18th Century

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Adams Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Slab spans built 1765; arch spans added 1847; rehabilitated 2006
Stone bridge over Neponset River on Adams Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Chester-Hadlyme Ferry (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Began service 1783. The "Selden III" double-ender has been in service since 1950.
Ferry across Connecticut River on Route 148
Open to traffic

Choate Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1764; widened 1838
Two-span stone arch bridge over Ipswich River on MA 1A (Main Street) in Ipswich
Open to traffic

Essex-Merrimack Bridge (1792) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1792; Newbury side replaced 1810; Salisbury side replaced 1883
Lost through truss bridge over Merrimack River
Replaced by a new bridge

Fisher's Lane Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1796; rehabilitated 1801
Stone arch bridge over Tacony Creek on Fisher's Lane in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Hale's Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1785 Replaced 1840 by Tucker Toll Bridge
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Connecticut River
Replaced by a new bridge

John Seabrook Plantation Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 1782
Abandoned arch bridge over Branch of Wadmalaw River on Abandoned Road
Derelict/abandoned

K Street Bridge (1792) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1792
Lost Stone arch bridge over Rock Creek on K Street NW
Replaced by a new bridge

Kennebec Bridge (1797) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1797; collapsed June 23, 1816
Lost Bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Collapsed

Landing Lane Bridge (1st covered) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built in 1772 burned by George Washington's troops in 1776, not clear if it was repaired but it was substantially rebuilt or replaced in 1833
Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Landing Lane
Destroyed by fire

Mill Brook Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built ca. 1790; destroyed by flooding on March 30, 2010
Lost stone arch bridge over Mill Brook on Lower Blissville Road (Old Alignment) in Lisbon
Destroyed by flooding

Millstone River Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1798
Stone arch bridge over Millstone River on Old alignment of the King's Highway - Lincoln Highway - Rt. 27
Open to traffic

Mission Espada Aqueduct (Bexar County, Texas)
Built between 1731 and 1745
Stone arch bridge over Piedras Creek on Acequia Madre
Still carries water

Old Bethelehem Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1777. Widened & Repaired 1902 and Rebuilt 2008
Stone arch bridge over Cooks Creek on Old Bethlehem Road in Pleasant Valley, PA
Open to traffic

Old Stone Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Planned in 1683, built 1731, site of 1777 Battle of Bound Brook; brook later filled in and bridge buried intact
Stone arch bridge over Green Brook on Old York Road (now Railroad Ave)
Filled in

Reading's Ferry (1785) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
In service at least by 1785 (see 1785 Reading Howell Map of Bull's Island); Replaced 1814
Lost Ferry across Delaware River on Old York Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sewall's Bridge (1761) (York County, Maine)
Built 1761; replaced 1934
Lost Timber stringer bridge over York River on Organug Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Skippack Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1792, rehab 1992
Stone arch bridge over Skippack Creek on Germantown Pike in Evansburg, PA
Open to traffic

Stony Brook Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1792
Stone arch bridge over Stony Brook on US 206
Open to traffic

Swamp Pike Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1792; rehabilitated 1844, 1928, 1990 ca
Stone arch bridge over Minister Creek on Swamp Pike
Open to traffic

Trinity Lane Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1789; Rebuilt 1884
Stone arch bridge over Gulph Mills Creek on Trinity Lane
Open to traffic

Uncle Tim's Bridge (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)
Built 1783; Restored 2008
Timber stringer bridge over Duck Creek
Open to pedestrians only

Valley View Ferry (Jessamine County, Kentucky)
Ferry Started 1785 by John Craig under charter from the Virgina Legislature. Oldest business in Kentucky.
Ferry across Kentucky River on KY 39
Open to traffic

Warehouse Point-Windsor Locks Ferry (1783) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Began service 1783; Discontinued 1886 when bridge was built
Lost Ferry across Connecticut River
Replaced by a new bridge

Washington Bridge (1793) 39-04-01x (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1793; Damaged in storm 1867; Replaced 1885
Lost Covered Through truss bridge over Seekonk River on road
Replaced by a new bridge

Witmer's Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1799
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conestoga River on King Street
Replaced by a new bridge in1933

Wormley Pond Dam (York County, Virginia)
Known to exist 1781. Played role in Battle of Yorktown.
Dam on West Branch Wormley Creek carrying Historical Tour Road
Open to one-way southbound traffic; 5 ton load limit