Lost 1923

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1st Avenue Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
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 (N, Old) (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&O - 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

B&O - 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

B&O - 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

B&O Southern Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1893; Removed 1923
Lost Bridge over White River East Fork
Only pillars remain

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

BNSF - Clay Street Overpass (Converse County, Wyoming)
Steel stringer bridge over Clay Street on Burlington No.Rail
Open to traffic

Briggs 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

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

Centre Bridge (old/covered) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Half of the 1830 structure washed away in 1841. Either half or allof 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 (Old) (Allen County, Indiana)
Replaced 1923
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Maumee River on Columbia Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Madison Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
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 1869, 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

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

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

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

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 Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1893; relocated to Rock River in 1924
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

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

SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (4th) (Yuma County, Arizona)
Built 1894-1899; Replaced 1923 on a new alignment.
Lost Parker through truss 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

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