Lost 1918

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6th Street Bridge (1915) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Destroyed during Great Flood of 1918; Not replaced until 1948
Lost Bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 6th Street
Destroyed by flooding

Benton Ferry Bridge (1894) (Livingston Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1894; replaced 1918
Lost timber bridge over Amite River on Benton's Ferry Road (now US 190)
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Green River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Green River on Boston & Maine Railroad in Greenfield
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway-Wolf Creek Bridge (1894) (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on N Broadway St
Replaced by a new bridge

C&EI - West Okaw River Viaduct (Moultrie County, Illinois)
Built 1892
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over West Okaw River on Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Replaced by a new bridge

Chelsea Bridge (1907) (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1907; Piers undermined during flooding 1917
Lost Pony truss bridge over Iowa River on T Ave
Replaced by a new bridge

CMRR - Catskill Creek Bridge #2 (Greene County, New York)
Built 1882, Removed 1918
Lost Through truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Removed Catskill Mountain Railway
Removed

Elkhart Avenue Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built in the early 1870's by the Columbia Bridge Works; replaced in 1918 with a Warren Deck Truss structure.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St Joseph River on former Elkhart Avenue.
Replaced by a new bridge

Elkport Covered Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Replaced 1918
Lost Through truss bridge over Volga River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Grand Avenue Bridge (Older) (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1918
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Grand Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Grant Avenue Pontoon Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Built 1915; Replaced 1918
Pontoon bridge over Republican River on Grant Avenue


Hickory Bridge-Allegheny River (1871) (Warren County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Allegheny River
Replaced by a new bridge

Hood River Bridge (Older) (Hood River County, Oregon)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Hood River
Replaced by a new bridge

Huntington Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1891; Replaced 1918
Lost Steel arch bridge over Housatonic River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Ioway Creek Footbridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built in 1907 by the Chicago & North Western Railway; Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on footpath
Destroyed by flooding

Kendall Bridge (Older) (Carroll County, Iowa)
Built in the 1860s; Replaced 1918
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Lincoln Highway South Skunk River (Old Channel) Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over South Skunk River (old channel) on Lincoln Highway
Destroyed by flood

Lincoln Highway South Skunk River Bridge (Older) (Story County, Iowa)
Destroyed by flooding in 1918
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over South Skunk River on Lincoln Highway
Destroyed by flooding

Lincoln Way Ioway Creek Bridge (1908) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1908, Lost 1918
Lost Arch bridge over Squaw Creek on West Lincoln Way (Lincoln Highway)
Destroyed by flood

Mederville Covered Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1860; Repalced 1918
Howe through truss bridge over Volga River on Predecessor to Eclipse Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Monroe Mills Covered Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Destroyed by ice jan Feb 20, 1918
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Penns Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

NP - Yellowstone River Bridge #4 (Old) (Stillwater County, Montana)
Built 1896, Replaced and portions relocated 1918
Pratt through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Original Phillips Bridge (Ouachita Parish, Louisiana)
Built in 1896 on the Monroe-to-Farmerville Road as a steel structure. Replaced due to poor quality in 1918.
Lost Truss bridge over Bayou Desiard on Monroe-to-Farmerville Road (present day Deborah Drive)
Replaced by a new bridge in 1918

Oronoco Bridge (Old) (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Replaced 1918
Lost Warren though truss bridge over Middle Fork Zumbro River on North Minneesota Ave.
Replaced by a new bridge

Plainfield Bridge (Older) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Replaced ca. 1918
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on RFD 120
Replaced by a new bridge

PRR - Pencoyd Viaduct (Old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884; Replaced 1918
Lost Deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Red Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Bridge over South Skunk River on road
Destroyed by flood

South Main Street Bridge (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Built about 1887 (based on design ques) by Columbia Bridge Co., replaced 1918
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mahoning River on South Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Neches River Bridge (Pre 1918) (Jefferson County, Texas)
Replaced 1918
Lost Through truss bridge over Neches River on Southern Pacific RR
Removed but not replaced

Standing Stone Creek Bridge (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
replaced in 1918
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Standing Stone Creek on Penn Street
No longer exists

US 206 Bridge (Old) (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Likely built when the line was built in 1875-1876. Likely replaced when the next span was built in 1918 (the station in the photo was replaced in 1919)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Reading RR on US 206
Replaced by a new bridge

Victor Creamery Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Filled in ca. 1918
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Filled-in Segment of Big Bear Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

W&S/MILW Overpass (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1911; Removed 1918
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Woodstock & Sycamore Traction Co.
Removed but not replaced

Webster Avenue Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1918; Replaced 1978
Deck plate girder bridge over Tonawanda Creek Barge Canal on Webster Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Willamette River Bridge (Second) (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1891; Replaced 1918
Lost Through truss bridge over Willamette River on Center Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Zoar Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Replaced a series of bridges lost to flooding. The towns of Oxford and Monroe shared the cost.
Suspension Bridge replaced by Stevenson Dam
Replaced by Stevenson Dam, 1919.