Built 1818

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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

Durham Bridge (1818) (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Lost Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Route 9
Replaced by a new bridge

Fish House Covered Bridge (Fulton County, New York)
Built 1818; Lost 1930
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Sacandaga River on Road
Destroyed April 23, 1930 by filling Sacandaga Reservoir

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

Hartford Toll Bridge (1818) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1818; Destroyed by fire 1895; replaced
Lost Burr arch through truss bridge connecting the towns of Hartford and East Hartford.
Destroyed by fire

Juniata Crossing Covered Bridge 38-05-28x (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1818 as a 2-lane covered bridge; Lost in St. Patty's Day Storm of 1936
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Raystown Br.Juniata River on US 30
Replaced by new bridge

Kennebec Bridge (1818) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1818 by Benjamin Brown and Ephraim Ballard Jr.; burned April 2, 1827
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by fire

Lewisburg Susquehanna River Covered Bridge (Union County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1818 for Lewisburg Bridge Co. by Reuben Fields; washed away March 17, 1865
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on road
Replaced by a new bridge

Market Street Bridge (Oldest) (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1816-1818 by Wernwag & Powell; repaired 1819 and 1824; replaced by steel truss bridge 1892
Lost Wernwag through truss bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on Market Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Northumberland-Sunbury East Channel Bridge (1818) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1818 by Theodore Burr; destroyed by hurricane 1846
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over East Branch Susquehanna River (East Channel) on PA-147
Destroyed by severe weather