19th Century
There are 1,720 bridges in this category · Only showing 479 bridges with photos
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Melan Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)Built 1894 under the direction of Frederick von Emperger; relocated 1964
Reinforced concrete arch bridge within Emma Sater Park near Rock Rapids, just off IA 9
Open to pedestrians only
Melcher Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1896 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1977 and 1995
Covered bridge over Leatherwood Creek on CR W20N
Open to traffic
Meramec Highlands Tunnel (St. Louis County, Missouri)Built 1883; bypassed in 1922; tracks removed 1929
Closed tunnel under Sunset Hill on the Frisco Railroad at Kirkwood
Closed with the entrances boarded up and the inside partially filled
Merchants Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Completed May 1890
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to railroad traffic only
Merriam Street Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Originally built 1887 by the King Iron Bridge Co. as a four-span truss bridge on Broadway Street; one span relocated here in 1987
Relocated through truss bridge over the Mississippi River (East Channel) on Merriam Street at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Mexican Canyon Trestle (Otero County, New Mexico)Built 1899; abandoned 1948
Large wooden trestle on the former Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain Railroad near Cloudcroft
Derelict, but scheduled for rehabilitation in 2007-08
Middle Road Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Built 1868; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Conneaut Creek on Middle Road in Conneaut
Open to traffic
Midland Tunnel No. 1 (Chaffee County, Colorado)Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
First of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic
Midland Tunnel No. 2 (Chaffee County, Colorado)Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Second of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic
Midland Tunnel No. 3 (Chaffee County, Colorado)Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Third of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic
Midland Tunnel No. 4 (Chaffee County, Colorado)Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Fourth of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic
Mill Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Indiana)Built 1885; rehabilitated 2000
Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on CR 220 East
Open to traffic
Mill Creek Park Suspension Bridge (Mahoning County, Ohio)Built 1895 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.
Suspension bridge over Mill Creek in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown
Open to traffic
Millport Covered Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)Built 1872 by William Hudson; collapsed ca. 1954 and replaced by a pony truss bridge
Lost covered bridge over Middle Fork Fabius River at Millport
No longer exists
Moscow Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)Built 1886 by E. L. Kennedy
Two-span covered bridge over Flatrock River on CR 900S at Moscow
Destroyed by tornado June 3, 2008
Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge (Vinton County, Ohio)Built 1875 by G. W. Pilcher; rehabilitated 1963
Covered bridge over Middle Fork Salt Creek on TR 8 (Mt. Olive Road)
Open to pedestrians only
Mull Covered Bridge (Sandusky County, Ohio)Built 1851; made obsolete by new bridge in 1962 and closed to traffic
Covered bridge on CR 9 southwest of Fremont
Open to pedestrians only
Mullen Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Built 1876; rehabilitated 1987-88
Covered bridge over Mill Creek on Doyle Road
Open to traffic
Neff's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1875
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Penn Grant Road
Open to traffic
New Germantown Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)Built 1891
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on TR 302
Open to traffic
Newburg Road Bridge (Macon County, Illinois)Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Friends Creek on Newburg Road (TR 23), 1.0 mi. east of Argenta
Closed to all traffic
Newport Covered Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)Built 1885 by J.J. Daniels; rehabilitated 1983
Covered bridge over Little Vermillion River on CR 50 North
Open to traffic
Nineteenth Street Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)Built 1888 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works; rehabilitated 1965; closed to traffic 1986; new bridge built 1992
Two-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Platte River on 19th Street in Denver
Open to pedestrians only
Nineveh Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)Built 1885; replaced 1989
Lost through truss bridge over Old Channel Chariton River on CR 175 east of Connelsville
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Noakes Bridge (Nodaway County, Missouri)Built 1891-92 by the St. Joseph Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss over One Hundred and Two River on 130th Street (CR 156) southwest of Hopkins
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1895
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad (now pedestrian trail) in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians
Oakalla Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)Built 1898 by J.J. Daniels
Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 375W
Open to traffic
Offutt's Ford Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)Built 1884 by Kennedy Bros.
Covered bridge over Little Blue River on Offutt Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Old Alton Bridge (Denton County, Texas)Built 1884 by the King Bridge Co.; later bypassed
Through truss bridge over Hickory Creek on Copper Canyon Road in Denton
Open to pedestrians only
Old Appleton Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)Built 1879 by H.W. Sebastian & Co. of St. Louis; washed away by flash flood on December 3, 1982; reconstructed 2005
Wrought-iron through truss bridge over Apple Creek on Main Street in Old Appleton
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Old Clay's Ferry Bridge (Fayette County, Kentucky)Built 1871; rehabilitated 1955
Two-span through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 2328 (Old US 25) in Lexington
Open to traffic
Old Red Covered Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)Built 1875 by William T. Washer
Covered bridge over Big Bayou on Barnes Road
Open to pedestrians
Old River Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)Built 1899 by the Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio; closed to traffic in 1974
Two-span through truss bridge over Saline River on the Old Military Road near Benton
Abandoned with portions of deck missing
Old River Road Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)Built 1893
Through truss bridge over Little Pigeon Creek on Old River Road
Open to traffic
Old Stone Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)Built 1861. General Sherman marched over the bridge in the Civil War. Bridge destroyed by flooding in 1969.
Lost stone arch bridge over Elk River on Old US HWY 231/431 in Fayetteville, TN
Destroyed by flood
Old Yankton Road Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Built 1895 by S.M. Hewett
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Old Yankton Road in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
Olin Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Built 1873; reconstructed 1993
Covered bridge over Ashtabula River on Dewey Road (TH 334) in Edgewood
Open to traffic
Orange Road Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)Built 1898 by the Toledo Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1970
Through truss bridge over Olentangy River on Orange Road (TR 114) in Powell
Open to one-lane traffic
Oregon Creek Covered Bridge (Yuba County, California)Built 1860 by Thomas Freeman
Covered bridge over Oregon Creek on Alleghany Road at Oregon Creek Campground
Open to traffic
Otter Creek Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)Built 1884 by Thomas A. Hardman; closed to traffic 1996
Covered bridge over Otter Creek on CR 850 West
Open to pedestrians only
Palisades Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Built 1881 by S.M. Hewitt & Co.
Through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek on 485th Avenue at Palisades State Park
Open to one-lane traffic
Papinville Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)Built 1884 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1995
Closed through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River just west of Papinville
Closed to all traffic
Paradise Road Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)Built 1896 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of St. Louis; demolished 1979 with the creation of Smithville Reservoir
Lost through truss over Little Platte River near Paradise
Removed
Parker Bridge (Montgomery County, Kansas)Built 1871 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Main span replaced with a Camelback through truss in the 1920's. Bridge closed and approach span removed Dec. 19, 1980. Rest of bridge demolished ca. 1988
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Verdigris River southeast of Coffeyville
No longer exists
Parr's Mill Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1865
Covered bridge over Roaring Creek on Parrs Mill Road, south of Catawissa
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1884
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 850 South
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1888
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 180 East
Open to traffic
Patoka River Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)Built 1885; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 700 South
Open to traffic
Petroleum Center Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884 by the Morse Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Two-span through truss bridge over Oil Creek on PA 1004 (Eagle Rock Road)
Open to one-lane traffic
Petticoat Lane Bridge (Orange County, New York)Built 1884 by the Groton Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Petticoat Lane, northeast of Bloomingburgh
Open to traffic
Phantom Canyon No. 1 Tunnel (Fremont County, Colorado)Built 1894 by the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad
Tunnel on CR 67 (Phantom Canyon Road) north of Florence
Open to one-lane traffic
Phantom Canyon No. 2 Tunnel (Fremont County, Colorado)Built 1894 by the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad
Tunnel on CR 67 (Phantom Canyon Road) north of Florence
Open to one-lane traffic
Pilot Grove Park Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)Built 1876 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated 1968
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge in Pilot Grove County Park
Open to pedestrians
Pine Mill Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Pine Creek in Wild Cat Den State Park
Open to pedestrians
Pinetown Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1867; rehabilitated 1974
Covered bridge over Big Conestoga River on Bridge Road (TR 620)
Open to traffic
Pleasantville Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1852 as an uncovered bridge; covered in 1856
Covered bridge over Little Manatawny Creek on PA 1030 (Covered Bridge Road)
Open to traffic
Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Greene County, Indiana)Built 1883 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; rehabilitated 1997
Covered bridge over Plummer Creek on Baseline Road (CR 25 East)
Open to traffic
Polo Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)Originally built 1875 over Otter Creek south of Harrison; relocated in Jan. 2002
Relocated bowstring truss bridge in a park in Polo
Open to pedestrians only
Portland Mills Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Originally built 1856 by Henry Wolfe; relocated 1961; arsoned in 1989; reconstructed 1996
Covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on CR E650N
Open to traffic
Pott's Ford Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)Built 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Solomon River on a local road, southwest of Glasco
Open to one-lane traffic
Priest Ford Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)Bypassed by new bridge in 2001
Through truss bridge over West Fork White River on Priest Ford Road (CR 750 W)
Open to pedestrians only
Ramp Creek Covered Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)Built 1838 by Henry Wolf; relocated 1932; rehabilitated 1986
Double-barreled covered bridge over North Fork Salt Creek at Brown County State Park in Nashville
Open to two lanes of traffic
Red Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)Built 1852; destroyed by a tornado in 1920
Lost covered bridge over Bourbeuse River somewhere near Union
Destroyed by severe weather
Republican River Pegram Truss Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)Built 1893 by the Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
Three-span through truss bridge over Republican River on 190th Road (RS 566), northeast of Concordia
Open to traffic
Republican River UPRR Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)Built 1894 by the Lassic Bridge & Ironworks of Chicago
Three-span through truss bridge over Republican River on the former Union Pacific Railroad, northeast of Concordia
Closed to railroad traffic with rails removed
Rice Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)Built 1890; restored 1990
Stone arch bridge at the east edge of Rice
Open to pedestrians only
Richards Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1852
Covered bridge over South Branch Roaring Creek on Jepko Road
Open to traffic
Riley Lake Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)Built 1893; replaced 1979
Derelict through truss bridge over Riley Creek on Kaskaskia Street (FAS 861) north of Fort Kaskaskia State Park
Abandoned on private property, but appears to be intact
Ringos Mill Covered Bridge (Fleming County, Kentucky)Built 1870. Bridge bypassed in 1968 by new bridge. Bridge placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Kingpost through truss bridge over Fox Creek on KY 158
Open to pedestrians
Rishel Covered Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built 1830
Covered bridge over Chillisquaque Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Rivaux Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)Built 1896 by the A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Pony truss bridge over Rivaux Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad), just east of Wainwright
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Riverdale Park Pedestrian Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Bridge was built by M. Lassic of Chicago, ILL It is unknown whether this two-span truss bridge was relocated from a former railroad crossing or formerly served vehicular traffic (24th St.)
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on city bike and pedestrian trail at Riverdale park, south of I-229 and west of Southeastern Avenue and railroad in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians
Rob Roy Covered Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)Built 1860; rehabilitated 1925
Covered bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 800N
Open to traffic
Roberts Covered Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)Built 1829 by Orlistus Roberts on Old Camden Road; damaged by arson 1986; relocated and restored 1991
Covered bridge over Seven Mile Creek in Eaton
Open to traffic
Rocheport Tunnel (Howard County, Missouri)Built 1893
Railroad tunnel on the Katy Trail just west of Rocheport in Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Rock Island Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)Built 1899 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad; lift span added 1972
Closed vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock at the Clinton Presidential Library
Awaiting rehabilitation to reopen for pedestrian traffic
Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)Built 1897 by the Union Bridge Co.
Abandoned through truss bridge over Rock River on the discontinued Illinois Central Railroad at Rock Rapids
Still standing, but rails removed
Rodrick Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)Built 1872 by the Coshocton Iron Works using a design patented in 1841 by Squire Whipple. Relocated in 1998.
Bowstring through truss bridge originally located over Wills Creek on TR 144 in Coshocton County and relocated to Newark just off Country Club Drive
Open to pedestrians only
Roebling Suspension Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built 1866 by John A. Roebling. Rehabilitated 1955.
Suspension bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington
Open to two-lane traffic
Rogers Street Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)Built 1889 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company Canton Ohio . Rehabilitated 2004.
Pratt through truss bridge on Rogers Street over Waxahachie Creek in Waxahachie
Open to pedestrians
Romeo Road Bridge (Will County, Illinois)Built 1899; closed to traffic 1992; replaced 1998
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Chicago S&S Canel on 135th Street (Romeo Road) in Romeoville
Replaced by modern fixed-span bridge
Romley Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)Built 1881 by the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad
Closed deck truss bridge over Pomeray Gulch (Chrysolite Creek) on FR 295 southwest of St. Elmo
Open to pedestrians only
Root Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1878 by Rolla Merydith; rehabilitated 2001
Covered bridge over South Branch Wolf Creek on CR 6
Open to pedestrians only
Root Road Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Built 1868; rehabilitated 1983
Two-span covered bridge over West Branch Ashtabula River on Root Road
Open to traffic
Rosehill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1849
Covered bridge over Cocalico Creek on Log Cabin Road
Open to traffic
Roseman Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)Built 1883; rehabilitated 1992
Covered bridge over Middle River next to CR G47
Open to pedestrians only
Ruhle Road Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)Originally built 1888 over Black Creek in Cambridge; relocated in 2001
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Ballston Creek at Malta
Open to pedestrians only
Rulo Railroad Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)Built 1887; truss sections replaced with new trusses in 1977 but retaining original piers
Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railroad in Rulo
Open to traffic
Rupert Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1847; rehabilitated 2000
Covered bridge over Fishing Creek on TR 409 in Bloomsburg
Open to traffic
Salamonie Road Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)Built 1885 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1993
Lost through truss over Wabash River on CR 200 W (Salamonie Road)
Replaced by modern bridge
Sam Eckman Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1876
Covered bridge over Little Fishing Creek on Covered Bridge Road, north of Sereno
Open to traffic
Sand Creek Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)Built 1890
Through truss bridge over Sand Creek on CR 250 West
Open to traffic
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)Built 1872 by the House Springs, Big River Valley Macadamized and Gravel Road Co. at a cost of $2,000
Covered bridge over Sandy Creek on Lemay Ferry Road north of Hillsboro
Open to pedestrians only
Santa Clara River Railroad bridge (Los Angeles County, California)Built in 1898 to connect Ventura and Saugus mainly for agricultural freight.
Through truss bridge over Santa Clara River on railroad in Santa Clarita
Closed to railroad traffic, popular jogging path
Santa Fe Truss Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)Built 1888 as a two-span bridge near Florida by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated here in 1932; replaced 1992
Lost wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Fork Salt River on CR 645 just south of Santa Fe
Replaced by a modern bridge
Schneider's Ford Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)Built 1897-98 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1979; replaced 1988
Lost through truss over Moreau River on Bald Hill Road, southeast of Jefferson City
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Scipio Covered Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)Built 1886; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Sand Creek on CR 575W
Open to traffic
Second Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)Built 1894-96, replacing the first Boonville bridge, but reusing the substructure. Replaced by the third and current Boonville bridge in 1932 on a slightly different
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge
Second Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1876 by engineer Thomas Griffith; demolished 1890
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for a steel arch bridge
Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1885
Covered bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Seigrist Road
Open to traffic