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93rd Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928 when KCS moved their line east to this route. Replaced 1985
Lost Timber stringer bridge over KCS RY on 93rd Street
Replaced by new bridge

Abbotts Creek Bridge (Davidson County, North Carolina)
Built 1927 by the Virginia Bridge Co.; replaced 1985
Lost Parker truss bridge over Abbotts Creek (High Rock Lake) on NC-2294
Lost circa 1985

Adamsboro Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built in 1898 by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works, replaced in 1985.
Lost through truss bridge over Eel River on CR 150 N in Adamsboro
Replaced by new bridge

American Mill Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1886 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1985
Lost through truss bridge over Center Creek on CR 110 southeast of Carthage
Replaced by a modern bridge

Amtrak - Christiana Borough Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1893-1895; modifications in 1907 to accommodate trolley lines; catenary attachments for electric lines and traffic and pedestrian protection screens added in 1937 when railroad electrified;1952 repairs made to structural steel; Replaced 1985
Lost Whipple Through truss bridge over Amtrak on Bridge Street (Sr 2025)
Replaced by new bridge

Arrowhead Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Lost deck truss bridge over St Louis Bay on US Highway 2
Demolished

Baker Creek CR 750 W (Spencer County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905; Replaced 1985
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over McCoy Drain or Baker Creek or Robert Richard Drain on CR 750W, CR 9
Replaced by a new bridge

Bear Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1900
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on Big Bear Road (CR 25E)
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaver Dam Road-Yellow Creek Bridge (Kosciusko County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1910
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yellow Creek on Beaver Dam Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Black River MO 53 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Replaced 1985
Lost bridge over Black River on MO 53 northwest of Qulin
Portion of approach still visible on north side of road

Black Vermillion River-K 99 Bridge (Old) (Marshall County, Kansas)
Lost Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Black Vermillion River on K99 Hwy
Replaced by new bridge

Blackwater River CR 215 Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1985
Lost bridge over Blackwater River on CR 215 near the end of Route UU
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Hillsborough Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1903; Pier washed out 1938; Abandoned 1979; Destroyed 1985.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine RR
Destroyed by arsonists in 1985

Boulder Creek Bridge (Boulder County, Colorado)
Replaced 1985
Lost Luten arch bridge over Boulder Creek on 17th Street
Replaced by new bridge

Brazeau Creek CR 446 Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1905; replaced in 1985
Lost bridge over Brazeau Creek on CR 446 northeast of Altenburg
Replaced by a concrete span

Bridge Street Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1897 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1985
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little French Creek on Bridge Street
Replaced by new bridge

Buck Run Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1890 by the Champion Bridge Co.; replaced 1985
Lost pony truss bridge over Little West Fork Ohio Brush Creek on Buck Run Road (CR 37)
Replaced by a new bridge

Buena Vista Ford Bridge (Smith County, Tennessee)
Built 1907, new bridge built 1985, pony truss relocated to Loudon County, Loudon City Legion Park 1986.
Pratt pony truss bridge over Round Lick Creek on McClanahan Road
Now open to bicycle-foot traffic in Loudon, Tennessee

C&O - Glenway Avenue Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Glenway Avenue on C&O RR
Removed but not replaced

C&O - Sunset Avenue Trestle (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sunset Avenue on C&O RR
Removed but not replaced

Center Street Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1925; Replaced 1985
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Housatonic River on Center Street in Lee
Replaced by a new bridge

Chessie - Rowlesburg Bridge (Preston County, West Virginia)
Built ca. 1910; lost to a washout in 1985
Warren through truss bridge over Cheat River on CSX Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Clark Avenue Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1912; Removed 1985
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Clark Avenue
Removed

Clifty Branch Bridge (Greene County, Indiana)
Built c. 1897; replaced 1985
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Clifty Branch on CR750E
Replaced by a new bridge; REPLACEMENT closed

Clifty Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
was originally on south Gladstone Ave and crossed Clifty Creek
Lost Howe through truss bridge on Carl Miske Drive
Destroyed by fire

Clouds Creek Bridge (Saluda County, South Carolina)
Replaced 1985
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Clouds Creek on S-41-26
Replaced by new bridge

CNJ/LV Overpass (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1906; Reinforced 1921; Removed 1985
Warren through truss with sub-panels through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Removed

CNW - Grand Avenue Overpass (S) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1937; Removed ca. 1985
Lost pony plate girder bridge over Grand Avenue
Removed

Crow Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Crow Creek on Valley Drive
Replaced by a new bridge in 1985

Davis Creek Cuzco Road N (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905; Replaced 1985
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Davis Creek on Cuzco Road N
Replaced by a new bridge

Deer Creek CR 1100S Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1905
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Deer Creek on County Road 1100 South
Replaced by a new bridge

Deer Creek Tributary Bridge (Anderson County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1920, Rehabilitated 1960.
Stone arch bridge over Deer Creek Tributary
Unknown

Deshler "L" Bridge (Thayer County, Nebraska)
Built ca. 1890's
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Snake Creek on Main Street (4th St?)
Collapsed

Driving Park Bridge (Original) (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1890; Replaced 1985
Lost Iron arch bridge over Geneseee River on Driving Park Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

East Fork Birch Creek CR 600 N (Clay County, Indiana)
Built c. 1897; Lost 1985
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over East Fork Birch Creek on CR 600 N
Replaced by a new bridge

East Fork Blue Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1908
Lost Warren pony truss over East Fork Blue Creek on St.Peter Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie - Heel Trunnion Bascule Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1911; Removed 1985
Lost bridge over Cuyahoga River on Former Erie RR line (2 tracks)
It was removed in 1985

Florida Grove Road Overpass - LV RR now trail (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over LV RR Perth Amboy Branch now trail on Florida Grove Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Freeman's Bridge (Old) (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1917; Replaced 1985
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Freeman's Bridge Road/Erie Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge

Fremont Mill Bridge (Second Location) (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1873; Relocated here in 1930, replacing a bridge built in 1868.; Moved to a park in 1985
Bridge over Buffalo Creek on Fremont Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fullhart Ford Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built in 1903 by the Indiana Bridge Company, replaced in 1985.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over White River on CR 266S (Inlow Springs Rd)
Replaced by new bridge

Green River Bridge (Sweetwater County, Wyoming)
Built in 1913; Replaced 1985
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Green River on Wyo 377
Replaced by new bridge

Hardin Bridge (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Lost Bridge over East Fork Cadron Creek on road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hayden Run Road Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Replaced in 1985 by Hayden Rd Bridge
Lost Bridge over Scioto River on Hayden Run Rd
Replaced by a new bridge

Homestead Avenue Bailey Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1978; Replaced 1985
Lost Bailey pony truss bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Homestead Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Hooppole Ditch CR 675 W (Spencer County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905; Replaced 1985
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Hooppole Ditch on CR 675W, CR 111
Replaced by a new bridge

Hopkins Street Bridge (Old) (Defiance County, Ohio)
Built 1914
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Hopkins Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Huffman Ditch CR 200 N (Spencer County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1907; Replaced 1985
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Huffman Ditch on CR 200N, CR 18
Replaced by a new bridge

IA92 Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1937; Replaced 1985
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Iowa River on IA92
Replaced by a new bridge

IA92 South Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1916; Replaced 1985
Lost Through truss bridge over South Skunk River on IA 92
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Murphysboro Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Railroad
Removed

IL 152 Beaucoup Creek Bridge (Perry County, Illinois)
Built 1927; replaced 1985 (?)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Beaucoup Creek on IL 152
Replaced by a new bridge

IN 358 - White River Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Deck collapsed in 1976. NBI shows bridge was not replaced until 1985.
Lost Through truss bridge on IN 358
Replaced by a new bridge

Keno Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)
Built in 1930, Replaced by a girder bridge in 1985
Lost Concrete through arch bridge over Klamath River on Green Springs Highway (OR-66) in Keno
Replaced by new bridge

Kewaunee WI Bascule Bridge (Kewaunee County, Wisconsin)
Original drawbridge 1891, Bascule bridge 1929, replaced by fixed span 1985
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kewaunee River on Sth 29/42-Milwauke
Replaced by new bridge

Little Blue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930 as one of many similar bridges in Jackson County.
Lost Pony truss bridge over Fork Little Blue River
Replaced

Little Hope Road Bridge (Montgomery County, Arkansas)
Often flooded and not crossable. Concrete remains at site as only reminder.
Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Ouachita River on Little Hope Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Kentucky River Bridge (Old) (Carroll County, Kentucky)
Built 1927; Replaced 1985
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Kentucky River on US-42, KY-36
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Red River Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Built 1958, Replaced 1985
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Little Red River on SH 110
Replaced by new bridge

LOAM - Black River Bridge (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)
Operations ceased 1985 and likely scrapped at or around that time.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Louisiana & Arkansas RR
No longer exists

Log Creek Bridge (Edgefield County, South Carolina)
Replaced 1985
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Log Creek on S-19-63
Replaced by new bridge

London Mills Bridge (Knox County, Illinois)
Built 1883; replaced 1985. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources", 1980-10-29
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on CH 39 in London Mills
Replaced by a new bridge

Love Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1993
Lost through truss bridge over Richland Creek on SW County Road 0030
Replaced by new bridge

Main Street Arch Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1917; Replaced 1985
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Minnesota River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Marion Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built 1926
Lost Luten arch bridge over Big Blue River on Morristown Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Marshall Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Built 1927
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Hoffman Ditch on Ironwood Road
Replaced by a new bridge

McPherson Bridge (Bradley County, Tennessee)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Candies Creek on A165 McPherson Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Melrose Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1922 by Worden-Allen Co.; Replaced 1985
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Black River on STH 71, STH 108 in Town of Melrose
Replaced by new bridge

Middle Fork Wildcat Creek CR 200E Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1895
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Middle Fork Wildcat Creek on County Road 200 East
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Cone Lake Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1944, Removed in 1985
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cone Lake on Railroad
Removed

Monroe Street Overpass (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built ?; Replaced 1985
Lost Bridge over Great Northern Railway on Monroe Street & Twin Cities Rapid Transit
Replaced by a new bridge

Morrison Suspension Bridge (Noble County, Oklahoma)
Built 1917; replaced 1985.
Lost wire suspension bridge over Black Bear Creek on N3395 Rd.
Replaced by new bridge

Mulberry River Arkansas 103 Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1985
Lost Through truss bridge over Mulberry River
Replaced by a new bridge

Newsom's Mill Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1904, replaced 1985
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Harpeth River on Newsom Station Rd
Replaced by new bridge

Old Covington Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)
Lost through truss bridge with wooden deck, replaced by a modern bridge in the 1980s.
Lost pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Covington Road
Replaced by new beam bridge at current site

Old Fort Bayou Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Mississippi)
Built 1929; Mechanical draw electrified 1958; Rehabhilitated 1962, Replaced 1985
Warren pony truss bridge over Old Fort Bayou on MI 609


Old Humpback Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Lost Bridge over Railroad on 230th Avenue
No longer exists

Old JB Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Opened December 9, 1944, imploded August 15, 1985. Replaced the Davis Street Ferry.
Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IL 158, US 50 in Columbia
Replaced by new bridge

Old Kanaka Creek Bridge (Sierra County, California)
Bypassed 1985
Abandoned Pratt pony truss bridge over Kanaka Creek on Plumbago Road
Abandoned

Old Rickenbacker Causeway (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
Built 1947; replaced 1985
Lost Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Rickenbacker Causeway
Replaced by new bridge

Old Route K Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1899 by Stupp Brothers; replaced by new bridge upstream in 1985
Lost Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Route K
Replaced by new bridge

Pacific Street Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1909
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge on Pacific Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1985

Packsaddle Bridge (Roger Mills County, Oklahoma)
Built 1929-30; replaced 1985
Lost 26-span through truss bridge over South Canadian River on US 283
Replaced by a modern bridge

Paint Rock Creek Bridge (Roane County, Tennessee)
Built 1898, replaced 1985
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Paint Rock Creek on Weaver Road
Replaced by new bridge

Paris Truss Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Lost through truss bridge over Middle Fork Salt River on MO 15 (Old US 24) at Paris
Replaced by a modern bridge in 1985

Pigeon River CR 100W Bridge (Lagrange County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pigeon River on CR 100W
Replaced by a new bridge

Pine Street Bridge (Bell County, Kentucky)
Built 1929 by the Luten Bridge Company; demolished and replaced 1985
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cumberland River on Pine Street
Demolished

PPU - Illinois River Bridge (Old) (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1911; Replaced 1983 -1985
Lost Bridge over Illinois River on Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Prestwood Bridge (Covington County, Alabama)
Collapsed during attempted removal by helicopter in 1985
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Conecuh River on Prestwood Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge

Rangeline Road Bridge (Decatur County, Indiana)
Built in 1906-07 by the Pan American Bridge Company of New Castle; Collapsed after being struck by a vehicle in August 1985.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Sand Creek on County Road 500 West.
Destroyed by collision

Rapidan Dam (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1910
Lost Bridge over Blue Earth River on Road
Dam functional; Roadway replaced by a new bridge 1958

Riverside Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built 1913, replaced 1985
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Holston River on Weaver Pike Rd
Replaced by new bridge

Rudy Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1929, Lakeside Bridge & Steel Company
Lost Through truss bridge over Frog Bayou
Replaced by new bridge

Schlink Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1908 using one new span and one older reused ca. 1895 span. Replaced 1985
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Maumee River on Bruick Road
Replaced by new bridge

Schrock Road Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built in 1915; replaced in 1985
Lost Concrete pony arch bridge over Alum Creek on Schrock Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Seedtick Road Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905
Lost Bedstead Warren pony truss bridge over West Fork Keg Creek on Seedtick Road (CR 250S)
Replaced by a new bridge

Singleton Ditch-Chase St. Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Singleton Ditch on Chase Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Smith Avenue High Bridge (Old) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1887-89, five spans damaged by tornado in 1904, rebuilt in 1905, one northern span rehabilitated in 1933-34, closed to traffic in 1984, replaced in 1985
Lost deck truss bridge over Mississippi River and Canadian Pacific Railway on MN 149 at St. Paul
Replaced by new bridge

Smith Bridge (Union County, Georgia)
Bridge was replaced in 1985. Road was paved by TVA during this time.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Nottely River on John Smith Road
Replaced by new bridge

Stringer Ford Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built 1914
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Whitewater River on Blue Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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