Lost 1893

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Andrews Street Bridge (1857) (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1857; Replaced 1893
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Genessee River on Andrews Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridgeport Covered Bridge 48-35-01x / 35-07-04x (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1839; Replaced by steel bridge 1893
Lost Covered through truss bridge over Back Channel of Ohio River on US 40
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Burlington Bridge (1868) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Replaced 1893
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Eldon Bridge (Old) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Replaced 1893
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Higginsville Road Bridge South (old) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Higginsville Road
Superstructure replaced

LN - Frankfort Fink Truss (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built 1868; Raised 1893; Replaced 1898
Fink through truss bridge


Martinsville Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built in 1873 by A.M. Kennedy & Son; heavily damaged by a storm in 1893.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over West Fork White River on State Road 39
Destroyed by severe weather

NYC - Honeoye Creek Covered Bridge (Ontario County, New York)
Built 1853: Replaced 1893
Lost Through truss bridge over Honeoye Creek on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Red Covered Bridge 13-92-02x (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1864, replaced in 1893
Lost Covered Bridge over Vermilion River on State Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

PCR - Arroyo Grande Creek Bridge (1883) (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Replaced 1893
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Arroyo Grande Creek on Pacific Coast Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Pilot Rock Bridge (Cherokee County, Iowa)
Destroyed by Tornado 1893
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Road
Destroyed by severe weather

Richmond Bridge (Fort Bend County, Texas)
Built 1888; Collapsed August 3,1893 due to a herd of cattle; Replaced 1894
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Brazos River on Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

S&E - East Channel Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853; replaced 1893
Lost Howe through truss bridge over East Branch Susquehanna River (East Channel) on Sunbury & Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

S&E - West Channel Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853; replaced 1893
Lost Howe through truss bridge over East Branch Susquehanna River (West Channel) on Sunbury & Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Dresser Bridge (1866) (Alameda County, California)
Built 1866 by Western Pacific Railroad (1862-1870); two original piers still used.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Alameda Creek and Niles Canyon Road on Southern Pacific Railroad
Superstructure replaced

St Clair Street Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built in 1847; Replaced by the current bridge in 1893.
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Kentucky River on St Clair Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1894

Suffield-Thompsonville Ferry (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Lost Ferry across Connecticut River joining Suffield and Thompsonville.
Replaced by a new bridge

Wabash - Maumee River Bridge (1871) (Defiance County, Ohio)
Built 1871 by the Detroit Bridge Co. to replace a wooden covered bridge; replaced 1893 by current steel truss bridge
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Wabash Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge