Lost 1973

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"Iron" Bridge (Christian County, Illinois)
Built 1914, replaced 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over S Fork Sangamon River on S. Shumway St./N 1250 East Rd
Replaced by a new bridge

12th Road - Yellow River Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on 12th Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1973

4th Street Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built here after Sioux City Elevated abandoned 1899; Abandoned in 1948 when service ended; Converted to road use 1951; Removed 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Floyd River on Sioux City Service Co.
Removed

5th Street-Duck River Bridge (Maury County, Tennessee)
Lost Polygonal Pratt through truss bridge over Duck River on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

9th Street Bridge (Old) (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1878
Lost Deck truss bridge over James River on 9th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

AT&N - Tombigbee River Bridge (Pickens County, Alabama)
Built 1908; Collapsed 1973
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Tombigbee River on Alabama, Tennessee & Northern RR
Collapsed

Baughmans Creek Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Replaced 1973
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Baughmans Creek on Adair Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bierley Avenue Bridge (Wood County, Ohio)
Replaced 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Portage River on Bierley Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Bingham-Copperfield Tunnel (Salt Lake County, Utah)
Built 1937-8; Filled in July-August 1973
Lost Tunnel on Mine Road
Filled in

Blue Nose Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1924; Replaced 1966; Not fully removed until 1973
Lost Through truss bridge over Klamath River
Replaced by a new bridge ~.3 mile upstream

Center Street Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1939; Closed 1969 after the MacVicar Freeway/I235 opened; Removed 1973/1974
Lost Through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Center Street
Removed

Cheshire Road Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Replaced 1973 upon the formation of Alum Creek Lake
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Alum Creek on Cheshire Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Church Street Bridge (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Tunkhannock Creek on Church Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CR 500S-Little Sand Creek Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Replaced 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sand Creek on County Road 500 South
Collapsed after being struck by a wreckless driver

CR&NW - Copper River Bridge (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Replaced 1973?
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Copper River on Copper River & Northwestern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Crescent Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)
Stylistically, this bridges dates from 1882-1885 (based on the cast elements)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wheeling Creek on Crescent Road
No longer exists

Dayhoit Bridge (Harlan County, Kentucky)
Built 1927
Lost Suspension bridge over Cumberland River on Sutton Road/KY 3451
Replaced by a new bridge

Des Moines River Bridge (Pocahontas County, Iowa)
Replaced 1973
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on 170th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

E&NA - Saint Croix-Vanceboro Railroad Bridge (1887) (Washington County, Maine)
Built 1887 by Passaic Rolling Mill Co. to replace a timber span built in 1871; damaged by German saboteur in February, 1915; replaced 1972-1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saint Croix River on European & North American Railway
Replaced by new bridge

Emmetsville Covered Bridge (Randolph County, Indiana)
Built in 1883 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; heavily damaged by fire in May of 1973 and removed several years later.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Mississinewa River on County Road 700 West
Destroyed by fire

Fairfield Covered Bridge 14-24-01x (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built in 1866 by J.L.Kennedy; destroyed by an arsonist in 1973
Lost covered bridge over East fork Whitewater River
Destroyed in an arson fire

Fern Hollow Bridge (1901) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1901; Replaced 1973
Lost steel arch bridge over Fern Hollow Creek on Forbes Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

GB&W - Sturgeon Bay Swing Bridge (Door County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1887; rail line added in 1994; abandoned in 1968; removed in 1973
Lost Through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay
Lost

Genesee Avenue Bridge (1938) (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1938; replaced 1973
Deck girder swing bridge over Saginaw River on Genesee Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

GN - Spokane River Bridge #273 (Spokane County, Washington)
Built by 1902 as part of Great Northern's Havermale Island passenger station complex.
Lost Deck truss bridge over Spokane River, Lincoln Street, Monroe Street on Great Northern Railway
Removed but not replaced

Greenhill Bridge (Lowndes County, Mississippi)
Lost Through truss bridge over Luxapalila Creek on Pickensville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hennepin Canal Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Built 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on IL 82
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.

Henry Street Bridge (Henry County, Ohio)
Built 1883; Replaced 1973; stone piers reused for replacement bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on Henry Street in Florida.
Replaced by a new bridge

High Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Collapsed in 1899; Collapsed in again in 1956; Demolished in 1973
Lost Cantilevered Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge upriver.

IA13 Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1929; Replaced 1973
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Marion Road
Replaced by a new bridge upstream

IA31 Little Sioux River Deck Truss (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1924; Replaced 1973
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River on IA31
Replaced by a new bridge

IA90 Booneville Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1936; Replaced 1973
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on IA 90
Replaced by a new bridge

Independence-Liberty Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1929, toll removed 1932; replaced 1973
Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over the former channel of the Missouri River on MO 291
Replaced by new bridge

Jarvis Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Stringer bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on CSAH P 19
Replaced by a new bridge

Kinnikinnick Creek Bridge (Boone County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Kinnikinnick Creek on Free Church Road
Destroyed by flooding

Kirby's Mill Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1908; Collapsed 1972
Lost pony truss bridge over Sw Br Rancocas Creek on Church Rd
Replaced by a new bridge

KY 1171 Bridge (Simpson County, Kentucky)
Built in 1918. Replaced in 1973.
Lost pony truss bridge over West Fork of Drake's Creek on KY 1171
Replaced by a new bridge

KY 2016 Airedale Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Kentucky)
Damaged in 1970. Replaced in 1973
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over North Fork of Kentucky River on KY 2016
Replaced by a new bridge

Lake Worth Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 1931
Lost Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Lake Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Lewis and Clark Bridge (Old) (Williams County, North Dakota)
Built 1927
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River on US 85
Replaced by a new bridge

Lewis Center Road Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Removed?inundated? ca.1973 when Alum Creek Lake was formed
Pratt through truss bridge over Alum Creek on Lewis Center Road
Removed but not replaced

Lincoln Highway East Indian Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1923, replaced 1973
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over East Indian Creek on US 30
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Deep Fork Creek Bridge (Creek County, Oklahoma)
Built c. 1930, replaced 1973.
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Little Deep Fork Creek on OK 66 (former US 66)
Replaced by new bridge

Lundstrom Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
This bridge was origanly located in Waynesville MO when the Roubidoux Bridge was Built it was moved to T hwy
Lost Bridge over Gasconade River on Route T
Lost

Main Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1924, Replaced 1973
Lost 13 span open-spandrel arch bridge over the Arkansas River on Main Street at Little Rock in North Little Rock
Replaced by a modern bridge

Market Street - Rattling Creek Original Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Unknown
Lost Bridge over Rattling Creek on Market Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Marshall Street Viaduct (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1911; Rehabilitated 1933-34; Trolley service ends 1953; Removed 1973
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Shockoe Creek, Southern Railway, & Seaboard Coast Line Railroad on Marshall Street
Removed

Meadows Mill Covered Bridge 01-41-03x (Lee County, Alabama)
Built 1903 replacing older bridge destroyed by flood 1902; Restored shortly before destroyed by arson October 4, 1973
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Halawakee Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Destroyed by fire

Memorial Drive Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1888 by the Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie; replaced in 1973.
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over White River (West Fork) on Memorial Drive
Replaced by a new bridge

Miami Trace Road Bridge (Fayette County, Ohio)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad on Miami Trace Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Middle Raccoon River Bridge (Carroll County, Iowa)
Rehabilitated 1956; replaced 1973
Lost pony truss bridge over Middle Raccoon River on Granite Avenue
No longer exists

MILW - Madrid High Bridge (1913) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1913 as a double track bridge, relegated to single track in 1934, replaced in 1973
Lost Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on former Milwaukee Road
Replaced by new bridge

MILW - South Fork Snoqualmie River Covered Bridge (King County, Washington)
Lost Through truss bridge over South Fork Snoqualmie River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
Replaced by a new bridge

MKT - Cimarron River Bridge (Payne County, Oklahoma)
Partially destroyed by flooding 1973, subsequently abandoned and removed
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cimarron River on former MKT/ATSF RR
Demolished

MO 14 - James River Bridge (Christian County, Missouri)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over James River on MO 14
Replaced by a new bridge in 1973

MP - Ouachita River Bridge (Union County, Arkansas)
Built 1902-3; Removed ca. 1973
Lost Bridge over Ouachita River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Removed

Nehalem River Bridge (Old) (Columbia County, Oregon)
Lost Bridge over Nehalem River
Replaced by a new bridge

New River Bridge (Summers County, West Virginia)
Replaced 1975
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over New River on Temple Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Normal Street Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Conneauttee Creek on West Normal Street
Replaced by a new bridge

North Road Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1912
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on North Road
Replaced by a new bridge

North Western Avenue Bascule Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1905
Lost Through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on North Western Avenue
No longer exists

NP - Red Lake River Bridge (Polk County, Minnesota)
Built a variaty of dates, removed 1973 after the abandonedment from Crookston to E. Grand Forks
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Red Lake River, Bridge Street, Robert Street on Removed Northern Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Ogden Street Bridge (Old) (Marinette County, Wisconsin)
Lost Bridge over Menominee River on Ogden St. / 1st Street
Demolished

Old Lake Park Boulevard Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Closed 1969 due to flooding damage; Replaced 1973
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Mad Creek on Lake Park Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Milford Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
Replaced 1973 (?)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Deer Creek on Barnett Chapel Road
Replaced by new bridge

Old US 160 Big Creek Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Lost Slab Bridge on US 160
Replaced by a new bridge

Old US 90 Sabine Swamp Trestle (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
Built in 1927; destroyed by fire in 1973
Lost timber stringer bridge over Sabine River Swamp on Old US 90
Destroyed by fire

Pacific City Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1940; Replaced 1973
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Nestucca River on Pacific Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Padre Island Causeway (Nueces County, Texas)
Built 1950; Replaced 1973
Lost Pontoon swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Padre Island Causeway
Replaced by a new bridge

Pasco-Montra Road Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Replaced 1973
Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Pasco-Montra Road
Replaced by new bridge

Patton Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1921 by Kansas City Structural Steel Company
Through truss bridge over Wakarusa River
Inundated

PE - Rio Hondo Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1920; Removed ca. 1973 during the construction of the El Monte Bus Station
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rio Hondo on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed

Pierce Street - Yellow River Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on Pierce Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1973 and 2011

PTC - Illinois River Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Removed ca. 1973
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Illinois River on Peoria Terminal Co.
Destroyed by collision

Rapid Forge Road Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)
Built sometime after previous covered bridge washed out in 1913; replaced 1973
Lost Pratt Deck truss bridge over Paint Creek on Rapid Forge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Robert Street Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1909; replaced 1973
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Robert Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Route 56 Bridge (Laurelville) (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Laurel Run on OH 56/OH 180
Replaced by a new bridge

Sagamore Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Replaced 1973
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Merrimack River on Lowell Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sanderson Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Replaced 1973
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over South Santiam River on OR 226/Hwy 211 (Old Alignment)
Replaced by new bridge

Sangamon Street Overpass (Cook County, Illinois)
Removed 1973
Lost Through truss bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Sangamon Street
Removed

SE 6th Street Bridge (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1906; Replaced 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on SE 6th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Sharpsville Covered Bridge (Washington County, Kentucky)
Built 1862; Collapsed 1973.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Chaplin River on Old Sharpsville Road.
Collapsed

Sheehan's Bridge (McCracken County, Kentucky)
The first steel truss bridge built in McCracken County Kentucky
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Clark's River on Sheehan's Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sibley Hole Road Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fourche Creek on Sibley Hole Road
Replaced by a new bridge

South 11th Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1886, removed 1973
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Burnham Canal on 11th Street
No longer exists

Taylor Falls Arch Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1911; Replaced ca. 1973
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Merrimack River on Ferry Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Tazlina Bridge (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1917; replaced 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tazlina River on Richardson Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Tunnel Mill Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 1899; Replaced 1973
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Boone River on Tunnel Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge, only the piers and raised approaches remain

UP - Spokane River Bridge (Spokane County, Washington)
Built in 1914 to carry a double track rail line of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company into Spokane Union Station. Removed in 1973 during preparations for EXPO 74.
Lost Deck truss bridge over Spokane River, Monroe Street bridge on OWR&N double track railroad
Removed but not replaced

US290 Brazos River Bridge (Old) (Waller County, Texas)
Built 1929; Replaced 1972; Demolished 1973
Parker through truss bridge over Brazos River on US 290
Replaced by a new bridge

US59 Little Sioux River Bridge (Cherokee County, Iowa)
Built 1929(?); Replaced 1973
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Little Sioux River on US 59
Replaced by a new bridge

US71 Little Sioux River Bridge (Buena Vista County, Iowa)
Replaced 1973
Lost Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Little Sioux River on US71
Replaced by a new bridge

VT 105 Bridge (Essex County, Vermont)
Built 1904
Lost Pony truss bridge over Grand Trunk RR on VT 105
Replaced by a new bridge

Walnut Street Bridge (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1902 by Owego Bridge Co., Closed in 1971; Replaced 1973-74.
Lost Deck arch-truss bridge over Silver Lake Outlet on Walnut Street in Perry.
Replaced by a new bridge

Westfield River Bridge (Russell) (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910, replaced 1973
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Westfield River and Boston & Albany Railroad on Station Street
Replaced by new bridge

Wilson Road - Maple River Bridge (Gratiot County, Michigan)
Collapsed in 1973; replaced in 1974
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on Wilson Road
Collapsed due to overweight gravel truck July 10, 1973

Winnisquam Bridge (1916) (Belknap County, New Hampshire)
Built 1916
Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Lake Winnisquam on US Hwy 3
Replaced by a new bridge