Lost during 1840s

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Amsterdam Bridge (1839) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1839; Replaced 1843
Lost Bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bangor-Brewer Covered Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1832; Lost to freshet1846; Replaced 1847
Lost covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Penobscot River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Conowingo Bridge (1820) (Harford County, Maryland)
Built 1820; All but two spans destroyed by flooding 1846
Lost Covered through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Highway 1
Replaced by a new bridge

CVRR - Susquehanna River Covered Bridge (1839) (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1839; destroyed by fire 1844
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Cumberland Valley Railroad
Destroyed by fire

First Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1846; Destroyed 1849
Lost Bridge over Rock River on Ottawa Avenue
Destroyed by flooding

Florence Covered Bridge (Stewart County, Georgia)
Built 1836, Destroyed by flooding 1846
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochie River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Gauley Bridge (1828) (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1828; burned 1848
Lost Through truss bridge over Gauley River on James River and Kanawha Turnpike
Destroyed by fire

Hale's Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1785 Replaced 1840 by Tucker Toll Bridge
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Connecticut River
Replaced by a new bridge

Hamilton Street Bridge (1814) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1814; Destroyed by flooding 1841
Lost Eyebar suspension bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street
Destroyed by flooding & replaced

Northumberland-Sunbury East Channel Bridge (1818) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1818 by Theodore Burr; destroyed by hurricane 1846
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over East Branch Susquehanna River (East Channel) on PA-147
Destroyed by severe weather

Washington Street Bridge (1835) (Seneca County, Ohio)
Built 1834 or shortly afterward as a toll bridge; tolls removed 1837 after free Market Street Bridge was built downstream; destroyed by flood January 1, 1847
Lost toll bridge over Sandusky River on Washington Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Washington's Crossing Delaware River Bridge Covered (1st) (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1834
Lost Bridge over Delaware River
Destroyed by disaster