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Atherton Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870 by J.H. Cofrode & Co.; closed to traffic in 1975
Iron pony truss bridge over South Branch Nashua River on Bolton Road
Open to pedestrians

Bell's Ford Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1885; collapsed in 1999 and 2006
Collapsed covered bridge over East Fork White River
Destroyed by flooding

CNW Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, East Channel) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
(Main design: Other through truss)
Built 1865; Reconstructed 1868 & 1874; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
McCallum through truss bridge over Cat Tail Slough on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Falling Rock Camp Iron Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1872; relocated 1927 and 1931
Iron pony truss bridge over Rocky Fork at Falling Rock Boy Scout Camp
Being moved and restored

First Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Co. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge

First Omaha Railroad Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1873 under the direction of Grenville Dodge; damaged by tornado Aug. 25, 1877; replaced span by span during 1886-87
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Fort Leavenworth Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Built 1871
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River
Lost

Old 4th St Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Built 1864
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cannon River on 4th st
Lost

Ponakin Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1871; closed to traffic 1978
Post through truss bridge over North Branch Nashua River on Ponakin Road
Closed to all traffic