Lost 1974

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13th Street Squaw Creek Bridge (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1947, Replaced 1974
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Squaw Creek on 13th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

15th Street Viaduct (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Replaced ca. 1974
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway & Soldier Creek on 15th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

7th Street Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1931; Replaced 1974
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Soap Creek & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on 7th Street/US 136
Replaced by a new bridge

A Avenue Viaduct (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1901; Replaced 1974
Lost Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on A Avenue
Removed but not replaced

ACL - Chattahoochee River Bridge (Houston County, Alabama)
Built 1913; replaced 1974
Lost Through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Atlantic Coast Line RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Askew Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Built 1904. Closed in a ceremony in March 1974. Removed at a later, unknown date.
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Black River
No longer exists

Babbs Creek Bridge (Tioga County, Pennsylvania)
Collapsed 1974
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Babbs Creek on Route 414
Replaced by new bridge

Black Warrior River Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built 1922; replaced 1974
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Warrior River on Alabama 43
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Bluff Road Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1893; Replaced 1974
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over White River on Blue Bluff Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Brown Street Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1903. Closed 1973. Demolished 1974.
Lost Parker/Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Brown Street
Removed but not replaced

Brown's Ford Swinging Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Replaced 1974
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River (now Truman Reservoir) on Route C northwest of Iconium
No longer exists

Buffalo Bridges (White County, Indiana)
Built in 1881 by the Columbia Bridge Works; replaced in 1974.
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Tippecanoe River on SR16
Replaced by new bridge

Carlos Road-White River Bridge (Randolph County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over West Fork White River on Carlos Road (CR 300W)
Collapsed

CB&Q - Des Moines River Bridge (Iowa Power & Light Co.) (Polk County, Iowa)
Removed 1974
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed

Cedar Hill MO 30 Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Replaced 1974 (?)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big River on MO 30
Replaced by new bridge

Center Street Bridge (Franklin County, New York)
Built 1892 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1974
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Little Salmon River on Center Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CGW - Crane's Grove Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Removed 1974
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Crane's Grove Creek on Chicago Great Western Railroad
Demolished

Chapman's Bridge 40-39-01x / 40-37-02x (Pickens County, South Carolina)
Built 1917 on Route 288 near Jocasee, relocated to Keowee-Toxaway State Nature Area 1969, Struck by lightning & burned June 4th, 1974
Modified Howe through truss bridge over Clearwater Creek (Orignally built across the Keowee River) on Route 133 (Originally Route 288)
Destroyed by fire sparked by lightning.

Clio Landing Bridge (Livingston Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1936; replaced 1974
Lost bridge over Amite River on LA 22 at Clio
Replaced by a new bridge

CR 28 - Baugo Creek Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Baugo Creek on County Road 28
Replaced by a new bridge in 1974

Crooked Creek CR 255 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Lost bridge over Crooked Creek on County Road 255 west of Whitewater
Replaced by a concrete span in 1974; site of old bridge can still be made out

Crystal Springs Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Fork of Whitewater River on County Road 37
Replaced by a new bridge

CSL - Central Station Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1933; Removed 1974
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on Chicago Surface Lines
Removed

Dover Road - Mecan River Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Mecan River on Dover Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1974

Dowden Avenue Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1895 by the Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie; replaced in 1974
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Dowden Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Edgebrook Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1896; Converted to bus-only use 1949; Abandoned 1968; Removed 1974
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missouri Pacific Railroad & Deer Creek on St. Louis Public Service Co.
Removed

Edgewater Drive Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Replaced in 1974 and 1999
Lost Pony truss bridge over Batteaux Canal on Edgewater Drive
Replaced by a new bridge in 1974

EJ&E - Calumet River Bridge #710 (Cook County, Illinois)
Built ?; Replaced 1974
Pratt through truss swing bridge over the Calumet River on Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry
Replaced by a new bridge

Floyd's Fork Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Lost Through truss bridge over Floyd's Fork
Replaced by a new bridge

Great Northern High Bridge (Spokane County, Washington)
Built by Great Northern in 1902. Removed in 1974 after EXPO 74 line relocations.
Lost Bridge over Spokane River on Great Northern Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Green Mountain Road - Catawissa Creek Bridge (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)
Collapsed in 1974; replaced in 1976
Lost Pony truss bridge over Catawissa Creek on Green Mountain Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Guest River-Stone Mountain Road Bridge (Wise County, Virginia)
Replaced 1974
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Guest River on Stone Mountain Road (Route 706).
Replaced by new bridge in 1974

Highway D - Poplar River Bridge (Clark County, Wisconsin)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Poplar River Bridge on Highway D
Replaced by a new bridge

Hughes Creek CR 506 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Replaced 1974
Lost bridge over Hughes Creek on CR 506
Replaced by a new bridge

Hughes Creek CR 510 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Replaced 1974
Lost bridge over Hughes Creek on CR 510
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Humpback Bridge (Gage County, Nebraska)
Built 1900; Damaged by flooding in 1973; Demolished in 1974; Never replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on S. 23rd Road
Removed but not replaced

Hutchins Creek Road Bridge (Union County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Hutchins Creek
Collapsed

Iroquois River Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built late 1890's, replaced late 1970's after damaged by motor vehicle
Lost Through truss bridge over Iroquois River on 2850th North Road, 2.3 miles west of Ill Rt 1 @ Martinton
Lost

J Street Bridge (Winnebago County, Iowa)
Built ca.1912; Replaced 1974
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Winnebago River on J Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Jasper Bridge (Newton County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1974
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Little Buffalo River on AR 7 at Jasper
Replaced by a new bridge

Kendall Bridge (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1928; Demolished & Replaced 1974
Lost Deck truss bridge over Allegheny River, Service Plant Road, Railroad on Route 346
Replaced by a new bridge

Las Animas Bridge (Bent County, Colorado)
Built 1922; replaced 1974?
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Bent Avenue N
Replaced by a new bridge

Marble Hill Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
First through truss built 1906 by Stupp Bros., replaced in 1922 by another through truss built by the state highway department, finally replaced 1974 by a concrete bridge.
Lost through truss bridges over Crooked Creek on MO 34/51 between Marble Hill and old Lutesville
Replaced by a new bridge

Marquette-Prairie Bridge (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1932; Replaced 1974
Lost suspension bridge over Mississippi River on US 18
Replaced by a new bridge

Mitchell Ford Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Bridge replaced in 1974
Lost Pratt through truss over East Fork White Lick Creek on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Monroe Street Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Monroe Street
Replaced by Veteran's Memorial Bridge

Myersville Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1893, replaced in 1974
Lost Through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on Bismarck-Jamesburg Road
Replaced by new bridge

N&W - Black River Bridge (Old) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1907; Replaced 1974
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Black River on Norfolk Southern RR
Replaced by a new bridge

North Bend Bridge (Dodge County, Nebraska)
Lost Through truss bridge over Platte River on NE 79
Replaced by a new bridge

Oak Street Bridge (Old) (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built 1911; Replaced 1974
Camelback through truss bridge over Minnesota River
Replaced by a new bridge

OH 3 - Black Fork Mohican River Bridge (Ashland County, Ohio)
Built 1913
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Fork Mohican River on OH 3/Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1974

Onondaga Creek Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Replaced 1974
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Onondaga Creek on Tallman Street
Replaced by new bridge

PC - Harrisburg (Saline County, Illinois)
Bridge over Bankston Fork on Penn Central (New York Central)
Collapsed

Peters Mill Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built in 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork of Wildcat Creek
Replaced by new bridge in 1973

RI - 25th Street NW Overpass (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Destroyed 1974
Lost pony plate girder bridge over 25th Street NW on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by collision

Rivermont Bridge (Old) (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built 1926
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Blackwater Creek on Rivermont Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

South Big Creek Bridge (Sharp County, Arkansas)
Built in 1924 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company; rebuilt in 1974
Pony truss bridge over South Big Creek on Nelsonville Road
Open to traffic

Sullivan's Ford Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1894; closed in 1974; replaced in 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Vernon Branch Muscatatuck River on County Road 225 West
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

US151 Iowa River Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Built 19XX; Replaced 1974
Lost Deck truss bridge over Iowa River on US 151
Replaced by a new bridge

Wabash Railroad Bridge #400 - Rollins St. subway (Randolph County, Missouri)
Original bridge built 1856; renewed 1894; rebuilt 1921
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Rollins St. on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Replaced by a new bridge in 1974

Warsaw Arch Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Replaced 1974
Lost open-spandrel arch bridge over Osage River on US 65 at Warsaw
Replaced by new bridge

Wayne Street Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Replaced 1974
Lost Luten arch bridge over Wabash River on Wayne Street
Replaced by new bridge

West Gladstone Bridge (Delta County, Michigan)
Built 1895; rehabilitated in 1955; demolished in 1974
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Escanaba River on County Road 420
Replaced by a new bridge

Western Gateway Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1922-25; Replaced 1974
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Mohawk River on SR-5
Replaced by a new bridge