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1st Avenue Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1878; replaced 1923
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rock River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Adaline Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Whipple through truss bridge over Fish Creek on CR 7/4 (Fish Creek Road)
Open to traffic

Beardstown Toll Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)
Built 1888, replaced in 1955
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Illinois River on State Street in Beardstown
Replaced by new bridge

Beasley Fork Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1888; damaged by flooding 1997; rehabilitated 1998: closed 2011; replaced 2013
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on Beasley Fork Road (CR 1P)
Bridge has been replaced.

Beechmont Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Possibly lost in the flood of 1937
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Beechmont Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Begley Street Bridge (Old) (Clark County, Wisconsin)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Black River on W Begley Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bird Creek Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1912
Abandoned through truss bridge over Bird Creek on 131st St. N.
Extant but closed to all traffic

Bird's Nest Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1914 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bird's Nest Road north of Steelville
Closed to all traffic and posted against trespassing

Black Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1916; replaced after 1955
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River (now Lake Wappapello) east of Patterson on MO 34
Replaced by steel stringer bridge

BNSF - Plattsmouth Rail Bridge (New) (Cass County, Nebraska)
Built 2013
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Quincy Railroad Bridge (1960) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1960
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on BNSF Railway at Quincy
Open to railroad traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built sometime after previous covered bridge was lost in 1897; replaced 1954
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (West) (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1907; replaced 1984
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Lake Lamoille on Bridge Street in Morrisville.
Replaced by a new bridge

Broad Street Bridge (1884) (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1884; West span washed out during during flood of 1913
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Scioto River on Broad Street
Destroyed by flooding

Bryant Bottom Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1908 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis; demolished 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Lamine River on Bryant Bottom Road
Demolished to make room for replacement bridge

Callicoon Bridge (Old) (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1899; Replaced 1962
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Cedar Hill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Completed Aug. 1908; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Big River on Cedar Hill Road at Cedar Hill
Replaced by a modern bridge

CG&P - Little Miami River Bridge (1882) (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1882; replaced sometime before 1910
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Cincinnati, Georgetown, & Portsmouth Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Chippewa River Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1950
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Highway M
Replaced by a new bridge

Chippewa River Bridge (1911) (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1911 when Cornell Dam created lake; replaced 1971
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Church Street Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Replaced 1958
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on Church Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Cleveland Union Terminal Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1929-1935
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Open to traffic

Cleves Bridge (Old) (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by the Penn Bridge Co.; parallel bridge built 1959-60; closed to traffic Feb. 1988; replaced 1990
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Great Miami River on eastbound US 50 at Cleves
Replaced by modern bridge

Cleves Warsaw Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1970
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Muddy Creek on Cleves-Warsaw Pike (CR 209)
Needlessly demolished and replaced

Cochecton Dam Road Bridge (old) (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1902; Replaced 1950
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Delaware River on Newburgh Turnpike
Replaced by a new bridge

Columbia Street Bridge (1890) (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1890; Replaced 1923
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Maumee River on Columbia Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Conodoguinet Creek Bridge (Original) (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Rt. 997
Replaced by a new bridge

County Bridge (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; opened August 25, 1914; replaced 1986
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Bridge Street US 6
Replaced by a new bridge

Crescent Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1898, Iowa Approach Added 1905
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic

CSX - Mobile River Bridge (1927) (Baldwin County, Alabama)
Built 1927, Replaced 2013
Warren through truss bridge over Mobile River on CSX Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cumberland River Bridge (Knox County, Kentucky)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cumberland River on S Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Dillon Road Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Pratt through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on Dillon Road.
Derelict/abandoned

Doniphan Bridge (1898) (Ripley County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. for $7870; replaced 1928 by a new truss bridge
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Current River at Doniphan
No longer exists

Dorman Bridge (Hickory County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920; relocated here ca. 1933
Through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on CR 273
Open to traffic

Dosewallips River Bridge (Jefferson County, Washington)
Built 1923; replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over Dosewallips River on US 101
Replaced by new bridge

Eighth Street Bridge (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; replaced 2011
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on PA 1021 (Eighth Street) in West Wyoming
Demolished and replaced.

English Bridge (Defiance County, Ohio)
Built to replace an inverted bowstring covered bridge; replaced 1974?
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Harding Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Escalante Canyon Bridge (Delta County, Colorado)
Originally built 1890 at Delta by the Bullen Bridge Co.; relocated 1908 to cross the Gunnison at Read; damaged by flooding and relocated ca. 1938 to Escalante Canyon; replaced 1993
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on CR 650
Replaced by modern bridge

Fifth Street Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Fifth Street
Demolished

First Steel Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1893; replaced 1935
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Bridge Street in Rumford
Replaced by a new bridge

Fishinger Road Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Completed in 1904, torn down in 1988
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Scioto River on Fishinger Road
Replaced by a new bridge

French Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, New York)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over French Creek on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Gate House Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over New Croton Resvervoir in Yorktown Heights
Open to traffic

Glen Road Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on CT 816 (Glen Road) in Newtown
Open to traffic

Grand River Bridge Lyons (Old) (Ionia County, Michigan)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1975

H.A. Boedker & Co. Embankment Dumping Bridge (1902) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on H.A. Boedker & Co. E Narrow Gauge Construction Railroad
Don't Know

Hardy Bridge (Sharp County, Arkansas)
Built 1916; destroyed by flooding in 1982
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Spring River on Spring Street in Hardy
Destroyed by flooding

Higginsport Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1884
Abandoned Whipple Truss bridge over White Oak Creek on Old A&P Road.
Abandoned

High Bridge (Oceana County, Michigan)
Built ca.1881 by the Groton Bridge Co.
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mill Pond (Russell Creek) on Road
No longer exists

Indiana Avenue Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1898 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Elkhart River on Indiana Avenue in Goshen
Restored and opened to traffic

James Street - Susquehanna River Bridge (Pre 1972) (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972
Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Susquehanna River on James Street in North Towanda
Replaced by a new bridge

Kankakee River-State Line Road Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1900, moved here 1926
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kankakee River on State Line Road
Closed to all traffic

KCM&B - Big Warrior Bridge (Walker County, Alabama)
Built 1887
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mulberry Fork on Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad
No longer exists

KCS - Glasgow Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1900
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

KCS - Louisiana Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1897-8, Some Spans Replaced 1905 and 1945
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River on Kansas City Southern at Louisiana
Open to train traffic

Kennebec Bridge (1890) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1890 to replace a covered bridge; replaced 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street in Augusta
Replaced by a new bridge

Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (1912) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1912; Interurban traffic ends 1946; road deck partially collapsed and closed to northbound traffic. Company employees can use southbound lane.
Through truss railroad bridge over Ohio River between Louisville and New Albany
Open to railroad traffic

Klaus Park Bridge (Stutsman County, North Dakota)
Pratt pony truss bridge over James River on Pedestrian path


Laceyville Bridge (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899; damaged 1972 by Hurricane Agnes; replaced 1974
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Church Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Lafayette Street Bridge (Pre 1916) (Montcalm County, Michigan)
Replaced 1933
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Flat River on Lafayette Street (Currently M-91)
Replaced by a new bridge

Lima-Metcalf Street Bridge (Allen County, Ohio)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1989
Through truss bridge over N&W Railroad on Lima-Metcalf Street
Open to traffic

Lusted Road Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built in 1894 in Portland. Moved to current location in 1926. Rehabilitation & Seismic Retrofit completed in 1998
Pennsylvania-Petit through truss bridge over Sandy River on Lusted Road
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Somerset County, Maine)
Built 1907
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Built 1889, span added 1901, Replaced 1915
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Main Street (Now Renamed)
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (1907/1915?) (Ross County, Ohio)
Built either 1907 or 1915; replaced by modern bridge 1971
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Scioto River on East Main Street (Charleston Pike)
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (ca. 1890) (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890; Replaced by a concrete arch bridge in 1927.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Milford Bridge (1924) (Clermont County, Ohio)
Built in 1924 by the Standard Engineering and Contracting Company; beam bridge built alongside in 1978, forming a one-way pairing with the truss; removed from service in 1985; attempts were made to sell the bridge, but it was eventually demolished.
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Little Miami River on US 50 in Milford
Lost

Miller Street Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 2006
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Chicopee River on Miller Street in Ludlow
Open to traffic

National Road Big Darby Creek Bridge (Madison County, Ohio)
Bypassed & replaced ca. 1940 with concrete arch bridge; relocated 1942 to Coshocton County for reuse over the Tuscarawas River at Orange; demolished 1991
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on National Road (US40)
Replaced by a new bridge

Neosho River Bridge (Ottawa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1937; replaced 1997
Lost K-truss bridge over Neosho River on US 69 in Miami
Replaced by prestressed concrete girder bridge in 1997.

North Street Bridge (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888; appears to have been later strengthened with piers at the midpoint of the trusses
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on North Street
Replaced by a new bridge

North Unit Canal Bridge (Deschutes County, Oregon)
Built 1960
Bailey truss bridge over North Unit Canal on Sherman/McCaffery Road in Redmond
Open to traffic

OH664 Hocking River Bridge (Hocking County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1956; replaced in 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Hocking River on OH 664 in Logan
Replaced in 2005

Ohio Brush Creek OH 348 Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1924 by the Champion Bridge Co.; bypassed 1994; rehabilitated 1996
Parker through truss bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on OH 348
Closed to all traffic

Old Portsmouth Scioto River Bridge (Scioto County, Ohio)
Built ca.1885; Destroyed in the Great Flood of 1913.
Lost Whipple Truss Bridge over Scioto River at 2nd Street (Likely location)
Replaced by a new bridge

Only Bridge (Hickman County, Tennessee)
Built 1907 by the Nashville Bridge Co.; Bypassed by a new bridge in 1962.
Derelict through truss bridge over Duck River on TN 50 near Only
Derelict with deck and approaches removed

Ovid Street Bridge (Seneca County, New York)
Replaced 1984
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Seneca River on Ovid Street
Replaced by a new bridge

OW - Rondout Creek Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Lost double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Rondout Creek on NYO&W RR
Removed but not replaced

P&LE - Beaver Bridge (1878) (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878 by the Philadelphia Bridge Works; replaced 1890
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Lake Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Ponderosa Way Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 2005
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Deer Creek on Ponderosa Way
Open to traffic

PRR - Maumee River Bridge (1914) (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1914 to replace an earlier structure; removed either in the 1960's or 1978
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Maumee River on PRR - Pennsylvania Railroad
Removed but not replaced

RCPE - Fort Pierre Bridge (Hughes County, South Dakota)
Built 1907, Approaches Rebuilt 1928
Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

Red Lake River Bridge (Red Lake County, Minnesota)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1953; replaced 2003
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Red Lake River on SH 32
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Armourdale Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned in 1980s after the construction of Kemper Arena
Abandoned Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River on Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Riddle Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Built 1911 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Gasconade River on Holtsman Road beyond the end of Route Y
Replaced by modern bridge

Riverview Bridge (Richland County, Montana)
Built 1932; replaced 1994
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on MT-23
Replaced by a new bridge

Rock River Bridge - Erie (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1892; replaced 1955
Lost Pennsylvania through truss Bridge over Rock River
No longer exists

Rt 87 - Susquehanna River Bridge (1899) (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899 by Owego Bridge Co. as a toll bridge; tolls removed 1909 after bridge was purchased by county; replaced 1969
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Rt 87
Replaced by a new bridge

RWRR - Chamberlain Bridge (Brule County, South Dakota)
Built 1953 with the construction of Francis Case Lake, replacing an earlier 1923 bridge
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River (Francis Case Lake) on Ringneck & Western Railroad
Open to traffic, but rarely used

San Gabriel River Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Built 1911
Through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on CR 428
Open to traffic

Shirley AR 9 Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River on AR 9 at Shirley
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

Springdale Bridge (Park County, Montana)
Built 1908; south span replaced 1916; bypassed by new bridge in 1981
Through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Route 563
Lost

St. Joseph Swing Bridge (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Built 1904; Swing Span and Piers Replaced 1918/19
Pennsylvania through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on the Union Pacific Railroad in St. Joseph, MO and Elwood, KS.
Open to traffic

Stone Quarry Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1883; rehabilitated 2009
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 135D, 3.0 mi. northeast of Charleston
Intact but closed to all traffic

TIBR - Sabine River Bridge (Beauregard Parish, Louisiana)
Erected 1905 using a double trussed secondhand Whipple Truss span
Swing through truss bridge over Sabine River on Timberrock Railroad Company
Open

Tobin Feather River Bridge (Plumas County, California)
Built 1936
Through truss bridge over North Fork Feather River on CA 70
Open to traffic

Trexler Bridge 38-31-16x (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Torn down 1937. Piers are inundated by Raystown Lake
Bridge over Raystown Branch Juniata River
No longer exists

UP - American Falls Bridge (Power County, Idaho)
Built 1927, Raised and strengthed 1970's
Pratt deck truss bridge over Snake River on Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Open to traffic

UP - Eau Claire River Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Bridge replaced an 1881 lattice deck truss bridge in 1898, reused old piers. Became a gauntlet bridge in 1901, plan to build second bridge in 1916 failed, gauntlet removed 1991
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Eau Claire River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Hudson Swing Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Opened 1913, replacing 1881 and 1872 bridges
Pratt through truss bridge over St. Croix River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

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