Lost 1909
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Broad Street Bridge (Old) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Monocacy Creek on Broad StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Chain Bridge (1810) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1810; replaced 1909Lost Wire suspension bridge over Merrimack River on Main Street/TrolleyReplaced by a new bridge
CNW - Des Plaines River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1883; Replaced 1909Lost Through truss bridge over Des Plaines River on Chicago & North Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Cole Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1848; Repalced 1909Lost Howe through truss bridge over Illinois River on Bridge StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Congress Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Travis County, Texas)
In 1922, the three remaining 1884 spans of the Congress Avenue Bridge, apparently still in storage after all these years, were erected at Moore's Crossing in Travis County.Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Congress AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
DL&W - Seneca River Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Abandoned & removed 1909Lost Bridge over Seneca River on DL&W RailroadRemoved
Eight Track Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901; Replqced 1909Lost Warren through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad/Chicago Junction Railway/Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
GT - Androscoggin River Bridge (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Built ?; Replaced 1909Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Grand Trunk RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
High Level Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Replaced 1909Pratt deck truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Road and Conneaut & Erie Traction Co.Replaced by a new bridge
IC - Iowa River Bridge (1894) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1894; Replaced 1909Lost Deck truss bridge over Iowa River on Illinois Central RailroadReplaced by new bridge
Illinois River Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1909, collapsed on May 1, 1909Lost concrete arch bridge over Illinois River in PeoriaCollapsed, and replaced
LN - Fort DeWolf Bridge #4 (Bullitt County, Kentucky)
Replaced ca. 1909Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salt River on Louisville & Nashville RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Locust Street Bridge (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1909Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Locust StreetReplaced by new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1878; Replaced 1909Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Vermilion River on Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Old) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built ca 1892, Pushed into river during ice jam & relocated downstream 1909Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Main StreetDestroyed by collision
Mary's Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1879Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Suncook River on Bridge StreetReplaced by a new bridge
MP - Clayton Drawbridge (Old) (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)
Replaced 1909Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tensas River on Missouri Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Okoboji Swing Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Built 1883; Replaced 1909Lost Timber stringer bridge over Okoboji Lake on Okoboji RoadReplaced by a new bridge
PRR - Steubenville Bridge (1889) (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1889; Replaced 1909Lost Truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Reading - Sacony Creek Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; Replaced 1909Lost Through truss bridge over Sacony Creek on Philadelphia & Reading RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Union Bridge (1804) (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1804; Burned 1909Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Hudson River on Broad StreetDestroyed by fire