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Howe truss

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

12th Street Swing Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1868; Replaced 1886
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 12th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

16th Street Viaduct (1887) (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1887; Replaced 1900
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on 16th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

220th Street Overpass (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1925
Pony truss bridge over UPRR on CR P33 (220th Street)
Open to traffic

3rd Street Covered Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Built 1869
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on 3rd Street
No longer exists

4th Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
(Main design: Howe through truss)
Built 1903; Replaced 1930
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

8th Street Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1849; removed in 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Flatrock River on 8th Street (Old Indianapolis Road)
No longer exists-Current bridge connects 11th Street to the Old Indianapolis Road

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

Alexandria Wellington Road Bridge (Calhoun County, Alabama)
Built 1954
Howe pony truss bridge over Tallahatchee Creek on Alexandria Wellington Road
Open to traffic

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

American Railroad - Puente Caño de San Antonio (Añejo) (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built 1890; Replaced 1922
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Caño de San Antonio on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Replaced by a new bridge

Aqueduct Bridge (2nd) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1868 replaced 1887
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Canal and Road
Replaced by new bridge

Avalon Dam Cylinder Gate Access Footbridge (Eddy County, New Mexico)
Built 1911 by the U.S. Reclamation Service as part of Avalon Dam
Howe pony truss bridge over Avalon Lake
Open to authorized personnel

B&O - Calumet River Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Replaced in 1912 with a heel trunnion bascule bridge
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Calumet River on Baltimore & Ohio RR
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Foxburg Bridge (Old) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1872; reconstructed 1908; replaced 1912
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Allegheny River on B&O Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Muskigum River Bollman Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
(Main design: Bollman through truss)
Built 1855, Replaced 1912
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Railroad (B&O)
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - West 26th Street Pier Transfer Bridges (New York County, New York)
Howe through truss bridge over Hudson River on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Babb's Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1843; Destroyed in arson fire, 1973; Replaced by an exact replica, 1976
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Presumpscot River on Hurricane Road in South Windham
Replaced by new bridge

Ballard Road Covered Bridge 35-29-18 (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1883 by J.C. Brown
Covered bridge over North Fork Caesars Creek on Ballard Road (TR 6)
Open to traffic

Ballstown Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built in 1880 by Thomas Hardman; replaced in 1948
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on State Road 229
Replaced by a new bridge

Bangor & Piscataquis - Stillwater River Bridge (S) (Penobscot County, Maine)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Stillwater River on Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Bangor-Brewer Covered Toll Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1847 ; Middle span lost to flooding in 1902 & Replaced, completely demolished 1911
Lost covered Howe truss bridge over Penobscot River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bank Street Covered Bridge 07-05-13x (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1856; Replaced 1936
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Naugatuck River on Bank Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Barefoot Landing Bridge (Horry County, South Carolina)
Originally over Albemarle River; moved here in 1998 by Barefoot Resorts
Through truss swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Barefoot Resort Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Barnard Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built in 1899 by J.A. Watkins; lost in 1957
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on County Road 800 East
Destroyed by flooding

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

BCRN - Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids, & northern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Belknap Covered Bridge 37-20-11 (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1966; rehabilitated 1992, destroyed in wildfire Sept. 2020
Covered Howe through truss bridge over Mckenzie River on King Road West
Open to traffic

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

Bertas Road Bridge 05-12-02 (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1972
Covered bridge over Elk River on Bertas Road in Pine Hills
Open to traffic

Betts Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1949; replaced 2006
Lost wooden truss bridge over Salmon Creek on NE Salmon Creek Avenue in Salmon Creek
Replaced by a pre-cast concrete girder bridge in 2006

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

Big Slough Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1978
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Big Slough on Twp 14
Replaced by a new bridge

Black Bridge (1874) (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1874
Lost Bridge over West Branch, Farmington River on Black Bridge Road in New Hartford
Destroyed by flooding

Blackhawk Bridge (West Channel) (Wapello County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1898; Removed 1962 as part of project to relocate river channel
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Blackhawk Road
Demolished

Blackwater River Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Steve, Boomer, and Co. of St. Louis for $6,000; Removed 1915
Lost covered bridge over Blackwater River somewhere in Saline County
No longer exists

Blackwell Brook Covered Bridge 07-08-17 (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 2010
Howe through truss bridge over Blackwell Brook on Fitzgerald Road in Brooklyn
Open to all traffic

Blair Road Covered Bridge 35-43-01x (Lake County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1960; Replaced 1951
Lost Covered Howe through truss bridge over Grand River on Blair Road
Replaced by a new bridge

BN - Hoquiam River Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1915, Girder added 1938
Abandoned through truss bridge over Hoquiam River on Abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad
Abandoned

BN - Nighthawk Railway Bridge (Okanogan County, Washington)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Similkameen River on Washington & Great Northern Railway
Collapsed

BN - Snoqualmie Weyerhaeuser Mill Bridge (King County, Washington)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1896 in Wisconsin; Re-erected here 1916; Howe truss replaced in kind 1925; Howe truss replaced w/ DPGs 1955; Sold to Northwest Railway Museum 1975; DPGs destroyed by flooding 1990; Sold to King County for rail reuse 1994; Scrapped 2005
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Snoqualmie River on Burlington Northern Railroad (Nee Northern Pacific Railroad)
Removed by USACE

Bohemian Hall Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1947 Removed to storage 1986 destroyed 1996
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Crabtree Creek on Richardson Gap Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Boswell Springs Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Demolished in the 1950's
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Elk Creek on Boswell Road
Replaced by a new bridge in the 1950's

Brainerd Bridge (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Laurel Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brannon Covered Bridge 14-89-02x (Wayne County, Indiana)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over West Fork of E. Fork of Whitewater River
Lost

Bridge Covered Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1936, Damaged by snow and removed 1969
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Middle Fork Coquille River on Road
Destroyed by storm

Bridge Creek Covered Bridge 37-35-01x (Wheeler County, Oregon)
Built 1917-18, Replaced 1952
Lost Covered Howe through truss bridge over Bridge Creek on Old Mitchell-Antelope Road
Replaced by new bridge

Bridge Street Drawbridge (Old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Frankford Creek on Bridge Street
No longer exists

Bridgeport Covered Bridge 05-29-01 (Nevada County, California)
Built 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Co.; closed to traffic in 1973
Covered bridge over South Fork Yuba River on Pleasant Valley Road in South Yuba State Park
Closed to all traffic as of October 21, 2011

Bridgeport Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built ca 1851; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Partially blown up by Confederate General Danville Leadbetter; Remaining spans burned by Union General Ormsby M. Mitchell
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tennessee River on Nashville & Chattanooga Railway

Broad Street Bridge (Mason County, Texas)
Built 1918 by the Alamo Construction Co.
Concrete pony truss bridge over Comanche Creek on Broad Street in Mason
To be rehabilitated for pedestrian use

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

Brookwood Drive Bridge 05-12-08 (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1967
Covered bridge over Jacoby Creek on Brookwood Drive in Arcata
Open to traffic

Bryant Park Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1924
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Calapooya River
Replaced by a new bridge

Burfordville Covered Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Construction started 1858 by Joseph Lansman, but not completed until ca. 1867
Covered bridge over Whitewater River at Bollinger Mill Historic Site in Burfordville
Open to pedestrians only, except during special events

Busching Covered Bridge 14-69-04 (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by Thomas A. Hardman
Covered bridge over Laughery Creek on CR 40 South
Open to one-lane traffic

Bush Covered Bridge (Benton County, Oregon)
Built 1924
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Luckiamute River on OR223
Replaced by a new bridge

Buskirk Covered Bridge 32-42-02 / 32-58-04 #2 (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1850; rebuilt 1880, rehabilitated 2005
Covered bridge over Hoosic River on CR 103
Open to traffic

Cades Mill Covered Bridge 14-23-02 (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1854 by Captain White
Covered bridge over Coal Creek on Cades Hollow Road
Open to pedestrians only

Cady Street Pedestrian Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
Lost pedestrian bridge over Erie Canal on Cady Street.
Demolished

Caguas Tramway - Puente Río Piedras #1 (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built ca. 1907;
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Río Piedras on Caguas Tramway
Removed

California & Oregon - Tehama Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1871, "Washed out" 1881, Replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Sacramento River on California & Oregon Railroad
Destroyed by flood

Campbell's Covered Bridge 40-23-02 (Greenville County, South Carolina)
Built 1909, restored in 1964, and in 1990
Howe through truss bridge over Beaverdam Creek on an old alignment of Pleasantville Road
Open to pedestrians

Cascadia Park Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1928, Reconstructed 1951, Reconstructed 1994
Timber Howe deck truss bridge over South Santiam River on Cascadia Drive
Open to traffic

Cavitt Creek Covered Bridge 37-10-06 (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1943
Covered bridge over Little River on CR 82
Open to traffic

CB&Q - New Canton Covered Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1887
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kizer Creek on forner Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR
Removed but not replaced

CBQ - Big Rock Creek Howe Truss (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built ?; Replaced 1882
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Big Rock Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Rock River Covered Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1882; Replaced 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CCC Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1936; Replaced 1980
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Nehalem River on Nehalem River Road
Replaced by a new bridge

CCR - Lehigh Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1873; Replaced 1880 when the line was modified from 3ft Gauge to Standard Gauge
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Crooked Creek Railroad & Coal Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

Cedar Chapel Covered Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built in 1884 by George Woerntz & Son; relocated in the 1970's to Conner Prairie in Hamilton County.
Howe through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on County Road 68
Relocated to Conner Prairie in Hamilton County for preservation.

Cedar Chapel Covered Bridge 14-29-02 (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built in DeKalb County in 1884 by George Woerntz & Son, relocated to Conner Prarie Pioneer Settlement and restored.
Howe through truss bridge on trail at Conner Prarie.
Open to pedestrians

Cedar Creek Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1952, Replaced 1994
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Grist Mill Road
Replaced in 1994 by the current covered Howe truss.

Cedar Creek Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1930; removed 2014
Lost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on 118th Avenue
Removed but not replaced

Cedar Creek Covered Bridge 47-06-02 (Clark County, Washington)
Built in 1994
Covered Howe through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Grist Mill Road
Open to traffic

CEI - Grasshopper Creek Viaduct (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Grasshoppers Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CEI - Saline Creek Viaduct (Williamson County, Illinois)
Built 1899; Replaced 1993
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Saline Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cemetery Road Covered Bridge 35-29-01 (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1886 by Henry Hebble; relocated 1975
Covered bridge over Yellow Springs Creek in Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Open to pedestrians only

Centennial Covered Bridge 37-20-e (Lane County, Oregon)
Built in 1987 for Cottage Grove's Centennial. Built from the remains of two previous covered bridges.
Covered Howe truss crossing Coast Fork Willamette River in Cottage Grove
Open to pedestrians

Centennial Park Covered Bridge 25-80-a (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 2004
Replica covered bridge in Sedalia's Centennial Park near intersection of New York Avenue and 16th Street
Open to pedestrians only

Central Pacific - Alice Street Drawbridge (Alameda County, California)
(Main design: Howe through truss)
Built 1873; Replaced 1898 by the Harrison Street Bridge
Howe through truss bridge over Oakland Estuary on Central Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cermak Road Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1871 Replaced in 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Cermak Road Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

Ceylon Covered Bridge (Adams County, Indiana)
Built 1879 by Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1963; closed to traffic 1974
Covered bridge over an old channel of Wabash River on CR 950S at Limberlost County Park
Open to pedestrians only

CH&D - Scioto River Bridge (Old) (Ross County, Ohio)
Built 1877, Replaced ?
Howe through truss bridge over Scioto River on Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Chain Bridge (Sixth) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Lost to flooding 1870
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Potomac River and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on Chain Bridge Road
No longer exists

Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge 37-20-40 (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1925 to transport logs to J.H. Chambers Mill; abandoned 1951, Dismantled 2010, Reconstructed in 2011
Covered Howe through truss bridge over Coast Fork Willamette River in Cottage Grove
Open to pedestrians

Chapman's Bridge 40-39-01x / 40-37-02x (Pickens County, South Carolina)
Built 1917 on Route 288 near Jocasee, relocated to Keowee-Toxaway State Nature Area 1969, Struck by lightning & burned June 4th, 1974
Modified Howe through truss bridge over Clearwater Creek (Orignally built across the Keowee River) on Route 133 (Originally Route 288)
Destroyed by fire sparked by lightning.

Chariton River Covered Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)
Built 1869
Lost 130-ft covered bridge over Chariton River somewhere in Adair County
No longer exists

Charleton Mill Road Covered Bridge 35-29-16#2 (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by Henry Hebble, replaced with a modern covered bridge in 2013-14
Covered bridge over Massies Creek on Charleton Mill Road in Wilberforce
Replaced with a replicated covered bridge using new materials, no original materials were apparently reused.

Chickaloon Branch Road Bridge (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska)
Wooden Howe through truss
Bridge is sitting on the side of the road as a display; roof was added a few years ago to protect it from the elements

Chitwood Covered Bridge 37-21-03 (Lincoln County, Oregon)
Built 1926
Covered Howe through truss bridge over Yaquina River on Chitwood Road, just off US 20
Open to traffic

Cicero Covered Bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built in 1881 by Josiah Durfee; removed in 1955
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Cicero Creek on Jackson Street
Removed for the construction of Morse Reservoir and replaced with a causeway.

Cispus River Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)
Built 1939; Washed out 2002
Lost wooden Howe through truss bridge over Cispus River
Destroyed in January 2002 flooding

Clark's Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1904; Abandoned 1960; dismantled and moved 1965
Howe through truss bridge over Pemigewasset River on White Mountain Central Railroad
Open to traffic

Claysville Covered Bridge (Harrison County, Kentucky)
(Main design: Howe through truss)
Built by Jacob Bower in 1874; Burned in a brush fire in 1953
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Licking River on US 62
Destroyed by fire

Clifty Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
was originally on south Gladstone Ave and crossed Clifty Creek
Lost Howe through truss bridge on Carl Miske Drive
Destroyed by fire

CNJ/Bel-Del/LV - Delaware River Double-Decker Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854; Supllemental Spans added 1866; Replaced 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central Railroad of New Jersey/Lehigh Valley Railway (Upper Deck) & Belvidere Delaware Railroad (Lower Deck)
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Clinton Bridge (West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)
(Main design: Bollman through truss)
Built 1865; Approaches reconstructed 1874; Drawspan replaced 1887; Approaches reconstructed again 1898; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

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