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130th Street Swing Bridge (Pre 1908) (Cook County, Illinois)
Replaced in 1908
Lost Bridge over Calumet River on East 130th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
18th Street Bridge (1888) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1888; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
4th Street Bridge (1872) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Replaced 1904, Three spans relocated to Sans Souci Park.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Bridge Street (4th Street)
Replaced by a new bridge
6th Avenue Bridge (1886) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1886, Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
9th Street Incline Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1885; Closed 1904; Demolished 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over 9th Street/Railroad (ATSF)/Other city streets on Kansas City Cable Railway
Removed
AE&C/CNW Overpass (Du Page County, Illinois)
Built 1902; replaced 1907 by current bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge over C&NW RR on AE&C RR (later CA&E RR)
Replaced by a new bridge
Alm's House Bridge 38-36-P01x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1843 by Alm's House Workers; Lost in flood 1902.
Lost Bridge over Conestoga River on Abandoned Road and Bridge
Destroyed by flooding not replaced
Anacostia River Bridge (1875) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Archer Avenue Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1870 to replace earlier bridge of unknown type, replaced 1906
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork of South Branch Chicago River on Archer Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Arkansas River Bridge (Sedgwick County, Kansas)
Built 1872
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Douglas Avenue
No longer exists, apparently most or all spans were relocated to other locations in 1908
Ash Street Canal Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
Built 1845; demolished March 1901
Lost Stone arch bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on Ash Street
No longer exists
Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & Railroads
Replaced by a new bridge
ATSF/C&A - South Fork South Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in the 1880s; Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bobtail swing bridge over Chicago River South Fork South Branch on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe/Chicago & Alton RR
No longer exists
Banning Mill and Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
The bridge was built three times in its lifetime: 1884, 1895, and 1899. While it was washed away the first two times, the bridge collapsed under a herd of cattle the third time. It was never rebuilt.
Lost bridge over Big Sioux River on 267th Street just south of Hwy. 42 and Iverson Bridges near East Sioux Falls
Collapsed
Barrett Bridge (1872) (Orange County, New York)
Built 1872 by John A. Roebling's Sons Co.; taken out by spans of railroad bridge from upstream in 1875 flood but repaired; destroyed by flooding in 1903
Lost Suspension bridge over Delaware River on Pike Street in Port Jervis.
Destroyed by flooding
Batson Covered Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Lost Covered Howe truss bridge over Salamonie River near the current SR-3 Bridge.
No longer exists
BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (1882) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Destroyed by fire
Benson Street Covered Bridge (Midland County, Michigan)
Built 1872; Destroyed by flooding 1907
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tittabawassee River on Benson Street
Destroyed by flooding; Not replaced site is abandoned.
Berninger's Mill Covered Bridge 38-19-66x (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Catawissa Creek and Tail Race on Shuman Street (now abandoned)
Destroyed by flooding and replaced with a bridge on a different alignment
Berrien Springs Bridge (1889) (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1888-9; replaced 1904
Lost Howe through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Terre Coupe Road (now Ferry Street)
Replaced by a new bridge
Berwick Covered Bridge 38-19-85#2x/38-40-02#2x (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Burr Arch truss covered bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on abandoned road
Replaced by a new bridge (in a different location 1200' downstream)
Beverly Depot Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Replaced 1901
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Beverly Depot Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Four - Cuyahoga River Swing Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Replaced in 1901
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Four - North Fork River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1868, main span collapsed in 1893, replaced in 1902
Lost Deck truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on former Big Four Railroad in Danville
Replaced by a new bridge; filled in
Big Four - Twin Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1883 for the CCC&I Railroad, replaced in 1906
Lost Deck truss bridge over West Fork White Lick Creek on former Big Four Railroad southeast of Danville
Replaced by new bridge
Billy Hocker Bridge (McClain County, Oklahoma)
Built 1899-1900; destroyed by flooding 1904
Lost Bridge over South Canadian River on US 77
Destroyed by flooding
Birmingham Covered Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)
Built 1841; replaced 1900
Lost covered through truss bridge over Vermilion River on Edison Highway (SR 113)
No longer exists
Black Hawk Creek Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
BM - Souhegan River Covered Deck Truss (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1851; Burned 1907; Replaced 1908
Lost Deck truss bridge over Souhegan River on Boston & Maine railroad
Destroyed by fire
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge # 464 (1897) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1897; replaced in 1907
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio RR
Demolished and replaced
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (Pre 1906) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 18XX; Replaced 1906
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio
No longer exists
BO - Parkersburg Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Construction started July 9, 1869, and the bridge opened January 7, 1871
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge in 1905
BO - Patterson Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)
Built 1869 atop washed-out ruins of Patterson Viaduct, replaced 1902-03 by line realignment
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Patapsco River on Former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Susquehanna River Bridge (Harford County, Maryland)
Built 1886 for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; Replaced in stages 1907-10; 377-foot span collapsed during ongoing span replacement project Sept. 23, 1908.
Lost Bridge over Susquehanna River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Boscawen-Canterbury Covered Bridge 29-07-31x (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1857
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Merrimack River on Depot Street
Lost to flood in 1907
BRB&L - West Channel Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Lost Bridge over West Channel on Boston Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
No longer exists
Bridge Street Bridge (San Miguel County, New Mexico)
Replaced 1906
Lost Through truss bridge over Gallinas Creek on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1908
Lost Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Brighton Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1867; 1 span lost during 1903 flooding and replaced with a then-modern Pratt pony; Replaced 1908
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Unknown road
Replaced by a new bridge
Bristol Bridge (ca.1869) (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1869 by Simon de Graff; replaced in 1907 and one span relocated to Island Park in Elkhart where it stood until being destroyed by a storm in 1952.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Division Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Broad Street Bridge (Pre 1907) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Monocacy Creek on Broad Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Broadway Bridge (1895) (New York County, New York)
Built 1895; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on Broadway
Replaced by a new bridge but relocated, becoming the Universiy Heights Bridge
Broadway Bridge (Old) (Darke County, Ohio)
Replaced 1907
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Greenville Creek on Broadway Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Broadway Street Bridge (Pre 1908) (Branch County, Michigan)
Lost 3 months after March 1908flood
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Broadway Street in Union City.
Replaced by a new bridge
Brown Street Covered Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1845-47; Replaced 1903
Lost covered through truss bridge over Wabash River on Brown Street
Replaced by a new bridge
BRT - Coney Island Creek Drawbridge (Kings County, New York)
Replaced in 1907
Lost bridge over Coney Island Creek on Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Replaced by a new bridge
BSR - South Lee Bridge (Old) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1902; Destroyed by a derailment in 1903
Through truss Bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway
Destroyed by collision
Bunker Bridge 32-11-03x (Columbia County, New York)
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Claverack Creek on Union Turnpike (NY Rte.66)
Replaced by a new bridge
C&A - Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith; superstructure replaced in 1900
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Superstructure replaced
C&ET - High Level Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Replaced 1909
Pratt deck truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Road and Conneaut & Erie Traction Co.
Replaced by a new bridge
Camp Clarke Bridge (Morrill County, Nebraska)
Built 1876
Lost Bridge over North Platte River
Demolished in 1900
Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge (1826) 32-39-03x (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1826; Burned 1901
Lost covered through truss bridge over Mohawk River
Destroyed by fire
Catskill Creek Bridge (Greene County, New York)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Maple Avenue in Catskill.
Replaced by a new bridge in 1908
CBQ - Big Rock Creek Deck Truss (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built 1881; Replaced 1903
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Big Rock Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Des Moines River Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Replaced 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad & Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Des Moines River Covered Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced ca. 1904-6
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Burlington & Southwestern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Little Tarkio Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built Unknown, Removed 1903
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Tarkio Creek on Former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Removed but not replaced
CBQ - Plattsmouth Railroad Bridge (1880) (Cass County, Nebraska)
Built 1880 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1903
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on CB&QRR
Replaced by new bridge
CBQ - Prescott Swing Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1886; Replaced 1906
Pratt through truss bridge on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
CBQ - Wisconsin River Bridge (Old) (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1886; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Cedar Hill Covered Bridge, 25-50-06 (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Destroyed 1908
Lost covered bridge over Big River at Cedar Hill
Destroyed by severe weather
Central Massachusetts Railroad - Nashua River Bridges (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Replaced by Clinton Viaduct
Lost Through truss bridges over Nashua River on Central Massachusetts Railroad
Removed and abutments submerged in the Wachusett Reservoir
Central Massachusetts Railroad - Sawyer's Mills Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Nashua River on B&M Central Mass Branch
Removed but not replaced, inundated in Wachusett Reservoir
Cermak Road Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1871 Replaced in 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Cermak Road Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge
CG - Oostanaula River Swing Bridge (Old) (Floyd County, Georgia)
Built in 1888; replaced in 1905
Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Oostanaula River on Chattanooga Rome & Columbus Railroad
No longer exists
CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge
Chain Bridge (1810) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1810; replaced 1909
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Merrimack River on Main Street/Trolley
Replaced by a new bridge
Charlevoix Bridge (Pre 1900) (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Replaced 1900
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Island Outlet Lake on Bridge Street US 31
Demolished
Cheraw Covered Bridge (Marlboro County, South Carolina)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Great Pee Dee River on Powe Street
Replaced by a new bridge after 1908 flood
Cider Brook Bridge (1883) 07-02-P03x (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1883; replaced by a steel truss bridge in 1904.
Lost Other pony truss bridge over Farmington River on Old Farms Road in Avon.
Replaced by a new bridge
Cincinnatus Covered Bridge 32-12-01x (Cortland County, New York)
Lost through truss covered bridge over Otselic River on Telephone Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Claremont Toll Covered Bridge 29-10-13x / 45-14-134x (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Connecticut River on Main Street
Destroyed by ice in 1901 and replaced by a new bridge
Clear Creek-National Road Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1830's
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on National Road (US 40)
Replaced by a new bridge
CNJ - LV Overpass (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888; Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lehigh Valley Railroad on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Replaced by a new bridge
CNTP - Tunnel 21 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Tunnel
Removed but not replaced; 'daylighted' that is, top blown off and cut made.
CNW - Clinton Bridge (East Channel) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1865; Reconstructed 1868, 1874, 1880, 1882-1885, & 1898; Replaced by a new bridge in 1908
McCallum through truss bridge over Cat Tail Slough on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Clinton Bridge (West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1865; Approaches reconstructed 1874; Drawspan replaced 1887; Approaches reconstructed again 1898; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Kinzie Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 and relocated to Milwaukee
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Petaluma River Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Replaced 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Petaluma River on California Northwestern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Root River Bridge (Old) (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1908
Lost double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Root River on C&NW RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Cole Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1848; Repalced 1909
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Illinois River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Columbia Canal Basin Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
The Canal was closed and filled in beginning in 1901 and completed by 1940
Lost Bridge over Pennsylvania Canal, Eastern Division on Abandoned Roadway
Removed but not replaced
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Lost during 1900s
View Exhibit map130th Street Swing Bridge (Pre 1908) (Cook County, Illinois)Replaced in 1908
Lost Bridge over Calumet River on East 130th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
18th Street Bridge (1888) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1888; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
4th Street Bridge (1872) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)Built 1872; Replaced 1904, Three spans relocated to Sans Souci Park.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Bridge Street (4th Street)
Replaced by a new bridge
5th Street Bridge (1887) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1887, Replaced 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1887, Replaced 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
6th Avenue Bridge (1886) (Polk County, Iowa)Built 1886, Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
9th Street Incline Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)Built 1885; Closed 1904; Demolished 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over 9th Street/Railroad (ATSF)/Other city streets on Kansas City Cable Railway
Removed
AE&C/CNW Overpass (Du Page County, Illinois)Built 1902; replaced 1907 by current bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge over C&NW RR on AE&C RR (later CA&E RR)
Replaced by a new bridge
Allegany Road Bridge (1875) (Genesee County, New York)
Built 1875 for $4,000 to replace an 1863 timber bridge; replaced 1902
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Tonawanda Creek on Allegany Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1875 for $4,000 to replace an 1863 timber bridge; replaced 1902
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Tonawanda Creek on Allegany Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Alm's House Bridge 38-36-P01x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built in 1843 by Alm's House Workers; Lost in flood 1902.
Lost Bridge over Conestoga River on Abandoned Road and Bridge
Destroyed by flooding not replaced
Anacostia River Bridge (1875) (Washington, District of Columbia)Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Archer Avenue Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1870 to replace earlier bridge of unknown type, replaced 1906
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork of South Branch Chicago River on Archer Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Arkansas River Bridge (Sedgwick County, Kansas)Built 1872
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Douglas Avenue
No longer exists, apparently most or all spans were relocated to other locations in 1908
Ash Street Canal Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)Built 1845; demolished March 1901
Lost Stone arch bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on Ash Street
No longer exists
Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & Railroads
Replaced by a new bridge
ATSF/C&A - South Fork South Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built in the 1880s; Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bobtail swing bridge over Chicago River South Fork South Branch on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe/Chicago & Alton RR
No longer exists
Baldwinsville Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Built 1865 by Simon de Graff; replaced 1909?
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Seneca River on Syracuse Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1865 by Simon de Graff; replaced 1909?
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Seneca River on Syracuse Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Banning Mill and Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)The bridge was built three times in its lifetime: 1884, 1895, and 1899. While it was washed away the first two times, the bridge collapsed under a herd of cattle the third time. It was never rebuilt.
Lost bridge over Big Sioux River on 267th Street just south of Hwy. 42 and Iverson Bridges near East Sioux Falls
Collapsed
Barrett Bridge (1872) (Orange County, New York)Built 1872 by John A. Roebling's Sons Co.; taken out by spans of railroad bridge from upstream in 1875 flood but repaired; destroyed by flooding in 1903
Lost Suspension bridge over Delaware River on Pike Street in Port Jervis.
Destroyed by flooding
Batson Covered Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)Lost Covered Howe truss bridge over Salamonie River near the current SR-3 Bridge.
No longer exists
BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (1882) (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1882; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Destroyed by fire
Beech Creek Covered Bridge (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1827
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Beech Creek on Monument - Orviston Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1827
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Beech Creek on Monument - Orviston Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Benson Street Covered Bridge (Midland County, Michigan)Built 1872; Destroyed by flooding 1907
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tittabawassee River on Benson Street
Destroyed by flooding; Not replaced site is abandoned.
Berninger's Mill Covered Bridge 38-19-66x (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1867
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Catawissa Creek and Tail Race on Shuman Street (now abandoned)
Destroyed by flooding and replaced with a bridge on a different alignment
Berrien Springs Bridge (1889) (Berrien County, Michigan)Built 1888-9; replaced 1904
Lost Howe through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Terre Coupe Road (now Ferry Street)
Replaced by a new bridge
Berwick Covered Bridge 38-19-85#2x/38-40-02#2x (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Lost Burr Arch truss covered bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on abandoned road
Replaced by a new bridge (in a different location 1200' downstream)
Beverly Depot Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Built 1891; Replaced 1901
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Beverly Depot Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Four - Cuyahoga River Swing Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Replaced in 1901
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Four - North Fork River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Built 1868, main span collapsed in 1893, replaced in 1902
Lost Deck truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on former Big Four Railroad in Danville
Replaced by a new bridge; filled in
Big Four - Twin Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)Built 1883 for the CCC&I Railroad, replaced in 1906
Lost Deck truss bridge over West Fork White Lick Creek on former Big Four Railroad southeast of Danville
Replaced by new bridge
Billy Hocker Bridge (McClain County, Oklahoma)Built 1899-1900; destroyed by flooding 1904
Lost Bridge over South Canadian River on US 77
Destroyed by flooding
Birmingham Covered Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)Built 1841; replaced 1900
Lost covered through truss bridge over Vermilion River on Edison Highway (SR 113)
No longer exists
Black Hawk Creek Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Blue Marsh Covered Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1846; Replaced in 1909; Site is now under the waters of Blue Marsh Lake.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Tulpehocken Creek on Abandoned Roadway
Replaced by a new bridge in 1909 (Site is now under Blue Marsh Lake)
Built in 1846; Replaced in 1909; Site is now under the waters of Blue Marsh Lake.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Tulpehocken Creek on Abandoned Roadway
Replaced by a new bridge in 1909 (Site is now under Blue Marsh Lake)
BM - Souhegan River Covered Deck Truss (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)Built 1851; Burned 1907; Replaced 1908
Lost Deck truss bridge over Souhegan River on Boston & Maine railroad
Destroyed by fire
BN - Spire Rock Trestle (Jefferson County, Montana)
Built 1901-2
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Halfway Creek on Northern Pacific Railroad Homestake Pass
"Out Of Service"
Built 1901-2
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Halfway Creek on Northern Pacific Railroad Homestake Pass
"Out Of Service"
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge # 464 (1897) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built in 1897; replaced in 1907
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio RR
Demolished and replaced
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (Pre 1906) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 18XX; Replaced 1906
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio
No longer exists
BO - Parkersburg Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)Construction started July 9, 1869, and the bridge opened January 7, 1871
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge in 1905
BO - Patterson Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)Built 1869 atop washed-out ruins of Patterson Viaduct, replaced 1902-03 by line realignment
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Patapsco River on Former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Susquehanna River Bridge (Harford County, Maryland)Built 1886 for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; Replaced in stages 1907-10; 377-foot span collapsed during ongoing span replacement project Sept. 23, 1908.
Lost Bridge over Susquehanna River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Bonner Springs Bridge (1898) (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1898; Lost in the flood of 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1898; Lost in the flood of 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River
Destroyed by flooding
Boscawen-Canterbury Covered Bridge 29-07-31x (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)Built 1857
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Merrimack River on Depot Street
Lost to flood in 1907
BRB&L - West Channel Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)Lost Bridge over West Channel on Boston Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
No longer exists
Bridge Street Bridge (San Miguel County, New Mexico)Replaced 1906
Lost Through truss bridge over Gallinas Creek on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1861; Replaced 1908
Lost Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Brighton Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Iowa)Built 1867; 1 span lost during 1903 flooding and replaced with a then-modern Pratt pony; Replaced 1908
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Unknown road
Replaced by a new bridge
Brindnagle's Covered Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853
Lost Through truss bridge over Swatara Creek on Abandoned Roadway (May have been Eisenhower Road)
Removed but not replaced (Roadway and Covered Bridge site are abandoned)
Built 1853
Lost Through truss bridge over Swatara Creek on Abandoned Roadway (May have been Eisenhower Road)
Removed but not replaced (Roadway and Covered Bridge site are abandoned)
Bristol Bridge (ca.1869) (Elkhart County, Indiana)Built ca. 1869 by Simon de Graff; replaced in 1907 and one span relocated to Island Park in Elkhart where it stood until being destroyed by a storm in 1952.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Division Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Broad Street Bridge (Pre 1907) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)Lost Deck truss bridge over Monocacy Creek on Broad Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Broadway Bridge (1895) (New York County, New York)Built 1895; Replaced 1905
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on Broadway
Replaced by a new bridge but relocated, becoming the Universiy Heights Bridge
Broadway Bridge (Old) (Darke County, Ohio)Replaced 1907
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Greenville Creek on Broadway Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Broadway Street Bridge (Pre 1908) (Branch County, Michigan)Lost 3 months after March 1908flood
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Broadway Street in Union City.
Replaced by a new bridge
Brown Street Covered Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)Built 1845-47; Replaced 1903
Lost covered through truss bridge over Wabash River on Brown Street
Replaced by a new bridge
BRT - Coney Island Creek Drawbridge (Kings County, New York)Replaced in 1907
Lost bridge over Coney Island Creek on Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Replaced by a new bridge
BSR - South Lee Bridge (Old) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)Built 1902; Destroyed by a derailment in 1903
Through truss Bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway
Destroyed by collision
Bull Creek Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)
Built 1870, removed, spans separated and relocated in 1903
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on (Old) Kansas City Road
Spans separated and reused, one span relocated again to a park in Topeka.
Built 1870, removed, spans separated and relocated in 1903
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on (Old) Kansas City Road
Spans separated and reused, one span relocated again to a park in Topeka.
Bunker Bridge 32-11-03x (Columbia County, New York)Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Claverack Creek on Union Turnpike (NY Rte.66)
Replaced by a new bridge
C&A - Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)Built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith; superstructure replaced in 1900
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Superstructure replaced
C&ET - High Level Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Replaced 1909
Pratt deck truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Road and Conneaut & Erie Traction Co.
Replaced by a new bridge
Camp Clarke Bridge (Morrill County, Nebraska)Built 1876
Lost Bridge over North Platte River
Demolished in 1900
Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge (1826) 32-39-03x (Montgomery County, New York)Built 1826; Burned 1901
Lost covered through truss bridge over Mohawk River
Destroyed by fire
Carman Railroad Covered Bridge (Elk County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890
Lost Bridge over Toby Creek on Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad
Destroyed by fire and replaced
Built 1890
Lost Bridge over Toby Creek on Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad
Destroyed by fire and replaced
Catskill Creek Bridge (Greene County, New York)Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Maple Avenue in Catskill.
Replaced by a new bridge in 1908
CBQ - Big Rock Creek Deck Truss (Kendall County, Illinois)Built 1881; Replaced 1903
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Big Rock Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Des Moines River Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)Replaced 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad & Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Des Moines River Bridge (Original) (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1907 and replaced shortly thereafter
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Lost to flooding in 1907 and replaced shortly thereafter
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
CBQ - Des Moines River Covered Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)Built 1871; Replaced ca. 1904-6
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Burlington & Southwestern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Little Tarkio Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)Built Unknown, Removed 1903
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Tarkio Creek on Former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Removed but not replaced
CBQ - Plattsmouth Railroad Bridge (1880) (Cass County, Nebraska)Built 1880 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1903
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on CB&QRR
Replaced by new bridge
CBQ - Prescott Swing Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Minnesota)Built 1886; Replaced 1906
Pratt through truss bridge on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
CBQ - West Nodaway River Bridge (Older) (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built ?; replaced 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Nodaway River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ?; replaced 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Nodaway River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Wisconsin River Bridge (Old) (Crawford County, Wisconsin)Built 1886; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Cedar Hill Covered Bridge, 25-50-06 (Jefferson County, Missouri)Destroyed 1908
Lost covered bridge over Big River at Cedar Hill
Destroyed by severe weather
Central Massachusetts Railroad - Nashua River Bridges (Worcester County, Massachusetts)Replaced by Clinton Viaduct
Lost Through truss bridges over Nashua River on Central Massachusetts Railroad
Removed and abutments submerged in the Wachusett Reservoir
Central Massachusetts Railroad - Sawyer's Mills Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Nashua River on B&M Central Mass Branch
Removed but not replaced, inundated in Wachusett Reservoir
Cermak Road Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)Built in 1871 Replaced in 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Cermak Road Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge
CG - Oostanaula River Swing Bridge (Old) (Floyd County, Georgia)Built in 1888; replaced in 1905
Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Oostanaula River on Chattanooga Rome & Columbus Railroad
No longer exists
CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge
Chain Bridge (1810) (Essex County, Massachusetts)Built 1810; replaced 1909
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Merrimack River on Main Street/Trolley
Replaced by a new bridge
Charlevoix Bridge (Pre 1900) (Charlevoix County, Michigan)Replaced 1900
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Island Outlet Lake on Bridge Street US 31
Demolished
Cheraw Covered Bridge (Marlboro County, South Carolina)Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Great Pee Dee River on Powe Street
Replaced by a new bridge after 1908 flood
Cider Brook Bridge (1883) 07-02-P03x (Hartford County, Connecticut)Built 1883; replaced by a steel truss bridge in 1904.
Lost Other pony truss bridge over Farmington River on Old Farms Road in Avon.
Replaced by a new bridge
Cincinnatus Covered Bridge 32-12-01x (Cortland County, New York)Lost through truss covered bridge over Otselic River on Telephone Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Claremont Toll Covered Bridge 29-10-13x / 45-14-134x (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Connecticut River on Main Street
Destroyed by ice in 1901 and replaced by a new bridge
Clear Creek-National Road Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)Built ca. 1830's
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on National Road (US 40)
Replaced by a new bridge
CNJ - LV Overpass (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)Built 1888; Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lehigh Valley Railroad on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Replaced by a new bridge
CNTP - New River Viaduct (1893) (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1893; Replaced 1908
Lost Bridge over New River on Cincinnati Southern Railway/Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1893; Replaced 1908
Lost Bridge over New River on Cincinnati Southern Railway/Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
CNTP - Tunnel 21 (Morgan County, Tennessee)Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Tunnel
Removed but not replaced; 'daylighted' that is, top blown off and cut made.
CNW - Clinton Bridge (East Channel) (Whiteside County, Illinois)Built 1865; Reconstructed 1868, 1874, 1880, 1882-1885, & 1898; Replaced by a new bridge in 1908
McCallum through truss bridge over Cat Tail Slough on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Clinton Bridge (West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)Built 1865; Approaches reconstructed 1874; Drawspan replaced 1887; Approaches reconstructed again 1898; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Des Plaines River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1883; Replaced 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Plaines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1883; Replaced 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Plaines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Kinzie Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1898; Replaced 1908 and relocated to Milwaukee
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - KK Madison Bridge (Old) (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 with a span relocated from Chicago
Lost Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 with a span relocated from Chicago
Lost Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Petaluma River Bridge (Sonoma County, California)Replaced 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Petaluma River on California Northwestern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
CNW - Root River Bridge (Old) (Racine County, Wisconsin)Replaced 1908
Lost double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Root River on C&NW RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Coatesville High Bridge (1890) (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890; Replaced 1904
Lost Bridge on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1890; Replaced 1904
Lost Bridge on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Colbert Bridge (1892) (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built 1892; Lost to flooding 1908
Lost Bridge over Red River of the South on Colbert Ferry Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1892; Lost to flooding 1908
Lost Bridge over Red River of the South on Colbert Ferry Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Cole Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)Built 1848; Repalced 1909
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Illinois River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Columbia Canal Basin Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)The Canal was closed and filled in beginning in 1901 and completed by 1940
Lost Bridge over Pennsylvania Canal, Eastern Division on Abandoned Roadway
Removed but not replaced
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