Lost 1939

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Barret Bridge (3rd) (Orange County, New York)
Built 1903; Replaced 1939
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Delaware River
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaver Creek Railroad Bridge (Haskell County, Oklahoma)
Lost Bridge over Beaver Creek on Fort Smith & Western Railway
Removed but not replaced

Brooks Slough Bridge (Wahkiakum County, Washington)
Built 1913; Replaced 1939
Bridge over Brooks Slough on Route 4 Brooks Slough Road
Replaced by a new bridge

C&LE - Excello Bypass Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1912; 7 out of 8 spans destroyed in Great Flood of 1913; Gaps filled with a "temporary" timber stringer until closure in 1939
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Great Miami River on Ohio Electric Railway
Removed

Collins Station Covered Bridge 21-07-17x (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1852; Damaged by flooding from hurricane 1938; Dismantled and replaced 1939
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Chicopee River
Destroyed by flooding

Cow Ford Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
One of just 9 steel bridges built across the Petit Jean River in Logan Co., Arkansas.
Lost Through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on Former Logan County Road
Collapsed

Dillard Covered Bridge 37-10-32 #2x (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1918, Replaced 1939
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Umpqua River on Pacific Highway
Replaced by the 1939 South Umpqua River Bridge

Dornsife Mountain Road Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Bridge over Mahanoy Creek on former Dornsife Mountain Road
Replaced by new bridge

Galena Avenue Bridge (Older) (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1884
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Galena Avenue & Sterling, Dixon, & Eastern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad Trestle (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1887
Lost Bridge over ? on Georges Creek & Cumberland Railroad
Demolished

Hansens Ford Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1939
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Upper Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Humboldt River Bridge (Eureka County, Nevada)
Built 1919; Replaced 1939
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Humboldt River on Fr Eu02
Replaced by new bridge

Hylebos Waterway Bridge (Old) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1925; Replaced 1939
Lost Through truss bridge over Hylebos Waterway on East 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Jones Road Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1921 by the Jones Brothers Structural Steel Company; rehabilitated 1939
Pony truss bridge over Charlemont Creek on TR 5 (Jones Road) in Wellington
Replaced by a new bridge

La Crosse Wagon Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1891, Approach span collapsed 1935; Replaced 1939
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Lewiston & Concord Bridge (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1899 replaced 1939
Lost Through truss bridge over Snake River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

LSE - Huntington Trestle (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1923, Removed 1939
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Porter Creek & Porter Creek Drive on Lake Shore Electric Railway
Removed

LSE/LS&MS Overpass (Erie County, Ohio)
Removed 1939
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lake Shore & Michigan Southern (New York Central) on Lake Shore Electric Railway


Meeker Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1890; Replaced 1939
Lost Through truss bridge over Newtown Creek on Meeker Avenue
Removed but not replaced; stone abutments remain

Milledgeville Road-Elkhorn Creek (Old) (Carroll County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Milledgeville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Niagara River Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1900; replaced 1939
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Niagara River on Goat Island Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Honeoye Creek Bridge (Ontario County, New York)
Built 1893; Removed 1939
Lost Pony/through girder bridge over Honeoye Creek on New York Central Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Old Burwell Bridge (Garfield County, Nebraska)
Washed out by flood in 1939
Lost Bridge over North Loup River on Old Road
Destroyed by flooding

Osage Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Built 1878 Replaced in 1939 with the truss spans being relocated to Allamakee County to serve traffic for 55 years- later destroyed during an attempt to relocate it.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cedar River on Iowa Highway 9
Replaced by a new bridge, truss spans relocated to Allamakee County in 1939, where it served traffic for another 55 years

Puentelevadizo Caño Martín Peña (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built 1913; Replaced 1939
Deck plate girder drawbridge over Caño Martín Peña on Route 1
Replaced by a new bridge

QO&KC Smithville Railroad Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
The Kansas City Atlantic Railroad arrived 1887, the QO&KC left in 1939.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Platte River on Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City RR
Removed but not replaced

RI - East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built ?; Approach replaced 1910; Destroyed by a derailment in 1939
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by a derailment

RI - Iowa River Bridge (River Junction) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Abandoned & removed 1939
Lost Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Railroad (RI)
Removed

Snake River Bridge (Old) (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1899; replaced 1939
Lost Through truss bridge over Snake River on US-12
Replaced by a new bridge

South Western Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1888 at 18th Street; Relocated here 1905; Waterway filled ca. 1939 and bridge removed shortly thereafter
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Fork South Branch Chicago River on South Western Avenue
Channel filled in and bridge removed.

St. George River Bridge (Old) (Knox County, Maine)
Lost Bridge over St. George River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

TMER&L - Fox River Bridge (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907; Removed 1939
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Fox River on The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.
Removed

TMER&L - Mukwonago River Bridge (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907; Removed 1939
Lost Girder bridge over Mukwonago River on The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.
Removed

Wabash Railroad Bridge #1097 - Nodaway River (Nodaway County, Missouri)
Built 1898; replaced with 126' steel stringer bridge 1939; removed 1985 account of line abandonment
Lost Through truss bridge over Nodaway River on Wabash Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Water Street Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)
Replaced 1939
Lost Pony truss bridge over Old Mcrr (Now Side Road) on Water Street
Replaced by new bridge

Wellersburg & Jennings Run Railroad Trestle (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1854
Lost Deck girder trestle bridge over Maryland Route 36 and Jennings Run on The Wellersburg & Jennings Run Railroad
Demolished

Winston Bridge (Marshall County, Alabama)
Submerged by the impoundment of the TVA's Lake Guntersville in 1939.
Bridge over Town Creek
Submerged under Lake Guntersville

Wooster Street Bridge (Old) (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Canal/River on Wooster
Replaced by a new bridge