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118th Street Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Lost
Lost Bridge over Small Stream on 118th Street
Destroyed by flooding; abutments remain
2nd Street Bridge (Old) (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Lost to flood in April 1934
Lost Through truss bridge over Lake Mallalieu on 2nd Street
Destroyed by flooding
3rd Street Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1889 by the King Bridge Company; Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Eel River on 3rd St.
Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.
4th Street Bridge (1866) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1866; Damaged multiple times by flooding until it was replaced in 1872
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Cedar River on 4th Street
Destroyed by flooding
4th Street Footbridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1935; Lost to flooding 1965
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mad Creek on Footpath
Destroyed by flooding
5th Street Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1906; Destroyed 1961; Replaced 1963
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mad Creek on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
9th Street Bridge (Prince George's County, Maryland)
Built 1899
Lost Through truss bridge over Patuxent River on 9th Street
Destroyed by flooding in 1972
Adams Covered Bridge 14-61-23 (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1907, destroyed by flood in 1969
Lost covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on CR100N east of Nyesville
Destroyed by flood
Amoskeag Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1825
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding
Amsterdam Bridge (1876) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1876; One Post truss span washed away by flooding 1913; Replacement timber trestle span washed away 1914; Replaced 1916
Lost Post through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Ankeny Luten Arch (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Damaged irreparably by flooding in 1917
Lost Luten arch bridge over Fourmile Creek on 1st Street
Destroyed by flooding
AR42 St Francis Bay Bridge (Older) (Cross County, Arkansas)
Washed off its foundation and dropped into the channel during a flood in 1944.
Pratt pony truss bridge over St Francis Bay Ditch on State Route 42
Bridge was washed off its foundation during a a flood in 1944
Ash Street Bridge (Harvey County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Sand Creek on Ash Street
Destroyed by flooding
Athens Bridge (Old) (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; 2 of three spans destroyed 1916; One span used in replacement bridge.
Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Front Street in Athens.
Destroyed by flooding and replaced
ATSF - Cimarron River Bridge (Payne County, Oklahoma)
Washed out 1957
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Cimmaron River on Santa Fe Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
ATSF - Swink Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Built 1906; Destroyed 1910
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Removed but not replaced
Bancroft Falls Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Missisquoi River on Unknown Dirt road
Destroyed by flooding
Barnard Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built in 1899 by J.A. Watkins; lost in 1957
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on County Road 800 East
Destroyed by flooding
Barrett Bridge (2nd) (Orange County, New York)
Lost Suspension bridge over Delaware River on 209
Destroyed by flooding
Bartonsville Covered Bridge 45-13-11x (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1870; rehabilitated 1982; destroyed 2011; Replace with a new bridge 2013 Jan 26
Lost covered bridge over Williams River on C3008 (Lower Bartonsville Rd) in Rockingham
Destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug 28, 2011
Bay Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1836; One span lost to ice 1875 then replaced 1878; Lost to flood 1896
Lost wooden bridge over Androscoggin River on Bay Bridge Road
Destroyed by flood in 1896; Ruins remain
Bellpoint Covered Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built in 1877 by Reuben Partridge; destroyed by the 1913 flood.
Lost Partridge through truss bridge over Scioto River on Old 42
Destroyed in the Great 1913 Flood.
Beverly-Waterford Bridge (Older) (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1881; Destroyed by flooding 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Big Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built ca.1880's; rehabilitated 1949
Lost through truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Abandoned 2160 Rd, 3 mi. east of Tiskilwa
Finally collapsed due to flooding on April 18, 2013
Billy Hocker Bridge (McClain County, Oklahoma)
Built 1899-1900; destroyed by flooding 1904
Lost Bridge over South Canadian River on US 77
Destroyed by flooding
Bittenbender Covered Bridge 38-40-01x (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888; Ku Klux Klan attempted to burn 1927; Destroyed by flood June 28, 2006
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Huntington Creek on Path
Destroyed by flooding
Black Bridge (1874) (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1874
Lost Bridge over West Branch, Farmington River on Black Bridge Road in New Hartford
Destroyed by flooding
Blenheim Bridge (Schoharie County, New York)
Built 1855; Approach span added 1869; Approach span rebuilt 1887 & 1895; bypassed 1932; lost 2011
Lost covered bridge over Schoharie Creek on River Road
Destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug 28, 2011
BM - Suncook Loop Covered Bridge (E) (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889; Closed 1935; Destroyed by Flooding 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
BM - Suncook Loop Covered Bridge (W) (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889; Closed 1935; Destroyed by Flooding 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
BNSF - Waubonsie Creek Bridge (Fremont County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1910
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Waubonsie Creek on BNSF Railway
Washed away in May 2019 flood
BO - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852; Converted to road-only use 1894; 3 spans destroyed by flood 1924; Totally destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340
Destroyed by flood
BO - Scioto River Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)
Destroyed by flooding in the late 1990s
Lost Bridge over Scioto River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
BO - Wabash River Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Destroyed by flooding in 1913 and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Baltimore & Ohio
Destroyed by flooding
Bob White Covered Bridge 46-68-01 (Patrick County, Virginia)
Built 1921; destroyed by flooding Sept. 29, 2015
Through truss bridge over Smith River
Destroyed by flooding
Bowman Bottoms Road Culvert #3 (Johnson County, Illinois)
Lost stone culvert on former alignment of Bowman Bottoms Road
Collapsed due to flooding
Bradford Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910
Derelict / Wrecked pony truss bridge, Salt River on CR 254 now Linwood
Road from east is abandoned, approach from Linwood on the west, remains of bridge lie upside down south of its' original pilings.
Branson Truss Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Lost to Flooding 1943
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the White River in Branson
Destroyed by flooding
Brashears Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1940; replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over Brashears Creek on Picketts Dam Road
No longer exists
Brattleboro-Chesterfield Suspension Bridge (1889) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Destroyed by flooding 1936; divers located bridge 2012
Lost Suspension bridge over Connecticut River
Destroyed by flooding; Bridge is still underwater
Bridge Street Bridge (1936) (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Replaced a similar bridge lost on March 18, 1936
Lost Bridge over Farmington River on Bridge Street/Cottage Street New Hartford
Destroyed by flooding
Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding in 1952
Bridge Street Lenticular Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1888; swept away August 19, 1955
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Farmington River on Bridge Street in Collinsville
Destroyed by flooding
Bristol Street Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1911; Destroyed by flooding 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Bristol Street Trolley
Destroyed by flooding
Broad Street Bridge (1884) (Franklin County, Ohio)
Lost during flood of 1913
Lost Pony truss bridge over Scioto River on Broad Street
Destroyed by flooding
Broadway Street Bridge (Older) (Branch County, Michigan)
Lost 3 months after March 1908flood
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Broadway Street in Union City.
Replaced by a new bridge
Bromide Suspension Bridge (Murray County, Oklahoma)
Built 1907; Destroyed 1916
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Rock Creek on Footpath
Destroyed by flooding
Brookside Park Suspension Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008, Replaced by a MOB in 2009
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek in Ames
Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008.
Bruns' Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1993, destroyed by flooding on May 1st, 2017.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Meramec River on Mill Hill Road south of Moselle
Lost
Buckeye Creek Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1925
Three arch Concrete arch bridge over Buckeye Creek on CR 89
Washed out in 2017 flood and replaced per comments & satellite view.
Burnett Creek Pony Truss (Marshall County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Burnett Creek
Destroyed by flooding
Burnt Mill Bridge (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1920-1921; Through truss span destroyed by flooding in March 2021
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge and a half-hip Pratt pony truss (both pin-connected) with wooden decks over Clear Fork River on Scott County Road 276 (Honey Creek Loop Road). The largest span of this bridge has been washed away.
Through truss span destroyed by flooding in March 2021
California & Oregon - Tehama Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1871, "Washed out" 1881, Replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Sacramento River on California & Oregon Railroad
Destroyed by flood
Canyon Creek Ranch Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1932
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over South Santiam River on Private Road
Destroyed by flooding
Castaic Junction Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Lost Through truss bridge over Santa Clara River on SR 126
Destroyed by flooding - St Francis dam failure in 1928
Catalpa Swinging Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Washed out 2014; Rebuilt; Washed out 2017
Suspension footbridge over Mulberry River
Destroyed by flooding
CBQ - Platte River Bridge (Butler County, Nebraska)
Demaged by flooding March 1960 and a new bridge was built in the 90s.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Platte River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Cedar Grove Bowstring (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company; destroyed in the 1913 flood.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Whitewater River
Destroyed in the great 1913 flood
Centerville Bridge (Hickman County, Tennessee)
Built 1913; Bypassed by new bridge 1970; destroyed May 2010
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Duck River at Centerville
Destroyed by flooding in May 2010
Central Avenue Bridge (Older) (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1880's; Destroyed by flooding 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Olentangy River on Rt 37
Replaced by a new bridge
CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge
Chain Bridge (Sixth) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Lost to flooding 1870
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Potomac River and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on Chain Bridge Road
Destroyed by flooding
Charles City Suspension Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1906; destroyed by flash flooding on June 8, 2008
Suspension bridge over Cedar River on a pedestrian trail at the end of Clark Street in Charles City
Destroyed by flash flood; Removed from NRHS on 01/08/2009; new cable-stayed suspension bridge open on 25 October, 2010
Cheraw Covered Bridge (Marlboro County, South Carolina)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Great Pee Dee River on Powe Street
Replaced by a new bridge after 1908 flood
Chesterville Covered Bridge 35-59-02x (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1863
Lost Bridge over Kokosing River on Oh 314
Built in 1863, destroyed in the flood of 1913
Cicott Street Bridge (1889) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1889-90 by the King Bridge Company; Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Cicott Street
Destroyed by flooding
Cincinnati Bridge (Pawnee County, Nebraska)
Built in 1879 by the King Iron Bridge Company; washed out in 1995
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork Big Nemaha River on Former Road
Destroyed by flooding
Cispus River Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)
Built 1939; Washed out 2002
Lost wooden Howe through truss bridge over Cispus River
Destroyed in January 2002 flooding
Clifton Covered bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Swatara Creek on Fulling Mill Road
Destroyed by flooding in Hurricane Agnes 1972
CMRR - Esopus Creek Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Destroyed in 2011 by Hurrican Irene
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Esopus Creek on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Coldbrook Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1895; Closed in the 70s; Lost in 2011 post-Irene flooding
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Esopus Creek on Nissen Lane in Boiceville
Destroyed by flooding
Collett Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
Lost through truss bridge over Drakes Creek on Collett Bridge Road
Destroyed by flooding
Collins Station Covered Bridge 21-07-17x (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1852; Damaged by flooding from hurricane 1938; Dismantled and replaced 1939
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Chicopee River
Destroyed by flooding
Columbia Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built 1929 by the Dildine Bridge Co.; destroyed by flash flood July 26, 2008
Lost through truss bridge over Elk Fork Salt River on CR 875, southwest of Paris
No longer exists
Columbia Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1899 by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Columbia Street
Destroyed in 1913 flood
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Destroyed by flood
View Exhibit map118th Street Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)Lost
Lost Bridge over Small Stream on 118th Street
Destroyed by flooding; abutments remain
1st Red River Moncla Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1934, destroyed by flood in 1945
Lost Bridge over Red River
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1934, destroyed by flood in 1945
Lost Bridge over Red River
Destroyed by flooding
2nd Street Bridge (Old) (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)Lost to flood in April 1934
Lost Through truss bridge over Lake Mallalieu on 2nd Street
Destroyed by flooding
3rd Street Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)Built ca. 1889 by the King Bridge Company; Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Eel River on 3rd St.
Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.
4th Street Bridge (1866) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)Built 1866; Damaged multiple times by flooding until it was replaced in 1872
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Cedar River on 4th Street
Destroyed by flooding
4th Street Footbridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1935; Lost to flooding 1965
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mad Creek on Footpath
Destroyed by flooding
5th Street Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built ca. 1906; Destroyed 1961; Replaced 1963
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mad Creek on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
6th Street Bridge (1915) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Destroyed during Great Flood of 1918; Not replaced until 1948
Lost Bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 6th Street
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1915; Destroyed during Great Flood of 1918; Not replaced until 1948
Lost Bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 6th Street
Destroyed by flooding
9th Street Bridge (Prince George's County, Maryland)Built 1899
Lost Through truss bridge over Patuxent River on 9th Street
Destroyed by flooding in 1972
Adams Covered Bridge 14-61-23 (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1907, destroyed by flood in 1969
Lost covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on CR100N east of Nyesville
Destroyed by flood
Air Line Bridge (Clay County, Kansas)
Built 1886; Destroyed 1935
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Republican River on Air Line Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1886; Destroyed 1935
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Republican River on Air Line Road
Replaced by a new bridge
American Creek Bridge (Older) (Brule County, South Dakota)
Built 1917; Destroyed a few years later by flooding caused by artesian wells
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over American Creek on Main Street
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1917; Destroyed a few years later by flooding caused by artesian wells
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over American Creek on Main Street
Destroyed by flooding
Amoskeag Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)Built 1825
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding
Amsterdam Bridge (1843) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1843; North span washed away by part of the Caughnawaga Bridge & replaced iwth a bowstring 1865; Washed Away & Replaced 1876
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1843; North span washed away by part of the Caughnawaga Bridge & replaced iwth a bowstring 1865; Washed Away & Replaced 1876
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Amsterdam Bridge (1876) (Montgomery County, New York)Built 1876; One Post truss span washed away by flooding 1913; Replacement timber trestle span washed away 1914; Replaced 1916
Lost Post through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Ankeny Luten Arch (Polk County, Iowa)Built 1910; Damaged irreparably by flooding in 1917
Lost Luten arch bridge over Fourmile Creek on 1st Street
Destroyed by flooding
AR42 St Francis Bay Bridge (Older) (Cross County, Arkansas)Washed off its foundation and dropped into the channel during a flood in 1944.
Pratt pony truss bridge over St Francis Bay Ditch on State Route 42
Bridge was washed off its foundation during a a flood in 1944
Arlington Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Paddleford through truss bridge over Passumpsic River on Concord Avenue
Destroyed by Collision from another Bridge during flooding
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Paddleford through truss bridge over Passumpsic River on Concord Avenue
Destroyed by Collision from another Bridge during flooding
Ash Street Bridge (Harvey County, Kansas)Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Sand Creek on Ash Street
Destroyed by flooding
Athens Bridge (Old) (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)Built 1914; 2 of three spans destroyed 1916; One span used in replacement bridge.
Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Front Street in Athens.
Destroyed by flooding and replaced
ATSF - Cimarron River Bridge (Payne County, Oklahoma)Washed out 1957
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Cimmaron River on Santa Fe Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
ATSF - Swink Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)Built 1906; Destroyed 1910
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Removed but not replaced
ATSF - Winchell Bridge (Old) (McCulloch County, Texas)
Built ?; Destroyed 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Destroyed by flooding
Built ?; Destroyed 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Destroyed by flooding
Bancroft Falls Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Vermont)Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Missisquoi River on Unknown Dirt road
Destroyed by flooding
Bangor-Brewer Covered Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1832; Lost to freshet1846; Replaced 1847
Lost covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Penobscot River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1832; Lost to freshet1846; Replaced 1847
Lost covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Penobscot River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Barnard Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)Built in 1899 by J.A. Watkins; lost in 1957
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on County Road 800 East
Destroyed by flooding
Barrett Bridge (2nd) (Orange County, New York)Lost Suspension bridge over Delaware River on 209
Destroyed by flooding
Bartonsville Covered Bridge 45-13-11x (Windham County, Vermont)Built 1870; rehabilitated 1982; destroyed 2011; Replace with a new bridge 2013 Jan 26
Lost covered bridge over Williams River on C3008 (Lower Bartonsville Rd) in Rockingham
Destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug 28, 2011
Bay Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)Built 1836; One span lost to ice 1875 then replaced 1878; Lost to flood 1896
Lost wooden bridge over Androscoggin River on Bay Bridge Road
Destroyed by flood in 1896; Ruins remain
Beaver Creek Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Built 1933
Lost Culvert bridge over Beaver Creek on Mo 125
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1933
Lost Culvert bridge over Beaver Creek on Mo 125
Destroyed by flooding
Bellpoint Covered Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)Built in 1877 by Reuben Partridge; destroyed by the 1913 flood.
Lost Partridge through truss bridge over Scioto River on Old 42
Destroyed in the Great 1913 Flood.
Benson Street Covered Bridge (Midland County, Michigan)
Built 1872; Destroyed by flooding 1907
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tittabawassee River on Benson Street
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1872; Destroyed by flooding 1907
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tittabawassee River on Benson Street
Destroyed by flooding
Beverly-Waterford Bridge (Older) (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1881; Destroyed by flooding 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Big Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Built ca.1880's; rehabilitated 1949
Lost through truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Abandoned 2160 Rd, 3 mi. east of Tiskilwa
Finally collapsed due to flooding on April 18, 2013
Billy Hocker Bridge (McClain County, Oklahoma)Built 1899-1900; destroyed by flooding 1904
Lost Bridge over South Canadian River on US 77
Destroyed by flooding
Bittenbender Covered Bridge 38-40-01x (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)Built 1888; Ku Klux Klan attempted to burn 1927; Destroyed by flood June 28, 2006
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Huntington Creek on Path
Destroyed by flooding
Black Bridge (1874) (Litchfield County, Connecticut)Built 1874
Lost Bridge over West Branch, Farmington River on Black Bridge Road in New Hartford
Destroyed by flooding
Black Creek Bridge (Lamar County, Mississippi)
Built 1959; Lost to Flooding 2016
Lost Stringer bridge over Black Creek on MS 589
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1959; Lost to Flooding 2016
Lost Stringer bridge over Black Creek on MS 589
Destroyed by flooding
Blenheim Bridge (Schoharie County, New York)Built 1855; Approach span added 1869; Approach span rebuilt 1887 & 1895; bypassed 1932; lost 2011
Lost covered bridge over Schoharie Creek on River Road
Destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug 28, 2011
BM - Suncook Loop Covered Bridge (E) (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)Built 1889; Closed 1935; Destroyed by Flooding 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
BM - Suncook Loop Covered Bridge (W) (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)Built 1889; Closed 1935; Destroyed by Flooding 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
BN - Chehalis River Bridge (Millburn) (Lewis County, Washington)
Truss originally fabricated 1896; Moved here from Br. #51 near Reed Point, Montana 1918; Destroyed by flooding 2007
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chehalis River on Burlington Northern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Truss originally fabricated 1896; Moved here from Br. #51 near Reed Point, Montana 1918; Destroyed by flooding 2007
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chehalis River on Burlington Northern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BNSF - Waubonsie Creek Bridge (Fremont County, Iowa)Built Ca. 1910
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Waubonsie Creek on BNSF Railway
Washed away in May 2019 flood
BO - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)Built 1852; Converted to road-only use 1894; 3 spans destroyed by flood 1924; Totally destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340
Destroyed by flood
BO - Scioto River Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)Destroyed by flooding in the late 1990s
Lost Bridge over Scioto River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
BO - Wabash River Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)Destroyed by flooding in 1913 and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Baltimore & Ohio
Destroyed by flooding
Bob White Covered Bridge 46-68-01 (Patrick County, Virginia)Built 1921; destroyed by flooding Sept. 29, 2015
Through truss bridge over Smith River
Destroyed by flooding
Bonner Springs Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1898; Lost in the flood of 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1898; Lost in the flood of 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River
Destroyed by flooding
Boulder Creek Road Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1984
Pony truss bridge over Canyon Creek on Boulder Creek Road
Washed out in flood, replaced by a steel girder bridge
Built 1984
Pony truss bridge over Canyon Creek on Boulder Creek Road
Washed out in flood, replaced by a steel girder bridge
Bowman Bottoms Road Culvert #3 (Johnson County, Illinois)Lost stone culvert on former alignment of Bowman Bottoms Road
Collapsed due to flooding
Bradford Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)Built ca. 1910
Derelict / Wrecked pony truss bridge, Salt River on CR 254 now Linwood
Road from east is abandoned, approach from Linwood on the west, remains of bridge lie upside down south of its' original pilings.
Branson Truss Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)Lost to Flooding 1943
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the White River in Branson
Destroyed by flooding
Brashears Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Kentucky)Built ca. 1940; replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over Brashears Creek on Picketts Dam Road
No longer exists
Brattleboro-Chesterfield Suspension Bridge (1889) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)Built 1889 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Destroyed by flooding 1936; divers located bridge 2012
Lost Suspension bridge over Connecticut River
Destroyed by flooding; Bridge is still underwater
Bridge Road Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Vermont)
Built 1928; Lost 2011
Warren pony truss bridge over Mad River on C3024 in Moretown
Destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene
Built 1928; Lost 2011
Warren pony truss bridge over Mad River on C3024 in Moretown
Destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene
Bridge Street Bridge (1936) (Litchfield County, Connecticut)Replaced a similar bridge lost on March 18, 1936
Lost Bridge over Farmington River on Bridge Street/Cottage Street New Hartford
Destroyed by flooding
Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Chittenden County, Vermont)
built 1899 by Vermont Construction Co.; Lost in the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Winooski River on Bridge Street (TR 1/FAS 209)
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
built 1899 by Vermont Construction Co.; Lost in the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Winooski River on Bridge Street (TR 1/FAS 209)
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)Built 1880
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding in 1952
Bridge Street Lenticular Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)Built 1888; swept away August 19, 1955
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Farmington River on Bridge Street in Collinsville
Destroyed by flooding
Bristol Street Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)Built 1911; Destroyed by flooding 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Bristol Street Trolley
Destroyed by flooding
Broad Street Bridge (1884) (Franklin County, Ohio)Lost during flood of 1913
Lost Pony truss bridge over Scioto River on Broad Street
Destroyed by flooding
Broadway Street Bridge (Older) (Branch County, Michigan)Lost 3 months after March 1908flood
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Broadway Street in Union City.
Replaced by a new bridge
Bromide Suspension Bridge (Murray County, Oklahoma)Built 1907; Destroyed 1916
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Rock Creek on Footpath
Destroyed by flooding
Brookside Park Suspension Bridge (Story County, Iowa)Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008, Replaced by a MOB in 2009
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek in Ames
Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008.
Bruns' Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1993, destroyed by flooding on May 1st, 2017.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Meramec River on Mill Hill Road south of Moselle
Lost
Buckeye Creek Bridge (Yolo County, California)Built 1925
Three arch Concrete arch bridge over Buckeye Creek on CR 89
Washed out in 2017 flood and replaced per comments & satellite view.
Burnett Creek Pony Truss (Marshall County, Iowa)Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Burnett Creek
Destroyed by flooding
Burnt Mill Bridge (Scott County, Tennessee)Built 1920-1921; Through truss span destroyed by flooding in March 2021
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge and a half-hip Pratt pony truss (both pin-connected) with wooden decks over Clear Fork River on Scott County Road 276 (Honey Creek Loop Road). The largest span of this bridge has been washed away.
Through truss span destroyed by flooding in March 2021
Bush Bridge (Greene County, New York)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1968; Lost in 2011 post-Irene flooding
Lost pony truss bridge over Schoharie Creek on Bush Road
Bridge listed as reconstructed in 2005, not sure if this was a replacement or a rehabilitation.
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1968; Lost in 2011 post-Irene flooding
Lost pony truss bridge over Schoharie Creek on Bush Road
Bridge listed as reconstructed in 2005, not sure if this was a replacement or a rehabilitation.
C&PD - Safe Harbor Arch Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Collapsed 1914.
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conestoga Creek on Railroad (C&PD)
Destroyed by flooding
Collapsed 1914.
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conestoga Creek on Railroad (C&PD)
Destroyed by flooding
California & Oregon - Tehama Bridge (Tehama County, California)Built 1871, "Washed out" 1881, Replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Sacramento River on California & Oregon Railroad
Destroyed by flood
Cane Creek Bridge (Lamar County, Texas)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over Cane Creek on CR 477
Destroyed by flooding
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over Cane Creek on CR 477
Destroyed by flooding
Canyon Creek Ranch Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)Built 1932
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over South Santiam River on Private Road
Destroyed by flooding
Castaic Junction Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)Lost Through truss bridge over Santa Clara River on SR 126
Destroyed by flooding - St Francis dam failure in 1928
Castor River Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Built 1930, Destroyed by flooding 2015
Lost Culvert bridge over Castor River on County Rd #320
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1930, Destroyed by flooding 2015
Lost Culvert bridge over Castor River on County Rd #320
Destroyed by flooding
Catalpa Swinging Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)Washed out 2014; Rebuilt; Washed out 2017
Suspension footbridge over Mulberry River
Destroyed by flooding
CBQ - Des Moines River Bridge (Original) (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1907 and replaced shortly thereafter
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Lost to flooding in 1907 and replaced shortly thereafter
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
CBQ - Platte River Bridge (Butler County, Nebraska)Demaged by flooding March 1960 and a new bridge was built in the 90s.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Platte River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Cedar Grove Bowstring (Franklin County, Indiana)Built ca. 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company; destroyed in the 1913 flood.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Whitewater River
Destroyed in the great 1913 flood
Centerville Bridge (Hickman County, Tennessee)Built 1913; Bypassed by new bridge 1970; destroyed May 2010
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Duck River at Centerville
Destroyed by flooding in May 2010
Central Avenue Bridge (Older) (Delaware County, Ohio)Built ca. 1880's; Destroyed by flooding 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Olentangy River on Rt 37
Replaced by a new bridge
CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge
Chain Bridge (Sixth) (Washington, District of Columbia)Lost to flooding 1870
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Potomac River and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on Chain Bridge Road
Destroyed by flooding
Charles City Suspension Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)Built 1906; destroyed by flash flooding on June 8, 2008
Suspension bridge over Cedar River on a pedestrian trail at the end of Clark Street in Charles City
Destroyed by flash flood; Removed from NRHS on 01/08/2009; new cable-stayed suspension bridge open on 25 October, 2010
Cheraw Covered Bridge (Marlboro County, South Carolina)Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Great Pee Dee River on Powe Street
Replaced by a new bridge after 1908 flood
Chesterville Covered Bridge 35-59-02x (Morrow County, Ohio)Built 1863
Lost Bridge over Kokosing River on Oh 314
Built in 1863, destroyed in the flood of 1913
Cicott Street Bridge (1889) (Cass County, Indiana)Built 1889-90 by the King Bridge Company; Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Cicott Street
Destroyed by flooding
Cincinnati Bridge (Pawnee County, Nebraska)Built in 1879 by the King Iron Bridge Company; washed out in 1995
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork Big Nemaha River on Former Road
Destroyed by flooding
Cispus River Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)Built 1939; Washed out 2002
Lost wooden Howe through truss bridge over Cispus River
Destroyed in January 2002 flooding
Clifton Covered bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Swatara Creek on Fulling Mill Road
Destroyed by flooding in Hurricane Agnes 1972
CMRR - Esopus Creek Bridge (Ulster County, New York)Destroyed in 2011 by Hurrican Irene
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Esopus Creek on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Colbert Bridge (1873) (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built and detroyed 1873
Lost Bridge over Red River of the South on Colbert Ferry Road
Destroyed by flooding
Built and detroyed 1873
Lost Bridge over Red River of the South on Colbert Ferry Road
Destroyed by flooding
Cold River Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1975
Stone arch bridge over Cold River on NH 123 in Walpole
Closed to all traffic
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1975
Stone arch bridge over Cold River on NH 123 in Walpole
Closed to all traffic
Coldbrook Bridge (Ulster County, New York)Built 1895; Closed in the 70s; Lost in 2011 post-Irene flooding
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Esopus Creek on Nissen Lane in Boiceville
Destroyed by flooding
Coldwater River Bridge (Tate County, Mississippi)
Built 1935; Destroyed by flooding March 2016
Girder bridge over Coldwater River on US 51
Destroyed by flooding.
Built 1935; Destroyed by flooding March 2016
Girder bridge over Coldwater River on US 51
Destroyed by flooding.
Collett Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)Lost through truss bridge over Drakes Creek on Collett Bridge Road
Destroyed by flooding
Collins Station Covered Bridge 21-07-17x (Hampden County, Massachusetts)Built 1852; Damaged by flooding from hurricane 1938; Dismantled and replaced 1939
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Chicopee River
Destroyed by flooding
Columbia Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)Built 1929 by the Dildine Bridge Co.; destroyed by flash flood July 26, 2008
Lost through truss bridge over Elk Fork Salt River on CR 875, southwest of Paris
No longer exists
Columbia Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)Built 1899 by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Columbia Street
Destroyed in 1913 flood
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