Lost 1869

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Court Avenue Bridge (1st) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1858, Destroyed 1869
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Dixon Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1868; Replaced 1869
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Rock River on Galena Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Hamilton Street Bridge (1841) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1841; Lost ca 1869
Lost Through truss bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

K&P - Kennebec River Bridge (1855) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1855; destroyed by flood 1869
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Kennebec & Portland Railroad in Waterville.
Destroyed by flooding

Luckey Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1859; Destroyed by flooding 1868; Replaced 1869
Lost Bridge over Rock River on Galena Avenue
Destroyed by flooding

Sacramento-Yolo Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1858 Destroyed by flood or fire 1869
Lost Deck truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on Broad street
Destroyed by disaster

Southside - High Bridge (1854) (Cumberland County, Virginia)
Built 1854; Ruined during Civil War; Replaced 1869
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Ticonic Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1823; damaged by floods 1827, 1832, and 1855; destroyed by flood 1869
Lost Long through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding