Lost 1981

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Avila Truss Bridge No. 5 (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Built 1883, converted to automobile bridge around 1941, abandoned 1967, collapsed 1981
Lost Through truss bridge over San Luis Creek on Pacific Coast Railroad/Avila Beach Drive
Collapsed. One concrete peir remains.

Bennett Viaduct (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1911, Dismantled 1981.
Lost Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on G street
Removed but not replaced

Black Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Previous span was a wooden trestle with Howe deck truss bridge built in 1878. The 1900 span was of steel trestle design.
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago-Milwaukee and Pacific RR in Jackson
Removed

Charleston Ave Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1915; replaced 1981
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over ICRR on Charleston Ave (IL 16) in Mattoon
Replaced by new bridge

Clanahan Road Bridge (Pope County, Illinois)
Built 1897 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; replaced 1981
Lost through truss over Bay Creek on Clanahan Road near Tansill
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Crooked Creek CR 387 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Lost bridge over Crooked Creek on CR 387 near Route RA, southwest of Crump
Replaced by a concrete span in 1981

Danville Railroad Bridge (Benton County, Tennessee)
The original wooden bridge was built at this location in 1859. It was modified and rehabilitated in the 1870's then rebuilt in 1931 by the VIrginia Bridge Co. Ten years later in 1941 the bridge had to be raised due to the creation of Kentucky Lake.
Abandoned through truss bridge over Tennessee River/Kentucky Lake on L & N Railroad
Disassembled on Benton County side,the two spans on the Houston County side are used as a private residence

Georgia-Carolina Memorial Bridge (Elbert County, Georgia)
Built in 1927; Replaced 1981
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Savannah River on Sr 72
Replaced by new bridge

HH Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Replaced 1981
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Fountain Creek on HH Road (TR 47)
Replaced by new bridge

Kelso Creek Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Kelso Creek on 2nd St.
Replaced by a new bridge

Lewis Street Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1906, closed in the 70s, demolished 1981
Lost two-span through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on Lewis Street in Humboldt
No longer exists

LL Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Replaced 1981
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Richland Creek on LL Road (TR 121)
Replaced by new bridge

Lonsdale Avenue Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1907; replaced ca. 1981
Lost through truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Amtrak) on Lonsdale Avenue (RI 122)
Replaced by new bridge

Lukefahr Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1904; replaced 1981
Lost bridge over Whitewater River on CR 472 near the Bollinger County line northwest of Kurreville
No longer exists

M&StL Mississippi River Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)
Built 1909; Abandoned 1971; Partially lost to fire in 1981
Vertical lift bridge that carried the M&StL across the Mississippi River at Keithsburg
Abandoned

Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Bult 1927; Replaced 1981
Lost Marsh arch bridge railroad on W 8th St N in Newton
Replaced by new bridge

Mollies Rock Road Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by C.W. Lane; probably replaced 1981
Lost through truss bridge over Symmes Creek on Nollies Rock Road (CR 40)
Open to traffic

Posey Creek Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Lost 1981
Lost Pony truss bridge over Posey Creek on Yale Ave
Collapsed

Sherburne Bridge (Fleming County, Kentucky)
Originally a privately owned toll bridge. Lost to arson on April 6, 1981.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Licking River in Sherburne
Destroyed by fire

Smith Street Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Replaced ca. 1981
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Amtrak) on Smith Street (US 44)
Replaced by new bridge

Wittenberg Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
First bridge built at an unknown date and replaced 1981 by a parallel steel stringer bridge. Second bridge replaced in 1998 by the current bridge on a new alignment downstream
Pair of lost bridges on CR 438 over Brazeau Creek at Wittenberg
Stone and concrete piers from both bridges remain