Lost 1900

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Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & Railroads
Replaced by a new bridge

Camp Clarke Bridge (Morrill County, Nebraska)
Built 1876
Lost Bridge over North Platte River
Demolished in 1900

Charlevoix Bridge (Older) (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Replaced 1900
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Island Outlet Lake on Bridge Street US 31
Demolished

Enfield-Suffield Covered Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1832; closed 1896; destroyed by flood 1900
Lost Through truss bridge over Connecticut River and Enfield Canal.
Destroyed by flooding; not replaced

Erie - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Collapsed in 1900
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Erie RR
Collapsed

Erie Avenue Bridge (2nd) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1889; Replaced 1900
Lost Truss bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

First Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith; superstructure replaced in 1900
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Superstructure replaced

Galveston Bay Wagon Bridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1893; Destroyed by the 1900 Hurricane
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Galveston Bay on Road
Destroyed by severe weather

Glendive Swing Bridge (Dawson County, Montana)
Built 1895; Sections destroyed by flooding 1899; Replaced 1900
Lost Parker through truss through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

IC - First Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1868, Approach Trusses added 1872, Swing Span Replaced 1896, Rest of Bridge Replaced 1900
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Former Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Iron Bridge, Penwell NJ (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Penwell Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Kinzua Bridge (Original) (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882; Replaced 1900
Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Madison Street Bridge (1891) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1891 Rebuilt into second bridge 1900
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Willamette river on Madison Ave now Hawthorne street.
Replaced by a new bridge

Morris Bridge (First) (Grundy County, Illinois)
Built 1856
Lost Howe truss bridge over the Illinois River on Calhoun Street.
No longer exists

NH - Shetucket River Bridge (1876) (New London County, Connecticut)
Completed January, 1876. Withstood freshet of February 13-14, 1886. Replaced 1900.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Norwich & Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Replaced by a new steel bridge

Old Kinzua Bridge (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882, replaced in 1900
Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on former New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway
Replaced by new bridge

Old Multnomah falls bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Lost Queenpost deck truss bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

Sioux City Elevated Railway (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1891, Service ended 1899; Removed 1900
Lost Pratt through truss & steel stringer viaduct over City Streets on Sioux City Elevated Railway
Removed

Washington Street Bridge (Oldest) (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built 1867; Replaced ca. 1900
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Fox River on Washington Street
Replaced by a new bridge

William Street Covered Bridge 35-21-24x (Delaware County, Ohio)
Second covered bridge built at this location. Replaced by a steel bridge
Lost Bridge over Olentangy River on William Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Woodsdale Covered Bridge 35-09-16x (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1855; Replaced 1900
Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Liberty Fairfield Road
Replaced by a new bridge