Lost during 1890s

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Crawfordsville and Wabash Railroad 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

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

First Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Co. 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

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

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 Bridge (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

Old Lyon Brook Bridge (Chenango County, New York)
Built 1869, replaced in 1894
Lost Deck truss bridge over Lyon Brook on former NY&OM/NYO&W Railroads northeast of Oxford
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Red Covered Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1864, replaced in 1893
Lost Covered Bridge over Vermilion River on Gilbert Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Old Rosendale Trestle (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1870-72, replaced in 1895
Lost Deck truss bridge over Rondout Creek on Wallkill Valley Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Second Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1895
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Second Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (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

Shoal Creek Covered Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1859; removed in 1894 and timber sold to the Hamilton-Kingston Railroad
Lost covered bridge over Shoal Creek somewhere near Kingston
Removed

Squaw Creek Railroad Bridge (Older) (Story County, Iowa)
Lost 1898
Lost Pony truss bridge over Squaw Creek on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

St. Charles Pontoon Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Construction started 1888; opened to traffic June 1, 1890; destroyed by ice in November 1890
Short-lived pontoon bridge over the Missouri River at the foot of Adams Street in St. Charles
Lost

Unnamed creek Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Replaced 1899
Lost Bridge over Unnamed creek on Local
Replaced by new bridge