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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 (2nd) (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 (Older) (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
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
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 (2nd) (Orange County, New York)
Lost Suspension bridge over Delaware River on 209
Destroyed by flooding
BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903
Howe through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Partially destroyed by fire and 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
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
BNSF - Whitebreast Creek Bridge (North) (Lucas County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Deck plate girder bridge over Whitebreast Creek on BNSF
Open to traffic
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge # 464 (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1897; replaced in 1907
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio RR
Demolished and replaced
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 18XX; Replaced 1906
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio
No longer exists
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
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; 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 (Old) (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 Street Bridge (Older) (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)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Brown Street
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
Butler's Landing Bridge (1885) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1885; Replaced 1907
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
California Northwestern - Petaluma River Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Replaced 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Petaluma River on California Northwestern Railroad
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
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 Covered Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced ca. 1904-6
Lost 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 - 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
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 (Older) (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Replaced 1900
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Island Outlet Lake on Bridge Street US 31
Demolished
Chelsea Bridge (Older) (Tama County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1876; Replaced 1907
Lost through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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 (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
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 (Old) (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; 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
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
Concord Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Replaced 1907
Lost Truss bridge over Charles River on Concord Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Congress Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Travis County, Texas)
In 1922, the three remaining 1884 spans of the Congress Avenue Bridge, apparently still in storage after all these years, were erected at Moore's Crossing in Travis County.
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Congress Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Congress Street Swing Bridge (Old) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Replaced 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over Pequonnock River on Congress Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Connellsville Suspension Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1905
Lost Suspension bridge over Youghiogheny River on Crawford Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Constantine-Washington Street Bowstring Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Built in August 1869 by Simon de Graff; replaced in 1905.
Lost Bridge over St Joseph River
Replaced by a new bridge
Cortland Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Buit 1871, replaced 1902
Lost Through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Cortland Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Crosswicks Creek Covered Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1833
Lost Bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Church Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Croton Reservoir Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1852?; replaced 1904
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Croton Reservoir on Old Croton Dam Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Damascus - Cochecton Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
This was reportedly the oldest covered bridge on the Delaware River when it was destroyed by flood on March 1, 1902
Bridge over Delaware River on Newburgh Turnpike
Destroyed by Flood March 1, 1902
Dayton View Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Covered bridge buil in 1854 expanded with three CBW bowstring spans in 1871, Covered spans replaced with Whipples in the early 1880s. Removed 1908
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Miami River near Monument Ave. Bridge location
No longer exists
DL&W - Seneca River Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Abandoned & removed 1909
Lost Bridge over Seneca River on Railroad
Removed
Eight Track Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901; Replqced 1909
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad/Chicago Junction Railway/Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Enfield-Suffield Covered Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1832; closed 1896; destroyed by flood 1900
Lost Through truss bridge over Connecticut River and Enfield Canal.
Destroyed by flooding; not replaced
Engleside Covered Bridge (1826) (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1826; Replaced 1901
Lost Burr arch through truss bridge over Conestoga River on Lancaster, Willow St. & Strasburg Trolley Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Erie - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Collapsed in 1900
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Erie RR
Collapsed
Erie - Passaic River Bridge (Older) (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1876; replaced in 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (New York Division)
No longer exists
Erie - Portage Viaduct (2nd) (Wyoming County, New York)
Built 1875; Replaced 1903
Pratt deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Fair Oaks Bridge (1901) (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1901 by the Pacific Construction Co.; washed away by a flash flood in 1907
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over American River
Destroyed by flood
Farmington Covered Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1831 by Samuel Dickinson; replaced 1904.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Farmington River on Farmington Avenue in Farmington
Replaced by a new bridge
FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Palatka, Old) (Putnam County, Florida)
Built 1888; Collapsed 1903
Thacher through truss bridge over St Johns River on Florida East Coast RR
No longer exists
First Bismarck Railroad Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built in 1882 under the direction of George Morison; superstructure replaced 1905
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in Bismarck
Orginal Whipple truss spans replaced with through Warren truss spans, reusing the original piers
First Camelback Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built 1884
Lost Bridge
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
First 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
First Latah Bridge (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1890 by "private subscription"
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Latah Creek on road
Replaced by a new bridge
Flushing Creek Bridge (Old) (Queens County, New York)
Built 1880
Lost Through truss bridge over Flushing Creek on Northern Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge in 1906
Forest Park River des Peres Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Removed for Worlds Fair construction
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over River Des Peres on Park road
Removed but not replaced
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Lost during 1900s
View Exhibit map18th 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 (2nd) (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 (Oldest) (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 (Older) (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
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
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 (2nd) (Orange County, New York)Lost Suspension bridge over Delaware River on 209
Destroyed by flooding
BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1872; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903
Howe through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Partially destroyed by fire and 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
Built 1872; Destroyed by flooding 1907
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tittabawassee River on Benson Street
Destroyed by flooding
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
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
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"
BNSF - Whitebreast Creek Bridge (North) (Lucas County, Iowa)Built 1902
Deck plate girder bridge over Whitebreast Creek on BNSF
Open to traffic
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge # 464 (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built in 1897; replaced in 1907
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio RR
Demolished and replaced
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 18XX; Replaced 1906
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio
No longer exists
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 (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
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; 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 (Old) (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 Street Bridge (Older) (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)Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Brown Street
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.
Butler's Landing Bridge (1885) (Johnson County, Iowa)Built 1885; Replaced 1907
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
California Northwestern - Petaluma River Bridge (Sonoma County, California)Replaced 1903
Lost Through truss bridge over Petaluma River on California Northwestern Railroad
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
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 (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 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 - 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
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 (Older) (Charlevoix County, Michigan)Replaced 1900
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Island Outlet Lake on Bridge Street US 31
Demolished
Chelsea Bridge (Older) (Tama County, Iowa)Built ca. 1876; Replaced 1907
Lost through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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 (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
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 (Old) (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 (2nd) (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; 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
Coatesville High Bridge (3rd) (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 (2nd) (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
Concord Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)Replaced 1907
Lost Truss bridge over Charles River on Concord Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Congress Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Travis County, Texas)In 1922, the three remaining 1884 spans of the Congress Avenue Bridge, apparently still in storage after all these years, were erected at Moore's Crossing in Travis County.
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Congress Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Congress Street Swing Bridge (Old) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)Replaced 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over Pequonnock River on Congress Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Connellsville Suspension Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)Built 1861; Replaced 1905
Lost Suspension bridge over Youghiogheny River on Crawford Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Constantine-Washington Street Bowstring Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)Built in August 1869 by Simon de Graff; replaced in 1905.
Lost Bridge over St Joseph River
Replaced by a new bridge
Cortland Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)Buit 1871, replaced 1902
Lost Through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Cortland Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Crosswicks Creek Covered Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)Built 1833
Lost Bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Church Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Croton Reservoir Bridge (Westchester County, New York)Built 1852?; replaced 1904
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Croton Reservoir on Old Croton Dam Road
Replaced by a new bridge
D&H - Erie Canal Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Replaced ca. 1905
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Delaware & Hudson Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced ca. 1905
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Delaware & Hudson Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Damascus - Cochecton Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)This was reportedly the oldest covered bridge on the Delaware River when it was destroyed by flood on March 1, 1902
Bridge over Delaware River on Newburgh Turnpike
Destroyed by Flood March 1, 1902
Dayton View Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)Covered bridge buil in 1854 expanded with three CBW bowstring spans in 1871, Covered spans replaced with Whipples in the early 1880s. Removed 1908
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Miami River near Monument Ave. Bridge location
No longer exists
DL&W - Seneca River Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)Abandoned & removed 1909
Lost Bridge over Seneca River on Railroad
Removed
Durand Bridge (Pepin County, Wisconsin)
Built 1884; Blown down in 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1884; Blown down in 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River
Replaced by a new bridge
Eight Track Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1901; Replqced 1909
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad/Chicago Junction Railway/Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Enfield-Suffield Covered Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)Built 1832; closed 1896; destroyed by flood 1900
Lost Through truss bridge over Connecticut River and Enfield Canal.
Destroyed by flooding; not replaced
Engleside Covered Bridge (1826) (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1826; Replaced 1901
Lost Burr arch through truss bridge over Conestoga River on Lancaster, Willow St. & Strasburg Trolley Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Erie - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Collapsed in 1900
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Erie RR
Collapsed
Erie - Passaic River Bridge (Older) (Essex County, New Jersey)Built 1876; replaced in 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (New York Division)
No longer exists
Erie - Portage Viaduct (2nd) (Wyoming County, New York)Built 1875; Replaced 1903
Pratt deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Erie Avenue Bridge (2nd) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1889; Replaced 1900
Lost Truss bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1889; Replaced 1900
Lost Truss bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Fair Oaks Bridge (1901) (Sacramento County, California)Built 1901 by the Pacific Construction Co.; washed away by a flash flood in 1907
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over American River
Destroyed by flood
Farmington Covered Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)Built 1831 by Samuel Dickinson; replaced 1904.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Farmington River on Farmington Avenue in Farmington
Replaced by a new bridge
FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Palatka, Old) (Putnam County, Florida)Built 1888; Collapsed 1903
Thacher through truss bridge over St Johns River on Florida East Coast RR
No longer exists
First Bismarck Railroad Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)Built in 1882 under the direction of George Morison; superstructure replaced 1905
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in Bismarck
Orginal Whipple truss spans replaced with through Warren truss spans, reusing the original piers
First Camelback Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)Built 1884
Lost Bridge
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
First 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
First Latah Bridge (Spokane County, Washington)Built 1890 by "private subscription"
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Latah Creek on road
Replaced by a new bridge
Flushing Creek Bridge (Old) (Queens County, New York)Built 1880
Lost Through truss bridge over Flushing Creek on Northern Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge in 1906
Forest Park River des Peres Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Removed for Worlds Fair construction
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over River Des Peres on Park road
Removed but not replaced
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