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"Polly "L"" Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898 for Metropolitan West Side Elevated; route abandoned 1964
Camelback through truss bridge over UP RR (formerly C&NW RR)
Abandoned

14th Street Viaduct (Denver County, Colorado)
Built between 1895 and 1898 at a cost of $367,000. Widened 1939, demolished 1988.
Lost Bridge over Railroads, steets, South Platte River on 14th Street in Denver
Removed

280th Street Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Originally built 1898 southwest of Independence on 280th Street; relocated 2004
Relocated pony truss bridge on the SW 6th Street Liberty Trail in Independence
Open to pedestrians only

5th Street Trail Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1898; closed to traffic in 1993; rehabilitated 1998 for pedestrian usage
Three-span through truss bridge over Raccoon River on SW 5th Street in Des Moines
Closed

Adamsboro Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built in 1898 by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works, replaced in 1985.
Lost through truss bridge over Eel River on CR 150 N in Adamsboro
Replaced by new bridge

Apolacon Creek Bridge (Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated ca. 1990
Pony truss bridge over Apolacon Creek on TR 691 in Little Meadows
Open to traffic

Barto Hollow Road Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1958
Lost through truss bridge over Muncy Creek on TR 650
Replaced by a new bridge

Bazaar Stone Arch Bridge (Chase County, Kansas)
Built 1898, Demolished 1983.
Lost triple span stone arch bridge
Lost

Birmingham Bridge (Blair County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898, Sandblasted and painted in 1987
Through truss bridge over Little Juniata River on TR 535 (Irish Flats)
Open to traffic

Blackstone Canal Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1898
Stone arch bridge over Blackstone Canal on MA 122A (Main Street) in Grafton
Open to traffic

Bonpas Tributary Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1968; replaced 1993
Lost Pony truss bridge over Bonpas Tributary on Fas-1814
Replaced by new bridge

Boyds Creek Bridge (Sevier County, Tennessee)
Built 1898; widened 1920, widened again 1990
Stone Arch bridge over Boyds Creek on State Highway 338
Open to traffic

Branch Rush Creek Bridge (Marion County, Ohio)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1986; replaced 2001
Lost through truss bridge over a branch of Rush Creek on CR 38
No longer exists

Bridge Street Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1898
Pony truss bridge over BMRR on Bridge Street in Templeton
Closed to all traffic

Buck Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on 112th Street
Unknown status

Buffalo Bottoms Road Bridge (Washington County, Indiana)
Built 1898 by the Chicago Bridge Co.; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Buffalo Bottoms Road
Replaced by new bridge

Buttonwood Covered Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Blockhouse Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Caddo Lake Railroad Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1898; replaced in the 1990's
Lost swing railroad bridge over Caddo Lake on the Kansas City Southern Railroad at Mooringsport
Replaced by a new bridge

Camp Branch Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built 1897-98 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.; replaced 1995
Lost pony truss bridge over Camp Branch on 7586 Road
Replaced by new bridge

Carlton Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898 by Columbia Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge over French Creek on SR 1015 (New Lebanon Road)
Closed to traffic

Catawissa Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1898, 2 spans were rebuilt in 1906; rehab in 1937; replaced 1986
Lost through truss bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on PA 42
Replaced by new bridge

Chautauqua Park Swinging Bridge #1 (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built 1898 by the Joliet Bridge and Iron Co.
Wire suspension bridge over Vermillion River on a pedestrian path in Chautauqua Park
Open to pedestrians

CMStPP RR Kinnickinnic River Swing Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Through truss bridge over Burnham Canal, Kinnickinnic River on Canadian Pacific Railroad in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

CNW Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
1898; survived the Great Flood of 2008 with minor damages; still serves traffic
Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (now UPRR)
Open to traffic

CNW Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, East Channel) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1865; Reconstructed 1868 & 1874; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
McCallum through truss bridge over Cat Tail Slough on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1865; Reconstructed 1874; Drawspan replaced 1887; A few spans replaced in 1898; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Coldwater Bridge (Bibb County, Alabama)
Built 1898; approaches reconstructed 1927
Pony/through plate girder bridge over so. railroad on County 27
Open to traffic

Copperas Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1898; replaced 1999
Lost Pony truss bridge over Copperas Creek on TR 402
Replaced by new bridge

Country Club Road Bridge (Walker County, Alabama)
Built 1898 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Blackwater Creek on Country Club Road in Jasper
Open to one-lane traffic

Crescent Rail Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic

Dan River Riverwalk Bridge (Danville, Virginia)
Built 1898 by the A&P Roberts Co.
Through truss bridge over Dan River on pedestrian path (formerly Richmond and Danville Railroad) in Danville
Open to pedestrians

Davis Avenue Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898, rehabilitated 1986, closed to traffic in 2001, demolished on May 6, 2009
Lost deck truss bridge over Woods Run Avenue on Davis Avenue in Pittsburgh
Demolished

Dean Road Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1898 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over Vermilion River on Dean Road
Open to traffic

Delphos-2nd Street Bridge (Allen County, Ohio)
Built 1898
Stone arch bridge over Flatfork 2nd St-Delphos on Delphos-2nd Street
Open to traffic

Dick's Mill Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the Springtown Bridge Co.
Lost through truss over Moniteau Creek on Cotton Drive just beyond the end of Route T
Replaced by a new bridge in 1989

DMCR Walnut Creek Trestle (Polk County, Iowa)
Built ca 1898, removed sometime after 1941
Lost Timber stringer bridge
Removed

Dry Run Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Steel stringer bridge over Dry Run on Town Road
Open to traffic

East LaPorte Street Footbridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Built in 1898 by the Rochester Bridge Company
Footbridge over Yellow River on E. LaPorte Street (Pedestrian)
Open to pedestrians

East Lockington Road Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Built 1898; replaced 1993
Lost four-span pony truss bridge over Great Miami River on East Lockington Road
Replaced by new bridge

East Main Street Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1898 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1978
Through truss bridge over North Fork Licking River on East Main Street in Newark
Open to traffic

Elm Street Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built 1898, replaced in 1963
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Elm Street in Clinton
Replaced by new bridge

Equinunk Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1980 CA
Pony truss bridge over Equinunk Creek on TR 724
Open to traffic

First Doniphan Bridge (Ripley County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. for $7870; replaced 1928 by a new truss bridge
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Current River at Doniphan
No longer exists

Flat Branch Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Grundy County, Tennessee)
Built by local builder A.J. Lockhart in 1898 for $620, abandoned with realignment of the road in 1979.
Abandoned stone round arch bridge over Scott Creek
Abandoned

Flat Iron Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built 1898, rehabilitated 1925, replaced 1998
Lost through truss bridge over Vermillion River on Forest Glen Road
Replaced by new bridge

Foreman Road Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1986
Lost pony truss bridge over Amtrak on Foreman Road
No longer exists

Fredricksburg Road Bridge (Washington County, Indiana)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Blue River on Fredricksburg Road in Fredericksburg
In storage or disassembled

Freedom Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Built 1898
Dismantled through truss bridge formerly over White River on CR 590 South
Replaced

Fretz Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1960
Lost through truss bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Fretz Road in Franconia Township
Removed/Not Replaced

Friendship Road Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Stephens Creek on Friendship Road
Open to traffic

Frog Bayou Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built in 1898, originally Frisco railroad, now Arkansas and Missouri
Through truss bridge over Frog Bayou on Arkansas and Missouri Railroad in Mountainburg
Open to traffic

Gall Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Bypassed stone arch bridge over a branch of Carr Creek on Gall Road at Columbia
Open to pedestrians only

Genesee River Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1962; replaced 2001
Lost pony truss bridge over Genesee River on Ford Street in Rochester
No longer exists

Gladstone Blvd. Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1897-98 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; most of superstructure replaced in 2005
Replaced steel deck arch bridge over Anderson Ave. on Gladstone Blvd. in Kansas City
Substantially replaced by a new bridge

Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad St. Mary's River bridge (Adams County, Indiana)
Part of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad "Fishing Line" from Cincinatti to Northern Michigan in conjunction with the Pere Marquette Railroad, later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad empire. Formerly used to get from Ft. Wayne to Decatur.
Pratt through truss bridge over St. Mary's River on Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad via lease from CSX Transportation(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad)
Replaced, dismantled and saved for possible reuse.

Grassy Creek Bridge (Lewis County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1997
Lost pony truss bridge over Grassy Creek on CR 228
Replaced by new bridge

Greenlawn Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1898 Deck and railing refurbished 2003
Steel stringer bridge over a gravel path on a road in Greenlawn Cemetery
Open to traffic

Grindstone Hollar Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1898 by the Lafayette Bridge Co.
Lost through truss bridge over Guthrie Creek on CR 910 East
Removed

Guthrie Road Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898. Replaced in 2010 or early 2011
Pony truss bridge over Little Sandy Creek on Guthrie Road
Gone. Replaced with a concrete bridge

Harrison Road Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Embarras River on E. Harrison Road in Charleston
Bypassed and abandoned, later removed for stupidity's sake

Hedge Road Bridge (DeKalb County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the Dildine Bridge Co.
Pony truss bridge over Lost Creek on Hedge Road
Replaced by new bridge

Heritage Trail Truss Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Pratt through truss bridge over Land on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Hillery Street Bridge (Passaic County, New Jersey)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1973
Pony truss bridge over Passaic River on Hillery Street in Totowa
Closed to all traffic

Hoffman's Crossing Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1994
Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Hoffmans Crssng Road
Open to traffic

Holmes Bridge (Clark County, Missouri)
Built 1898
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Fox River on CR 148
Removed but not replaced

Holmes Creek Bridge (Chittenden County, Vermont)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1994
Wooden covered arch bridge over Home Creek on C3009 in Charlotte
Open to traffic

Horse Creek Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Built 1898; replaced 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Horse Creek on TR 425 in Pawnee
No longer exists

Hundred/Fish Creek Bridge (Wetzel County, West Virginia)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 2001
Kingpost through truss bridge over Wv Fork Fish Creek on County Route 13
Open to traffic

IANR Mud Creek Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
1 span built 1896; 1 span built 1898
Deck plate girder bridge over Mud Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR Shell Rock River Bridge #2 (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Inchelium-Gifford Ferry (Ferry County, Washington)
Built 1898
Ferry across Columbia River (Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake) on Ferry Crossing Landing Road
Open to traffic

Indian Creek Covered Bridge (Monroe County, West Virginia)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1965 and 2000
Queenpost through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Pedestrian Traffic
Open to pedestrians

Indiana Avenue Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1898 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Elkhart River on Indiana Avenue in Goshen
Currently closed for restoration

Iron Bridge Road Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1975
Pony truss bridge over Conestoga River on Iron Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Jacket Factory Road Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Lost pony truss bridge over Burger Creek on Jacket Factory Road
Replaced by a small concrete bridge

Jefferson River Bridge (Gallatin County, Montana)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1980
Through truss bridge over Jefferson River on CR 410
Open to traffic

Kilburn Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Destroyed by flood in May 1990 and replaced
Lost through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on Thomas Road west of Magazine
Destroyed by flooding

KY 1677 Buck Creek Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built 1898 by the Champion Bridge Co: Replaced 1981-1982 by the R.R. Dawson Bridge Co.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Buck Creek on KY 1677
Replaced by new bridge

La Russell Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Spring River on CR 1000, northeast of La Russell
Closed to all traffic

Lake Fork Bridge (Christian County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Pony truss bridge over Lake Fork on TR 258, 2 mi. northwest of Pana
Open to traffic

Lanning Wooden Bridge (Phelps County, Missouri)
Built 1898 and rehabilitated as a pedestrian bridge in 1999
Timber stringer bridge over Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway on North Main Street
Open to pedestrians

Laura Bradley Park Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Deck truss bridge over Dry Run Creek on a park road within Laura Bradley Park in Peoria
Closed to all traffic

Lee Creek Road Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1898; one span replaced in 1930; bypassed in 1995
Abandoned through truss bridge over Lee Creek on Lee Creek Road (West Rena Road), just north of I-40
Closed to all traffic

Lemont Rail Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Swing through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF Railroad in Lemont
Open to traffic

Linville Creek Bridge (Rockingham County, Virginia)
Built 1898
Thacher truss bridge over Linville Creek on VA 1421 in Broadway
Open to traffic

Little Blue River Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Built in 1898 by the Brackett Bridge Company; replaced in 1988.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Blue River on CR 580W
Replaced by new bridge

Little Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Through truss bridge over Little Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Little Road Bridge (Macomb County, Michigan)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over North Branch Clinton River on Little Road
Closed to all traffic

Little Tebo Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1898 for $100
Lost suspension bridge over Little Tebo Creek, southwest of Lincoln
No longer exists

Louis Creek Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1898; replaced 2005
Lost pony truss bridge over Louis Creek on TR 269, 3.5 mi. north of Buckley
No longer exists

Louisiana Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1898, using the same piers as an earlier 1873 bridge; some spans replaced in 1945
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana
Open to train traffic

Lower McWilliams Bridge (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1959; replaced 1998
Lost through truss bridge over Pine Run on TR 771
Replaced by new bridge

Lrd Labarge Road Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898
Girder bridge over Lrd Labarge Road on Cnw Rr


Lyell Ford Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over South Fabius River on CR 117
Open to one-lane traffic

Manistee River Railroad Bridge (Wexford County, Michigan)
Built 1898
Pratt deck truss bridge over Manistee River on Tuscola and Saginaw Bay RR (formerly Grand Rapids & Indiana RR)
Open to traffic

Maquon Foot Bridges (Knox County, Illinois)
Series of 2 foot bridges, built 1898, rebuilt in 1969 and 1995.
Pair of steel trestle pedestrian bridges in Maquon
Intact but closed to all traffic

Melan Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Opened January 12, 1898 with 5 Main Spans, 4 more outer spans built 1903 after flooding washed out approaches, collapsed 1965 when replacement span was being built, replacement bridge opened 1967 slightly downstream
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Lost, Destroyed by Partial Collapse July 2, 1965, Replaced by a new bridge 1967

Middle Fork Hughes River Bridge (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Hughes River on CR 7/18
Open to traffic

MPL Redwood River Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Truss span built 1898 by M&Stl. Trestle replaced multuple times.
Warren through truss bridge over Redwood River
Open to traffic

Mud Pine Creek Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1898, rehabilitated in 1974
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mud Pine Creek on CR 1050 North
Replaced by new bridge