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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) on an Abandoned Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad line
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
2nd Street Arch Bridge (Allen County, Ohio)
Built 1898
Stone arch bridge over Flatfork 2nd St-Delphos on Delphos-2nd Street
Open to traffic
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
AM - Frog Bayou Bridge (Mountainburg) (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
Bay Farm Island Bridge (Old) (Alameda County, California)
Built 1898; replaced 1953
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over San Leandro Bay on Bay Farm Island
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Bishop Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Yellow Breeches Creek on Bishop Road (TR 612)
Closed June 2014; repairs authorized Nov. 2014
Blackhawk Bridge (West Channel) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Removed as part of project to relocate river channel in 1950s or 1960s.
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Blackhawk Road
Demolished
BM&NW - Iowa River Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Abandoned and likley removed 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed, substructure encased in concrete for a road bridge's substructure.
BNSF - Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge (Lamont) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Swing through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF Railroad in Lemont
Open to traffic
BNSF - Neosho River Bridge (Emporia) (Lyon County, Kansas)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Neosho River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
BNSF - S&S Canal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Two track Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on BNSF (former Santa Fe) Railroad
Open to traffic
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 Beaver Creek (Martin County, Indiana)
Built 1898; Replaced 1990
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Branch Beaver Creek on Red School Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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, replaced 2006
Pony truss bridge over ST/Pan Am Freight Main Line on Bridge Street in Templeton
Replaced by a new bridge
BSR - Walloomsac River Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1898 on a 5 mile trolley line; abandoned 1927
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Walloomsac River on former trolley rail line.
Abandoned
Buffalo Creek-Buffalo Bottoms Rd. 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 38-41-01 (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Blockhouse Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Cape Arago Lighthouse Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1898; Removed 2013
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Pacific ocean
Demolished
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
Central College Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1898, replaced in 1970
Lost Pratt through truss Bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Central College Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Central Street Railroad Bridge (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Built 1898 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1990s
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Central Street on MBTA Old Colony Mainline
Replaced by a 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
Cheesquake Creek Bridge (2nd) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1898; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cheesquake Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Kinzie Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 and relocated to Milwaukee
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a 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 traffic
CP - Kinnickinnic River Swing Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Canadian Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
CP - Whitewood Creek Bridge (Lawrence County, South Dakota)
Built 1898, Moved Here Ca. 1909
Pratt Through truss bridge over Whitewood Creek on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic
CR410 Williams Bridge (Gallatin County, Montana)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1980
Pratt through truss bridge over Jefferson River on CR 410
Open to traffic
Crescent Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1898, Iowa Approach Added 1905
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic
CTT - West Fork South Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Lost deck plate girder bridge over West Fork South Branch Chicago River (No longer exists) on Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad
No longer exists
Dan River Riverwalk Bridge (Danville, Virginia)
Built 1898 by the A&P Roberts Co.
Warren 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
Deer Lakes Golf Course Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
According to website (http://www.deerlakesgc.com/) bridge was built 1898 as an original bridge for the Trail of Tears
Lattice pony truss bridge over Sandy Creek on a golf cart trail and a portion of the Trail of Tears
Open to golf cart 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
DMRy - Walnut Creek Trestle (Polk County, Iowa)
Built ca 1898, Removed before 1930
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Walnut Creek on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed
Douds Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Replaced 1954
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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
ESR - Phoenix Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Built 1898; Removed ca. 1931
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Oswego River on Empire State Railway
Removed
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
Fitch's Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1898; Closed to traffic 1965; Demolished 2013
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Nashua River on Fitch Bridge Road
Demolished and replaced with an ugly pedestrian MOB (Mail Order Bridge).
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
Fort Lincoln Trolley - Old Channel Bridge (Morton County, North Dakota)
Built 1898, Relocated Here 1960
Pratt through truss bridge over Former channel on Fort Lincoln Trolley
Open to traffic
Fourmile Creek Bridge (Union County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Pony truss bridge over Fourmile Creek on 197th Road
Bypassed
Fox River Trail - Fox River Bridge (McHenry County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on Fox River Bike Trail in Algonquin
Open to pedestrians
Freedom Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Built in 1898 to replace the 2 lost spans of a 600 ft. covered bridge. Replaced starting in 2001 and dismantled until being rebuilt in Carroll County.
Relocated Pennsylvania through truss bridge formerly over White River on CR 590 South
Replaced with a new bridge and relocated to Carroll County for use on a trail.
Freedom Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1898 over White River on CR 590 South, relocated and rebuilt over the new IN-25 (Hoosier Heartland Highway) for pedestrian use on the Monon High Bridge Trail.
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over IN-25 (Hoosier Heartland Highway) on the Monon High Bridge Trail
Open to non-motorized traffic.
Friendship Road Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Stephens Creek on Friendship Road
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
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
GR&I - 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.
Green Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1898; closed to traffic in 1993; rehabilitated 1998 and 2016 for pedestrian usage
Three-span through truss bridge over Raccoon River formerly on SW 5th Street, now a pedestrain trail in Des Moines
Open to pedestrains only
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 pedestrians only
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
Harrison Street Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built in 1898; Removed 1924
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Oakland Estuary on Harrison Street & Southern Pacific Railroad
Removed
Harway Avenue Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Built 1898 ; replaced 1930
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Coney Island Creek on Harway Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Hogback Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Replaced ca. 1930
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Holmes Creek Covered Bridge 45-04-01 (Chittenden County, Vermont)
Built 1898 by Leonard Sherman; rehabilitated 1994
Covered kingspost arch bridge over Home Creek on Lake Road in Charlotte
Open to traffic
Horse Creek Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Built 1898 to replace covered bridge damaged by flood; demolished in summer of 2004
Lost through truss bridge over Horse Creek on TR 425 in Pawnee
No longer exists, replaced by UCEB
Hundred/Fish Creek Covered Bridge 48-52-01 #2 (Wetzel County, West Virginia)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 2001
Kingpost through truss bridge over Wv Fork Fish Creek on County Route 13
Open to traffic
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Built 1898
View Exhibit map"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) on an Abandoned Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad line
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
2nd Street Arch Bridge (Allen County, Ohio)Built 1898
Stone arch bridge over Flatfork 2nd St-Delphos on Delphos-2nd Street
Open to traffic
Abandoned CN - Niagara Rail Bridge (Dickinson County, Michigan)
Built 1898
Pratt through truss bridge over Menominee River on Abandoned Canadian National Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1898
Pratt through truss bridge over Menominee River on Abandoned Canadian National Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic
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
AM - Frog Bayou Bridge (Mountainburg) (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
Apalachin Creek Bridge (Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898; rehabilitated ca. 1990; replaced 2008
Lost pony truss bridge over Apalachin Creek on Shaughnessy Road (TR 691) in Little Meadows
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898; rehabilitated ca. 1990; replaced 2008
Lost pony truss bridge over Apalachin Creek on Shaughnessy Road (TR 691) in Little Meadows
Replaced by a new bridge
B&LE - Conneaut Creek Swing Bridge (Old) (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1898; Removed 1910
Lost Through truss bridge over Conneaut Creek
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898; Removed 1910
Lost Through truss bridge over Conneaut Creek
Replaced by a new bridge
B&SR - Hancock Brook Arch (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1898
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Hancock Brook on Bridgton & Saco River Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1898
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Hancock Brook on Bridgton & Saco River Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
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
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1958
Lost through truss bridge over Muncy Creek on TR 650
Replaced by a new bridge
Bay Farm Island Bridge (Old) (Alameda County, California)Built 1898; replaced 1953
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over San Leandro Bay on Bay Farm Island
Replaced by a new bridge
Bazaar Stone Arch Bridge (Chase County, Kansas)
Built 1898, Demolished 1983.
Lost triple span stone arch bridge
Lost
Built 1898, Demolished 1983.
Lost triple span stone arch bridge
Lost
Bearskin Trail - Minoquca Lake Bridge (Oneida County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Minoquca Lake on Bearskin Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1898
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Minoquca Lake on Bearskin Trail
Open to pedestrians only
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
Bishop Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built 1898 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Yellow Breeches Creek on Bishop Road (TR 612)
Closed June 2014; repairs authorized Nov. 2014
Blackhawk Bridge (West Channel) (Wapello County, Iowa)Built 1898; Removed as part of project to relocate river channel in 1950s or 1960s.
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Blackhawk Road
Demolished
Blackstone Canal Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1898
Stone arch bridge over Blackstone Canal on MA 122A (Main Street) in Grafton
Open to traffic
Built 1898
Stone arch bridge over Blackstone Canal on MA 122A (Main Street) in Grafton
Open to traffic
BM&NW - Honey Creek Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1898; Removed 1924
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Honey Creek on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built ca. 1898; Removed 1924
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Honey Creek on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed but not replaced
BM&NW - Iowa River Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)Built 1898; Abandoned and likley removed 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed, substructure encased in concrete for a road bridge's substructure.
BM&NW - Smith Creek Tributary Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1898;
Lost Bridge over Unnamed Smith Creek Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
Built ca. 1898;
Lost Bridge over Unnamed Smith Creek Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
BNSF - Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge (Lamont) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1898
Swing through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF Railroad in Lemont
Open to traffic
BNSF - Neosho River Bridge (Emporia) (Lyon County, Kansas)Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Neosho River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
BNSF - S&S Canal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1898
Two track Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on BNSF (former Santa Fe) Railroad
Open to traffic
Bonner Springs Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1898; Lost in the flood of 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1898; Lost in the flood of 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River
Destroyed by flooding
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
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
Brainerd Bridge (second) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
Built 1898; Replaced 1978
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi on Laurel Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898; Replaced 1978
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi on Laurel Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Branch Beaver Creek (Martin County, Indiana)Built 1898; Replaced 1990
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Branch Beaver Creek on Red School Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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 Road Overpass (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1953
Steel stringer bridge over Long Island Railroad on Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1953
Steel stringer bridge over Long Island Railroad on Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Bridge Street Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)Built 1898, replaced 2006
Pony truss bridge over ST/Pan Am Freight Main Line on Bridge Street in Templeton
Replaced by a new bridge
BSR - Walloomsac River Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)Built 1898 on a 5 mile trolley line; abandoned 1927
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Walloomsac River on former trolley rail line.
Abandoned
Buck Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Replaced 2001
Pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on 112th Street
Replaced by a new pre-stressed stringer in 2001
Built 1898; Replaced 2001
Pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on 112th Street
Replaced by a new pre-stressed stringer in 2001
Buffalo Creek-Buffalo Bottoms Rd. 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 38-41-01 (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)Built 1898; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Blockhouse Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic
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
Built 1897-98 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.; replaced 1995
Lost pony truss bridge over Camp Branch on 7586 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Cape Arago Lighthouse Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)Built 1898; Removed 2013
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Pacific ocean
Demolished
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
Central College Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)Built 1898, replaced in 1970
Lost Pratt through truss Bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Central College Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Central Street Railroad Bridge (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)Built 1898 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1990s
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Central Street on MBTA Old Colony Mainline
Replaced by a 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
Cheesquake Creek Bridge (2nd) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)Built 1898; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cheesquake Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Kinzie Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1898; Replaced 1908 and relocated to Milwaukee
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - KK Madison Bridge (Old) (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 with a span relocated from Chicago
Lost Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 with a span relocated from Chicago
Lost Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago & North Western Railway
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
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
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 traffic
CP - Kinnickinnic River Swing Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Canadian Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
CP - Whitewood Creek Bridge (Lawrence County, South Dakota)Built 1898, Moved Here Ca. 1909
Pratt Through truss bridge over Whitewood Creek on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic
CR410 Williams Bridge (Gallatin County, Montana)Built 1898; rehabilitated 1980
Pratt through truss bridge over Jefferson River on CR 410
Open to traffic
Crescent Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)Built 1898, Iowa Approach Added 1905
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic
CTT - West Fork South Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1898
Lost deck plate girder bridge over West Fork South Branch Chicago River (No longer exists) on Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad
No longer exists
Dan River Riverwalk Bridge (Danville, Virginia)Built 1898 by the A&P Roberts Co.
Warren 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
Deer Lakes Golf Course Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)According to website (http://www.deerlakesgc.com/) bridge was built 1898 as an original bridge for the Trail of Tears
Lattice pony truss bridge over Sandy Creek on a golf cart trail and a portion of the Trail of Tears
Open to golf cart 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
DMRy - Walnut Creek Trestle (Polk County, Iowa)Built ca 1898, Removed before 1930
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Walnut Creek on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed
Douds Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)Built 1898; Replaced 1954
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Dry Run Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)Built 1898
Steel stringer bridge over Dry Run on Town Road
Open to traffic
DTI - Rouge River Bridge (Oldest) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1898; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rouge River on Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rouge River on Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Lost pony truss bridge over Equinunk Creek on TR 724
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1980 CA
Lost pony truss bridge over Equinunk Creek on TR 724
Replaced by a new bridge
ESR - Phoenix Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)Built 1898; Removed ca. 1931
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Oswego River on Empire State Railway
Removed
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
Fitch's Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)Built 1898; Closed to traffic 1965; Demolished 2013
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Nashua River on Fitch Bridge Road
Demolished and replaced with an ugly pedestrian MOB (Mail Order Bridge).
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
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1986
Lost pony truss bridge over Amtrak on Foreman Road
No longer exists
Fort Lincoln Trolley - Old Channel Bridge (Morton County, North Dakota)Built 1898, Relocated Here 1960
Pratt through truss bridge over Former channel on Fort Lincoln Trolley
Open to traffic
Fourmile Creek Bridge (Union County, Iowa)Built 1898
Pony truss bridge over Fourmile Creek on 197th Road
Bypassed
Fox River Trail - Fox River Bridge (McHenry County, Illinois)Built 1898
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on Fox River Bike Trail in Algonquin
Open to pedestrians
Freedom Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)Built in 1898 to replace the 2 lost spans of a 600 ft. covered bridge. Replaced starting in 2001 and dismantled until being rebuilt in Carroll County.
Relocated Pennsylvania through truss bridge formerly over White River on CR 590 South
Replaced with a new bridge and relocated to Carroll County for use on a trail.
Freedom Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)Built 1898 over White River on CR 590 South, relocated and rebuilt over the new IN-25 (Hoosier Heartland Highway) for pedestrian use on the Monon High Bridge Trail.
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over IN-25 (Hoosier Heartland Highway) on the Monon High Bridge Trail
Open to non-motorized traffic.
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
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
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
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
GR&I - 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
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
Green Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)Built 1898; closed to traffic in 1993; rehabilitated 1998 and 2016 for pedestrian usage
Three-span through truss bridge over Raccoon River formerly on SW 5th Street, now a pedestrain trail in Des Moines
Open to pedestrains only
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 pedestrians only
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
Harrison Street Bridge (Alameda County, California)Built in 1898; Removed 1924
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Oakland Estuary on Harrison Street & Southern Pacific Railroad
Removed
Harway Avenue Bridge (Kings County, New York)Built 1898 ; replaced 1930
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Coney Island Creek on Harway Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Built 1898 by the Dildine Bridge Co.
Pony truss bridge over Lost Creek on Hedge Road
Replaced by new bridge
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
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
Hogback Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)Built 1898; Replaced ca. 1930
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Holbrook Bridge (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Hughes River on CR 7/18
Open to traffic
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Hughes River on CR 7/18
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
Built 1898
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Fox River on CR 148
Removed but not replaced
Holmes Creek Covered Bridge 45-04-01 (Chittenden County, Vermont)Built 1898 by Leonard Sherman; rehabilitated 1994
Covered kingspost arch bridge over Home Creek on Lake Road in Charlotte
Open to traffic
Horse Creek Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)Built 1898 to replace covered bridge damaged by flood; demolished in summer of 2004
Lost through truss bridge over Horse Creek on TR 425 in Pawnee
No longer exists, replaced by UCEB
Hundred/Fish Creek Covered Bridge 48-52-01 #2 (Wetzel County, West Virginia)Built 1898; rehabilitated 2001
Kingpost through truss bridge over Wv Fork Fish Creek on County Route 13
Open to traffic
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