Lost 1884
View Exhibit mapCherry Street Bridge (1865) (Lucas County, Ohio)
Completed September 1865; damaged by ice 1867, 1881, and 1883; replaced by iron truss bridge 1884Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maumee River on Cherry StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Cincinnati & Eastern - Little Miami River Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Collapsed 1884 under train, resulting in two deathsLost Howe deck truss bridge over Little Miami River, OH-132, & Riverside Drive on Cincinnati and Eastern RailroadCollapsed
Dixon Wagon Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1873; Replaced 1884Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Galena AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Grant Avenue Howe Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Buiilt ?; Replaced 1884Howe through truss bridge over Republican River on Grant AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Great Bridge (1868) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Opened in October of 1868, replaced in 1884Lost Truesdell pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on State St.No longer exists
Green Island Bridge (1835) (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1835; Eastern side of the bridge burned due to sparks from a train in May 1862 and was replaced; Replaced 1884Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hudson River on Rensselaer & Saratoga RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
IC - Kankakee River Bridge (1863) (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1863; Replaced 1884Lost ? bridge over Kankakee River on Illinois Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Military Street Bridge (Older) (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1857; Replaced 1884Lost Howe through truss bridge over Black River on Military StreetReplaced by a new bridge
NH - Devon Bridge (1871) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1871; replaced 1884Lost cast iron, vertical endpost, 5 span + draw, Whipple through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NM - Missouri River Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1868; damaged by derailment 1879, 1881. Substantial upgrade finish about 1884 replacing effectively the entire structureNorth Missouri Railroad Fink deck truss and Trellis through truss bridge at St. Charles, MOUpgraded 1880-1884
Rochester-Bridgewater Covered Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1826 by William LeBaron; wrecked by flood 1884 and replaced by iron truss bridgeLost Through truss bridge over Beaver River on Bridge StreetDestroyed by flooding
Rockford Bridge (1871) (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1871; Replaced 1884Lost Truss bridge over East Fork White River on Reddington Street (CR 725N)Replaced by new bridge
Rockford Bridge (1875) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced 1884Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Main AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1877) (Yuma County, Arizona)
Built 1877; Destroyed July 1, 1884Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific RailroadDestroyed by flooding
Water Street Bridge (1871) (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built winter of 1870/71; Lost 1884Lost Inverted bowstring through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Water Street (Now LaSalle Ave.).No longer exists
Water Street Bridge (1884) (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Lost Bridge over Chippewa RiverDestroyed by flooding in September 1884. Replaced by new bridge in 1887.