Lost 1963

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101st Street Covered Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1885; Burned July 14, 1963
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Boston & Maine Railroad on 101st Street
Destroyed by fire

2nd Street Bridge (1917) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1917; Replaced 1963
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Mad Creek on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Archer Avenue Lift Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1906
Lost Through truss bridge over South Fork of South Branch Chicago River on Archer Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaches Bridge (Lewis County, New York)
Warren pony truss bridge over Black River on Number 4 Road


Beebe Bridge (Old) (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1919; Removed 1963
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Columbia River on Flume/Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Blackiston Mill Bridge (Floyd County, Indiana)
Built 1888 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co., collapsed 1963 under a concrete mixer, (Bridge was under repair at the time)
Lost Through truss bridge over Silver Creek on Blackiston Mill Road
Lost

BO - Eaton Tunnel (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Collapsed 1963 killing two workers
Lost Tunnel that was located south of the current Eaton Tunnel
Collapsed

BO - Shannon Tunnel (Doddridge County, West Virginia)
Lost Tunnel on the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on the North Bend Rail Trail.
Daylighted and replaced by a cut

Brehm's Lane Bridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Replaced by steel stringer 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Herring Run on Brehm's Lane
Replaced by a new bridge

Brock's Bridge (Nicholas County, West Virginia)
Replaced 1963 by higher bridge on new alignment as part of the Summersville Lake reservoir project
Lost Through truss bridge over Gauley River on WV-39
Replaced by a new bridge

Castle Rock Bridge (2nd) (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Replaced 1963
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on SR 411
Replaced by new bridge

Chittenden Bridge (Park County, Wyoming)
Built 1903; Replaced 1963
Lost Deck arch bridge over Yellowstone River on S Rim Drive
Replaced by a new bridge

Cinque Hommes Creek Route B Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
Built 1888; collapsed Apr. 15, 1962, following collision by overweight truck; replaced 1963
Lost through truss bridge over Cinque Hommes Creek on Route B
Replaced by new bridge

Collins Bridge (Greene County, Indiana)
Built in 1907; collapsed by overweight truck in 1963
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Creek on CR 1075W
Collapsed

CR 14 - Pine Creek Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Pine Creek on County Road 14
Replaced by a new bridge in 1963

Croton Bridge (Newaygo County, Michigan)
Replaced 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muskegon River on Croton Drive
Replaced by a new bridge

Cutright Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built in 1863 by the Smith Bridge Company; removed in 1963 for the formation of Lake Monroe.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Knightridge Road
Replaced with a causeway over Lake Monroe

Ditmars Boulevard Overpass (Queens County, New York)
Built 1941
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Grand Central Parkway on Ditmars Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge

Downing Bridge (1927) (Essex County, Virginia)
Built 1927
Lost Through truss bridge over Rappahannock River on US 360
Replaced by a new bridge

Dunkels Church Road -Sacony Creek (1900) (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1900
Lost Through truss bridge over Sacony Creek on Dunkels church Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Elk Rapids Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built ?; Approach replaced 1910; Substructure rebuilt 1912; Replaced 1963
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fairfax Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built in 1879 by the Smith Bridge Company; Destroyed by fire Nov 8, 1963.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Fairfax Road
Destroyed by fire prior to being removed for Lake Monroe.

Feerer's Mill Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1885; collapsed 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wea Creek on South 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1963

Fox Bridge (Caroline County, Virginia)
Built 1935; replaced 1963
Lost Warren through truss bridge over North Anna River on US Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway)
Replaced by a new bridge

Fox Bridge (Caroline County, Virginia)
Built 1926; replaced 1963
Lost Warren through truss bridge over North Anna River on US Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway)
Replaced by a new bridge

Geneseo Creek Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Geneseo Creek
Destroyed by collision

Hamburg Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880's
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Hamburg Road
Replaced by a new bridge

High Bridge Park Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on 450 N
Destroyed by high water and ice in March 1963.

Hoover's Bridge (Pike County, Mississippi)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Bogue Chitto River on MS 570/Hoover's Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Houlton Covered Bridge 14-17-04x (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built in 1884; destroyed by fire in 1963
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Fish Creek on County Road 4A
Destroyed by fire

IA5 Chariton River Bridge (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Built 1920; Replaced 1963
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Chariton River on IA 5
Replaced by a new bridge

IHB - S&S Canal Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost ca. 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Collapsed

KCPS - 8th Street Tunnel Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; Removed 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rail yard on Kansas City Public Service Co.
Removed

Lackey Bridge (Pope County, Illinois)
Replaced 1963
Lost bridge over Bay Creek on Bay City Road (FAS 1930), 3.5 mi. north of Bay City
Replaced by a new bridge

Lincoln Covered Bridge 01-61-03x (Talladega County, Alabama)
Built 1903 by Johnny Morris before the Civil War; Destroyed by fire July 28, 1963
Lost Kingpost truss bridge over Choccolocco Creek
Destroyed by fire

Markle Bridge (1913) (Huntington County, Indiana)
Built 1913; Partial collapse 1942; Replaced 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River (Old Channel) on State Road 3 (Clark Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Mill Street - Root River Bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Root River on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1963

Miller Covered Bridge (Tallapoosa County, Alabama)
Built 1907-08; Bypassed in 1955; Collapsed July 1963 from flood damage
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Tallapoosa River on Hamlet Mill Road (SR 49)
Collapsed due to flood damage

MN13 Cottonwood River Bridge (Old) (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1921; Replaced 1962
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on MN 13
Replaced by a new bridge

Morrill Road Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1916; Filled in ca. 1963 as part of re-construction on the 1933 CCC-built Lake LaVerne Diversion Channel .
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over College Creek on Morrill Road
Filled in

Mosinee Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Parker through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Main Street/WI 153
Replaced by a new bridge in 1963

Neale Sound Bridge (Charles County, Maryland)
Built 1932
Bridge over Neale Sound on Route 254
No longer exists

Nicholas Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1870 - 1877 relocated and erected on Creek Road 1928 collapsed in 1963
Lost Bridge over Slippery Rock Creek on Creek Road
Collapsed in 1963

North Bend Rail Trail - Butcher's Tunnel (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored in 1857, daylighted in 1963.
Lost Tunnel for the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on North Bend Rail Trail.
Daylighted and replaced by a cut

North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #11 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Built 1857
Lost Tunnel for the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on the North Bend Rail Trail.
Daylighted and replaced by a cut

North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #15 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored in 1857 and daylighted in 1963.
Daylighted Tunnel for the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad
Daylighted and replaced by a cut

North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #16 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored 1857 and daylighted 1963
Daylighted Tunnel for B&O Railroad
Demolished

North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #17 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored 1857 and bypassed in 1963
Abandoned tunnel
Derelict/abandoned after being bypassed by a cut

North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #18 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored 1857 and daylighted 1963.
Daylighted Tunnel for B&O Railroad
Demolished

North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #20 (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Bored 1857 and daylighted in 1963
Lost Tunnel for the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on North Bend Rail Trail.
Daylighted and replaced by a cut

Nueces Bay Causeway (Nueces County, Texas)
Built 1911; Heavily damaged/partially destroyed by the infamous 1919 Hurricane; Rebuilt 1921, appearing to have reused the original 1911 bascule; Replaced ca. 1963
Lost Plate girder bascule bridge over Nueces Bay on US 181
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Arlington bridge (Gilliam County, Oregon)
replaced 1963 when town was moved to avoid flood waters of the John Day dam
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over China creek on US 30
Demolished

Old Bridge (Jefferson County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1963
Lost Bridge over Clarion River on Old Bridge Rd/Main Street
Replaced by new bridge

Old Fort Denaud Bridge (Hendry County, Florida)
Replaced 1963
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Caloosahatchee River on Fort Denaud Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Old State Road 101 Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Replaced around 1963
Lost Through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Old Alignment of SR 101
Replaced by new bridge on a different alignment and demolished.

OW - Cadosia Trestle (Delaware County, New York)
Removed ca.1963
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cadosia Creek & Lower Cadosia Road on New York, Ontario, & Western Railway
Removed

PE - La Brea Avenue Overpass (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1927; Abandoned July 7, 1940, Demolished 1963
Lost Pony Plate Girder Bridge over La Brea Avenue on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed

PE - San Gabriel River Bridge (Bellflower; Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built ? elsewhere; Erected here ca. 1905; Replaced 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on Pacific Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

PE - Venice/La Cienega Boulevards Overpass (Los Angeles County, California)
Abandoned September 17th 1950; Removed 1963
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Venice Boulevard/South La Cienega Boulevard on Railroad
Removed

Pleasant Mills Covered Bridge 14-01-01x (Adams County, Indiana)
Built 1882, replaced in 1963
Lost Covered bridge over St. Mary's River at Pleasant Mills
Replaced by new bridge

Plymouth-Springmill Road - Black Fork Mohican River Bridge (Richland County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1880; destroyed by collision and replaced in 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black Fork Mohican River on Plymouth-Springmill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Porter's Bluff Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1902; replaced 1963
Lost through truss over White River (now Beaver Lake) on AR 12 east of Rogers
Replaced by a modern bridge in conjunction with the creation of Beaver Lake

Portland Street Bridge (old) (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built c. 1908 by American Bridge Co; Partially bypassed 1943; Replaced 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passumspic River on Portland Street (U.S. Route 2)
Demolished

Queen Road - Jesse McKesson Ditch Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost bridge over Jesse McKesson Ditch on Queen Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1963

Ramsey Creek Bridge (Scott County, Missouri)
Replaced 1963
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Ramsey Creek on Route M
Replaced by new bridge

Rangeline Road-White River Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built 1883
Lost through truss bridge over White River on Rangeline Road
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge in 1964.

Richville Bridge (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built in 1879 by the Groton Bridge Company; replaced ca. 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Oswegatchie River on Richville Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Ringo Ford Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1924; replaced in 1963
Lost bridge over Little Black River on US 160 between Fairdealing and Harviell
No longer exists

RUT - Baldwin Dry Bridge (Addison County, Vermont)
Built 1871 as a pony truss, rebuilt sometime after 1890 as a stringer; demolished 1963
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Richville Road & branch of Sawmill brook on Rutland Railroad (Addison Division)
Removed but not replaced

Salt River-KY 61 Bridge (Bullitt County, Kentucky)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salt River on old alignment of KY 61
Replaced by a new bridge

Sapinero High Bridge (Gunnison County, Colorado)
Built 1923
Steel arch bridge over Lake Fork Gunnison River on Highway
Inundated in 1963 by Blue Mesa Dam construction

Sea Isle City Bridge (Cape May County, New Jersey)
Built 1916 ; replaced 1963
Lost Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Ludlam Thorofare on 44th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Sevierville-West Prong Little Pigeon River Bridge (Sevier County, Tennessee)
Collapsed 1961; Replaced 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Prong Little Pigeon River on TN 66 in Sevierville.
Replaced by new bridge

Snyder's Fording Covered Bridge 38-01-04x (Adams County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Burr Arch truss bridge over Conewago Creek on Red Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Spalding Bridge (Nez Perce County, Idaho)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Clearwater River on US 95
Replaced by a new bridge to the west

Spring Creek Bridge (Macon County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Spring Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Stayton Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1912; Covered span replaced 1952; Rest of bridge replaced 1965
Lost Through truss bridge over North Santium River on 1st Street (Stayton Scio Road)
Replaced by a new bridge

Stover Bridge (Lawrence County, Alabama)
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over West Flint Creek on County Road 327
Collapsed in 1963

Swayback Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1890's; Replaced 1963
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Drakes Creek on Ky-240
Replaced by new bridge

Tamarack Road - Yellow Bank Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Yellow Bank Creek on Tamarack Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1963

Tamm Bend Bridge & Pedestrian Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1935, Replaced 1963. Part of the approach is now the parking lot for Turtle Park.
Lost Bridge over Daniel Boone Expressway on Tamm Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Thompson Bridge (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on CR 15
Replaced by a new bridge

Thornapple River Bridge (1922) (Barry County, Michigan)
Built 1922; Replaced 1963
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Thornapple River on Broadway Street (M-43)
Replaced by new bridge

Tottenville Ferry (Richmond County, New York)
Lost Ferry across Arthur Kill
Removed but not replaced

Trent Covered Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Covered bridge replaced in 1963
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Laurel Hill Creek
Replaced by a new concrete and steel bridge in 1963

US14 Minnesota River Bridge (Old) (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1922; Replaced 1963
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Minnesota River on US 14
Replaced by a new bridge

US30 John Day River Bridge (Sherman County, Oregon)
bypassed 1967 Destroyed by flooding in 1971 with construction of the John Day dam
Lost Warren Deck Truss bridge over John Day river on Former US 30
Destroyed by flooding in 1971 with construction of the John day dam

Utica Swing Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Three spans destroyed by tornado on June 27, 1906. Bridge rebuilt and swing span added.
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Rt 178
Replaced by a new bridge

William's Covered Bridge 35-84-09x (Washington County, Ohio)
Build date unknown; Lost in flood 1963
Lost Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Little Hocking River on Welch Road
Destroyed by flooding