Great Flood of 1936

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B&O - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852; Converted to road-only use 1894; 3 spans destroyed by flood 1924; Totally destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340
Destroyed by flood

Brattleboro-Chesterfield Suspension Bridge (Old) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Destroyed by flooding 1936; divers located bridge 2012
Lost Suspension bridge over Connecticut River
Destroyed by flooding; Bridge is still underwater

Durham Bridge (Old) (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Lost to flooding March 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Route 9
Destroyed by flooding

GC&C - Wills Creek Bridge (Old) (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1880; Destroyed by flooding & replaced 1936
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Wills Creek on George's Creek & Cumberland Railroad
Destroyed by flooding & replaced

Littleton-Waterford Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1890; Closed to traffic 1934; Destroyed by ice jam in 1936
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road
Destroyed by ice jam. Bridge foundations inundated by Moore Reservoir

McGregor Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built in 1881 by The Corrugated Metal Co. - Lost 20 March 1936 to the "Great Flood"
Lost Lenticular Truss Bridge over Merrimack River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding

Montague City Covered Bridge 26-06-31#3x (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870; Destroyed by Flood of 1936
Lost Covered Double decker Howe through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad/Montague City Road
Destroyed by flooding

Portland Passenger Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1896 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Damaged by flood 1936; Demolished 1938
Lost swing bridge over Connecticut River on Main street
Replaced by a new bridge

Shenandoah Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
1882, rebuilt 1889, destroyed by great flood of 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Shenandoah River on Former wagon road
Destroyed by flooding