Lost 1979
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Alderbrook Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Originally built in Santa Barbara County; Relocated here in 1941; Replaced 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Santa Rosa Creek on Alderbrook DriveReplaced by new bridge
Antioch Road Bridge (Simpson County, Mississippi)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Branch Okatoma Creek on Antioch RoadReplaced by a new bridge in 1980
Bailey Avenue Bridge (NYC) (Erie County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over Conrail (frmr NYC) on Bailey Avenue US 62Replaced by a new bridge
Batesville Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
Built 1926-27; Replaced by a modern bridge in 1979Lost through truss swing bridge over White River on US 167 at BatesvilleReplaced by a new bridge
Bedell Covered Bridge (Orange County, Vermont)
Built 1866; Tolls Eliminated 1916; Rehabilitated 1929; Closed 1958; Rehabilitated 1976; Destroyed 1979Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conneticut River on Toll House RoadDestroyed in windstorm
Bird Creek Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1979Lost through truss bridge over Bird Creek on old alignment of US 75/US 169 (N. Mingo Rd.) in TulsaReplaced by new bridge
C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change, removed 1979Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Former C&NW RRRemoved but not replaced
Camp Arthur Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Lost Bridge over Smalls Creek on Camp Arthur RoadCollapsed. Replaced by new bridge.
Canadian River Bridge (Potter County, Texas)
Replaced 1979Lost Through truss bridge over Canadian River on US 87 SBReplaced by new bridge
Centerville Bridge (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Damaged by flooding multiple times; replaced in 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bentley Creek on PA 4024Replaced by a new bridge
Centre Street Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1911; Road deck added after the Hudson & Manhattan moved traffic onto the Dock Bridge; Removed 1979Lost Warren through truss bridge over Passaic River on NJ 158 & Pennsylvania RailroadRemoved but not replaced
CNW - Wisconsin Rapids Bridge (Wood County, Wisconsin)
Built 1901; Demolished 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on CNW (Abandoned)Removed
Conodoguinet Creek Bridge - Older (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Collapsed in 1979; replaced in 1980Lost Through truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Steelstown Road/PA 4006Replaced by a new bridge in 1980
CR 34 - Rock Run Creek Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Rock Run Creek on County Road 34Replaced by a new bridge
CR 950N-Anderson River Bridge (Spencer County, Indiana)
Replaced 1979Lost Through truss bridge over Anderson River on County Road 950 North (Austin Road)Replaced by new bridge
CRandIC - Summit Hills Overpass (Johnson County, Iowa)
Removed ca 1979 and replaced with a grade crossing on 7th AvenueLost Beam bridge over 9th/10th Avenue on Cedar Rapids & Iowa City RailwayFilled in
Cuzco Road Bridge (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built in 1891 by the Lafayette Bridge Company; abandoned for many years before being replacedLost Pratt through truss bridge over Patoka River on Cuzco RoadReplaced by new bridge
Dauphin Island Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1955; Destroyed 1979 by Hurricane FredericLost Warren through truss vertical lift over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Pass aux Herons) on AL 193Destroyed by Hurricane Frederic
Deep River Bridge (Guilford County, North Carolina)
Built 1928Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Deep River on NC-1334Replaced by new bridge
Dempsey Bridge (Old) (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1908Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 390th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Elkhorn River Bridge (Holt County, Nebraska)
Lost Through truss bridge over Elkhorn River on Front StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Elm Grove Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on County Road 750 SouthReplaced by a new bridge
Elm Valley Road-Galien River Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Struck by car October 7, 1979, and collapsedLost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Galien River on Elm Valley RoadDestroyed by collision
Fairmount Street Bailey Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Erected 1978; Replaced 1979Lost Bailey pony truss bridge over Black Hawk Creek on South Falrmount StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Freemansburg-Steel City Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; Replaced 1979Lost Through truss bridge over Lehigh River, Lehigh Canal & Railroad on Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Germany Bridge (Fulton County, Indiana)
Built in 1879 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; collapsed into the river in October of 1979.Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on County Road 375 WestCollapsed in October 1979 and replaced by a new bridge.
Heim's Mill Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Sauk River on MN 1Replaced by a new bridge
High Level Bridge (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1921; Replaced 1979Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Chagrin River on US 20Replaced by a new bridge
Highland Avenue Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Wallace Street on Highland AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Hufford Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1915 by Central States Bridge Company; Replaced 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Fork White Lick Creek on County Road 225 EastReplaced by new bridge
IA1 English River Deck Truss (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1979Lost Deck truss bridge over English River on IA 1Replaced by a new bridge
Kalamazoo Street Bridge (1926) (Ingham County, Michigan)
Built 1926; replaced 1979Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Grand River on Kalamazoo StreetReplaced by a new bridge
King's Ford Bridge (Orange County, Indiana)
Built 1897; Replaced 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Patoka River on Ethyl Road (CR 450 W)Replaced by new bridge
Lewis Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1927; replaced 1979Lost through truss bridge over the Missouri River on U. S. Highway 67, running parallel to the Bellefontaine Railroad BridgeReplaced by a modern four-lane deck-girder bridge
Logan Street Arch Bridge (Ingham County, Michigan)
Built 1928; Replaced 1979Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Grand River + Grand Trunk Western Railroad on Logan StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Long Creek Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built in the late 1880s; Replaced 1979Lost Bridge Replaced by a new bridge
Mansfield Cemetery Bridge (Piatt County, Illinois)
Built 1897; replaced 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Madden Creek on TR 150 (CR 1300 E)Replaced by new bridge
Milwaukee Road Trestle (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 for the Milwaukee Road, removed after a snowmobile accidentLost deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek, Broadway Street (CSAH 147) on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Mount Sterling Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)
Built 1925; Replaced 1979Lost through truss bridge over Gasconade River at Mount Sterling on US 50Replaced 1979
North Hill Viaduct (Summit County, Ohio)
Built 1922; Demolished 1979Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Little Cuyahoga River on Main StreetNo longer exists
North Street Bridge (Allegan County, Michigan)
Built 1907; Collapsed May 16, 1979Lost Two-Span Pratt pony truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on N. North StreetDestroyed May 16, 1979 due to overweight truck attempting to cross
Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Built 1929; Replaced 1979Lost Double leaf bascule bridge over Northeast Cape Fear River on US-74Replaced by a new bridge
Old Easley Bridge (Greenville County, South Carolina)
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Saluda River on Old Easley Bridge RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Old New Haven Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Lost Truss bridge over Little Cedar River on Former alignment of Highway 9Replaced by a new bridge upstream
Old Springfield Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Replaced 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Stillwater River on Old Springfield RoadReplaced by new bridge
Pendleton Bridge (Fulton County, Indiana)
Built 1888Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on County Road 200 WestReplaced by a new bridge
Popps Ferry Bridge (Old) (Harrison County, Mississippi)
Replaced 1979Lost Deck girder bridge over Biloxi Bay on Popps FerryReplaced by a new bridge
RI - Dry Branch Creek Bridge #5 (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Destroyed August 1979Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on former Rock Island RRDestroyed by derailment
Riegel Covered Bridge 38-19-35 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1870; Destroyed by arson May 30, 1979Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Roaring Creek on PA Route 312Destroyed by fire 1979
Riley Lake Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Built 1893; bypassed 1979Pratt through truss bridge over Riley Creek on Kaskaskia Street (FAS 861) north of Fort Kaskaskia State ParkAbandoned on private property, but appears to be intact
Rose Street Viaduct (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1913; Replaced 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Rose Street & Mississippi Valley Public Service Co.Replaced by a new bridge
Saline River IL 1 Bridge (Gallatin County, Illinois)
Replaced 1979Lost Bridge over Saline River on IL 1Replaced by new bridge
Sand Ridge Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Replaced by bridge on new alignment in 1979Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Town Creek Road (CH 5)Replaced by a new bridge
Sherars Bridge (1922) (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Replaced 1979Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Deschutes River on OR 216Replaced by new bridge
Shroyer Bridge (Marshall County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on a closed section of Pheasant RoadRemoved but not replaced
Solway Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Clinch River on TN 62Replaced by a new bridge
SOU - Tennessee River Bridge (1885) (Limestone County, Alabama)
Built 1885; Replaced 1979Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on Southern RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
SP - Brazos Drawbridge (Old) (Napa County, California)
Built 1903 ; replaced 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Napa River on Southern PacificReplaced by a new bridge
Spencer Creek Private Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Destroyed 1979Lost Pony truss bridge over Spencer Creek on Subdivision RoadDestroyed by flooding
State Street Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1910; replaced 1979Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tittabawassee River on State StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Sugar Island Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Replaced 1979(?)Lost through truss bridge over Iroquois River on CH 37 near Sugar IslandReplaced by new bridge
US151 Cascade Bridge (Old) (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1927; Replaced 1979Lost Deck plate girder bridge over North Fork Maquoketa River on US 151/161Replaced by a new bridge
US218 Floyd Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1979Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on US 218Replaced by a new bridge
Wallrich Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1880; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 1979Lost bowstring through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on TR 276BReplaced by new bridge
Whipple Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1917; replaced 1979Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Blackstone River on RI 122 (Lonsdale Avenue)Replaced by a new bridge
Wren Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)
Built 1898Lost Through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on CR 1490EReplaced by a new bridge on a new alignment