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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 1926Lost Wire suspension bridge over Allegheny River on 7th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
8th Street Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1849; removed in 1926Lost 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
Alva Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Florida)
Built in 1903; replaced and relocated to Cape Coral crossing the Matlacha PassLost Through truss bridge over Caloosahatchee River on Broadway Street, then relocated to Cape Coral crossing the Matlacha PassNo longer exists replaced
Beaver Run Trestle (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Removed 1926Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Beaver Run on Carbon County Electric RailwayRemoved
Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction CompanyDestroyed 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 (1894) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1894; Replaced with 2 spans relocated in 1926.Lost swing-span truss bridge over Willamette River on Burnside StReplaced by a new bridge
Castle Rock Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1910; Replaced 1926Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
CP&E - Chagrin River Bridge (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1896; Timber approach trestle replaced by steel 1910; Removed 1926Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Chagrin River & Glenn Avenue on Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern RailroadRemoved
CP&E - Grand River Viaduct (Lake County, Ohio)
Built X; Removed 1926Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Grand River on Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern RailroadRemoved
CRG&E - Breach Inlet Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Replaced 1926Lost Trestle bridge over Breach Inlet on Consolidated Railway, Gas & Electric Co.Replaced by an automobile bridge
Falls Bridge (old) (Hancock County, Maine)
Built 1883 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1926Lost Lenticular through truss bridge on ME-175 over Salt PondReplaced by a new bridge
Farm Lane Bridge (Old) (Ingham County, Michigan)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Farm LaneReplaced 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 StreetNo longer exists
Fortune Street Bridge (Old) (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1892; Replaced 1926Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hillsborough River on Fortune StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Gaylordsville Covered Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1876Lost town lattice truss covered bridge over Housatonic River on Kent RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Gordon Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1870'sLost 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 1926Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Creek on Lower New Harmony RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Gresham Creek Covered Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built in 1867 by W. T. Washer; replaced in 1926Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Gresham Creek on River RoadNo longer exists
Halseyville Covered Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built 1833Lost Through truss bridge over Taughannock Creek on Trumansburg RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Kalamazoo Street Bridge (1894) (Ingham County, Michigan)
Built here 1894; Swept away during flood of 1904, but was put back intact; Replaced 1926Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Grand River on Kalamazoo StreetReplaced by a new bridge
LARy - Macy Street Trolley Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1903; Replaced 1926Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Angeles RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
LI - Powell Creek Bridge (Old) (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1903; Replaced 1926Lost Bridge over Powell Creek on Long Island RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
LN - Maunie Swing Bridge (1915) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1915; replaced 1926Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Louisville & Nashville RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Macy Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1904; Replaced 1926Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Macy StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Older) (Franklin County, Kansas)
Built 1885; Destroyed 1926Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Main StreetDestroyed by flooding
Minam Bridge (First) (Wallowa County, Oregon)
Lost Bridge over Wallowa river on Elgin-Wallowa wagon roadReplaced by a new bridge
Mossdale Bridge (1917) (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1917; Replaced 1926Lost Pratt through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
New Market Bridge (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Built between 1773 and 1884, Replaced 1926Lost Bridge over Squamscott River on New Hampshire Route 108No longer exists
NP - Green River Bridge (3rd) (King County, Washington)
Built 1897, Replaced 1926 and moved to LebaumLost Warren pony truss bridge over Green River on Northern Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Old Conasauga River Bridge (Polk County, Tennessee)
Lost Bridge over Conasauga River on Predecessor to US 411Only the piers remain.
Old Lower Bank Road Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1915 ; replaced 1926Lost Through truss bridge over Mullica River on County Route 652Demolished
PCC&StL - Tippecanoe River Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built 1871, west span collapsed July 17, 1878 and later repaired, replaced in 1926Lost Deck truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad in MonticelloReplaced by new bridge
PRR - Steubenville Bridge (1909) (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1909; Replaced 1926Lost Truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Reedy Point Bridge (Older) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1910; replaced 1926Lost Concrete stringer Shear pole bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware River on Route 9No longer exists
Rivermont Bridge (Oldest) (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Blackwater Creek on Rivermont AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Robert Street Bridge (Old) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1885; Replaced 1926Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Robert StreetReplaced 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 bridgeLost covered bridge over South Fork Elk River near Santa FeNo longer exists
Solitude Covered Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built in 1867 by W. T. Washer; replaced in 1926Lost 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 roadReplaced by a new bridge
State Street Bridge (Old) (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Replaced 1926Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on State StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Steel Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1893; demolished after Ellsworth Street Bridge opened in 1926Lost Through truss bridge over Willamette RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Stockport Bridge (Old) (Columbia County, New York)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Claverack Creek on Post RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Thompson's Mill Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Edinburgh-Ninevah RoadReplaced by a new bridge
US181 Hall's Bayou Bridge (Aransas County, Texas)
Built ?; Replaced 1926Lost Bridge over Hall's Bayou on US 181Replaced by a new bridge
Warsaw Lower Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1897; destroyed by fire in 1926Lost suspension bridge over Osage River at WarsawDestroyed by fire
Webster Street Drawbridge (1898) (Alameda County, California)
Built 1898; Removed 1926Pratt through truss bridge over Oakland Harbor on Webster StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Williams Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1887Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on Williams StreetNo longer exists
YV - Pleasant Valley Bridge (Mariposa County, California)
Built 1907; Removed when the 1926 Exchequer Dam inundated Pleasant ValleyLost Pratt through truss bridge over Merced River on Yosemite Valley RailroadRemoved