Lost 1959

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Apalache Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over South Tyger River on SR 357
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Baker's Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890's by the Lafayette Bridge Company; Replaced 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fall Creek on Boy Scout Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bellefountaine Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Replaced Shively Covered bridge and in turn was replaced by current structure
Lost Bridge over Scioto River on Oh 37
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Arthur Kill Bridge (Richmond County, New York)
Built 1889; replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Arthur Kill Creek on former Baltimore & Ohio RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge at Elliotts Mill 38-21-23x (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1960
Lost Through truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Burgner Rd., T-457
Replaced by new bridge

Canadian River Bridge (Mora County, New Mexico)
Built 1919; Replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Canadian River on NM-120
Replaced by a new bridge

Canal Street Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1940
Slab bridge over Swatara Creek on Ann Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Central Viaduct (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1912; replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on I- 90 Inner Belt Former Central Viaduct
Replaced by a new bridge

Chaumont River Bridge (1911) (Jefferson County, New York)
Built 1911; Replaced 1959
Lost Bridge over Chaumont River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

City Park Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1908, Replaced 1959
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Iowa River on Park Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Crawford Avenue Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Replaced 1959
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Youghiogheny River on Crawford Avenue & West Penn Railway
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

Dade Terrell Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built 1874, declared unsafe by the county after January 1959 flood, torn down and sold for scrap
Lost Bridge over Alum Creek on Howard Road (Twp Rd, 77)
Torn down and sold for scrap in 1959

DL&W - Changewater Trestle (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1856
Lost Deck truss bridge over Musconetcong River on DL&W RR
Removed but not replaced

DL&W - NJ31 Overpass (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Removed 1959
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Route 31 on DL&W 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

Fisher Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1906; Replaced 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 66th Avenue/Des Moines RFD No.4/Kempton Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fountain Avenue Bridge (Clark County, Ohio)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Buck Creek on Fountain Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Freeman's Bridge (Greenville County, South Carolina)
Replaced 1959
Lost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Saluda River on Freeman Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge

Garcia Avenue Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1909; Replaced 1959
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Hillsborough River on Garcia Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

GM&O Camelback Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge
Demolished

Grand Ecore Bridge (Old) (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1925, replaced ca 1959
Lost Bridge over Red River. Carried Old La. Highway 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Granite Avenue Bridge (Old) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1914; replaced 1959
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Neponset River on Granite Avenue
Demolished and replaced

Hamilton Street Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1899; replaced 1959
Lost Melan arch bridge over South Brook Park River on Hamilton Street, Hartford
Replaced by a new bridge

Hamilton Street Bridge (1902) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902; Replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street in Allentown
Replaced by a new bridge

Jordan Creek Covered Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Built in 1871 by Muehler & Notter; replaced in 1959
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Jordan Creek on Bowling Green-Poland Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Kootenai River Bridge (Lincoln County, Montana)
Built 1912
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kootenai River on California Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Livermore Falls Bridge (1897) (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

Loda Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built Circa 1900
Lost Pony truss bridge over Unnamed creek
Collapsed

Lone Rock Covered Bridge 37-10-22x (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

Lowell Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built 1870
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Driftwood River on Lowell Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Ma & Pa - Wash House Trestle (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Removed 1959
Deck plate girder bridge over Loch Raven Boulevard on Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
Removed

Ma & Pa - York Road Overpass (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over York Road on Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Marsters Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over North Umpqua River on OR 138
Replaced by new bridge

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

Merimack River Hannah Dustin Drive Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Two through truss spans over Merrimack River on Hannah Dustin Drive
Removed but not replaced

Mosemann Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Removed 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Scales Bend Road
Removed

North Bridge (Harrison County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890; Replaced 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Indian Creek on North Market Street (Old SR 337)
Replaced by new bridge

North Platte State Aid Bridge (Lincoln County, Nebraska)
Built 1916; replaced 1959
Lost Pony truss bridge over North Platte River on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

NW 70th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on NW 70th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Old FM1988 Long King Creek Bridge (Polk County, Texas)
Replaced ca. 1959
Lost Bridge over Long King Creek on FM 1988
The bridge supports are all that remain

PE - Beverly Glen Boulevard Overpass (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Replaced 1959
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Beverly Glen Boulevard on Pacific Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

PE - Fletcher Drive Trestle (Los Angeles County, California)
Buitl 1904 as timber trestle, rebuilt 1928 with deck girder main span, Demolished 1959
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Fletcher Drive on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed but not replaced

PE - Los Angeles River Bridge (Atwater Village) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929; Removed 1959
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Railroad
Removed

PE - Riverside Drive Viaduct (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929; Removed 1959
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Riverside Drive on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed but not replaced

Pleasant Valley Covered Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Originally a multi-span Queenpost truss; partially replaced with a Smith truss in 1875; destroyed in the 1959 flood.
Lost Smith truss bridge over Licking River on old alignment of Pleasant Valley Road
Destroyed by flooding

Port Vincent - Amite River Bridge (Livingston Parish, Louisiana)
Collapsed 1959
Lost Bridge over Amite River at Port Vincent on LA-42
Collapsed

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

RI - Dry Run Viaduct (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Removed 1959
Deck plate girder bridge over 6th Avenue SW & Dry Run on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed

RI - Harrison Street Ralston Creek Bridge (E) (Old) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Collapsed during removal 1959
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Ralston Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Collapsed

RI - Shell Rock River Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Removed 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed

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

River Street - West Branch Delaware River (Older) (Delaware County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over West Branch Delaware River on River Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Rock Creek Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Low Water Bridge inundated by Table Rock Lake
Bridge over Rock Creek on Rte F
Inundated

Roosevelt International Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Roadway added in 1933; removed in 1959 for building of St Lawrence Seaway
Lost Through truss bridge over St Lawrence River on New York Central RR and roadway
Replaced by a new bridge

Roosevelt Memorial Bridge (McKenzie County, North Dakota)
Built 1928
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Missouri River on US 85
Replaced by a new bridge Long X to the east

Rte 86 Indian Creek Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Removed for construction of Table Rock Dam
Lost Slab bridge over Indian Creek on MO 86 (now MO H)
No longer exists

Rumsey Street Bridge (Seneca County, New York)
Built in the 1870s, replaced 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Senca River on Rumsey Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Saxe Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Replaced 1959
Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on Ditch Bank Road
Replaced by new bridge on a new alignment

Sipsey River Bridge (Fayette County, Alabama)
Lost Through truss bridge on County Road 49 over Sipsey River
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

Skagit River Bridge (Old) (Skagit County, Washington)
Built 19XX; Replaced 1959
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Skagit River on WA 9
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Cascade Summit Wye Tunnel (Klamath County, Oregon)
Built 1926
Lost Tunnel on Cascade Summit Wye Track
Collapsed

Spy Run Avenue Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built in 1888 by the Massillon Bridge Company; Replaced in 1959
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Spy Run Avenue
Replaced on a new alignment and demolished

StJ&LC - Hardwick Covered Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built 1909; Burned 1959
Lost covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Lamoille River on St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad
Destroyed by fire

Summit Bridge (Old) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Summit Bridge Road
Built in 1927; replaced by a new bridge in 1959

Swain's Mill Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Built 1881 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; Heavily damaged in 1959 by an overweight truck and then burned.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Blue River on County Road 900 West
Replaced by new bridge

Sylvan Beach Bridge (Old) (Oneida County, New York)
Built 1908; Replaced 1959
Lost Bridge over Barge Canal
No longer exists

Taylor Road-North Fork Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork Creek on CR 0 East
Collapsed

Town Creek Bridge (White County, Georgia)
Lost Through truss bridge over Town Creek on Town Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1959

US 12 Missouri River Bridge (1924) (Walworth County, South Dakota)
Built 1924; Replaced 1959
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River on US 12
Demolished

Vine Street Covered Bridge 14-73-04x (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

Wabash - Valley City Bridge (Old) (Scott County, Illinois)
Original bridge at this location built 1880, original spans replaced 1920/21; replaced by a new bridge 1959
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.

Washington Street Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Replaced 1959
Lost Bridge over Lamont Creek on Washington Street
Replaced by a new bridge

West Mitchell Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Lost 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Hickory Road
Replaced by a new bridge

WI 21 Wisconsin River Bridge (Juneau County, Wisconsin)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on WI 21
Replaced by a new bridge