2nd Street Bridge (Older) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1884; Replaced 1917
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mad Creek on 2nd Street
Replaced by new bridge

35th Street Overpass (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888 in Chicago, Illinois; Relocated Here 1934
Whipple through truss bridge over BNSF Fort Madison Yard on 35th Street in Fort Madison, Iowa
Open to traffic

4th Street Viaduct (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; Replaced 1917
Lost Bridge over Railroads on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

5th Street Bridge (Oldest) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1887, Replaced 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Avenue Bridge (Older) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1886, Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Street Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1885; bridge and street removed in 2000
Lost Stone arch bridge over 6th St Over Carver Spring on Highway
Removed

6th Street Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1883
Stone arch bridge over Town Branch on 6th Street
Open to traffic

6th Street Bridge (Older) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1885; Replaced 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on 6th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Street Bridge (Older) (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Built in 1880, replaced by a concrete T-beam bridge in 1922 and again by a concrete girder bridge in 1975
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Sixth Street/ MN Hwy. 62
Replaced by a new bridge

7th Street Bridge (Potter County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1883 at 7th Street by the King Iron Bridge Co.; reinforcement arch added 1983; relocated to 4th Street as a pedestrian bridge in 2011
Pratt through truss bridge over Allegheny River relocated to 4th Street
Open to pedestrians

7th Street Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1883
Stone arch bridge over Town Branch on 7th Street
Open to traffic

7th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884; replaced 1926
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Allegheny River on 7th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

7th Street Improvement Arches (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1884
Stone arch bridge over RCRRA on E. 7th Street in St. Paul
Open to traffic

8th Street Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; abandoned 1962, opened for tours in 2005
Tunnel under downtown Kansas City Missouri and Interstate 35
Open to pedestrians for tour in summertime.

9th Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1889; Replaced 1925
Pratt through truss bridge


9th Street Incline Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1885; Closed 1904; Demolished 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over 9th Street/Railroad (ATSF)/Other city streets on Kansas City Cable Railway
Removed

Aaron Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built 1884 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Lost or abandoned(?) pony truss bridge over Elk Fork, west of Aaron
Unknown status

Abandoned CGW - Unnamed Stream Culvert (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Built ca. 1885
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over Unknown Stream on Abandoned CGW Railroad
Abandoned

Abbey Avenue Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1888 by the King Bridge Co.
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Walworth Valley Run and Nickle Plate/Big Four Railroad on Abbey Ave
Replaced by new bridge

Abington Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1881; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Pottershop Road
Replaced by new bridge

Adams Street Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1889 to replace earlier 1869 swing bridge; replaced 1927
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Chicago River (south branch) on Adams Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Adel Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1882 by the King Bridge Co.
Two-span through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on River Street in Adel
Closed to all traffic

Aden Road Bridge (Prince William County, Virginia)
Built 1882; relocated by railroad early 1900s; removed 2016 for renovation with new bridge added; reopened March 2019
Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in Nokesville
Open to traffic.

Agassiz Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1889
Stone arch bridge over Muddy River on Agassiz Road
Open to traffic

Aiken Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1883 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Rehabilitated 1998
Five-span lenticular through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Aiken Street in Lowell
Open to traffic

Air Line Bridge (Clay County, Kansas)
Built 1886; Destroyed 1935
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Republican River on Air Line Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Air Line State Park Trail - River Road Overpass (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1887; abandoned 1965 by New Haven RR Portland-Columbia
Stone arch bridge over River Road on Airline State Park Trail S
Open to pedestrians only

Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; widened with 3rd truss line added 1922-1924; tolls removed 1947; replaced by I-480 bridge in 1966
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Douglas Street/US 6/US Alt 30
Replaced by new bridge

Albany County Rail-Trail - Normans Kill Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built ca. 1880, CP Rail proposed abandoning the line in 2003, purchased by Albany County in 2009, new deck for trail use placed in 2015.
Pratt through truss bridge over Normans Kill on Albany County Rail-Trail
Open to pedestrians and cyclists only

Albion Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1885 by the Boston Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1924; rehabilitated 1996
Rehabilitated two-span pony truss bridge over Blackstone River on School Street
Open to traffic

Albion Trench Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1887; rehabilitated 1926; rehabilitated 1996
Rehabilitated pony truss bridge over Albion Mill Race on School Street
Open to traffic

Alex-Bell Road - Holes Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1883
Lost Through truss bridge over Holes Creek on Alexandersville-Bellbrook Road
Collapsed; replaced by new bridge

Aline Covered Bridge 38-55-04 (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884
Covered bridge over North Branch Mahantango Creek in Meiserville
Open to pedestrians only

Aliso Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1881; Replaced 1938-1940
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Railroad (PE)/Aliso Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Alpine Tunnel (Gunnison County, Colorado)
Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
Abandoned and partially caved-in

Alvord Lake Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1889 by Ernest L. Ransome
Reinforced concrete arch bridge over a pedestrian walkway at Golden Gate Park
Open to traffic

AM - Trestle #1 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AM - Trestle #2 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AM - Trestle #3 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AM - Winslow Tunnel (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built between 1880 and 1882 and enlarged in 1968. At 1735 ft. in elevation it's the highest pass between the Rockies and Appalachians
Tunnel on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Winslow
Open to traffic

American Mill Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1886 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1985
Lost through truss bridge over Center Creek on CR 110 southeast of Carthage
Replaced by a modern bridge

Amtrak - Conestoga Creek Viaduct (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887 and completed in 1888
Stone arch bridge over Walnut Street and Conestoga Creek on Amtrak
Open to traffic

Amtrak - Little Chiques Creek Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Little Chiques Creek on Amtrak
Open to traffic

Amtrak/BNSF Overpass (Knox County, Illinois)
Built 1887
Steel stringer bridge over BNSF on BNSF/Amtrak
Open to traffic

Anamosa Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1929; Closed to vehicular traffic 1955; Restored 1975; Damaged by flooding in 2008 and closed to all traffic; Reopened after repairs, ca 2011-2012
Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Pedestrian Walkway in Anamosa
Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Anchor Thread Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1882; Replaced 1981
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Groveville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Anderson Free Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1886; Replaced 1950
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Airport Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Anoka-Champlin Bridge (Old) (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Built 1884; Moved to Clearwater in 1930
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Replaced by a new bridge in 1930

Aqueduct Bridge (3rd) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1887, superstructured added in 1904 for Electric Trolley
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Road/Electric Railroad
Lost

Arkwright Bridge (Kent County, Rhode Island)
Built 1888 by Dean & Westbrook; rehabilitated 1980, 1998; Closed to traffic 2011
Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Pawtuxet River on Hill Street in Coventry
Closed to vehicular traffic.

Arlington South Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Built in 1882 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; replaced in 1951
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Blue River on County Road 700 West
Replaced by a new bridge

Armitage Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1887 at a different location, installed here in 1907;
Whipple through truss bridge over McKenzie River on Pedestrian Path in Coburg
Open to pedestrians

Arnold Mills Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1886; rehabilitated 1985
Pony truss bridge over Abbott Run on Sneech Pond Road in Cumberland
Appears to be open to pedestrians

Artesian Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1889; replaced 1999
Lost Hammond (Pratt variant) through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Artesian Road
Replaced by new bridge

Ash Street Overpass (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1882
Stone Arch bridge over Des Moines Avenue on Ash Street in Burlington
Open to traffic

Ashland Mill Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1886
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Pachaug River on Ashland Mill Access
In storage or disassembled

Ashland Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1888 by H.W. Sebestian & Co.
Pratt through truss bridge over Hinkson Creek on Ashland Road in Columbia
Open to pedestrians

Ashokan Covered Bridge 32-56-05 (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1885
Town lattice truss bridge over Old Channel Esopus Creek on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only

Assabet River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1886; rehabilitated 1902
Stone arch bridge over Assabet River on MA 62 (Main Street) in Concord
Open to traffic

Assabet River Rail Trail - Assabet River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887
Deck plate girder bridge over Assabet River on Assabet River Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Assaria Smoky Hill River Bridge (Saline County, Kansas)
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River
Abandoned

Assonet River Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1886
Stone arch bridge over Assonet River on MA 79 (S. Main Street) in Freetown
Open to traffic

ASV - Smoky Hill River Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)
Built Ca. 1887, Rehabilitated 2014
Lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad in Enterprise
Open to traffic

ATSF - Canadian River Bridge (Old) (Hemphill County, Texas)
Built 1886; Replaced ?
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Canadian River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

ATSF - Canyon Diablo Trestle (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1882; Replaced 1946
Lost Deck truss bridge over Canyon Diablo on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR
Replaced by new bridge

ATSF - Cedar Creek Bridge (Chautauqua County, Kansas)
Crossing for CKW in 1886, rail abandoned between 1936 and 1955
Lost Bridge over Cedar Creek on Railroad (CKW)
Removed

ATSF - Des Moines River Bridge (N, Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1887, modified 1904
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on ATSF RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Attica Railroad Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Original bridge at this location built 1880; replaced by new bridge at an unknown date
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway at Attica
Replaced by new bridge

Augusta Vicinity Whitewater River Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Built in 1886 by P.E. Lane. Closed ca. 1971.
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Whitewater River on SW 90th St (Abandoned)
Abandoned

Augusta/ Turtle Creek Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1880, possibly relocated here ca. 1920
Bowstring Pony truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Long Stretch Road
Bridge was relocated to Henderson County, KY

Augustine Cutoff Bridge (Old) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1885 for B&O Railroad, replaced with stone arch bridge 1910; Converted to road bridge 1920; Pratt truss replaced with Warren truss 1980;
Deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff in Wilmington
Replaced by a new bridge

Aurelius Avenue Bridge (Cayuga County, New York)
Built 1886
Stone arch bridge over Owasco Outlet on Aurelius Avenue in Auburn
Open to traffic

Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail - Tanners Creek Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1882 over Tanners Creek on the former Cincinnati and Southern Ohio River Railway it later became in 1915 a part of the 'Big 4' rail line. Currently restored as a pedestrian bridge on the Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail.
Pratt through truss bridge over Tanners Creek on the Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail (former NYC railroad line) in Lawrenceburg
Open to pedestrians

Avenue D Swing Bridge (1889) (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1889-1891; Replaced 1911
Lost Truss bridge over Snohomish river
Replaced by a new bridge

Avila Truss Bridge No. 5 (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Built 1883, converted to automobile bridge around 1941, abandoned 1967, collapsed 1981
Lost Pratt bhrough truss bridge over San Luis Obispo Creek on Pacific Coast Railway/Avila Beach Drive
Collapsed. One concrete peir remains.

AVR - Allegheny River Back Channel Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Allegheny River Back Channel on West Penn Railroad (abandoned)
Abandoned

AVR - Brady Tunnel (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Tunnel under Hillside on AVR
Open to traffic

B&A - Spencer Wire Spur Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880s, relocated here ca. 1911
Abandoned double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Middle River on Spencer Wire Co. Railroad Spur
Derelict/abandoned

B&A - Webster Branch Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888, rebuilt 1916 and 1936, abandoned 1958
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over French River and P&W Norwich Branch on B&A Webster Branch (abandoned)
Derelict/abandoned

B&M - Merrimack River Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888
Pratt deck truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine RR
Derelict/abandoned

B&M - Merrimack River Bridge (Haverhill) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; replaced by present structure 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Merrimack River on B&M Western Route
Replaced by a new bridge

B&M - Stony Brook Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1881
Stone arch bridge over Stony Brook on B&M Central Mass Branch
Intact but closed to all traffic

B&O - Herrs Island Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884; Replaced 1921
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Little Kanawha River Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1883; Replaced 1924
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Point Pleasant-Henderson Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Built 1888; Replaced 1947
Lost Bridge over Kanawha River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Susquehanna River Bridge (Harford County, Maryland)
Built 1886 for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; Replaced in stages 1907-10; 377-foot span collapsed during ongoing span replacement project Sept. 23, 1908.
Lost Bridge over Susquehanna River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Youghiogheny River Bridge (Fort Hill Coke Works Branch) (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
1880
Lost Bridge over Youghiogheny River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Removed

B&O Highlandtown PRR Overpass (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built ca. 1885
Whipple through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on CSX Transportation (nee B&O)
Open to traffic

Babocomari Ranch Bridge (Cochise County, Arizona)
Pratt through truss bridge over Babocomari Wash on West Railroad Drive
Open to authorized vehicles only. On private (posted) property, please ask if wanting to visit.

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