Built during 1880s
There are 683 bridges in this category · Only showing 310 bridges with photos
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Moscow Covered Bridge 14-70-07 (Rush County, Indiana)Built 1886 by E. L. Kennedy
Two-span covered bridge over Flatrock River on CR 900S at Moscow
Destroyed by tornado June 3, 2008. County has voted to rebuild it.
Moscow Mills Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)Built 1885 by Raymond and Campbell
Abandoned through truss bridge over the Cuivre River at Moscow Mills
Closed to all traffic
Newport Covered Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)Built 1885 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1983
Covered bridge over Little Vermillion River on CR 50 North
Open to traffic
Nineteenth Street Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)Built 1888 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works; rehabilitated 1965; closed to traffic 1986; new bridge built 1992
Two-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Platte River on 19th Street in Denver
Open to pedestrians only
Nineveh Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)Built 1885; replaced 1989
Lost through truss bridge over Old Channel Chariton River on CR 175 east of Connelsville
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass (Nelson County, Virginia)Built 1882
Through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Wilson Road (Route 653)
Open to traffic
Offutt's Ford Covered Bridge 14-70-02 (Rush County, Indiana)Built 1884 by Kennedy Bros.
Covered bridge over Little Blue River on Offutt Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Old Alton Bridge (Denton County, Texas)Built 1884 by the King Bridge Co.; later bypassed
Through truss bridge over Hickory Creek on Copper Canyon Road in Denton
Open to pedestrians only
Old Forge Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)Built 1887; rehabilitated ca. 1975
Through truss bridge over Yellow Breeches Creek on TR 968 (Sheepford Road)
Open to traffic
Old Michigan Road Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)Built 1885
Stone arch bridge over Big Creek on Old Michigan Road
Open to traffic
Old Selma (Swing) Bridge and Bridge Tender's House (Dallas County, Alabama)Built 1884 and bridge demolished in 1940 due to construction of Edmund Pettus Bridge. Bridge Tender's House, however, has been preserved as a bed and breakfast.
Lost Bridge over Alabama River on Water Street in Selma
Lost
Oldtown covered bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)Completed in 1880 at cost of $4,000. Restored in early 70's by the Green Thumb Program. Closed to traffic in 1985.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Frazer Branch, Little Sandy Creek in Oldtown
Open to pedestrians
Olean Road Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)Built ca. 1880
Stone arch bridge over Raccoon Creek on Olean Road
Open to traffic
Oregon City Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)Built in 1888, Replaced by Conde B. McCullough through arch bridge in 1922.
Lost Suspension bridge over Willamette River on Oregon City - West Linn Road in Oregon City
Replaced by new bridge
Otter Creek Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)Built 1884 by Thomas A. Hardman; closed to traffic 1996
Covered bridge over Otter Creek on CR 850 West
Open to pedestrians only
Ouaquaga Bridge (Broome County, New York)Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Two-span lenticular through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Dutchtown Road
Open to traffic
Palisades Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Built 1881 by S.M. Hewitt & Co.
Through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek on 485th Avenue at Palisades State Park
Open to one-lane traffic
Papinville Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)Built 1884 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1995
Closed through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River just west of Papinville
Closed to all traffic
Parks Covered Bridge (Perry County, Ohio)Built 1883 by William A. Dean
Covered bridge over Painters Fork on CR 33
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1885; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 700 South
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1888
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 180 East
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1884
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 850 South
Open to traffic
Peevy Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)Built 1880; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Peevy Road in Upper Hanover Twp (East Greenville)
Open to traffic
Pere Marquette Railroad High Bridge (Manistee County, Michigan)When built, it was the highest rail bridge in Michigan hence it's name. Wooden bridge replaced in 1947 with Steel structure. Unknown when removed, put piers are still visible. At one time only bridge nearby so it was used by locals to walk across.
Lost Bridge over Manistee River on former Pere Marquette Railroad in Wellston
Lost
Petroleum Center Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884 by the Morse Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Two-span through truss bridge over Oil Creek on PA 1004 (Eagle Rock Road)
Open to one-lane traffic
Petticoat Lane Bridge (Orange County, New York)Built 1884 by the Groton Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Petticoat Lane, northeast of Bloomingburgh
Open to traffic
Phoenix Bridge over Craig Creek (Botetourt County, Virginia)Built 1887
Through truss bridge over Craig Creek on Ball Park Road (Route 685)
Open to traffic
Pine Bluff Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 900 North
Open to traffic
Pine Creek Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)Built 1889; rehabilitated 1964
Lenticular through truss bridge over Pine Creek on PA 3003
Disassembled and awaiting reconstruction
Pineground Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)Built 1887 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Lenticular through truss bridge over Suncook River in Chichester
Open to pedestrians
Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Greene County, Indiana)Built 1883 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge over Plummer Creek on Baseline Road (CR 25 East)
Open to traffic
Pondtown Mill Bridge (Adams County, Pennsylvania)Built ca. 1880
Three-span stone arch bridge over Bermudian Creek on PA 1005 (Lattimore Valley Road) in Lake Meade
Open to traffic
Poplar Grove Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)Built 1883; Subsequent work 1910; Replaced 1996
Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific RR on Poplar Grove Road in Town of Lebanon
Pott's Ford Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)Built 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Solomon River on a local road, southwest of Glasco
Open to one-lane traffic
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)Built 1888 by the Union Bridge Co.
Deck truss bridge over Hudson River on Conrail at Poughkeepsie in Highland
Scheduled for opening to pedestrian use in 2009
Quarry Road Bridge near Dublin, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1889; rehabilitated 1934
Pony truss bridge over Morris Run on Quarry Road in Hilltown Twp near Dubln, PA
Open to traffic
Red Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built in 1880 by J.J. Daniels, destroyed by arson in 1976.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Raccoon Creek
Destroyed by fire
River Street Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)Built 1886 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1980; replaced 2001
Lost(?) through truss bridge over Moosup River on River Street
Unknown status
Riverdale Park Pedestrian Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Bridge was built by M. Lassic of Chicago, ILL It is unknown whether this two-span truss bridge was relocated from a former railroad crossing or formerly served vehicular traffic (24th St.)
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on city bike and pedestrian trail at Riverdale park, south of I-229 and west of Southeastern Avenue and railroad in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians
Rogers Street Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)Built 1889 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company Canton Ohio . Rehabilitated 2004.
Pratt through truss bridge on Rogers Street over Waxahachie Creek in Waxahachie
Open to pedestrians
Romley Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)Built 1881 by the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad
Closed deck truss bridge over Pomeray Gulch (Chrysolite Creek) on FR 295 southwest of St. Elmo
Open to pedestrians only
Roseman Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)Built 1883; rehabilitated 1992
Covered bridge over Middle River next to CR G47
Open to pedestrians only
Ruhle Road Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)Originally built 1888 over Black Creek in Cambridge; relocated in 2001
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Ballston Creek at Malta
Open to pedestrians only
Rulo Railroad Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)Built 1887; truss sections replaced with new trusses in 1977 but retaining original piers
Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railroad in Rulo
Open to traffic
Salamonie Road Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)Built 1885 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1993
Lost Whipple truss over Wabash River on CR 200 W (Salamonie Road)
Replaced by modern bridge
Salt Creek Bridge (Seminole County, Oklahoma)Built as a railroad bridge in 1886, rebuilt in 1947 (widened) as a road bridge.
Through truss bridge over Salt Creek on OK 9A. Originally a railroad span built in 1886, was adapted to road use and installed in 1947.
Open to traffic
Salt Fork Bowstring Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)Built 1882 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., using stone abutments from an earlier 1875 bridge
Bowstring through truss bridge over Salt Fork on CR 225
Open to traffic
Santa Fe Truss Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)Built 1888 as a two-span bridge near Florida by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated here in 1932; replaced 1992
Lost wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Fork Salt River on CR 645 just south of Santa Fe
Replaced by a modern bridge
Scipio Covered Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)Built 1886; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Sand Creek on CR 575W
Open to traffic
Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1885
Covered bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Seigrist Road
Open to traffic
Shinn Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1886 by E.B. Henderson; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over West Branch Wolf Creek on Palmer Road (TR 447)
Unknown status
Shoemaker Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1881
Covered bridge over West Branch Run on Shoemaker Bridge Road (PA 4027)
Open to pedestrians only
Sim Smith Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1883 by J.A. Britton; rehabilitated 1977
Covered bridge over Leatherwood Creek on CR N50W
Open to traffic
Sixth Street Viaduct (Des Moines County, Iowa)Built 1996; Enhanced 1903; Replaced 1993
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Over BNSF Railroad & Valley Street on 6th Street in Burlington
Replaced by new bridge
Smithfield Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1883 under the direction of engineer Gustav Lindenthal
Two-span lenticular through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh
Open to four lanes of traffic
South Branch Kokosing TR 184 (Penlan Rd.) Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)Built 1880 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1995
Pony truss bridge over South Branch Kokosing River on TR 184 (Penlan Rd.)
Open to traffic
South County Line Road Bridge (Montcalm County, Michigan)Built 1880; Replaced 1996; Relocated
Relocated Pratt through truss bridge that was over Flat River on South County Line Road near Greenville
Relocated to Fred Meijer Heartland Trail and replaced by new bridge
Southern Railway Culvert (Floyd County, Indiana)Built 1885
Concrete culvert bridge over unamed drainage ditch on NS (Former Southern) Railway in New Albany
Open to traffic
Speakman Covered Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)Built 1881
Covered bridge over Buck Run T Branch on Frog Hollow Road
Open to traffic
Spencer's Crossing Bridge (Anderson County, Kansas)Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 2005
Through truss bridge over Pottawatomie Creek, 0.6 mi. west and 0.1 mi. north of Greeley
Preserved
St. Clair Street Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)Built 1887 by the Columbia Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1999
Through truss bridge over a branch of Seven Mile Creek on St. Clair Street in Eaton
Open to traffic
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 (formerly Northern Pacific Railway
Station Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1881-82 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Station Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Open to pedestrians only
Stockheughter Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)Built 1887 by the Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1988
Covered bridge over Salt Creek on Enochsburg Road
Open to traffic
Stone Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1883 for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway; rehabilitated 1994
Stone arch bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only
Stone Arch Road Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)Built 1885 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Nineveh Creek on Stone Arch Road in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area
Open to traffic
Stone Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)Built in 1887 by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Stone arch bridge over Stonycreek River on Norfolk Southern main line in Johnstown
Open to traffic
Stone Quarry Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)Built 1883 by the King Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 135D, 3.0 mi. northeast of Charleston
Closed to all traffic
Sugar Creek Covered Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)Built 1880 by Thomas Black; rehabilitated 1965
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek at Covered Bridge Road southeast of Chatham in Chatham
Open to pedestrians only
Sunset Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)Built 1884-85 on the Bolivar-Buffalo Road at Burns by the King Bridge Co.; relocated to Sunset Ford in 1931-32
Lost through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on 475th Road between the ends of Route Y and Route YY
No longer exists
Tallman Road Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)Built 1880; Replaced 1996
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Tallman Road in Eagle
Replaced by new bridge
Tanners Creek Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)Built 1882 over Tanners Creek on the former NYC rail line. Currently restored as a pedestrian bridge on the Aurora-Aawrenceburg Trail.
Pratt through truss bridge over Tanners Creek on the Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail (former NYC railroad line) in Lawrenceburg
Open to pedestrians
Tilton Bridge (Whitfield County, Georgia)Built 1886, replaced by a UCEB in 1984
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Conasauga River on Tilton Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge
Tiskilwa Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Built 1884 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1995
Lost through truss bridge over Bureau Creek on TR 236 near Tiskilwa
Replaced by modern bridge
Tobias Bridge (Jefferson County, Indiana)Built 1885; rehabilitated 2004
Wrought-iron through truss bridge over Big Creek on CR 1360 West
Open to one-lane traffic
Trickum Road Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)Built 1884-85 by the King Bridge Co. on the county seat road between Sedalia and Marshall. Relocated ca. 1920 a short distance to the southwest. Replaced by a new concrete bridge in 1991
Lost through truss over Heaths Creek on Trickum Road just west of the intersection between US 65 and Route BB
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Twin Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)Built 1886
Restored through truss bridge over West Fork White Lick Creek on CR 50 South
Restored for pedestrian use
Valles Mines Tunnel (St. Francois County, Missouri)Built in 1886 by the St. Joe Lead Compnay as a small gauge railroad. Later standardized when the Missouri and Illinois Railroad took over in 1914.
Tunnel on Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railway (later Missouri & Illinois then Mo Pac)
Abandoned
Valley Creek Bridge Valley Forge, PA (Chester County, Pennsylvania)Built 1886; rehabilitated ca. 1950
Pony truss bridge over Valley Creek on TR 593 (Wilson Road) in Chesterbrook
Open to traffic
Valley Green Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884; rehabilitated 1953
Pony truss bridge over Wissahickon Creek on Valley Green Road in Whitemarsh Township
Open to traffic
Vallonia Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)Built 1887
Through truss bridge over East Fork White River on CR 375 West
Bypassed, but open to pedestrians
Van Buren Avenue Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on N. Van Buren Avenue in Freeport
Open to pedestrians only
Van Zile Road Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)Built 1883; rehabilitated 1999
Whipple through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Van Zile Road
Open to traffic
Vera Cruz Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)Built in 1887 by Indiana Bridge Co., bypassed by a new bridge
Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on Bypassed section of SR 316
Closed to all traffic
Viaduct Road Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)Built 1881 by Chicago & Northwestern Railway; widened for double tracks in 1896
Stone arch bridge over Viaduct Road on Wisconsin & Southern (formerly C&NW)
Open to traffic
Victorian Footbridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1885; rehabilitated 1994
Truss bridge with a suspension-like design on a trail west of Forest Park Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Vieley Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)Built 1880, Replaced 1986
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on TR 220D
Replaced by new bridge
Vine Street Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)Built 1883, replacing an earlier wooden toll bridge built by Daniel Kitchen in 1868 which had collapsed. Closed to traffic in 1968 because of poor condition, and soon replaced by a new concrete bridge at the same location
Lost through truss over Black River on Vine Street in Poplar Bluff
No trace of old bridge visible
Vole Drive Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)Originally built 1886 at Redings Mill by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., then relocated here in 1932. Replaced by a new bridge in 1993.
Lost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Vole Drive (CR 312) east of Ritchie
Replaced by a modern stringer bridge
Wabash Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)Built 1882 for the Wabash Railroad; rehabilitated for vehicular traffic in 1951
Three-span through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 216th Place
Open to pedestrians only
Wagoner's Mill Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)Built 1889
Covered bridge over Bixler Run on Wagner Road (TR 579)
Open to pedestrians only
Walcott covered bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)Abutments exist in ruin. A hand hewn floor joist from the 1824 bridge was used in the construction of this bridge. It was bypassed and abandoned when KY1159 was relocated in 1954 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Through truss bridge over Locust Creek in Wellsburg
Wanich Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884 by George Russel Jr.
Covered bridge over Little Fishing Creek on Covered Bridge Drive
Open to traffic
Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)Built 1887; Replaced 1929; Closed to traffic 1955; Restored 1975
Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Pedestrian Walkway in Anamosa
Washington Bridge (New York County, New York)Built 1888; rehabilitated 1992
Two-span steel arch bridge over Harlem River on 181st Street in New York
Open to traffic
Washington Lane Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)Built 1887; rehabilitated 1888, 1931
Stone arch bridge over Frog Hollow Creek on Washington Lane in Abington Township
Open to traffic
Watson Mill Road Bridge (Oglethorpe County, Georgia)Built 1885; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over South Fork Broad River on Watson Mill Road
Open to traffic
Wells Street Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)Built 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Wells Street in Fort Wayne
Open to pedestrians only
West Auburn Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)Built 1881; replaced 1996
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Turkey River on a local road near West Union
Replaced by new bridge, old structure may still exist but staus is unknown.
West Sixth Street Bridge (Travis County, Texas)Built 1887
Stone arch bridge over Shoal Creek on Loop 343 (W. 6th Street) in Austin
Open to traffic