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Beaver Avenue Bridge (1894) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built ca 1894; Replaced 1914
Thacher through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Beaver Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Castlewood Bridge (at Threshing Grounds) (Grant County, South Dakota)
Originally built 1894 over the Big Sioux River at the southwestern edge of Castlewood, South Dakota; relocated here in 1998
Thacher through truss bridge over South Fork Whetstone River Tributary at the Twin Brooks Threshing Grounds
Open to authorized vehicles only

Castlewood Bridge (Original Location) (Hamlin County, South Dakota)
Built 1894, replaced after June 1990
Thacher through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Replaced by a new bridge

CGW - Cedar River Bridge (N, Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Collapsed 1914 during replacement
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago Great Western Railway in Waverly
Collapsed

Costilla Crossing Bridge (Conejos County, Colorado)
Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006
Two-span Thacher through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR G east of Antonito
Open to one-lane traffic

Ditch Road Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1889; Stringers and Deck Replaced 1954; Closed October 1992; Replaced 1999
Relocated Thacher through truss bridge over Shiawassee River on Ditch Road in Parshallburg
Replaced by new bridge

Ellsworth Ranch Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Built 1895 by the King Bridge Co. under the direction of Milo Adams; rehabilitated 1937; closed to traffic 2007
Thatcher through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 130th Street east of Dolliver
Closed to all traffic

Everly Thacher Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Replaced 1911
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Ocheyedan River on Road
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

Illinois Central - Wabash River Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Replaced 1910
Lost swing bridge over Wabash River on Illinois Central RR
No longer exists

Linville Creek Bridge (Rockingham County, Virginia)
Built 1898
Thacher truss bridge over Linville Creek on VA 1421 in Broadway
Bypassed and preserved for pedestrians only

Little Log House Pioneer Village Spiral Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1893 over Yellow Bank River but relocated to the Little Log House Pioneer Village in 1989
Thacher through truss bridge over a man made pond on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians only

Main Street-Muskegon River Bridge (Pre 1906) (Osceola County, Michigan)
Bridge over Muskegon River on 7th (Main, nr Rt 10)
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Columbus Junction Thacher Truss (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1895
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Iowa River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Independence Thacher Truss (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1881
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
No longer exists

RI - Toddville Thacher Truss (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over East Otter Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Yellow Bank Church Campground Bridge (Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota)
Built 1893 by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio; relocated to Dakota County
Thacher through truss bridge over Yellow Bank River on TWP 76
Open to pedestrians