Lost during 1910s

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13th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over Skunk River on 13th Street
Replaced by new bridge

3rd Avenue Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1871, Replaced 1911
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Angola Lake Shore Railroad Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built ca. 1865, replaced ca. 1910
Lost Deck truss bridge over Big Sister Creek on former Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad in Angola
Replaced by new bridge

Aqueduct Number 5 over Eel River for Wabash and Erie Canal (Cass County, Indiana)
Canal opened Logansport up for trade, but this aqueduct played an important role in crossing the Eel River on it route from Toledo to Evansville during the mid 1800's. Canal was abandoned in 1876.
Lost Bridge over Eel River on Wabash and Erie Canal in Logansport
Lost

Barber Creek Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Replaced 1914
Lost Bowstring truss bridge over Barber Creek on road
Replaced by new bridge

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

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

Burlington Street Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1860, Replaced 1915.
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington Street
Replaced by new bridge

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

Coal Bank Hill Bridge (Original) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Replaced 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Col. Pruyne Toll Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1860
Lost Bridge over Amite River
Replaced by a new bridge

College Creek Pony Truss (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1911
Lost Pony truss bridge on Welch Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Conococheague Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1917
Lost Pony truss bridge over Conococheague Creek on Us 11; Sr 0011
Replaced by new bridge

Country Club Suspension bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built to connect the Logansport Country Club with the Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Interurban line, perhaps Wabash Railroad as well
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Wabash River on Walkway bridge for Golfing club
Destroyed by flood

Court Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1917
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Dakota City Bridge (Older) (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1871, replaced 1913
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on local road
Replaced by a new bridge

Eldon Railroad Bridge (older) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Line built 1859, replaced 1916
Lost Truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Eureka Mill Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Destroyed by Flooding in 1912
Lost Bridge over Raccoon River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

FDDM Bass Point Creek Trestle (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1905, destroyed by flooding in 1912 replaced in 1913
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Bass Point Creek on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

First Arkansas River Frisco Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built in 1886 by Union Bridge Company the bridge was reconstructed in 1913-14 with heavier trusses.
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Frisco Railroad in Fort Smith
Replaced by new bridge

First Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
No longer exists

First High Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)
Built 1876-77, new superstructure built in 1910-11, original substructure demolished in 1913
Lost Deck truss bridge over Kentucky River on Cincinnati Southern Railway at High Bridge


Georgetown Covered Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Replaced 1917
Lost covered bridge over Little Vermilion River on State Street south of Georgetown
Replaced by new bridge

Grand Avenue Bridge (Older) (Polk County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Grand Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

IC Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Replaced 1914
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Iowa Central Mississippi River Railroad Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)
Built 1886, demolished 1910
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on formerly the Iowa Central Railroad in Keithsburg
Replaced by new bridge

Lincoln Highway Skunk River (Old Channel) Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over Skunk River (old channel) on Lincoln Highway
Destroyed by flood

Lincoln Highway Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1908, Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Through truss bridge over Skunk River on Lincoln Highway
Destroyed by flood

Lincoln Way Squaw Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1908, Lost 1918
Lost Arch bridge over Squaw Creek on West Lincoln Way (Lincoln Highway)
Destroyed by flood

Little Conestoga Creek Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1917
Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Little Conestoga Creek on Owl Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge

Local Road Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1911; replaced 1911
Lost pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on a local road
No longer exists

Longnecker Covered Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built in 1874 this bridge was lost in the flood of 1913.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Whitewater River on Longnecker Road
Destroyed by flood

Marble Rock Shell Rock River Bowstring (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built ca.1880, Lost 1914
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Brandford Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Miami & Erie Canal Aqueduct (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Washed out in 1913 flood
Lost Aqueduct over Mad River on the Miami & Eric Canal
Destroyed by flood

Mid Fork Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1876 Replaced 1918
Truss bridge over Mid Fork Zumbro River on CR 18 in Oronoco
Closed

MILW Cone Lake Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Lost 1912
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cone Lake on Railroad
Removed

MILW Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost 1913
Lost Pony truss bridge over Skunk River on railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Newville Iron Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1875 to replace the Newville Covered Bridge; destroyed by flooding and ice in 1912.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph's River
Destroyed by flood

Oak Hill Cemetery Bridge (Christian County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1910 by the Vincennes Bridge Company
Lost 4-span Pratt through truss bridge over S Fork Sangamon River on Cemetary Road
Lost

Old Keokuk Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced 1917
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad/Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Park Road Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1908, Replaced 1915
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Park Road
Replaced by new bridge

Pike Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Likely built in the 1870's-1880's and replaced around 1915 by the current bridge using the same abutments.
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Flatrock River on Mound Road
Replaced by new bridge

Red Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Bridge over Skunk River on road
Destroyed by flood

RI Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Removed 1910
Lost Lattice through truss bridge on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Rivervale Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built in 1882, destroyed by major flood of river in 1913, replaced by (also lost) iron bridge in 1913
Lost Howe through truss bridge over White River East Fork
Destroyed by flood

Salt Fork Covered Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1852 by Henry Bingham for $5,000; removed 1915
Lost covered bridge over Salt Fork west of Napton
No longer exists

Second Carver Railroad Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1895
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Second Lost Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1906, destroyed by flood on March 26, 1913
Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Lawrenceburg Road
Destroyed by flooding

Second Omaha Railroad Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1886-87 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1916
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Shell Rock River Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Springdale Bridge (Park County, Montana)
Built 1908; south span replaced 1916; bypassed by new bridge in 1981
Through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Route 563
Lost

Squaw Creek Footbridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built in 1907 by the Chicago & North Western Railway; Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over Squaw Creek on footpath


Walnut Street Bridge (Older) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1871, Replaced 1911
Through Truss bridge over Des Moines River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Woolen Mill Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1890, closed to traffic in 1914, replaced in 1915
Lost Deck truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on Bridge Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge