Built 1846

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2nd Street Bridge (1846) (Braxton County, West Virginia)
Built 1846
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Elk River on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Apollo Bridge (1846) (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846; destroyed by ice jam in January 1881
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Kiskiminetas River on First Street
Destroyed by flooding

Ashland Covered Bridge (Aroostook County, Maine)
Built in 1846; Replaced in 1928
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Aroostook River on Station Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Barronvale Covered Bridge 38-56-03 (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Original bridge built 1846; replaced or extensively rebuilt 1902
Burr arch-truss bridge over Laurel Hill Creek on TR501
Open to pedestrians

Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-04 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846. Reconstructed 1997. Rebuilt 2017.
Covered bridge over Conestoga Creek on Covered Bridge Road (SR 1013)
Open to traffic

Canal Covered Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built in 1846 by Peter Paddleford; Removed and Replaced in 1929.
Lost Paddleford through truss bridge over Saco River on RT 5
Replaced by a new bridge

Chicopee River Covered Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chicopee River on Springfield Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Conestoga River Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over Conestoga River on PA 1013
Replaced by new bridge

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Lock 12 Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built ca. 1846
Stone arch bridge over Farmington Canal on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians only

First Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1846; Destroyed 1849
Lost Bridge over Rock River on Ottawa Avenue
Destroyed by flooding

George Herr's Sawmill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1846 by Charles Malhorn; Replaced in 1935; Please see BH #31089 for information
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Mill Creek on Eckman Road (T-508)
Replaced by a new bridge

Hellertown Covered Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846
Lost Bridge over Saucon Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Jack's Mill Bridge (Henderson County, Illinois)
Built 1846 by William Smith
Lost covered bridge over Henderson Creek on IL 164 (formerly IL 94A) east of Oquawka
No longer exists

Linden Grove Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1846 by Charles Malhorn; Replaced in 1922; For information on the replacement bridge, please see, Bridgehunter #52529.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conestoga River on Linden Road (T-909)
Replaced by a new bridge

Lintner's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Little Conestoga Creek on Letort Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Nelson Covered Bridge (Tioga County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1846; washed out in 1861 and rebuilt; bridge burned in 1903 or 1904
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Cowanesque River
Destroyed by fire not replaced

Northumberland-Sunbury East Channel Bridge (1846) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846; destroyed by flood March 17, 1875
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over East Branch Susquehanna River (East Channel) on PA-147
Destroyed by flooding

Owl Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1846; Replaced in 1917
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Little Conestoga Creek on Owl Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rohrbach Covered Bridge 38-19-31x (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846; Disassembled October 1989 and places in storage at Knoebels Amusement Resort
Queenpost through truss bridge over South Branch Roaring Creek on T-369
In storage or disassembled

Smith-Eastman Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1846; Bypassed 1950; Burned 1975
Lost Covered Paddleford through truss bridge over Saco River
Lost to arson. Substructure remains present.

Smithfield Street Bridge 2nd (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Monongahela River on Smithfield Street
Replaced by a new bridge

ST - Fall River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1846; concrete deck tubs installed 2018
Stone arch bridge over Fall River on Springfield Terminal
Open to traffic

ST - Nashua River Arch Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1846
Stone arch bridge over Nashua River on Springfield Terminal Railway in Fitchburg
Open to traffic