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
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 (1888) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; Replaced 1917Lost Bridge over Railroads on 4th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Abraham Herr's Covered Bridge 38-36-101x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1838 by Abraham Herr; Reworked in 1867; Removed and Replaced in 1917Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Mill Creek on Hollinger RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Ankeny Luten Arch Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Damaged irreparably by flooding in 1917Lost Luten arch bridge over Fourmile Creek on 1st StreetDestroyed by flooding
Billington's Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1867; Collapsed 1917Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Clover StreetCollapsed
BO - Auglaize River Bridge (Pre 1917) (Defiance County, Ohio)
Possibly replaced 1917 by Warren deck trussLost Pratt deck truss bridge over Auglaize River on Baltimore and Ohio RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
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 (1890) (Winnebago County, Illinois)
1871 State Street Bridge relocated and rebuilt here in 1890; Replaced 1917Lost Post through truss bridge over Rock River on Chestnut/Wallnut StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Clayton Wenger's Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-77x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1845 by Joseph Elliott and Robert Russell; Lost in flooding in 1917 and replaced.Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conestoga River on West Farmersville RoadDestroyed by flooding and replaced
Colona Ferry (Rock Island County, Illinois)
In operation over 40 years; removed when bridge was finished 1917Lost Ferry across Rock River on Rock Island-Moline-Chicago RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Commerce Street Bridge (1890) (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1890; Replaced 1917Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Trinity River on Commerce StreetReplaced by a new bridge in 1917
Conduit Bridge (1893) (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
Elmwood Street Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1898; One span carried away by ice in 1916; demolished ca. 1917.Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Black River on Elmwood StreetDestroyed by icy floods
Falls City Bridge (1887) (King County, Washington)
Built 1887; rebuilt 1900; replaced 1917Lost Through truss bridge over Snoqualmie River on Fall City RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Fifth Street Bridge (Defiance County, Ohio)
Likely removed 1917 when the canal was filled inLost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on Fifth StreetNo longer exists
First Street Bridge (Defiance County, Ohio)
Built 1871; removed without replacement in 1917 when the canal was filled inLost Post through truss bridge over Wabash & Erie Canal on First StreetRemoved but not replaced
Freeman's Bridge (Pre 1908) (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
Grass River Bridge (Pre 1917) (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grass River on Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Hannibal Bridge (First) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal BridgeLost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas CityNo longer exists
Heuvelton Bowstring Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Late 1870s (or early 1880s) based on strut design; replaced in 1917Lost Bowstring bridge over Oswegatchie River at HeuveltonReplaced by a new bridge
Honeoye Falls Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Replaced ca.1917Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Honeoye Creek on East StreetReplaced by a 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
John Breneman's Covered Bridge 38-36-90x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1847; Lost to a flood in 1917 and replaced.Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Little Conestoga Creek on Millersville RoadDestroyed by flooding, replaced in 191718847
John Stoll's Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-69x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1840; Lost by flooding and replaced in 1917.Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Cocalico Creek on Rothsville RoadDestroyed by flooding and replaced
Keokuk Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced 1917Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through truss swing 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 (1892) (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Build 1892, Replaced 1917Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 1st Street/Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Old) (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
Main Street Viaduct (Wire Suspension) (Tarrant County, Texas)
Second Bridge to Span the West Fork Trinity River Built in 1895; Replaced by Paddock Viaduct in 1917Lost Wire Suspension bridgeReplaced 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)
Removed 1917Through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Merrill Avenue (Later named Superior Street; Now named Pennsylvania Avenue)Replaced by a new bridge
Merrimac Bridge (1876) (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1876, Replaced 1917Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Skunk River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Mid Fork Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1876; Replaced 1917Truss bridge over Mid Fork Zumbro River on CR 18 in OronocoReplaced by new bridge
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
Niobrara River Bridge (Boyd County, Nebraska)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Niobrara River on SH 11Replaced by a new bridge
Owl Covered Bridge 38-36-92x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1846; Replaced in 1917Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Little Conestoga Creek on Owl Bridge RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Peru Slough Bridge (1869) (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built in 1869, replaced and sold for scrap in 1917.Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Illinois River BayouNo longer exists
Peter Kafroth's Covered Bridge 38-36-78x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1841 by J. Fink and Samuel Reamsnyder; Lost to flooding in 1917 and replaced.Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conestoga River on Glenbrook Road (Rt. 772)Destroyed by flooding and replaced in 1917
Poplar Neck Covered Bridge (Fourth Covered Bridge) (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
The Fourth Covered Bridge was built in 1851; It was uncovered until 1897 when it was roofed; Replaced in 1917.Lost Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Poplar Neck RoadReplaced by a new bridge (For the latest bridge, please see, BH #30413)
RDG - 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 (Pre 1917) (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
SN - St. John Bridge (Butte County, California)
Built ca 1907; Lost ca 1917Lost Pontoon Howe pony truss bridge over Sacramento River on Northern Electric RailroadDestroyed by flooding
SOO - Chippewa Falls Dam Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1882, Replaced 1917Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River Dam on Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
South Mill Street Bridge (Pre 1890) (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
Swift Creek Rail Bridge (Chesterfield County, Virginia)
Built in 1841 for the Clover Hill Railroad, removed in 1917 with the rest of the T&W to supply scrap iron for France in WW1Lost bridge over Swift Creek on Tidewater & Western Railroad (Formerly Farmville & Powhatan, Brighthope, and Clover Hill Railroads)Removed but not replaced, abutments remain
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 (Pre 1917) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Replaced 1917Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Brush Creek on Troost AvenueReplaced by new bridge
Turkey Run Covered Bridge 14-61-48x (Parke County, Indiana)
Built after 1866; Built by Joseph J. Daniels; Removed in 1917.Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Turkey Run on Abandoned RoadwayRemoved but not replaced (Site appears to be abandoned)
UP - Johnson Creek Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1917Lost Timber stringer bridge over Johnson Creek & Milwaukee Street on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Verdigre Creek Bridge (1910) (Knox County, Nebraska)
Built 1910; Repalced 1917Lost Parker through truss bridge over Verdigre Creek on RoadReplaced by a 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
West Twin Covered Bridge 19-11-03x (Piscataquis County, Maine)
Built in 1840 (unsure); Burned in 1917 and replaced..Lost Through truss bridge over Piscataquis River on Former location of RT 15Destroyed by fire in 1917