Built 1855
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Arches Trail - Cress Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Illinois)
Built ca 1855; originally Terre Haute & Alton RR, later Big Four RR, later New York Central RRStone arch bridge over Cress Creek on Arches Rail Trail (formerly Big Four RR)Open to pedestrians only
Blenheim Bridge (Schoharie County, New York)
Built 1855; Approach span added 1869; Approach span rebuilt 1887 & 1895; bypassed 1932; lost 2011Lost covered bridge over Schoharie Creek on River RoadDestroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug 28, 2011
BO - Muskigum River Bollman Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1855, Replaced 1912Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Railroad (B&O)Replaced by a new bridge
Branch River Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1855Stone arch bridge over Branch River on RI 5 in North SmithfieldOpen to traffic
Dunderberg Creek Bridge (Otsego County, New York)
Built 1855; rehabilitated 1966Stone arch bridge over Dunderberg Creek on Marion Ave (N.Y.S. Rte. 51) in GilbertsvilleOpen to traffic
Fall Creek Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Completed October 8, 1855, by Joseph C. Elliott. Made obsolete by new bridge in 1949.Stone arch bridge over Fall Creek just north of 223rd Lane (Payson Lane)Open to pedestrians only
Girard Avenue Bridge (1855) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1855Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Girard AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (1st) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1854-55 by engineer Thomas Griffith; replaced 1876Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in MinneapolisReplaced by the second suspension bridge
Indian Camp Covered Bridge 35-30-04 (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built 1855; rehabilitated 1999Covered bridge over Indian Camp Run on Covered Bridge Road (TR 611) just off OH 658Open to one-lane traffic
Moore's Bridge (Carroll County, Georgia)
Built 1855Lost Bridge over Chattahoochee River on RoadNo longer exists
Newry Bridge (1855) (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1855; Replaced 1885Lost Bridge over Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River on US Route 31Replaced by a new bridge
North Missouri Railroad Ferry (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Ferry operation succeeded by original Wabash Railroad Bridge #59 (1871)Lost Ferry across Missouri River on North Missouri Railroad (Wabash Railroad predecessor)Replaced by a new bridge
Point Pleasant Delaware River Bridge (Covered) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built in 1855, partly rebuilt)in 1862 following a freshet which damaged the bridge. Burned in March 29, 1892.Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Byram Rd.Destroyed by fire
Puente General Norzagaray (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built 1855; rehabilitated 1930Brick arch bridge over Los Frailes on PR 873Open to traffic
Switzer Covered Bridge 17-37-01 #2 (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built 1855. Rehabilitated in 1906 and again 1990. Bridge placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Bridge was washed off its supports on March 1, 1997, but restored in 1998.Howe through truss bridge over North Elkhorn Creek on KY 1262Open to pedestrians
Towamencin Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1855; reconstructed 1915Concrete arch bridge overTowamencin Creek on Bustard Road in Towamencin TownshipOpen to traffic
Wabash - Cowmire Creek Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1855Abandoned stone arch bridge over Cowmire Creek on North Missouri Railroad (later Wabash Railroad)Abandoned and overgrown
Wepawaug River Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1855; rehabilitated 1940Stone arch bridge over Wepawaug River on CT 34 (Derby Avenue) in OrangeOpen to traffic
Woodsdale Covered Bridge 35-09-16x (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1855; Replaced 1900Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Liberty Fairfield RoadReplaced by a new bridge