Lost 1890
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Coatesville High Bridge (2nd) (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867; Replace 1890Lost Pratt deck truss bridge on RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Commerce Street Bridge (2nd) (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1871 (or 1872); Replaced 1890 and relocated; One span went upstream to Grauwyler, the other downstream to Miller's Ferry.Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Trinity River on Commerce StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Glens Falls Covered Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1868; Replaced 1890Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hudson River on RoadDestroyed by flooding
Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (2nd) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 by engineer Thomas Griffith; demolished 1890Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in MinneapolisDemolished to make room for a steel arch bridge
Hill's Mill Bowstring (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 18XX; Replaced ca 1890Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Kennebec Bridge (1827) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1827 by Ephraim Ballard Jr.; opened August 18, 1827, as a toll bridge; bought by city of Augusta in 1867; replaced 1890Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Laurel Hill Bridge (older) (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1866, disassembled in 1890. Likely reassembled in Maine in 1895 then scrapped in 1950.Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Water Street in NorwichSuperstructure replaced (possibly relocated to Maine)
Monroe Street Bridge (1889) (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1889 Burned 1890Lost Timber stringer bridge over Spokane RiverDestroyed by fire
NWP - Hacienda Howe Truss (Sonoma County, California)
Built 1876; Replaced 1890Lost Bridge over Russian River on Northwestern Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
P&LE - Beaver Bridge (1878) (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878 by the Philadelphia Bridge Works; replaced 1890Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Lake Erie RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Red Bridge (Schoolcraft County, Michigan)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Manistique River on Deer StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Rocks Village Covered Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Lost town lattice truss covered bridge with swing truss over Merrimack River on Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Short's Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1868, replaced in 1890Lost Through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on Bridge Street in DanvilleReplaced by a new bridge
St. Charles Pontoon Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Construction started 1888; opened to traffic June 1, 1890; destroyed by ice in November 1890Short-lived pontoon bridge over the Missouri River at the foot of Adams Street in St. CharlesLost
State Street Bridge (1871) (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1871, replaced 1890, but floated down to Chestnut StreetLost Post through truss bridge over Rock River on State StreetReplaced by a new bridge
StLIM&S - Baring Cross Bridge (Older) (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1873; Replaced 1890Lost Howe through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Missouri Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
StLIM&S - Red River Bridge (Old) (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1874, Replaced 1890Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on Cairo & Fulton RailroadReplaced by a new bridge