Lost 1905
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18th Street Bridge (1888) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Replaced 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
9th Street Incline Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1885; Closed 1904; Demolished 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over 9th Street/Railroad (ATSF)/Other city streets on Kansas City Cable RailwayRemoved
Banning Mill and Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
The bridge was built three times in its lifetime: 1884, 1895, and 1899. While it was washed away the first two times, the bridge collapsed under a herd of cattle the third time. It was never rebuilt.Lost bridge over Big Sioux River on 267th Street just south of Hwy. 42 and Iverson Bridges near East Sioux FallsCollapsed
Broadway Bridge (1895) (New York County, New York)
Built 1895; Replaced 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on BroadwayReplaced by a new bridge but relocated, becoming the Universiy Heights Bridge
Cermak Road Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1871 Replaced in 1905Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Cermak Road BridgeReplaced by a new bridge
Connellsville Suspension Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1905Lost Suspension bridge over Youghiogheny River on Crawford AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
D&H - Erie Canal Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Replaced ca. 1905Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Delaware & Hudson RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
First Bismarck Railroad Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built in 1882 under the direction of George Morison; superstructure replaced 1905Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in BismarckOrginal Whipple truss spans replaced with through Warren truss spans, reusing the original piers
Heron Street Bridge (Older) (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Biult in 1890 ;Demolished and replaced in 1905Lost Howe through truss bridge over Wishkah River on Heron StreetDemolished and replaced
International Bridge (Webb County, Texas)
Built in the 1880s; Destroyed April 28, 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rio Grande on FootpathDestroyed by flooding
Jefferson Avenue Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1871 Removed in 1905Lost Bridge over Cuyahoga River on Jefferson AvenueNo longer exists
Manhattan Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1882; Replaced 1905Lost Bridge over Newtown Creek on Manhattan Avenue/Vernon AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Morrison Street Bridge (1888) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1888; Replaced 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Willamette river on Morrison streetReplaced by a new bridge
MR&BT - Highley Heights Bridge (Old) (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1891; Replaced ca. 1905Lost Bridge over Big River on Mississippi River & Bonne Terre RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
N&W - Radford Curved Bridge (Pulaski County, Virginia)
Built 1888; Removed 1905Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over New River on RailroadNo longer exists; Stone supports still stand
NH - Croton River Bridge (Old) (Putnam County, New York)
Replaced 1905Lost Deck truss bridge over Croton River on New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NH - Devon Bridge (3rd) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1884; Replaced 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New Haven RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NP - Columbia River Swing Bridge (Old) (Benton County, Washington)
built in 1887; replaced in 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Columbia River on Northern Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NP - Missouri River Bridge (Original) (Morton County, North Dakota)
Built 1882; Replaced 1905Lost Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Northern Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Old Wagon Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built 1865, replaced in 1905Lost covered bridge over Wabash River on Old National Road in Terre HauteReplaced by new bridge
Pelham Bridge (Old) (Bronx County, New York)
Replaced 1905Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Hutchinson River on Shore RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Portage Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Built 1868; Destroyed 1905Lost Howe through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on RoadDestroyed by severe weather
Shively Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Removed 1905Bridge over North Raccoon River on Thornburg Mill RoadRemoved but moved downstream
SOO - Camden Place Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built ca. 1886; Replaced 1905Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Virginia Street Bridge (1877) (Washoe County, Nevada)
Built 1877; Replaced & Moved 1905; Lost to flood 1950Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Truckee River on Virginia StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal - Bigham Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Originally built for the Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal Ry. expansion into Pittsburgh; demolished 1905 after several tunnel collapses. Replaced by a RR cut (Bigham Cut).Lost Tunnel under Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal Railway, later Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, now Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.Demolished in 1905 after tunnel collapse
WC - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1896; replaced 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Wisconsin Central RailwayReplaced by a new bridge