Lost 1938
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Aliso Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1881; Replaced 1938-1940
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Railroad (PE)/Aliso Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Avoca Island Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)Built 1912; damaged 1938 and replaced by ferry
Lost Warren through truss drawbridge over Bayou Boeuf on LA 1092E (formerly US 90/LA 2)
Removed but not replaced
Ball's Ford Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)Built ca. 1891 as 4 Parker through trusses; One span replaced by a Pratt through truss ?; Replaced 1938
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Des Moines RFD 2/Avon RFD 1
Replaced by a new bridge
BM - Alcott Trestle (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)Lost Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge on B&M Keene Branch
Removed but not replaced
BM - Marlborough Trestle (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1884
Lost Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over Minnewawa Brook Tributary on B&M Keene Branch
Removed but not replaced
Built 1884
Lost Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over Minnewawa Brook Tributary on B&M Keene Branch
Removed but not replaced
CA&E/EJ&E Overpass (Du Page County, Illinois)Built 1909; Removed ca. 1938
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway & Chicago & North Western Railway on Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CD&M - 150th Street Overpass (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1912, Removed 1938
Lost Bridge over 150th Street on Railroad (CD&M)
Removed
Built 1912, Removed 1938
Lost Bridge over 150th Street on Railroad (CD&M)
Removed
CD&M - Black Hawk Creek Trestle #1 (Scott County, Iowa)
Abandoned & removed 1938
Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed
Abandoned & removed 1938
Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed
CD&M - Black Hawk Creek Trestle #2 (Scott County, Iowa)
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed
CD&M - Black Hawk Creek Trestle #4 (Scott County, Iowa)
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
CD&M - Black Hawk Creek Trestle #5 (Scott County, Iowa)
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
CD&M - Black Hawk Creek Trestle #7 (Scott County, Iowa)
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
CD&M - Black Hawk Creek Tributary Trestle (Scott County, Iowa)
Abandoned & removed 1938
Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek Tributary on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
Abandoned & removed 1938
Timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek Tributary on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
CD&M - Mad Creek Bridge #1 (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1912; Removed 1938
Lost Bridge over Mad Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed
Built 1912; Removed 1938
Lost Bridge over Mad Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed
CD&M - Mad Creek Bridge #2 (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1912; Removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mad Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
CD&M - Mad Creek Bridge #3 (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Removed 1938
Lost Bridge over Mad Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed
Removed 1938
Lost Bridge over Mad Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed
CD&M - Small Stream Trestle (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1912; Removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Small Stream on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
Built 1912; Removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Small Stream on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced
Centennial Bridge (Tehama County, California)Built ca.1890 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, Replaced 1938
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on State Route 36
Lost
Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad South Olsen Creek Trestle (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1913
Lost Timber stringer bridge over South Olsen Creek
No longer exists
Built 1913
Lost Timber stringer bridge over South Olsen Creek
No longer exists
Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad US 30 and PNWR overcrssing (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1913 By The Kerry Timber Company Removed 1938
Timber stringer bridge on Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad
Built 1913 By The Kerry Timber Company Removed 1938
Timber stringer bridge on Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad
Cox Ferry Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)Built early 1900s. Closed early 1930s when the IL 15 bridge (now IL 160/177) opened upstream in late 1920s. Razed 1938.
Lost through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Mud Lake Road/Old St. Louis Road/Whittenberg Road
Removed
Flambeau Paper Co. - Flambeau River Bridge (Price County, Wisconsin)Built 1912; Removed and relocated 1938
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Flambeau River on Flambeau Paper Company Railroad
Removed
Frisco - Black River Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)Built 1889; line discontinued 1938
Lost bridge over Black River on the Hunter Branch Railroad (Frisco) southwest of Williamsville
Bridge removed, but remains of wood piles visible
Garwood Bridge (Older) (Colorado County, Texas)
Built 1901; Replaced 1938
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1901; Replaced 1938
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
High Street Bridge (Old) (Alameda County, California)Built 1901 replaced in 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Oakland Harbor on High Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Honeycomb Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Alabama)Lost Pony truss bridge over Honeycomb Creek on Hwy 241
Replaced by a new bridge after formation of Lake Guntersville
Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara County, New York)Built 1897; Collapsed 1938
Lost Steel arch bridge over Niagara River on Road & International Railway Co.
Collapsed
Indian River Inlet Bridge (1934) (Sussex County, Delaware)Built 1934, replaced 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Indian River Inlet on Coastal Highway
Destroyed by severe weather
Keosauqua Bridge (Old) (Van Buren County, Iowa)Built 1873; Replaced 1938
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)Built 1922; Destroyed by flooding 1938
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Farmington River on Main Street, Unionville
Destroyed by flooding
Market Street Bridge (Old) (Dorchester County, Maryland)Replaced in 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Cambridge Creek on Maryland Route 795
No longer exists
Millers River Stone Arch Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Destroyed in 1938 by the Great New England Hurricane
Lost Stone arch bridge over Millers River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Destroyed in 1938 by the Great New England Hurricane
Lost Stone arch bridge over Millers River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Moline High Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)Built 1904; Lost 1938
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Rock River on US 150
Replaced by a new bridge
NH - Salmon Brook Arch (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1829; replaced between 1934 and 1944
Lost Stone arch bridge over Salmon Brook on New Haven Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1829; replaced between 1934 and 1944
Lost Stone arch bridge over Salmon Brook on New Haven Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
North Farmer Street Bridge (Allegan County, Michigan)
Built during 1880's; Replaced 1938
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on North Farmer Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built during 1880's; Replaced 1938
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on North Farmer Street
Replaced by a new bridge
PE - Circular Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)Stringer bridge over Las Flores Canyon on Pacific Electric Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Poland Beach Covered Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)Built 1872
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Eel River on Poland Road (Now SR 42)
Replaced by a new bridge
Portland Passenger Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)Built 1896 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Damaged by flood 1936; Demolished 1938
Lost swing bridge over Connecticut River on Main street
Replaced by a new bridge
Quarter Section Run Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Replaced 1938
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Quarter Section Run on Jefferson Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1938
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Quarter Section Run on Jefferson Street
Replaced by a new bridge
RI - Cedar River Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1903; Strengthened 1931; Abandoned 1937 due to line washout; Removed 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed, but piers still visible on aerial imagery
RI - Mad Creek Bridge #2 (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1912; Removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Geneva Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Wilton Spur
Removed
Built 1912; Removed 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Geneva Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Wilton Spur
Removed
RI - Wapsinonoc Creek Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsinonoc Creek on Railroad (RI)
Removed
SEL&BVT - Smiths Ferry Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on Steubenville, East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Co.
Removed
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on Steubenville, East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Co.
Removed
South Ashland Avenue Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1902, Replaced 1938
Lost Bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Ashland Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
SP - Los Angeles River Bridge (Older) (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1903; Destroyed in the Los Angeles flood of 1938
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Southern Pacific Railway
Destroyed by flooding
Sparta Covered Bridge (Gallatin County, Kentucky)Built 1872
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on KY 35
Replaced by new bridge
The Bridge to Nowhere (Los Angeles County, California)It spans the East Fork of the San Gabriel River and was meant to be part of a road connecting the San Gabriel Valley with Wrightwood. The East Fork Road was washed out during the great flood of March 1-2, 1938 and the bridge was abondoned.
Open-spandrel arch bridge over East Fork San Gabriel River on San Gabriel Valley-Wrightwood Road
Abandoned
Tri-Cities - Campbell's Island Trestle (Rock Island County, Illinois)Built 1904; Replaced 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River Back Channel on Tri-City Railway & Light Co.
Removed
US 43 Florence Bridge (Lauderdale County, Alabama)
Built in 1858, rebuilt in 1906 and 1938, replaced.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Sr 20 & Tennessee River on US 43
Replaced by new bridge
Built in 1858, rebuilt in 1906 and 1938, replaced.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Sr 20 & Tennessee River on US 43
Replaced by new bridge
US 431 Panther Creek Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)Lost Through truss bridge over Panther Creek
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge in 1942.
VT - Tunnel #5 (Storey County, Nevada)
Daylighted 1938
Lost Tunnel on Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Daylighted
Daylighted 1938
Lost Tunnel on Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Daylighted
VT - Tunnel #6 (Storey County, Nevada)
Lost Tunnel under E Street on Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Filled in
Lost Tunnel under E Street on Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Filled in
W. Main-Cayadutta Creek Bridge (Old) (Montgomery County, New York)Lost Pony truss bridge over Cayudotta Creek on W. Main
Replaced by a new bridge
Willsboro Bridge (Essex County, New York)
Built 1886 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1938
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Bouquet River on Route 22
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1886 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1938
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Bouquet River on Route 22
Replaced by a new bridge
WRRR - Three Crossings Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1886 by Vermont Construction Co.; Line abandoned 1936; Scrapped 1938
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over West River on West River Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built 1886 by Vermont Construction Co.; Line abandoned 1936; Scrapped 1938
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over West River on West River Railroad
Removed but not replaced
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