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46th Street Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1896, closed to traffic in 1981; replaced 1986
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on 46th Street in Ashtabula
Replaced by new bridge

Abbett Avenue Bridge (Morris County, New Jersey)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1941; demolished ca. 1978; replacement bridge built 1986
Lost pony truss bridge over Whippany River on Abbett Avenue in Morristown
Replaced by new bridge

Adams Fork Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1896 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1995
Lost pony truss bridge over Adams Fork on CR 300
Replaced by new bridge

Aitkin Bridge (Aitkin County, Minnesota)
Built 1896
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on MN 1 (Minnesota Ave.)
No longer exists

Almena - Road 1 Turntable Bridge (Norton County, Kansas)
Built 1896 by the Lassig Bridge and Iron Works, Chicago Illinois
Timber stringer bridge over S. Fork Prairie Dog Creek on 1st Road / Van Horn Rd.
Open to traffic

Arkansas Road Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1950, 1987
Through truss bridge over Robb Creek on Arkansas Road in Hazleton
Open to traffic

Arsenal Bridge (1896) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and 2 rail lines in Davenport
Open to traffic

Ashland Street Railroad Bridge (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Built 1896
Pony/through plate girder bridge over East Ashland Street on MBTA Old Colony Mainline
Open to traffic

Ashley Street Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Ashley Street
Replaced by a new bridge

ATSF - Lytle Creek Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1896
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lytle Creek on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

ATSF - Spindletop Bayou Trestle (Chambers County, Texas)
The railroad stopped running from Bolivar Pass to High Island in 1942, but continued to operate between Winnie and High Island into the 1960s and abandoned in 1995
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Spindletop Bayou on AT & SF Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Beaver Dam Road Bridge (Washington County, Wisconsin)
Built 1896; Bridge extant 1996; Removed, date uknown;
Lost Bedstead pony truss bridge over Rock River on Beaver Dam Road in Town of Addison
Removed

Bell Avenue Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1992
Pony truss bridge over Spruce Run River on Bell Avenue in Glen Gardner
Open to traffic

Belmont Avenue Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896
Stone arch bridge over Ramp B Parkside Avenue on Belmont Avenue in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Berkley-Dighton Bridge (1896) (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1896
Lost swing truss bridge over Taunton River on Elm Street in Berkley
Replaced by temporary bridge in 2010 and new bridge in 2015

Berne Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1959; Demolished 2014
Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on TR 952 (Fisher Dam Road) near Bern (Tilden Twp)
Replaced by new bridge (scrapped)

Beveridge Bridge (San Saba County, Texas)
Built 1896 by Flinn-Moyer Bridge Co.; reconstructed 1938 by Austin Bridge Co.; closed to all traffic 2004; historic restoration 2005-2009 by Texas Department of Transportation, reopened for pedestrian use.
Suspension bridge over San Saba River on CR 200
Historic restoration completed February, 2009, reopened for pedestrian use only.

Biedler Farm Covered Bridge 46-79-01 (Rockingham County, Virginia)
Built 1896; Renovated July 1989; New diagonal flooring April 1990
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over smith creek on private Biedler Farm road
Open to authorized vehicles only

Big Pine Creek Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1896, rehabilitated in 1970
Through truss bridge over Big Pine Creek on CR 450 East
Open to traffic

Blanchard River CR 53 Bridge (Hancock County, Ohio)
Built 1896 by the Toledo Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1962
Through truss bridge over Blanchard River on CR 53
Gone

Blanchard River TR 22 Bridge (Hancock County, Ohio)
Built 1896 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Through truss bridge over Blanchard River on TR 22 in Mount Blanchard
Removed

Blue Stone Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896
Stone arch bridge over Wissahickon Creek on Forbidden Drive in Philadelphia
Open to traffic-bicycles and pedestrians only

BM - Sulphite Railroad Covered Bridge 29-07-09 (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1896 as Covered Pratt Deck Truss, Abandoned 1976, Outer wood burned off by vandals in 1980
Pratt deck truss bridge over Winnipesautee River on Former Boston & Maine Railroad (Franklin & Tilton Railroad)
Closed to all traffic

BM/MBTA Fitchburg Line Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1896, Abandoned 1987
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over MBTA Fitchburg Line on B&M Central Massachusetts Branch (abandoned)
Derelict/abandoned

BNSF - Brush Creek Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on BNSF RR
Open to traffic

BNSF - Elk River Bridge (Sherburne County, Minnesota)
EB (GN) Spans built 1896, replaced ca. 2001, WB (NP) Spans built 1917
Deck plate girder bridge over Elk River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Fountain Street Overpass (Macon County, Missouri)
Built 1896, Widened 1909
Deck plate girder bridge over Fountain Street on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Fox River Bridge (Clark County, Missouri)
Built 1896, Widened 1907
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Huson Bridge (Carlton County, Minnesota)
Built 1896, approached Added 1925
Deck plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek/Coulee on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Net River Bridge (Carlton County, Minnesota)
Built 1896, south span added 1942
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Net River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Lytle Creek Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1896
Pratt Through truss bridge over Lytle Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Middle Fabius River Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)
Built 1896, Widened 1909
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Fabius River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - N. Fork South Fabius River Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)
Built 1896
Deck plate girder bridge over N. Fork South Fabius River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - North Fabius River Bridge (Scotland County, Missouri)
Built 1896, Widened 1909; 4th Span Added in late 20th Century
Deck plate girder bridge over North Fabius River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - South Fork South Fabius River Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)
Built 1896, Widened 1909
Deck plate girder bridge over South Fork South Fabius River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - South River Drive Bridge (Becker County, Minnesota)
Built 1896, Reinforced 1911; Eastbound Span Built 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over South River Drive on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Boone Cemetery Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1896; replaced 1989
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Busseron Creek on CR 500 South
Replaced by new bridge

BP - Allegheny River Bridge at Pennsylvania Avenue (Warren County, Pennsylvania)
Through truss bridge over Allegheny River
Open to authorized vehicles only

Brady Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; Demolished 1978
Lost Through truss bridge over Monongahela River on South 22nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Branch North Fork Vermillion River Bridge (Marshall County, Kansas)
Built 1896, replaced 1988
Pony truss bridge over a branch of North Fork Vermillion River, 6.5 mi. north and 5.0 mi. east of Vliets
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Drawbridge (Old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Frankford Creek on Bridge Street
No longer exists

Bridge Street East Channel Bridge (1896) (Somerset County, Maine)
Built 1896; replaced 1934
Lost Truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brighton Road Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Spruce Run on Brighton Road
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)
Built 1896; replaced 1988
Lost open-web deck plate girder bridge over Cherry Creek on Broadway Ave. in Denver
Replaced by new bridge

Bryan-Caldwell Road Bridge (Brazos County, Texas)
Built 1896; Replaced 1940
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Brazos River on Bryan-Caldwell Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bryants Bridge Road Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1896; Replaced 2007
Through truss bridge over Fish Creek on Bryants Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Busseron Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1896; replaced 1992
Lost through truss bridge over Busseron Creek on CR 250 West
Replaced by new bridge

Busseron Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built in 1896 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Company; replaced in 1989.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Busseron Creek on CR 500S
Replaced by new bridge

CACV - Susquehanna River Bridge #3 (Otsego County, New York)
Built 1896
Lattice through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad
Open to traffic

Cascade Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1896; reinforced in 1905; rehabilitated 1960; Closed 2008; Foot traffic allowed 2010; Closed to foot traffic 2019
Deck truss bridge over Cascade Ravine on S. Main Street in Burlington
Closed; Doomed

Cedar Creek Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1896; replaced 2006
Lost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Nature Trail
No longer exists

Center Street Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1973
Pratt through truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Center Street in Conneautville
Open to traffic

Centerville Bridge (1896) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1896; Replaced 1922 by a new bridge downstream
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Removed

Chestnut Street Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Opened August 1896, Lost 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chestnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Chestnut Street Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Built 1896 using a modified secondhand railroad truss
Double Intersection Warren Pony truss bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad on Chestnut Street in Lodi
Open to pedestrians and bicycle traffic

Cicero Creek Bridge (Tipton County, Indiana)
Built 1896
Lost Through truss bridge over Cicero Creek on County Road 600 South.
Destroyed by collision. Collapsed. Replaced with new bridge.

Clear Creek Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1896 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1904 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Farm Road 33
Replaced by modern bridge

Clear Shade Creek Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; replaced 1992
Lost pony truss bridge over Clear Shade Creek on TR 773
Replaced by new bridge

CNJ - South Branch Raritan River Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1896,
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Derelict/abandoned

CNW - Bridge #758 6/9 (Sioux County, Nebraska)
Built 1896
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Drainage Ditch on Abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway
Derelict/abandoned

Columbia Park Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1896
Steel arch bridge over Soo Line RR (BNSF RR) on Golf Course Path
Open to pedestrians

Cooke Road Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Built 1896 by the Buckeye Portland Cement Co. of Bellfontaine, Ohio and W.H. Pratt
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over a tributary of North Branch Kokosing River on Cooke Road (TR 369)
Open to traffic

Corinth Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1896; Removed 1954
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hudson River on River Street in Corinth
Replaced by a new bridge

County Line Buff Creek/Big Slough Creek Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1896; Removed
Lost Pony truss bridge over v on Louisa-Washington Road (County Line Road)
No longer exists

CP - Onawa Trestle (Old) (Piscataquis County, Maine)
Built 1896; one photo suggests replaced after 1942
Lost Deck truss/girder bridge over Ship Pond Stream on Canadian Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CP&E - Chagrin River Bridge (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1896; Timber approach trestle replaced by steel 1910; Removed 1926
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Chagrin River & Glenn Avenue on Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern Railroad
Removed

CR - Piles Creek Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1896
Bridge over Piles Creek on Conrail RR


CR 227 Cameron Through Truss (Milam County, Texas)
Part of 1896 Brazos River Bridge relocated circa 1940 (Possible)
Abandoned Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss bridge over Little River on Road
Abandoned

Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge (Highland County, Virginia)
Built 1896 by the West Virginia Bridge Works; Closed to vehicular traffic in 1994
Pony truss bridge over Crab Run on Route 645
Open to pedestrians

Craig Road Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896 by Youngstown Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Woodcock Creek on Craig Road (TR 600)
Open to traffic

Craigie Clair Road Bridge (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1974
Through truss bridge over Beaverkill River on Craigie Clair Road
Open to traffic

CSX - Harpers Ferry Tunnel (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1896; Widened 1931
Tunnel on Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Willow Road Overpass (Chautauqua County, New York)
Built 1896
Steel stringer bridge over Willow Road on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

D&M - Kawkawlin River Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)
Built 1896
Deck plate girder swing over Kawkawlin River on Detroit & Mackinac Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

DJ&C/NYC Overpass (Jackson County, Michigan)
Built 1896; Removed ca 1929 when service was abandoned.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Michigan Central Railroad on Detroit, Jackson & Chicago Railway (Detroit United Railway)
Removed

DME - Red Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1896 Lost 2012
Pratt through truss bridge over Catfish Creek on Railroad
Replaced by a TPG in 2012

Dyersville Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1896; Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork Maquoketa Rive on 1st Avanue
Replaced by a new bridge

East Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Built 1896;
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Main Street
Removed

East Cass Street Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)
Built 1896; opened December 15, 1896; Alterations 1954; Replaced 1996
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kalamazoo River on E. Cass Street in Albion
Replaced by new bridge

East Ward Street Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1896 by New Jersey Steel & Iron; rehabilitated 1969
Through truss bridge over Peddie Lake on East Ward Avenue in Hightstown
Open to traffic

Edgebrook Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1896; Converted to bus-only use 1949; Abandoned 1968; Removed 1974
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missouri Pacific Railroad & Deer Creek on St. Louis Public Service Co.
Removed

Edison Street Bridge (1886) (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1886; Replaced 1942
Lost Bridge over Mormon Slough on Edison Street & Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Egypt Bridge (Jasper County, Indiana)
Built in 1896 by the Lafayette Bridge Company; replaced in 1990
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Carpenter Creek on County Road 870 West
Replaced by a new bridge

EIRR - St. Anthony Pegram Truss Bridge (Fremont County, Idaho)
Built 1896; relocated here 1914
Two-span Pegram through truss bridge over Henry's Fork Snake River on the Eastern Idaho Railroad (EIRR)
Open to traffic

Elm Street Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1984
Lenticular through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on CR 667
Closed - damaged by flooding

Eppleyanna Road Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Built 1896
Through truss bridge over Rock Run Creek on E. Eppleyanna Road, 1.5 mi. west of Davis
Intact but closed to all traffic

Fairbank Truss Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1896; Replaced 1954
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Wapsipinicon River on Main Street
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

Fidler Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1896; replaced 1995
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Iroquois River on CR1700E
Replaced by new bridge

Fishback Ford Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1896 by the King Bridge Company; replaced 1993
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Youngs Creek on CR 400 S
Replaced by new bridge

Forest Park Drive over Long Island Railroad (Queens County, New York)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1926
Steel stringer bridge over Long Island-Montauk Br on Forest Park Drive
Open to traffic

Freeman School Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1981
Through truss bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek on Freeman School Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Freemansburg-Steel City Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; Replaced 1979
Lost Through truss bridge over Lehigh River, Lehigh Canal & Railroad on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Fry's Run Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; rehabilitated ca. 1950
Stone arch bridge over Fry's Run on Raubsville Road PA 2006
Open to traffic

Fry's Run Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896 (Northampton County says 1824)
Stone arch bridge over Fry's Run on old alignment of Royal Manor Road
Intact but closed to all traffic

Gapstow Bridge (1896) (New York County, New York)
Built 1896
Stone arch bridge over The Pond on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Old) (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

Garvin Brook Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1896; Destroyed 2007
Stone arch bridge over Garvin Brook on CR 62
Destroyed by flooding & replaced

Glenerie Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1896; Replaced 1962
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Esopus Creek on Glasco Turnpike
Replaced by a new bridge

Granite Street Bridge (1896-1954) (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1896
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Granite St
Replaced by a new bridge

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