Lost 1917
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13th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1892, and dismantled in 1917.Lost Bridge over Youghiogheny RiverNo longer exists
18th Street Lift Bridge (1871) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1871, Replaced 1917Lost Through truss bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
2nd Street Bridge (1884) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1884; Replaced 1917Lost Pony truss bridge over Mad Creek on 2nd StreetReplaced by new bridge
4th Street Viaduct (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; Replaced 1917Lost Bridge over Railroads on 4th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Ankeny Luten Arch (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Damaged irreparably by flooding in 1917Lost Luten arch bridge over Fourmile Creek on 1st StreetDestroyed by flooding
CBQ - Black River Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1886, Replaced 1917Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Railroad (CB&Q)Replaced by a new bridge
Chestnut Street Bridge (1st) (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1871; Re-erected here 1890 after being relocated from State Street; Replaced 1917Lost Post through truss bridge over Rock River on Chestnut/Wallnut StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Conduit Bridge (Old) (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1893; Replaced ca. 1917Lost Masonry arch bridge over Maline Creek on Water Works StuffReplaced by a new bridge
Conococheague Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1917Lost Pony truss bridge over Conococheague Creek on Us 11; Sr 0011Replaced by new bridge
Court Avenue Bridge (3rd) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1871, replaced 1917Lost Post through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Court AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Culver Road- Erie Canal (Monroe County, New York)
Lost Bridge over Former Erie Canal on Culver RoadRemoved but not replaced
First Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal BridgeLost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas CityNo longer exists
Freeman's Bridge (Older) (Schenectady County, New York)
Replaced 1917Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mohawk River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Georgetown Covered Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Replaced 1917Lost covered bridge over Little Vermilion River on State Street south of GeorgetownReplaced by new bridge
IC - Rock River Bridge (Old) (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Replaced 1917Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Illinois Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Keokuk Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced 1917Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad/RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Little Conestoga Creek Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1917Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Little Conestoga Creek on Owl Bridge RoadReplaced by new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Older) (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Build 1892, Replaced 1917Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 1st Street/Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Massachusetts Street Bridge (2nd) (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built late 1800's. Several spans washed out in 1903 Kansas River flood. Replaced 1917Lost Through truss bridge over Kansas River on (Later US40/59)Replaced 1917
Merrill Avenue Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Merrill Avenue (Later named Superior Street; Now named Pennsylvania Avenue)Replaced by a new bridge
Mid Fork Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 Replaced 1918Truss bridge over Mid Fork Zumbro River on CR 18 in OronocoClosed
Minetto Bridge (Old) (Oswego County, New York)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Oswego River and canal on Minetto Bridge RoadReplaced by a new bridge
NH - Death Trap Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Replaced 1917Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Palisado Avenue & Connecticut Company tracks on New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Old Main Street Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1897, replaced in 1917Lost Deck truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Main Street in RichmondReplaced by a new bridge
Peru Slough Bridge (Original) (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built in 1869, replaced and sold for scrap in 1917.Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Illinois River Bayou No longer exists
Reading - Sunbury Bridge (Old) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1883 by Phila. & Reading subsidiary Shamokin, Sunbury & Lewisburg; Replaced by plate girder bridge ca. 1917.Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Reading RailroadSuperstructure replaced
Saugatuck River Bridge (Old) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Replaced 1917Lost Through truss bridge over Saugatuck River on Us Route 1, WestportReplaced by new bridge
Second Spokane Street Drawbridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1907; Replaced 1917Pratt through truss bridge over Duwamish River on Spokane Street & StreetcarsReplaced by a new bridge
South Mill Street Bridge (Older) (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built C 1880'sLost Pratt through truss bridge over Neshannock Creek on South Mill StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Stone Way Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1911; Demolished 1917Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Union on Electric RailroadRemoved
Tama Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Abutment undermined during flooding & replaced 1917Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Troost Avenue Bridge (Older) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Replaced 1917Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Brush Creek on Troost AvenueReplaced by new bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1879-1880; Pedestrian walkways added 1897; Replaced 1917 & RelocatedLost Pratt/Whipple through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Wabash/RI Overpass (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1879-1880; Replaced 1917Pony plate girder over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraReplaced by a new bridge