Lost 1886

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12th Street Swing Bridge (1868) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1868; Replaced 1886
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 12th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (1817) (Ross County, Ohio)
Built 1817; third span added 1844; replaced 1886 and burned
Lost tied arch covered bridge over Scioto River on Bridge Street (Zanesville to Maysville Turnpike)
Replaced by a new bridge

Broad Street Covered Bridge (Floyd County, Georgia)
Built in 1882; Lost in flooding 1886 and replaced.
Lost Through truss bridge over Etowah River on Broad Street
Destroyed by flooding and replaced

Harmony Church Covered Bridge (Original Location) (Troup County, Georgia)
Built in 1873 by Horace King; Lost in 1886 flood; Replaced in 1890 by George King; Moved in 1965
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Wehadkee Creek on Harmony Church Road (Now Abandoned)
Destroyed by flooding and replaced in 1890; Moved in 1965 (See description)

Huntersville Bridge (1854) (Miami County, Ohio)
Built 1853 or 1854 by Thatcher, Burt & Co.; replaced 1886
Lost covered through truss bridge over Great Miami River on East Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

IAC - Eddyville Bridge (1868) (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Replaced 1886
Lost bridge over Des Moines River on Iowa Central Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Mill Street Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1861; destroyed by tornado 1886 and replaced by a new bridge
Lost covered through truss bridge over Wabash River on Mill Street
Destroyed by severe weather

NH - Air Line Railroad Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1872; Destroyed by Steamboat collision 1876; Replaced 1886
Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through truss bridge over Connecticut River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

North 13th Street Covered Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built bef 1880
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Bushkill Creek on North 13th Street
Replaced by a new bridge (replaced with a stone bridge in 1886)

NW - High Bridge (1869) (Cumberland County, Virginia)
Built 1869; Replaced 1886,
Lost Fink deck truss bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad (N&W)
Replaced by a new bridge

Plymouth Avenue Bridge (1873) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1873; Replaced 1886
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Plymouth Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

PRR - Arsenal Bridge (1862) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1862; replaced 1886
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over the Schuylkill River on Pennsylvania Railroad
No longer exists

Reading - Columbia Bridge (1831) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1831 by John Babb; Removed and Replaced in 1885; For newer bridges please see BH #78646 and BH #58974 #
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Columbia Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Upper Venango Covered Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built Unknown
Lost Bridge over French Creek on Cussewago Road (Probable)
Replaced by a new bridge

Warehouse Point-Windsor Locks Ferry (1783) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Began service 1783; Discontinued 1886 when bridge was built
Lost Ferry across Connecticut River
Replaced by a new bridge