Lost 1983
View Exhibit map69th Street Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
First shows up on maps 1946; removed 1983
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on 69th Street/US 90
Removed but not replaced
First shows up on maps 1946; removed 1983
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on 69th Street/US 90
Removed but not replaced
Americus Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)Built in 1893 by Lafayette Bridge Co.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Grant Road
Replaced by new bridge
Baer Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Replaced 1983
Lost Miller & Borcherding pony truss bridge over Valmeyer Drainage Ditch on Baer Road (TR 20)
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1983
Lost Miller & Borcherding pony truss bridge over Valmeyer Drainage Ditch on Baer Road (TR 20)
Replaced by new bridge
Barber Bridge (Golden Valley County, Montana)Built 1911 by the Security Bridge Co.; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Musselshell River on CR 201
Replaced by new bridge
Bazaar Stone Arch Bridge (Chase County, Kansas)
Built 1898, Demolished 1983.
Lost triple span stone arch bridge
Lost
Built 1898, Demolished 1983.
Lost triple span stone arch bridge
Lost
Big Shawnee Creek CR 840E Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)Lost pony truss bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 840 E
Replaced by a new bridge
BM - Swift River Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)Built 1887
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Swift River, Main Street, and B&A Athol Branch ROW on B&M Central Massachusetts Branch (abandoned)
Removed but not replaced
Boldman Bridge (Pike County, Kentucky)Built Circa 1935; replaced by new bridge 1983
Lost wire suspension bridge over Big Sandy River on Kentucky Route 1364 in Pikeville
Replaced by new bridge
Broadway Avenue Bridge (Old) (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1932; Replaced 1983
Pratt+Howe Hybrid deck truss bridge over Cottonwood River on Broadway Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1932; Replaced 1983
Pratt+Howe Hybrid deck truss bridge over Cottonwood River on Broadway Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Cedar Hill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Completed Aug. 1908; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Big River on Cedar Hill Road at Cedar Hill
Replaced by a modern bridge
Completed Aug. 1908; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Big River on Cedar Hill Road at Cedar Hill
Replaced by a modern bridge
Cherry Creek Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)Built 1914; Replaced 1983
Lost Slab bridge over Cherry Creek on Downing Street
Replaced by new bridge
CNW Overpass (Boone County, Iowa)Removed ca. 1983
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad (CNW) on Railroad (FDDM)
Removed
Eagle Point Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)Built 1901, subsequent work in 1907, 1922 and 1936, destroyed in 1983
Lost Truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 151/US 61 in Dubuque
Lost
FDDM - Shady Oak Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)Built 1907; Timber trestle replaced by DPGs 1922; Removed ca 1983
Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad at Shady Oak
Removed
Half Mound Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)Purchased from a company in Nebraska and erected by Jefferson County in 1935. Replaced by a new bridge in 1983.
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Delaware River on Half Mound Road (FAS 1325)
Removed and replaced by new bridge on new alignment
Heineberg Bridge (Newer) (Chittenden County, Vermont)
Built 1937; Bypassed and demolished 1983
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Winooski River on Heineberg Drive (old alignment)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1937; Bypassed and demolished 1983
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Winooski River on Heineberg Drive (old alignment)
Replaced by a new bridge
Hemlock Bridge (Clark County, Wisconsin)Built 1914; Replaced 1983
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Black River on Riplinger Road in Town of Warner
Replaced by new bridge
Henderson Ferry (Baxter County, Arkansas)Built 1943, Replaced by bridge1983
Lost Ferry across Norfork Lake on US 62
No longer exists
I-95 Mianus River Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1958; partially collapsed June 28, 1983, killing 3 people; entire bridge replaced by new bridge in 1992
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Mianus River on I-95
One span collapsed due to corrosion of pin-and-hangar assembly
Built 1958; partially collapsed June 28, 1983, killing 3 people; entire bridge replaced by new bridge in 1992
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Mianus River on I-95
One span collapsed due to corrosion of pin-and-hangar assembly
J.H. Russell Covered Bridge 14-61-39x (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1897, moved to Jordan and Woody Farm as a barn ca. 1970, torn down in 1983
Lost covered bridge formally over Square Rock Branch Sugar Creek
Lost
Kaskaskia Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Replaced 1983
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Fults Drainage Ditch on Kaskakia Road (TR 149)
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1983
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Fults Drainage Ditch on Kaskakia Road (TR 149)
Replaced by new bridge
Kickapoo Creek Bridge (Logan County, Illinois)Built 1915 by the Decatur Bridge Company Replaced 1983 and left crumpled in field by new bridge
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on TR 61
Replaced by new bridge
Krotz Springs Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)Built 1934
Lost K-Parker through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on US-190
Replaced by a new bridge
Levee Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Replaced 1983
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Carr Creek on Levee Road (TR 28)
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1983
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Carr Creek on Levee Road (TR 28)
Replaced by new bridge
Lockwood Avenue Drawbridge (Harris County, Texas)Built 1927; Replaced 1983
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Adams Street/Lockwood Drive
Replaced by a new bridge
McBride Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)Built in 1871 by Benton Jones; destroyed by arson in 1983 and replaced.
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over North River on McBride Bridge Road (now McBride Road)
Destroyed by fire
McGirt's Bridge (Bladen County, North Carolina)Built 1923 by the Atlantic Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on US 701
Replaced by a new bridge
Medicine Bow River Bridge (Carbon County, Wyoming)
Built 1911; replaced 1983
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Medicine Bow River on County Road 291
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1911; replaced 1983
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Medicine Bow River on County Road 291
Replaced by a new bridge
Meriden Rock Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Kansas)Built ca. 1880; Replaced in 1983
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Rock Creek near Meriden
Replaced by a new bridge
Mill Creek Bridge (Scott County, Arkansas)Replaced 1983
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Mill Creek on US 71 in Y City
Replaced by new bridge
MILW - Cedar River Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Removed 1983
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on abandoned railroad (former MILW)
Removed
Removed 1983
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on abandoned railroad (former MILW)
Removed
MILW - Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Built 1905, widened in 1913, lost 1983
Lost Warren Deck Truss bridge over Cedar River on Former Milwaukee Road
Removed
Murtaugh Bridge (Twin Falls County, Idaho)Built 1915-16 by Charles H. Mull; replaced 1983
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Snake River on FAS 2744
Replaced by new bridge
North Fork Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)Built 1883 by the Smith Bridge Company; Replaced 1983
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork of Licking River on Kentucky State Route 539
Bridge has been replaced.
Old Rt. 36 Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)Built 1922; bypassed 1958 but remained open until Aug. 1979, removed 1983
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River on Old US 36 at Riverton
Replaced by a new bridge
Passyunk Avenue Bridge (Old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)Replaced 1983
Lost Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River
Replaced by a new bridge
Plymouth Avenue Bridge (Old) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1913; Raised 1953; Replaced 1983
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Plymouth Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
PR14 Puente Padre Inigo (Coamo, Puerto Rico)
Built 1853; bypassed by new bridge in 1983
Brick arch bridge over Río Coamo on PR 14
Open to pedestrians
Built 1853; bypassed by new bridge in 1983
Brick arch bridge over Río Coamo on PR 14
Open to pedestrians
RI - Abbot Crossing Trestle (Hardin County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Timber stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Timber stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
RI - Abbot Trestle (Hardin County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Timber stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Timber stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
RI - Cedar Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983, abutments reused in new trail bridge 2002
Lost Warren Deck Truss over Cedar Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with piers and abutments remaining. Abutments re-used in construction of new rail trail bridge.
RI - Cleves Trestle (Hardin County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Timber stringer bridge over unnamed branch of South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Timber stringer bridge over unnamed branch of South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
RI - County Road W55/Wayland Road Overpass (Washington County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over County Road W55/Wayland Road on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with one abutment remaining
RI - Eldon Rail Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)Built 1916, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River/ CR J12 (River Road) on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with piers and abutments remaining
RI - Fox River Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost DPG bridge over Center Branch Fox River on former Rock Island Railroad
Bridge removed, piers and abutments remaining
RI - IA1 Overpass (Jefferson County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost through plate girder bridge over IA 1 on former Rock Island RR
Removed
RI - IA2 Overpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)Built 1945, line abandoned 1980, removed 1983
Lost TPG bridge over Highway 2 on former Rock Island Railroad
Demolished
RI - North Fox Creek Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost DPG bridge over North Fox Creek on former Rock Island Railroad
Bridge removed, piers and abutments remaining
RI - North Walnut Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over North Walnut Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over North Walnut Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
RI - Old Road Overpass (Hardin County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Steel stringer bridge over former road on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Steel stringer bridge over former road on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
RI - Quince Avenue Overpass (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Deck plate girder bridge over Quince Ave on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with piers and abutments remaining
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Deck plate girder bridge over Quince Ave on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with piers and abutments remaining
RI - Skunk River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)Built 1943, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost DPG Bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed with piers and abutments remaining
RI - Soap Creek Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)Abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Subdivided warren through truss bridge over Soap Creek on former Rock Island Railroad
Piers and abutments remaining
RI - South Beaver Creek Bridge #1 (Grundy County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over South Beaver Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over South Beaver Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
RI - South Beaver Creek Bridge #2 (Grundy County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Steel stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Steel stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
RI - South Beaver Creek Bridge #3 (Grundy County, Iowa)Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Steel stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
RI - South Beaver Creek Bridge #4 (Hardin County, Iowa)Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
RI - South Fork Long Creek Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over South Fork Long Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with piers and abutments remaining
RI - South Walnut Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over South Walnut Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over South Walnut Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
RI - Spruce Avenue Overpass (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Spruce Ave./Burr Oak Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Spruce Ave./Burr Oak Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
RI - US34 Overpass (Jefferson County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Steel stringer bridge over US 34 on former Rock Island RR
Removed
RI - US63 Overpass (Davis County, Iowa)
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over U.S. Hwy 63 on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over U.S. Hwy 63 on former Rock Island RR
Demolished
RI - Walnut Creek Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with piers and abutments remaining
RI - West Fork Crooked Creek Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)Built 1945, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Crooked Creek on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with piers and abutments remaining
Sanders Ferry Bridge (Anderson County, South Carolina)Replaced 1983
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Savannah River on Sc 184, GA 368
Replaced by new bridge
SBD - Appomattox River Bridge (Petersburg, Virginia)Dismantled 1983
Lost Bridge over Appomattox River on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Removed but not replaced; Concrete arch pillars stand
SBD - North South Street Overpass (Petersburg, Virginia)Lost Bridge over North South Street on Seaboard System Railroad
Removed
Shoal Creek, Frisco RR Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Built circa 1930; Replaced 1983
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Shoal Creek, Frisco RR on Otter Dr (old US 71 Alt)
Replaced by new bridge on new alignment
Built circa 1930; Replaced 1983
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Shoal Creek, Frisco RR on Otter Dr (old US 71 Alt)
Replaced by new bridge on new alignment
Smith-McGee Bridge (Hart County, Georgia)Built in 1922 as a toll bridge; Tolls removed in 1926; Replaced 1983
Camelback through truss bridge over Savannah River on GA 181
Bridge still exists but with the eastern span removed for boat traffic
Snoddy's Mill Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880 by the Buckeye Bridge Works, abandoned and later removed
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Coal Creek on Former alignment of Stringtown Road (CR 600W)
Abandoned in the 1970's by a new road alignment, later demolished around 1983.
Built ca. 1880 by the Buckeye Bridge Works, abandoned and later removed
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Coal Creek on Former alignment of Stringtown Road (CR 600W)
Abandoned in the 1970's by a new road alignment, later demolished around 1983.
SP - Georgiana Slough Bridge (Sacramento County, California)Built 1929; Removed ca. 1980-1983
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Georgiana Slough on Southern Pacific RR
Removed but not replaced
Spruce Street Bridge (Chippewa County, Michigan)Built in 1900 by the New Castle Bridge Company
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Power Canal on Spruce Street
Replaced by new bridge
Squirrel Bridge (Fremont County, Idaho)Built during the late 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps; replaced 1983
Lost wooden Howe pony truss bridge over Fall River on CCC Camp Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Starnes Bridge (Grant County, Kentucky)Built in 1890 by the King Iron Bridge Company; replaced 1983
Lost Through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on KY State Route1993
Replaced by new bridge
TX36 Brazos River Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)Built 1929; Replaced 1983 on a new alignment
Warren through truss bridge over Brazos River Diversion Channel on TX 36
Replaced on a new alignment
Watson-Lindbergh Cloverleaf Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic August 20, 1913; replaced 1983
Lost concrete arch bridge over Lindbergh Blvd. on Watson Road (formerly US 66) as part of the first cloverleaf interchange west of the Mississippi River
Replaced by new bridge
Opened to traffic August 20, 1913; replaced 1983
Lost concrete arch bridge over Lindbergh Blvd. on Watson Road (formerly US 66) as part of the first cloverleaf interchange west of the Mississippi River
Replaced by new bridge
Waubonsie Bridge (Otoe County, Nebraska)Built 1930; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on NE 2
Highway bridge replaced by new bridge
Y Covered Bridge 38-19-22x (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1887; Destroyed in suspicious fire August 15, 1983
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over East Branch Fishing Creek on Timber Hollow Road
Destroyed by fire 1983
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