Lost 1960

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Arkadelphia Bridge (old) (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built 1903; Replaced 1960
Lost Bridge over Ouachita River on SR 51 , SR 8, SR 7
Replaced by a new bridge

Bagdad Bridge (Douglas County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1880's
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River
Collapsed

Bear Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Replaced 1960
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bear Creek on OH-4
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Vermillion River Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built ca 1915, replaced 1960
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Vermilion River near Oglesby
Lost, replaced with new bridge

Black Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built in 1860 by Henry Wolf
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Brunnertown Road (CR 125S)
Replaced by a new bridge

Bonaparte Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1877, Replaced 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Bridge (1905) (New York County, New York)
Built 1905; Replaced December 24th, 1960
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Harlem River on Broadway (US 9) & IRT West Side Line
Replaced by a new bridge

Bryant Park Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1924
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Calapooya River
Replaced by a new bridge

Caminada Bay Bridge (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1932; replaced 1960
Lost timber stringer bridge over Caminada Bay on LA 1
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Platte River Bridge (Butler County, Nebraska)
Demaged by flooding March 1960 and a new bridge was built in the 90s.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Platte River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

Chesterfield Avenue Bridge (Chesterfield County, Virginia)
Replaced 1960
Lost Through truss bridge over Appomattox River on Route 36 (Chesterfield Avenue)
Replaced by a new bridge

Cleveland Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1912; replaced 1960
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Cleveland Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Corte Madera Creek Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1930; Replaced 1960
Lost Deck girder bridge over Corte Madera Creek on CA Highway 101 Redwood Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Corunna Bridge (Shiawassee County, Michigan)
Built ca. 1880 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shiawassee River on Shiawassee Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

CR 625E Overflow Bridge (Pulaski County, Indiana)
Lost Warren Through truss bridge over Overflow ditch of Tippecanoe River on CR 625E
Replaced by a new bridge

Crooked Creek Bridge (Clay County, Illinois)
Built 1909; replaced 1995
Pony truss bridge over Crooked Creek on TR 147
Replaced by new bridge

Crooked Creek Bridge (Clay County, Illinois)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Crooked Creek
Collapsed

Current River Beach Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Built 1929; superstructure replaced 1960
Lost swing through truss bridge over Current River on US 62/US 67
Superstructure replaced

Deer Creek Covered Bridge (Lincoln County, Oregon)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Deer Creek
Demolished

Douglass Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over Turkey River on Front Street
Replaced by a new bridge on a different alignment and removed

E. 63rd Street over CRI&P (Jackson County, Missouri)
First bridge, and second both have been replaced
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

East Herrin Street Bridge (Williamson County, Illinois)
Built 1910
Lost Bridge over Mo-Pac Railroad on East Herrin Street
Removed but not replaced

FDDM/RI - Euclid Avenue Overpass (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1934; Replaced 1960
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Euclid Avenue on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway & Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Fenton Iron Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
The first iron bridge over the Meramec River in Fenton
Lost Bridge over Meramec River on Gravois Road
Demolished

Ferry Bar Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Built 1941; Converted to road use 1954; Removed 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Skagit River on Road
Removed

Flats Bridge (Chemung County, New York)
Replaced 1960
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chemung River on Old River Road
Replaced by new bridge on a different alignment.

Fort Avenue Fort McHenry Bridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built 1923; replaced 1960
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over CSX Railroad Yard on Fort Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Fullerton Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Fullerton Avenue
No longer exists

Grand Avenue Suspension Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1891 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced in 1959 by the Grand Avenue Viaduct
Lost suspension bridge over Mill Creek Valley on Grand Avenue
Replaced as part of an "urban renewal project"

Grand River Bridge (Old) (Ottawa County, Michigan)
Built 1924; replaced 1960
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on US Highway 31
Replaced by a new bridge

Hanging Rock Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1901-3; Removed during the 1960s
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Red Star Route
Removed

Height Shoals Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Damaged by overweight truck ca. 1960; New bridge built on a different alignment in 1962.
Lost through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on the predecessor to CH 20/CR 2600N
Replaced by new bridge

Herman Avenue Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Herman Avenue
Removed but not replaced

Holcomb Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built 1913
Lost Through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Holcomb Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Honey Creek TR 85 Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1918; replaced with a welded Warren pony truss 1960
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Honey Creek on TR 85
Replaced by a new bridge

Irons Fork Creek Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1938; Replaced 1960
Deck truss bridge over Irons Fork Creek on AR 27


John Street Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Lost Stone arch bridge over Fox River on John Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Kings River Bridge (Madison County, Arkansas)
Built 1928-29; Replaced 1960
Lost Suspension bridge over Kings River on AR 21
Replaced by new bridge

KY 234 Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
Built 1912
Lost Through truss bridge over Drake's Creek on KY 234
Collapsed in 1960. Replaced in 1963.

Lost Taylor Bayou Swing Bridge (Jefferson County, Texas)
Replaced 1960
Lost Swing Bridge over Taylor Bayou on Labelle Road
Replaced by new bridge

Lukins Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built 1879
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lick Creek on County Road 300 West
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

Markes Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Repaired November 1, 1909; Replaced 1960
Lost Stone arch bridge over W Br Conococheague Creek on Sr 3007
Replaced by new bridge

McCain Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Lost three-span through truss bridge near Richland over Gasconade River
Replaced by new bridge

Michigan Avenue Bascule Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1895; Replaced 1960
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Buffalo River on Michigan Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Michigan Street Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1923, replaced in 1960
Lost concrete arch bridge over Wildcat Creek on Michigan Street
Replaced by new bridge

MN250 North Branch Root River Bridge (Old) (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Built 1901
Lost Through truss bridge over South Branch Root River on MN250
Collapsed

Nevada County Narrow Gauge RR - Bear River Bridge (Nevada County, California)
Built 1908 to replace wooden trestle line abandoned 1940; exploded in 1960 to built highway
Lost Deck truss bridge over Bear River on Nevada County Narrow Gauge RR
Removed but not replaced

New Hope Landing Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Replaced 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Mokelumne River on Walnut Grove Road
No longer exists

NH - Two Mile Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Removed with construction of Thomaston Dam
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Naugatuck River on New Haven RR
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Nappanee Street Overpass (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Nappanee Street on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Arkadelphia Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built 1903, by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; Replaced 1960
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River at Arkadelphia carrying AR 7, AR 8, and AR 51
Replaced by the current Arkadelphia Bridge

Old Henry River Road Bridge (Burke County, North Carolina)
Built 1912
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Henry River on Henry River Road (Old Alignment)
Replaced by new bridge

Old Lee Creek Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1935 by CCC, Lost May 5, 1960 due to flooding
Lost Stringer bridge over Lee Creek on SR 170
Destroyed by flood

PA 217 - Loyalhanna Creek Bridge (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912
Lost Through truss bridge over Loyalhanna Creek on PA 217
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

Pittsburg Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882, One span collapsed Nov. 15, 1958 after a car collision; Replaced 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Portage Lake Swing Bridge (Houghton County, Michigan)
Replaced in 1960
Through truss bridge over Portage River
Replaced by a new bridge

Rio Vista Bascule Bridge (Solano County, California)
Built 1919; replaced 1960
Lost Warren through truss bascule bridge over Sacramento River on CA-12
Replaced by a new bridge

Rowland Bridge (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1960
Lost Bridge over Lackawaxen River on Sr 1003
Replaced by new bridge

Schuyler Bridge (Colfax County, Nebraska)
Built 1917; replaced 1960
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Platte River on Road 11
Replaced by a new bridge

Sherman Street- St Joseph River Bridge(Old) (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Sherman Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Shirley AR 9 Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River on AR 9 at Shirley
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

SP - Mission Bay Turntable (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1920s; Demolished 1960
Lost Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Pit on Southern Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

State Road 227-White Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1900
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over White Creek on State Road 227
Replaced by a new bridge

Stellhorn Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Smith Bridge Company; Replaced 1960
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St Marys River on Lower Huntington Road
Replaced by new bridge

Stevens Creek Bridge (Macon County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Stevens Creek
Collapsed

Tonkawa Bridge (Kay County, Oklahoma)
Replaced 1960
Lost Parker pony truss bridge over Salt Fork River on US 77
Replaced by new bridge

Trancas Street Napa River Bridge (Napa County, California)
Replaced 1960
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Napa River on Trancas Street
Replaced by new bridge

US 67 - Cedar Creek Bridge (Warren County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek
Destroyed by fire

US90 Adams Bayou Bridge (Orange County, Texas)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Adams Bayou on US 90/West Park Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

US98 Pensacola Bay Bridge (Santa Rosa County, Florida)
Opened June 13, 1931; first replacement opened October 31, 1960; second replacement opened 2020 but destroyed by Hurricane Sally September 16, 2020
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Pensacola Bay on US 98
Replaced by new bridge; new bridge destroyed by hurricane

Wabash - Stevens Creek Bridge (Old) (Macon County, Illinois)
Original 116' iron deck truss bridge at this location built 1888; replaced by this bridge 1922; replaced by a new bridge in 1960
Lost Deck truss bridge over Stevens Creek on Wabash Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Waterloo Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Collapsed 1960; replaced 1961
Lost Suspension bridge over South Santiam River on Waterloo Road
Collapsed

Wickham Creek Bridge (Union County, Arkansas)
Built 1928
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Wickham Creek on SR 57
Destroyed by fire

Wilson Street - Raccoon Creek Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Damaged by flooding in January 1959; repaired & reopened; replaced in 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on Wilson Street
Replaced by a new bridge