Lost 1923

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1st Avenue Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1878; replaced 1923
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rock River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Ableman Curve Covered Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Bypassed and removed 1923
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Baraboo River on Road
Removed

Adair Viaduct (Old) (Adair County, Iowa)
Built 1908; Replaced 1923
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on White Pole Road/Great White Way
Replaced by a new bridge

Allen Street Bridge (Old) (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1906, Collapsed 1923
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Collapsed

ATSF - Des Moines River Bridge (1887) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1887, modified 1904
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on ATSF RR
Replaced by a new bridge

B&SOW - East Fork White River Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1893; Removed 1923
Lost Deck truss bridge over White River East Fork on B&O Southern Railroad
Only pillars remain

Big Four - Great Miami River Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Replaced 1923 by Big Four Bridge 1 mile south
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Great Miami River on Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis (Big Four) Railway
Replaced on new alignment

BNSF - Clay Street Overpass (Converse County, Wyoming)
Steel stringer bridge over Clay Street on BNSF
Open to traffic

BO - Cave Station Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Mt. Crawford Bollman Bridge (Rockingham County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Lost Other deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Verona Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Whipple deck truss bridge over Middle River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Suspension Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1872; replaced 1923
Lost wire suspension bridge over Androscoggin River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridgeville Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1807; said to be first covered bridge in New York State
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Neversink River on Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike
Replaced by a new bridge

Canoe Brook Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Lost Stone arch bridge over Canoe Brook on E Northfield Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cass Street Bridge (Pre 1923) (Clayton County, Iowa)
Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Volga River on Cass Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Catoctin Creek Bridge (old-covered) (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built in 1864 to replace the bridge burned by J.E.B. Stuart on Sept. 13, 1862. Demolished in 1923
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Catoctin Creek on Old National Pike (Alt 40)
No longer exists

Centre Bridge (1830) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Half of the 1830 structure washed away in 1841. Either half or all of the bridge was built (or rebuilt) in 1841. Lost to a lightning strike started fire on July 22, 1923
Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
No longer exists

Columbia Street Bridge (1890) (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1890; Replaced 1923
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Maumee River on Columbia Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Madison Bridge (1888) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Times Beach Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1883, deck removed in 1923 for a new bridge. The stone supports remain standing and are connected to the supports of the new bridge.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Meramec River on St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad
Superstructure replaced

Frisco - Valley Park Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Replaced 1923. The supports are still standing because they're connected to the new ones.
Lost Bridge over Meramec River on St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

HCR - Wailuku River Bridge (Hilo) (Hawaii County, Hawaii)
Built as Hilo Railroad expanded up the Hamakau coast, collapsed 1923 Mar 31
Lost Stringer bridge over Wailuku River on Hilo Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

IB&W - Wabash River Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built perhaps in 1880s or 1890s, replaced in 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway at Covington
Replaced by new bridge

Iditarod Bridge (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska)
Replaced 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Otter Creek on Route 32b (Iditarod-Flat Creek Road)
Replaced by a new bridge

JCT - Morgan Trestle (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1903-5; Removed 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over New York & Long Branch Railroad on Jersey Central Traction Co.
Removed

Lake Fork Gunnison River Bridge (Gunnison County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1913; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Lake Fork Gunnison River on Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Lincoln Highway East Indian Creek Viaduct (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1923
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Old) (Hancock County, Maine)
Lost Through truss bridge over Union River on Main Street
Destroyed by flooding in 1923

Manchester Covered Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
Built 1845; Replaced 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Wappinger Creek on Manchester Road in Arlington.
Replaced by a new bridge

Market Street Bridge (Old) (Passaic County, New Jersey)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Market Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Military Road Bridge (Older) (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Camelback built by South Dakota to replace pile trestle later; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Millard's Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Boone River on Webster City RFD No. 6
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Chamberlain Pontoon Bridge (Brule County, South Dakota)
Built 1905; Replaced 1923
Lost Pontoon bridge over Missouri River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Newry Bridge (1885) (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Indianapolis Bridge Company; Replaced 1923
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River on US 31
Replaced by a new bridge

Northumberland PA Susquehanna West Branch Covered Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1824; destroyed by fire in 1923
Lost covered bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River
Destroyed by fire in 1923

NS - Rouge River Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Replaced 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (Wabash)
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Cedar Creek Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Probably replaced 1923 by a new bridge on State Highway 7 (later US 63)
Lost through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on the Columbia-Jefferson City road (later US 63)
Two piers remain

Paper Mill Covered Bridge (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1866
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Gunpowder Falls on Paper Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Patoka Covered Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built in 1856 by W.T. Washer; replaced in 1923
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Patoka River on Main Street (Old Highway 41)
Replaced by a new bridge

Pulaski County Free Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1897; replaced 1923
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over the Arkansas River at Little Rock
No longer exists

RI - DeValls Bluff Bridge (Old) (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built 1871; Replaced 1923
Pratt through truss bridge over White River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Sylvan Slough Lattice Truss (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1893; Replaced 1923
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Salt Creek Covered Bridge (Logan County, Illinois)
Lost covered bridge over Salt Creek on unknown road 4 miles south of Lincoln, IL
Replaced by a new bridge

Sauk City Bridge (1888) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1888; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Phillips Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1894) (Yuma County, Arizona)
Built 1894-1899; Replaced 1923 on a new alignment.
Lost Parker through truss swing bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Stone Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1923
Lost Stone arch bridge over Doe Run on Pa 74; Sr 0074
Replaced by new bridge

Trunk Line 13 - Manistee River Bridge (Wexford County, Michigan)
Built 1893; replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Manistee River on Michigan State Trunk Line 13
Replaced by a new bridge

Wells Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Chicago River on N Wells Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Woronoco Bridge (Old) (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1923
Lost Pin-Connected Lenticular through truss bridge over Westfield River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge