The States With the Oldest Bridges

24/7 Wall St

By Sarah Burns May 20, 2021

There are hundreds of thousands of bridges in the United States. Many of them are famous as landmarks and incredible feats of engineering. Who hasn’t heard of the Brooklyn Bridge or the Golden Gate Bridge? The Bay Bridge or the Chesapeake Bay Bridge?

From these grand structures crossing vast expanses of water to rustic covered bridges over rural streams, many American bridges are historic. 24/7 Wall St. has compiled a list of the country’s oldest bridges, starting with a master list of almost 10,000 built before 1910. (For a picture of what things were like in earlier days in this country, see this collection of 50 photos from American life in the 19th century.)

Some of the bridges on our list were built long before 1910. Some even date back to the 18th century. Not surprisingly, these tend to be found in the Northeast, particularly in the original Thirteen Colonies. The oldest bridge in Massachusetts dates back to 1764, the oldest in New Jersey to 1792. They might be worth seeing when we can travel again to the most beautiful places to visit in the U.S.

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