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Agler Road Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Completed in 1919, destroyed in 1980
Lost concrete arch bridge over Alum Creek on Agler Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Arkoma Bridge (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Poteau River on OK 9A in Arkoma
Replaced by new bridge
Augustine Cutoff Bridge (1885) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1885 for B&O Railroad, replaced with stone arch bridge 1910; Converted to road bridge 1920; Pratt truss replaced with Warren truss 1980;
Deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff in Wilmington
Replaced by a new bridge
Back Bone Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over former C&EI Railroad on Back Bone Road south of Danville
Replaced by new bridge
Barrett Mill Bridge 35-36-11x (Highland County, Ohio)
Arsoned on October 14, 1980.
Lost Long through truss bridge over Rocky Fork
Destroyed by fire
Bloomfield Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; closed 1978; demolished 1980; replaced 1986
Lost Deck truss bridge over P&W Subdivision, Pittsburgh Line, Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, Local streets on Bloomfield Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge
BN - Nighthawk Railway Bridge (Okanogan County, Washington)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Similkameen River on Washington & Great Northern Railway
Collapsed
Braswell Tunnel (Paulding County, Georgia)
Opened 1882, abandoned 1980
Tunnel under Brushy Mountain on an abandoned alignment of Southern Railway (Formerly the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad)
Abandoned
Buffalo Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Milwaukee River on Buffalo Street
No longer exists
CB&Q - E. Fork Crooked Creek Tributary Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Lost Polygonal Pratt through truss over Tributary of E. Fork Crooked Creek on CB&Q Railroad
Demolished
CBQ - Illinois River Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built 1932, RR line abandoned 1970's, bridge removed summer 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River now removed Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Removed
CCC Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1936; Replaced 1980
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Nehalem River on Nehalem River Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Cedar Avenue Bridge (Old) (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1890, removed in 1980 shortly after the current bridge was built.
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Cedar Avneue
Removed
Centerville Bridge (1922) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1980
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 188th Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Choptank River Drawbridge (1913) (Caroline County, Maryland)
Built in 1913; removed in 1980
Lost pony Plate girder bascule bridge over the Choptank River on Bridge St/MD 404 BUS
No longer exists
Circus Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1885; One span later replaced with a Warren pony truss; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on State Road 124 (Old Alignment)
Replaced by bridge on a new alignment and removed.
CNJ - Newark Bay Lift Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1926; site of Newark Bay Bridge Accident in 1958; damaged in ship collision 1966; railroad abandoned 1976; lift spans demolished 1980, approach spans demolished 1988
Lost vertical lift bridge over Newark Bay on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
Removed
Colusa Bridge (Colusa County, California)
Built in 1901; rehabilitated in 1947-8, replaced 1980
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on Bridge Street
Bridge replaced 1980
Combination Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1890-96; North Approach replaced 1907; Nebraska swing span electrified 1919; South approach replaced 1922; North Approach rebuilt 1929; Rails removed 1937; Iowa swing span removed 1957; Cantilevered roadways widened 1961-62; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Old US 20 in Sioux City
Replaced by new bridge
CR - Olean Creek Bridge (Cattaraugus County, New York)
Built 1918, Removed in the 1980s
Pony plate girder bridge over Olean Creek
Demolished
CSRR - Long Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
HAER says initial construction 1896; however NR says 1867; CSX abandoned the railroad line in the late 1970s or 1980s
Bridge over Antietam Creek on Formerly B&O/CSX
Removed completely, piers visible on google & bing maps
Dvorak Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1911, Raised 1912; South span washed away by ice gorge June 1918; Repaired 1920; Replaced on a new aligment 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Louisa-Johnson Road
Removed
Ell Creek Bridge (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1910
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Ell Creek on Ell Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Fall City Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1917; Replaced 1980
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Snoqualmie River on Route 202
Replaced by a new bridge
Fillmore Bridge (Allegany County, New York)
Built 1878; Two spans replaced with Pratt truss spans in 1902
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Genesee River on CR 4
Replaced by a new bridge
Gant Ford Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built in 1897 by the Indiana Bridge Company, replaced in 1980 using a prestressed beam on the existing abutments.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on Pipe Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)
Truss spans built 1896; approaches built 1926; swing span built somewhat later than 1926; replaced 1980 by bridge on new alignment
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Rte 27
Replaced by a new bridge
Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Older) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Pivot span built 1853; Pennsylvania through truss spans built 1896 to replace Howe truss covered spans; pivot span replaced 1907; totally replaced in 1980
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Route 27
Replaced by a new bridge
Garwood Bridge (Old) (Colorado County, Texas)
Built 1938; Replaced 1980
Lost Bridge over Colorado River on FM 950
Replaced by a new bridge
Grove Street over Erie-Lackawanna Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Erie-Lackawanna RR on Grove Street
Removed but not replaced
Hickman Lockhart Memorial Bridge (Benton County, Tennessee)
Built 1940; replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US70
Replaced by a UCEB in 1980
Holland's Ferry Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1900; Removed Novermber 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Removed
Honeydew Creek Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Replaced 1980, apparently replaced again in 1990
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Honeydew Creek on Wilder Ridge Road
Replaced by new bridge
Honeytown Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built in 1882; Struck by pickup truck September 11, 1980, causing north span to collapse - was subsequently removed around year's end
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 25 East
Destroyed by collision
IA150 Cedar River Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1935; Replaced 1980
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Cedar River on IA 150
Replaced by a new bridge
Index Bridge (Little River County, Arkansas)
Built 1919; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on US 71 built 1919
Replaced by new bridge 1980
Kickapoo Creek Bridge (Logan County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Lost Through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge 1980.
KY 298 Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Lost Through truss bridge over North Fork of Panther Creek
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.
Liberty Bayou Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built in 1941; replaced 1980
Concrete stringer wooden bridge over Liberty Bayou on Louisiana Route 433
Replaced by a new bridge
Loveland Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1913 to replace a bridge lost in the great flood; Replaced 1980
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Loveland Road
Replaced by new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Black River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Main Street-Umatilla River Bridge (Old) (Umatilla County, Oregon)
Lost Pony/through girder bridge over Umatilla River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Maple Street Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on Maple Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Mare Island Bridge (1935) (Solano County, California)
Built 1935; replaced 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mare Island Strait on Mare Island Shipyard RD w RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Marion Street Arch Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1980
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Maquoketa River on Marion Street in Manchester
Replaced by a new bridge
Milford Bridge (Kosciusko County, Indiana)
Replaced 1980
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on Main Street (Old SR 15)
Replaced by new bridge
Milo Lemert Memorial Bridge (Hardin County, Tennessee)
Built 1930
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 64/SR 15/SR 69
Replaced by a new bridge
MILW - Lincoln Highway Overpass (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1917; Removed 1980
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over US 30 on Railroad (MILW)
Removed
MILW - Olin Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built here 1913, Removed 1980
Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced
MILW - South Timber Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1913; Westbound track removed and reused 1934; Removed 1980
Lost deck girder Bridge over South Timber Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
MILW - South Timber Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1900, Widened 1913; westbound track removed 1934, eastbound track removed 1980
Lost deck girder bridge over South Timber Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced; Abutments & support still remain
MILW - Stone City Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
MILW - Wisconsin River Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Built 1894; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Du Bay (Wisconsin River) on Railroad (MILW) and SR 34
Replaced by a new bridge
Minnesota Avenue Overpass (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1901; Replaced 1980
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Minnesota Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Niger Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Bean Creek on Bothwell Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
NYC - DePue Swing Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1900
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Illinois River on New York Central Railroad/Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
No longer exists
NYC - Sandusky Bay Bridge (Old) (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built in ? :replaced maybe in 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sandusky Bay on New York Central RR
No longer exists
Old Detroit Avenue Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1910; replaced 1980
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Rocky River on Detroit Avenue (Old Alignment)
Superstructure replaced
Old Parrots Ferry Bridge (Tuolumne County, California)
Built 1937, flooded 1980.
Luten arch bridge over Stanislaus River on Old Parrots Ferry Road
Inundated
Old Rooster Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)
Built ca.1925; Demolished 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on former Hwy 80 route
Lost
Orchard Street Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1903 by the Champion Bridge Company; replaced in 1980.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork of Licking River on Orchard Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Parkersburg Bridge (1916) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1916; Demolished 1980; Replaced by the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge
Lost suspension bridge over Ohio River
No longer exists
Pekin Lift Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost Strauss vertical-lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on IL 9 in Pekin
Replaced by a new bridge
Plattin Creek Wagon Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Plattin Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Rice Creek Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1980
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Rice Creek on Twp 24
Replaced by a new bridge
Rocky Ford Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1910, replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on N850E Road
Replaced by new bridge
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge (Eaton County, Michigan)
Built 1897; closed 1977; replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Smithville Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980
Smoky Hill River Arch Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)
Built 1923
Lost concrete through arch bridge over Smoky Hill River on Rain Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Sock Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)
Built 1893; Demolished 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Dam River on Sock Road in Town of Lowell
Demolished 1980, replaced by new bridge
South Papillion Creek Bridge (Sarpy County, Nebraska)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Papillion Creek on N 120th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980
Springboro IN 18 Tippecanoe River bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Replaced in 1980
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on IN 18
Replaced by new bridge
SR 257 East Fork White River Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)
Replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over E F White River on SR 257
Replaced by a new bridge
Strawberry River Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Strawberry River on CR 292 (old AR 25)
Demolished
Thornburg Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Chartiers Creek on Route 60
Replaced by a new bridge
Tibbs Bridge (Murray County, Georgia)
Built 1918 to replace a wooden bridge that had been there since the 1880's, replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Conasauga River on Tibbs Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge
Toutle River Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Lost Warren through truss bridge over North Fork Toutle River on SR-504
Destroyed in the 1980 Mt. St. Helens Eruption
Trinity Covered Bridge 17-64-01x (Lawrence County, Kentucky)
Last authentic covered bridge built in Kentucky. Disappeared in October, 1981. It was replaced by a concrete structure.
Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over East Fork of Little Sandy River on Little East Fork Road in Fallsburg
Lost
Trinity River Bridge (Trinity County, California)
Lost Through truss bridge over Trinity River on SR 3
Replaced by a new bridge
Twin Bridges (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1878; collapsed 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Road
Collapsed and replaced by a new bridge
Tyler-Goodwyn Bridge (Montgomery County, Alabama)
Built in the 1920s; Removed 1980
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Alabama River on AL 143
Removed but not replaced
US 150 Sangamon River Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Sangamon River on US 150
Replaced by a new bridge
US 90 Mermentau River Bridge (Acadia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1924; replaced 1979
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mermentau River on US 90
Replaced by a new bridge
US61 Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1931, Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge
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Lost 1980
View Exhibit mapAgler Road Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)Completed in 1919, destroyed in 1980
Lost concrete arch bridge over Alum Creek on Agler Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Arkoma Bridge (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)Lost Parker through truss bridge over Poteau River on OK 9A in Arkoma
Replaced by new bridge
Augustine Cutoff Bridge (1885) (New Castle County, Delaware)Built 1885 for B&O Railroad, replaced with stone arch bridge 1910; Converted to road bridge 1920; Pratt truss replaced with Warren truss 1980;
Deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff in Wilmington
Replaced by a new bridge
Back Bone Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over former C&EI Railroad on Back Bone Road south of Danville
Replaced by new bridge
Barrett Mill Bridge 35-36-11x (Highland County, Ohio)Arsoned on October 14, 1980.
Lost Long through truss bridge over Rocky Fork
Destroyed by fire
Bloomfield Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1914; closed 1978; demolished 1980; replaced 1986
Lost Deck truss bridge over P&W Subdivision, Pittsburgh Line, Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, Local streets on Bloomfield Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge
BN - Nighthawk Railway Bridge (Okanogan County, Washington)Lost Howe through truss bridge over Similkameen River on Washington & Great Northern Railway
Collapsed
Branch Neosho River Bridge (Labette County, Kansas)
Built 1914
Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Neosho River, 5.9 mi. east of Labette
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1914
Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Neosho River, 5.9 mi. east of Labette
Replaced by a new bridge
Braswell Tunnel (Paulding County, Georgia)Opened 1882, abandoned 1980
Tunnel under Brushy Mountain on an abandoned alignment of Southern Railway (Formerly the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad)
Abandoned
Buffalo Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Milwaukee River on Buffalo Street
No longer exists
CB&Q - E. Fork Crooked Creek Tributary Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)Lost Polygonal Pratt through truss over Tributary of E. Fork Crooked Creek on CB&Q Railroad
Demolished
CBQ - Illinois River Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)Built 1932, RR line abandoned 1970's, bridge removed summer 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River now removed Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Removed
CCC Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)Built 1936; Replaced 1980
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Nehalem River on Nehalem River Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Cedar Avenue Bridge (Old) (Dakota County, Minnesota)Built 1890, removed in 1980 shortly after the current bridge was built.
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Cedar Avneue
Removed
Centerville Bridge (1922) (Boone County, Iowa)Built 1922; Replaced 1980
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 188th Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Choptank River Drawbridge (1913) (Caroline County, Maryland)Built in 1913; removed in 1980
Lost pony Plate girder bascule bridge over the Choptank River on Bridge St/MD 404 BUS
No longer exists
Circus Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)Built 1885; One span later replaced with a Warren pony truss; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on State Road 124 (Old Alignment)
Replaced by bridge on a new alignment and removed.
Clinton Street Bridge (Defiance County, Ohio)
Built 1932; replaced 1980 by concrete box beam bridge on 1932 piers
Steel stringer bridge over Maumee River on Clinton Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1932; replaced 1980 by concrete box beam bridge on 1932 piers
Steel stringer bridge over Maumee River on Clinton Street
Replaced by a new bridge
CNJ - Newark Bay Lift Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)Built 1926; site of Newark Bay Bridge Accident in 1958; damaged in ship collision 1966; railroad abandoned 1976; lift spans demolished 1980, approach spans demolished 1988
Lost vertical lift bridge over Newark Bay on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
Removed
CNW - Little Sioux River Bridge (Brooke) (Buena Vista County, Iowa)
Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Sioux River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed
Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Sioux River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed
Colusa Bridge (Colusa County, California)Built in 1901; rehabilitated in 1947-8, replaced 1980
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on Bridge Street
Bridge replaced 1980
Combination Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)Built 1890-96; North Approach replaced 1907; Nebraska swing span electrified 1919; South approach replaced 1922; North Approach rebuilt 1929; Rails removed 1937; Iowa swing span removed 1957; Cantilevered roadways widened 1961-62; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Old US 20 in Sioux City
Replaced by new bridge
CR - Olean Creek Bridge (Cattaraugus County, New York)Built 1918, Removed in the 1980s
Pony plate girder bridge over Olean Creek
Demolished
CSRR - Long Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)HAER says initial construction 1896; however NR says 1867; CSX abandoned the railroad line in the late 1970s or 1980s
Bridge over Antietam Creek on Formerly B&O/CSX
Removed completely, piers visible on google & bing maps
Dry Fork of Bear Creek Bridge (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Dry Fork of Bear Creek on US 65
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Dry Fork of Bear Creek on US 65
Replaced by new bridge
Dvorak Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)Built 1911, Raised 1912; South span washed away by ice gorge June 1918; Repaired 1920; Replaced on a new aligment 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Louisa-Johnson Road
Removed
East Fork Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Removed or innundated when Blue Springs Lake was built ca 1980
Bridge over East Fork Little Blue river on Road
Removed or innundated when Blue Springs Lake was built ca 1980
Bridge over East Fork Little Blue river on Road
Ell Creek Bridge (Dubois County, Indiana)Built ca. 1910
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Ell Creek on Ell Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Fall City Bridge (King County, Washington)Built 1917; Replaced 1980
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Snoqualmie River on Route 202
Replaced by a new bridge
Farm Entrance Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1920
Steel stringer bridge over Drainage Ditch on Field Road
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Steel stringer bridge over Drainage Ditch on Field Road
Open to traffic
Fillmore Bridge (Allegany County, New York)Built 1878; Two spans replaced with Pratt truss spans in 1902
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Genesee River on CR 4
Replaced by a new bridge
Gant Ford Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)Built in 1897 by the Indiana Bridge Company, replaced in 1980 using a prestressed beam on the existing abutments.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on Pipe Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)Truss spans built 1896; approaches built 1926; swing span built somewhat later than 1926; replaced 1980 by bridge on new alignment
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Rte 27
Replaced by a new bridge
Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Older) (Kennebec County, Maine)Pivot span built 1853; Pennsylvania through truss spans built 1896 to replace Howe truss covered spans; pivot span replaced 1907; totally replaced in 1980
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Route 27
Replaced by a new bridge
Garwood Bridge (Old) (Colorado County, Texas)Built 1938; Replaced 1980
Lost Bridge over Colorado River on FM 950
Replaced by a new bridge
Grove Street over Erie-Lackawanna Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Erie-Lackawanna RR on Grove Street
Removed but not replaced
Hickman Lockhart Memorial Bridge (Benton County, Tennessee)Built 1940; replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US70
Replaced by a UCEB in 1980
Holland's Ferry Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)Built 1900; Removed Novermber 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Removed
Honeydew Creek Bridge (Humboldt County, California)Replaced 1980, apparently replaced again in 1990
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Honeydew Creek on Wilder Ridge Road
Replaced by new bridge
Honeytown Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)Built in 1882; Struck by pickup truck September 11, 1980, causing north span to collapse - was subsequently removed around year's end
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 25 East
Destroyed by collision
IA150 Cedar River Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)Built 1935; Replaced 1980
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Cedar River on IA 150
Replaced by a new bridge
Index Bridge (Little River County, Arkansas)Built 1919; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on US 71 built 1919
Replaced by new bridge 1980
Isett Avenue Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1912; Replaced 1980
Bridge over Geneva Creek on Isett Avenue & Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1912; Replaced 1980
Bridge over Geneva Creek on Isett Avenue & Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Kickapoo Creek Bridge (Logan County, Illinois)Built 1898
Lost Through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge 1980.
KY 298 Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)Lost Through truss bridge over North Fork of Panther Creek
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.
Liberty Bayou Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)Built in 1941; replaced 1980
Concrete stringer wooden bridge over Liberty Bayou on Louisiana Route 433
Replaced by a new bridge
Loveland Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built 1913 to replace a bridge lost in the great flood; Replaced 1980
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Loveland Road
Replaced by new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Wisconsin)Replaced 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Black River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Main Street-Umatilla River Bridge (Old) (Umatilla County, Oregon)Lost Pony/through girder bridge over Umatilla River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Maple Street Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on Maple Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Mare Island Bridge (1935) (Solano County, California)Built 1935; replaced 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mare Island Strait on Mare Island Shipyard RD w RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Marion Street Arch Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)Built ?; Replaced 1980
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Maquoketa River on Marion Street in Manchester
Replaced by a new bridge
Milford Bridge (Kosciusko County, Indiana)Replaced 1980
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on Main Street (Old SR 15)
Replaced by new bridge
Milo Lemert Memorial Bridge (Hardin County, Tennessee)Built 1930
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 64/SR 15/SR 69
Replaced by a new bridge
MILW - Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on former Milwaukee Road
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on former Milwaukee Road
Demolished
MILW - County Road R27 Overpass (Boone County, Iowa)
Removed 1980
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Highway R27 on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Removed 1980
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Highway R27 on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced
MILW - Honey Creek Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1914, Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
Built 1914, Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
MILW - Lincoln Highway Overpass (Boone County, Iowa)Built 1917; Removed 1980
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over US 30 on Railroad (MILW)
Removed
MILW - Olin Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)Built here 1913, Removed 1980
Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced
MILW - South Timber Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)Built 1913; Westbound track removed and reused 1934; Removed 1980
Lost deck girder Bridge over South Timber Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
MILW - South Timber Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)Built Ca. 1900, Widened 1913; westbound track removed 1934, eastbound track removed 1980
Lost deck girder bridge over South Timber Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced; Abutments & support still remain
MILW - Stone City Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)Built 1882; Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
MILW - Wisconsin River Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)Built 1894; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Du Bay (Wisconsin River) on Railroad (MILW) and SR 34
Replaced by a new bridge
MILW/CNW Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Removed 1980
Lost Girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
Removed 1980
Lost Girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
Minnesota Avenue Overpass (Old) (Story County, Iowa)Built 1901; Replaced 1980
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Minnesota Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Niger Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Bean Creek on Bothwell Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
NYC - DePue Swing Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Built 1900
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Illinois River on New York Central Railroad/Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
No longer exists
NYC - Sandusky Bay Bridge (Old) (Ottawa County, Ohio)Built in ? :replaced maybe in 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sandusky Bay on New York Central RR
No longer exists
Old Detroit Avenue Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1910; replaced 1980
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Rocky River on Detroit Avenue (Old Alignment)
Superstructure replaced
Old Parrots Ferry Bridge (Tuolumne County, California)Built 1937, flooded 1980.
Luten arch bridge over Stanislaus River on Old Parrots Ferry Road
Inundated
Old Rooster Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)Built ca.1925; Demolished 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on former Hwy 80 route
Lost
Orchard Street Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)Built 1903 by the Champion Bridge Company; replaced in 1980.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork of Licking River on Orchard Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Parkersburg Bridge (1916) (Wood County, West Virginia)Built 1916; Demolished 1980; Replaced by the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge
Lost suspension bridge over Ohio River
No longer exists
Pekin Lift Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost Strauss vertical-lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on IL 9 in Pekin
Replaced by a new bridge
Plattin Creek Wagon Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Plattin Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
RI - Pitman Creek Trestle (Lee County, Iowa)
Demolished in 1980
Lost Stringer bridge over Pitman Creek
Lost
Demolished in 1980
Lost Stringer bridge over Pitman Creek
Lost
Rice Creek Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)Built 1980
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Rice Creek on Twp 24
Replaced by a new bridge
Rock Rapids North Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1900; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Rocky Ford Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Built ca. 1910, replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on N850E Road
Replaced by new bridge
Shelhorn Metal Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Built 1933; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Flatrock River on State Road 3
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1933; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Flatrock River on State Road 3
Replaced by new bridge
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge (Eaton County, Michigan)Built 1897; closed 1977; replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Smithville Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980
Smoky Hill River Arch Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)Built 1923
Lost concrete through arch bridge over Smoky Hill River on Rain Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Sock Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)Built 1893; Demolished 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Dam River on Sock Road in Town of Lowell
Demolished 1980, replaced by new bridge
South Papillion Creek Bridge (Sarpy County, Nebraska)Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Papillion Creek on N 120th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980
Springboro IN 18 Tippecanoe River bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)Replaced in 1980
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on IN 18
Replaced by new bridge
SR 257 East Fork White River Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)Replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over E F White River on SR 257
Replaced by a new bridge
State Street Drawbridge (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built in 1925 ; Replaced in the late 1980's
Lost Bridge over Woodbridge Creek on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built in 1925 ; Replaced in the late 1980's
Lost Bridge over Woodbridge Creek on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Strawberry River Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)Lost Through truss bridge over Strawberry River on CR 292 (old AR 25)
Demolished
Thornburg Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Chartiers Creek on Route 60
Replaced by a new bridge
Tibbs Bridge (Murray County, Georgia)Built 1918 to replace a wooden bridge that had been there since the 1880's, replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Conasauga River on Tibbs Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge
Toutle River Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)Lost Warren through truss bridge over North Fork Toutle River on SR-504
Destroyed in the 1980 Mt. St. Helens Eruption
Town Branch Creek Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1980
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Town Branch Creek on Us 71B
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1980
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Town Branch Creek on Us 71B
Replaced by new bridge
Trinity Covered Bridge 17-64-01x (Lawrence County, Kentucky)Last authentic covered bridge built in Kentucky. Disappeared in October, 1981. It was replaced by a concrete structure.
Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over East Fork of Little Sandy River on Little East Fork Road in Fallsburg
Lost
Trinity River Bridge (Trinity County, California)Lost Through truss bridge over Trinity River on SR 3
Replaced by a new bridge
Tuscarawas River C&M Railroad truss (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)
The railroad was abandoned around 1980-1985.
Lost Bridge over Tuscarawas River on Railroad
Some truss supports still might be seeable.
The railroad was abandoned around 1980-1985.
Lost Bridge over Tuscarawas River on Railroad
Some truss supports still might be seeable.
Twin Bridges (Winneshiek County, Iowa)Built 1878; collapsed 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Road
Collapsed and replaced by a new bridge
Tyler-Goodwyn Bridge (Montgomery County, Alabama)Built in the 1920s; Removed 1980
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Alabama River on AL 143
Removed but not replaced
US 150 Sangamon River Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)Lost Through truss bridge over Sangamon River on US 150
Replaced by a new bridge
US 90 Mermentau River Bridge (Acadia Parish, Louisiana)Built 1924; replaced 1979
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mermentau River on US 90
Replaced by a new bridge
US61 Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)Built 1931, Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge
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