Lost 1959

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Amite River at Port Vincent Bridge (Livingston Parish, Louisiana)
Collapsed 1959
Lost Bridge over Amite River @ P'Vincent on La0042
Collapsed

Argentine Boulevard Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1890, rebuilt 1908; damaged by 1951 flood, removed 1959
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River and Argentine Island on Argentine Boulevard, 18th Street in Kansas City
Replaced by the Nearby 18th Street Expressway Bridge Downstream

Chestnut Street Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Opened August 1896, Lost 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chestnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Crooked Creek AR 14 Bridge (Marion County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss over Crooked Creek on AR 14 in Yellville
Replaced by a new bridge in 1959

DL&W NJ31 Overpass (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Removed 1959
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Route 31 on Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Eddyville Bridge (Old) (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1911, Replaced 1957, Removed 1959
Lost Through truss bridge on NY 213 over Rondout Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

First Valley City Rail Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Illinois River on former Wabash Railroad in Valley City
Replaced by new bridge just down stream from the original.

Fischer Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 66th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Kilbourne Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Lost Bridge over Alum Creek on SR 521
Gone

Livermore Falls Bridge (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Built 1897, replaced in 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Bridge Street in Livermore Falls
Replaced by a new bridge

Lone Rock Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Bypassed 1954, Demolished 1958-59
Lost covered Howe through truss bridge over North Umpqua River on Glide - Rock Creek Road
Replaced by the 1954 Lone Rock Bridge

Medicine Creek Bridge (Comanche County, Oklahoma)
Replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Medicine Creek on US 277
Replaced by new bridge

Meredosia Wabash Rail Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Removed in 1959 with the completion of the New Lift Bridge at Valley City.
Lost Bridge over Illinois River on Great Northern and Wabash Railroad
Removed

Old Valley City Rail Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)
lost through truss swing bridge on the former Wabash Railroad, just upstream from current rail bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River on former Wabash Railroad, dismantled 1959
Replaced by new bridge

Park Road Bridge (Old) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1915, Replaced 1959
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Iowa River on Park Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Quasqueton Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Replaced 1959
Camelback through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rickard Road bridge(old US 42) (Union County, Ohio)
Lost Bridge over Big Darby Creek
Collapsed

Vine Street Covered Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built in 1892 by Emmett L. Kennedy and replaced in 1959 after attempts to keep it failed.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Blue River on Vine Street (now Morris Ave)
Replaced by new bridge