Lost 1936

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18th Street Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1893; Replaced 1936
Parker through truss over Raccoon River on 18th Street (Now renamed Fleur Drive.)
Replaced by a new bridge

Albright Bridge (Tarrant County, Texas)
Built ca 1890, replaced by new bridge 100 meters south in 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Fork Trinity River on County Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Apollo Bridge (Older) (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Bridge over Kiskiminetas River on Rt 66
Replaced by a new bridge

ATSF - Winchell Bridge (Old) (McCulloch County, Texas)
Built ?; Destroyed 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Destroyed by flooding

B&C - Lytle Creek Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Removed 1936
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lytle Creek on Bellevue & Cascade Railroad
Removed

B&M - White River Bridge (Old) (Windsor County, Vermont)
Lost Through truss bridge over White River on Boston & Maine RR
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852; Converted to road-only use 1894; 3 spans destroyed by flood 1924; Totally destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340
Destroyed by flood

Bank Street Covered Bridge 07-05-13x (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1856; Replaced 1936
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Naugatuck River on Bank Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Beach Lane Bridge (Old) (Suffolk County, New York)
Built 1895 ; replaced 1936
Lost Bridge across the Quantuck Canal on Beach Lane
No longer exists

Benton Street Ralson Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1916; Replaced 1936
Lost Bridge over Ralston Creek on Benton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Black Bridge (1874) (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1874
Lost Bridge over West Branch, Farmington River on Black Bridge Road in New Hartford
Destroyed by flooding

BM - Suncook Loop Covered Bridge (E) (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889; Closed 1935; Destroyed by Flooding 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

BM - Suncook Loop Covered Bridge (W) (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889; Closed 1935; Destroyed by Flooding 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

Boscobel Covered Bridge (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Built 1874; Replaced 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge

Bough Street Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built fall/winter 1894, not replaced afetr flood damage in March 1936 and removed.
Lost Pony truss bridge over Penns Creek on Bough Street
Removed but not replaced

Brattleboro-Chesterfield Suspension Bridge (Old) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Destroyed by flooding 1936; divers located bridge 2012
Lost Suspension bridge over Connecticut River
Destroyed by flooding; Bridge is still underwater

Broadway Avenue Bridge (Old) (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built in 1892 by the Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie; replaced in 1936.
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over White River (West Fork) on Broadway Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Burr Ferry (Newton County, Texas)
Built 1840; Replaced by bridge 1936
Lost Ferry across Sabine River on TX 63 / LA 8
No longer exists

CBQ - Chariton River Bridge (Livonia) (Schuyler County, Missouri)
Removed 1936
Lost Bridge over Chariton River on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished

CBQ - Chariton River Bridge (Rebels Cove, North) (Schuyler County, Missouri)
Removed 1936
Lost Bridge over Chariton River on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished

CBQ - Chariton River Bridge (Rebels Cove, South) (Schuyler County, Missouri)
Removed 1936
Lost Bridge over Chariton River on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished

CBQ - Chariton River Bridge (State Line, North) (Schuyler County, Missouri)
Removed 1936
Lost Bridge over Chariton River on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished

CBQ - Chariton River Bridge (State Line, South) (Schuyler County, Missouri)
Lost Bridge over Chariton River on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished

CBQ - Chariton River Bridge (Worthington) (Schuyler County, Missouri)
Removed 1936
Lost Bridge over Chariton River on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished

CBQ - Chartion River Bridge (Reinhart) (Schuyler County, Missouri)
Removed 1936
Lost Bridge over Chariton River on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished

Chelsea Street Bridge (Older) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Replaced 1936
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chelsea Creek on Chelsea Street
No longer exists

Chenango River Bridge (Old) (Broome County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over Chenango River on Rt 79
Replaced by a new bridge

Collinsville Covered Bridge 35-09-11x (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1870; Destroyed
Lost Covered Partridge through truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on State Road
Destroyed

Concho, San Saba and Llano Valley Railroad Bridge (Concho County, Texas)
Built 1909
Lost Bridge over Concho River on CSS&LVRR
Destroyed by flooding

Cooper Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Deer Creek on County Road 25 East
Replaced by an "Old" new bridge

Coos Bay Ferry (Coos County, Oregon)
Lost Ferry across Coos bay on US 101
No longer exists

CR-C Lowe Run Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Replaced 1936
Pratt through truss bridge over Lowe Run on Muscatine County Road C
Replaced by a new bridge

Durham Bridge (Old) (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Lost to flooding March 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Route 9
Destroyed by flooding

East Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Replaced 1936-7
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie Canal Bridge Lyell Avenue (Old) (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1916; replaced 1936
Lost Deck girder bridge over Erie Canal on Route 31 Lyell Avenue
No longer exists

First Avenue Bridge (ca. 1885) (Vanderburgh County, Indiana)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Fore River Bridge (Older) (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Replaced 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fore River on 3A
Replaced by a new bridge

Fourth Street Bridge - Old (Kenton County, Kentucky)
Lost Through truss bridge over Licking River on Fourth Street/KY 8
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge in 1936.

FSL&T - Iron Mountain Viaduct (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1914; Replaced 1936
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Iron Mountain Railroad on Fort Smith Light & Traction Co
Replaced by new bridge

GC&C - Wills Creek Bridge (Old) (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1880; Destroyed by flooding & replaced 1936
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Wills Creek on George's Creek & Cumberland Railroad
Destroyed by flooding & replaced

Greenfield-Montague Trolley Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Lost to flooding in 1936
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Greenfield-Turners Falls Trolley Line
Destroyed by flooding

Henniker Road Covered Bridge 29-07-62x (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1862 Replaced 1936
Lost Covered Briggs lattice truss bridge over Contoocook River on Old Route 9 & 202
Replaced

IA175 Skunk River Bridge (Older) (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 19XX; Replaced 1936
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Skunk River on IA175
Replaced by a new bridge

IL96 Larry Creek Bridge (Hancock County, Illinois)
Replaced 1936
Through truss bridge over Larry Creek on IL96
Replaced by a new bridge

Juniata Crossing Covered Bridge 38-05-28x (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1818 as a 2-lane covered bridge; Lost in St. Patty's Day Storm of 1936
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Raystown Br.Juniata River on US 30
Replaced by new bridge

Littleton-Waterford Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1890; Closed to traffic 1934; Destroyed by ice jam in 1936
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road
Destroyed by ice jam. Bridge foundations inundated by Moore Reservoir

M&StL - Sioux Rapids High Bridge (Buena Vista County, Iowa)
Built 1899; Removed 1936
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Removed

M&StL - Spencer Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Built 1899; Removed 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Old) (Ransom County, North Dakota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sheyenne River on Main Street.
Replaced by a new bridge

MC/NIR Overpass (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Interurban service ended 1934; Highway overpass built 1936
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over South Bend & Southern Michigan Railway on Michigan Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

McGregor Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built in 1881 by The Corrugated Metal Co. - Lost 20 March 1936 to the "Great Flood"
Lost Lenticular Truss Bridge over Merrimack River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding

Memorial Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1895; Condemned 1931; Replaced 1936
Concrete arch bridge over Housatonic River on Footpath
Replaced by a new bridge

Meredosia Ferry (Morgan County, Illinois)
Lost Ferry over Illinois River
No longer exists

Montague City Covered Bridge 26-06-31#3x (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870; Destroyed by Flood of 1936
Lost Covered Double decker Howe through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad/Montague City Road
Destroyed by flooding

Mt. Union Dinky Bridge (1st) (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Built by Harbison-Walker Refractories to bring materials across Juniata River from quarry; destroyed in March 1936 flooding and replaced
Lost Deck truss bridge over Juniata River on former industrial railroad
Destroyed by flooding

Noble Avenue Bridge (Old) (Logan County, Oklahoma)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cottonwood Creek on Noble Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

North Ridge Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Replaced 1936
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Black River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Okawville Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)
Replaced 1936
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on Ill 177 in Okawville
Replaced by new bridge

Old Estacada Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built 1908
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge


Old Red Covered Bridge 14-55-03x (Morgan County, Indiana)
Unknown except for it's replacement in 1936
Lost Smith through truss bridge over East Fork White Lick Creek
Replaced by new bridge

Poor Creek Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Bypassed by a new bridge in 1936
Lost bridge over Poor Creek on Old US 61
Replaced by a new bridge

PTC - Kickapoo Creek Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1900; Replaced 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Peoria Terminal Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

Reedsport ferry (Douglas County, Oregon)
Lost Bridge over Umpqua river on US 101
No longer exists

Rotherwood Bridge (Hawkins County, Tennessee)
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Holston River West of Kingsport.
Collapsed; replaced by new bridge in 1937

Sanitarium Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built circa 1908 ; Replaced 1936
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over West Indian Creek on 8th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Shenandoah Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
1882, rebuilt 1889, destroyed by great flood of 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Shenandoah River on Former wagon road
Destroyed by flooding

Shenandoah River Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1882; Three spans lost during the Flood of 1889; Reopened 1892; Destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Shenandoah River on Road
No longer exists

Sidney Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River in Sidney
Replaced by a new bridge

Sierra Railway - Stanislaus River Bridge (Calaveras County, California)
Line completed 1902; Line closed 1936
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Stanislaus River on Sierra Railway
Removed

Siuslaw River ferry (Lane County, Oregon)
Lost Ferry across Siuslaw river on Us 101
No longer exists

SN - East Finger Lake Temescal Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1913; Removed ca. 1936
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over East Finger Lake Temescal on Sacramento Northern Railway
Removed and the finger filled

SN - Mountain Boulevard Overpass (Old) (Alameda County, California)
Built ?; Replaced 1936
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mountain Boulevard on Sacramento Northern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

South Side Bridge (Old) (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Lost Through truss bridge over Kanawha River on Dickinson Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Steens Covered Bridge 24-44-02x (Lowndes County, Mississippi)
Built 1885; Replaced after 1936
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Yellow Creek on Steens Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Ry. Penns Creek Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908
Lost Pony truss bridge over Penns Creek on Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway
Removed but not replaced

Sunderland Bridge (old) (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Destroyed by Montague City Covered Bridge 1936
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Sugarloaf Road
Destroyed by flooding

Sweetland Center Road Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1894; Collapsed under heavy load 1936
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Sweetland Creek on Sweetand Center Road
Collapsed

Third Creek Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
Replaced 1936
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Third Creek on Knoxville Pike
Replaced by a new bridge

US166 Neosho River Bridge (Older) (Labette County, Kansas)
Lost Bridge over Neosho River on Maple Street 166
Replaced by a new bridge

VT - Crown Point Bridge (Storey County, Nevada)
Built 1869, removed in 1936
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Crown Point Ravine on Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Gold Hill
Removed

Wabash - First Missouri River Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Upgraded in 1884 from the original in 1871; replaced 1936 by the current Wabash Bridge
Lost bridge over the Missouri River with Trellis through truss and Whipple through truss spans
Replaced by new bridge erected about 1/2 mile north (downstream)

Waldport ferry (Lincoln County, Oregon)
Lost Floating bridge over Alsea Bay on US 101
No longer exists

WB&A - Scott Street Viaduct (Baltimore, Maryland)
Removed May 1936
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on Washington, Baltimore, & Annapolis
Removed

West Canada Creek (Fifth) (Herkimer County, New York)
Built 1888 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1936
Lost Lenticular Through truss bridge over West Canada Creek on Bridge Street in Middleville
Replaced by a new bridge

Wickenburg Bridge (Older) (Maricopa County, Arizona)
Built 1921
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hassayampa River on US 89
Replaced by a new bridge

Yaquina Bay Ferry (Lincoln County, Oregon)
lost in 1936 with completion of Yaqunia bay bridge
Ferry across Yaqunia bay
No longer exists