Lost 1909

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BRB&L - West Channel Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Lost Bridge over West Channel on Boston Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
No longer exists

Broad Street Bridge (Pre 1907) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Monocacy Creek on Broad Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Chain Bridge (1810) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1810; replaced 1909
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Merrimack River on Main Street/Trolley
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Des Plaines River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1883; Replaced 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Plaines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Cole Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1848; Repalced 1909
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Illinois River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Congress Avenue Bridge (1884) (Travis County, Texas)
Built 1884 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced 1909; 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 Whipple through truss bridge over Colorado River on Congress Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Congress Street Swing Bridge (Old) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Replaced 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over Pequonnock River on Congress Street
Replaced by a new bridge

DL&W - Seneca River Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Abandoned & removed 1909
Lost Bridge over Seneca River on DL&W Railroad
Removed

Eight Track Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901; Replqced 1909
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad/Chicago Junction Railway/Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Estep Ford Bridge (1902) (Logan County, Arkansas)
Built 1902; Replaced 1909
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Grants Pass Bridge (Josephine County, Oregon)
Built ca. 1880's, Replaced 1909
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Rogue River on 6th Street
Replaced by new bridge

GT - Androscoggin River Bridge (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Built ?; Replaced 1909
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Grand Trunk Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

High Level Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Replaced 1909
Pratt deck truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Road and Conneaut & Erie Traction Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

Hooksett Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1859
Lost Town Lattice through truss covered bridge over Merrimack River on road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hopkinton Mill Bowstring Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Built 1874; Replaced 1909
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Marion Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Howard Street Bridge (Old) (Spokane County, Washington)
Lost Through truss bridge over North Channel Spokane River on Howard Street
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Iowa River Bridge (1894) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1894; Replaced 1909
Lost Deck truss bridge over Iowa River on Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Illinois River Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1909, collapsed on May 1, 1909
Lost concrete arch bridge over Illinois River in Peoria
Collapsed, and replaced

Iron Bridge (Aroostook County, Maine)
Replaced 1909
Lost Pony truss bridge over West Branch Mattawamkeag River on Sherman Street (current route of US 2
Replaced by a new bridge

LN - Fort DeWolf Bridge #4 (Bullitt County, Kentucky)
Replaced ca. 1909
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salt River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Locust Street Bridge (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1909
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Locust Street
Replaced by new bridge

Maiden Creek Bridge (1850) (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1850
Lost Bridge over Maiden Creek on SR 143
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1878; Replaced 1909
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Vermilion River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (1902) (Floyd County, Iowa)
1909 Pushed into river during ice jam & relocated downstream
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Main Street
Destroyed by collision

Mary's Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1879
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Suncook River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Scandia Bridge (1888) (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1909
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MP - Clayton Drawbridge (Old) (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)
Replaced 1909
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tensas River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Nisbet Covered Bridge (Railroad) (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Unknown year of construction; Removed and replaced in 1909 by bridge shown in Bridgehunter
Lost Bridge over West Branch of Susquehanna River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Okoboji Swing Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Built 1883; Replaced 1909
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Okoboji Lake on Okoboji Road
Replaced by a new bridge

PRR - Steubenville Bridge (1889) (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1889; Replaced 1909
Lost Truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Reading - Sacony Creek Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874; Replaced 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over Sacony Creek on Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Union Bridge (1804) (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1804; Burned 1909
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Hudson River on Broad Street
Destroyed by fire

Virginville Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
This bridge replaced a bridge built in 1832 (no info); Built in 1850; replaced in 1909
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Maiden Creek on Route 143
Replaced by a new bridge

Virginville Railroad Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1874
Lost Bridge over Saucony Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Waterville Covered Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)
Lost through truss, pony and covered bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Wyanet Bowstring Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Lost Bowstring truss bridge
No longer exists