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Built during 1850s

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Abandoned NYC - Blues Creek Stone Arch (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1854
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Blues Creek on Abandoned railroad
Abandoned

Abbott Park Stone Arch #2 (Franklin County, Maine)
Built 1850
Stone arch bridge over Bever Brook on Pedestrian walkway
Open to pedestrians only

Abbott Park Stone Arch #3 (Franklin County, Maine)
Built 1850
Stone arch bridge over Bever Brook on Pedestrian walkway
Open to pedestrians only

Acushnet River Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1959
Stone arch bridge over Acushnet River on Main Street
Open to traffic

Albany Covered Bridge 29-02-06 (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1858; rehabilitated 1970
Covered bridge over Swift River on Dugway Road in Albany
Open to traffic

Aldrich Change Bridge (Wayne County, New York)
Built 1858 to span the Erie Canal at Rochester; relocated 1880 to Palmyra; sold to farmer and relocated to cross Ganargua Creek; collapsed 1996; relocated and restored in Palmyra 2002-03
Parker pony truss bridge relocated and preserved at Aqueduct Park in Palmyra
Open to pedestrians

Amoskeag Falls Bridge 29-06-20x (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1854
Burr long Through truss bridge over Merrimack River
Collapsed

Arches Trail - Cress Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Illinois)
Built ca 1855; originally Terre Haute & Alton RR, later Big Four RR, later New York Central RR
Stone arch bridge over Cress Creek on Arches Rail Trail (formerly Big Four RR)
Open to pedestrians only

Arlington Green Covered Bridge 45-02-01 (Bennington County, Vermont)
Built 1852; rehabilitated 1979
Covered bridge over Battenkill River on C3023 in Arlington
Open to traffic

ATN - Laney Tunnel (Etowah County, Alabama)
Built 1851, reinforced 2010
Tunnel on Alabama & Tennessee River Railway
Open to traffic

B&O - Grafton Bridge (Taylor County, West Virginia)
Built 1854
Lost Fink through truss bridge over Tygart Valley River on B&O Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852; Converted to road-only use 1894; 3 spans destroyed by flood 1924; Totally destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340
Destroyed by flood

B&O - Kingwood Tunnel (Preston County, West Virginia)
Bored 1852; Subsequent work 1903 and 1912; Abandoned and sealed 1950
Tunnel on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Tunnelton
Sealed Up in 1950

B&O - Lodgeville Tunnel (Old) (Harrison County, West Virginia)
Bored in 1857 and bypassed in 1952.
Abandoned tunnel for B&O Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

B&O - Monogahela River Fink Truss Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Fink iron bridge built here 1852; Destroyed by the CSA 1863; Replaced by indentical structure 1865; Replaced 1887
Lost Fink through truss bridge over Monongahela River on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Muskigum River Bollman Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1855, Replaced 1912
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Railroad (B&O)
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - North Branch Potamac River Bridge (Old) (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1857
Lost Deck truss bridge over North Branch Potomac River on B&O Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Pulp Mill Bollman Truss (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Armory Canal on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Shannon Tunnel (Doddridge County, West Virginia)
Lost Tunnel on the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on the North Bend Rail Trail.
Daylighted and replaced by a cut

B&O - Woods Fork Creek Bridge (Scott County, Indiana)
Stone double arch bridge built by Irish Laborers in 1856
Abandoned deck arch bridge over Woods Fork creek on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Bank Street Covered Bridge 07-05-13x (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1856; Replaced 1936
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Naugatuck River on Bank Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Barrackville Covered Bridge 48-25-02 (Marion County, West Virginia)
Built in 1853 by Eli & Lemuel Chenoweth; Bypassed 1987; ACROW pony truss installed 1991 due to deterioration; Renovated 1998
Burr arch-truss bridge over Buffalo Creek
Open to pedestrians

Barryville-Shohola Suspension Bridge (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854; Damaged by severe wind storm 1859; Cables snapped 1865; Repaired & rehabilitated 1866; Replaced 1941
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Deleware River on SR434
Replaced by a new bridge

Bartlett Covered Bridge 29-02-02 (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1850; Rehabilitated with added arches c. 1920's; Bypassed 1939; Sold to private owner and converted to gift shop 1965
Paddleford through truss bridge
Open to customers only

Bay Street Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1950
Wooden bridge over MBTA (Abandoned) on Bay Street in Taunton
Filled in

Bear Creek Covered Bridge 25-87-02x (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built 1853; replaced 1931
Lost covered bridge over Bear Creek on the Hannibal - New London Toll Road
No longer standing

Beaver Brook East Stream Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1921
Stone arch bridge over Beaver Brook East Stream on MA 113 (Pleasant Street) in Dracut
Open to traffic

Beaver Brook West Stream Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1921
Stone arch bridge over Beaver Brook West Stream on MA 113 (Pleasant Street) in Dracut
Open to traffic

Bells Mill Bridge 38-65-01 (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1988
Wooden covered bridge over Sewickley Creek
Open to light auto traffic

Bement Covered Bridge 29-07-03 (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1854; rehabilitated 1964
Covered bridge over West Branch Warner River on Bradford Center Road in Bradford
Open to traffic

Berry Street Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1851-1856; Converted to road use 1998
Tunnel on West Busway
Open to traffic

Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge (original 1856 bridge) (Butte County, California)
Built 1856 using materials transported from Troy, NY; closed to traffic in 1954; relocated 1967
Relocated suspension bridge formerly over Feather River
Open to pedestrians

Blackwater River Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Steve, Boomer, and Co. of St. Louis for $6,000; Removed 1915
Lost covered bridge over Blackwater River somewhere in Saline County
No longer exists

Blenheim Bridge (Schoharie County, New York)
Built 1855; Approach span added 1869; Approach span rebuilt 1887 & 1895; bypassed 1932; lost 2011
Covered bridge over Schoharie Creek on River Road
Destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug 28, 2011

Blue Ridge Tunnel (Nelson County, Virginia)
Built 1858
Abandoned tunnel on Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

BM - Souhegan River Covered Deck Truss (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1851; Burned 1907; Replaced 1908
Lost Deck truss bridge over Souhegan River on Boston & Maine railroad
Destroyed by fire

Bowerston Tunnel (Harrison County, Ohio)
Built by the Steubenville & Indiana, bypassed by the Pennsylvania RR in 1950
Abandoned tunnel on Former PPR
Derelict/abandoned

Branch River Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1855
Stone arch bridge over Branch River on RI 5 in North Smithfield
Open to traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850
Stone arch bridge over Ten Mile River on Bridge Street in Attleboro
Open to traffic

Bridgeport Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built ca 1851; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Partially blown up by Confederate General Danville Leadbetter; Remaining spans burned by Union General Ormsby M. Mitchell
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tennessee River on Nashville & Chattanooga Railway


Broad Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1990 CA
Stone arch bridge over a branch Neshaminy Creek on Broad Street in Hatfield
Open to traffic

Bronx River Long Truss (Bronx County, New York)
Built 1853; Replaced 1912
Lost Col. Stephen H. Long-patented Pratt pony truss bridge over Bronx River on 242nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Buena Vista Ferry (Marion County, Oregon)
Established 1852, Current ferry built in 2011
Ferry across Willamette River on Buena Vista Rd/Willamette Ferry St.
Open to traffic

Buskirk Covered Bridge 32-42-02 / 32-58-04 #2 (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1850; rebuilt 1880, rehabilitated 2005
Covered bridge over Hoosic River on CR 103
Open to traffic

C&F - Jordan Creek Iron Bridge (1857) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1857; Replaced 1889
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Jordan Creek on Catasauqua & Fogelsville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

C&O Canal - Wiley Ford Bridge (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1850
Lost Burr Arch & Town bridge over Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal) that connected Virginia Avenue in Cumberland, Maryland, with Wiley Ford, West Virginia
Replaced by a new bridge

C&O Canal Evitts Creek Aqueduct (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1838-1850
Deck arch bridge over Evitt's Creek on C&O Canal Towpath
Open to pedestrians only

C&O Canal Town Creek Aqueduct (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1850
Stone arch bridge over Town Creek on Chesapeake and Ohio Canal & Towpath
Open to pedestrians only

C&O Canal Trail Paw Paw Tunnel (Allegany County, Maryland)
Bulding began in 1836, finished 1850
Tunnel on C&O Canal
Open to pedestrians

Cades Mill Covered Bridge 14-23-02 (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1854 by Captain White
Covered bridge over Coal Creek on Cades Hollow Road
Open to pedestrians only

California Central - Folsom Railroad Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1858, replaced in 1866
Lost Deck truss bridge over American River on California Central Railroad in Folsom
Removed but not replaced

Camp Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1858; rehabilitated 1916, 1932, and ca. 1985
Stone arch bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek on Camp Road in Salford Township
Closed to all traffic

Canal Street Spicket River Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; rehabilitated 1907; demolished 2016
Stone arch bridge over Spicket River on Canal Street in Lawrence
Replaced by a new bridge

Carpenter Road Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1985
Wooden bridge over P&W Southbridge Branch (abandoned) on Carpenter Road in Dudley
Open to traffic

Carrollton Covered Bridge 48-01-02 (Barbour County, West Virginia)
Built 1856; rebuilt with concrete beam deck 1963; rehabilitated 2003, heavily damaged by arson August 10, 2017; reopened Sept. 14, 2017 with exposed superstructure
Burr Arch covered bridge over Buckhannon River on County Route 36
Closed

Carver-Wismer Road Bridge in Carversville, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over Paunnacussing Creek on Carver-Wismer Road in Carversville, Solebury Twp, PA
Open to traffic

Centennial Avenue Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1983
Wooden bridge over MBTA on Centnnial Avenue in Gloucester
Open to traffic

Century Lane Bridge Bensalem Twp, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853; rehabilitated 1950 CA & 2004 (accoding to builders plate)
Stone and concrete arch bridge over Poquessing Creek on Century Lane in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Change Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1856-1857
Abandoned suspension bridge over Lehigh River on Hugh Moore Parkway
Derelict/abandoned

Church Road Overpass (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1850; rehabilitated 1945; replaced 2007
Lost pony truss bridge over Amtrak on Church Road in Ardmore
Replaced

Clinton Covered Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built 1853
Lost Covered bridge over Wabash River on Elm Street
Demolished. Replaced by new bridge in 1899

CN - Bridge #142.9 (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1853, Later Encased in Concrete
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Clear Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Bridge #185.72 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1853
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Catfish Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Carr Road Overpass (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1853, deck refurbished 1926
Stone arch Bridge over Carr Road on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Chesterman Road Tunnel (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1853, Encased in Concrete 1922
Stone arch bridge over S. Fork Catfish Creek and Former Chesterman Road on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Kelly Road Overpass (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1853, deck refurbished 1926
Stone Arch bridge over Kelly Road on the ICRR, 2.8 mi. northeast of Galena
Open to traffic

CN - Malone Creek Stone Arch (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1853
Stone arch bridge over Malone Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Posey Hollow Road Overpass (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1853, deck refurbished 1926
Arch bridge over Posey Hill Road on the ICRR, 3 mi. northeast of Galena
Open to traffic

CNJ/Bel-Del/LV - Delaware River Double-Decker Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854; Supllemental Spans added 1866; Replaced 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central Railroad of New Jersey/Lehigh Valley Railway (Upper Deck) & Belvidere Delaware Railroad (Lower Deck)
Replaced by a new bridge

Coburn Covered Bridge 45-12-02 (Washington County, Vermont)
Built 1851 by Larned Coburn; rehabilitated 1973
Covered bridge over Winooski River on Coburn Road (C3030)
Open to traffic

Coldwater Covered Bridge 01-08-01 (Calhoun County, Alabama)
Built ca 1850 over Coldwater Creek; Relocated in 1990 to city park and placed over an outlet from Oxford Lake
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over inlet to Oxford Lake on Trail in Oxford
Open to pedestrians

Collins Station Covered Bridge 21-07-17x (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1852; Damaged by flooding from hurricane 1938; Dismantled and replaced 1939
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Chicopee River
Destroyed by flooding

Concord River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1858; rehabilitated 1961
Stone arch bridge over Concord River on MA 110 in Lowell
Open to traffic

Congress Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 2008
Bascule bridge over Fort Point Channel on Congress Street in Boston
Open to traffic

Conowingo Bridge (Harford County, Maryland)
Built 1859; parts washed away during flood 1864; Flood destroyed two spans 1904; Spans replaced with iron spans 1906; Fire destroys 7 spans 1907; Spans replaced with iron spans 1909; Removed 1927 as dam built downstream; two metal spans reusedsed nea
Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Conowingo Road
Replaced by new bridge

Contoocook Covered Bridge 29-07-63x (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1853; Razed 1935
Lost Long through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Main Street/Park Avenue/Route 103
Removed as part of a WPA make-work project

Cook's Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; Widened 1897
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Elliot Street
Open to traffic

Court Avenue Bridge (1st) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1858, Destroyed 1869
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Crawfordsville & Wabash - Wabash River Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1852(?), approach collapsed in 1890, replaced in 1897
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Monon Railroad in Delphi
Replaced by a new bridge

CRCX - Long Dock Tunnel (Hudson County, New Jersey)
Built 1856
Tunnel under Palisades Ridge on Conrail Shared Assets/frmr Erie RR


Crooks Covered Bridge 14-61-17 (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1856, rebuilt 1867
Covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on CR225E
Open to traffic

Croton Reservoir Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1852?; replaced 1904
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Croton Reservoir on Old Croton Dam Road
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - Bloomington Viaduct (Garrett County, Maryland)
Built 1851 the original Stone bridge was encased in the current concrete arch in 1916.
Stone arch bridge over North Branch Potomac River on CSX Railroad (Formally B&O Railroad)
Open to traffic

CSX - Boiling Fork Stone Arch Bridge (Franklin County, Tennessee)
Built 1851 as wooden trestle, replaced with stone arch bridge around turn of century
Spectacular stone arch bridge over Boiling Fork Creek on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Butler Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Columbia County, Georgia)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over Butler Creek on Railroad (CSX)
Open to traffic

CSX - Cumberland Mountain Tunnel (Franklin County, Tennessee)
Built 1852 by Stevenson,V.K
Tunnel under Cumberland Mountains on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Dewees Farm Overpass (Union County, Indiana)
Built 1856
Stone arch bridge over Private Farm Road on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX - Schuylkill River Viaduct (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853-56; Altered 1935
Stone arch bridge over Schuylkill River on CSX Railroad


CSX - Snow Creek Culvert (Amherst County, Virginia)
Built 1851
Stone arch bridge over Snow Creek on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Tunnelton Tunnel (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Originally built for 6' gauge. Lined with brick and shortened to 1731 ft. about 1898
Tunnel on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CVR - Susquehanna River Covered Bridge (Second) (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1855; destroyed by flood 1877
Lost Deck truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Cumberland Valley Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

D&C - Deer Creek Tunnel (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Construction began in the 1850, ceased in1855
Abandoned tunnel on Railroad (D&C)
Abandoned

Dalton Covered Bridge 29-07-05 (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1853 by Joshua Sanborn; Rehabilitated 1963
Covered Queenspost/Long through truss bridge over Warner River on Joppa Road West in Warner
Open to traffic

Deep Run Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854
Lost Stone arch bridge over Deep Run on Deep Run Road
Replaced by new bridge

Derek Hines Memorial Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1966
Swing bridge over Merrimack River on Main Street in Amesbury
Replaced by a new bridge

DL - Nay Aug Tunnel (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania)
The tunnel on the north, built in 1856, is currently active. The tunnel on the south, built in 1905, was damaged by a hurricane in 1955.
Tunnel on Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad
Open to traffic

DL&W - Factoryville Tunnels (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854
Abandoned tunnel under Tunkhannock Mountain on DL&W Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

DL&W - Manunka Chunk Tunnels (Warren County, New Jersey)
Built 1856, 2nd bore opened 1869, abandoned 1970
Abandoned tunnel on DL&W Old Road
Derelict/abandoned

Douglas Road Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; rehabilitated 1923
Stone arch bridge over Mumford River on Douglas Road
Open to traffic

Downsville Covered Bridge 32-13-01 (Delaware County, New York)
Built 1857 by Robert Murray; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over East Branch Delaware River on Bridge Street
Open to pedestrians only

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