Lost during 1870s

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First Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1856, Reinforced 1866, Replaced upstream in1872,
Lost howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Lost

First Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1854-55 by engineer Thomas Griffith; replaced 1876
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Replaced by the second suspension bridge

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1865, collapsed December 29, 1876
Lost Deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway in Ashtabula
Collapsed

Newville Covered Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built 1867 by William Valleau; destroyed ca. 1875.
Lost Haupt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Road
Destroyed by disaster

Old Chain Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Lost to flooding 1870
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Potomac River and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on Chain Bridge Road
No longer exists

Old Portage Bridge (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1852, destroyed by fire on May 6, 1875
Lost Wooden bridge over Genesee River on former Erie Railroad north of Portageville
Destroyed by fire

Port Trevorton Railroad Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853-55 to connect coal mines on east side of river with Pennsylvania Canal on west side; abandoned August 1870 and later demolished
Lost Long through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Trevorton, Mahanoy & Susquehanna Railroad
Removed

Raccoon River Covered Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1862, Replaced 1871
Lost Bridge over Raccoon River on Front Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Ruffner/Moore Covered Bridge (Perry County, Ohio)
Moved to current location in 1986
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over pond


Walnut Street Bridge (Oldest) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1866, Replaced 1871
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge