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Ackley Covered Bridge 22-82-01 (Wayne County, Michigan)
Originally crossed between Greene and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania (38-30-41x). Dismantled and moved to Dearborn in November 1937.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over pond in Dearborn
Open to horse-drawn carriages
Allentown Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1837; Rebuilt 1874
Lost Stone arch bridge over Skippack Creek on Allentown Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Amtrak - Yalesville Underpass (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1838
Stone arch bridge over CT 71 on Amtrak in Wallingford
Open to traffic
Antietam Ironworks Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Harpers Ferry Road in Sharpsburg
Open to traffic
Aqueduct Bridge (1st) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1833-43, replaced 1868
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Potomac on Canal
Replaced by new bridge
B&O - Harper Ferry Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built in 1836, burned 2 months after the start of the Civil War
Lost Through truss bridge over Potomac River on Former B&O
Destroyed by disaster
Bath Bridge 29-05-03 (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1987; rehabilitated 2013-14
Covered bridge over Ammonoosuc River on West Bath Road in Bath
Open to traffic
Bay Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1836; One span lost to ice 1875 then replaced 1878; Lost to flood 1896
Lost wooden bridge over Androscoggin River on Bay Bridge Road
Destroyed by flood in 1896; Ruins remain
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
Intact but closed to all traffic
Bens Creek Arch Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Ebns Creek on PA 53
Open to traffic
BM - North Station Drawbridge (Old) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835; Replaced 1931
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Charles River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Booth's Mill Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Route 68 in Lappans
Good
Branch Third Neshanic River Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1837; rehabilitated 1974
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Third Neshanic River on CR 579
Open to traffic
Bridgeport Covered Bridge 48-35-01x / 35-07-04x (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1839; Replaced by steel bridge 1893
Lost Covered through truss bridge over Back Channel of Ohio River on US 40
Replaced by a new bridge
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
L&N Turnpike chartered by KY government in 1829. Construction of L&N Turnpike began in 1837 including bridges and completed in 1849. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #2) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1837. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1)
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #3) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1837. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info. see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1).
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
Broad Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1836
Stone arch bridge over Genesee River on Subway Tunnel in Rochester
Open to traffic
Broad Street Bridge (1st) 35-25-17x (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1832; Replaced 1870
Lost Covered through truss bridge over Scioto River on Broad Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Burnside's Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1836
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Antietam National Battlefield
Open to pedestrian traffic on the battlefield
C & O Canal Monocacy River Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built as one of the seven aqueducts on the C&O Canal, which ran from Georgetown, DC to Cumberland, MD.
Stone arch bridge over Monocacy River on Old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Open to pedestrians
C&O Canal Antietam Creek Aqueduct (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1834
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek
C&O Canal Conococheague Creek Aqueduct (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1834
Three-span stone arch bridge over Conococheague Creek on the C&O Canal
Open to pedestrians
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
Canal Stone Arch Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1831; Replaced 1856
Lost Stone arch bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Cassell "S" Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1830
Stone arch bridge over Peters Creek on National Road
Open to pedestrians
Cassville Ferry (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Ferry first operated in 1833
Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
Operates daily during the summer; weekends only fall and spring; closed in winter
Cedar Creek CSX Transportaion Bridge (Franklin County, North Carolina)
Built 1839
Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar Creek on SCLRR
open to traffic
Centre Bridge (old/covered) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Half of the 1830 structure washed away in 1841. Either half or allof the bridge was built (or rebuilt) in 1841. Lost to a lightning strike started fire on July 22, 1923
Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
No longer exists
Cherry Valley Road Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1834 by Josiah Spaulding as an aqueduct; later retrofitted to carry traffic
Three-span stone arch bridge over Raccoon Creek on Cherry Valley Road in Newark
Open to traffic
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
Collegeville Road Bridge in Skippack Pennsylvania (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1830; rehabilitated 1970 CA; 1989
Stone arch bridge over a branch Skippack Creek on PA 4014 (Collegeville Road) in Skippack
Open to traffic
Columbia Bridge (Old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Concord Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832. Rehabilitated in 1911 and 1981
Stone arch bridge over Tuscarora Creek on Back Road (PA 4007)
Open to traffic
Conemaugh Viaduct (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1833; destroyed 1889 by flood
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conemaugh River on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding; replaced
Coombs Covered Bridge 29-03-03 (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1837; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Coombs Bridge Road in Winchester
Open to traffic
Crosswicks Creek Covered Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1833
Lost Bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Church Road
Replaced by a new bridge
CSX - Thomas Viaduct (Howard County, Maryland)
Built 1835
Eight-span stone arch bridge over Patapsco River on the B&O Railroad between Relay and Elkridge
Open to traffic
CVR - Susquehanna River Covered Bridge (Oldest) (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1839; destroyed by fire 1844
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Cumberland Valley Railroad
Destroyed by fire
Dearborn Street Drawbridge (Oldest) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1834 as Chicago's first drawbridge; removed 1839
Lost Timber drawbridge over Chicago River on Dearborn Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Depot Road Bridge (Tolland County, Connecticut)
Built ca. 1835; replaced 1996
Lost Stone arch bridge over Mill Brook on Depot Road
Replaced by new bridge
Dillingham Street Covered Bridge (Muscogee County, Georgia)
Built 1832, Rebuilt thice (1841 after the 1938 flood destoryed the original, ?, 1865 after Union troops burned the second bridge.), Replaced 1910
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Dover/ Lee's Creek Covered Bridge 17-81-01 (Mason County, Kentucky)
Built 1835; rehabilitated 1966
Covered bridge over Lee Creek on Tuckahoe Road in Dover
Open to traffic
Dublin Covered Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1834
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Symon's Creek on National Road (US 40)
Replaced by a new bridge
Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1836-39; rehabilitated 1981
Cast-iron arch bridge over Dunlap Creek on PA 4003 in Brownsville
Open to traffic
Elgin Ferry (Jackson County, Arkansas)
Built 1836; Lost 1977
Lost Ferry across Black River on Ar 37
No longer exists
Enfield-Suffield Covered Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1832; closed 1896; destroyed by flood 1900
Lost Through truss bridge over Connecticut River and Enfield Canal.
Destroyed by flooding; not replaced
Eufala Covered Bridge (Barbour County, Alabama)
Built 1839, Replaced 1925
Lost Town lattice through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Raod
No longer exists
Ezra's Tunnel (Tompkins County, New York)
Built 1828-32 by Ezra Cornell for the Olympic Falls Flouring Mill.
Abandoned tunnel on Waterway
Derelict/abandoned
Funkstown Bridge No. 2 (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1983
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on East Oak Ridge Drive in Funkstown
Open to traffic
Godwin-King Covered Bridge 01-63-02x (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built 1834; Burned by Union Army April 5, 1865
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Warrior River on Greensboro Avenue
Destroyed by fire
Gratiot Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1830 by John Carnahen (?)
Stone arch bridge over Valley Run on National Road (TR 26)
Open to traffic
Great Eddy Covered Bridge 45-12-14 (Washington County, Vermont)
Built 1833; Pedestrian walkway added 1940; Rehabilitated 1973, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2015
Covered bridge over Mad River on Bridge street in Waitsfield
Open to traffic
Green Island Bridge (Original) (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1835; Eastern side of the bridge burned due to sparks from a train in May 1862 and was replaced; Replaced 1884
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hudson River on Rensselaer & Saratoga Railway & Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Greisemer Mill Covered Bridge 38-06-03 (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832
Covered bridge over Manatawny Creek on Spangsville Road
Open to traffic
H & C Ferry (Perry County, Indiana)
Obsolete in 1965 due to the construction of the Bob Cummings Bridge
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
No longer exists
Heritage Rail Trail - Howard Tunnel (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1836, Rebuilt in 1865
Tunnel on York Heritage Trail & Northern Central Railway
Open to bicyclists, horseback, and pedestrians on trail side. The rail is clear and allows for rail bikes, speeders, and hobby-builds. Once a year the Steam into History Excursions runs through this tunnel.
Hess's Mill Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1979
Stone arch bridge over Little Antietam Creek on Coffman Farms Road in Sharpsburg
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
Ipswich River Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1937
Stone arch bridge over Ipswich River on Highland Street
Closed to all traffic
Jay Bridge (S, Old) (Franklin County, Maine)
Built 1835; Replaced 1914
Lost Cable-stayed pony & arch bridge over West Channel Androscoggin River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
John Carnahen Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1830 by John Carnahen
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Timber Run on National Road (CR 420)
Open to traffic
Kingsley Covered Bridge 45-11-03 (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1836 by Timothy Horton; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Mill River on C3039 in Clarendon
Open to traffic
Kreidersville Covered Bridge 38-48-01 (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1839, restored c1959
Burr arch-truss bridge over Hokendanqua Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Leitersburg Bridge No. 2 (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1839; rehabilitated 1983
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Leiters Mill Road in Smithsburg
Open to traffic
Lilly Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Burgoon Run on PA 53
Open to traffic
London Bridge (Mohave County, Arizona)
Originally built 1824-1831 in London, England, by John Rennie; dismantled and relocated to Arizona in 1968-71
Relocated stone and concrete arch bridge on McCulloch Blvd. in Lake Havasu City
Open to traffic
Lumberville-Raven Rock Covered Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1835
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Delaware River
Superstructure replaced
Madison Railroad - Pike Street Overpass (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1837; Oldest known bridge of any type in the state of Indiana
Stone arch bridge over Pike Street on Madison Railroad
Open to traffic
Main Street Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Completed 1833; originally spanned the Little River (later, Park River)
Stone arch bridge over CT 598 (Whitehead Highway) on Main Street in Hartford
Open to traffic
MBTA - Canton Viaduct (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835
Massive stone arch bridge over East Branch Neponset River and Neponset Street on the MBTA Railroad
Open to traffic
MBTA - Mystic River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835, extensively modified 1906
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mystic River on MBTA Lowell Line
Open to traffic
MBTA - Sudbury River Bridge (MP 23.54) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1833, widened with concrete in 1913
Stone arch bridge over Sudbury River on MBTA Worcester Line
Open to traffic
MBTA - Washington St Tunnel - Salem (Essex County, Massachusetts)
built in 1839; extended in 1948-58
Tunnel under downtown Salem- Washington St on MBTA frmr B&M RR
Open to traffic
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Built during 1830s
View Exhibit map3 Mile Bridge (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1836; Arches added c.1860; Closed & Burned 1952
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Otter Creek on 3 Mile Bridge Road
Destroyed by fire
Built 1836; Arches added c.1860; Closed & Burned 1952
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Otter Creek on 3 Mile Bridge Road
Destroyed by fire
Ackley Covered Bridge 22-82-01 (Wayne County, Michigan)Originally crossed between Greene and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania (38-30-41x). Dismantled and moved to Dearborn in November 1937.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over pond in Dearborn
Open to horse-drawn carriages
Allentown Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)Built 1837; Rebuilt 1874
Lost Stone arch bridge over Skippack Creek on Allentown Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Amsterdam Bridge (2nd) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1839; Replaced 1843
Lost Bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1839; Replaced 1843
Lost Bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Amtrak - King Street Overpass (Kent County, Rhode Island)
Built 1837
Stone arch bridge over King Street on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic
Built 1837
Stone arch bridge over King Street on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic
Amtrak - Shore Access Road Arch (Kent County, Rhode Island)
Built ca. 1837
Stone arch bridge over Shore access road on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1837
Stone arch bridge over Shore access road on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic
Amtrak - Yalesville Underpass (New Haven County, Connecticut)Built 1838
Stone arch bridge over CT 71 on Amtrak in Wallingford
Open to traffic
Antietam Creek Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1995
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on MD 68
Open to traffic
Built 1833; rehabilitated 1995
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on MD 68
Open to traffic
Antietam Ironworks Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Harpers Ferry Road in Sharpsburg
Open to traffic
Aqueduct Bridge (1st) (Washington, District of Columbia)Built 1833-43, replaced 1868
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Potomac on Canal
Replaced by new bridge
B&O - Harper Ferry Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)Built in 1836, burned 2 months after the start of the Civil War
Lost Through truss bridge over Potomac River on Former B&O
Destroyed by disaster
Bangor-Brewer Covered Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1832; Lost to freshet1846; Replaced 1847
Lost covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Penobscot River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1832; Lost to freshet1846; Replaced 1847
Lost covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Penobscot River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Bath Bridge 29-05-03 (Grafton County, New Hampshire)Built 1832; rehabilitated 1987; rehabilitated 2013-14
Covered bridge over Ammonoosuc River on West Bath Road in Bath
Open to traffic
Bay Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)Built 1836; One span lost to ice 1875 then replaced 1878; Lost to flood 1896
Lost wooden bridge over Androscoggin River on Bay Bridge Road
Destroyed by flood in 1896; Ruins remain
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
Intact but closed to all traffic
Bens Creek Arch Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Ebns Creek on PA 53
Open to traffic
BM - North Station Drawbridge (Old) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)Built 1835; Replaced 1931
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Charles River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Booth's Mill Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Route 68 in Lappans
Good
Branch Third Neshanic River Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)Built 1837; rehabilitated 1974
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Third Neshanic River on CR 579
Open to traffic
Bridge Three Lane in Tinicum Township, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1964
Beam bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Three Lane
Open to traffic
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1964
Beam bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Three Lane
Open to traffic
Bridgeport Covered Bridge 48-35-01x / 35-07-04x (Ohio County, West Virginia)Built 1839; Replaced by steel bridge 1893
Lost Covered through truss bridge over Back Channel of Ohio River on US 40
Replaced by a new bridge
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1) (Hardin County, Kentucky)L&N Turnpike chartered by KY government in 1829. Construction of L&N Turnpike began in 1837 including bridges and completed in 1849. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #2) (Hardin County, Kentucky)Built ca. 1837. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1)
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #3) (Hardin County, Kentucky)Built ca. 1837. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info. see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1).
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
Broad Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)Built 1836
Stone arch bridge over Genesee River on Subway Tunnel in Rochester
Open to traffic
Broad Street Bridge (1st) 35-25-17x (Franklin County, Ohio)Built ca. 1832; Replaced 1870
Lost Covered through truss bridge over Scioto River on Broad Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Buffalo Station Drive Bridge (Nelson County, Virginia)
Built ca. 1835
Stone arch bridge over Owens Creek on Buffalo Station Drive (Route 606)
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1835
Stone arch bridge over Owens Creek on Buffalo Station Drive (Route 606)
Open to traffic
Burnside's Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)Built 1836
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Antietam National Battlefield
Open to pedestrian traffic on the battlefield
C & O Canal Monocacy River Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)Built as one of the seven aqueducts on the C&O Canal, which ran from Georgetown, DC to Cumberland, MD.
Stone arch bridge over Monocacy River on Old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Open to pedestrians
C&O Canal Antietam Creek Aqueduct (Washington County, Maryland)Built 1834
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek
C&O Canal Conococheague Creek Aqueduct (Washington County, Maryland)Built 1834
Three-span stone arch bridge over Conococheague Creek on the C&O Canal
Open to pedestrians
C&O Canal Licking Creek Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1839
Stone arch bridge over Licking Creek on C&O Canal
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1839
Stone arch bridge over Licking Creek on C&O Canal
Open to pedestrians only
Cake & Beer Drive Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1984
Queenpost pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Cake & Beer Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1984
Queenpost pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Cake & Beer Drive
Open to traffic
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
Canal Road Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1834; rehabilitated 1934
Stone arch bridge over Six Mile Run on Canal Road
Open to traffic
Built 1834; rehabilitated 1934
Stone arch bridge over Six Mile Run on Canal Road
Open to traffic
Canal Stone Arch Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)Built 1831; Replaced 1856
Lost Stone arch bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Cassell "S" Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)Built ca. 1830
Stone arch bridge over Peters Creek on National Road
Open to pedestrians
Cassville Ferry (Grant County, Wisconsin)Ferry first operated in 1833
Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
Operates daily during the summer; weekends only fall and spring; closed in winter
Cedar Creek CSX Transportaion Bridge (Franklin County, North Carolina)Built 1839
Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar Creek on SCLRR
open to traffic
Centre Bridge (old/covered) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)Half of the 1830 structure washed away in 1841. Either half or allof the bridge was built (or rebuilt) in 1841. Lost to a lightning strike started fire on July 22, 1923
Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
No longer exists
Cherry Valley Road Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)Built 1834 by Josiah Spaulding as an aqueduct; later retrofitted to carry traffic
Three-span stone arch bridge over Raccoon Creek on Cherry Valley Road in Newark
Open to traffic
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
Coatesville High Bridge (Original) (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; Widened to double-track 1854; Replaced 1867
Lost Timber stringer bridge over West Branch Brandywine Creek, PA Route 82 on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1832; Widened to double-track 1854; Replaced 1867
Lost Timber stringer bridge over West Branch Brandywine Creek, PA Route 82 on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Collegeville Road Bridge in Skippack Pennsylvania (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)Built 1830; rehabilitated 1970 CA; 1989
Stone arch bridge over a branch Skippack Creek on PA 4014 (Collegeville Road) in Skippack
Open to traffic
Columbia Bridge (Old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1832
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Concord Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)Built 1832. Rehabilitated in 1911 and 1981
Stone arch bridge over Tuscarora Creek on Back Road (PA 4007)
Open to traffic
Conemaugh Viaduct (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)Built 1833; destroyed 1889 by flood
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conemaugh River on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding; replaced
Coombs Covered Bridge 29-03-03 (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)Built 1837; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Coombs Bridge Road in Winchester
Open to traffic
Crosswicks Creek Covered Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)Built 1833
Lost Bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Church Road
Replaced by a new bridge
CSX - Thomas Viaduct (Howard County, Maryland)Built 1835
Eight-span stone arch bridge over Patapsco River on the B&O Railroad between Relay and Elkridge
Open to traffic
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
Open to traffic
Built 1837-9 by the Western Railroad
Stone arch bridge over Quaboag River on CSX Boston Subdivision
Open to traffic
CVR - Susquehanna River Covered Bridge (Oldest) (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)Built 1839; destroyed by fire 1844
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Cumberland Valley Railroad
Destroyed by fire
Dearborn Street Drawbridge (Oldest) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1834 as Chicago's first drawbridge; removed 1839
Lost Timber drawbridge over Chicago River on Dearborn Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Depot Road Bridge (Tolland County, Connecticut)Built ca. 1835; replaced 1996
Lost Stone arch bridge over Mill Brook on Depot Road
Replaced by new bridge
Dillingham Street Covered Bridge (Muscogee County, Georgia)Built 1832, Rebuilt thice (1841 after the 1938 flood destoryed the original, ?, 1865 after Union troops burned the second bridge.), Replaced 1910
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Dover/ Lee's Creek Covered Bridge 17-81-01 (Mason County, Kentucky)Built 1835; rehabilitated 1966
Covered bridge over Lee Creek on Tuckahoe Road in Dover
Open to traffic
Dublin Covered Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)Built 1834
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Symon's Creek on National Road (US 40)
Replaced by a new bridge
Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)Built 1836-39; rehabilitated 1981
Cast-iron arch bridge over Dunlap Creek on PA 4003 in Brownsville
Open to traffic
Elgin Ferry (Jackson County, Arkansas)Built 1836; Lost 1977
Lost Ferry across Black River on Ar 37
No longer exists
Enfield-Suffield Covered Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)Built 1832; closed 1896; destroyed by flood 1900
Lost Through truss bridge over Connecticut River and Enfield Canal.
Destroyed by flooding; not replaced
Eufala Covered Bridge (Barbour County, Alabama)Built 1839, Replaced 1925
Lost Town lattice through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Raod
No longer exists
Ezra's Tunnel (Tompkins County, New York)Built 1828-32 by Ezra Cornell for the Olympic Falls Flouring Mill.
Abandoned tunnel on Waterway
Derelict/abandoned
Florence Covered Bridge (Stewart County, Georgia)
Built 1836, Destroyed by flooding 1846
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochie River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1836, Destroyed by flooding 1846
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochie River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Funkstown Bridge No. 2 (Washington County, Maryland)Built 1833; rehabilitated 1983
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on East Oak Ridge Drive in Funkstown
Open to traffic
Godwin-King Covered Bridge 01-63-02x (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)Built 1834; Burned by Union Army April 5, 1865
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Warrior River on Greensboro Avenue
Destroyed by fire
Gratiot Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)Built 1830 by John Carnahen (?)
Stone arch bridge over Valley Run on National Road (TR 26)
Open to traffic
Great Eddy Covered Bridge 45-12-14 (Washington County, Vermont)Built 1833; Pedestrian walkway added 1940; Rehabilitated 1973, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2015
Covered bridge over Mad River on Bridge street in Waitsfield
Open to traffic
Green Island Bridge (Original) (Rensselaer County, New York)Built 1835; Eastern side of the bridge burned due to sparks from a train in May 1862 and was replaced; Replaced 1884
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hudson River on Rensselaer & Saratoga Railway & Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Greisemer Mill Covered Bridge 38-06-03 (Berks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1832
Covered bridge over Manatawny Creek on Spangsville Road
Open to traffic
H & C Ferry (Perry County, Indiana)Obsolete in 1965 due to the construction of the Bob Cummings Bridge
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
No longer exists
Hazzards Private Lane Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1970
Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Hazzards Private Lane
Unknown status
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1970
Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Hazzards Private Lane
Unknown status
Heritage Rail Trail - Howard Tunnel (York County, Pennsylvania)Built 1836, Rebuilt in 1865
Tunnel on York Heritage Trail & Northern Central Railway
Open to bicyclists, horseback, and pedestrians on trail side. The rail is clear and allows for rail bikes, speeders, and hobby-builds. Once a year the Steam into History Excursions runs through this tunnel.
Hess's Mill Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)Built 1832; rehabilitated 1979
Stone arch bridge over Little Antietam Creek on Coffman Farms Road in Sharpsburg
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
Indian Creek Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1834; rehabilitated 1985
Stone arch bridge over Indian Creek on SR4003
Open to traffic
Built 1834; rehabilitated 1985
Stone arch bridge over Indian Creek on SR4003
Open to traffic
Ipswich River Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)Built 1833; rehabilitated 1937
Stone arch bridge over Ipswich River on Highland Street
Closed to all traffic
Jacobs Creek Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1941
Stone arch bridge over Jacobs Creek on NJ 29
Open to traffic
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1941
Stone arch bridge over Jacobs Creek on NJ 29
Open to traffic
Jay Bridge (S, Old) (Franklin County, Maine)Built 1835; Replaced 1914
Lost Cable-stayed pony & arch bridge over West Channel Androscoggin River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
John Carnahen Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)Built 1830 by John Carnahen
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Timber Run on National Road (CR 420)
Open to traffic
Johnson's Ford Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built between 1831 and 1838
Lost timber bridge over Osage Creek on a military road west of current-day Berryville
No longer exists
Built between 1831 and 1838
Lost timber bridge over Osage Creek on a military road west of current-day Berryville
No longer exists
Kingsley Covered Bridge 45-11-03 (Rutland County, Vermont)Built 1836 by Timothy Horton; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Mill River on C3039 in Clarendon
Open to traffic
Kreidersville Covered Bridge 38-48-01 (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)Built 1839, restored c1959
Burr arch-truss bridge over Hokendanqua Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Laurel Run Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Laurel Run on River Road
Open to traffic
Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Laurel Run on River Road
Open to traffic
Leitersburg Bridge No. 2 (Washington County, Maryland)Built 1839; rehabilitated 1983
Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Leiters Mill Road in Smithsburg
Open to traffic
Lilly Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)Built 1832
Stone arch bridge over Burgoon Run on PA 53
Open to traffic
London Bridge (Mohave County, Arizona)Originally built 1824-1831 in London, England, by John Rennie; dismantled and relocated to Arizona in 1968-71
Relocated stone and concrete arch bridge on McCulloch Blvd. in Lake Havasu City
Open to traffic
Long Bridge (Second) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1835 by DC government to replace 1809 span damaged 1831; damaged by high water/ice 1836, 1841, 1856, 1860, 1863, 1866, 1887; rail tracks added for Baltimore & Potomac RR 1870s; removal and replacement authorized 1901, removed 1906.
Howe through truss bridge
Built 1835 by DC government to replace 1809 span damaged 1831; damaged by high water/ice 1836, 1841, 1856, 1860, 1863, 1866, 1887; rail tracks added for Baltimore & Potomac RR 1870s; removal and replacement authorized 1901, removed 1906.
Howe through truss bridge
Lumberville-Raven Rock Covered Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)Built 1835
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Delaware River
Superstructure replaced
Madison Railroad - Pike Street Overpass (Jennings County, Indiana)Built 1837; Oldest known bridge of any type in the state of Indiana
Stone arch bridge over Pike Street on Madison Railroad
Open to traffic
Main Street Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)Completed 1833; originally spanned the Little River (later, Park River)
Stone arch bridge over CT 598 (Whitehead Highway) on Main Street in Hartford
Open to traffic
MBTA - Canton Viaduct (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)Built 1835
Massive stone arch bridge over East Branch Neponset River and Neponset Street on the MBTA Railroad
Open to traffic
MBTA - Concord River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1832; extensively modified and encased in concrete 1908; timber trestle added 1931
Stone arch bridge over Concord River on MBTA Lowell Line
Open to traffic
Built 1832; extensively modified and encased in concrete 1908; timber trestle added 1931
Stone arch bridge over Concord River on MBTA Lowell Line
Open to traffic
MBTA - Mystic River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)Built 1835, extensively modified 1906
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mystic River on MBTA Lowell Line
Open to traffic
MBTA - Shawsheen River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835, steel liner arch added 1940, scheduled for rehabilitation
Stone arch bridge over Shawsheen River on MBTA Lowell Line
Open to traffic
Built 1835, steel liner arch added 1940, scheduled for rehabilitation
Stone arch bridge over Shawsheen River on MBTA Lowell Line
Open to traffic
MBTA - Sudbury River Bridge (MP 23.54) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)Built 1833, widened with concrete in 1913
Stone arch bridge over Sudbury River on MBTA Worcester Line
Open to traffic
MBTA - Sudbury River Bridge (MP 26.35) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built ca. 1833; widened with concrete in 1923
Stone arch bridge over Sudbury River on MBTA Worcester Line
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1833; widened with concrete in 1923
Stone arch bridge over Sudbury River on MBTA Worcester Line
Open to traffic
MBTA - Washington St Tunnel - Salem (Essex County, Massachusetts)built in 1839; extended in 1948-58
Tunnel under downtown Salem- Washington St on MBTA frmr B&M RR
Open to traffic
Minister Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1834; replaced 1998
Lost stone arch bridge over Minister Creek on Layfield Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1834; replaced 1998
Lost stone arch bridge over Minister Creek on Layfield Road
Replaced by new bridge
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