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Lost during 1910s

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"H" Street Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
built 1895 as first Double Decker Bridge in California Replaced 1912
Bridge
Demolished

11th St. 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 Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1892, and dismantled in 1917.
Lost Bridge over Youghiogheny River
No longer exists

18th Street Lift Bridge (Old) (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 (Older) (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

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 (Old) (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 (4th) (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

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

Athens Bridge (Old) (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; Destroyed and replaced 1916
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 Through truss 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 - 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

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&M/C&M - 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

B&O - 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

B&O - 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

B&O - 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

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

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

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

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
Replaced by a new bridge

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

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


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

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

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

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 (Old) (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

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 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

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 (Old) (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 -Wabash River Bridge (Older) (Cass County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Cicott Street
Destroyed by flooding

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 1880, 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 High 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

CNW - Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1888, Replaced 1912
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Replaced by a 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

Colbert Ferry (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Originally in service from 1849 to 1873 when a bridge replaced int. in service after that bridge was destroyed from 1873-1892 when another bridge was built. In service from 1908 when that bridge was destroyed by a flood until 1915.
Lost Ferry across Red River of the South
"Out Of Service"

Coles Creek Bridge - Older (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Coles Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

College Creek Pony Truss (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1881; Replaced 1911
Lost Pony truss bridge on Welch Avenue over College Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Conduit Bridge (Old) (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1893; Replaced ca. 1917
Lost Masonry arch bridge over Maline Creek on Water Works Stuff
Replaced by a new bridge

Congress Street Bridge (Older) (Albany County, New York)
Replaced ca. 1913
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Hudson River on Congress Street
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

Corkscrew Bridge (Original) (Park County, Wyoming)
Built 1904; Replaced 1919
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Old East Entrance Road on Old East Entrance Road
Replaced by a 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 (3rd) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1871, replaced 1917
Lost Post through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

CRandIC - Riverside Drive Overpass (Old) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Replaced 1915
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Riverside Driver on Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Crescent Aqueduct (Albany County, New York)
Built 1825; Removed 1915
Lost stone arch bridge over Mohawk River on Erie Canal
Removed

Culver Road- Erie Canal (Monroe County, New York)
Lost Bridge over Former Erie Canal on Culver Road
Removed but not replaced

Curriers Mill Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Replaced 1919
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Skunk River on Mill Road
No longer exists

CV - Susquehanna River Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1886; replaced 1916
Lost Deck truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Cumberland Valley Railroad
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

DCAX - Zug Island Railroad Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Replaced 1914
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Delray Connecting Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Decatur Covered Bridge (Macon County, Illinois)
Lost Covered Bridge over Sangamon River
No longer exists

Dillingham Street Covered Bridge (Muscogee County, Georgia)
Built 1832, Rebuilt thice (1841 after the 1938 flood destoryed the original, ?, 1865 after Union troops burned the second bridge.), Replaced 1910
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Division Avenue Bridge (Old) (Kent County, Michigan)
Replaced 1914
Lost wooden bridge over Plaster Creek on South Division Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Divison Street Bridge (1892) (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1892; Collapsed 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spokane River on Divison Street & Washington Water Power Co. Streetcars
Collapsed

DL&W - Buffalo River Bridge (Old) (Erie County, New York)
Built ?, Replaced 1913
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Buffalo River on DL&W - Buffalo River Drawbridge
Replaced by a new bridge

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