Lost 1939

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Barrett Bridge (1903) (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

Brooktondale Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built in 1886 by the Groton Bridge Company; collapsed in 1939
Lost 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 1939
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Great Miami River on Ohio Electric Railway
Removed

Chicago Street Bridge (Old) (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1881
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Fox River on Chicago Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Clear Creek Bridge (Pre 1939) (Warren County, Mississippi)
Replaced 1938
Lost Bridge over Clear Creek on Old Highway 80
Replaced by new bridge

Clinch River Bridge (Roane County, Tennessee)
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Clinch River on road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Dayton Avenue Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Damaged by landslide in 1937; replaced by Riverside-Figueroa Bridge
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Dayton Avenue
Renamed

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

Egolf's Covered Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Built Unknown
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Raystown Branch of the Juniata River on Shawnee Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fordin Bridge (Steuben County, Indiana)
Replaced 1939
Lost Pratt Bedstead pony truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on Golden Lake Road
Replaced by new bridge

Galena Avenue Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1884; replaced 1939
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

Glade Creek Bridge (Madison County, Arkansas)
Built 1926; Replaced 1939
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Glade Creek on AR 68
Replaced by a new bridge

Glen Ellen Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sonoma Creek on Arnold Drive
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Herr's Island Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1883
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Herrs Island Road
Replaced by new bridge

High Street Bridge (1901) (Alameda County, California)
Built 1901; Replaced in 1939
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Oakland Harbor on High Street
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

Juniata Covered Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Unknown date of construction; Destroyed and Replaced in different location
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Raystown Branch of the Juniata River on Abandoned part of New Baltimore Road
Replaced by a new bridge in a different location

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

Lacon Pontoon Bridge (Marshall County, Illinois)
Lost Floating bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Rt 17
Replaced by a new bridge

Leiter's Ford Bridge (older) (Fulton County, Indiana)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on N 750 W
No longer exists

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

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

Little River Lumber Company Inclined Bridge (Blount County, Tennessee)
Built in 1920; Removed in 1939.
Lost Bridge over Little Creek on Little River Lumber Company Railway
Removed but not replaced

Lorain Road Bridge (1897) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1897; Replaced 1939
Lost Deck truss bridge over Rocky River on Lorain Road & Cleveland & Elyria Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

LS&MS/T&I Overpass (Williams County, Ohio)
Built 1901; Demolished ca. 1939
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Toledo & Indiana Railroad on Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Filled in

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 - West Branch Huron River Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1901 for the Toledo, Fremont & Norwalk Railroad; Removed 1939
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over West Branch Huron River on Lake Shore Electric Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

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


Matsell Bowstring Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1870; Replaced 1939
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Matsell Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Meeker Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1890; Replaced 1939
Lost Through truss swing 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

New London Pearl Street Bridge (Pre 1909) (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Through truss swing bridge over Wolf River on N Pearl Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1939

NH - Red Car Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Removed April 1939
Lost Deck truss bridge over Still River on Central New England Railway
Removed but not replaced

NIR - Berrien Springs Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1906; Removed 1939
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Southern Michigan Railway
Removed but not replaced, abutments still extant

North Augusta Bridge (Richmond County, Georgia)
Built 1891; replaced 1939
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Savannah River on 13th Street and trolley
Replaced by a new bridge

North Bridge (Stark County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over East Branch Nimishillen Creek on North Chapel Street
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

Oceanic Bridge (Pre 1939) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Lost through truss swing bridge over Navesink River
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Ontonagon River Bridge (Old) (Ontonagon County, Michigan)
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Ontonagon River on Ontonagon Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Pocasset River Bridge (Old) (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Pocasset River on Shore Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Pokegama Lake Bridge (Itasca County, Minnesota)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Lake Pokegama on Hwy 169
Replaced by a new bridge

Potomac River Bridge (Pre 1939) (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Replaced 1939
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Potomac River on MD 34
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Red Rock Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built Unknown
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Fishing Creek on Bloom Street (T360)
Replaced by a new bridge

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 - River Junction Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1909-10; Repaired 1933 Abandoned & removed 1939
Lost Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Railroad (RI)
Removed

Ross Street Bridge (Gladwin County, Michigan)
Replaced 1939
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tobacco River (Ross Lake) on Ross Street (M-18)
Replaced by a new bridge

South Main Street Bridge (Old) (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mahoning River on South Main Street
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 Georges Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927
Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Destroyed by collision

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

Stark Electric Railway/PRR Overpass (Stark County, Ohio)
Built 1904
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Stark Electric Railway
Removed but not replaced

Stark Electric Railway/PRR Overpass (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1904
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Stark Electric Railway
Removed but not replaced

T&I - Beaver Creek Bridge (Williams County, Ohio)
Built 1905; Demolished ca. 1939
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek on Toledo & Indiana Railroad
Removed but not replaced

T&I - Tiffin River Bridge (Williams County, Ohio)
Built 1901; Demolished ca. 1939
Lost Through truss bridge over Tiffin River on Toledo & Indiana Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Tayco Street Bridge (Old) (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Fox River Navigation Channel on Tayco Street
Replaced by a new bridge

TMERL - 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

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

Townsend Gut Bridge (Old) (Lincoln County, Maine)
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Townsend Gut on Western Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

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

West Cleveland Road-Pine Creek Bridge (Older) (Gratiot County, Michigan)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Pine Creek on Cleveland Road (M-57)
Replaced by a new bridge

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)
Built 1893; Replaced 1939
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Canal/River on Wooster Avenue in Dover.
Replaced by a new bridge