Lost 1983

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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

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

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

Cedar Hill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1907; replaced 1983
Lost bridge over Big River on Cedar Hill Road (probably old MO 30) at Cedar Hill
Replaced by a modern bridge

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

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

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

J.H. Russell Covered Bridge (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

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

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

Mianus River I-95 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

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

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

Nebraska City Bridge (Otoe County, Nebraska)
Built 1930; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on NE 2
Highway bridge 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.

Padre Inigo Bridge (Coamo, Puerto Rico)
Built 1853; bypassed by new bridge in 1983
Brick arch bridge over Coamo River on PR 14
Open to pedestrians

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

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

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 Sr 181
Bridge still exists but with the eastern span removed for boat traffic

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

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