Lost during 1940s

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6th Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Replaced 1947
Lost Through truss bridge over Indian Creek on 6th Avenue
Replaced on a new alignment

Allenville Covered Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built soon after the Civil War to replace an earlier structure. Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm during the morning of Nov. 2, 1945.
Lost covered bridge over Old Channel Whitewater River near Allenville
Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm

Blackwood Road Bridge (Wise County, Virginia)
Homemade timber and steel deck truss built over the Powell River, North Fork
Bridge over Powell River, North Fork on Blackwood Road
Closed to all traffic

Branch of James Fork Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1903 ; Removed circa 1943
Abandoned bridge over Branch of James Fork on Midland Valley RR
Removed

Canyon Creek Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1921, Removed 1945
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Canyon Creek on Pacific Highway
Lost

Canyon Diablo RR Trestle (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1882
Lost Bridge over Canyon Diablo on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR
Replaced by new bridge

Carmi Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Replaced 1949
Lost three-span pony arch bridge over Little Wabash River on IL 1 in Carmi
Replaced by a steel stringer bridge

Claylick Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1947
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Licking Creek on Pa 75; Sr 0075 (Fort Loudon Rd)
Replaced by new bridge

Conococheague Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1816 ca; Replaced 1941
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conococheague Creek on Pa 16, Sr 0016 (Buchanan Trail W)
Replaced by new bridge

Coop Creek Bridge (Scott County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1903; Removed circa 1943
Lost bridge over Coop Creek on Midland Valley Railroad
Removed

Covered Bridge (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Built 1856 demolished 1945
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mahoning River
Lost

Davis Street Ferry (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Lost ferry between South St. Louis County and East Carondelet, IL. Went obsolete when the Old JB Bridge opened in 1944.
Lost ferry across the Mississippi River
No longer exists

Dubuque Wagon Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Demolished 1943
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

First Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1940, collapsed on November 7, 1940
Lost suspension bridge over Tacoma Narrows on Primary State Highway 14-A in Tacoma
Collapsed

Heister's Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1811; Replaced 1941
Lost Stone arch bridge over W.Br.of Conococheaque Creek on Pa 16; Sr 0016 (Buchanan Trail W)
Replaced by new bridge

Heron Branch Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1940
Lost Stone arch bridge over Muddy Run on Pa 533;Sr 0533 (Orrstown Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Horse Creek Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)
Replaced 1940
Lost Bridge over Horse Creek on AL-69
Replaced by new bridge

Illinois Central Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 1903, Lost 1947
Lost Through truss bridge over Boone River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Interurban Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1906, closed to traffic April 8, 1946, abandoned October 16, 1946, demolished in 1947
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Illinois Traction System in Danville
Demolished

Johnsonville Railroad Bridge (Humphreys County, Tennessee)
Originally built 1867 as a timber Howe truss bridge; rebuilt or modified in 1873, 1893, 1900, and 1915; demolished 1945 with the creation of Kentucky Lake
Lost through truss swing bridge over Tennessee River on the NC&Stl Railway between Eva and (Old) Johnsonville
No longer exists

L'Anguille River US 79 Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost three-span through truss bridge over L'Anguille River on US 79 just east of Marianna in Marianna
Replaced by new bridge in 1947

Lincoln Highway Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1920; moved to 150th Street over the Skunk River 1952.
Truss bridge over Skunk River on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by new bridge but relocated

Lindsay's Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1949
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Conococheague Creek on Sr 3004 (Bino Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Little Sugar Creek Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1940
Lost through truss bridge over Little Sugar Creek on AR 100 (later US 71) north of Bentonville in Bella Vista
Replaced by a new bridge

Local Road Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1940
Lost pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on a local road
No longer exists

Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1897, replaced in 1949
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Monon Railroad in Delphi
Replaced by a new bridge

Luraville Swing Bridge (Suwannee County, Florida)
Built 1907; Replaced by new bridge in 1947
Lost swing bridge over Suwannee River on unnamed road in Luraville
Replaced by new bridge

Martin Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Lost swing through truss bridge over Ouachita River at Camden
Replaced in 1947 by the Ben Laney Bridge

McCraw Ford (Greene County, Missouri)
Bridge over James River


Middle Fork Coquille River Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Replaced 1948
Lost covered Howe through truss bridge over Middle Fork Coquille River on OR 42
Replaced by new bridge

Munfordville Bridge (Hart County, Kentucky)
Toll bridge on the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike replacing Amos Ferry at Big Buffalo Crossing
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Green River on L&N Turnpike/Dixie Highway
Lost

North Fork River Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1934; Lost 1944 by flooding of North Fork River to create Lake Norfork
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over North Fork River (now Norfork Lake) on US 62 in Henderson
Lost

North Main Street Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Replaced 1945
Lost pony truss bridge over Saline Creek on North Main Street in Fredericktown
Replaced by a new bridge

Oakdale Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)
Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Fas Rt 835
Replaced by new bridge

Old IC Little Sioux River Bridge (Cherokee County, Iowa)
Replaced 1947
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Monticello Road Bridge (Bradley County, Arkansas)
Lost swing through truss bridge over Saline River on AR 4 (now US 278) between Warren and Monticello
Replaced 1949 by a new bridge located upstream

Old National Road Monacacy River Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Lost Bridge over Monocacy River on former National Road
Replaced by new bridge

Old Selma (Swing) Bridge and Bridge Tender's House (Dallas County, Alabama)
Built 1884 and bridge demolished in 1940 due to construction of Edmund Pettus Bridge. Bridge Tender's House, however, has been preserved as a bed and breakfast.
Lost Bridge over Alabama River on Water Street in Selma
Lost

Orrstown Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1840; Replaced 1940
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Pa 433; Sr 0433 (Tanyard Hill Rd)
Replaced by new bridge

Perche Creek US 40 Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1924; replaced 1940
Lost bridge over Perche Creek on US 40
Replaced by new bridge

Poteau River Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
This was one of the first crossings from Ft. Smith into Oklahoma after the Civil War.
Lost through truss bridge over Poteau River on South E Street in Ft. Smith
Lost

Quigleys Twin Bridges #1 (east) (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1948
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conodoquinet Creek on 641 Grn Springs Rd
Replaced by new bridge

RI Cedar River Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Removed 1940
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Railroad
Removed

Rock River Bridge (North Channel) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1873; Replaced 1948
Lost Through truss bridge over Rock River on 11th Street
Replaced by new bridge

Rock River Bridge (South Channel) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1932; Replaced 1948
Lost Deck arch bridge over Sylvan Slough on 11th Street
Replaced by new bridge

Salt Prong Hubbard Creek Bridge (Shackelford County, Texas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Salt Prong Hubbard Creek on FM 601
Replaced by new bridge

Sanders Covered Bridge (Owen County, Kentucky)
One span collapsed by an overloaded truck in 1922. Remaining two spans lost to arson on August 23, 1948.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on KY 36
Destroyed by fire

Sipsey River Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Replaced 1940
Lost Bridge over Sipsey River on Upper Columbus Road
Replaced by new bridge

Steigers Run Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1814 ca; Replaced 1941
Lost Stone arch bridge over Steigers Run on Pa 16; Sr 0016 (Buchanan Trail W)
Replaced by new bridge

Sutherland Ford Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1876, relocated to Harrison Park ca. 1935, collapsed in 1945
Lost Through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on Hungry Hollow Road
Collapsed

Turkey Creek Bridge (Warren County, Iowa)
Replaced 1940
Lost pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on a local road
No longer exists

Twin Interurban Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction in Bluffton
Lost

Upper Free Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1888
Lost bridge over the Illinois River at Peoria
Demolished

Upper Greenville Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River at Greenville on the road to Patterson
Removed

US67 Hennepin Canal Swing Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Removed 1948 and replaced by a new bridge
Lost Bridge over Hennepin Canal on US 67
Replaced by a new bridge upstream

Wailuku Railroad bridge (Hawaii County, Hawaii)
Built after the collapse of the original trestle bridge in 1923 . One of the three spans was washed away by the tsunami in 1946.
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Wailuku River on Hawaii Consolidated Railway
Two of the original three spans are in use as a automotive deck truss across Kolekole Creek.

West Creek Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1903
Abandoned bridge over West Creek on Midland Valley RR
Abandoned

Yorktown Bridge (Lincoln County, Arkansas)
Lost pony truss bridge over Bayou Bartholomew on AR 13 (now US 425) at Yorktown, north of Star City
Replaced by a new bridge in 1948