Lost 1884

View Exhibit map

Cherry Street Bridge (1865) (Lucas County, Ohio)
Completed September 1865; damaged by ice 1867, 1881, and 1883; replaced by iron truss bridge 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Cincinnati & Eastern - Little Miami River Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Collapsed 1884 under train, resulting in two deaths
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Little Miami River, OH-132, & Riverside Drive on Cincinnati and Eastern Railroad
Collapsed

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)
Buiilt ?; Replaced 1884
Howe through truss bridge over Republican River on Grant Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Great Bridge (1868) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Opened in October of 1868, replaced in 1884
Lost 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 1884
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hudson River on Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Kankakee River Bridge (1863) (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1863; Replaced 1884
Lost ? bridge over Kankakee River on Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Lilly's Mill Covered Bridge (Original) (Adams County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1862; Replaced in 1884.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over South Branch Conewago Creek
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 (1871) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1871; replaced 1884
Lost cast iron, vertical endpost, 5 span + draw, 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

Rochester-Bridgewater Covered Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1826 by William LeBaron; wrecked by flood 1884 and replaced by iron truss bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over Beaver River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding

Rockford Bridge (1871) (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1871; Replaced 1884
Lost 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 1884
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Main Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1877) (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 (1871) (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built winter of 1870/71; Lost 1884
Lost 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 River
Destroyed by flooding in September 1884. Replaced by new bridge in 1887.