Lost 1908

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Anacostia River Bridge (Old) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Susquehanna River Bridge (Harford County, Maryland)
Built 1886 for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; Replaced in stages 1907-10; 377-foot span collapsed during ongoing span replacement project Sept. 23, 1908.
Lost Bridge over Susquehanna River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1908
Lost Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brighton Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1867; Replaced 1908
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Unknown road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bulkeley Bridge (Temporary) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1896; Replaced 1908
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on US-84
Replaced by a new bridge

CB&Q - Wisconsin River Bridge (Old) (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1886; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cedar Hill Covered Bridge, 25-50-06 (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Destroyed 1908
Lost covered bridge over Big River at Cedar Hill
Destroyed by severe weather

CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge

CNTP - New River Viaduct (2nd) (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1893; Replaced 1908
Lost Bridge over New River on Cincinnati Southern Railway/Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Clinton Bridge (East Channel) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1865; Reconstructed 1868 & 1874; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
McCallum through truss bridge over Cat Tail Slough on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Clinton Bridge (West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1865; Approaches reconstructed 1874; Drawspan replaced 1887; Approaches reconstructed again 1898; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Kinzie Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 and relocated to Milwaukee
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - KK Madison Bridge (Old) (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 with a span relocated from Chicago
Lost Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Colbert Bridge (2nd) (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built 1892; Lost to flooding 1908
Lost Bridge over Red River of the South on Colbert Ferry Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Crosswicks Creek Covered Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1833
Lost Bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Church Road
Replaced by a new bridge

E Street Bridge (Fremont County, Iowa)
Built ?; Filled in 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Old Channel Willow Creek on E Street
Filled in

Frette Bridge - Older (Ford County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

L&N - Livermore Bridge (McLean County, Kentucky)
Built 1872. Replaced 1908.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Green River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Removed; Pier remains as a lookout point

Lamotte Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Illinois)
Lost Through Truss bridge over Lamotte Creek
Destroyed by flooding

LS&MS - Grand River Stone Arch (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1856; Replaced 1908
Lost Stone arch bridge over Grand River on Lake Shore & Michagan Southern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

LS&MS - Sandusky Bay Bridge (Oldest) (Erie County, Ohio)
Built 1896; replaced 1908
Lost Bridge over Sandusky Bay on Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
No longer exists

Main Street Bridge (Fremont County, Iowa)
Built ?; Filled in 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Main Street
Filled in

Main Street Triple Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Built 1897; Replaced ca. 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Main Street and Mason City & Clear Lake Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Maple Street Bridge (Older) (Manistee County, Michigan)
Built 1873, replaced 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Manistee River on Maple Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Muscatine Slough Bridge (Older) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1908; Superstructure replaced 19XX
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Muscatine Slough on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced

NH - Bronx River Temporary Bridge (Bronx County, New York)
Built 1907, Replaced 1908
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Bronx River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NP Goble-Kalama Ferry (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1884
Lost Ferry across Columbia river on Northern pacific Railroad
No longer exists

NYLB - Raritan River Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1908
Lost Post through truss bridge over Raritan River on New York & Long Branch Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYWS&B - Clyde River Bridge (Old) (Cayuga County, New York)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Clyde River/Erie Canal on New York, West Shore, & Buffalo Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Portland Traction - Clackamas River Bridge (Old) (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built 1893; Removed 1908
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Clackamas River on Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

Q Street Viaduct (Older) (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Q Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Rhodes Bridge - Oldest (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1894
Lost Pony truss bridge
No longer exists

Severn's Bridge - Older (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1907. Lost 1908.
Lost Bridge over Patoka River on Old IN 65
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

SP - Big Trees Bridge (Old) (Santa Cruz County, California)
Built here 1905; Replaced 1908
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over San Lorenzo River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Sylvan Beach Bridge (Older) (Oneida County, New York)
Built 1889; Replaced 1908
Lost Pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on NY-13
Replaced by a new bridge

Tayon Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1882 by H.S. Hopkins & Co.; superstructure replaced 1908
Lost cable-stayed bridge over rail yard on Tayon Avenue (now 18th Street)
Replaced by a new bridge

TC - North Bosque River Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)
Destroyed by 1908 flood
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Bosque River on Texas Central Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

UP - Columbus Pegram Truss (Platte County, Nebraska)
Lost Pegram through truss bridge over Loup River on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2225 (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1893
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown tributary to old channel of Des Moines River on Wabash Railroad
Removed account of "South Ottumwa Extension" line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2227 - Kettle Creek (Wapello County, Iowa)
Demolished 1908 when the "South Ottumwa Extension" of the Wabash Railroad 16th Dist. was taken out
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Kettle Creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2231 - Bear Creek (Wapello County, Iowa)
Demolished 1908 when the "South Ottumwa Extension" of the Wabash Railroad 16th Dist. was taken out
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Bear Creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished account of line abandonment