Lost 1888

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18th Street Bridge (1868) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1868; Replaced 1888
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Streeet
Replaced by a new bridge

Bancroft Falls Bridge (Older) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Fabricated 1887 by King Bridge Co; Erected 1887 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co; Collapsed 1888
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on old road
Collapsed

BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Pre 1888) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Replaced 1888
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Fremont Bridge (1874) (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)
Draw bridge built by Abel Neff of Oshkosh. This was a toll bridge that cost $.05 to use. It washed away in the great flood of 1888. Info from historical marker at http://www.wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.com/2014/07/fremont-wisconsin-street-side.html
Lost Bridge over Wolf River
Replaced by a new bridge

Plainfield Covered Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1834; Replaced 1888
Lost Covered Bridge over White Lick Creek on the National Road in Plainfield.
Replaced by a Whipple truss iron bridge in 1888

PRR - Susquehanna River Bridge (Selinsgrove, Second) (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built spring 1877 by PRR to replace burned spans of 1871 bridge; opened July 24, 1877; four eastern spans replaced with steel trusses 1888; eight western spans replaced with steel trusses 1889.
Lost Bridge over Susquehanna River on Pennsylvania RR
Replaced by a new bridge

River Street Bridge (1878) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1888
Howe through truss bridge over Iowa River on River Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Stonelick Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Built 1877; burned 1888 and replaced by metal truss bridge
Lost covered through truss bridge over Stonelick Creek on Current route of US 50
Destroyed by fire

Waugh's Mill Covered Bridge (Brooke County, West Virginia)
Built 18XX; Destroyed by flooding 1888
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Road
Destroyed by flooding