19th Century
There are 2,019 bridges in this category · Only showing 683 bridges with photos
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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 Bluff Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 900 North
Open to traffic
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
Pondtown Mill Bridge (Adams County, Pennsylvania)Built ca. 1880
Three-span stone arch bridge over Bermudian Creek on PA 1005 (Lattimore Valley Road) in Lake Meade
Open to traffic
Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge (Vinton County, Ohio)Built 1874 by Martin McGrath & Lyman Wells; rehabilitated 1932
Covered bridge over Raccoon Creek on Wilkesville Road (TR 4)
Open to pedestrians only
Poplar Grove Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)Built 1883; Subsequent work 1910; Replaced 1996
Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific RR on Poplar Grove Road in Town of Lebanon
Porterfield Road Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)Built ca. 1895
Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek on TR 357 (Porterfield Road)
Open to traffic
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
Portland Water Works Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)Built 1893
Through truss bridge over Sandy River carrying City of Portland Bull Run Water Conduits #2 and #4
Open to traffic
Possum Bottom Covered Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)Moved to roadside park off of US36 near Dana
Burr arch-truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
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
Red Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)Built 1896 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced by new bridge in 1980.
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Benson Creek on old KY 1005 (Devil's Hollow Rd.)
Abandoned
Red Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)Rehabilitated in 1999 and moved to Canal Park
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Old Wabash & Erie Canal on Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi
Open to pedestrians
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
Rinard Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1876 by the Smith Bridge Co.; destroyed by flash flood on Sept. 18, 2004. Rebuilt in 2006.
Rebuilt covered bridge over Little Muskingum River.
Destroyed by flooding, rebuilt
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
Riveredge Park Bridge (Washington County, Wisconsin)Built 1896; Retired to
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Rock River on Rock River Drive in Town of Addison
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 Bridge (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)Built 1870
Burr arch-truss bridge over Lower Little Swatara Creek on Lover's Road
Open to traffic
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
Roley School Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)Built in 1899 to span canal near Baltimore, later moved to Roley Road, moved to fairgrounds in 1974.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge in Lancaster
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
Roundup Bridge (Musselshell County, Montana)Built 1893-94 by the Hewett Bridge Co.; relocated in 1911
Wooden through truss bridge over Musselshell River on CR 118
Open to traffic
Ruddiman Creek Bridge (Muskegon County, Michigan)Built 1891; Pedestrian walkway built 1911; Repaired 1912; Steel walkway added 1916; Rehabilitated 1986
Concrete arch bridge over Ruddiman Creek on Lakeshore Drive
Open to traffic
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 Whipple truss over Wabash River on CR 200 W (Salamonie Road)
Replaced by modern bridge
Salt Fork Bowstring Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)Built ca. 1875
Bowstring through truss bridge over Salt Fork on CR 225
Open to traffic
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
Sample's Crossing Bridge (Fergus County, Montana)Built 1899 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced by new bridge in 1948 but allowed to remain standing
Through truss bridge over Judith River on Route 81
Unknown status
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
Schreyer Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)Built 1891, moved in 1987 to Schreyer farm on Basil Road.
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
Scipio Covered Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)Built 1886; rehabilitated 1984
Covered bridge over Sand Creek on CR 575W
Open to traffic
Scofield covered bridge (Brown County, Ohio)The bridge was replaced in the early 90's and the timbers were placed in storage.
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Beetle Creek on Martin Hill Road in Huntington
Replaced by new bridge
Scofield Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)Built Prior to 1891, Moved to this location and reinforced in 1891; Rebuilt 1910 for highway use; Demolished circa 1996
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern) on Scofield Road near Lebanon
Removed
Scott Highway Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)Built 1897; Closed 1989; Replaced 1998
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black Creek on Scott Hwy near Blissfield
Replaced by new bridge
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Bridge (Abbeville County, South Carolina)replaced by a 1967 railroad bridge built 1/4 mile south of this location
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Savannah River on seacoast railroad
Replaced by new bridge
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
Selby Avenue Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)Built 1890; modified 1960; closed to trafic in 1989; replaced 1993
Lost skewed through truss bridge over the Soo Line Railroad and Ayd Mill Road on Selby Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Settles Bridge (Forsyth County, Georgia)Built 1896; abandoned 1950's
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on former Settles Bridge Road
Abandoned
Shenk's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1855; rehabilitated 1977
Covered bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Erisnan Road
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
Shieldstown Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)Built 1876 by J.J. Daniels
Covered bridge over East Fork White River
Open to pedestrians only
Shinn Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1886 by E.B. Henderson; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over West Branch Wolf Creek on Palmer Road (TR 447)
Unknown status
Shoemaker Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1881
Covered bridge over West Branch Run on Shoemaker Bridge Road (PA 4027)
Open to pedestrians only
Sim Smith Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1883 by J.A. Britton; rehabilitated 1977
Covered bridge over Leatherwood Creek on CR N50W
Open to traffic
Singing Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)Built 1893; rehabilitated 1956
Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on US 60 in Frankfort
Open to traffic
Sixth Street Viaduct (Des Moines County, Iowa)Built 1996; Enhanced 1903; Replaced 1993
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Over BNSF Railroad & Valley Street on 6th Street in Burlington
Replaced by new bridge
Smith Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)Built 1877 by A. M. Kennedy; rehabilitated 1996
Covered bridge over Flatrock River on CR 150 North
Open to traffic
Smithfield Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1883 under the direction of engineer Gustav Lindenthal
Two-span lenticular through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh
Open to four lanes of traffic
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
Snyder Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1876
Covered bridge over Roaring Creek on Rarig Road, southeast of Catawissa
Open to traffic
Sock Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)Built 1893; Demolished 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Dam River on Sock Road in Town of Lowell
Demolished 1980, replaced by new bridge
South County Line Road Bridge (Montcalm County, Michigan)Built 1880; Replaced 1996; Relocated
Relocated Pratt through truss bridge that was over Flat River on South County Line Road near Greenville
Relocated to Fred Meijer Heartland Trail and replaced by new bridge
South Fork Blue River Main Street Bridge (Washington County, Indiana)Built 1884; rehabilitated 1987 and 2007
Through truss bridge over South Fork Blue River on Main Street in New Pekin
Open to traffic
Southwest Fifth Street Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)Built 1898 by J.H. Killmar; closed to traffic in 1993; rehabilitated 1998
Three-span through truss bridge over Raccoon River on SW 5th Street in Des Moines
Open to pedestrians only
Sparks Ferry Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)Built ca. 1890; closed to traffic 2006
Two-span through truss bridge over East Fork White River on Sparks Ferry Road
Open to pedestrians only
Speakman Covered Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)Built 1881
Covered bridge over Buck Run T Branch on Frog Hollow Road
Open to traffic
Spencer's Crossing Bridge (Anderson County, Kansas)Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 2005
Through truss bridge over Pottawatomie Creek, 0.6 mi. west and 0.1 mi. north of Greeley
Preserved
Spencerville Covered Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)Built 1873 by John McKay
Covered bridge over Saint Joseph River on CR 68
Open to traffic
Spring Creek 1700N Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)Built 1898
Lost through truss bridge over Spring Creek on 1700N Road
Closed to all traffic after suffering damage in a car accident
Spring Creek Road Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)Built 1890
Through truss bridge over Grove Creek on Spring Creek Road in Waxahachie
Preserved awaiting full restoration
Springfield Bridge (Faulkner County, Arkansas)Completed July 1874 by the King Bridge Manufactory & Iron Works of Iola, Kansas, a branch of the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Bypassed by a new bridge 1991.
Iron bowstring truss bridge over Cadron Creek near Springfield on the Conway-Faulkner County line
Open to pedestrians only
St. Clair Street Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)Built 1887 by the Columbia Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1999
Through truss bridge over a branch of Seven Mile Creek on St. Clair Street in Eaton
Open to traffic
Starrucca Viaduct (Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania)Built 1848
Stone arch bridge over Starrucca Creek on New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway in Lanesboro
Open to traffic
Station Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1881-82 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Station Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Open to pedestrians only
Stearns Truss (Carroll County, Indiana)Moved from Pulaski County and Rehabilitated in 2008
Stearns through truss bridge over Old Wabash & Erie Canal on Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi
Open to pedestrians
Stevenson Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)Built 1877 by the Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1975; closed to traffic 2003
Covered bridge over Massies Creek on Stevenson Road (CR 76) in Wilberforce
Open to pedestrians only