Destroyed by collision
View Exhibit map13th Street Ioway Creek Bridge (1925) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1925, Damaged by Ice Jam 1946; Replaced 1947
Lost Bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 13th Street
Destroyed by collision with ice
Built 1925, Damaged by Ice Jam 1946; Replaced 1947
Lost Bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 13th Street
Destroyed by collision with ice
Afton Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1872, lost to an ice jam 1924
Lost Through truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Built 1872, lost to an ice jam 1924
Lost Through truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Artesian Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Built 1889; Destroyed 1998; Replaced 1999
Lost Hammond (Pratt variant) through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Artesian Road
Destroyed by collision with empty grain semi
Babcock Road - Looking Glass River Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)Built 1901; Destroyed January 10, 1983 by pickup truck hitting bridge's south side; Replaced
Lost Through truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Babcock Road
Destroyed by pickup truck hitting bridge's south side
Bender Bridge Road Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)Built 1885; rehabilitated 1993
Pony truss bridge over Elk Lick Creek on TR 504 (Bender Bridge Road)
Destroyed by collision
Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction Company
Destroyed by collision with ice
Blood Run Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)Built 1901 by the Marshalltown Bridge & Iron Works; destroyed 2003 in car accident
Lost through truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on Oak Avenue north of Livermore
Destroyed by collision; road later abandoned
BO - Calumet River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1912- 1914, Destroyed 1988 leaving but a counterweight
Lost Baltimore through bridge over Calumet River on B&O Railroad ( 2 tracks)
Destroyed by collision
Branch Bermudian Creek Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)Built 1893; rehabilitated 1949; Destroyed by a drunk and stoned driver in 2008.
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Bermudian Creek on PA 4032
Destroyed by collision
Broadway Bridge (Old) (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)Built 1887; Destroyed 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Minnesota Trunk Highway 21
Destroyed by collision from a heavily laden grain truck
Brown Station Way Pedestrian Bridge (Clark County, Indiana)Built 1950's; Lost 2018
Through truss bridge over Brown Station Way (old SR 62) on Pedestrian Trail
Destroyed by collision
BSR - Lenox Dale Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)Built 1902
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway
Destroyed by collision
BSR - South Lee Bridge (Old) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)Built 1902; Destroyed by a derailment in 1903
Through truss Bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway
Destroyed by collision
Campbell Road - Pinnebog River Bridge (Huron County, Michigan)Built 1910; collapsed due to collision October 1962
Pony truss bridge over Pinnebog River on Campbell Road
Collapsed due to car colliding with bridge superstructure on or around October 22, 1962
Chesapeake City Bridge (1927) (Cecil County, Maryland)Destroyed July 28, 1942 by M/V Franz Klasen; Replaced 1948
Lost Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on MD 213
Destroyed by collision & replaced
Chillicothe Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)Built 1888; Destroyed by ice jam March 4th 1949, Replaced 1951
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Elm Street
Destroyed by ice jam & replaced by a new bridge
Chouteau Creek Old US 40 Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)Built 1924; reconstructed 2012
Pony truss bridge over Chouteau Creek on the south I-70 frontage road (formerly US 40, later Route OO)
Destroyed by collision
Cicero Creek Bridge (Tipton County, Indiana)Built 1896
Lost Through truss bridge over Cicero Creek on County Road 600 South.
Destroyed by collision. Collapsed. Replaced with new bridge.
CSX - Emery Crossing Road Overpass (Clark County, Indiana)Built 1903, knocked off abutments by careless semi driver.
Abandoned B&O Railroad bridge over Emery Crossing Rd in Clarksville
Destroyed by truck
Dale Bend Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)Built 1930 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana; Destroyed by overweight truck Jan 30, 2019
Through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on Dale Bend Road (CR 49)
Destroyed by overweight truck
East Thompson Creek Bridge (East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana)Lost Through truss bridge over East Thompson Creek on LA-10
Destroyed by collision
Elm Valley Road-Galien River Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)Struck by car October 7, 1979, and collapsed
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Galien River on Elm Valley Road
Destroyed by collision
F Avenue Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)Collapsed September 28th, 1972 after the bridge was struck by the upright bed of a county-owned dump truck.
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Bear Creek on F Avenue
Destroyed by collision
Fassett Street Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)Built 1896; Razed 1957 after high winds unmoored a freighter, which slammed into the bridge.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on Fassett Street
Partially destroyed by collision and razed
Franklin Street Bridge (Old) (La Porte County, Indiana)The single leaf bridge collapsed into the Creek in 1910 after being struck and was replaced with a double leaf girder type bascule bridge
Lost Warren pony truss bascule bridge over Trail Creek on Washington Street/ Franklin Street
Destroyed after being hit by the SS United States.
Geneseo Creek Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)Lost Through truss bridge over Geneseo Creek
Destroyed by collision
Henry Bridge (Original) (Marshall County, Illinois)Built 1870
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Illinois River on old road at Henry
Destroyed by collision
Highlands Bridge (1st) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1872; Struck 1875
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Built 1872; Struck 1875
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Highlands Bridge (2nd) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1878; Replaced 1892
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Built 1878; Replaced 1892
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Hills Bridge (E) (Johnson County, Iowa)Built 1901; Destroyed by truck collision 1968; Re-set and later replaced in 1971.
Lost Through truss bridge over Iowa River on 520th Street SE
Replaced by a new bridge
Hoben Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)Built 1889; Condemned 1963 due to the center lally column shifting; Collapsed during ice jam 1982
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Honeytown Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)Built in 1882; Struck by pickup truck September 11, 1980, causing north span to collapse - was subsequently removed around year's end
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 25 East
Destroyed by collision
Hudson House Bridge (Westchester County, New York)Built 1937; Destroyed in a collision in 2010
Former wooden bridge over Ardsley Avenue on Hudson House pedestrian crossing
Destroyed by collision
IL 13 Bridge (Saline County, Illinois)Lost Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Saline River
Destroyed by collision
Illinois Terminal - Mackinaw River Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)Built 1907; Destroyed 1977
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on Illinois Terminal Railroad
Destroyed by derailment
Indian River Inlet Swing Bridge (1938) (Sussex County, Delaware)Built 1938; Destroyed by tidal ice 1948
Lost Bridge over Indian River Inlet on DE 1
Destroyed by collision with ice via tide
Jellys Ferry Road Bridge (Tehama County, California)Built 1949
5 span Parker through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Jellys Ferry Road
Partially destroyed by collision. To be replaced.
Kansas Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Lost Deck arch-truss bridge over Missouri Pacific Railroad on Kansas Street (Holly Hills Drive)
Destroyed by collision
Krepps Road - Looking Glass River Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)Collapsed in 1966, and possibly never rebuilt; Road closed in 1980; Removed circa 1984
Lost Through truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Krepps Road
Struck by car March 30, 1966, and collapsed
Lake Bloomington-Gridley Road Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)Built 1889
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mackinaw River
Destroyed by collision
Little Miami River Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)Lost Bridge over Little Miami River on Fairgrounds Road
Wrecked in 1957. Replaced by a new bridge in 1961.
Littleton-Waterford Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1890; Closed to traffic 1934; Destroyed by ice jam in 1936
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road
Destroyed by ice jam. Bridge foundations inundated by Moore Reservoir
Built 1890; Closed to traffic 1934; Destroyed by ice jam in 1936
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road
Destroyed by ice jam. Bridge foundations inundated by Moore Reservoir
Locust Street Viaduct (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1916; Destroyed 1990
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Locust Street
Destroyed by derailment
Built 1916; Destroyed 1990
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Locust Street
Destroyed by derailment
Lusk Creek Bridge (Pope County, Illinois)Lost Through truss bridge over Lusk Creek
Destroyed by collision
Main Street Bridge (Oneida County, New York)Collapsed after being struck on 8/11/1913
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black River Canal on Main Street
Destroyed by collision
Main Street Bridge (Old) (Floyd County, Iowa)Built ca 1892, Pushed into river during ice jam & relocated downstream 1909
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Main Street
Destroyed by collision
MERC - Severn River Swing Bridge (Old) (Anne Arundel County, Maryland)Built 1887; Replaced 1913
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Severn River on Maryland Electric Railways Co.
Destroyed by collision
Mexico Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)Built 1894; Collapsed due to a collision in 1964; Replaced 1965
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Eel River on Main Street (CR 400N) in Mexico.
Destroyed by collision in 1964; Replaced with new bridge in 1965
MP - Gage Junction Swing Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)Built 1903 ; replaced 1975
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Kaskaskia River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment
Old Huntsville Road Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)Destroyed 1950 due to an automobile collision; replaced 1952 by the current truss bridge.
Lost Through truss bridge over Fall Creek on Huntsville RoadAl
Destroyed by collision
Old Westerville Bridge (Decatur County, Iowa)Built 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Thompson River on Road
Bridge collapsed after a car crashed into the side in the late 1970's or early 1980's.
OW - Fish's Eddy Bridge (Old) (Delaware County, New York)One span collapsed in 1886, One span collapsed via a derailment in 1897, Replaced completely in 1901
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Branch Delaware River on New York, Ontario, & Western Railway
Destroyed by collision
Pittsburg Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)Built 1882, One span collapsed Nov. 15, 1958 after a car collision; Replaced 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Portage Lake Swing Bridge (Old) (Houghton County, Michigan)Built 1891; Struck by the Northern Wave in 1905; Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Portage Lake on Road
Destroyed by collision
PRR - Calumet River Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Bridge struck 1964 and removed
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Calumet River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Destroyed by collision
PTC - Illinois River Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)Built 1888; Removed ca. 1973
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Illinois River on Peoria Terminal Co.
Destroyed by collision
Rangeline Road Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)Built in 1906-07 by the Pan American Bridge Company of New Castle; Collapsed after being struck by a vehicle in August 1985.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Sand Creek on County Road 500 West.
Destroyed by collision
Reelsville Covered Bridge 14-67-29x (Putnam County, Indiana)Unknown except for it's demise in 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 625W
Heavily damaged in a 1929 truck collision.
RI - 25th Street NW Overpass (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)Destroyed 1974
Lost pony plate girder bridge over 25th Street NW on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by collision
RI - Dry Branch Creek Bridge #5 (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Destroyed August 1979
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on former Rock Island RR
Destroyed by derailment
Destroyed August 1979
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on former Rock Island RR
Destroyed by derailment
RI - East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)Built ?; Approach replaced 1910; Destroyed by a derailment in 1939
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by a derailment
Rockford Bridge (1st) (Floyd County, Iowa)Built 1858
Lost Bridge over Shell Rock River on Main Avenue
Destroyed by collision with ice before completion
Rolling Mill Road Bridge (Cecil County, Maryland)
Built 1885
Lost through truss bridge over Northeast Creek on Rolling Mill Road
Collapsed in truck accident Sept. 2006
Built 1885
Lost through truss bridge over Northeast Creek on Rolling Mill Road
Collapsed in truck accident Sept. 2006
Rush Street Swing Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1856 as the first all-iron bridge in Chicago, destroyed 1863
Lost swing bridge over Chicago River on Rush Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Russian Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)Lost Through truss bridge over White Pigeon River on Thomas Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Schilling Bridge (Ward County, North Dakota)Built 1940
Through truss bridge over Mouse River on 181st Street SE, 2 mi. east of Sawyer in Sawyer Township
Destroyed by collision
Scotia Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)Built 1874; Destroyed 1922
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Mohawk River on Washington Avenu
Destroyed by collision with ice
Section Street Bridge (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Hit by a Volkwagen Beetle and replaced in 1969
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Unnamed Creek on Section Street/175th Street
Destroyed by collision & replaced
Hit by a Volkwagen Beetle and replaced in 1969
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Unnamed Creek on Section Street/175th Street
Destroyed by collision & replaced
Shell Rock River Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)Destroyed by ice jam 1937
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Road
Destroyed by Ice Jam
Shore Drive-Farm River Bridge (Old) (New Haven County, Connecticut)Lost Bridge over Farm River on Rt 142
Destroyed by collision
SOO - Black River Bridge (Clark County, Wisconsin)
Destroyed 1912
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Destroyed by collision
Destroyed 1912
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Destroyed by collision
SP - Ciénega Creek Bridge (Pima County, Arizona)
Built 1903; Damaged by a derailment in 1968 and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Ciénega Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment
Built 1903; Damaged by a derailment in 1968 and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Ciénega Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment
SP - Medina River Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)Destroyed by derailment 1985
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Medina River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by collision
St Georges Bridge (Older) (New Castle County, Delaware)Built 1927
Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Destroyed by collision
Stanley Mill Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)Built by the county in 1884; Lost during an ice jam in 1984
Lost Whipple hrough truss bridge over Iowa river on Stanley Mill Road
Destroyed by collision
Stringham Road Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)Built in 1904; collapsed October 10, 1967 due to an auto collision and was never replaced.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on Stringham Road
Destroyed by collision
Third Street Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)Built 1890; Struck and collapsed June 18, 1976
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Saginaw River on Third Street
No longer exists
Toll Bridge Road Bridge (Bell County, Texas)Built ca. 1889; destroyed February 4, 2006 by drunk driver hitting bridge.
Lost through truss bridge over Lampasas River on Toll Bridge Road in Salado
Destroyed by drunk driver and replaced with modern slab of concrete.
TP&W - Illinois River Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)Removed 1970 after being damaged by a barge tow.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Illinois River on Toledo Peoria & Western Railway
Destroyed by collision
UP - Elkhorn Creek Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)Collasped from Trail Deraliment in May 2005.
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge
Destroyed by collision, replaced with new bridge
UP - Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)
Destroyed by a derailment in 2012
Bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Union Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment
Destroyed by a derailment in 2012
Bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Union Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment
UP - Palisade Canyon Bridge No. 1 (Eureka County, Nevada)
Built 1906; Destroyed and replaced 2008
Pratt through truss bridge over Humboldt River on railroad
Destroyed by derailment
Built 1906; Destroyed and replaced 2008
Pratt through truss bridge over Humboldt River on railroad
Destroyed by derailment
UP - Shermer Road Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Shermer Road on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Destroyed by train derailment
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Shermer Road on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Destroyed by train derailment
UP - Walnut Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Lattice through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment and replaced.
US 31 Pigeon Roost Creek Bridge (Scott County, Indiana)Built 1923. Replaced in 1958 and again in 1980.
Lost pony truss bridge over Pigeon Roost Creek on US 31
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.
US 90 Overpass (Austin County, Texas)Built 1936; badly damaged by collision with garbage truck July 7, 2016; subsequently demolished and replaced by a new bridge, which is now open
Steel stringer bridge over TX 36 on US 90
Replaced by a new bridge
US20 Boone River Bridge (Old) (Hamilton County, Iowa)Built 1878-9; Struck 1949; Replaced 1950
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Boone River on US 20 (East 2nd Street)
Destroyed by collision
US460 Big Muddy River Bridge (Jefferson County, Illinois)Lost Through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Old US 460
Destroyed by collision
US75 Monona-Harrison Ditch Bridge (Harrison County, Iowa)Collapsed December 21, 1961 due to collision
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Drainage Ditch on US 75
Destroyed by collision
Walnut Street Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)Destroyed by collision 1971
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek on Walnut Street
Destroyed by collision
West 3rd Street Bridge (1888) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1888; Destroyed by collision 1913
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on West 3rd Street
Destroyed by collision
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