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Auburn Branch Covered Bridge 13-12-A (Clark County, Illinois)
Built 2002
Modern covered bridge over Auburn Branch on Old National Trail
Open to traffic

Barkcamp Creek Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1825
Stone arch bridge over Barkcamp Creek on TR 814 (Old National Road)
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1949
Stone arch bridge over Beaver Creek on US 40 ALT
Open to traffic

Big Walnut Creek Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1923. On former alignment of US 40.
Concrete arch bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 750 South
Open to traffic

Blaine Hill "S" Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1828; rehabilitated 1999
Three-span stone arch bridge over Wheeling Creek on the National Road at Blaine Hill
Open to pedestrians only

Brandywine Creek US 40 Bridge (Hancock County, Indiana)
Built ca.1921
Concrete arch bridge over Brandywine Creek on US 40 in Greenfield
Open to traffic

Buck Creek Old US 40 Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1935; Replaced 2009
Concrete arch bridge over Buck Creek on Old US 40
Removed and replaced

Buffalo Creek S Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1818
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Buffalo Creek on the old alignment of the National Road
Open to pedestrians

Camino Road Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Little Wheeling Creek on Camino Rd (old National Road)
Open to traffic

Cassell "S" Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1830
Stone arch bridge over Peters Creek on National Road
Open to pedestrians

Casselman Bridge (Garrett County, Maryland)
Built 1813 by David Shriver, Jr.
Stone arch bridge over Casselman River on Old US 40, east of Grantsville
Closed To All But Pedestrians in Casselman River Bridge State Park

Cooks Run S Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Probably built around 1830
Abandoned bridge on Old National Road over Branch of Leatherwood Creek
Abandoned

CSX - E. Washington St (US 40) Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Concrete deck girder bridge over Washington St (US 40) & College Ave on CSX RR
Open to traffic

Cumberland Road Bridge (Cumberland County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Concrete girder bridge over Embarras River Overflow on Cumberland Road
Open to traffic

Deer Creek Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1925
Concrete arch bridge over Deer Creek on CR 550 South (Old US 40)
Open to traffic

Dewey Avenue Viaduct (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1971; deck replaced 2018
Beam bridge over Wills Creek & Ohio Central Railroad on US 40
Open to traffic

Elm Grove Stone Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1817; altered 1931 and 1950s
Stone arch bridge over Little Wheeling Creek on US 40 in Wheeling
Open to traffic

Fox Run S Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1828 as part of the National Road. Placed on the NRHP in 1973.
Stone arch bridge over Fox Run on the original alignment of the National Road (US 40).
Open to pedestrians

Franklin Street Bridge (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1989
Through truss bridge over Franklin Street and CSX RR on US 40 ALT in Arundel Beach
Open to traffic

Funkstown Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1823; widened 1931 by H.O. Williar Jr. (Chief Engineer); W.C. Hopkins (Bridge Engineer)
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on US 40 ALT
Open to traffic

Gratiot Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1830 by John Carnahen (?)
Stone arch bridge over Valley Run on National Road (TR 26)
Open to traffic

Great Crossings Bridge (Old US 40/National Road) (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1818 as part of the National Road. Bridge submerged along with Somerfield when Youghiogheny River was dammed downstream to create Youghiogheny River Lake.
Stone arch bridge over Youghiogheny River Lake (or, to state it more accurately, the Youghiogheny River Lake crosses the Great Crossings Bridge) on an old alignment of US 40/National Road
Open to pedestrians

Great Miami River Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Lost Bridge over Great Miami River on Old National Road
Demolished

INRD - US40 Overpass (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built 1902
Deck girder bridge over US 40 on Soo Line Railroad
Open to traffic

Jackson Covered Bridge 13-18-01 #2 (Cumberland County, Illinois)
Built 2000 as a replica of an 1832 bridge built at this site
Modern covered bridge over Embarras River on Cumberland Road
Open to two-lane traffic

John Carnahen Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1830 by John Carnahen
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Timber Run on National Road (CR 420)
Open to traffic

Lewis Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1937; replaced 2022
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Little Wheeling Creek on Us Route 40
Replaced by a new bridge

Lilly Creek Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1919
Bridge over Lilly Creek on Sbi-11/Fr-918 (old National Road)
Open to local traffic

Manila Road Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1828
Stone arch bridge over Crooked Creek on Manila Road (CR 430)
Open to traffic

Meadow Run Bridge (Garrett County, Maryland)
Bridge over Meadow Run on National Pike (ALT US40)
Open

National Road Big Darby Creek Bridge (Madison County, Ohio)
Replaced ca. 1940
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on National Road (US40)
Replaced by a new bridge

National Road Heritage Trail - Old National Road Overpass (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1910;
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old National Road on Old National Road Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians only above, traffic below

National Road Little Wabash River Covered Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1850; Replaced 1873
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on National Road
Replaced by a new bridge

National Road Stillwater River Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Lost 1922
Lost Bridge over Stillwater River on National Road
No longer exists

NS - US 40 Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1948
Steel stringer bridge over Us 40 on Pennsylvania Railroad (now Norfolk Southern Railway)
Open to traffic

Old Brownsville Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Bridge Boulevard
Open to traffic

Old National Road (US 40) Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built ca 1830
Stone arch bridge over Kent Run on a former alignment of US 40 (National Road)
Open to traffic (?) Seems to be a storage area for a junk yard

Old National Road Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built 1919
Concrete arch bridge over Clear Creek on Old National Road
Open to traffic

Old US-40 Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Abandoned concrete pony/through girder bridge over Branch Sugar Creek on US-40 (Old National Road)
Abandoned

Old Washington Street Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1916 as the White River crossing for the old National Road, restored and preserved in 1994 as a pedestrian bridge
Seven-span closed-spandrel arch bridge over White River on a former alignment of Washington Street (National Road) in the White River State Park in Indianapolis
Open to pedestrians

Peter's Creek S Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built 1828 on the old National Road (formerly US 40).
Stone arch bridge over Peter's Creek on the original alignment of the National Road (US 40).
Open to pedestrians

Reciprocity Stone Bridge (National Road/ US 40) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
built ca. 1830, rebuilt 1915
Abandoned stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek on an old alignment of theHopewell National Road/ US 40/ CR 415
Derelict/abandoned

Salt Fork S Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built 1828
Stone arch S bridge over Salt Fork on the original alignment of the National Road (US 40)
Per NPS, bridge is deteriorating and unstable.

Schuster Road Bridge (Bond County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Concrete bridge over a branch of Shoal Creek on Schuster Road (Old US 40) in Pocahontas
Open to traffic

Steel Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1891; Replaced 1955; Demolished 1962
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US-40
Replaced by a new bridge

US40 Plum Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1954
Concrete arch bridge over Plum Creek on US 40 in East Germantown
Open to traffic

US40 Potts Ditch Stone Arch (Hancock County, Indiana)
Stone arch bridge over Potts Ditch on Main Street/National Road (US40) & Terre Haute, Indianapolis, & Eastern Traction Co.
Open to traffic(?)

Valley Run Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built circa 1820 along National Road
Stone arch bridge over Valley Run on Main St
Open to traffic, poor condition, load-reduced

Vandalia Bridge (Older) (Fayette County, Illinois)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Kaskaskia river on W.Gallatin Street
Replaced by a new bridge

W. Washington St (US 40) Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Deck plate girder bridge over W. Washington St (US 40) on CSX RR
Open to traffic

West Fork White Lick Creek Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1923; replaced 1939-1941
Abandoned bridge over West Fork White Lick Creek on Abandoned road (formerly US 40)
Abandoned

Wheeling Suspension Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1849; collapsed May 17, 1854; temporary bridge reopened July 26, 1854; permanent bridge reopened July 1860; improvements made 1871-72, 1886, 1922, 1930, 1956 and other years
Suspension bridge over Ohio River on WV 251 in Wheeling
Open to pedestrians only

Wills Creek Bridge (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1932
Deck arch bridge over Wills Creek on Us 40 Alt
Open to traffic

Wilson's Bridge (1936) (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1936
Concrete arch bridge over Conococheague Creek on US 40 in Wilson-Conococheague
Open to traffic

Y Bridge (1832) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1832, Replaced 1902
Lost Buckingham through truss covered bridge over Muskingum River & Licking River on National Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Y Bridge (1902) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1902, Replaced 1984
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Muskingum River & Licking River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge