Lost 1978

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Antioch Bridge (Old) (Contra Costa County, California)
Built 1926; Replaced 1978
K- through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Route 160 Antioch Bridge former Victory
Replaced by a new bridge

AR 69S (old US 63) Bridge (Poinsett County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1978
Lost Timber stringer bridge over AR 69S (old US 63) on BNSF Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Avery Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1909; removed 1978
Lost suspension bridge over Pomme de Terre River, southwest of Fristoe
No longer exists

Benton Avenue Viaduct (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1927; replaced 1978
Lost concrete deck girder bridge over Frisco Railroad on Benton Avenue/Kimbrough Avenue in Springfield
Replaced by new bridge

Big Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1929, Replaced 1978
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Big Creek on US 371
Replaced by new bridge

Big Slough Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1978
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Big Slough on Twp 14
Replaced by a new bridge

Brady Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; Demolished 1978
Lost Through truss bridge over Monongahela River on South 22nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brainerd Bridge (second) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
Built 1898; Replaced 1978
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi on Laurel Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brookside Bridge (Harlan County, Kentucky)
Built 1918; Collapsed 1978; Replaced 1979
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Clover Fork Cumberland River on KY 38
Collapsed

CNW - Des Moines River Bridge (Stratford) (Webster County, Iowa)
Removed 1978 when CNW abandoned the line.
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge o over Des Moines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed but not replaced

Covington US 136 Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1916 to replace an earlier covered bridge, replaced in 1978
Lost through truss bridge over Wabash River on US 136 at Covington
Replaced by new bridge

Denison-Harvard Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1910; replaced 1978
Lost Deck truss bridge over Cuyahoga River, Railroads & Jennings Road on Denison Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Elkhorn Creek Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)
Replaced 1978
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Ch 6
Replaced by new bridge

F Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1914. Removed after completion of I-380 5-in-1 dam in 1978
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar Rapids on B/F Avenue
Removed

Fink Through Truss Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1858
Lost wrought iron through truss over South Branch Raritan River on CR 2 (Hamden Rd) in Hamden
Destroyed by vehicle collision in 1978

Frisco Weaubleau Creek Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Built 1926
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Weaubleau Creek on Former railroad
Removed but not replaced

Gasconade River US 63 Bridge (Maries County, Missouri)
Replaced 1978 by a bridge on a new alignment
Lost bridge over Gasconade River on US 63 between Vienna and Vichy
Replaced by new bridge

Goose Creek Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1965; Replaced 1978
Steel stringer bridge over Goose Creek on N. Double Springs Rd (CR 27) in Farmington
Replaced by a new bridge

High Island Swing Bridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1934; replaced by current structure 1978
Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway/Mud Bayou on Texas Highway 124
No longer exists

IA92/IA5 White Breast Creek Bridge (Old) (Marion County, Iowa)
Removed 1978
Lost Through truss bridge over White Breast Creek on IA 14
Removed

Lake Vermilion Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1925, replaced in 1978
Lost Through truss bridge over channel of Lake Vermilion (former North Fork Vermilion River) on Denmark Road in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Marietta Road Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built ca. 1900; Replaced 1978
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Southern Railroad Yard (Inman) on Marietta Road in Atlanta
Replaced by new bridge

Massachusetts Street Bridge (3rd) (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built by Douglas County in 1917 - Demolished late 1970s
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kansas River on US 24/US 40/ Massachusetts Street in Lawrence
Replaced by new bridge

Mcgaughey Chapel Road Bridge (Whitfield County, Georgia)
Replaced 1978
Lost concrete arch bridge over Coahulla Creek on Mcgaughey Chapel Road
Replaced by new bridge

Moore Covered Bridge 14-26-02x (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built in 1876 by William T. Washer, replaced in 1978 after damage from a large truck.
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Patoka River
Removed and replaced

Prather Bridge (Oconee County, South Carolina)
Built 1920; Burned April 9th 1978
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Tugaloo River on Cleveland Pike Road
Destroyed by fire

Red Rock Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Built in 1890 as RR bridge, converted to car bridge 1947, Replaced 1966, Demolished 1978.
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on US 66
Replaced by new I-40 bridge

Reeves Station Bridge (Gordon County, Georgia)
Built 1915, replaced 1978?
Lost through truss bridge over Oostanaula River on Reeves Station Road
Replaced by new bridge

Reyno Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Built 1930; replaced 1978
Lost through truss bridge over Current River on AR 328 at Reyno
Replaced by a new bridge

RI/CNW Overpass (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1974; Removed 1978
Lost Girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Rock Island/Central Iowa Railway
Removed

Six Mile Creek Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1978
Lost Pony truss bridge over Six Mile Creek on County Rd D 65 (Carbon City Rd)


Third Street Viaduct (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1924; replaced 1978
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over BNSF Railroad on W. 3rd St. in Tulsa
Replaced by new bridge

Tuscarwas River Bridge (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)
built in early 1900's, lost in late 1970's.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tuscarwas River on formerly pikes peak ocean to ocean highway, now lock 17 road
Removed but not replaced

Union Pacific High Bridge (Spokane County, Washington)
Built in 1913 as part of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation companys' Spokane-Ayer cutoff. Abandoned in 1973 due to EXPO '74 line relocations, and removed in 1977-78.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Latah Creek & Spokane River on Union Pacific RR Ayer Subdivision
Removed but not replaced

US18 Big Sioux River Bridge (Old) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1927; Replaced 1978
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on US 18
Replaced by a new bridge

US63 Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1917; Replaced 1978
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Iowa River on US63
Replaced by a new bridge

Westvale Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1901; Replaced 1978
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Assabet River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge