Lost 1950
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1st Street Bridge (Pennington County, Minnesota)
Built 1920Lost Through truss bridge over Red Lake River on 1st StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Adelphi RFD 1 Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1950Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Unnamed Tributary of the Des Moines River on Adelphi RFD 1Replaced by a new bridge
Anderson Free Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1886; Replaced 1950Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Airport RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Arrowsic Toll Bridge (Sagadahoc County, Maine)
Built c.1905Lost Bridge over Sasanoa River on Preble Point & Old Arrowsic Rds.Replaced by a new bridge
Bakers Haulover Inlet Bridge (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
Lost two spans during hurricane 1927; Replaced 1950Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bakers Haulover Inlet on Sr-A1a Bal HarbourReplaced by new bridge
Belgium Bridge (Old) (Onondaga County, New York)
Built 1915; Replaced 1950Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Seneca River on NY-31Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Kingwood Tunnel (Preston County, West Virginia)
Bored 1852; Subsequent work 1903 and 1912; Abandoned and sealed 1950Tunnel on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in TunneltonSealed Up in 1950
Boeuf River US 82 Bridge (Chicot County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1950Lost pony truss bridge over Boeuf River on US 82No longer exists
Bowerston Tunnel (Harrison County, Ohio)
Built by the Steubenville & Indiana, bypassed by the Pennsylvania RR in 1950Abandoned tunnel on Former PPRDerelict/abandoned
Bremer Avenue Bridge (Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1899; Replaced 1950Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Bremer Avenue/Railroad (WCF&N)Replaced by a new bridge
Bridge Street Viaduct (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1888; Collapsed due to overweight cement truck 1950Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad on Bridge StreetCollapsed
Cathance River Bridge (Older) (Sagadahoc County, Maine)
Originally Erected in 1866, moved to ME and re-erected in 1895Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cathance River on Black Hill Road (ME 24)Replaced by a new bridge
Center Avenue Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Remove and replaced 1950Lost Bridge over Navigation (Portage Canal of the Fox River) on Highway 33 Center AvenueNo longer exists
Chelsea North Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1901, rebuilt 1935, replaced by the Tobin Bridge 1950Lost Through truss bridge over Mystic River on Chelsea StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Chelsea South Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Replaced by Tobin Bridge 1950Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Mystic Channel on Chelsea StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Cider Brook Bridge 1904 (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Replaced a covered pony truss built in 1883. Replaced 1950Lost Through truss bridge over Farmington River on Old Farms RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Cochecton Dam Road Bridge (old) (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1902; Replaced 1950Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Newburgh TurnpikeReplaced by a new bridge
Criss-Cross Bridge (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1892; Highway Relocated 1932; Abandoned 1949; Removed 1950Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on Road & CNJ RRReplaced by a new bridge
DMRy - Merle Hay Road Trestle (Polk County, Iowa)
Built circa 1904-5 (Supposedly); Removed July 11, 1950Lost 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 AveReplaced by new bridge
Elmhurst Avenue Viaduct (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1925; Removed 1950; Replaced with pedestrian bridgeLost Bridge over Torrance Road on Elmhurst AvenueRemoved but not replaced
FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Palatka) (Putnam County, Florida)
Presumably built 1903; Deemed unsafe & abandoned 1948; Removed 1950Lost Bridge over St. Johns River on Florida East Coast RailwayRemoved but not replaced
First Manzanola Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Built 1908; replaced by the Manzanola Bridge in 1950Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Arkansas River near ManzanolaReplaced by a new bridge
Gladbrook Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
High Falls Bridge (De Kalb County, Alabama)
Built 1923; Burned 1950Lost Covered Bridge over Town Creek on Co Rd 144Destroyed by fire
Kishwaukee Road Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Replaced 1950Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on Kishwaukee RoadReplaced by new bridge
Meridian Street Bridge (Old) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built ca. 1910; demolished 1950; replacement completed 1954Lost Through truss bridge over Chelsea River on Meridian StreetReplaced by new bridge
Millersburg Covered Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)
Built in 1874 by P. Wiest; replaced in 1950Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on New Harmony RoadReplaced by a new bridge
MSTL - RI Overpass (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Removed in the 1950sLost Girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on Minneapolis & St. Louis RailwayRemoved but not replaced
MSTL - Tracy Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1907 using parts from the CBQ bridge at Plattsmouth, removed 1950Lost Whipple through truss bridge over over Des Moines River on RailroadRemoved
N 4th Street Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Lost Through truss bridge over ACL RR on N 4th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Old Huntsville Road Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Destroyed 1950 due to an automobile collision; replaced 1952 by the current truss bridge.Lost Through truss bridge over Fall Creek on Huntsville RoadAlDestroyed by collision
Plaquemine LA 1 Bridge (Old) (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1898 ; replaced with a second swing bridge 1908, replaced 1950Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Plaquemine Bayou on Louisiana 1Replaced by a new bridge
Rossville Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
Built in 1889Lost Bridge over Great Miami River on N. Co. Rd 25ANo longer exists
Saline River US 70 Bridge (Sevier County, Arkansas)
Lost two-span pony truss bridge over Saline River on US 70 west of DierksReplaced by a new bridge in 1950
Sauk River Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Sauk River on MN 15Replaced by a new bridge in 1950
Shrewsbury River Bridge (Old) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Shrewsbury River on Rumson RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Smithville Bridge (2nd) (Bastrop County, Texas)
Built 1915; Replaced 1950Lost Warren through truss bridge over Colorado River on Texas HighwayReplaced by a new bridge
Stanwood Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1909; Replaced 1950Lost Through truss bridge over Stillaguamish River on SR-532Replaced by a new bridge
TN 88 - Forked Deer River Bridge (Lauderdale County, Tennessee)
Lost Through truss bridge over Forked Deer River on TN 88Collapsed; replaced by new bridge in 1952
Troy Mills Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1887; replaced 1950Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Troy Mills RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Union Avenue Bridge (Passaic County, New Jersey)
Built Circa 1875; Collapsed January 1950Lost Post through truss bridge over Passaic River on Union Ave.No longer exists
US 27 Cumberland River Bridge (Old) (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Construction began in 1930. Bridge opened in 1931. Replaced in 1950Lost Through truss bridge over Cumberland River on US 27 at BurnsideReplaced by a new bridge
US 36 - Mill Creek Bridge (Union County, Ohio)
Built 1914, collapsed 1950Lost Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on US 36Collapsed; replaced by new bridge
US20 Boone River Bridge (Old) (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 1878-9; Struck 1949; Replaced 1950Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Boone River on US 20 (East 2nd Street)Destroyed by collision
VT - Truckee River Bridge (Washoe County, Nevada)
Built 1881; Removed ca. 1950Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Truckee River on Virginia & Truckee RailroadRemoved
Walnut Street Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Wears Creek on Walnut Street (now Missouri Blvd.)Replaced by a new bridge
Westham Bridge (Henrico County, Virginia)
Built 1911; Replaced 1950Lost bridge over James River on State Route 147Replaced by a new bridge; Abutments remain
White River IN 39 Bridge (Older) (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1893 to replace a lost covered bridge; replaced in 1950Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over White River on IN 39Replaced by a new bridge