Lost 1929

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1st Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1888; Replaced in 1929
Lost deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 1st Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Antelope Hill Highway Bridge (Yuma County, Arizona)
Opened August 18, 1915. Abandoned 1929 after being repaired and lengthened in 1918 and 1920
Abandoned concrete deck girder bridge over Gila River on Ocean to Ocean Highway
Derelict/abandoned

Arkansas River Pontoon Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
At one time owned by the Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad, but no trains ever crossed it.
Lost Pontoon bridge over Arkansas River in Dardanelle. Once hailed as the "Longest pontoon bridge over moving water". Carried Old Military Road, a major route between Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Demolished

B&O - Little Miami River Bridges (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Miami River on B&O RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Ballard's Bridge (Old) (Iowa County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1929
Pratt through truss bridge over English River on Pershing Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Four Bridge (Original) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1888-1895 (Main span portals stated 1893); Replaced 1929
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Black Run Bridge (Ruins) (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Built 1915 as part of the Harrisville Southern Railroad; Scrapped in 1929
Lost Bridge over Black Run on Harrisville Southern Railroad
Lost

Broadway Bridge (Old) (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1887; Destroyed 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Minnesota Trunk Highway 21
Destroyed by collision from a heavily laden grain truck

CBQ - Rock River Covered Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1882; Replaced 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Clark Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1889 collision in 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Main Chicago River on Clark Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Niobrara River Bridge (Old) (Knox County, Nebraska)
Built 1902; Replaced 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Niobrara River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - North Raccoon River Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Built 1893; Replaced 1929
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over North Raccoon River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Connecticut Company - Naugatuck River Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built ca. 1905; removed after 1929 abandonment
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Naugatuck River on Waterbury-Thomaston Trolley Line in Watertown.
Removed but not replaced

DJ&C/NYC Overpass (Jackson County, Michigan)
Built 1896; Removed ca 1929 when service was abandoned.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Michigan Central Railroad on Detroit, Jackson & Chicago Railway (Detroit United Railway)
Removed

Galena Wagon Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Built 1910-11 by the Western Bridge Co. Made obsolete by parallel Galena Y Bridge in 1927. Dismantled Spring 1929, with two spans reused in the Hootentown Bridge.
Lost three-span through truss bridge over James River at Galena
No longer standing, but one concrete pier remains

Glenwood Cemetery Swinging Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1919
Lost suspension bridge in Glenwood Cemetery
No longer exists

GN - Old Cascade Tunnel (King County, Washington)
The Original Cascade Tunnel was finished in 1900 and was built to replace a series of 8 switchbacks used to get over the mountains. Deadliest avalanche in US history occurred March 1, 1910 at Wellington (western portal). 96 people killed.
Abandoned tunnel under the Cascade Mountains on abandoned Great Northern Railway grade
Abandoned

GN-Horseshoe tunnel trestle (King County, Washington)
Built 1893 removed 1929 when line relocated to the south
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Martin Creek on Great Northern Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Hudson River Bridge (Rt28N) Old (Warren County, New York)
Built 1875
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Hudson on Rt 28 A
Replaced by a new bridge

IA2 Monkey Run Iron Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Collapsed during removal 1929
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Monkey Run on Iowa Primary 2
Collapsed during removal

Jenkins Creek Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Replaced by a new bridge 1929-30
Lost bridge over Jenkins Creek on the predecessor to Blackberry Road
Replaced by a new bridge but some remnants still visible

Lower Waterford Bridge (old) (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Replaced 1929
Lost Paddleford through truss bridge over Mad Brook on Lower Waterford Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street- St. Regis River Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, New York)
Lost 1929
Lost Pratt Pony truss bridge over St Regis River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street-Lake Leelanau Outlet Bridge (Old) (Leelanau County, Michigan)
Lost Through truss bridge over Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Market Stree-Little Monon Creek (Older) (White County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Monon Creek on Market Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Milwaukee River Bridge (Older) (Washington County, Wisconsin)
Lost Through truss bridge over Milwaukee River on Main
Replaced by a new bridge

Mt. Auburn Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Built ca 1889; Lost 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Wappinger Creek Bridge (Old) (Dutchess County, New York)
Built 1908 ; replaced 1929
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wappinger Creek on New York Central & Hudson RR
No longer exists

Oil Mill Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1888
Lost Lenticular deck truss bridge over Stony Brook on East Street S, Route 159, Suffield
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Fort Bayou Bridge (Older) (Jackson County, Mississippi)
Built 1901; Replaced 1929
Lost Through truss bridge over Old Fort Bayou on Washington Road
No longer exists

Old Spanish Trail San Jacinto River Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Removed ca 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over San Jacinto River on US 90
Replaced by a new bridge

ORWN - Weatherby Tunnel (Old) (Baker County, Oregon)
Built 1884 south portal demolished by highway construction in 1929
Lost Tunnel
Demolished

Rapid Railway - Belle River Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1899; Likely removed 1929
Bridge over Belle River on Rapid Railway
No longer exists

Raritan River Bridge Somerville NJ (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Listed as The Canton Iron Bridge Company (based on Melissa's article) Bid in 1886 for $13,000. ($7040 for superstructure being the lowest bid). Opened in 1887. Although Canton Bridge Co. was also based in Canton Ohio, it wasn't founded until 1892.
Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River
Replaced by a new bridge

Reelsville Covered Bridge 14-67-29x (Putnam County, Indiana)
Unknown except for it's demise in 1929
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 625W
Heavily damaged in a 1929 storm.

RI - Flood Creek Bridge (Old) (Butler County, Iowa)
Replaced 1929
Deck plate girder bridge over Flood Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

River Bridge (Henry County, Ohio)
Built 1879; Replaced 1929
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Perry Street
Replaced by a new bridge

RUT - Burleigh Trestle (Addison Branch) (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1874; Rehabilitated 1904; Abandoned & Removed 1920's
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Lake Champlain on Rutland Railroad
No longer exists

RUT - Lake Champlain Drawbridge (Addison Branch) (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1871; Pontoon span rebuilt 1888 & 1902; Closed 1920; Abandoned 1923; Removed 1929
Lost Pontoon swing bridge over Lake Champlain on Rutland Railroad
No longer exists

S&BC - Saginaw River Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)
Built 1914; Replaced 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Saginaw-Bay City Railroad
Removed

San Jacinto River Arch Bridge (Riverside County, California)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over San Jacinto River on Abandoned Road
Abandoned

Seabrook-Kemah Ferry (Galveston County, Texas)
Built ca. 1900; Replaced by a drawbridge in 1929
Lost Ferry across Clear Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Shippingsport Swing Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Replaced a bridge that had been destroyed in a flood in 1872. Opened in 1874. Cost $75,000-twice the original estimate.
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Bottom Road
Replaced by a new bridge built upstream, 1929

Sixteenth Street Bridge (Old) (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1890; Replaced 1929
Lost bascule bridge over Menomonee River on 16th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

South Fork of the Trinity River Bridge (Trinity County, California)
This bridge was built on the wagon road that connected Eureka to Redding and is now known as California State Route 299.
Wire suspension bridge over South Fork of the Trinity River on Redding-Eureka Wagon Road
Demolished in 1929

Taylor Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1900; Scherzer rolling lift bridge in Chicago; removed 1929
Lost Deck truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Taylor Street
Removed but not replaced

US151 Whitewater Creek Bridge (Older) (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Replaced 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Whitewater Creek on US 151
Replaced by a new bridge

Wabash - Lindell Avenue Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1903 to raise the grade of the Wabash RR through Forest Park over Lindell, prior to the 1904 World's Fair. Possibly replaced with O.G. bridge in 1929, per related link.
Lost Pony/through girder bridge over Lindell Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2832 (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1925; removed 1929 upon line abandonment & consolidation with parallel CB&Q Railroad
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash/CNW Overpass (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1913; removed 1929 upon line abandonment & consolidation with parallel CB&Q Railroad
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago & Northwestern Railway on Wabash Railroad
Demolished