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Lost during 1890s

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Andrews Street Bridge (Old) (Monroe County, New York)
Replaced 1895
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Genessee River on Andrews Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Arsenal Bridge Temporary Lifting Span (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1895 ; replaced 1896
Lost Post through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&MR - Sheeps Canyon Bridge (Fall River County, South Dakota)
Built 1890; Filled in 1899
Lost timber stringer bridge over Sheeps Canyon on Burlington & Missouri Railroad
Filled in

Bay Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1836; One span lost to ice 1875 then replaced 1878; Lost to flood 1896
Lost wooden bridge over Androscoggin River on Bay Bridge Road
Destroyed by flood in 1896; Ruins remain

BCRN - Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids, & northern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Benton's Ferry (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Established before 1850; discontinued 1894
Lost ferry across Amite River on Benton's Ferry Road (now US 190)
Replaced by a bridge

Brainerd Bridge (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Laurel Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridgeport Covered Bridge 48-35-01x / 35-07-04x (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1839; Replaced by steel bridge 1893
Lost Covered through truss bridge over Back Channel of Ohio River on US 40
Replaced by a new bridge

C&A - Louisiana Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1873; 2nd pier collapsed destroying two spand November 6th, 1876; Replaced 1897
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Bear Creek Covered Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built ?; Replaced ca. 1895
Lost Through truss bridge over Bear Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - First Burlington Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Replaced 1893
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Quincy Bay Bridge (Oldest) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1868; Approached replaced by DPGs 1886; Replaced 1899
Lost Bollman deck truss bridge over Quincy Bay on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Quincy Railroad Bridge (Oldest) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1866; Replaced 1898
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - South Avery Creek Bridge (Old) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1885; replaced 1897
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Avery Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - West Bureau Creek Bridge (Old) (Bureau County, Illinois)
Replaced 1899
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over West Bureau Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad


Cheshire - Connecticut River Covered Bridge 45-13-55x / 29-03-23x (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1849; Replaced 1899
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Connecticut River on Chesire Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Chester Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1861
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over West Fork of the East Fork Whitewater River on Martin Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Clinton Covered Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built 1853
Lost Covered bridge over Wabash River on Elm Street
Demolished. Replaced by new bridge in 1899

CNJ - Lehigh River Bridge (Old) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867; Repaced 1897
Lost truss bridge over Lehigh River on LR&E Railroad
No longer exists

CNTP - New River Viaduct (1st) (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1879; Replaced 1898
Lost Fink deck truss bridge over New River on Cincinnati Southern Railway/Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - KK Madison Bridge (Older) (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880s; Replaced 1898, but was relocated 200ft downstream
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Moingona Bridge (Old) (Boone County, Iowa)
Replaced 1894
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Reedsburg Bridge (Old) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 18XX, Replaced 1899
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Baraboo River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Rock River Covered Deck Truss (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1869; Replaced 1896
Lost Deck truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Squaw Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1898
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Squaw Creek on Railroad (CNW)
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Winona Swing Bridge (Old) (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1871; Replaced 1890
Lost McCallum through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Coatesville High Bridge (2nd) (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867; Replace 1890
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Commerce Street Bridge (Older) (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1871; Replaced 1890 and relocated; One span went upstream to Grauwyler, the other downstream to Miller's Ferry.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Trinity River on Commerce Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CPRR - Alice Street Drawbridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1873; Replaced 1898 by the Harrison Street Bridge
Howe through truss bridge over Oakland Estuary on Central Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CTT - South Branch Chicago River Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 18XX; Replaced 1899
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

DH - Stony Creek Bridge (1871) (Warren County, New York)
Built 1879; Replaced 1891
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Stony Creek on Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Durham Bridge (Older) (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Lost Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Route 9
Replaced by a new bridge

Eagle Bridge (1827) (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1827; Replaced 1899
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Hoosic River on Road in Eagle Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

East Main Street Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1863; Replaced by the Columbia Street Bridge in 1890
Lost Truss bridge over Maumee River on East Main Street
No longer exists

East Main Street Bridge 1878 (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1878; destroyed by flooding 1896; replaced 1897
Lost Bridge over Farmington River on East Main Street
Destroyed by flooding

Ecklon Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1862 to replace an earlier suspension bridge, collasped in 1892
Lost Wire suspension bridge over American River in Folsom
Collapsed

Eldon Bridge (Old) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Replaced 1893
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

First Carver Railroad Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1871 for the M&STL
Lost through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Gapstow Bridge (1875) (New York County, New York)
Built 1875; Replaced by current bridge 1896
Lost Arch bridge over The Pond on Trail
Replaced by a new bridge

GCSF - Nolan River Bridge (Hill County, Texas)
Built 1881; Replaced 1899-1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Nolan River on Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Glens Falls Covered Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1868; Replaced 1890
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Hudson River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Government Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1895
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge because of an icy flood storm

Granite Street Bridge (1851-1896) (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Lost Covered deck truss bridge over Merrimack River on Granite St
Replaced by a new bridge

Hartford Ferry (1895-6) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Began service 1895 after burning of toll bridge; discontinued when temporary bridge built
Lost Ferry across Connecticut River
Replaced by a new bridge

Hartford Toll Bridge (1818) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1818; Destroyed by fire 1895; replaced
Lost Burr arch through truss bridge connecting the towns of Hartford and East Hartford.
Destroyed by fire

Henderson Bridge (Old) (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1872; Replaced 1895
Lost Through truss bridge over Seekonk River on Henderson Expressway
Replaced by a new bridge

Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (2nd) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 by engineer Thomas Griffith; demolished 1890
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for a steel arch bridge

Higginsville Road Bridge North (old) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Higginsville Road
Superstructure replaced

Higginsville Road Bridge South (old) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Higginsville Road
Superstructure replaced

High Street Suspension Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1866; Replaced 1895
Lost Suspension bridge over Great Miami River on High Street/Main Street/Rt. 129/Rt. 177
Replaced by a new bridge

Highlands Bridge (2nd) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1878; Replaced 1892
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on Road
Destroyed by collision

Houlton Footbridge (1890) (Aroostook County, Maine)
Built 1890; replaced with iron deck bridge in 1896.
Lost Bridge over Meduxnekeag River on Pedestrian Footbridge in Houlton
Replaced by a new bridge

Huntington's Ford Covered Bridges (Huntington County, Indiana)
Built 1843; replaced 1891
Lost pair of covered bridges over Little Wabash River on South Jefferson Street
Replaced by a new set of girder bridges

IC - Drury Creek Deck Truss (Jackson County, Illinois)
Replaced 1899
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Drury Creek on Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Iowa River Bridge (1868) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Burned 1894
Lost Deck truss bridge over Iowa River on Illinois Central Railroad
Destroyed by fire

IC - Mill Creek Bridge (Old) (Cherokee County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1898
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mill Creek and Road on Illinois Central Railroad
Removed

Jay Bridge (N, Older) (Franklin County, Maine)
Built ?; replaced 1896;
Lost through truss bridge over East Channel Androscoggin River on Jay Bridge Road
Destroyed by flooding & replaced

Jefferson Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1882; replaced 1890
Timber stringer bridge over Rouge River on Jefferson Avenue


Johnstown Swinging Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Built 1891 by the Lyndon Wire Cable Bridge Co.; replaced 1899
Lost wire suspension bridge over North Deepwater Creek at Johnstown
Replaced by new bridge

Kansas Avenue Bowstring (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built sometime in the 1870s or before, replaced 1898 by the Melan Arch Bridge
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge 1898

LA&SG - Arroyo Seco Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1886; Replaced 1896
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Arroyo Seco on Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Lafayette Street Bridge (1st) (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1889; Replaced 1895
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Hillsborough River on Lafayette Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Laurel Hill Bridge (older) (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1860s
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Water Street in Norwich
Superstructure replaced (possibly relocated to Maine)

Laurel Hill Bridge (older) (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1866, disassembled in 1890. Likely reassembled in Maine in 1895 then scrapped in 1950.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Water Street in Norwich
Superstructure replaced (possibly relocated to Maine)

LI - Shinnecock Canal Bridge (Older) (Suffolk County, New York)
Replaced 1899
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Shinnecock Canal on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Linden Avenue Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Irondequoit Creek on East Linden Ave.
No longer exists

Livermore Falls Bridge (Older) (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Built 1872, Destroyed 1896
Lost Through truss bridge overAndroscoggin River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

LN - Cumberland River Triangular Truss (1866) (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1866, Replaced 1897
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

LN - Frankfort Fink Truss (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built 1868; Raised 1893; Replaced 1898
Fink through truss bridge


LN - Newport & Cincinnati Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1872; Superstructure replaced 1897
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on L&N Railroad
Superstructure replaced

Main Street Basin Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Removed when canal was shut down and basing filled in.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lackawaxen River on Main Street
No longer exists

Main Street Bridge (Older) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1870; Re-decked 1882; Condemned 1892 and likely replaced that same year
Lost Truesdell through truss bridge over Cedar River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Oldest) (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1892
Bowstring through truss bridge on Main Street


Market Street Bridge (4th) (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889 reusing parts from predecessor bridge; Destroyed by flooding 1891
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on Market Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Martinsville Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built in 1873 by A.M. Kennedy & Son; heavily damaged by a storm in 1893.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over West Fork White River on State Road 39
Destroyed by severe weather

MEC - Frankenstein Trestle (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1875; Replaced 1892
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Frankenstein Cliff (Named for American Artist Godfrey N. Frankenstein) on Maine Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Michigan Avenue Bridge (1871) (Ingham County, Michigan)
Built 1871; Replaced 1894 and relocated to Kalamazoo Street.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Grand River on Michigan Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Mill Street Bridge (Older) (Jefferson County, New York)
Damged in flood 1869; replaced in 1895
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Black River on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Hastings Swing Bridge (Older) (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1871; Replaced 1891
Lost Post through truss swing over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Kinnickinnic River Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Replaced in 1898
Lost Stringer bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Rock River Bridge (Oldest) (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1882, Replaced 1897
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Former Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (1st) (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Works. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge

MN&S - Pappoose Creek Trestle (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1893 during line construction; Removed 1896 when the creek was largely encased as a sewer
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Pappoose Creek on Mouscatine North & South Railroad
Removed

MON - Wabash River Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1852(?), approach collapsed in 1890, replaced in 1897
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Monon Railroad in Delphi
Replaced by a new bridge

Monroe Street Bridge (First) (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1889 Burned 1890
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Spokane River
Destroyed by fire

Motor Mill Covered Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over Turkey River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Muscatine Ferry (1839-1891) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
In service 1839-1891
Lost Ferry across Mississippi River
No longer in service

National Road Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1834, closed to traffic in 1895, replaced in 1897
Lost Covered bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Old National Road in Richmond
Replaced by a new bridge

ND&C - West Glenham Bridge (Oldest) (Dutchess County, New York)
Built before 1881; Replaced 1894
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fishkill Creek on ND&C Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

New Paltz Covered Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1850
Lost covered Bridge over Wallkill River on New Paltz-Minnewaska Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Seymour Covered Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1849 ; One span removed & replaced by a Keystone span 1879; Other span replaced ca. 1896
Lost Bridge over Naugatuck River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NHM&W - Rockfall Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Replaced ca. 1898 by current bridge
Pratt deck truss bridge over Coginchaug River on New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Northampton Street Bridge (old) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Started in the late 1790s, opened in 1806, lost in 1895
Lost Bridge over Delaware Riverr on Norrthampton Street
Destroyed by flooding

NP - Little Falls Bridge (S, Older) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1889; Replaced 1899
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NWP - Hacienda Howe Truss (Sonoma County, California)
Built 1876; Replaced 1890
Lost Bridge over Russian River on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Harlem River Bascule Bridge (1867) (New York County, New York)
Built 1867; Replaced 1897
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on Metro North RR
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Honeoye Creek Covered Bridge (Ontario County, New York)
Built 1853: Replaced 1893
Lost Through truss bridge over Honeoye Creek on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Maiden Lane Bridge (1872) (Albany County, New York)
Built 1872; Replaced 1899
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Hudson River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Waterport Trestle (Old) (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1875; Replaced 1892
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Oak Orchard River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYNHL - Norwalk River Bridge (Old) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built in 1895 Removed in 1897
Lost Bridge over Norwalk River on New York New Haven Line RR
Demolished

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