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"H" Street Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
built 1895 as first Double Decker Bridge in California Replaced 1912
Through truss double deck Bridge over Sacramento River on SP RR
Demolished

"The Iron Bridge" (Schoolcraft County, Michigan)
Built in 1890 to replace the Red Bridge; replaced in 1919 by the current Siphon Bridge.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Manistique River on Deer Street
Replaced by a new bridge

11th Street Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Collapsed during construction in 1892, rebuilt, replaced 1915.
Lost Truss bridge over Licking River on 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

11th Street Bridge (Old) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1894; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tacoma Narrows on East 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

13th Avenue Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Ravine filled in 1912
Lost Post Deck truss bridge over gully on 13th Avenue and 27th Street
Filled in

13th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1892, and dismantled in 1917.
Lost Bridge over Youghiogheny River
No longer exists

18th Street Lift Bridge (1871) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1871, Replaced 1917
Lost Through truss bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

2nd Street Bridge (1884) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1884; Replaced 1917
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mad Creek on 2nd Street
Replaced by new bridge

3rd Avenue Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1911
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

3rd Street Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1889 by the King Bridge Company; Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Eel River on 3rd St.
Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.

4th Street Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1870's; Removed 1912
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on 4th Street


4th Street Viaduct (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; Replaced 1917
Lost Bridge over Railroads on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Street Bridge (1915) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Destroyed during Great Flood of 1918; Not replaced until 1948
Lost Bridge over Squaw Creek on 6th Street
Destroyed by flooding

6th Street Bridge (Older) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1885; Replaced 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on 6th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Amsterdam Bridge (1876) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1876; One Post truss span washed away by flooding 1913; Replacement timber trestle span washed away 1914; Replaced 1916
Lost Post through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Ankeny Luten Arch (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Damaged irreparably by flooding in 1917
Lost Luten arch bridge over Fourmile Creek on 1st Street
Destroyed by flooding

Athens Bridge (Old) (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; 2 of three spans destroyed 1916; One span used in replacement bridge.
Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Front Street
Destroyed by flooding and replaced

ATSF - Swink Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Built 1906; Destroyed 1910
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Removed but not replaced

Avenue D Swing Bridge (1889) (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1889-1891; Replaced 1911
Lost Truss bridge over Snohomish River
Replaced by a new bridge

B&A - Charles River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1893; replaced 1916
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Charles River on Boston & Albany Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&LE - Conneaut Creek Swing Bridge (Old) (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1898; Removed 1910
Lost Through truss bridge over Conneaut Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

B&M - Penacook Lower Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1867; Repaired 1876; Replaced 1919
Lost Childs through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Foxburg Bridge (Old) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1872; reconstructed 1908; replaced 1912
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Allegheny River on B&O Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

B&OCT - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge (Old) (Lake County, Indiana)
Built in 1909 ; replaced 1914
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
No longer exists replaced with a Strauss bascule bridge now abandoned

B&S - Caneadea Gorge Bridge (Allegany County, New York)
Built 1906
Lost Deck truss bridge over Caneadea Creek on Buffalo & Susquehanna RR
Removed but not replaced

Backbone Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1878; Burned July 8th, 1914
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by fire

Ballard Swing Bridge (Old) (King County, Washington)
Built in 1910; replaced in 1916
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Lake Washington Canal on 14 Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Bangor-Brewer Covered Toll Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1847 ; Middle span lost to flooding in 1902 & Replaced, completely demolished 1911
Lost covered Howe truss bridge over Penobscot River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Barber Creek Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
People's Power Company Truck fell through the bridge & replaced 1916
Lost Bowstring truss bridge over Barber Creek on road
Collapsed

Beaver Avenue Bridge (Older) (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1914
Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Beaver Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaver Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Bowstring through truss bridge over Beaver Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Belle Isle Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Destroyed by fire and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Detroit River on East Grand Boulevard
Destroyed by fire in 1915

Bellpoint Covered Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built in 1877 by Reuben Partridge; destroyed by the 1913 flood.
Lost Partridge through truss bridge over Scioto River on Old 42
Destroyed in the Great 1913 Flood.

Benton Ferry Bridge (1894) (Livingston Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1894; replaced 1918
Lost timber bridge over Amite River on Benton's Ferry Road (now US 190)
Replaced by a new bridge

Bernadotte Covered Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built 1845; damaged by flood 1915 and replaced
Lost Covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Spoon River on N Old Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Beverly-Waterford Bridge (Older) (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1881; Destroyed by flooding 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Big 4 - Big Blue River Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880's by the Big 4 Railroad; replaced in 1916 by the current bridge that is now CSX.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Big 4 Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Blackhawk Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1869 at Division Street; relocated to Blackhawk Street 1902; demolished 1910
Lost Pony truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Blackhawk Street
Removed but not replaced

BLE - Little Deer Creek Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1897; replaced 1911
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Deer Creek on Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Green River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Green River on Boston & Maine Railroad in Greenfield
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Haverhill) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; replaced by present structure 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Merrimack River on B&M Western Route
Replaced by a new bridge

BM/CM - Turkey Falls Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built ca. 1903; Replaced 1912
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad & Concord & Manchester Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Calumet River Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Replaced in 1912 with a heel trunnion bascule bridge
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Calumet River on Baltimore & Ohio RR
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Muskigum River Bollman Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1855, Replaced 1912
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Railroad (B&O)
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Wabash River Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Destroyed by flooding in 1913 and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Baltimore & Ohio
Destroyed by flooding

Bobtown Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Hawkeye Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Boyd Point Ferry (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Lost Ferry across Arkansas River
No longer exists

Brady Street Duck Creek Iron Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built ca 1894; ; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Duck Creek on Brady Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (1st) (Miami County, Ohio)
opened Feb 22, 1877 replaced 1910
Lost Bridge over Great Miami River on Bridge street
No longer exists

Bridge Street Bridge (Older) (Eaton County, Michigan)
Built 1870; Replaced 1910
Post through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street


Bristol Street Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1911; Destroyed by flooding 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Bristol Street Trolley
Destroyed by flooding

Broad Street Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Blackstone River on Broad Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Broad Street Bridge (2nd) (Franklin County, Ohio)
Lost during flood of 1913
Lost Pony truss bridge over Scioto River on Broad Street
Destroyed by flooding

Broadway Street Iron Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on S. Broadway (IN19) in Peru
Replaced by new bridge

Broadway-Wolf Creek Bridge (1894) (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on N Broadway St
Replaced by a new bridge

Brodhead's Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Demolished 1913 for construction of Ashokan Reservoir
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Esopus Creek
Demolished

Bronx River Long Truss (Bronx County, New York)
Built 1853; Replaced 1912
Lost Col. Stephen H. Long-patented Pratt pony truss bridge over Bronx River on 242nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1897
Lost Steel arch bridge over Big Creek on West 25th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brownes Bridge (Old) (Beaverhead County, Montana)
Built 1863; replaced 1915
Lost Truss bridge over Big Hole River on Brownes Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Brushy Creek Bridge (Older) (Carroll County, Iowa)
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Brushy Creek on 4th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Burlington Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1870, replaced in 1919
Lost covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on Michigan Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Burlington Street Bridge (1860) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1860, Collapsed 1863 due to a herd of cattle, Replaced 1915.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington Street
Replaced by new bridge

C&A - Kankakee River Bridge (Old) (Will County, Illinois)
Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

C&EI - West Okaw River Viaduct (Moultrie County, Illinois)
Built 1892
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over West Okaw River on Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Replaced by a new bridge

C&F - Jordan Creek Iron Bridge (1889) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889; Replaced 1917
Lost Bridge over Jordan Creek on Catasauqua & Fogelsville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

C&PD - Safe Harbor Arch Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Collapsed 1914.
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conestoga Creek on Railroad (C&PD)
Destroyed by flooding

CA&N - Buffalo Creek Bridge #1 (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1905; Removed 1916
Lost Bridge over Buffalo Creek on Chicago, Anamosa, & Northern Railroad
Removed

CA&N - Buffalo Creek Bridge #3 (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1905; Replaced 1916
Lost Bridge over Buffalo Creek on Chicago, Anamosa, & Northern Railroad
Removed

CA&N - Buffalo Creek Bridge #4 (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1905; Removed 1916
Lost Bridge over Buffalo Creek on Chicago, Anamosa, & Northern Railroad
Removed

Cambridge Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1916
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Camp Sherman Pontoon Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1917; Replaced 1919
Lost Pontoon bridge over Scioto River on Walkway
Replaced by a new bridge

Carmi Bridge (Older) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1878; Collapsed & Replaced 1916
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Road
Collapsed; Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Black River Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1886, Replaced 1917
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Railroad (CB&Q)
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Replaced 1910
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cedar Falls-Waterloo Road Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Replaced 1919
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Cedar Falls-Waterloo Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cedar Grove Bowstring (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company; destroyed in the 1913 flood.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Whitewater River
Destroyed in the great 1913 flood

Centennial Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1876, replaced 1916.
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Iowa Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Center Grove Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Catfish Creek on Dubuque-Dyersville Post Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Central Avenue Bridge (Older) (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1880's; Destroyed by flooding 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Olentangy River on Rt 37
Replaced by a new bridge

Central Viaduct (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1888; Swing span removed and replaced 1912
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Inner Belt Expressway
Replaced by a new bridge

CGW - Cedar River Bridge (N, Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Collapsed 1914 during replacement
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago Great Western Railway in Waverly
Collapsed

CGW - St. Paul Swing Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1885; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Cheesquake Creek Bridge (2nd) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1898; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cheesquake Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Chelsea Bridge (Old) (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1907; Piers undermined during flooding 1917
Lost Pony truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cherry Street Bridge (1884) (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1884; western half lost in a steamship collision 1908; Replaced 1914
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street and Interurban tracks
Replaced by a new bridge

Chesterville Covered Bridge 35-59-02x (Morrow County, Ohio)
Built 1863
Lost Bridge over Kokosing River on Oh 314
Built in 1863, destroyed in the flood of 1913

Chestnut Street Bridge (1st) (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1871; Re-erected here 1890 after being relocated from State Street; Replaced 1917
Lost Post through truss bridge over Rock River on Chestnut/Wallnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Chetopa Bridge (Labette County, Kansas)
Built ?; Replaced 1912 Relocated South of Stico Farm
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Neosho River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Choptank River Drawbridge (2nd) (Caroline County, Maryland)
Built 1875; Replaced 1913
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Choptank River
No longer exists

Cicott Street Bridge (1889) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1889-90 by the King Bridge Company; Destroyed in the 1913 Flood.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Cicott Street
Destroyed by flooding

Cincinnati Southern - Tenn Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1877; Rebuilt 1917-20 after a span collapsed.
Lost Bridge over Tennessee River


Clarissa Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1892
Lost Deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Clarissa Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CMO - St. Croix River Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built 1881, Gradually filled through 1880s and 1890s; Replaced 1912
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over St. Croix River on Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Omaha Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CMRR - Catskill Creek Bridge #2 (Greene County, New York)
Built 1882, Removed 1918
Lost Through truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Removed Catskill Mountain Railway
Removed

CNE - Tioronda Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
Removed 1916
Lost Post deck truss bridge over Fishkill Creek on Newburgh, Dutchess, & Connecticut Railroad
Removed

CNW - Black River Falls Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880, Approaches Added 1885; Removed 1915, At Least One Span reused
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Black River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

CNW - Deering Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1887; Replaced 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1879, Strengthened 1896; Replaced By a New Bridge Upstream 1912
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Former Chicago & North Western
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Straight River Bridge (Old) (Steele County, Minnesota)
Built 1882, Replaced 1919; Possibly reused at another location
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Straight River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Valentine Bridge (Old) (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Built 1883; Replaced 1910
Deck truss bridge over Niobrara River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

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