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Built during 1880s

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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

Abandoned Bowstring Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built ca.1880
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black River (West Branch) on Possible old alignment of SR58
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

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
Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in Nokesville
Open to traffic

Ahnapee and Western Railroad Swing Bridge (Door County, Wisconsin)
This was the first bridge crossing the bay of Sturgeon Bay
Lost Through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay
Lost

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

Ak-sar-ben Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; tolls removed 1947; replaced by I-480 bridge in 1966
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Douglas Street
Replaced by new bridge

Albion Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1885 by the Boston Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1924; replaced 1996
Lost(?) two-span pony truss bridge over Blackstone River on School Street
Replaced by new bridge

Albion Trench Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1887; rehabilitated 1926; replaced 1996
Lost(?) pony truss bridge over Albion Mill Race on School Street
Replaced by new bridge

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

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

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

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

Anderson Road Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Built in 1886 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Company
Pratt through truss bridge relocated to public park
On display in park, used as pathway

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

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

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

Armitage Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1887
Whipple through truss bridge over McKenzie River on Pedestrian Path in Coburg
Open to pedestrians

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

Augusta Vicinity Whitewater River Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Built in 1886 by P.E. Lane
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
Open to traffic in fairly good condition

B.N.S.F. - Stampede Tunnel (Kittitas County, Washington)
Tunnel opened in May of 1888, forced-air ventilation added later
Tunnel under the Cascade Mountains just south of Snoqualmie Pass on BNSF Railway (former Northern Pacific Railway)


Bacon Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Damaged by flooding in September 1905 and rebuilt 1906 by the Interstate Bridge Co. of Kansas City. Replaced 1987.
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on Bacon Bridge Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Ballard Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1883 by J.C. Brown
Covered bridge over North Fork Caesars Creek on Ballard Road (TR 6)
Open to traffic

Banks Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889
Covered bridge over Neshannock Creek on TR 476, southwest of New Wilmington
Open to traffic

Banning Mill and Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
The bridge was built three times in its lifetime: 1884, 1895, and 1899. While it was washed away the first two times, the bridge collapsed under a herd of cattle the third time. It was never rebuilt.
Lost bridge over Big Sioux River on 267th Street just south of Hwy. 42 and Iverson Bridges near East Sioux Falls
Collapsed

Bardwell's Ferry Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1882 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over Deerfield River on Bardwell's Ferry Road in Conway
Open to traffic

Barnart Road Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1981; replaced 1992
Lost through truss bridge over Eel River on CR 400W
Replaced by new bridge

Bauer Road Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)
Built 1880 by the Penn Bridge Works; dismantled and moved to Calhoun County where it was restored
Relocated through truss bridge originally over Looking Glass River on Bauer Road; , now relocated to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County and restored as a pedestrian bridge
Relocated and open to pedestrians

Bean Blossom Covered Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)
Built 1880 by Capt. Joseph Balsey for $1,200.00
Covered bridge over Bean Blossom Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Richland County, Wisconsin)
Built 1886; Moved to this location on unknown date; Replaced 1990
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on St Killian Road in Town of Buena Vista
Replaced by new bridge, Status of Pratt pony truss is unknown

Bear River City Bridge (Box Elder County, Utah)
Built 1889, Bypassed 1999 but not removed.
Through truss bridge over Bear River on County Road in Bear River City
Intact and closed, Bypassed by new bridge

Beasley Fork Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1998: closed 2011; replaced 2013
Closed through truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on Beasley Fork Road (CR 1P)
Being replaced with a new truss bridge and presumably being demolished.

Beech Creek Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Built 1889
Pony truss bridge over Beech Creek on CR 550 South
Open to traffic

Bell Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1888 by E.B. Henderson; rehabilitated 1998; closed Aug. 2005 because of termite damage. Now repaired and reopened to traffic.
Covered bridge over Falls Creek on Bell Road (TR 39)
Open to traffic

Bell's Ford Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1885; collapsed in 1999 and 2006
Collapsed covered bridge over East Fork White River
Destroyed by flooding

Belleville Railroad Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Bridge manufactured 1887-1888 by Union Bridge Company, Buffalo, N.Y.
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar River on Badger State Trail
Open to pedestrians

Bentonsport Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882, removed from vehicular service 1985
Bridge over Des Moines River on trail
Open to pedestrians

Bergstresser Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by the Columbus Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1971
Covered bridge over Walnut Creek on Big Run Road near Groveport in Columbus
Open to pedestrians only

Bermudian Creek Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Bermudian Creek on PA 4017
Replaced by a new bridge

Bevington Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1884; Scheduled for replacement 1992
Pratt through truss bridge over Middle River on Waren Street in Bevington
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Creek E Road Bridge (Jefferson County, Indiana)
Built 1884 by Lomas Forge Bridge Works
Pony truss bridge over Big Creek on E Road
Open to traffic

Big Flat Brook Bridge (Sussex County, New Jersey)
Built 1889; rehabilitated 1935
Pony truss bridge over Big Flat Brook on Main Street
Unknown status

Big Jim Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880 as a 2-span bridge over Sugar Creek, this span relocated here at a later date.
Bowstring pony truss bridge formerly over Lye Creek on CR 700 N
Moved to Indianapolis where it spans the Central Canal behind the Museum Of Art.

Big Walnut Creek TR 215 Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1884 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1998
Pony truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on TR 215
Open to traffic

Birch Creek Branch Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Built in 1881 by the Cleveland Bridge & Iron Co., removed in 1992
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Birch Creek, branch on CR 150S
Replaced by new bridge

Bistline Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3005


Blackburn Covered Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Originally built 1885 over Brannon's Fork in Muskingum County. Relocated by Arthur Wesner to private property in 1967. Moved to Slate Metro Park in 1998.
Covered bridge in Slate Metro Park near Canal Winchester
Open to pedestrians only

Blackford Bridge (Russell County, Virginia)
Built 1889 by the Groton Bridge Co..; Moved 4.3 miles to current location in 1946; Bypassed and closed in 2009
Through truss bridge over Clinch River on former Chestnut Road (Route 652)
Bypassed and closed to traffic

Blackford Creek Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Built 1884
Through truss bridge over Blackford Creek on Ray Road
Open to traffic

Blackhand Gorge Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Originally built 1880 over Claylick Creek on TR 332; relocated 1983
A-frame through truss bridge within Blackhand Gorge Nature Preserve
Open to pedestrians only

Blackiston Mill Bridge (Floyd County, Indiana)
Built 1888 by Canton Bridge Co., collapsed 1963 under a concrete mixer, (Bridge was under repair at the time)
Lost Through truss bridge over Silver Creek on Blackiston Mill Road
Lost

Blacksmith Shop Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1881
Covered bridge over Mill Brook next to Town House Road in Cornish
Open to pedestrians

Blevins Bridge (Carter County, Tennessee)
Built in 1889 in another location, relocated here to replace a flood-damaged Howe truss railroad bridge by the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Company on Tweetsie Line, now a county road
Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over Doe River on Old Tweetsie Railroad
Open to single-lane traffic

Blome Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1888 by the Queen City Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge on Blome Road in The Village of Indian Hill
Open to one-lane traffic

Blue Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1996
Pratt through truss bridge over W Br Huron River on Lamereaux Rd.
Open to traffic

Boardman's Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built in 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Lenticular through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Boardman Road (Bypasssed section)
Open to pedestrians

Bois D'Arc Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Built 1885
Through truss bridge over Little Walnut River, 3.8 mi. east and 0.5 mi. north of Gordon
Open to traffic with a 6'6" height restriction.

Bonanza Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1883; replaced and relocated in 1994-95
Whipple through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Bonanza Road
Relocated to a field next to the original site

Book's Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3003
Open to traffic

Boot Road Bridge East Calan Twp, PA (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Boot Road on Amtrak in East Calan Twp, PA
Open to traffic

Booths Creek Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Built 1888
Pony truss bridge over Booths Creek on CR 73/16
Open to traffic

Bowers Bridge Road Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1954
Lost through truss bridge over Little Conewago Creek on Bowers Bridge Road
Repalced by concrete slab

Brackenridge Park Bowstring (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1880 by the King Bridge & Iron Co. Moved from unknown original location in 1937 to Brackenridge Park.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Walkway in Brackenridge Park
Open to pedestrians

Bradley Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on CR 428 southeast of Fulton
Replaced by modern bridge

Bram Street Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880, Subsequent work 1920; Roadway work 2008
Sandstone arch bridge over Bram Street on C&NW (now UPRR) in Madison
Open to traffic

Braswell Tunnel (Paulding County, Georgia)
Opened 1882, abandoned 1980
Tunnel under Brushy Mountain on an abandoned alignment of Southern Railway (Formerly the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad)
Abandoned

Bridge L-158, Goldens Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
This bridge was originally part of a three span bridge and located approximately one mile south of Kingston NY. Moved to it's current location c.1907
Whipple through truss bridge over Croton River
Closed to all traffic

Bridge of the Lions (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Dry Lake Bed on Abandoned Road
Closed to all traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1888 by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co.; Replaced 1996
Lost (Relocated) Pratt through truss bridge over Milwaukee River on Bridge Street in Grafton
Replaced by new bridge but moved to a new location

Bridge Street Bridge (Relocated) (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1888; Replaced in 1996; Moved to Lime Kiln Park 1996
Bridge over Drainage Ditch on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Broadway Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1887-88 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Broadway Street in Minneapolis
Replaced by a new bridge, but one span relocated and reused for the Merriam Street Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Opened to traffic May 24, 1883
Suspension bridge over East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York
Open to traffic

Brown Covered Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1880 by the Smith Bridge Co.
Covered bridge over Whiteoak Creek on New Hope-White Oak Station Road
Open to pedestrians only

Brown Covered Bridge (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1880
Covered bridge over Cold River on Upper Cold River Road in Shrewsbury
Open to traffic

Brubaker Covered Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)
Built 1887 by Everett S. Sherman; rehabilitated 2005
Covered bridge over Sam's Run on Brubaker Road (TR 328)
Open to one-lane traffic

Bruns' Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1993
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Mill Hill Road south of Moselle
Closed to traffic

Buck Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built in 1889 by the King Bridge Company
Through truss bridge over Buck Creek on CR 875 West
To be closed to traffic on Friday 01/14

Buffalo Bridges (White County, Indiana)
Pair of wrought iron through truss bridge built by the Columbia Bridge Works,
Lost pair of Whipple through truss bridges over Tippecanoe River on SR16
Replaced by new bridge

Bulman Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)
Built 1884 by the King Bridge Co. over Leon River on CR 301. Relocated and restored in Pecan Creek Park in 1996.
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Pecan Creek on a pedestrian path in Pecan Creek Park
Open to pedestrians

Bunker Mill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1887; M-frame portal bracing was added to the Town Lattice portal bracing ca. 1913; closed to traffic in 2003, awaiting rehabilitation as part of a bike trail
Through truss bridge over English River on Nutmeg Avenue
Closed to all traffic

Burnside CNO&TP Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built in 1880 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cumberland River on railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Burnt Mill Road Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885
Through truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Burnt Mill Road
Open to traffic

Busching Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by Thomas A. Hardman
Covered bridge over Laughery Creek on CR 40 South
Open to one-lane traffic

Butler Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1881-82
Pratt deck truss bridge over Housatonic River on Butler Road
Open to pedestrians

Butzow Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Buit 1883, replaced 1996
Lost Through truss bridge over Spring Creek on Ch 35
Replaced by new bridge

Byram River Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1888
Stone arch bridge over Byram River on US 1 in Port Chester
Open to traffic

C&BL Railroad Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1886 by A&P Roberts Company / Pencoyd Iron Works
Parker through truss bridge that used to carry Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad over Little Conemaugh River
Abandoned but tracks remain

C.O.R.P. - Cow Creek Tunnel No. 2 (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1882
Tunnel on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (C.O.R.P.)
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Tunnel No. 13 (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1887, Site of the "Last Great Train Robbery of the West" on October 11, 1923.
Tunnel through the Siskiyou Mountains on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (C.O.R.P.)
Open to traffic

Cal Park Hill Tunnel (Marin County, California)
Built 1884, closed 1978 , opened to pedestrains 2010.
Tunnel on Pedestrian Pathway/SMART
Open to pedestrians, commuter rail traffic planned

Calhoun Street Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2010
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Calhoun Street/Trenton Avenue
Open to traffic

Camp Run Creek Bridge (Clark County, Indiana)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Camp Run Creek on Louisville and Indiana Railroad in Sellersburg
Open to traffic

Canyon Diablo RR Trestle (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1882
Lost Bridge over Canyon Diablo on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR
Replaced by new bridge

Carmichael Covered Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Muddy Creek on Old Town Street
Open to traffic

Carroll Street Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1889 by the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works; rehabilitated 1982
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Wabash River on Smith Street in Wabash
No longer exists

Carroll Street Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Built 1889
Retractable bridge over Gowanus Canal on Carroll Street in New York
Open to traffic

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