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Anacostia River Bridge (1875) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Arkansas River Bridge (Sedgwick County, Kansas)
Built 1872Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Douglas AvenueNo longer exists, apparently most or all spans were relocated to other locations in 1908
BO - 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 RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1908Lost Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Brighton Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1867; Replaced 1908Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Unknown roadReplaced by a new bridge
Broadway Street Bridge (Older) (Branch County, Michigan)
Lost 3 months after March 1908floodLost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Broadway Street in Union City.Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Wisconsin River Bridge (Old) (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1886; Replaced 1908Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western RailwayDestroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge
Cheraw Covered Bridge (Marlboro County, South Carolina)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Great Pee Dee River on Powe StreetReplaced by a new bridge after 1908 flood
CNTP - New River Viaduct (2nd) (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1893; Replaced 1908Lost Bridge over New River on Cincinnati Southern Railway/Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
CNW - Clinton Bridge (East Channel) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1865; Reconstructed 1868 & 1874; replaced by a new bridge in 1908McCallum through truss bridge over Cat Tail Slough on RailroadReplaced 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 1908Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Mississippi River on RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CNW - Kinzie Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 and relocated to MilwaukeeLost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago & North Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
CNW - KK Madison Bridge (Old) (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 with a span relocated from ChicagoLost Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago & North Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Colbert Bridge (2nd) (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built 1892; Lost to flooding 1908Lost Bridge over Red River of the South on Colbert Ferry RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Dayton View Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Covered bridge buil in 1854 expanded with three CBW bowstring spans in 1871, Covered spans replaced with Whipples in the early 1880s. Removed 1908Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Miami River near Monument Ave. Bridge locationNo longer exists
Hartford Bridge (Temporary) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1896; Replaced 1908Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River.Replaced by a new bridge
Lamotte Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Illinois)
Lost Through Truss bridge over Lamotte CreekDestroyed by flooding
LN - Livermore Bridge (McLean County, Kentucky)
Built 1872. Replaced 1908.Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Green River on Louisville & Nashville RailroadRemoved; Pier remains as a lookout point
LS&MS - Grand River Stone Arch (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1856; Replaced 1908Lost Stone arch bridge over Grand River on Lake Shore & Michagan Southern RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Fremont County, Iowa)
Built ?; Filled in 1908Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Main StreetFilled in
Main Street Triple Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Built 1897; Replaced ca. 1908Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Main Street and Mason City & Clear Lake RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Maple Street Bridge (Older) (Manistee County, Michigan)
Built 1873, replaced 1908Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Manistee River on Maple StreetReplaced by a new bridge
MILW - Cannon River Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Abandoned 1908Abandoned beam bridge over Cannon River (Main Channel) on Milwaukee Road RailroadRemoved
MILW - North Cannon River Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Abandoned 1908Abandoned beam bridge over Cannon River (North Channel) on Milwaukee Road RailroadRemoved but not replaced
ML&T - Atchafalaya River Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1881; Replaced 1908Lost Pratt truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Co.Replaced by a new bridge
NH - Bronx River Temporary Bridge (Bronx County, New York)
Built 1907, Replaced 1908Lost Warren through truss bridge over Bronx River on New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NP Goble-Kalama Ferry (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1884Lost Ferry across Columbia river on Northern pacific RailroadNo longer exists
NYLB - Raritan River Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1908Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River on New York & Long Branch RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NYWS&B - Clyde River Bridge (1883) (Cayuga County, New York)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Clyde River/Erie Canal on New York, West Shore, & Buffalo RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Q Street Viaduct (Older) (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; Replaced 1908Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Q StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Severn's Bridge - Older (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1907. Lost 1908.Lost Bridge over Patoka River on Old IN 65Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.
SP - Big Trees Bridge (Old) (Santa Cruz County, California)
Built here 1905; Replaced 1908Lost Whipple through truss bridge over San Lorenzo River on Southern Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Sylvan Beach Bridge (Older) (Oneida County, New York)
Built 1889; Replaced 1908Lost Pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on NY-13Replaced by a new bridge
Tayon Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1882 by H.S. Hopkins & Co.; superstructure replaced 1908Lost 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 floodLost Pratt through truss bridge over North Bosque River on Texas Central RailroadDestroyed by flooding
UP - Columbus Pegram Truss (Platte County, Nebraska)
Lost Pegram through truss bridge over Loup River on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Wabash Railroad Bridge #2225 (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1893Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown tributary to old channel of Des Moines River on Wabash RailroadRemoved 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 outLost Timber stringer bridge over Kettle Creek on Wabash RailroadDemolished 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 outLost Timber stringer bridge over Bear Creek on Wabash RailroadDemolished account of line abandonment
White Bridge (Salt Lake County, Utah)
Built ca. 1860; demolished 1908Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Jordan River on North Temple StreetReplaced by a new bridge