Lost 1955

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Beardstown Toll Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)
Built 1888, Replaced 1955
Lost Bridge over Illinois River in Beardstown
Replaced by new bridge

Brazos River FM 266 Bridge (Knox County, Texas)
Replaced 1955
Lost Through truss bridge over Brazos River
Replaced by new bridge

Burnside CNO&TP Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built in 1880 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cumberland River on railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Chesbro Bridge (Santa Clara County, California)
Built 1937; inundated 1955
Concrete bridge over Llagas Creek
Inundated

Cypress Bayou AR 31 Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Cypress Bayou on AR 31
Replaced by a new bridge in 1955

Escambia River Bridge (Escambia County, Florida)
Replaced 1955
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Escambia River on Us90 Sr10 in Pensacola
Replaced by new bridge

First Jefferson City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Opened Oct. 15, 1896; demolished 1955
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River at Jefferson City
Replaced by the current US 54 bridge, but vestiges of south approach remain at end of Bolivar Street

Gosport Covered Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Built 1870, west span replaced in 1885, closed to traffic on December 14, 1949, destroyed by fire on October 28, 1955
Lost Through truss bridge over East Fork White River on N. Moon Road at Gosport
Destroyed by fire

Irons Fork AR 88 Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1907
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Irons Fork on AR 88 east of Mena
Replaced by a new bridge in 1955

Old Wildcat Creek Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1931-32; Replaced 1955
Lost Pony truss bridge over Wildcat Creek on AR 68 (now CR 1782)
Replaced by new bridge

PE San Pedro River Bascule Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1912 Removed sometime betwixt 1955-58
Lost Through truss bridge over West Basin on Railroad
Removed

Pere Marquette Railroad High Bridge (Manistee County, Michigan)
When built, it was the highest rail bridge in Michigan hence it's name. Unknown when removed, put piers are still visible. At one time only bridge nearby so it was used by locals to walk across.
Lost Bridge over Manistee River on former Pere Marquette Railroad in Wellston
Lost

Rhoad's Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852; Replaced 1955
Lost Stone arch bridge over W Br Conococheaque Creek on Pa 995; Sr 0995 (Welsh Run Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Sandy Creek Route KK Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Replaced by a culvert in 1955
Lost bridge over Sandy Creek on Route KK, east of Friedheim
No longer exists, but stone abutments still visible

Yardley-Wilburtha Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903 after wooden bridge destroyed, destroyed by flooding in 1955, replaced by Scudder Falls Bridge
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Delaware River on Unknown in Yardley
Destroyed by flood