Lost 1979

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Ada Covered Bridge (Original) (Kent County, Michigan)
Lost Brown through truss bridge over Thornapple River
Arsoned in 1979

Batesville Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
Built 1926-27; Replaced by a modern bridge in 1979
Lost through truss swing bridge over White River on US 167 at Batesville
Replaced by a new bridge

Bedell Covered Bridge (Orange County, Vermont)
Built 1866; Tolls Eliminated 1916; Rehabilitated 1929; Closed 1958; Rehabilitated 1976; Destroyed 1979
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conneticut River on Toll House Road
Destroyed in windstorm

Bird Creek Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1979
Lost through truss bridge over Bird Creek on old alignment of US 75/US 169 (N. Mingo Rd.) in Tulsa
Replaced by new bridge

C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change, removed 1979
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Former C&NW RR
Removed but not replaced

Canadian River Bridge (Potter County, Texas)
Replaced 1979
Lost Through truss bridge over Canadian River on US 87 SB
Replaced by new bridge

CNW - Wisconsin Rapids Bridge (Wood County, Wisconsin)
Built 1901; Demolished 1979
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on CNW (Abandoned)
Removed

Conrail - Wisconnisco Creek Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Removed 1979-1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wisconisco Creek on Conrail
Removed but not replaced

CR - Allendale Main Street (Wabash County, Illinois)
Lost Arch bridge
No longer exists

Cuzco Road Bridge (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built in 1891 by the Lafayette Bridge Company; abandoned for many years before being replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Patoka River on Cuzco Road
Replaced by new bridge

Dauphin Island Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1955; Destroyed 1979 by Hurricane Frederic
Lost Warren through truss vertical lift over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Pass aux Herons) on AL 193
Destroyed by Hurricane Frederic

Deep River Bridge (Guilford County, North Carolina)
Built 1928
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Deep River on NC-1334
Replaced by new bridge

Elm Grove Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on County Road 750 South
Replaced by a new bridge

Freemansburg-Steel City Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; Replaced 1979
Lost Through truss bridge over Lehigh River, Lehigh Canal & Railroad on Main Street
Replaced 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 West
Collapsed in October 1979 and replaced by a new bridge.

High Level Bridge (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1921; Replaced 1979
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Chagrin River on US 20
Replaced by a new bridge

IA1 English River Deck Truss (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1979
Lost Deck truss bridge over English River on IA 1
Replaced by a new bridge

IA175 South Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 1936, Replaced 1979
Lost closed-spandrel arch bridge over South Skunk River on IA 175
Replaced by a new bridge

IA9 Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Old) (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1979
Lost Bridge over Wapsipinicon River on IA 9
Replaced by a new bridge

Lewis Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1927; replaced 1979
Lost through truss bridge over the Missouri River on U. S. Highway 67, running parallel to the Bellefontaine Railroad Bridge
Replaced by a modern four-lane deck-girder bridge

Long Cane Creek Covered Bridge 40-33-01x (McCormick County, South Carolina)
Built in 1892; destroyed by arson fire in 1979.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Long Cane Creek
Destroyed by fire

Long Creek Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built in the late 1880s; Replaced 1979
Lost Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

Mansfield Cemetery Bridge (Piatt County, Illinois)
Built 1897; replaced 1979
Lost 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 accident
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek, Broadway Street (CSAH 147) on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Mount Sterling Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)
Built 1925; Replaced 1979
Lost through truss bridge over Gasconade River at Mount Sterling on US 50
Replaced 1979

North Hill Viaduct (Summit County, Ohio)
Built 1922; Demolished 1979
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Little Cuyahoga River on Main Street
No longer exists

Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Built 1929; Replaced 1979
Lost Double leaf bascule bridge over Northeast Cape Fear River on US-74
Replaced by a new bridge

Old New Haven Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Lost Truss bridge over Little Cedar River on Former alignment of Highway 9
Replaced by a new bridge upstream

PA29 Susquehanna River Bridge (Old) (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903; Replaced 1979
Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on SR-29
Replaced by a new bridge

Popps Ferry Bridge (Old) (Harrison County, Mississippi)
Replaced 1979
Lost Deck girder bridge over Biloxi Bay on Popps Ferry
Replaced by a new bridge

Republican River Bridge at Norway (Republic County, Kansas)
Built over the winter of 1886-1887. Please see bridge photos to read the entire syory of the bridge, as I photographed, in segments, a story published in the Salina Journal on July 29th, 1979 re: detailed history & planned replacement in the Fall
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Republican River on Kansas Highway 148 ( K-148)
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Dry Branch Creek Bridge #5 (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Destroyed August 1979
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on former Rock Island RR
Destroyed by derailment

Riegel Covered Bridge 38-19-35 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1870; Destroyed by arson May 30, 1979
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Roaring Creek on PA Route 312
Destroyed by fire 1979

Riley Lake Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Built 1893; bypassed 1979
Derelict through truss bridge over Riley Creek on Kaskaskia Street (FAS 861) north of Fort Kaskaskia State Park
Abandoned on private property, but appears to be intact

Rose Street Viaduct (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1913; Replaced 1979
Lost 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 1979
Lost Bridge over Saline River on IL 1
Replaced by new bridge

Sand Ridge Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Replaced by bridge on new alignment in 1979
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Town Creek Road (CH 5)
Replaced by a new bridge

Sherars Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Replaced 1979
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Deschutes River on OR 216
Replaced by new bridge

SP - Brazos Drawbridge (Old) (Napa County, California)
Built 1903 ; replaced 1979
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Napa River on Southern Pacific
Replaced by a new bridge

Sugar Island Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Replaced 1979(?)
Lost through truss bridge over Iroquois River on CH 37 near Sugar Island
Replaced by new bridge

US218 Floyd Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1979
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on US 218
Replaced by a new bridge

Wallrich Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1880; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 1979
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on TR 276B
Replaced by new bridge

Whipple Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1917; replaced 1979
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Blackstone River on RI 122 (Lonsdale Avenue)
Replaced by a new bridge

Wren Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Lost Through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on CR 1490E
Replaced by a new bridge on a new alignment