Lost 1972

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Arkansas River Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Built 1915; Rehabilitated 1954; Replaced 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on US 79
Replaced by new bridge

Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge (Colbert County, Alabama)
Built ca 1860; destroyed by fire July 15, 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Buzzard Roost Creek on Co Rd 15
Destroyed by fire

CNW Tunnel (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911; Collapsed 1972; Bricked up 1975
Collapsed Tunnel on Railroad
Collapsed.

Hoover Bridge over Eel River (Cass County, Indiana)
Replaced 1972. Popular site with Canoeist who put in further upstream at Denniston Bridge in Miami County to end their trips. Survived horrible floods in 1940's.
Lost Through truss bridge over Eel River on CR 925 EAST in Hoover
Replaced by new bridge

Kennebec Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)
Replaced 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street in Augusta
Replaced by a new bridge

Martin's Ferry (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1940; Replaced by Sheid Bridge 1972
Lost Ferry across North Fork of the White River on Norfork River Road
Lost

Ninth Street Swing Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Old 9th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1972

Pikeville Covered Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)
Burned on July 4, 1972. renovated 1942
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Patoka River Built 1887, Lost 1972
Destroyed by fire

Wabash/NS overpass East of Cass Station Old 24 (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1972; rehabilitated 1996
Steel stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on Logansport Road/Old US 24
Replaced with new alignment and bridge. Open to traffic

Winston Tunnel (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built for the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad in 1888, was the longest rail tunnel in Illinois
Abandoned tunnel on former Chicago-Great Western Railway
Abandoned