Lost during 1880s
View Exhibit map12th Street Swing Bridge (1868) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1868; Replaced 1886
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 12th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1868; Replaced 1886
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 12th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
18th Street Bridge (1868) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1868; Replaced 1888
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Streeet
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1868; Replaced 1888
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Streeet
Replaced by a new bridge
Air Line Railroad Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)Built 1872; Destroyed by Steamboat collision 1876; Replaced 1886
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Bancroft Falls Bridge (Older) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Fabricated 1887 by King Bridge Co; Erected 1887 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co; Collapsed 1888
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on old road
Collapsed
Fabricated 1887 by King Bridge Co; Erected 1887 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co; Collapsed 1888
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on old road
Collapsed
BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Old) (Essex County, Massachusetts)Replaced 1888
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Fairmont Fink Truss (Marion County, West Virginia)Built 1865 replacing the temporary wooden span which replaced the 1852 span lost during 1863 Civil War; Replaced 1887
Lost three span Fink through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Baltimore & Ohio
Replaced by a new bridge in 1887
Bussey Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)Built 1876; Collapsed 1887
Lost "Hewins" deck truss bridge over South Street on Boston & Providence Railroad
Collapsed
C&F - Jordan Creek Iron Bridge (1857) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)Built 1857; Replaced 1889
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Jordan Creek on Catasauqua & Fogelsville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Calhoun Street Bridge (covered) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Delaware River on Calhoun Street
Destroyed by fire
California & Oregon - Tehama Bridge (Tehama County, California)Built 1871, "Washed out" 1881, Replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Sacramento River on California & Oregon Railroad
Destroyed by flood
CBQ - Big Rock Creek Howe Truss (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built ?; Replaced 1882
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Big Rock Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ?; Replaced 1882
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Big Rock Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CCR - Lehigh Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1873; Replaced 1880 when the line was modified from 3ft Gauge to Standard Gauge
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Crooked Creek Railroad & Coal Co.
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1873; Replaced 1880 when the line was modified from 3ft Gauge to Standard Gauge
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Crooked Creek Railroad & Coal Co.
Replaced by a new bridge
Conemaugh Viaduct (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)Built 1833; destroyed 1889 by flood
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conemaugh River on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding; replaced
CV - West Hartford Bridge (Older) (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built for the Central Vermont Railway; Destroyed by derailment/fire 1887
Lost Town Lattice deck truss bridge over White River on Central Vermont Railway
Destroyed by derailment/fire
Built for the Central Vermont Railway; Destroyed by derailment/fire 1887
Lost Town Lattice deck truss bridge over White River on Central Vermont Railway
Destroyed by derailment/fire
Devilbiss Covered Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Destroyed by flooding from the Johnstown flood in June of 1889. One span was salvaged and was going to be reset but was moved to Utica Mills instead and still exists!
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Monocacy River on Devilbiss Bridge Road
Destroyed by flooding from the Johnstown flood in June of 1889. One span was salvaged and was going to be reset but was moved to Utica Mills instead and still exists!
Destroyed by flooding from the Johnstown flood in June of 1889. One span was salvaged and was going to be reset but was moved to Utica Mills instead and still exists!
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Monocacy River on Devilbiss Bridge Road
Destroyed by flooding from the Johnstown flood in June of 1889. One span was salvaged and was going to be reset but was moved to Utica Mills instead and still exists!
Dixon Wagon Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1873; Replaced 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Galena Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1873; Replaced 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Galena Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Dodridge Street Covered Bridge 35-25-62x (Franklin County, Ohio)Built 1860
Lost Covered Multiple King Truss Covered Bridge over Olentangy River carrying Dodridge Street
No longer exists
Eddyville Bridge (Older) (Monroe County, Iowa)Built 1858; Replaced 1885
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Elkader Truesdell Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)Replaced 1889
Lost Truesdell Truss bridge over Turkey River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Erie Avenue Bridge (1st) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1873; Replaced 1889
Lost Bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1873; Replaced 1889
Lost Bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Falls View Suspension Bridge (1st) (Niagara County, New York)Built 1868
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Niagara River on road
Destroyed by severe weather
Fremont Bridge (2nd) (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)Draw bridge built by Abel Neff of Oshkosh. This was a toll bridge that cost $.05 to use. It washed away in the great flood of 1888. Info from historical marker at http://www.wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.com/2014/07/fremont-wisconsin-street-side.html
Lost Bridge over Wolf River
Replaced by a new bridge
Genesee Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1864; partially collapsed October 28, 1885 and not repaired
Lost Bridge over Saginaw River on Genesee Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1864; partially collapsed October 28, 1885 and not repaired
Lost Bridge over Saginaw River on Genesee Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Grant Avenue Howe Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)Buiilt ?; Replaced 1884
Howe through truss bridge over Republican River on Grant Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Green Island Bridge (1835) (Rensselaer County, New York)Built 1835; Eastern side of the bridge burned due to sparks from a train in May 1862 and was replaced; Replaced 1884
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hudson River on Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Hadley Covered Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)Built 1813
Lost through truss covered bridge over Sacandaga River on Corinth Road
Destroyed by fire in 1885
Hooker's Point Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Built 1876; Destroyed by a tornado on May 28, 1883
Lost Through truss bridge over Eel River on Kossuth Road
Destroyed by a tornado
Built 1876; Destroyed by a tornado on May 28, 1883
Lost Through truss bridge over Eel River on Kossuth Road
Destroyed by a tornado
Iowa Central - Eddyville Bridge (1st) (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Replaced 1886
Lost bridge over Des Moines River on Iowa Central Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1868; Replaced 1886
Lost bridge over Des Moines River on Iowa Central Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Jefferson Street Canal Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)Built in 1856 removed in 1887
Lost Bridge over Canal on Jefferson Street
No longer exists
Lasalle Avenue Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)Built 1870s
Lost Inverted bowstring through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Lasalle Avenue
No longer exists
Main Street Covered Bridge (1865) (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)Built 1865; replaced 1889
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Market Run Stone Arch (Johnson County, Iowa)Built 1857; Replaced 1881
Lost Stone arch bridge over Market Run on Market Street
Destroyed by flooding
Market Street Bridge (3rd) (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)Built 1885 destroyed 1889
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on Market Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Marysville Railroad Covered Bridge 38-22-27x / 38-50-42x (Perry County, Pennsylvania)Built 1858, superstructure removed in 1884 with only the piers remaining
Lost bridge over Susquehanna River on Northern Central Railway
Lost
Military Street Bridge (Older) (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1857; Replaced 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Black River on Military Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1857; Replaced 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Black River on Military Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Milton Bridge (2nd covered bridge at Milton, PA over Susquehanna River) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built in 1865 to replace the prior covered bridge which was lost to flooding. Lost to flooding June 1, 1889.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Mahoning Street
Destroyed by flooding
N&W - High Bridge (Second) (Cumberland County, Virginia)Built 1869; Replaced 1886,
Lost Fink deck truss bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad (N&W)
Replaced by a new bridge
Newry Bridge (1855) (Jackson County, Indiana)Built 1855; Replaced 1885
Lost Bridge over Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River on US Route 31
Replaced by a new bridge
NH - Devon Bridge (1871) (New Haven County, Connecticut)Built 1871; replaced 1884
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
NM - Missouri River Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)Built 1868; damaged by derailment 1879, 1881. Substantial upgrade finish about 1884 replacing effectively the entire structure
North Missouri Railroad Fink deck truss and Trellis through truss bridge at St. Charles, MO
Upgraded 1880-1884
NP - Little Falls Bridge (S, Oldest) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1877, Replaced 1889
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1877, Replaced 1889
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
NYC - Eastview Trestle (Westchester County, New York)Lost Timber stringer bridge over valley on New York Central Putnam Division
Removed but not replaced
Osborn Covered Bridge (Fulton County, New York)Built 1860
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Sacandaga River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding in 1885
Ottawa Suspension Bridge (Franklin County, Kansas)
Built 1868; Purchased by the city 1874; Replaced 1885
Lost suspension bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1868; Purchased by the city 1874; Replaced 1885
Lost suspension bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
P&D - Salt Fork Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Built 1870, abandoned in 1879, removed in 1882
Lost Deck truss bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on former Paris and Danville Railroad in Danville
Removed
Philadelphia & Reading - Milton Bridge (1st) (Union County, Pennsylvania)Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Philadelphia & Reading RR
No longer exists
Plainfield Covered Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)Built 1834; Replaced 1888
Lost Covered Bridge over White Lick Creek on the National Road in Plainfield.
Replaced by a Whipple truss iron bridge in 1888
Plymouth Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1873; Replaced 1886
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Plymouth Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1873; Replaced 1886
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Plymouth Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
PRR - Arsenal Bridge (Old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1862; replaced 1886
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over the Schuylkill River on Pennsylvania Railroad
No longer exists
PRR - Steubenville Bridge (1863) (Jefferson County, Ohio)Built 1863; Replaced 1889
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
PRR - Susquehanna River Bridge (Selinsgrove, First) (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)Built 1870-71 by Billmeyer, Nogel & Co. for Sunbury & Lewistown RR, which was absorbed by Pennsylvania RR. Destroyed by fire Feb. 1877.
Lost Long through truss bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on Sunbury & Lewistown RR, later Penna. RR
Replaced by new bridge
PRR - Susquehanna River Bridge (Selinsgrove, Second) (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)Built spring 1877 by PRR to replace burned spans of 1871 bridge; opened July 24, 1877; four eastern spans replaced with steel trusses 1888; eight western spans replaced with steel trusses 1889.
Lost Bridge over Susquehanna River on Pennsylvania RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Raritan River Covered Bridge at Somerville (Somerset County, New Jersey)Built 1822
Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
RI - Des Moines River Bridge (1st) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Replaced 1880
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1868; Replaced 1880
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
RI - Grand River Bridge (Old) (Daviess County, Missouri)Built ?, replaced 1885
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Grand River on Rock Island Railroad
Replaced by a new truss bridge
RI - Iowa River Bridge (1873) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1873; Replaced 1880
Bridge over Iowa River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Built 1873; Replaced 1880
Bridge over Iowa River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge (Richmond, Virginia)Destroyed during the Civil War and again in 1882
Lost Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge
River Street Bridge (1878) (Hardin County, Iowa)Built 1878; Replaced 1888
Howe through truss bridge over Iowa River on River Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Rochester Plank Road Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Built 1851
Lost Through truss bridge over Fox River on Abandoned section of Plank Road
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1851
Lost Through truss bridge over Fox River on Abandoned section of Plank Road
Destroyed by flooding
Rockford Bridge (1871) (Jackson County, Indiana)Built 1871; Replaced 1884
Lost Truss bridge over East Fork White River on Reddington Street (CR 725N)
Replaced by new bridge
Rockford Bridge (3rd) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced 1884
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Main Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1875; Replaced 1884
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Main Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Smithfield Street Bridge 2nd (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1846
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Monongahela River on Smithfield Street
Replaced by a new bridge
South St. Paul Monorail (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1888; Removed ca. 1889
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Bryant Street to 17th Avenue North on Monorail
Removed
Built 1888; Removed ca. 1889
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Bryant Street to 17th Avenue North on Monorail
Removed
SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1877) (Yuma County, Arizona)Built 1877; Destroyed July 1, 1884
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
SP - Yuma Swing Bridge (1884) (Yuma County, Arizona)Built 1884; Burned 1885
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by fire
Sullivan Railroad - Connecticut River Bridge (1851) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)Built 1851; Replaced 1882
Lost Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Sullivan Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Taylor Falls Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)Built 1827; Replaced 1881
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Merrimack River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Taylor's Crossing (Bonneville County, Idaho)Built ca. 1864; Condemed 1889
Lost Wooden half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Snake River on Broadway Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Third Street Bridge (Oldest) (Webster County, Iowa)
Replaced in the 1880s
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Third Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced in the 1880s
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Third Street
Replaced by a new bridge
TP&W - Chatsworth Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)Site of the Chatsworth Bridge Disaster, 10 August 1887, 81 people killed
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Toledo Peoria & Western Railroad
Collapsed
UP - Omaha Railroad Bridge (1872) (Douglas County, Nebraska)Built 1872 under the direction of Grenville Dodge; damaged by tornado Aug. 25, 1877; replaced span by span during 1886-87
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by new bridge
Wabasha Street Bridge (Original) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)Built 1858; Main truss upgraded 1869; Replaced 1889
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Wabasha Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Warehouse Point-Windsor Locks Ferry (Hartford County, Connecticut)Began service 1783; Discontinued 1886 when bridge was built
Lost Ferry across Connecticut River
Replaced by a new bridge
Washington Bridge (1793) 39-04-01x (Providence County, Rhode Island)Built 1793; Damaged in storm 1867; Replaced 1885
Lost Covered Through truss bridge over Seekonk on I-195
Replaced by a new bridge
Water Street Bridge - 1st (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)Lost Bridge over Chippewa River
Destroyed by flooding in September 1884. Replaced by new bridge in 1887.
Yadkin River Bridge (Rowan County, North Carolina)
First bridge project outside New England for Ithiel Town. It may have exhibited an early, experimental form of the lattice truss structure.
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Yadkin River on Road to Salem
Replaced by a new bridge
First bridge project outside New England for Ithiel Town. It may have exhibited an early, experimental form of the lattice truss structure.
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Yadkin River on Road to Salem
Replaced by a new bridge
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