Lost 1969

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16th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Replaced 1969
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 16th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

3rd Street Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Replaced 1969
Lost Pratt through truss bridge on 3rd Street over Straight River
Replaced by new bridge

5th Avenue Overpass (Kane County, Illinois)
Replaced 1969
Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago Great Western Railway on 5th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

60th Avenue Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Bridge
Removed but not replaced

Adams Covered Bridge 14-61-23 (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1907, destroyed by flood in 1969
Lost covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on CR100N east of Nyesville
Destroyed by flood

Arkansas River Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Before this bridge was constructed, the only vehicular path to Oklahoma from Fort Smith was either the Helen Gould Railroad Bridge, or the E street bridge across the Poteau, or a Ferry.
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Arkansas River on US 64 in Fort Smith, replaced due do the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River navigation project.
Replaced by new bridge

ATSF - Mud Bayou Bridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1934, lost 1969
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Intracoastal Waterway/Mud Bayou on Santa Fe Railroad (former Gulf & Interstate Railway)
Removed but not replaced

Bridge Covered Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1936, Damaged by snow and removed 1969
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Middle Fork Coquille River on Road
Destroyed by storm

Chester Bridge (Hancock County, West Virginia)
Built 1897
Lost Suspension bridge over Ohio River on Lincoln Highway/US 30
Lost 1969

Clinton Falls Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Originally built in 1838 as a double-barreled covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on what is now US 231. Later moved to Clinton Falls where it was rebuilt as a single lane span.
Lost Burr Arch truss bridge over Little Walnut Creek
Lost

Drainage Ditch #70 Culvert (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced ca.1969
Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Eagle Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1936, Replaced 1969
Lost steel tied arch bridge over Eagle Creek on US 30
Replaced by a steel plate girder bridge in 1969

Fort Smith-Van Buren Free Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1912; Refurbished 1956; Replaced 1969
Lost through truss vertical-lift bridge over Arkansas River on Midland Boulevard (US 71) in Fort Smith
Replaced by new bridge as part of the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River navigation project.

Frisco - Aberdeen Bridge (Old) (Monroe County, Mississippi)
Built 1887; Replaced 1969
Pratt through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on San Francisco & St Louis Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Gateway Bridge (Old) (Cameron County, Texas)
Built 1927; Replaced 1969
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Rio Grande on US 77
Replaced by a new bridge

Hamilton Covered Bridge 13-34-01x (Hancock County, Illinois)
Built 1881 as a temporary span on the Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge; relocated ca. 1883; destroyed by fire 1969
Lost Howe covered bridge over Railroad Creek on Main Street at Hamilton
Destroyed by fire

Highway Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1906, demolished 1967-69
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Potomac River on 14th Street/U.S. 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Lecompton-Perry Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1899; Damaged due to floods in 1903, 1905, & 1908; 3 spans lost to ice jam 1910; Razed 1969
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River on Halderman Street.
Replaced by a new bridge a few hundred yards downstream.

Main Street Bridge (Westerville) (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1894, replaced in 1969
Lost Bridge over Alum Creek on West Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Skykomish River Covered Bridge 47-31-01#2x (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1939 to replace 1911-built span 200 feet upstream; dismantled 1969 and replaced with four steel spans
Through truss bridge over Skykomish River on Railroad (MILW)
Replaced with steel trusses

MoPac - Arkansas River Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1891, removed 1969
Lost Pegram truss swing bridge over Arkansas River for Railroad and at one time Wagon traffic in Ft. Smith. It was removed due to the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas river navigation project.
Lost

Mount Vernon Road Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1969
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Mount Vernon Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Stone Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built 1861. General Sherman marched over the bridge in the Civil War. Bridge destroyed by flooding in 1969.
Lost stone arch bridge over Elk River on Old US HWY 231/431 in Fayetteville, TN
Destroyed by flood

Old US-190 Trinity River Bridge (Polk County, Texas)
Inudated by Lake Livingstone 1969
Through truss bridge over Trinity River on US-190
Inundated 1969 and possibly collapsed under Lake Livingstone a New US-190 Bridge was built a few miles north of this old Span

Old US61 Overpass (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Built 1926; Removed ca. 1969
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Railroad on US 61
Removed

Old Webbers Falls Bridge (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Arkansas River on US-64
Replaced by a new bridge

Osage Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built 1951-52; Replaced 1969
Lost pony truss bridge over Osage Creek on US 412 (old AR 68)
Replaced by new bridge

Section Street Bridge (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Hit by a Volkwagen Beetle and replaced in 1969
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Unnamed Creek on Section Street/175th Street
Destroyed by collision & repalced

SP - Neches River Bridge (Jefferson County, Texas)
Opened in 1941, abandoned in 1967, and removed in 1969.
Lost Warren through truss Abt bascule bridge over Neches River on Railroad (Southern Pacific)
Removed but not replaced

State Forest Road Flat River Bridge (Durham County, North Carolina)
Lost Bridge over Flat River on State Forest Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Stockton Bridge (Cedar County, Missouri)
Lost open-spandrel arch bridge over Sac River near Stockton
No longer exists

UP - Riparia Bridge (Whitman County, Washington)
Built 1889; Removed 1969
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Snake River on Union Pacific Railroad
Removed

Urbana Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 187X; Replaced 1969
Lost pratt through trusa bridge over Cedar River on 31st Avenue Trail
No longer exists; supports still stand

US61 Cuivre River Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Replaced 1969
Lost four-span through truss bridge over Cuivre River on US 61 north of Troy
Replaced by a pair of bridges on a four-lane highway

US61 Zumbro River Bridge (Old) (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Built 1926; Removed ca. 1969
Lost Through truss bridge over Zumbro River on US61
Removed but not replaced

W.Wilson Bridge Rd (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1911
Lost Warren through truss over Olentangy River
Replaced by a new bridge

Wawona Tree (Mariposa County, California)
Germinated approximately 2,300 years before it fell, Tunneled through in 1881; Fell in 1969 due to a heavy load of snow on its crown
Tunnel
Destroyed by severe weather