Lost 1897
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Bridge Street Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1841; replaced 1897 with Baltimore through trussLost Town lattice truss bridge over Mohawk River on Bridge StreetReplaced by a new bridge
C&A - Louisiana Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1873; 2nd pier collapsed destroying two spand November 6th, 1876; Replaced 1897Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago & Alton RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CBQ - South Avery Creek Bridge (Old) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1885; replaced 1897Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Avery Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadReplaced 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 1882Lost Howe through truss bridge over Slippery Rock Creek on Shenango & Allegheny RailroadReplaced 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 - Newport & Cincinnati Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1872; Superstructure replaced 1897Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on L&N RailroadSuperstructure replaced
MON - Wabash River Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1852(?), approach collapsed in 1890, replaced in 1897Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Monon Railroad in DelphiReplaced by a new bridge
National Road Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1834, closed to traffic in 1895, replaced in 1897Lost Covered bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Old National Road in RichmondReplaced 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 & RoadReplaced by a new bridge while not closing!
O&M - Wabash River Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Replaced 1897Lost Post through truss bridge over Wabash River on Ohio & Mississippi RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Red Bridge Covered Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1874; Replaced 1897Lost Through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Mill Creek PikeReplaced by a new bridge
Rock Cut Bridge (1874) (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced 1897Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Test Road Suspension Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built in 1889 by the Mitchell Bridge Company; Washed away in 1897Lost Wire suspension bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Test RoadDestroyed by flooding