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Barret Bridge (3rd) (Orange County, New York)
Built 1903; Replaced 1939Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Delaware RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Beaver Creek Railroad Bridge (Haskell County, Oklahoma)
Lost Bridge over Beaver Creek on Fort Smith & Western RailwayRemoved but not replaced
Brooks Slough Bridge (Wahkiakum County, Washington)
Built 1913; Replaced 1939Bridge over Brooks Slough on Route 4 Brooks Slough RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Brooktondale Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built in 1886 by the Groton Bridge Company; collapsed in 1939Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Six Mile Creek on Lounsbery Road (CR 113)Collapsed
Burtonville Road Bridge (Old) (Montgomery County, New York)
Lost Bowstring/Through truss bridge over Schoharie Creek on Burtonville Road in Burtonsville.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 1939Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Great Miami River on Ohio Electric RailwayRemoved
Clear Creek Bridge - Older (Warren County, Mississippi)
Replaced 1938Lost Bridge over Clear Creek on Old Highway 80Replaced by new bridge
Collins Station Covered Bridge 21-07-17x (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1852; Damaged by flooding from hurricane 1938; Dismantled and replaced 1939Lost Howe through truss bridge over Chicopee RiverDestroyed 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 RoadCollapsed
Dayton Avenue Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Damaged by landslide in 1937; replaced by Riverside-Figueroa BridgeLost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Dayton AvenueRenamed
Dillard Covered Bridge 37-10-32 #2x (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1918, Replaced 1939Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Umpqua River on Pacific HighwayReplaced by the 1939 South Umpqua River Bridge
Dornsife Mountain Road Bridge (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Bridge over Mahanoy Creek on former Dornsife Mountain RoadReplaced by new bridge
Fordin Bridge (Steuben County, Indiana)
Replaced 1939Lost Pratt Bedstead pony truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on Golden Lake RoadReplaced by new bridge
Galena Avenue Bridge (Older) (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1884Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Galena Avenue & Sterling, Dixon, & Eastern RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Glade Creek Bridge (Madison County, Arkansas)
Built 1926; Replaced 1939Lost Timber stringer bridge over Glade Creek on AR 68Replaced by a new bridge
Hansens Ford Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1939Lost Timber stringer bridge over Upper Iowa River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
High Street Bridge (1901) (Alameda County, California)
Built 1901; Replaced in 1939Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Oakland Harbor on High StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Humboldt River Bridge (Eureka County, Nevada)
Built 1919; Replaced 1939Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Humboldt River on Fr Eu02Replaced by new bridge
Hylebos Waterway Bridge (Old) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1925; Replaced 1939Lost Through truss bridge over Hylebos Waterway on East 11th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Jones Road Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1921 by the Jones Brothers Structural Steel Company; rehabilitated 1939Pony truss bridge over Charlemont Creek on TR 5 (Jones Road) in WellingtonReplaced by a new bridge
La Crosse Wagon Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1891, Approach span collapsed 1935; Replaced 1939Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Lewiston & Concord Bridge (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1899 replaced 1939Lost Through truss bridge over Snake River on Bridge StreetReplaced by a new bridge
LSE - Huntington Trestle (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1923, Removed 1939Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Porter Creek & Porter Creek Drive on Lake Shore Electric RailwayRemoved
LSE/LS&MS Overpass (Erie County, Ohio)
Removed 1939Pony/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 1939Lost Through truss swing bridge over Newtown Creek on Meeker AvenueRemoved but not replaced; stone abutments remain
NH - Red Car Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Removed April 1939Lost Deck truss bridge over Still River on Central New England RailwayRemoved but not replaced
NIR - Berrien Springs Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1906; Removed 1939Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Southern Michigan RailwayRemoved but not replaced, abutments still extant
NYC - Honeoye Creek Bridge (Ontario County, New York)
Built 1893; Removed 1939Lost Pony/through girder bridge over Honeoye Creek on New York Central RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Old Burwell Bridge (Garfield County, Nebraska)
Washed out by flood in 1939Lost Bridge over North Loup River on Old RoadDestroyed 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 9Replaced 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 1939Deck plate girder drawbridge over Caño Martín Peña on Route 1Replaced 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 RRRemoved but not replaced
RI - East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built ?; Approach replaced 1910; Destroyed by a derailment in 1939Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadDestroyed by a derailment
Snake River Bridge (Old) (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1899; replaced 1939Lost Through truss bridge over Snake River on US-12Replaced 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 thereafterLost Pratt through truss bridge over West Fork South Branch Chicago River on South Western AvenueChannel filled in and bridge removed.
St Georges Bridge (Older) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Destroyed by collision
Stark Electric Railway/PRR Overpass (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1904Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Stark Electric RailwayRemoved but not replaced
Tayco Street Bridge (Old) (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Fox River Navigation Channel on Tayco StreetReplaced by a new bridge
TMER&L - Fox River Bridge (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907; Removed 1939Lost 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 1939Lost 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 abandonmentLost Through truss bridge over Nodaway River on Wabash RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Water Street Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)
Replaced 1939Lost Pony truss bridge over Old Mcrr (Now Side Road) on Water StreetReplaced by new bridge
Winston Bridge (Marshall County, Alabama)
Submerged by the impoundment of the TVA's Lake Guntersville in 1939.Bridge over Town CreekSubmerged under Lake Guntersville