Lost 1950

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Adelphi RFD 1 Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1950
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Unnamed Tributary of the Des Moines River on Adelphi RFD 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Anderson Free Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1886; Replaced 1950
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Airport Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Arrowsic Toll Bridge (Sagadahoc County, Maine)
Built c.1905
Lost Bridge over Sasanoa River on Preble Point & Old Arrowsic Rds.
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Kingwood Tunnel (Preston County, West Virginia)
Bored 1852; Subsequent work 1903 and 1912; Abandoned and sealed 1950
Tunnel on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Tunnelton
Sealed Up in 1950

Bakers Haulover Inlet Bridge (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
Lost two spans during hurricane 1927; Replaced 1950
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bakers Haulover Inlet on Sr-A1a Bal Harbour
Replaced by new bridge

Belgium Bridge (Old) (Onondaga County, New York)
Built 1915; Replaced 1950
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Seneca River on NY-31
Replaced by a new bridge

Boeuf River US 82 Bridge (Chicot County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1950
Lost pony truss bridge over Boeuf River on US 82
No longer exists

Bowerston Tunnel (Harrison County, Ohio)
Built by the Steubenville & Indiana, bypassed by the Pennsylvania RR in 1950
Abandoned tunnel on Former PPR
Derelict/abandoned

Bremer Avenue Bridge (Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1899; Replaced 1950
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Bremer Avenue/Railroad (WCF&N)
Replaced by a new bridge

Cathance River Bridge (Older) (Sagadahoc County, Maine)
Originally Erected in 1866, moved to ME and re-erected in 1895
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cathance River on Black Hill Road (ME 24)
Replaced by a new bridge

Chelsea North Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1901, rebuilt 1935, replaced by the Tobin Bridge 1950
Lost Through truss bridge over Mystic River on Chelsea Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Chelsea South Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Replaced by Tobin Bridge 1950
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Mystic Channel on Chelsea Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Cochecton Dam Road Bridge (old) (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1902; Replaced 1950
Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Newburgh Turnpike
Replaced by a new bridge

DMRy - Merle Hay Road Trestle (Polk County, Iowa)
Built circa 1904-5 (Supposedly); Removed 1950
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Merle Hay Road (58th Street) on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed

Doran Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 and designed by city engineer Frank Doran, bridge was closed in 1948 and dismantled in 1950.
Lost Wrought iron arch bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Richmond Ave
Replaced by new bridge

East Trumbell Covered Bridge 35-04-20x (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Replaced 1950
Lost Covered Bridge over Trumbull Creek on Windsor-Mechanicsville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Palatka) (Putnam County, Florida)
Presumably built 1903; Deemed unsafe & abandoned 1948; Removed 1950
Lost Bridge over St. Johns River on Florida East Coast Railway
Removed but not replaced

First Manzanola Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Built 1908; replaced by the Manzanola Bridge in 1950
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Arkansas River near Manzanola
Replaced by a new bridge

M&StL - Des Moines River Bridge (Tracy) (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1907 using parts from the CBQ bridge at Plattsmouth, removed 1950
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed

M&StL - Muchakinock Creek Bridge (Beacon) (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Removed ca. 1950
Lost Girder bridge over Muchakinock Creek & Elm Street on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Removed

M&StL/RI Overpass (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Removed in the 1950s
Lost Girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Removed but not replaced

Meridian Street Bridge (Old) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built ca. 1910; demolished 1950; replacement completed 1954
Lost Through truss bridge over Chelsea River on Meridian Street
Replaced by new bridge

Olentangy River N. Market Street Bridge (Crawford County, Ohio)
Lost pony truss bridge over Olentangy River on N. Market Street in Galion
Replaced by new bridge

Saline River US 70 Bridge (Sevier County, Arkansas)
Lost two-span pony truss bridge over Saline River on US 70 west of Dierks
Replaced by a new bridge in 1950

Stanwood Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1909; Replaced 1950
Lost Through truss bridge over Stillaguamish River on SR-532
Replaced by a new bridge

Troy Mills Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1887; replaced 1950
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Troy Mills Road
Replaced by a new bridge

US20 Boone River Bridge (Old) (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 1878-9; Struck 1949; Replaced 1950
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Boone River on US 20 (East 2nd Street)
Destroyed by collision

US27 Cumberland River Bridge (Old) (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1927, replaced 1950
Lost Through truss bridge over Cumberland River on US 27 at Burnside
Replaced by a new bridge

VT - Truckee River Bridge (Washoe County, Nevada)
Built 1881; Removed ca. 1950
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Truckee River on Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Removed

Westham Bridge (Henrico County, Virginia)
Built 1911; Replaced 1950
Lost bridge over James River on State Route 147
Replaced by a new bridge; Abutments remain