Lost 1938

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8th Avenue Bridge (1911) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1872 at 3rd Avenue; Replaced and relocated to this spot in 1911; Replaced 1938
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 8th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

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 1909; One span collapsed June 23rd, 1938 under weight of car; One span relocated to Warren County and has since been demolished
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Des Moines RFD 2/Avon RFD 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Basalt Bridge (Old) (Eagle County, Colorado)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Frying Pan River on Two Rivers Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bayou Lacombe US 190 Bridge (Old) (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1916; replaced 1938
Lost Bridge over Bayou Lacombe on US 190
Replaced by a new bridge

Begley Street Bridge (Old) (Clark County, Wisconsin)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Black River on W Begley Street
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 - Glen Trestle (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1883; removed following abandonment in 1938
Lost Other deck truss bridge over Horse Hill Road & Brook 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

BM - Sheldons Pond Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Sheldons Pond on Boston & Maine RR
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

Campbell's Island Trestle (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1904; Converted to road use 1931; Closed 1936; Replaced 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River Back Channel on Tri-City Railway & Light Co.
Removed

CD&M - 150th Street Overpass (Muscatine County, Iowa)
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

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

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

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

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

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

CD&M - Mad Creek Bridge #1 (Muscatine County, Iowa)
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

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

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

Cheraw Bridge (Marlboro County, South Carolina)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Great Pee Dee River on Old Jefferson Davis Highway
Replaced by new bridge in1938

Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad - South Olsen Creek Trestle (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1913; Lost 1938
Lost Timber stringer bridge over South Olsen Creek on Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad
No longer exists

Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad - US-30 and PNWR bridge (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1913 by the Kerry Timber Company; Removed 1938
Timber stringer bridge over US-30 and PNWR on Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad
No longer exists

Connecticut Company/Springfield Line Overpass (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over NYNH&H Springfield Line on Connecticut Company New Britain-Hartford Line
Removed but not replaced

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 Parker through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Mud Lake Road/Old St. Louis Road/Whittenberg Road
Removed

Crocker Road Bridge(Old) (Sonoma County, California)
Lost Through truss bridge over Russian River on Crocker Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cross Street Bridge (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)
Replaced 1938
Lost Bedstead double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Buckhorn Creek on Cross Street
Replaced by new bridge

Dry Creek Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on SR 99
Replaced by a new bridge

Errol Covered Bridge (Clear Stream) (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Bear Brook on Berlin Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Genesee Avenue Lift Bridge (1905) (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1905; replaced 1938
Lost Deck girder bridge over Saginaw River on Genesee Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Gunnison River Bridge (Old) (Delta County, Colorado)
Lost Through truss bridge over Gunnison River on SR 92
Replaced by a new bridge

Hoadley Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Removed for flood control project after 1938 flood
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lily Pond on Footpath
Removed but not replaced

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 due to ice jam
Lost Steel arch bridge over Niagara River on Road & International Railway Co.
Collapsed

Huron Avenue Bridge (Older) (Tuscola County, Michigan)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Cass River on Huron Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Langan Creek Bridge (Old) (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1899, Replaced 1938
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Langan Creek on Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Kearny Avenue Bridge (Hudson County, New Jersey)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Erie RR on Kearny Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

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

La Cygne Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River on SH 152
Replaced by a new bridge

Lexington-Purcell Toll Bridge (McClain County, Oklahoma)
Built 1911 by the Central States Bridge Company; replaced 1938 with a 34 span deck truss.
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over South Canadian River on US 77
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Androscoggin River on E Main Street in South Paris
Replaced by a new bridge

Mantoloking Bridge (1884) (Ocean County, New Jersey)
Lost wooden Warren through truss with all verticals swing bridge on Herbert Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Marble Arch (New York County, New York)
Built 1860
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Pedestrian path on Center Drive
Removed but not replaced

Market Street Bridge (Old) (Dorchester County, Maryland)
Replaced in 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Cambridge Creek on Maryland Route 795
No longer exists

Market Street Bridge (Old) (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on Market Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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 in Waterville
Destroyed by flooding

MILW - Custer Creek Bridge (1913) (Prairie County, Montana)
Built 1913; Destroyed June 19th, 1938 at 12:35 AM
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Custer Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by Cloudburst-related flash flooding

MILW - Elkport Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built ?; Removed ca 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Turkey River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

MILW - Littleport Bridge (E) (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built ?; Removed ca 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Volga River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

MILW - Littleport Bridge (W) (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built ?; Removed ca 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Volga River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

MILW - Volga River Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built ?; Removed ca 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Volga River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

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

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

North Mud Lake Bridge (Fulton County, Indiana)
Replaced 1938
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over North Mud Lake on County Road 650 South.
Replaced by new bridge

PE - Circular Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Stringer bridge over Las Flores Canyon on Pacific Electric Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

Pleasant Valley Bridge (1908) (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1908; lost due to flood of 1938
Lost Bridge over West Branch, Farmington River on Pleasant Valley Road in Barkhamsted
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Quinnipiac River Quinnipiac Street Bridge (Old) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Quinnipiac River on Quinnipiac Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Range Street Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1886 by the Massillon Bridge Company; Replaced 1938
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River
No longer exists

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

RI - Wapsinonoc Creek Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Abandoned & removed 1938
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsinonoc Creek on Railroad (RI)
Removed

San Saba River Bridge (McCulloch County, Texas)
Built 1910; Destroyed by flood 1938
Lost Bridge over San Saba River
Destroyed by flooding

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

Sharpsburg Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902
Lost Through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Butler Street and streetcar
Replaced by a new bridge

Shetucket River Bridge (Old) (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost Through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Newent Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

South Main Street Bridge (1922) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1922; Destroyed by flooding 1938
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Farmington River on South Main Street, Unionville
Destroyed by flooding

SP - Los Angeles River Bridge (1903) (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

Stickle Bridge (Original) (Marion County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Replaced 1938
Lost Pony truss bridge over White Breast Creek on Road
Replaced by a 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

Tunnelton Bridge (Pre 1938) (Indiana County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Conemaugh River on Tunnelton Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

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

VT - Tunnel #6 (Storey County, Nevada)
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 in Fonda
Replaced by a new bridge

Walnut Street Bridge (circa 1913) (Stark County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mahoning River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Westfield River Bridge (Old) (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Westfield River on Elm Street
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 in Willsboro.
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