Built 1838

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AMTK - Yalesville Underpass (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1838
Stone arch bridge over CT 71 on Amtrak
Open to traffic

Belleville Copper Rolling-Mill Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
1838 brownstone arch bridge over the Second River used by the Belleville Copper Rolling Mill
Stone arch bridge over Second River
Open to pedestrians only

Biddle Island Bridge (North) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1838
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Wabash River (North Channel) on Third Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Biddle Island Bridge (South) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1838; replaced 1870
Lost covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Wabash River (South Channel) on Third Street
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Lower Elysville Bridge (1838) (Howard County, Maryland)
Built 1838
Lost Bridge over Patapsco river on BO Railroad
No longer exists

BO - Upper Elysville Bridge (1838) (Howard County, Maryland)
Built 1838
Lost Bridge over Patapsco river on BO Railroad
No longer exists

Bridgeboro - Delran Bridge (Older) (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1838 1891, replaced 1927
Lost Bridge over Rancocas Creek on Route 130
Replaced by a new bridge

Camp Nelson Covered Bridge 17-40-03x / 17-57-10x (Garrard County, Kentucky)
Built 1838 by Lewis Wernwag and survived the Civil War. Bridge was closed to traffic in 1926 when a truck broke through the bridge's deck. The bridge was demolished in 1933 and all that remains are the approaches and a facade on the north approach.
Lost covered bridge over Kentucky River on an old alignment of US 27 (Old Lexington Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Carrollton Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1838-39; Destroyed by a storm in 1873.
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Carrollton Road
Destroyed by severe weather

Chickiesville Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1838
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Chickies Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Clinton Falls Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Originally built in 1838 as a double-barreled covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on what is now US 231. Later moved to Clinton Falls where it was rebuilt as a single lane span.
Lost Burr Arch truss bridge over Little Walnut Creek
Lost

CSX - Whistler Bridge (West Warren) (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1837-9 by the Western Railroad
Stone arch bridge over Quaboag River on CSX Boston Subdivision in West Warren
Open to traffic

Hardware River Bridge (Fluvanna County, Virginia)
Former aqueduct of James River and Kanawha Canal, built 1838, now a rail bridge
Stone arch bridge over Hardware River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Horsham-Montgomery Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1838; rehabilitated 1969
Stone arch bridge over Little Neshaminy Creek on Lower State Road
Open to traffic

Jersey Shore Antes Fort East Twin Covered Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1838; Lost in Flood of 1865; Replaced in different location
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over West Branch of Susquehanna River on Abandoned SR 0044
Destroyed by flooding and replaced in different location

Ohio & Erie Canal Scioto River Aqueduct (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Abandoned in 1911; lost to fire in 1915
Lost Town lattice truss covered aqueduct over Scioto River on Ohio & Erie Canal
Removed but not replaced

Ramp Creek Covered Bridge (Original Location) (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built in 1838 by Henry Wolf; relocated to Brown County State Park in 1932
Burr arch-truss bridge over Ramp Creek on Highway 231
Relocated to Brown County and still in use on a state park road.

Ramp Creek Covered Bridge 14-07-02 (Brown County, Indiana)
Built 1838, relocated 1932, rehabilitated 1986
Covered bridge over North Fork Salt Creek at Brown County State Park
Open to two lane traffic

RDG - Pulpit Rock Tunnel (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1838; bypassed and abandoned in 1924
Abandoned tunnel under hillside on Reading Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Reber's Bridge (1838) (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1838
Lost Bridge over Tulpehocken Creek on SR 2008
Replaced by a new bridge

Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge (Richmond, Virginia)
Destroyed during the Civil War and again in 1882
Lost Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

Sanderson Covered Bridge 45-11-02 #2 (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1838; rehabilitated 2003
Covered Town Lattice bridge over Otter Creek on Pearl Street (C2004) in Brandon
Open to traffic

Saugatuck Chain Ferry (Allegan County, Michigan)
1838
Ferry across Kalamazoo River on Pedestrians
Open to pedestrians only

West Point Covered Bridge (1838) (Troup County, Georgia)
Built 1838, lost during the Civil War (assumed during battle of West Point in 1865)
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Road
No longer exists

Westminster Street Bridge (1838) (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1838; replaced 1891 by deck truss
Lost Through truss bridge over Saxtons River on Westminster Street in Saxtons River.
Replaced by a new bridge

Whitewater Canal Whistle Creek Culvert (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built 1838
Stone culvert bridge over Tributary to Whistle Creek on Indiana and Ohio Railway Company
Open to traffic