Lost 1884

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Dixon Wagon Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1873; Replaced 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Galena Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Grant Avenue Howe Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Howe through truss bridge over Republican River on Grant Avenue


Green Island Bridge (Original) (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 1884
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hudson River on Rensselaer & Saratoga Railway & Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Marysville Railroad Covered Bridge 38-22-27x / 38-50-42x (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1858, superstructure removed in 1884 with only the piers remaining
Lost bridge over Susquehanna River on Northern Central Railway
Lost

Military Street Bridge (Older) (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1857; Replaced 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Black River on Military Street
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Devon Bridge (2nd) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1871; replaced 1884
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced 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 structure
North Missouri Railroad Fink deck truss and Trellis through truss bridge at St. Charles, MO
Upgraded 1880-1884

Rockford Bridge (3rd) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced 1884
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Main Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1st) (Yuma County, Arizona)
Built 1877; Destroyed July 1, 1884
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

Water Street Bridge - 1st (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Lost Bridge over Chippewa River
Destroyed by flooding in September 1884. Replaced by new bridge in 1887.