Lost 1926

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"The General" Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built & Demolished in July 23, 1926 as part of the filming of the Buster Keaton silent film "The General"
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Rock River on Film Railroad; built to be destroyed.
Collapsed

7th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884; replaced 1926
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Allegheny River on 7th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

8th Street Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1849; removed in 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Flatrock River on 8th Street (Old Indianapolis Road)
No longer exists-Current bridge connects 11th Street to the Old Indianapolis Road

Beaver Run Trestle (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Removed 1926
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Beaver Run on Carbon County Electric Railway
Removed

Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction Company
Destroyed by collision with ice

Brownsburg Covered Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Lost Bridge over White Lick Creek on Main Street (Crawfordsville Road)
Replaced by a new bridge

Burnside Bridge (Old) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1894,replaced and 2 spans relocated in 1926.
Lost Truss bridge over Willamette river on Burnside St
Replaced by a new bridge

Carbon Electric - Beaver Run Trestle (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Removed 1926
Lost Steel arch bridge over Beaver Run on Carbon Electric Street Railway
Removed

Castle Rock Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1910; Replaced 1926
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

CP&E - Chagrin River Bridge (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1896; Timber approach trestle replaced by steel 1910; Removed 1926
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Chagrin River & Glenn Avenue on Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern Railroad
Removed

CP&E - Grand River Viaduct (Lake County, Ohio)
Built X; Removed 1926
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Grand River on Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern Railroad
Removed

CRG&E - Breach Inlet Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Replaced 1926
Lost Trestle bridge over Breach Inlet on Consolidated Railway, Gas & Electric Co.
Replaced by an automobile bridge

Edinburgh Wagon Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Falls Bridge (old) (Hancock County, Maine)
Built 1883 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1926
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge on ME-175 over Salt Pond
Replaced by a new bridge

Findlay Street-Mad River Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
June 1888 bid opening suggests 1889 completion - one of, if not, the last CBW bridge!
Lost Warren through truss with alternating verticals bridge over Mad River on Findlay Street
No longer exists

first Minam bridge (Wallowa County, Oregon)
Lost Bridge over Wallowa river on Elgin-Wallowa wagon road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Street Bridge (Older) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1921 ; replaced 1926
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Fort Street


Fortune Street Bridge (Old) (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1892; Replaced 1926
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hillsborough River on Fortune Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Furnace Brook Bridge (Old) (Warren County, New Jersey)
Lost Bridge over Furnace Brook on 31
Replaced by a new bridge

Gordon Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1870's
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Old Marion Road (Now Morristown Rd.)
Replaced by a new bridge

Grafton Covered Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built in 1867 by W. T. Washer; replaced in 1926
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Creek on Lower New Harmony Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Gresham Creek Covered Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built in 1867 by W. T. Washer; replaced in 1926
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Gresham Creek on River Road
No longer exists

Kalamazoo Street Bridge (1894) (Ingham County, Michigan)
Built here 1894; Swept away during flood of 1904, but was put back intact; Replaced 1926
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Grand River on Kalamazoo Street
Replaced by a new bridge

L&N - Maunie Swing Bridge (Old) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1915; replaced 1926
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

LARy - Macy Street Trolley Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1903; Replaced 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Angeles Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

LIRR - Powell Creek Bridge (Old) (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1903; Replaced 1926
Lost Bridge over Powell Creek on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Macy Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1904; Replaced 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Macy Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Older) (Franklin County, Kansas)
Built 1885; Destroyed 1926
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Main Street
Destroyed by flooding

Moss Island Road Bridge - Older (Madison County, Indiana)
Built 1869 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1926
Lost Bowstring truss bridge over White River on Moss Island Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Mossdale Swing Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1917; Replaced 1926
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NP - Green River Bridge (3rd) (King County, Washington)
Built 1897, Replaced 1926 and moved to Lebaum
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Green River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Conasauga River Bridge (Polk County, Tennessee)
Lost Bridge over Conasauga River on Predecessor to US 411
Only the piers remain.

Old Lower Bank Road Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1915 ; replaced 1926
Lost Through truss bridge over Mullica River on County Route 652
Demolished

PCC&StL - Tippecanoe River Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built 1871, west span collapsed July 17, 1878 and later repaired, replaced in 1926
Lost Deck truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad in Monticello
Replaced by new bridge

PRR - Steubenville Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1909; Replaced 1926
Lost Truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Reedy Point Bridge (Older) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1910; replaced 1926
Lost Concrete stringer Shear pole bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware River on Route 9
No longer exists

Rivermont Bridge (Oldest) (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Blackwater Creek on Rivermont Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Robert Street Bridge (Old) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1885; Replaced 1926
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Robert Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Santa Fe Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Built in 1859 by Joseph C. Elliott; destroyed by flooding on June 19, 1926; later replaced by a truss bridge
Lost covered bridge over South Fork Elk River near Santa Fe
No longer exists

Solitude Covered Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built in 1867 by W. T. Washer; replaced in 1926
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Creek on Upper New Harmony Road (Now SR 69)
Replaced by a new bridge

Spadra Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Bridge cost Johnson County $3500.00 in 1895.
Lost Through truss bridge over Spadra Creek on Old road
Replaced by a new bridge

State Street Bridge (Old) (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Replaced 1926
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Steel Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1893; demolished after Ellsworth Street Bridge opened in 1926
Lost Through truss bridge over Willamette River
Replaced by a new bridge

US181 Hall's Bayou Bridge (Aransas County, Texas)
Built ?; Replaced 1926
Lost Bridge over Hall's Bayou on US 181
Replaced by a new bridge

Warsaw Lower Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1897; destroyed by fire in 1926
Lost suspension bridge over Osage River at Warsaw
Destroyed by fire

Webster Street Drawbridge (1898) (Alameda County, California)
Built 1898; Removed 1926
Pratt through truss bridge over Oakland Harbor on Webster Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Williams Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1887
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on Williams Street
No longer exists

YV - Pleasant Valley Bridge (Mariposa County, California)
Built 1907; Removed when the 1926 Exchequer Dam inundated Pleasant Valley
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Merced River on Yosemite Valley Railroad
Removed