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Dupre Bayou Bridge (St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana)
Bridge over Dupre Bayou on Judge Perez Drive
No longer exists

Durand Bridge (First) (Pepin County, Wisconsin)
Built 1884; Blown down in 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on 6th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Durand Swing Bridge (Pepin County, Wisconsin)
Built 1902; Replaced 1941
Lost Warren through truss swing bridge over Chippewa River on 6th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Dyckman Avenue Bridge (Old) (Van Buren County, Michigan)
Built in 1889; Collapsed in 1941; repaired the same year. Replaced in 1967
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Black River on Dyckman Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

E. Round Bunch Road Bridge (Orange County, Texas)
Built 1960
Swing bridge over Cow Bayou on E. Round Bunch Road in Bridge City
Open to traffic

Eagle Avenue Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Replaced 1930
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Eagle Avenue
Demolished

East Haddam Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1999
Swing through truss bridge over Connecticut River on CT 82 in East Haddam
Open to traffic

East Millstone Canal Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Lost Bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Amwell Road
Replaced by a new bridge

East Pearl River US 90 Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1933 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co.
Swing bridge over East Pearl River on US 90
Open to traffic

Ebey Slough Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1927; replaced with fixed UCEB (ugly concrete eyesore bridge) in 2012
Lost swing bridge over Ebey Slough on WA 529
Replaced by a new bridge

Eddyville Bridge (Older) (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1858; Replaced 1885
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

EJ&E - Calumet River Bridge #710 (Cook County, Illinois)
Built ?; Replaced 1974
Pratt through truss swing bridge over the Calumet River on Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry
Replaced by a new bridge

EL - Passaic River Bridge (Passaic County, New Jersey)
Built 1892
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Passaic River on Erie Lackawanna RR
No longer exists

Elliot Bay Drawbridge (King County, Washington)
Lost Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Elliot Bay on Railroad
No longer exists

Elmwood Street Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1898; One span carried away by ice in 1916; demolished ca. 1917.
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Black River on Elmwood Street
Destroyed by icy floods

Emerson E. Harrington Bridge (Dorchester County, Maryland)
Built 1935, bypassed by new bridge 1987 and converted to fishing piers with removal of center spans; piers closed February 2022 for structural reasons
Through truss bridge over Choptank River on US-50
Center truss spans and piers removed after new bridge opened 1987; approaches on both side open to pedestrians only as a fishing pier; now closed to all traffic

Endom Bridge (Ouachita Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1978; Replaced 2003
Swing bridge over Ouachita River on LA 3280 in Monroe
Replaced by a new bridge

Endom Bridge (Old) (Ouachita Parish, Louisiana)
At some point the outer trusses were replaced with steel stringer spans.
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Ouachita River on State Route 3280
Replaced by a new bridge

ERIE - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Collapsed in 1900
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Erie RR
Collapsed

ERIE - Grand Calumet River 'ED' Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built 1903; Removed 1977
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Grand Calumet River on Erie Railroad
Demolished

ERIE - Passaic River Bridge (Old) (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1903; replaced 1922
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

ERIE - Passaic River Bridge (Older) (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1876; replaced in 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (New York Division)
No longer exists

Erie Avenue Bridge (1873) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1873; Replaced 1889
Lost Bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie Avenue Bridge (1900) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1900; Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue US 6
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie Street Swan Creek Sidecut Swing Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Swan Creek Sidecut/Miami & Erie Canal on Erie Street
No longer exists

Escambia River Bridge (Escambia County, Florida)
Built in 1926, Replaced 1955
Lost warren through truss swing bridge over Escambia River on Us90 Sr10 in Pensacola
Replaced by new bridge

Estero River Bridge (Lee County, Florida)
Lost Through truss bridge over Estero River on Florida 41
Replaced by a new bridge

Evansville Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Built 1885. Razed 1927.
Lost Two Span Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River in Evansville
Replaced by new bridge

Everett Avenue Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Lost through truss swing bridge over Snohomish River on Everett Avenue
Replaced by Hewitt Ave US 2 Bridge

EVWR - Maunie Swing Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Evansville Western Railroad southeast of Maunie
Open to traffic

Falgout Canal LA 315 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964
Swing bridge over Falgout Canal on LA 315 in Theriot
Open to traffic

Falls of the Ohio Bridge (1870) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1867-70, replaced in 1919
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad at Louisville
Replaced by a new bridge

Fassett Street Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1896; Damaged 1906, 1935, 1946, and 1954; partially destroyed 1957 after high winds unmoored a freighter, which slammed into the bridge; rest of bridge razed 1961
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on Fassett Street
Partially destroyed by collision and razed

FCRD - Amelia River Swing Bridge (Nassau County, Florida)
Built 1920 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Amelia River on First Coast Railroad (formerly Seaboard Air Line Railway)
Open to traffic

FCRD - St. Mary's River Bridge (Nassau County, Florida)
Built 1926 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. for the Seaboard Air Line Railway
Deck plate girder bridge over St. Mary's River on First Coast Railroad
Open to traffic

Feather River Bridge (Pre 1910) (Sutter County, California)
Built before 1910 (shown on 1910 topo map); Destroyed by flooding 1955; Replaced 1958
Lost Through truss bridge over Feather River on CA 99
Destroyed by flooding

FEC - Halifax River Bridge (Volusia County, Florida)
Lost Girder bridge over Halifax River on Florida East Coast Railway
Removed

FEC - Jewfish Creek Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Built 1907; Removed ?
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Jewfish Creek on Florida East Coast Railway
Removed

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

FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Old) (Duval County, Florida)
Built 1889; Replaced 1925
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Johns River on Florida East Coast Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Palatka, Old) (Putnam County, Florida)
Built 1888; Collapsed 1903
Thacher through truss bridge over St Johns River on Florida East Coast RR
No longer exists

FGAR - Blackwater River Swing Bridge (Santa Rosa County, Florida)
Warren through truss bridge over Blackwater River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

FGAR - Flint River Swing Bridge (Decatur County, Georgia)
Built 1913, altered 1932
Warren truss swing bridge over Flint River on CSX Railroad in Bainbridge
Open to traffic

Figure Eight Swing Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Owned by the Figure Eight Island homeowner's association--gated
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway on Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Firebaugh Drawbridge (Fresno County, California)
Built in 1885 Removed in 1948
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on 7th Avenue
No longer exists

First Bridge (1856) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1856, Replaced 1866.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Lost

First Frisco Arkansas River Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built in 1886 by Union Bridge Company the bridge was reconstructed in 1913-14 with heavier trusses.
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Frisco Railroad in Fort Smith
Replaced by new bridge

Fishing Creek Bridge (Dorchester County, Maryland)
Built 1942
Bridge over Fishing Creek on Maryland Highway 335
No longer exists

Five Mile Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1914; removed late 1979 with no replacement
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Muskingum River on State Route 555 (Old Alignment)
Removed but not replaced

FL 20 Bridge (Walton County, Florida)
Lost Through truss bridge over Choctawhatcee River
Replaced by a new bridge

FL 44 Bridge (Old) (Lake County, Florida)
Replaced 1955
Lost Through truss bridge over St Johns River on Route 44
Replaced by a new bridge

Flushing Creek Bridge (Old) (Queens County, New York)
Built 1880
Lost Through truss bridge over Flushing Creek on Northern Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge in 1906

Flushing Creek Bridge (Older) (Queens County, New York)
Built 1866
Lost Queenpost through truss swing bridge over Flushing Creek on Northern Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge in 1880s

Ford Avenue Navy Bridge (1942) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1942 ; replaced 1946
Cable-stayed bridge over Cerritos Channel on California 47
Replaced by a new bridge

Fore River Bridge (1890) (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1890; replaced 1916
Lost Through truss bridge over Fore River on Main Route 77
Replaced by Million Dollar Bridge

Fore River Bridge (1905) (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Replaced 1936
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Fore River on 3A
Replaced by a new bridge

Forest Avenue Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Constructed in 1915, Bypassed in 1952, Demolished in 1955
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Trinity River on Forest Avenue Road
Demolished

Fort Denaud Swing Bridge (Hendry County, Florida)
Built 1940; re-erected here in 1963
Swing pony truss bridge over Caloosahatchee River on Fort Denaud Way
Open to traffic

Fort Madison Bridge (1888) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Madison Bridge (1927) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1927
Toll double-decker through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 2/IL 9/BNSF Railroad at Fort Madison
Open to traffic

Fort Street Bridge (1921) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1921 ; replaced 1926
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Fort Street


Fort Walton Beach Bridge (Okaloosa County, Florida)
Through truss bridge over Pensacola/ Chico Bay on State Route 85 Fort Walton Beach Road
No longer exists

Fortune Street Bridge (Old) (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1892; Replaced 1926
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hillsborough River on Fortune Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Fourth Street Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Built 1887; closed to vehicles in 1936; removed in 1961
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Root River on Fourth Street
Removed but not replaced

FOXY - Appleton Swing Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1929
Through truss bridge over Fox River Navigation Canal on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

FOXY - Kaukauna Swing Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1901
Pony truss swing bridge over Fox River Navigation Canal on Fox Valley & Lake Superior Railroad
Open to traffic

FP - Stillions Bridge (Ashley County, Arkansas)
Built 1906 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co.
Through truss swing bridge over Saline River on the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad (formerly Rock Island) northwest of Crossett
Open to railroad traffic

Franklin Canal Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1985
Swing bridge over Franklin Canal on Chatsworth Road in Franklin
Open to traffic

Frederica River Bridge (Glynn County, Georgia)
Lost Through truss bridge over Frederica River on Torras Causeway
Replaced by a new bridge

Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1950; rehabilitated 2008
Swing bridge over Anacostia River on South Capitol Street
Open to traffic

Fremont Bridge (1888) (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)
Built 1888; Replaced 1922
Lost Through truss bridge over Wolf River on WI Route 110/Main Street
No longer exists

Frenchman's Bay Bridge (Hancock County, Maine)
Built 1927; Replaced 1999
Parker through truss swing bridge over Taunton Bay on US 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Aberdeen Bridge (Old) (Monroe County, Mississippi)
Built 1887; Replaced 1969
Pratt through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on San Francisco & St Louis Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Amory Bridge (Old) (Monroe County, Mississippi)
Lost Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on San Francisco & St Louis Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Black Rock Bridge (Old) (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Built ?; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Current River Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Lost swing bridge over Current River on St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Removed but not replaced

Frisco - Pocahontas Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Built 1912, Lost 1986
Lost through truss railroad bridge with a center swing span over Black River at Pocahontas
Bridge removed, but several concrete piers remain

Fullerton Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Fullerton Avenue
No longer exists

Fulton Street Swing Bridge (Leflore County, Mississippi)
Built 1898; replaced 1925
Lost swing through truss bridge over Yazoo River on Fulton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

G&HJ - Buffalo Bayou Drawbridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built in 1865 ; replaced in 1912
Lost Through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Galveston & Houston Junction Railroad
No longer exists

Gable Street Swing Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1908. Replaced 1932
Lost Bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Gable Street (Now McKee Street)
Replaced by a new bridge

Galveston Bay Wagon Bridge (1893) (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1893; Damaged by the 1900 Hurricane and replaced in 1911
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Galveston Bay on Road
Destroyed by severe weather

Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)
Truss spans built 1896; approaches built 1926; swing span built somewhat later than 1926; replaced 1980 by bridge on new alignment
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Rte 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Older) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Pivot span built 1853; Pennsylvania through truss spans built 1896 to replace Howe truss covered spans; pivot span replaced 1907; totally replaced in 1980
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Route 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Gardiner-Randolph Bridge (1853) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1850 or 1853 by Stephen Young as four Howe truss spans and one pivot span; two Howe trusses washed out March 2, 1896 and replaced by steel; draw span replaced soon after; last two covered spans replaced 1926
Lost Howe swing pony truss and Howe through truss bridge over Kennebec River on ME-27
Destroyed by flooding

Gardiner-Randolph Bridge (Old) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Through truss approach spans built 1896 to replace covered spans; swing span built 1907 to replace Howe pivot span; concrete approaches built 1926 to replace covered spans; swing span replaced somewhat later
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kennebeck River on Maine Route 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Gaysport Bridge (1887) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1886-1887 by the Smith Bridge Co.; three covered spans destroyed by storm 1887 or 1889 and replaced by metal trusses
Lost covered Howe through truss bridge over Muskingum River on County Road 66
No longer exists

Gaysport Bridge (1889) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1889 by Smith Bridge Co.; destroyed in 1913 flood
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muskingum River on County Road 66
Destroyed by flooding

Gaysport Bridge (1914) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1914 after previous bridge destroyed in 1913 flood; replaced 1971
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Muskingum River on CR 66
Replaced by new bridge using existing piers

GB&W - Sturgeon Bay Swing Bridge (Door County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1887; rail line added in 1894; abandoned in 1968; removed in 1973
Lost Through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay
Lost

Genesee Avenue Bridge (1938) (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1938; replaced 1973
Deck girder swing bridge over Saginaw River on Genesee Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park (Nassau County, Florida)
Built 1948; Replaced by the adjacent bridge in 1999; Converted to pedestrian use 2003
Deck plate girder swing bridge over Nassa Sound on George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park
Open to pedestrians only

George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge (York County, Virginia)
Built 1952; rehabilitated and widened in 1996
Swing bridge over York River on US 17 in Gloucester Point
Open to traffic

Georgiana Slough Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1962
Bridge over Georgiana Slough on Isleton Road
Open to traffic

Gianella Bridge (1911) (Butte County, California)
Built 1908-1911; Replaced 1987
Lost swing bridge over Sacramento River on CA 32
Replaced by new bridge

Glendive Swing Bridge (Destroyed in 1899) (Dawson County, Montana)
Built 1895; Sections destroyed by flooding 1899; Replaced 1900
Lost Parker through truss through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

GN - Red River Bridge (Grand Forks County, North Dakota)
Lost Bridge over Red River on Great Northern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

GN - Snohomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1893; Replaced 1910
Bridge over Snohomish River on Great Northern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Government Bridge (1872) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1895
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge because of an icy flood storm

Grand Avenue Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1896-1898; reconstructed 1984
Swing bridge over Quinnipiac River on Grand Avenue in Fair Haven
Under construction

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