Lost 1905

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18th Street Bridge (1888) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

9th Street Incline Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1885; Closed 1904; Demolished 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over 9th Street/Railroad (ATSF)/Other city streets on Kansas City Cable Railway
Removed

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 Falls
Collapsed

BO - Parkersburg Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Construction started July 9, 1869, and the bridge opened January 7, 1871
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge in 1905

Broadway Bridge (1895) (New York County, New York)
Built 1895; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on Broadway
Replaced by a new bridge but relocated, becoming the Universiy Heights Bridge

Cermak Road Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1871 Replaced in 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Cermak Road Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

CG - Oostanaula River Swing Bridge (Old) (Floyd County, Georgia)
Built in 1888; replaced in 1905
Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Oostanaula River on Chattanooga Rome & Columbus Railroad
No longer exists

Connellsville Suspension Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1905
Lost Suspension bridge over Youghiogheny River on Crawford Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Constantine-Washington Street Bowstring Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Built in August 1869 by Simon de Graff; replaced in 1905
Massive lost bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River
Replaced by a new bridge

D&H - Erie Canal Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Replaced ca. 1905
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Delaware & Hudson Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Dunsbach Ferry Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Destroyed by ice jam in 1905
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Dunsbach Ferry Road
Removed but not replaced

First Bismarck Railroad Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built in 1882 under the direction of George Morison; superstructure replaced 1905
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in Bismarck
Orginal 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 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Wishkah River on Heron Street
Demolished and replaced

International Bridge (Webb County, Texas)
Built in the 1880s; Destroyed April 28, 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rio Grande on Footpath
Destroyed by flooding

Jefferson Avenue Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1871 Removed in 1905
Lost Bridge over Cuyahoga River on Jefferson Avenue
No longer exists

Lake Street Bridge (1874) (Chemung County, New York)
Built 1874; replaced 1905
Lost Through truss bridge over Chemung River on Lake Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Manhattan Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1882; Replaced 1905
Lost Bridge over Newtown Creek on Manhattan Avenue/Vernon Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Middleburg Covered Bridge (Schoharie County, New York)
Built 1813
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Schoharie Creek on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Cedar River Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Rebuilt 1900; Replaced 1905
Lost Bridge over Cedar River on Railroad (MILW)
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Rock River Bridge (1882) (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1882, Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Former Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Morrison Street Bridge (1888) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1888; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Willamette river on Morrison street
Replaced by a new bridge

MR&BT - Highley Heights Bridge (Old) (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1891; Replaced ca. 1905
Lost Bridge over Big River on Mississippi River & Bonne Terre Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

N&W - Radford Curved Bridge (Pulaski County, Virginia)
Built 1888; Removed 1905
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over New River on Railroad
No longer exists; Stone supports still stand

NH - Croton River Bridge (Old) (Putnam County, New York)
Replaced 1905
Lost Deck truss bridge over Croton River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Devon Bridge (1884) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1884; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New Haven Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - French River Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Replaced 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over French River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in Thompson.
Replaced by a new bridge

NP - Columbia River Swing Bridge (Old) (Benton County, Washington)
Built in 1887; replaced in 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Columbia River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Wagon Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built 1865, replaced in 1905
Lost covered bridge over Wabash River on Old National Road in Terre Haute
Replaced by new bridge

Port Clinton Railroad Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Schuylkill River
Replaced by a new bridge

Portage Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Built 1868; Destroyed 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Road
Destroyed by severe weather

RI - Brighton Lattice Truss (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1905
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Shively Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Removed 1905
Bridge over North Raccoon River on Thornburg Mill Road
Removed but moved downstream

SOO - Camden Place Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built ca. 1886; Replaced 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Stony Brook Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Stony Brook Canal on The Fenway
Removed but not replaced

Tuscarawas Avenue Fink Truss (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)
Built 1868; Replaced 1905
Lost Fink Truss through truss bridge over Tuscarawas River on Tuscarawas Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Virginia Street Bridge (1877) (Washoe County, Nevada)
Built 1877; Replaced & Moved 1905; Lost to flood 1950
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Truckee River on Virginia Street
Replaced 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 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Wisconsin Central Railway
Replaced by a new bridge