Lost 1897

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C&A - Louisiana Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1873; 2nd pier collapsed destroying two spand November 6th, 1876; Replaced 1897
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - South Avery Creek Bridge (Old) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1885; replaced 1897
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Avery Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Crawfordsville & Wabash - Wabash River Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1852(?), approach collapsed in 1890, replaced in 1897
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Monon Railroad in Delphi
Replaced by a new bridge

L&N - Cumberland River Triangular Truss (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1866, Replaced 1897
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Rock River Bridge (Oldest) (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1882, Replaced 1897
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Former Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

National Road Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1834, closed to traffic in 1895, replaced in 1897
Lost Covered bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Old National Road in Richmond
Replaced by a new bridge

Newport & Cincinnati Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1872 superstructure replaced 1897
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on L&N Railroad
Superstructure replaced

NYC - Harlem River Bascule Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1867; Replaced 1897
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on Metro North RR
Replaced by a new bridge

NYNHL - Norwalk River Bridge (Old) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built in 1895 Removed in 1897
Lost Bridge over Norwalk River on New York New Haven Line RR
Demolished

O&M - Wabash River Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Replaced 1897
Lost Post through truss bridge over Wabash River on Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Rock Cut Bridge (Oldest) (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced 1897
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Test Road Suspension Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built in 1889 by the Mitchell Bridge Company; Washed away in 1897
Lost Wire suspension bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Test Road
Destroyed by flooding