Lost 1987

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36th Street Bridge (Allegan County, Michigan)
Replaced 1987
Lost Parker pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 36th Street in Salem Township
Replaced by new bridge

370th Street Bridge (Calhoun County, Iowa)
Replaced 1987
Lost Through truss bridge over Raccoon River on 370th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bacon Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Damaged by flooding in September 1905 and rebuilt 1906 by the Interstate Bridge Co. of Kansas City. Replaced 1987.
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on Bacon Bridge Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Beaucoup Road Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1904; replaced 1987
Lost through truss over Beaucoup Creek on Old Beaucoup Road (FAS 1916) west of Vergennes
Replaced by a concrete bridge on a new alignment

Big Branch Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1910; replaced 1987
Lost pony truss bridge over Big Branch Creek on CR 350 N
Replaced by new bridge

Big Creek Ditch Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built circa 1900; replaced 1987
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Big Creek Ditch on 600 West
Unknown status

Boone Monument Road Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1987
Lost bridge over Tuque Creek on Boone Monument Road, just off Route D
Replaced by new bridge, but abutments still remain

Branch Busseron Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1903; replaced 1987
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Branch Busseron Creek on CR 150 W
Replaced by new bridge

Bull Rapids Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built in 1905 by the Attica Bridge Company; replaced in 1987.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Maumee River on Bull Rapids Road
Replaced by new bridge

Buttermilk Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1905; removed 1987
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Buttermilk Creek on CR 275 E
Replaced by culvert

County Line Road Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built ca.1915, replaced in 1987
Lost Warren through truss bridge over White River on County Line Road (CR 500E/ CR 100W)
Replaced by new bridge

CR 150 South Crooked Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Replaced 1987. This bridge is located just North of the 675 West Wabash River Bridge aka Georgetown bridge(newer). The former Wabash and Erie Canal used this section of Crooked Creek as it passed through the area.
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Crooked Creek and former Wabash and Erie Canal on County Road 150 South
Replaced by new bridge

CR 350 South Rain Creek Bridge (Fulton County, Indiana)
Replaced 1987
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Rain Creek on CR 350 S
Replaced by new bridge

CR 900 East Twelve Mile Creek East Branch (Cass County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1910, Replaced 1987
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over East Br anch Twelve Mile Creek on County Road 900 E
Replaced by new bridge

Cronk Road Bridge (Hillsdale County, Michigan)
Built 1886; Replaced 1987
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Cronk Road in Litchfield
Replaced by new bridge

Dubois-Cuzco Road Bridge (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built in 1889 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company; replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Patoka River on Dubois-Cuzco Road
Replaced by new bridge

East Bloomsburg Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
1894 Initial construction, Subsequent work: 1914, 1924, 1954, Replaced 1987
Lost Through truss bridge over D&H Rr,Nb Susquehanna R. on Sr 0487
Replaced by new bridge

Emlenton Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1883 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1987
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on PA 38 (Emlenton Street)
Replaced by new bridge

Fanning Springs Bridge (Dixie County, Florida)
Built 1934; replaced 1987
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Suwannee River on former U.S. 19
Replaced by new bridge

Ferris Road Bridge (Gratiot County, Michigan)
Built 1910; Replaced 1987
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Pine River on Ferris Road in Sumner
Replaced by new bridge

Flatrock Creek Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built ca.1899 by the Wrought Iron bridge Company; replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Flatrock Creek on Morgan Road (CR 127)
Replaced by new bridge

Four Mile Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1909 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1987
Lost bedstead truss bridge over Arkansas River on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Replaced by modern bridge

Georgetown Bridge Wabash River (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1912; replaced 1987. Former bridge built to replace earlier 1883 covered bridge
Lost concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on CR 675 West in Georgetown
Replaced by new bridge

Gianella Bridge (Butte County, California)
Replaced 1987
Lost swing bridge over Sacramento River on State Route 32
Replaced by new bridge

Glenstone Viaduct (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1939; replaced 1987
Lost bridge over Trafficway Street and BNSF Railroad on Glenstone Avenue (old Route 66) in Springfield
Open to traffic

Greenbrier Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Built 1911 and replaced by a concrete span in 1987
Lost bridge over the Diversion Channel on CR 614 at Greenbrier just beyond the end of Route W
Replaced by new bridge; pair of tubular piers still visible in winter on north bank to the west of new bridge

Hancock Road Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Built ca.1905 by the Canton bridge Company; replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black Creek on Hancock Road (CR 925N)
Replaced by new bridge

Hawkeye Avenue Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1919; Replaced 1987
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on E Hawkeye Avenue in Fort Dodge
Replaced by new bridge

Hobbs Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built 1891. Bridge closed to traffic. Deck and approaches removed in 1986.
Baltimore through truss bridge over Elk River on J.D. Suggs Road
Closed to all traffic

Hoffman Creek Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 by the Smith Bridge Company; replaced in 1987.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hoffman Creek on Morgan Road (CR 127)
Replaced by new bridge

Holbrook Bridge (Navajo County, Arizona)
Built 1912; rebuilt 1928; rehabilitated 1978; demolished c. 1987.
4 span Pony Truss bridge over Little Colorado River on Joseph City-Holbrook Road
Demolished and replaced.

Indiana 29 Deer Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Replaced 1987. Former bridge removed when new alignment of SR 29 made to bypass "Sycamore Row" along old route. Sycamore Row are large trees sitting right on sides of old road, scary to pass semi's on old stretch due to narrowness.
Lost Through truss bridge over Deer Creek on Sr 29 in Deer Creek
Replaced by new bridge

J. H. Millhollin Memorial Bridge (Coffee County, Georgia)
Built in 1935; Replaced 1987
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Ocmulgee River on US Hwys. 319 and 441 and SR 31 (Blackshear Rd.)
Replaced by new bridge

Jacob Fork Bridge (Catawba County, North Carolina)
Replaced 1987
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Jacob Fork River on Sr1116
Replaced by new bridge

Joliet Bridge (Carbon County, Montana)
Built 1901; replaced 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Rock Creek on CR 101 at Joliet
Replaced by new bridge

Lake Street Bridge (Lake County, California)
Replaced 1987, was last remaining through truss in Lake County
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Cache Creek on Lake Street
Replaced by new bridge

Llagas Creek Bridge (Santa Clara County, California)
Built 1911, rehabilitated 1932, Replaced 1987
Lost Bridge over Llagas Creek on Gilman Road
Replaced by new bridge

Low's Bridge (Piscataquis County, Maine)
Destroyed by Flood April 1, 1987
Lost Bridge over Piscataquas River
Destroyed by flooding

Manchester Street Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1884 by Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works; Relocated 1987
Camelback through truss bridge over Baraboo River on Manchester Street in Baraboo
Relocated to a City Park

Marsh Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1905; replaced 1987
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Marsh Creek on South Division Road
Replaced by new bridge

McCann Road Bridge (Barry County, Michigan)
Built 1892; New Deck 1950's; Replaced 1987
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Thornapple River on Mc Cann Road in Hastings
Replaced by new bridge

Memorial Avenue Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889 by the Groton Bridge Co.; center pier added 1925; replaced 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Lycoming Creek on Memorial Avenue (SR 3021) in Williamsport


N. James Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Replaced 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on N. James Street in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

New Ford Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built in 1884 with additional spans built in 1891; replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork White River on New Ford Road (CR550N)
Replaced by new bridge

Old Railroad Bed Road Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built 1889
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Cold Water Creek on Old Railroad Bed Road (TN-274)
Replaced by new bridge

Old Wagon Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
The original Old Wagon Bridge was built over four sets of railroad tracks. Connected 13th Street and Grandview in South Newport to 12th Street and Patterson in West Newport. Replaced by Berning-Jordan Bridge.
Truss bridge in Newport


Pipe Creek CR 900W Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built in 1913 by the Elkhart Bridge & Iron Company, replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on CR 900W
Replaced by new bridge

Polley Lane Bridge (Taylor County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908; Demolished 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on Polley Lane in Town of Aurora
Replaced by new bridge

Price Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Built ca.1900; replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 100W
Replaced by new bridge

Ridgeville Road Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Built 1902; Closed 1988; Replaced 1987
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Bean Creek on Ridgeville Road near Morenci
Replaced by new bridge

Rock Creek 225W Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca.1915; replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock Creek on CR225W
Replaced by new bridge

Roselle Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Lost bridge over St. Francis River on MO 72 between Roselle and Oak Grove, west of Fredericktown
Replaced by a new bridge in 1987; old approaches remain on north side of new bridge

Sandbar Ferry Bridge (Richmond County, Georgia)
Built in 1922 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company, rehabilitated in 1931, replaced by a new bridge in 1987
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Savanah River on SR 28
Replaced by a new bridge

Schoharie Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1953-54; collapsed April 5, 1987, killing ten people; replaced by new bridge 1988
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Schoharie Creek on I-90/New York State Thruway
Collapsed due to a flash flood undermining the piers

Seventh Street Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1910; replaced in 1987
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Railroad on Seventh Street
Replaced by new bridge

Sugar Creek Bridge (Boone County, Indiana)
Built in 1886 by the Smith Bridge Company; replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 500W
Replaced by new bridge

Swanton Railroad Bridge (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1898, destroyed by arson in 1987
Lost Covered bridge over Missisquoi River on former St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad
Destroyed by fire

Tallahatchie bridge (Leflore County, Mississippi)
Lost Through truss bridge over Tallahatchie river on old Roebuck road
Demolished 1987

Verde River Sheep Bridge (Yavapai County, Arizona)
Built 1943, altered 1944, removed 1987,
Lost Cable-stayed bridge over Verde River on sheep trail
Replaced by new bridge

Village Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Indiana)
Built in 1888 by the Massillon Bridge Company; replaced in 1987.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Village Creek on Village Creek Road (CR 150S)
Replaced by new bridge