Lost 1980

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Back Bone Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1872, 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 (Highland County, Ohio)
Arsoned on October 14, 1980.
Lost Long through truss bridge over Rocky Fork
Destroyed by fire

CB&Q Railroad Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Built approx 1880's, swing span added 1914-replaced by lift span 1932, RR line abandoned 1970's, bridge removed summer 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River now removed--carried CB & Q RR
Lost

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

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

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

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

IA150 Cedar River Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Replaced 1980
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Cedar River on IA 150
Replaced by a new bridge

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

MILW Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Removed 1980
Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Newark Bay Lift Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1926; site of Newark Bay Bridge Accident in 1948; 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

Old Rooster Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)
Built ca.1925; Demolished 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on former Hwy 80 route
Lost

Pacific Short Line 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

Parkersburg Suspension Bridge (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 1929, Replaced 1980
Lost Bridge over Illinois River on IL9 in Pekin
Replaced by a new bridge

Pitman Creek Trestle (Lee County, Iowa)
Demolished in 1980
Lost Stringer bridge over Pitman Creek
Lost

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

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

Springboro IN 18 Tippecanoe River bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on IN 18
Replaced by new bridge

Stone City Railroad Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Removed

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 (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 Fallasburg
Lost

Vine Street Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Removed 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Vine Street
Removed but not replaced