Lost 1940

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Adkins Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on E 57 Road
Replaced by a new bridge

BRB&L - Crystal Cove Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1903. Removed 1940
Lost Pony plate girder bascule bridge over Crystal Cove on Boston Revere Beach & Lynn RR
Removed

Carter Road Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Scranton / Carter Road
Replaced by a new bridge

CD&M - Camanche Flyover (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Removed 1940
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed

CD&M - Harts Mill Creek Trestle (Clinton County, Iowa)
Removed 1940
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Harts Mill Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed

CD&M - McCarty Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Removed 1940
Lost Timber stringer bridge over McCarty Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed

CD&M - Mill Creek Trestle (Clinton County, Iowa)
Removed 1940
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mill Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced

CD&M - Spencer Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Removed 1940
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Spencer Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed

CD&M - US67 Overpass (Scott County, Iowa)
Removed 1940
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over US 67 on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced

CD&M - Wapsi Backwaters Trestle (Clinton County, Iowa)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Wapsipinicon River Backwater on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced

CD&M - Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1904; Removed 1940
Lost Through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced

Chincoteague Channel Drawbridge (Older) (Accomack County, Virginia)
Built 1922; Replaced 1940
Lost Through truss bridge over Chincoteague Channel on Virginia Route 175
Replaced by a new bridge

CN - South Fork Catfish Creek Bridge (Older) (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1887; Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Catfish Creek on Former IC Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie Avenue Bridge (3rd) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1900; Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue US 6
Replaced by a new bridge

Hamilton Avenue Bridge (Old) (Kings County, New York)
Built 1908; replaced 1940
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Gowanus Canal on Hamilton Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Heron Branch Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1940
Lost Stone arch bridge over Muddy Run on Pa 533;Sr 0533 (Orrstown Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Hewitt Street -O'neill Creek (Old) (Clark County, Wisconsin)
Lost Through truss bridge over O'neill Creek on Hewitt Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Hills Mill Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built circa 1890
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Hills Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hiwassee River Bridge (Bradley County, Tennessee)
Built 1912; Replaced 1940
Lost through truss swing bridge over Hiwassee River on Lee Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Horse Creek Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)
Replaced 1940
Lost Bridge over Horse Creek on AL-69
Replaced by new bridge

Lanes Bridge (Old) (Fresno County, California)
Built 1889; Timber supports gave way 1917; Damaged in flood 1937; Demolished and replaced 1940
Lost Through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Yosemite Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Sugar Creek Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1940
Lost through truss bridge over Little Sugar Creek on AR 100 (later US 71) north of Bentonville in Bella Vista
Replaced by a new bridge

Local Road Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1940
Lost pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on a local road
No longer exists

MILW - Lincoln Highway Overpass (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Removed in the 1940s
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lincoln Highway and Chicago, Aurora & DeKalb Railway on Chicago, Milwaukee, & Gary Railroad
Removed but not replaced

National Road Big Darby Creek Bridge (Madison County, Ohio)
Replaced ca. 1940
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on National Road (US40)
Replaced by a new bridge

NS - Iron Curtain Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Iron Curtian Conrail Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Oakdale Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)
Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Fas Rt 835
Replaced by new bridge

Orrstown Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1840; Replaced 1940
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Pa 433; Sr 0433 (Tanyard Hill Rd)
Replaced by new bridge

Oswego Road Bridge (Old) (Oswego County, New York)
Replaced 1940
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Oneida River on Oswego Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Perche Creek US 40 Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1924; replaced 1940
Lost bridge over Perche Creek on US 40
Replaced by new bridge

RI - Cedar River Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1884, Approaches partially destroyed by ice-related flooding 1907; Removed 1940
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Railroad
Removed

RI - Nicholson Creek Bridge #3 (Cedar County, Iowa)
Removed ca. 1940
Lost Bridge over Nicholson Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed

Selma Swing Bridge (Dallas County, Alabama)
Built 1884 and bridge demolished in 1940 due to construction of Edmund Pettus Bridge. Bridge Tender's House, however, has been preserved as a bed and breakfast.
Lost Bridge over Alabama River on Water Street in Selma
Lost

Sipsey River Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Replaced 1940
Lost Bridge over Sipsey River on Upper Columbus Road
Replaced by new bridge

Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Limited Auto Ferries (San Francisco County, California)
Auto ferry service began 1909; Ferry service stopped in 1940. All ships scrapped as of 2010
Lost Ferry across San Francisco Bay carrying automobiles
No Longer In Operation

SP - Neches River Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Texas)
Built 1918; Replaced 1940
Through truss bridge over Neches River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Pajaro River Bridge (Old) (Santa Cruz County, California)
Replaced ca 1940
Lost Deck truss bridge over Pajaro River on Southern Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1940, collapsed on November 7, 1940
Lost suspension bridge over Tacoma Narrows on Primary State Highway 14-A in Tacoma
Collapsed

Turkey Creek Bridge (Warren County, Iowa)
Replaced 1940
Lost pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on a local road
No longer exists

UTC - Fayne Juction Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1914
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over New York Central Railroad on Union Traction Company of Indiana
Removed

UTC - Woodward Viaduct (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1914; Removed ca. 1940
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over New York Central Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad & Woodward Avenue on Union Traction Company of Indiana
Removed

West 3rd Street Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1913, Remaining 1888 approach span collapsed 1916 after colliding with a streetcar; Replaced 1940
Lost truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on West 3rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge