Destroyed by Hurricane

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American Railroad - Puente de Cambalache (Arecibo, Puerto Rico)
Built 1893
Whipple through truss bridge over Río Grande de Arecibo on Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico
Abandoned

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

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

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.

Cartersville Bridge (Cumberland County, Virginia)
Built 1884; Damaged by flood in 1972 and the two end spans and piers remain
Abandoned composite wood and iron pratt through truss bridge over James River
Abandoned

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, New York
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

Dauphin Island Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1955; Destroyed 1979 by Hurricane Frederic
Lost Warren through truss vertical lift over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Pass aux Herons) on AL 193
Destroyed by Hurricane Frederic

Don Patricio Causeway (Nueces County, Texas)
Built 1927; Destroyed 1933
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Laguna Madre on Road
Destroyed by Hurricane

FEC - Miami River Bridge (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
Destroyed by hurricane
Through truss bridge over Miami River on Florida East Coast
No longer exists

Galveston Bay Wagon Bridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1893; Destroyed by the 1900 Hurricane
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Galveston Bay on Road
Destroyed by severe weather

I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1971. Closed due to barge collision February 2019; reopened May 2019. Closed due to collision with runaway barges during Tropical Storm Imelda September 20, 2019.
Bridge over San Jacinto River on Interstate 10
Closed due to barge collision

Lavaca Bay Causeway (1931-1961) (Calhoun County, Texas)
Initially built in 1931, the bridge was damaged in 1942 and 1945 by hurricanes, repaired, but effectively destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Lavaca Bay on State Highway 35
Destroyed by storm

Millers River Stone Arch Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Destroyed in 1938 by the Great New England Hurricane
Lost Stone arch bridge over Millers River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Nueces Bay Causeway (Nueces County, Texas)
Built 1911; Heavily damaged/partially destroyed by the infamous 1919 Hurricane; Rebuilt 1921, appearing to have reused the original 1911 bascule; Replaced ca. 1963
Lost Plate girder bascule bridge over Nueces Bay on US 181
Replaced by a new bridge

PR567 Puente Río Grande de Manatí (Añejo) (Morovis, Puerto Rico)
Built 1978; Destroyed 2017
Lost Stringer bridge over Río Grande de Manatí on Pr 567
Destroyed by flooding

Puente Río Abajo (Añejo) (Utuado, Puerto Rico)
Built 1973; Destroyed by Hurricane Maria 2017
Lost Stringer bridge over Río Grande de Arecibo on Rural Local Road
Destroyed by flooding

Queen Street Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Quittapahilla River on Queen Street
Destroyed by severe weather and flooding of Hurricane Agnes in 1972

Stony Valley Rail-Trail - Rausch Gap Stone Arch (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853; Collapsed in 2011
Lost Stone arch bridge over Rausch Creek on Stony Valley Rail-Trail (Nee Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad)
Destroyed by flooding

US1 Occoquan River Bridge (Old) (Prince William County, Virginia)
Destroyed 1972
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Occoquan River on US1/Jefferson Davis Highway
Destroyed by severe weather

VA123 Iron Bridge (Prince William County, Virginia)
Built 1878; Destroyed 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Occoquan River on VA123
Destroyed by flooding

White Wagon Bridge (Chemung County, New York)
Built ca. 1890 by the Groton Bridge Company; destroyed in flooding from Hurricane Agnes in 1972.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chemung River on White Wagon Road
Destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Agnes

Windgap Suspension Footbridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Chartiers Creek on formerly a footpath
Demolished