The 25 Oldest Covered Bridges in America

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every covered bridge in the United States that we could confirm is still standing. Halpin Covered Bridge leads, built 1824; number 25 is Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56, built 1847. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Halpin Covered Bridge

   Built 1824 · Addison County, Vermont · National Register

   Photo: Steven Bergeron Srbergeron (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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   2. Hassenplug Bridge

   Built 1825 · Union County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: User:Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   3. Hyde Hall Bridge

   Built 1825 · Otsego County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Waz8 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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   4. Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge

   Built 1829 · Grafton County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   5. Roberts Covered Bridge

   Built 1829 · Preble County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   6. Rishel Covered Bridge

   Built 1830 · Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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   7. Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1831)

   Built 1831 · Trumbull County, Ohio

   Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   8. Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1856)

   Built 1831 · Trumbull County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Carl Waite / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   9. Bath Covered Bridge

   Built 1832 · Grafton County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    10. South Perkasie Covered Bridge

    Built 1832 · Bucks County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: CrimsonDragonPhotographicArts / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    11. West Swanzey Covered Bridge

    Built 1832 · Cheshire County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    12. Great Eddy Covered Bridge

    Built 1833 · Washington County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: Lowe, Jet / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

13. 13. Taftsville Covered Bridge

    Built 1836 · Windsor County, Vermont · National Register

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    14. Ramp Creek Covered Bridge

    Built 1838 · Brown County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    15. Brownsville Covered Bridge

    Built 1840 · Bartholomew County, Indiana

    Photo: Jack Boucher / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    16. New Brownsville Bridge

    Built 1840 · Bartholomew County, Indiana

    Photo: Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    17. Silk Covered Bridge

    Built 1840 · Bennington County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: Lvklock / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    18. Bogert Covered Bridge

    Built 1841 · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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    19. Wehr Covered Bridge

    Built 1841 · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Zeete / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

20. 20. Hammond Covered Bridge

    Built 1842 · Rutland County, Vermont · National Register

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    21. Pine Valley Covered Bridge

    Built 1842 · Bucks County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: MikeParker (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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    22. Gold Brook Covered Bridge

    Built 1844 · Lamoille County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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    23. Erskine Covered Bridge

    Built 1845 · Washington County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    24. Duck Creek Aqueduct

    Built 1846 · Franklin County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Rosenthal, James W., creator / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    25. Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56

    Built 1847 · Columbia County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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