Lost 1956
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30th Street Bridge (San Diego County, California)
Built 1908; Replaced with a culvert and filled in 1956-7Lost Timber stringer bridge on 30th Street & San Diego Electric RailroadFilled in
Alex-Bell Road - Holes Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1883Lost Through truss bridge over Holes Creek on Alexandersville-Bellbrook RoadCollapsed; replaced by new bridge
Banks Channel Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Replaced 1956Lost Timber stringer bridge over Banks Channel on US 76Replaced by a new bridge
Big Four - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1906 Removed 1956Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Chicago & St Louis RRReplaced by a new bridge
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1906 ; Replaced 1956Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio #463Replaced by a new bridge
Briscoe Creek Bridge (Glenn County, California)
Unknown construction year, Replaced 1956Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Briscoe Creek on Closed to all trafficClosed to all traffic
Broadway Bridge (Old) (Ada County, Idaho)
Built 1893; Replaced 1956Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Boise River on Broadway & Boise Valley RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
CGW - Fox River Bridge (Old) (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1886; Replaced 1956Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Fox River on Chicago Great Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Cicero Creek Bridge (Tipton County, Indiana)
Built 1896Lost Through truss bridge over Cicero Creek on County Road 600 South.Destroyed by collision. Collapsed. Replaced with new bridge.
Columbia Avenue Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built 1908; Replaced 1956Lost Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Grand Calumet River on Columbia AvenueNo longer exists
Conkeytown Covered Bridge 13-92-01x (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1867, destroyed by arson in 1956Lost Covered Bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on 1530N RoadDestroyed by fire
CRandIC - Iowa River Bridge (Cou Falls) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Removed ca 1956 due to the construction of the Coralville DamLost Pony plate girder bridge over Iowa River on CIC RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Curtis Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1927; Replaced 1956Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Old US218Replaced by a new bridge
DR&T - Trinity River Viaduct (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1931; Removed 1956Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Trinity River on Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.Removed
East Creek Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built 1923; fully rebuilt 1956Slab bridge over East Creek on Old US 71Replaced by a new bridge
Fairforest Creek Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1930Concrete arch bridge over Fairforest Creek on SC 296 in SpartanburgReplaced by a new bridge
Gentry Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1956Lost through truss bridge on AR 59, near GentryNo longer exists
IC - Parker City Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over CCC&StL RR on Illinois Central RRNo longer exists
Irene Bridge (Cherokee County, South Carolina)
Built 1917; Partial Collapses 1951 & 1955; Replaced 1956Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Broad River on SC 211Replaced by a new bridge
Jackson-Oregon Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1919, Replaced 1956Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on Jackson Street/Oregon StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Kaskaskia River Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Jackson ParkCollapsed
Kaw River Bridge at DeSoto (Johnson County, Kansas)
Collapsed in 1956, remover laterLost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on Route 2Replaced by a new bridge ca 1964
KCPS - Main Street Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Removed 1956Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street on Kansas City Public Service Co.Removed but not replaced
LI - Beach Channel Drawbridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1892; Replaced 1956 when converted to IND Subway LineLost Pratt through truss bridge over Beach Channel on Long Island RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
LI - Broad Channel Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1880; Replaced 1956 when line beame IND SubwayThrough truss bridge over Jamaica Bay on Long Island RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Lyons & Fulton High Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1892; Two spans destroyed by storm in 1904, Lost 1956Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on RoadReplaced by new bridge
Millers Creek Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built 1923; rehabilitated (replaced) 1956Slab bridge over Millers Creek on Peculiar Dr S (Old US 71)Replaced by a new bridge
MN 76 - Root River Bridge (Houston County, Minnesota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Root River on MN 76Replaced by a new bridge
Murfreesboro Road-Harpeth River Bridge (Williamson County, Tennessee)
Built 1896; Collapsed 1956; Replaced 1958Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harpeth River on Murfreesboro RoadReplaced by new bridge
Needmore Road - Great Miami River Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built after the flood of 1913 destroyed the previous bridgeLost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Needmore RoadReplaced by a new bridge in 1956
New Haven Bridge (Gallatin County, Illinois)
Built in 1895 by the Chicago Bridge CompanyLost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Wabash RiverNo longer exists
NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1907; Replaced in 1944 -1956Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on New York Chicago & St Louis RRReplaced by a new bridge
Norman Bridge (1913) (Cleveland County, Oklahoma)
Built 1913Lost Parker through truss bridge over South Canadian River on Old OK 74/9Lost
NYC - Iron Curtain Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Replaced 1956Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on New York CentralReplaced by a new bridge
Old Center Point Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Replaced; New alignment built 1956Lost Bridge over East Otter Creek on Old Alignment of Center Point RoadReplaced by a new bridge; Stone abutments remain
Old Ely Road Lingle Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Removed 1956 due to the construction of the Coralville ResevoirAbandoned bridge over Lingle Creek on Ely RoadNo longer exists
Old Etienne creek bridge (Kittitas County, Washington)
Lost Bridge over Entienne creek on Former highway 97No longer exists
Organ Ferry Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Collapsed due to overloaded semi truck/trailer filled with lard. Disaster occurred early evening, Jan 13, 1956 (a Friday). On MO State Hwy V between New London and Hannibal. Two drivers from Tennessee claimed they were lost and tried to cross.Lost through truss bridge east of New London, MONo longer exists, although the both bank abutments and some railing can still be seen just below the water.
Oxbow Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1911; Draw mechanism replaced 1929; Replaced 1956Lost Warren through truss bridge over Duwamish Waterway on 1st Avenue SouthReplaced by a new bridge
Poasttown Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on SR 4 Germantown RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Redding Free Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1908; Replaced 1948; Closed 1951; Deemed unsafe after 1955 flood; Demolished 1956Through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Smile PlaceReplaced by a new bridge
Robert Lee Wagon Bridge (Coke County, Texas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on SR 208Replaced by a new bridge
Route 148 Flat Creek Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Bridge replaced in 1956 due to inundation of Table Rock DamLost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Flat Creek on Route 148Demolished
Saline River US 79 Bridge (Cleveland County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1956Lost through truss bridge over Saline River on AR 3 (later US 79) south of RisonReplaced by a new bridge
Sarasota Pass Bridge (Old) (Manatee County, Florida)
Replaced 1956Lost Through truss bridge over Sarasota Bay on Route 684Demolished and replaced
Satilla River Bridge (Charlton County, Georgia)
Built 1929; Replaced 1956Bridge over Satilla River on Burnt Fort Road Route 252Replaced by a new bridge
SCS - War Eagle Park Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Removed 1956Lost Bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Sioux City Service Co.Removed but not replaced
Shawneetown Ferry (Gallatin County, Illinois)
Built 1809Lost Ferry over Ohio RiverNo longer exists
SP - Tunnel #5 (San Francisco County, California)
abandoned in 1956 when the old Bayshore Highway was expandedAbandoned tunnel under Sierra Point on Southern Pacific RRDerelict/abandoned
Springville Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1885; Replaced 1956Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Big Creek on Main Street (Broadway Street)Replaced by a new bridge
Stone Bridge (Newport County, Rhode Island)
Built 1907; Damaged by Hurricane Carol 1954; Closed 1955; Replaced 1956Lost Double leaf bascule bridge over Sakonnet River on Stone Bridge RoadReplaced by a new bridge
US 119 - Coopers Creek Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Coopers Creek on US 119Replaced by a new bridge in 1956 and 2013
US 6 West Wapsinonoc Creek Truss (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1956Through truss bridge over West Wapsinonoc Creek on US 6Replaced by a new bridge
US52 Green Island Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1928; Replaced 1956Parker through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on US 52Replaced by a new bridge
US62 Bennetts Ferry Bridge (Clay County, Arkansas)
Built 1928-29; Replaced 1956Lost Through truss bridge over Black River on Us 62Replaced by new bridge
Van Buren Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 to replace a swing bridge dating to 1872; replaced by current bridge in 1956Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on Van Buren StreetReplaced by a new bridge
West Newton Covered Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built in 1880 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; replaced in 1956Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over West Fork White River on Southport Road (Old Alignment)Replaced by a new bridge on a new alignment
Zolfo Springs Bridge (Hardee County, Florida)
Replaced 1956Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Peace River on Sr 64 in Zolfo SpringsReplaced by new bridge