Lost 1900
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Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & RailroadsReplaced by a new bridge
Camp Clarke Bridge (Morrill County, Nebraska)
Built 1876Lost Bridge over North Platte River Demolished in 1900
Charlevoix Bridge (Older) (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Replaced 1900Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Island Outlet Lake on Bridge Street US 31Demolished
Enfield-Suffield Covered Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1832; closed 1896; destroyed by flood 1900Lost Through truss bridge over Connecticut River and Enfield Canal.Destroyed by flooding; not replaced
Erie Avenue Bridge (2nd) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1889; Replaced 1900Lost Truss bridge over Black River on Erie AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
First Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith; superstructure replaced in 1900Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Chicago & Alton RailroadSuperstructure replaced
Galveston Bay Wagon Bridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1893; Destroyed by the 1900 HurricanePratt through truss swing bridge over Galveston Bay on RoadDestroyed by severe weather
Glendive Swing Bridge (Dawson County, Montana)
Built 1895; Sections destroyed by flooding 1899; Replaced 1900Lost Parker through truss through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on RoadDestroyed by flooding
IC - First Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1868, Approach Trusses added 1872, Swing Span Replaced 1896, Rest of Bridge Replaced 1900Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Former Illinois Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Iron Bridge, Penwell NJ (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Penwell RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Kinzua Bridge (Original) (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882; Replaced 1900Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on Erie RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Madison Street Bridge (1891) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1891 Rebuilt into second bridge 1900Lost 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 1856Lost 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 NorwichReplaced by a new steel bridge
Old Kinzua Bridge (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882, replaced in 1900Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on former New York, Lake Erie and Western RailwayReplaced by new bridge
Sioux City Elevated Railway (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1891, Service ended 1899; Removed 1900Lost Pratt through truss & steel stringer viaduct over City Streets on Sioux City Elevated RailwayRemoved
Washington Street Bridge (Oldest) (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built 1867; Replaced ca. 1900Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Fox River on Washington StreetReplaced 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 bridgeLost Bridge over Olentangy River on William StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Woodsdale Covered Bridge 35-09-16x (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1855; Replaced 1900Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Liberty Fairfield RoadReplaced by a new bridge