Lost 1875
View Exhibit mapCatawissa Bridge (1833) (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1833; repaired 1837 after 5 spans washed out by flood; destroyed by flooding 1875Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Main StreetDestroyed by flooding
Danville Covered Bridge (Original) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1829; collapsed March 17, 1875Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Mill StreetCollapsed and replaced by new Covered Bridge
Dayton Bridge (Old) (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built ca.1837 by John Green and William Stadden; destroyed by ice jam in 1857 and replaced; destroyed by flooding in 1875Lost Bridge over Fox River on Dayton RoadDestroyed by flooding
ERIE - Portage Viaduct (1852) (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1852, destroyed by fire on May 6, 1875Lost Wooden bridge over Genesee River on Erie RailroadDestroyed by fire
Fairmount Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1841; replaced 1875Lost Wire suspension bridge over Schuylkill River on Spring Garden StreetRemoved but not replaced
Highlands Bridge (1872) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1872; Struck 1875Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on RoadDestroyed by collision
Lower Trenton Bridge (1806) (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1804-1806; widened and railroad tracks added 1839 (some info says 1835)Lost Tied Arch Covered Bridge over Delaware RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Market Street Bridge (old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Rebuild/reconfiguration of High Street (Middle Ferry) bridge done in 1850, lost to fire November 20, 1875Lost Bridge over Schuylkill River on Market StreetNo longer exists
Pittston Ferry Bridge (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1864 by Amos Smith to replace an 1850 structure; destroyed by flood March 17, 1875 and replaced by bowstring truss bridgeLost Burr arch-truss bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on Exeter AvenueDestroyed by flooding
Rockford Bridge (1868) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Replaced 1875Lost Howe through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Main AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Watson Bridge (1870) (Seneca County, Ohio)
Built 1870; destroyed by flood 1875Lost Through truss bridge over Sandusky River on County Road 33Destroyed by flooding