Lost 1887

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BO - Fairmont Fink Truss (1865) (Marion County, West Virginia)
Built 1865 replacing the temporary wooden span which replaced the 1852 span lost during 1863 Civil War; Replaced 1887
Lost three span Fink through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Baltimore & Ohio
Replaced by a new bridge in 1887

Bridge Street Bridge (1822) (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1822
Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street West Channel Bridge (1848) (Somerset County, Maine)
Built ca.1848; replaced 1887 by lenticular truss bridge
Lost Truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bussey Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876; Collapsed 1887
Lost "Hewins" deck truss bridge over South Street on Boston & Providence Railroad
Collapsed

CV - West Hartford Bridge (Older) (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built for the Central Vermont Railway; Destroyed by derailment/fire 1887
Lost Town Lattice deck truss bridge over White River on Central Vermont Railway
Destroyed by derailment/fire

Jefferson Street Canal Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built between April 7, 1856 and December 8th 1856. Removed in 1887
Lost Bridge over Canal on Jefferson Street
No longer exists

Main Street Covered Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built in 1836 by George W. Lane; Replaced in 1887.
Lost Bridge over Hogan Creek on Main Street (George Street)
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Brighton Howe Truss (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 18XX; Replaced 1887
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Roscoe Bridge (Coshocton County, Ohio)
Built 1836-1839; arches added 1880; replaced 1887
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Walhonding River on Hill Street
No longer exists

TP&W - Chatsworth Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Site of the Chatsworth Bridge Disaster, 10 August 1887, 81 people killed
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Toledo Peoria & Western Railroad
Collapsed

UP - Omaha Railroad Bridge (1872) (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1872 under the direction of Grenville Dodge; damaged by tornado Aug. 25, 1877; replaced span by span during 1886-87
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Waterville Bridge (1876) (Wood County, Ohio)
Built 1876; collapsed November 1887 during demolition, resulting in one fatality
Lost Through truss bridge over Maumee River on Mechanic Street
Replaced by a new bridge

West Sixth Street Bridge (1872) (Travis County, Texas)
Built 1872
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge
Replaced by a new bridge