Lost 1897

View Exhibit map

Bridge Street Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1841; replaced 1897 with Baltimore through truss
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Mohawk River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

CNJ - Lehigh River Bridge (1867) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867; Repaced 1897
Lost truss bridge over Lehigh River on LR&E Railroad
No longer exists

Falls View Suspension Bridge (2nd) (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1889
Wire suspension bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

Ilion Moseley Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Replaced by a lift bridge in 1897.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Railroad Street in Ilion.
Replaced by a new bridge

Keister's Station Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Slippery Rock Creek on Shenango & Allegheny Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Linden Avenue Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Irondequoit Creek on East Linden Ave.
No longer exists

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

LN - Newport & Cincinnati Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1872; Superstructure replaced 1897
Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on L&N Railroad
Superstructure replaced

MON - 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

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

New Bedford-Fairhaven Middle Bridge (Older) (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Lost through truss swing bridge over Acushnet River on Fairhaven Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

Niagara Falls Railroad Suspension Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
Begun in 1851, opened to foot traffic in 1854, opened to raill traffic on March 18, 1855. Upgraded in 1886, replaced in 1897.
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Niagara River on Railroad & Road
Replaced by a new bridge while not closing!

NYC - Harlem River Bascule Bridge (1867) (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 (Older) (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

Red Bridge Covered Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1874; Replaced 1897
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Mill Creek Pike
Replaced by a new bridge

Rock Cut Bridge (1874) (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