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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.

3rd Street Bridge (North) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1876; destroyed in 1913 flood
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River (North Channel) on Third Street
Destroyed by flooding

3rd Street Bridge (South) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1870; destroyed in 1913 flood
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River (South Channel) on Third Street
Destroyed by flooding

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 (1885) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1885; opened to traffic December 7, 1885; destroyed by flood March 26, 1913; replaced 1914
Lost five-span through truss bridge over Muskingum River and canal on 6th 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

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

Agness Suspension Bridge (Curry County, Oregon)
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Rogue River on forestry road
Destroyed by flooding

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

Alexauken Creek Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Lost Stone arch bridge over Alexauken Creek on Alexauken Creek Road
Destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Ida

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

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

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

Apollo Bridge (1846) (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846; destroyed by ice jam in January 1881
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Kiskiminetas River on First Street
Destroyed by flooding

Apollo Bridge (1882) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881-1882 by Morse Bridge Co. and James Hamilton; opened March 17, 1882; destroyed by flooding March 18, 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kiskiminetas River on First Street
Destroyed by flooding and replaced by a new bridge

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

Ash Street Bridge (Harvey County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Sand Creek on Ash Street
Destroyed by flooding

Athens Bridge (1914) (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

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

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 Pike Street in Port Jervis.
Built 1872, destroyed by flooding in 1903

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

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

Bentzel's Mill Covered Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Little Conewago Creek on Greenbriar Road
Destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972

Beverly-Waterford Bridge (1881) (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1881; Destroyed by flooding 1913
Lost Pratt through truss swing and covered 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

Big Four RR - Olentangy River Bridge (Old) (Delaware County, Ohio)
Partially destroyed in flood of 1913; replaced 1916
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Olentangy River, US 23, & River Street on Big Four RR
Destroyed by flooding

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

Black Street Bridge (Old) (Butler County, Ohio)
Destroyed by flood 1913; replaced 1922
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Black Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

BN - Prairie Creek Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)
Bridge over Prairie Creek
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

Bonner Springs Bridge (Old) (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
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

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. Now the Branson Landing Shopping Mall, Hotel, and Bass Pro.
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

Brickyard Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Lost Bridge over Kansas River on Gage Blvd
Destroyed by 1951 flood

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

Bridge Street Bridge (1880) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880; removed 1950s
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding in 1952

Bridge Street Bridge (1899) (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

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 East Channel Bridge (1848) (Somerset County, Maine)
Built 1848; destroyed March 1896 by flood and replaced
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding and replaced by a new bridge

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 (Pre 1908) (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

Burton Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 18XX; Destroyed by a flood 1896
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Galena River on Scales Mound Road
Destroyed by flooding

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 in Lexington.
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

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

Campbell Creek Bridge (Livingston County, Missouri)
Built 1906 by W.O. Graham
Abandoned bedstead pony truss bridge over Campbell Creek on CR 465
Destroyed by flooding

Cane Creek Bridge (Lamar County, Texas)
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

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

CBQ - Platte River Bridge (Butler County, Nebraska)
Demaged by flooding March 1960; Abandoned March 23, 1984 and likely removed shortly thereafter; New bridge built 1995-6
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 March 25, 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

CH&I - Big Miami River Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Built in in 1850s, lost in 1913 flood
Lost Deck truss bridge over Great Miami River on CH&I Railroad in Hamilton
Destroyed by flooding and 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

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