Lost 1915

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11th Street Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Collapsed during construction in 1892, rebuilt, replaced 1915.
Lost Truss bridge over Licking River on 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Belle Isle Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Destroyed by fire and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Detroit River on East Grand Boulevard
Destroyed by fire in 1915

Bernadotte Covered Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built 1845; damaged by flood 1915 and replaced
Lost Covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Spoon River on N Old Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Broad Street Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Blackstone River on Braod Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brownes Bridge (Old) (Beaverhead County, Montana)
Built 1863; replaced 1915
Lost Truss bridge over Big Hole River on Brownes Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Brushy Creek Bridge (Older) (Carroll County, Iowa)
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Brushy Creek on 4th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Burlington Street Bridge (Old) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1860, Collapsed 1863 due to a herd of cattle, Replaced 1915.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington Street
Replaced by new bridge

CNW - Black River Falls Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880, Approaches Added 1885; Removed 1915, At Least One Span reused
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Black River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

Colbert Ferry (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Originally in service from 1849 to 1873 when a bridge replaced int. in service after that bridge was destroyed from 1873-1892 when another bridge was built. In service from 1908 when that bridge was destroyed by a flood until 1915.
Lost Ferry across Red River of the South
"Out Of Service"

CRandIC - Riverside Drive Overpass (Old) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Replaced 1915
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Riverside Driver on Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Crescent Aqueduct (Albany County, New York)
Built 1825; Removed 1915
Lost stone arch bridge over Mohawk River on Erie Canal
Removed

Divison Street Bridge (1892) (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1892; Collapsed 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spokane River on Divison Street & Washington Water Power Co. Streetcars
Collapsed

DL&W - Factoryville Tunnels (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854
Abandoned tunnel under Tunkhannock Mountain on DL&W Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Dyersville Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1896; Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork Maquoketa Rive on 1st Avanue
Replaced by a new bridge

FDDM - Des Moines River Bridge (Old) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Replaced 1915
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Grant Avenue Truss Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Built 1884; Destroyed 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Republican River on Grant Avenue
Destroyed by flooding

Harrell's Ferry (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
One of the historical ferries across the Amite River. The ferry served as the Amite River crossing on the Baton Rouge and Springfield Public Road from 1866 until it was abandoned in 1915.
Lost Ferry across Amite River on present day Harrell's Ferry Rd.
Removed but not replaced

I&GN - Buffalo Bayou Swing Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built ca. 1873; Replaced 1915
Lost Through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on International & Great Northern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Jackson Boulevard Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901, replaced 1915
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Chicago River (south branch) on Jackson Blvd.
Replaced by a new bridge

K&S - Kankakee River Bridge (Old) (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1882; Replaced 1915
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Kankakee River on Kankakee & Seneca Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Locust Street Iron Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Monkey Run on Locust Street
Collapsed during a flood

Main Street Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Built 1889, span added 1901, Replaced 1915
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Main Street (Now Renamed)
Replaced by a new bridge

Middleport Bridge (Old) (Niagara County, New York)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge on Main
Replaced by a new bridge

Mill Slough Covered Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced 1915
Lost Through truss bridge over Raccoon River
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Indian Creek Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Indian Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Montecino Bayou Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Montecino Bayou
Replaced by a new bridge

North 12th Street Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on North 12th Street (Middleboro Pike)
Replaced by a new bridge

North Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on IA 14
Replaced by a new bridge

North Road Bridge (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Built ?; Repaired 1893; Replaced 1915
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Squaw Creek on North Road
Replaced by a new bridge

P&LE - Koppel Bridge (Old) (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1893
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Beaver River on Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Philadelphia & Reading - Milton Bridge (2nd) (Union County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890; Replaced 1915
Lost Bridge over Susquehanna River on Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

PRR - Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890; replaced 1915
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

PRR - Phoenixville Bridge (Old) (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884; Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Salt Fork Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Henry Bingham for $5,000; removed 1915
Lost covered bridge over Salt Fork west of Napton
No longer exists

Shell Rock River Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sibley Railroad Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss, replaced 1915
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley
Replaced

Trumbull Street Footbridge (1864) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1864; replaced 1915
Lost Truesdell pony truss bridge over Park River on Footpath to Bushnell Park in Hartford.
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - 4th Avenue Overpass (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1910, Replaced 2015
Girder bridge over 4th Ave (US6 WB) on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Woolen Mill Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1890, closed to traffic in 1914, replaced in 1915
Lost Deck truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on Bridge Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge