Great Flood of 1936
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BO - 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 1936Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340Destroyed by flood
Brattleboro-Chesterfield Suspension Bridge (1889) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Destroyed by flooding 1936; divers located bridge 2012Lost Suspension bridge over Connecticut RiverDestroyed by flooding; Bridge is still underwater
Durham Bridge (1895) (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Built 1895; lost to flooding March 1936Lost Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Route 9Destroyed by flooding
GC&C - Wills Creek Bridge (Old) (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1880; Destroyed by flooding & replaced 1936Lost Warren through truss bridge over Wills Creek on George's Creek & Cumberland RailroadDestroyed by flooding & replaced
Littleton-Waterford Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1890; Closed to traffic 1934; Destroyed by ice jam in 1936Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on RoadDestroyed 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 StreetDestroyed by flooding
Montague City Covered Bridge 26-06-31#3x (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870; Destroyed by Flood of 1936Lost Covered Double decker Howe through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad/Montague City RoadDestroyed by flooding
Portland Passenger Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1896 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Damaged by flood 1936; Demolished 1938Lost swing bridge over Connecticut River on Main streetReplaced by a new bridge
Shenandoah Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
1882, rebuilt 1889, destroyed by great flood of 1936Lost Through truss bridge over Shenandoah River on Former wagon roadDestroyed by flooding