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Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road), Paradise, Butte County, CA

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run ...

modified Pratt truss (4); 230' long; 3 span, combined wood & iron Significance: The Honey Run Bridge is the best preserved of four surviving examples of Pratt-type wood covered bridges in the United States. Th... More

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap Creek, Covington, Covington, Virginia

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap...

Significance: The Humpback Covered Bridge was built for the James River & Kanawha Turnpike and is one of the early turnpikes through the Alleghany region of Virginia. It is the oldest bridge in Virginia, and t... More

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of Stockton-Sonora Road, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of ...

See HABS No. CA-158, Covered Bridge for further information 3 photos. Significance: The Knight's Ferry Bridge was built in 1863-64 to replace an 1857 uncovered wooden truss that was destroyed in a flood. This ... More

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of Stockton-Sonora Road, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of ...

See HABS No. CA-158, Covered Bridge for further information 3 photos. Significance: The Knight's Ferry Bridge was built in 1863-64 to replace an 1857 uncovered wooden truss that was destroyed in a flood. This ... More

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of Stockton-Sonora Road, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of ...

See HABS No. CA-158, Covered Bridge for further information 3 photos. Significance: The Knight's Ferry Bridge was built in 1863-64 to replace an 1857 uncovered wooden truss that was destroyed in a flood. This ... More

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of Stockton-Sonora Road, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of ...

See HABS No. CA-158, Covered Bridge for further information 3 photos. Significance: The Knight's Ferry Bridge was built in 1863-64 to replace an 1857 uncovered wooden truss that was destroyed in a flood. This ... More

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of Stockton-Sonora Road, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of ...

See HABS No. CA-158, Covered Bridge for further information 3 photos. Significance: The Knight's Ferry Bridge was built in 1863-64 to replace an 1857 uncovered wooden truss that was destroyed in a flood. This ... More

Lady Bird Johnson Park 1932 Ornamental Pear , Lady Bird Johnson Park, Columbia Island, South terminus, Near Boundary Channel Bridge, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Lady Bird Johnson Park 1932 Ornamental Pear , Lady Bird Johnson Park, ...

For related documentation, see also HALS VA-12 (Lady Bird Johnson Park 1932 Crabapple), HALS VA-14 (Lady Bird Johnson Park Eastern Cottonwood), HALS VA-15 ("Methuselah" Willow Oak), HALS VA-66 (Mount Vernon Mem... More

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

Imes Bridge, Spanning a ravine south of County Road G50, .5 mile west of I-35, Saint Charles, Madison County, IA

Imes Bridge, Spanning a ravine south of County Road G50, .5 mile west ...

Significance: Imes Bridge is one of nineteen covered bridges built in Madison County, Iowa, in the late nineteenth century, and the oldest of five that survive. Survey number: HAER IA-94 Building/structure da... More

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Stono River Bridge, Spanning Stono River between James & Johns Islands, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Stono River Bridge, Spanning Stono River between James & Johns Islands...

Significance: The Stono River Bridge is identified as "Charleston 3) in the South Carolina Department of Transportation's Metal Truss Highway Bridge Inventory. The bridge is noteworthy in that it represents th... More

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradise Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradis...

type-4 Smith Truss; 180' long; 2 span Significance: Powder Works Bridge is the second oldest of twenty-one extant Smith truss covered bridges in the United States. It was built in 1872 for the California Powde... More

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradise Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradis...

type-4 Smith Truss; 180' long; 2 span Significance: Powder Works Bridge is the second oldest of twenty-one extant Smith truss covered bridges in the United States. It was built in 1872 for the California Powde... More

Pine Brook Bridge, Spanning Pine Brook on Town Highway 3, Fayston, Washington County, VT

Pine Brook Bridge, Spanning Pine Brook on Town Highway 3, Fayston, Was...

Significance: One of only four kingposts left in Vermont, this example of a once common type underwent an important repair by Milton S. Graton. It also illustrates the public policy issues surrounding historic ... More

Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill Road, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT

Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill Road, T...

Significance: Flint Bridge is a well-built example of the queenpost truss, an important style of timber framing with a history going back to the Middle Ages. The bridge is also significant because of the sympa... More

Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill Road, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT

Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill Road, T...

Significance: Flint Bridge is a well-built example of the queenpost truss, an important style of timber framing with a history going back to the Middle Ages. The bridge is also significant because of the sympa... More

King's Bridge, Spanning Laurel Hill Creek at bypassed State Highway No. 653, New Lexington, Somerset County, PA

King's Bridge, Spanning Laurel Hill Creek at bypassed State Highway No...

Significance: Although the history of this bridge has not been thoroughly documented, physical evidence suggests that King's Bridge was originally built in the mid-nineteenth century and largely rebuilt in 1906... More

Rollins Farm Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad at Ham Road, Rollinsford, Strafford County, NH

Rollins Farm Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad at Ham Road, Rol...

Significance: Rollins Farm Bridge is one of possibly seven standing boxed pony timber bridges in North America, and one of four in New Hampshire. It is the only example of the numerous overhead roadway bridges... More

White's Bridge, Spanning Flat River, White's Bridge Road, Smyrna, Ionia County, MI

White's Bridge, Spanning Flat River, White's Bridge Road, Smyrna, Ioni...

Significance: White's Bridge is one of two surviving examples of a Brown truss covered bridge in the United States. Patented by Josiah Brown Jr. in 1857, the Brown truss represents a mid-nineteenth century flo... More

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville, Windsor County, VT

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road,...

Significance: Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building. It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builders may ha... More

King Avenue Bridge, Spanning Olentangy River, Columbus, Franklin County, OH

King Avenue Bridge, Spanning Olentangy River, Columbus, Franklin Count...

Significance: As the first concrete arch bridge constructed along the lower Olentangy River and King Avenue Bridge served as a major cornerstone in the implementation of the 1903 "Master Plan" for Columbus. The... More

King Avenue Bridge, Spanning Olentangy River, Columbus, Franklin County, OH

King Avenue Bridge, Spanning Olentangy River, Columbus, Franklin Count...

Significance: As the first concrete arch bridge constructed along the lower Olentangy River and King Avenue Bridge served as a major cornerstone in the implementation of the 1903 "Master Plan" for Columbus. The... More

Bridgeport Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Yuba River at bypassed section of Pleasant Valley Road (originally Virginia Turnpike) in South Yuba River State Park , Bridgeport, Nevada County, CA

Bridgeport Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Yuba River at bypass...

Howe truss with arch See also HABS No. CA-1401 for additional documentation, including one photograph. Significance: The Bridgeport Covered Bridge is 233 feet long and was originally built as part of a toll roa... More

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridge Road, Cleveland, Blount County, AL

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridg...

Significance: Swann Bridge is one of three surviving covered bridges in Blount County, Alabama, one of the last strongholds of covered bridge building in the United States. Survey number: HAER AL-201 Building... More

Kidd's Mill Bridge, Spanning Shenango River at Kidd's Mills Road (Township Road 653), Greenville, Mercer County, PA

Kidd's Mill Bridge, Spanning Shenango River at Kidd's Mills Road (Town...

See also, "Structural Study of Smith Trusses," HAER No. PA-645. For an example of another Smith truss, see Rinard Bridge, HAER No. OH-130. Significance: Kidd's Mill Bridge is the oldest and easternmost of twen... More

Kidd's Mill Bridge, Spanning Shenango River at Kidd's Mills Road (Township Road 653), Greenville, Mercer County, PA

Kidd's Mill Bridge, Spanning Shenango River at Kidd's Mills Road (Town...

See also, "Structural Study of Smith Trusses," HAER No. PA-645. For an example of another Smith truss, see Rinard Bridge, HAER No. OH-130. Significance: Kidd's Mill Bridge is the oldest and easternmost of twen... More

Harshman Bridge, Spanning Four Mile Creek, Concord-Fairhaven Road, Fairhaven, Preble County, OH

Harshman Bridge, Spanning Four Mile Creek, Concord-Fairhaven Road, Fai...

Significance: Harshman Bridge is one of seven Childs trusses in the United States. Patented in 1846 by Horace Childs of New Hampshire, the Childs truss never came into the mainstream of covered bridge building... More

Village Bridge, Spanning Mad River at Bridge Street, Fayston, Washington County, VT

Village Bridge, Spanning Mad River at Bridge Street, Fayston, Washingt...

Significance: Built in 1833, Village Bridge is the oldest extant covered bridge in Vermont and a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge construction. It is also of interest for i... More

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Putnam County, IN

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Put...

Significance: J.A. Britton, one of Indiana's most prolific covered bridge builders, built the Pine Bluff Bridge in 1886. It is an excellent example of the Howe truss, patented in 1840 by William Howe of Massac... More

Doe River Bridge, Spanning Doe River, Third Avenue, Elizabethton, Carter County, TN

Doe River Bridge, Spanning Doe River, Third Avenue, Elizabethton, Cart...

See also HABS No. TN-224 (Elizabethton Covered Bridge) for additional documentation. Significance: The Doe River Bridge played an integral role in the historical development of the City of Elizabethton and is o... More

Uhlerstown Bridge, Spanning Delaware Canal, Uhlerstown Hill Road, Uhlerstown, Bucks County, PA

Uhlerstown Bridge, Spanning Delaware Canal, Uhlerstown Hill Road, Uhle...

Significance: The Uhlerstown Bridge was the only covered bridge to span the 60-mile Delaware Division Canal. Although the wood floor system has been replaced with steel, the structure otherwise retains its his... More

Crum Bridge, Spanning Little Muskingum River, TR 384A (formerly Old Camp Road), Rinard Mills, Monroe County, OH

Crum Bridge, Spanning Little Muskingum River, TR 384A (formerly Old Ca...

Significance: Crum Bridge is an unusual example of a multiple king post truss with tied arch center span. At 192', it is one of the two longest covered bridges in Ohio. Survey number: HAER OH-123 Building/st... More

Jackson Covered Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 775N  (Changed from Spanning Sugar Creek), Bloomingdale, Parke County, IN

Jackson Covered Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 775N (Changed from S...

Burr truss, 1 span, 207' Significance: The Jackson Bridge was built in 1861 by J.J. Daniels. It spans Sugar Creek and is of double Burr construction. It has survived all major floods. This includes the flood... More

Bath-Haverhill Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, bypassed section of Ammanoosuc Street (SR 135), Woodsville, Grafton County, NH

Bath-Haverhill Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, bypassed section of ...

Significance: Bath-Haverhill Bridge is the oldest existing Town lattice truss, and one of the oldest covered bridges in the country. The Town lattice truss was one of the most widely used wooden truss forms. ... More

Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Griggs County Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Route 2, Cooperstown,...

Significance: The Griggs County Bridge is a single-span, Warren type through truss bridge. The Warren type was commonly built on larger roadway systems in North Dakota in the period 1900-1940. Because of incr... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Bunker Hill Bridge, Spanning Lyle Creek, bypassed section of Island Ford Road, Claremont, Catawba County, NC

Bunker Hill Bridge, Spanning Lyle Creek, bypassed section of Island Fo...

Significance: The Bunker Hill Bridge is the only surviving historic covered bridge in North Carolina and the only surviving Haupt truss covered bridge in the United States. Though it never reached the mainstre... More

Bunker Hill Bridge, Spanning Lyle Creek, bypassed section of Island Ford Road, Claremont, Catawba County, NC

Bunker Hill Bridge, Spanning Lyle Creek, bypassed section of Island Fo...

Significance: The Bunker Hill Bridge is the only surviving historic covered bridge in North Carolina and the only surviving Haupt truss covered bridge in the United States. Though it never reached the mainstre... More

Bath Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, Lisbon Road, Bath, Grafton County, NH

Bath Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, Lisbon Road, Bath, Grafton Cou...

Significance: Bath Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge construction, before design became standardized into several major types based on patent plans. It is also o... More

Bath Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, Lisbon Road, Bath, Grafton County, NH

Bath Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, Lisbon Road, Bath, Grafton Cou...

Significance: Bath Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge construction, before design became standardized into several major types based on patent plans. It is also o... More

Military Street Bridge, Spanning Black River at Military Street, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

Military Street Bridge, Spanning Black River at Military Street, Port ...

Significance: The Military Street Bridge is the oldest surviving bascule highway bridge in Michigan and is an excellent example of the underneath counterweight trunnion design developed by Jospeh B. Strauss, an... More

Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Spanning Maiden Creek, Balthaser Road (TR 745), Lenhartsville, Berks County, PA

Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Spanning Maiden Creek, Balthaser Road (TR 7...

Significance: Local craftsmen Simon Dreibelbis and Charles Kutz built the Dreibelbis Station Bridge in 1869. It is a 172' long, single span bridge with a double Burr-arch truss. One of only five covered bridg... More

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston...

See HABS No. NH-21, Contoocook Covered Bridge, for further information: 6 drawings, 1 b&w photo, 5 data pages. Town lattice truss, 2 spans Significance: The Contoocook Railroad Bridge is one of eight surviving... More

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston...

See HABS No. NH-21, Contoocook Covered Bridge, for further information: 6 drawings, 1 b&w photo, 5 data pages. Town lattice truss, 2 spans Significance: The Contoocook Railroad Bridge is one of eight surviving... More

Pengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 480), Jasper, Lane County, OR

Pengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 480), Jasper, Lane ...

Significance: Built in 1938 to replace an earlier bridge at this site, Pengra Bridge illustrates the style of covered bridge adopted by Lane County during the administration of A.C. Striker (1885-1962), Lane Co... More

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, & Windsor, VT, Cornish City, Sullivan County, NH

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River between Cor...

Significance: The Cornish-Windsor Bridge is the longest covered bridge in the U.S. and the second-longest two-span covered bridge in the world. It is an excellent example of the work of James Tasker and Bela F... More

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

Kenyon Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook, Town House Road, Cornish City, Sullivan County, NH

Kenyon Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook, Town House Road, Cornish City, Sul...

Significance: The Kenyon Bridge is an extraordinarily well-preserved example of a multiple kingpost covered bridge by noted builder James F. Tasker. Survey number: HAER NH-40 Building/structure dates: 1882 In... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road), Paradise, Butte County, CA

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run ...

modified Pratt truss (4); 230' long; 3 span, combined wood & iron Significance: The Honey Run Bridge is the best preserved of four surviving examples of Pratt-type wood covered bridges in the United States. Th... More

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road), Paradise, Butte County, CA

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run ...

modified Pratt truss (4); 230' long; 3 span, combined wood & iron Significance: The Honey Run Bridge is the best preserved of four surviving examples of Pratt-type wood covered bridges in the United States. Th... More

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

Forsythe Bridge, Spanning Big Flat Rock Creek, CR 650S, Moscow, Rush County, IN

Forsythe Bridge, Spanning Big Flat Rock Creek, CR 650S, Moscow, Rush C...

Significance: Local bridge contractor Emmett L. Kennedy built the Forsythe Bridge in 1888. The Kennedy family of Rushville built nearly sixty covered bridges, which are distinguished primarily by the scrollwor... More

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradise Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradis...

type-4 Smith Truss; 180' long; 2 span Significance: Powder Works Bridge is the second oldest of twenty-one extant Smith truss covered bridges in the United States. It was built in 1872 for the California Powde... More

Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry, Oxford County, ME

Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry, Oxford County, ME

Significance: Sunday River Bridge is a very well executed speciment of the bridge truss designed in the 1840s by Peter Paddleford of Littleton, New Hampshire. This truss became the dominant style in covered br... More

Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry, Oxford County, ME

Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry, Oxford County, ME

Significance: Sunday River Bridge is a very well executed speciment of the bridge truss designed in the 1840s by Peter Paddleford of Littleton, New Hampshire. This truss became the dominant style in covered br... More

Pine Brook Bridge, Spanning Pine Brook on Town Highway 3, Fayston, Washington County, VT

Pine Brook Bridge, Spanning Pine Brook on Town Highway 3, Fayston, Was...

Significance: One of only four kingposts left in Vermont, this example of a once common type underwent an important repair by Milton S. Graton. It also illustrates the public policy issues surrounding historic ... More

Bennett's Mill Bridge, Spanning Tygart's Creek, East Tygart's Creek Road (CR 1215), Lynn, Greenup County, KY

Bennett's Mill Bridge, Spanning Tygart's Creek, East Tygart's Creek Ro...

Significance: The Bennett's Mill Bridge is the sole surviving Wheeler truss covered bridge in the United States. Patented in 1870 by Isaac H. Wheeler of Scioto County, Ohio, this unusual truss design never mad... More

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, Pine Grove, Lancaster County, PA

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, ...

Significance: The Pine Grove Bridge was built in 1884 after a destructive flood carried away an 1846 at this site. The county hired Capt. Elias McMellen, a well-respected and prolific Lancaster bridge builder ... More

Salt Creek Bridge, Spanning Big Salt Creek, bypassed section of Arch Hill Road (CR 82), Norwich, Muskingum County, OH

Salt Creek Bridge, Spanning Big Salt Creek, bypassed section of Arch H...

Significance: Salt Creek Bridge is the only surviving pure Warren truss covered bridge in the United States. Although the Warren truss, patented in 1848, was originally designed as a timber/iron truss, it did ... More

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville, Windsor County, VT

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road,...

Significance: Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building. It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builders may ha... More

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville, Windsor County, VT

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road,...

Significance: Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building. It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builders may ha... More

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville, Windsor County, VT

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road,...

Significance: Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building. It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builders may ha... More

Summit Avenue Bridge, Spanning New Jersey Transit tracks at Summit Avenue, Summit, Union County, NJ

Summit Avenue Bridge, Spanning New Jersey Transit tracks at Summit Ave...

Significance: The Summit Avenue Bridge is a contributing resource within the proposed Summit Historic District. The Summit Avenue Bridge is a component of an early grade separation project executed by the Dela... More

Hancock-Greenfield Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Forest Road (formerly Old County Road), Hancock, Hillsborough County, NH

Hancock-Greenfield Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Forest Road (for...

Significance: Hancock-Greenfield Bridge was the first permanent highway span in the northeastern United States to utilize timber connectors. It is one of seven covered bridges built with timber connectors in t... More

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutland Railroad, Addison Branch), spanning Lemon Fair River above Richville Pond, west of East Shoreham Road, Shoreham, Addison County, VT

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutla...

Significance: The Shoreham Railroad Bridge is a well-preserved example of a covered wood Howe truss, the first bridge type to use metal for primary structural members. It is one of eight surviving covered wood... More

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutland Railroad, Addison Branch), spanning Lemon Fair River above Richville Pond, west of East Shoreham Road, Shoreham, Addison County, VT

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutla...

Significance: The Shoreham Railroad Bridge is a well-preserved example of a covered wood Howe truss, the first bridge type to use metal for primary structural members. It is one of eight surviving covered wood... More

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutland Railroad, Addison Branch), spanning Lemon Fair River above Richville Pond, west of East Shoreham Road, Shoreham, Addison County, VT

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutla...

Significance: The Shoreham Railroad Bridge is a well-preserved example of a covered wood Howe truss, the first bridge type to use metal for primary structural members. It is one of eight surviving covered wood... More

Hyde Hall Bridge, Spanning Shadow Brook, former East Lake Road, East Springfield, Otsego County, NY

Hyde Hall Bridge, Spanning Shadow Brook, former East Lake Road, East S...

See HABS No. NY-263, Hyde Hall, Covered Bridge for further information 2 photos, 1 data page. Significance: The Hyde Hall bridge was reportedly built in 1825 as part of the 1817-1835 construction of George Hyde... More

Hyde Hall Bridge, Spanning Shadow Brook, former East Lake Road, East Springfield, Otsego County, NY

Hyde Hall Bridge, Spanning Shadow Brook, former East Lake Road, East S...

See HABS No. NY-263, Hyde Hall, Covered Bridge for further information 2 photos, 1 data page. Significance: The Hyde Hall bridge was reportedly built in 1825 as part of the 1817-1835 construction of George Hyde... More

Hyde Hall Bridge, Spanning Shadow Brook, former East Lake Road, East Springfield, Otsego County, NY

Hyde Hall Bridge, Spanning Shadow Brook, former East Lake Road, East S...

See HABS No. NY-263, Hyde Hall, Covered Bridge for further information 2 photos, 1 data page. Significance: The Hyde Hall bridge was reportedly built in 1825 as part of the 1817-1835 construction of George Hyde... More

Beaverkill Bridge, Spanning Beaver Kill, TR 30 (Craigie Claire Road), Roscoe, Sullivan County, NY

Beaverkill Bridge, Spanning Beaver Kill, TR 30 (Craigie Claire Road), ...

Significance: The Beaverkill Bridge is a distinctive regional variation of a Town lattice truss with fanlike radiating planks in the end panels. It is the best preserved of three surviving examples of this typ... More

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridge Road, Cleveland, Blount County, AL

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridg...

Significance: Swann Bridge is one of three surviving covered bridges in Blount County, Alabama, one of the last strongholds of covered bridge building in the United States. Survey number: HAER AL-201 Building... More

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridge Road, Cleveland, Blount County, AL

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridg...

Significance: Swann Bridge is one of three surviving covered bridges in Blount County, Alabama, one of the last strongholds of covered bridge building in the United States. Survey number: HAER AL-201 Building... More

Harshman Bridge, Spanning Four Mile Creek, Concord-Fairhaven Road, Fairhaven, Preble County, OH

Harshman Bridge, Spanning Four Mile Creek, Concord-Fairhaven Road, Fai...

Significance: Harshman Bridge is one of seven Childs trusses in the United States. Patented in 1846 by Horace Childs of New Hampshire, the Childs truss never came into the mainstream of covered bridge building... More

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Putnam County, IN

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Put...

Significance: J.A. Britton, one of Indiana's most prolific covered bridge builders, built the Pine Bluff Bridge in 1886. It is an excellent example of the Howe truss, patented in 1840 by William Howe of Massac... More

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Putnam County, IN

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Put...

Significance: J.A. Britton, one of Indiana's most prolific covered bridge builders, built the Pine Bluff Bridge in 1886. It is an excellent example of the Howe truss, patented in 1840 by William Howe of Massac... More

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Putnam County, IN

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Put...

Significance: J.A. Britton, one of Indiana's most prolific covered bridge builders, built the Pine Bluff Bridge in 1886. It is an excellent example of the Howe truss, patented in 1840 by William Howe of Massac... More

Brown Bridge, Spanning Cold River, Upper Cold River Road, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, VT

Brown Bridge, Spanning Cold River, Upper Cold River Road, Shrewsbury, ...

Significance: Brown Bridge is one of the best-designed examples of the Town lattice truss, a widely used style of timber bridge framing. It is also notable as the last bridge by Nichols M. Powers of Clarendon,... More

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