Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Howe through truss

Adams Mill Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1872 by the Wheelock Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Three-span covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on CR 50 East
Open to traffic

Allenville Covered Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built soon after the Civil War to replace an earlier structure. Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm during the morning of Nov. 2, 1945.
Lost covered bridge over Old Channel Whitewater River near Allenville
Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm

Ballard Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1883 by J.C. Brown
Covered bridge over North Fork Caesars Creek on Ballard Road (TR 6)
Open to traffic

Bean Blossom Covered Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)
Built 1880 by Joseph Basley
Covered bridge over Bean Blossom Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Bear Creek Covered Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1859; replaced 1931
Lost covered bridge over Bear Creek on the Hannibal-New London Toll Road
No longer standing

Bickham Covered Bridge (Logan County, Ohio)
Built 1877; rehabilitated 1959
Covered bridge over South Fork Miami River on CR 38
Open to traffic

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

Bridgeport Covered Bridge (Nevada County, California)
Built 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Co.; closed to traffic in 1973
Covered bridge over South Yuba River on Pleasant Valley Road in South Yuba State Park
Open to pedestrians only

Burfordville Covered Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Construction started 1858 by Joseph Lansman, but not completed until ca. 1867
Covered bridge over Whitewater River at Bollinger Mill Historic Site in Burfordville
Open to pedestrians only, except during special events

Busching Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by Thomas A. Hardman
Covered bridge over Laughery Creek on CR 40 South
Open to one-lane traffic

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

Cedar Chapel Covered Bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built in DeKalb County in 1884 by George Woerntz & Son, relocated to Conner Prarie Pioneer Settlement and restored.
Howe through truss bridge on trail at Conner Prarie.
Open to pedestrians

Cemetery Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1886 by Henry Hebble; relocated 1975
Covered bridge over Yellow Springs Creek in Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Open to pedestrians only

Centennial Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built in 1997 for Cottage Grove's Centennial. Built from the remains of two previous covered bridges.
Howe through truss bridge on Pedestrian Bridge
Open to pedestrians

Centennial Park Covered Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 2004
Replica covered bridge in Sedalia's Centennial Park near intersection of New York Avenue and 16th Street
Open to pedestrians only

Ceylon Covered Bridge (Adams County, Indiana)
Built 1862 by Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1963; closed to traffic 1974
Covered bridge over an old channel of Wabash River on CR 950S at Limberlost County Park
Open to pedestrians only

Chariton River Covered Bridge (Adair County, Missouri)
Built 1869
Lost 130-ft covered bridge over Chariton River somewhere in Adair County
No longer exists

Charleton Mill Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by Henry Hebble
Covered bridge over Massies Creek on Charleton Mill Road in Wilberforce
Open to traffic

Chitwood Covered Bridge (Lincoln County, Oregon)
Built 1926
Covered bridge over Yaquina River on Chitwood Road, just off US 20
Open to traffic

Covered Bridge (Warren County, Iowa)
Built 1882 over North River; Relocated to Lake Easter Park,
Howe through truss bridge in Carlisle Vacinity
Open to pedestrians

Curran Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built in 1925 Near Cottage Grove, Oregon. Restored in 1995.
Howe through truss bridge on Layng Road
Closed to all traffic

Darlington Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built 1868
Two-span covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 500 North, west of Darlington
Open to pedestrians only

Dorena Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built in 1947 after the Dorena Dam flooded the town of Dorena. Bridge tied together the two roads that met at the East end of the lake. Rehabilitated in 1996. Replaced by new bridge. You can drive accross it but it is a dead end.
Howe through truss bridge over Row River in Near Cottage Grove
Open to traffic

Flat Creek Covered Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1880 by Nicholas Hall and M. L. Carter; destroyed by fire on May 29, 1966
Lost covered bridge over Flat Creek on Ingram Avenue near Sedalia
No longer exists, but scale-model replica built in Sedalia's Centennial Park

Graham Mill Covered Bridge (Livingston County, Missouri)
Built 1866; replaced in the 1940's
Lost covered bridge northwest of Chillicothe
No longer exists

Grays River Covered Bridge (Wahkiakum County, Washington)
Built 1905; reconstructed 1989
Two-span covered bridge over Grays River on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Hammond Covered Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built 1894
Covered bridge over North Cedar Creek on 170th Place
Open to traffic

Harpersfield Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1868; northern approach added 1913 by the Riverside Bridge Co.; rehabiliated 1991-92
Two-span covered bridge with steel through truss approach over Grand River on Harpersfield Road
Open to traffic

Harris Covered Bridge (Benton County, Oregon)
Built 1929
Covered bridge over Marys River on Harris Road
Open to traffic

Hayden Covered Bridge (Benton County, Oregon)
Built 1945
Covered bridge over Alsea River on Hayden Road
Open to traffic

Hills Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by the Hocking Valley Bridge Works (A. Borneman)
Covered bridge over Little Muskingum River on CR 333
Open to pedestrians only

Homer Covered Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)
Collasped April 5, 1934
Lost Covered Bridge over Salt Fork River on IL 49 north of Homer
Collapsed

Houck Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1880 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1994
Two-span covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 550S
Open to traffic

Huffman Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1880
Two-span covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Huffman Road
Open to traffic

James Covered Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1887 by Barron & Hole
Covered bridge over Big Graham Creek on CR 625 S
Open to one-lane traffic

Jefferson Rail Road Bridge (Marion County, Texas)
Bypassed rail bridge over Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson. Built by the Phoenix Bridge Company 1897. New bridge sits just to the north, old bridge preserved in place.
Howe through truss bridge over Big Cypress Bayou
Closed to all traffic

Johnson Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Built 1887
Covered bridge over Clear Creek on Amanda-Clearport Road
Open to pedestrians only

Kidwell Covered Bridge (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1880, closed in 1978 after damage from overweight truck, recently restored and reopened to traffic.
Howe through truss bridge over Sunday Creek on Monserat Road (TR332)
Open to traffic

Knights Ferry Covered Bridge (Stanislaus County, California)
Built May 1864; closed to traffic June 1981; rehabilitated 1989
Four-span covered bridge over Stanislaus River at Knights Ferry
Open to pedestrians only

Kymulga Covered Bridge (Talladega County, Alabama)
Built 1861
Howe through truss bridge over Talladega Creek on an access to the Old Georgia Road in Kymulga Park about four miles north of Childersburg on Grist Mill Road
Preserved and open to pedestrians

Lancaster Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1872 by the Wheelock Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1981; damaged by flooding in 2004, fully rehabilitated and reopened 2006
Covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on CR 500 West
Open to traffic

Langley Covered Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Built 1887 by Pierce Bodner
Covered bridge over St. Joseph River on Covered Bridge Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Locust Creek Covered Bridge (Linn County, Missouri)
Built 1868 by Bishop and Eaton
Covered bridge over the old channel of Locust Creek between Laclede and Meadville off US 36
Open to pedestrians only

Lowell Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built in 1945 by John McWade, Raised in 1953 for Dexter Dam Construction,Closed in to vehicle traffic in 1981, Rehabilitated in 2006
Howe through truss bridge over Dexter Lake/Willamette River on Interpretive Path in Lowell
Open to pedestrians

Lower Gassaway Bridge (Pickens County, South Carolina)
Abandoned howe through truss bridge over Twelve Mile Creek on SC 137
Abandoned

McCafferty Covered Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1877; rehabilitated 1963
Covered bridge over East Fork Little Miami River on McCafferty Road (CR 105)
Open to traffic

McColly Covered Bridge (Logan County, Ohio)
Built 1876 by the Anderson Green Co.; rehabilitated 2000
Three-span covered bridge over Great Miami River on CR 13
Open to traffic

McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; rehabilitated 1957 and 1998
Covered bridge over Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park
Open to traffic

McKee Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1917, Closed to Vehicular Traffic 1956
Howe through truss bridge over Applegate River on Old Applegate Wagon Road
Open to pedestrians

Mechanicsville Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1867; rehabilitated 2003
Covered bridge over Grand River on Windsor-Mechanicsville Road
Open to traffic

Memorial Park Covered Bridge (Auglaize County, Ohio)
Built 1992
Modern covered bridge over St. Mary's River in Memorial Park at St. Mary's
Open to pedestrians only

Middle Road Covered Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Conneaut Creek on Middle Road in Conneaut
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

Moreau Creek Covered Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Lost covered bridge over Moreau Creek somewhere near California
No longer exists

Mosby Creek Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built in 1920. Oldest covered bridge in Lane County. Restored in 1990.
Howe through truss bridge on Mosby Creek Road
Open to traffic

New Hope Covered Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Josiah Bryant
Covered bridge over Whiteoak Creek on Bethel New Hope Road
Open to pedestrians only

Noah's Ark Covered Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1878; bypassed by new bridge in 1957; destroyed by flood in July 1965
Lost covered bridge over Little Platte River on Route B
Destroyed by flood

Norfolk-Southern Pigeon River Bridge (Cocke County, Tennessee)
Built 1916 by the American Bridge Company U.S.A.
Howe through truss bridge over Pigeon River on Norfolk-Southern Railway in Newport
Open to traffic

North Fork Holston River CSX Railroad Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Construction started in 1907 by the South and Western Railroad Co., and finished in 1908 by its successor, the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad Company (now CSX)
3-span Howe through truss railroad bridge over North Fork Holston River on CSX Railroad in Kingsport
Open to rail traffic

Old Norfolk-Southern Railway Bridge #6 (Cocke County, Tennessee)
Built 1916
Lost Howe Truss bridge on Southern Railway over French Broad River
Torn down when Douglass Lake was impounded by TVA, land piers still remain

Oregon City Covered Bridge (Butte County, California)
Built 1983 by Clay Castleberry
Modern covered bridge over Oregon Gulch Creek on Oregon Gulch Road at Oregon City
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

Owens Covered Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1866
Covered bridge over a branch of Yeader Creek in Ewing Park
Open to pedestrians only

Palmyra Covered Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Lost two-span covered bridge over North River just north of Palmyra
No longer exists

Parker Covered Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Built 1873 by J.C. Davis; burned May 17, 1991; restored 1993
Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 40A (Crane Road)
Open to traffic

Perche Creek Covered Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1851 by Travis Burroughs for $2,500
Lost covered bridge over Perche Creek west of Columbia, near the modern I-70 crossing
Removed 1931 after a new bridge was built on US 40 in 1924

Pine Bluff Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 900 North
Open to traffic

Potter's Covered Bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built in 1870 by Josiah Durfee, Restored for pedestrian use in a county park.
Howe through truss bridge over West Fork White River on old Allisonville Road
Open to pedestrians

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

Red Covered Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1863; rehabilitated 1973
Covered bridge over Bureau Creek on Old Dad Joe Trail in Princeton
Open to traffic

Roann Covered Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1877; rehabilitated 1992
Two-span covered bridge over Eel River on CR 700 West in Roann
Open to traffic

Rob Roy Covered Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1860; rehabilitated 1925
Covered bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 800N
Open to traffic

Robyville Covered Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1876; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Kenduskeag Stream on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Salt Fork Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Henry Bingham for $5,000; removed 1915
Lost covered bridge over Salt Fork west of Napton
No longer exists

Salt River Covered Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built during the 1850's
Lost two-span covered bridge over Salt River north of New London on the Hannibal-New London Toll Road
No longer standing

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

Scipio Covered Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1886; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Sand Creek on CR 575W
Open to traffic

Sherburne Bridge (Fleming County, Kentucky)
Originally a privately owned toll bridge. Lost to arson on April 6, 1981.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Licking River in Sherburne
Destroyed by fire

Shoal Creek Covered Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1859; removed in 1894 and timber sold to the Hamilton-Kingston Railroad
Lost covered bridge over Shoal Creek somewhere near Kingston
Removed

Snow Hill Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built 1894 by William Butts and John Horn; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Johnson Fork Whitewater River on Snow Hill Road
Open to traffic

South Fork Holston River CSX Railroad Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1907 as part of first segment of the South & Western RR, later the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio, later the Clinchfield, now the CSX Railroad
Howe Truss railroad bridge over the South Fork Holston River on the CSX (formerly Clinchfield) Railroad
Open to rail traffic

South Salem Covered Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)
Built 1900
Covered bridge over Buckskin Creek on Lower Twin Road (CR 54)
Open to traffic

Spencer Creek Covered Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1976 by Roger Adams
Replica covered bridge over Spencer Creek at Spencer Creek Subdivision in St. Peters
Open to traffic

Springdale Covered Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1859; rehabilitated 1946
Lost covered bridge over Stranger Creek near Springdale
No longer exists

State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
Built 1890 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. under a $5,790 state contract
Lost two-span Howe through truss bridge over Colorado River
No longer exists

Stewart Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built in 1930 and remained in use until 1982. Due to flood water debris it was then closed. Restored in 1996.
Howe through truss bridge on Garoutte Road
Closed to all traffic

Stockheughter Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built 1887 by the Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1988
Covered bridge over Salt Creek on Enochsburg Road
Open to traffic

Stonelick Covered Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Built 1878; rehabilitated 1971
Covered bridge over Stonelick Creek on Stonelick Williams Corner Road (CR 116)
Open to traffic

Sunny Valley Covered Bridge (Josephine County, Oregon)
Built 1920; rehabilitated 2001
Covered bridge over Grave Creek on Sunny Valley Loop
Open to traffic

Swartz Covered Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by Moses Weymouth; rehabilitated 1994
Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 130A
Open to traffic

Switzer Covered Bridge (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 1262
Open to pedestrians

Tabo Covered Bridge (Lafayette County, Missouri)
Washed away in 1928
Lost covered bridge over Tabo Creek on the Santa Fe Trail (now US 24), west of Dover
No longer exists

Thompson Mill Covered Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1868 at a cost of $2,500
Covered bridge over Kaskaskia River north of Cowden
Open to pedestrians only

Two Bayou Covered Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Lost covered bridge over Two Bayou Creek on US 79 just southwest of Camden in Camden
No longer exists

Waldo Covered Bridge (Talladega County, Alabama)
Built 1858. Bridge was used in the Civil War by Wilson's Raiders in April of 1865. Bridge remained in use until 1960.
Howe through truss bridge over Talladega Creek on an old Socopatoy Indian trail just off AL 77 behind Riddle's Mill Restaurant
Preserved but with approaches removed

Wallace Covered Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1871
Howe through truss bridge over Sugar Mill Creek
Open to pedestrians

Williams Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1884 by J.J. Daniels
Two-span covered bridge over East Fork White River on Huron & Williams Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Wolf Bridge (Knox County, Illinois)
Built 1874. Destroyed by fire in 1994, rebuilt in 1999.
Howe through truss bridge on unknown road
Open to traffic

Wyaconda River Covered Bridge (Lewis County, Missouri)
Lost covered bridge over Wyaconda River somewhere near LaGrange
No longer exists