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This is a list of all covered bridges in the United States of America.

Alabama

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Ashland Covered Bridge Ashland Covered Bridge New Castle Ashland
39°47′53″N 75°39′29″W / 39.79806°N 75.65806°W / 39.79806; -75.65806 (Ashland Bridge)
ca. 1860 52 feet (16 m) Red Clay Creek Delaware Dept. of Highways and Trans. Town
Smith's Bridge Smith's Bridge New Castle Beaver Valley
39°50′15″N 75°34′44″W / 39.83750°N 75.57889°W / 39.83750; -75.57889 (Smith's Bridge)
1839, 1956, rebuilt 1962 and 2002 143 feet (44 m) Brandywine Creek State of Delaware Burr Original bridge burned in 1961
Wooddale Bridge Wooddale Bridge New Castle Wooddale
39°45′57″N 75°38′14″W / 39.76583°N 75.63722°W / 39.76583; -75.63722 (Wooddale Bridge)
ca. 1850, rebuilt 2008 60 feet (18 m) Red Clay Creek Delaware Dept. of Highways and Trans. Town

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Green Sergeants Covered Bridge Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge from CR 604.jpg Hunterdon Stockton
40°26′39″N 74°57′59″W / 40.44417°N 74.96639°W / 40.44417; -74.96639 (Green Sergeants Covered Bridge)
1872, 1961 84 feet (26 m) Wickecheoke Creek County of Hunterdon Queen
Scarborough Covered Bridge Barclaycoveredbridge.jpg Camden Cherry Hill
39°54′2″N 74°59′33″W / 39.90056°N 74.99250°W / 39.90056; -74.99250 (Scarborough Covered Bridge)
1959, renovated 1993 55 feet (17 m) Cooper River Town Also called Kissing Bridge

New York

North Carolina

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Bunker Hill Covered Bridge Bunker Hill Covered Bridge Catawba Claremont
35°43′20″N 81°6′36″W / 35.72222°N 81.11000°W / 35.72222; -81.11000 (Bunker Hill Covered Bridge)
1895 81 feet (25 m) Lyle Creek Catawba County Historical Association Haupt Only bridge in the US using this design
Pisgah Community Covered Bridge Pisgah Community Covered Bridge Randolph Pisgah
35°32′32″N 79°53′38″W / 35.54222°N 79.89389°W / 35.54222; -79.89389 (Pisgah Community Covered Bridge)
ca. 1910 51 feet (16 m) Upper branch of the Little River Private Modified queen
Will Henry Stevens Covered Bridge Macon Highlands
35°03′24″N 83°12′18″W / 35.05667°N 83.20500°W / 35.05667; -83.20500 (Will Henry Stevens Covered Bridge)
2008 87 feet (27 m) Creek Private Town Formerly the Bagley Bridge of Warner, New Hampshire

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Swamp Meadow Bridge Swamp Meadow Bridge - east portal.png Providence Foster
41°47′58″N 71°43′46″W / 41.79957°N 71.72943°W / 41.79957; -71.72943 (Swamp Meadow Bridge)
1994 36 feet (11 m) Hemlock Brook Town of Foster Town Original bridge which opened in 1993 was burned by vandals.

South Carolina

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Campbell's Covered Bridge Campbell's Covered Bridge Greenville Gowensville
35°05′9″N 82°15′51″W / 35.08583°N 82.26417°W / 35.08583; -82.26417 (Campbell's Covered Bridge)
1909 41 feet (12 m) Beaver Dam Creek County of Greenville Howe Rebuilt 1992

South Dakota

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Edgemont City Park Covered Bridge Fall River Edgemont
43°17′54″N 103°49′27″W / 43.29833°N 103.82417°W / 43.29833; -103.82417 (Edgemont City Park Covered Bridge)
2011 120 feet (37 m) Pond City of Edgemont Town Located at the Trails, Trains & Pioneers Museum

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

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