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Abandoned County Rd or Old FM 1853 (Eastland County, Texas)
Built est. 1940; FM 1853 realigned in ~1958
Abandoned slab bridge over Draw
Abandoned

Antoine Bridge (Pike County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Antoine River on AR 26 near Antoine
Replaced in 1953 by a new bridge

Argentine Boulevard Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1890, rebuilt 1908; damaged by 1951 flood, removed 1959
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River and Argentine Island on Argentine Boulevard, 18th Street in Kansas City
Replaced by the Nearby 18th Street Expressway Bridge Downstream

Bailey Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1908; collapsed 1954
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River, near the end of Route KK southwest of Warsaw
No longer exists

Bayou Bartholomew AR 11 Bridge (Lincoln County, Arkansas)
Lost pony truss bridge over Bayou Bartholomew on AR 11 east of Star City
Replaced by a new bridge in 1954

Beardstown Toll Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)
Built 1888, Replaced 1955
Lost Bridge over Illinois River in Beardstown
Replaced by new bridge

Black River Bridge (Clay County, Arkansas)
Built 1928-29; Replaced 1956
Lost Through truss bridge over Black River on Us 62
Replaced by new bridge

Boeuf River US 82 Bridge (Chicot County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1950
Lost pony truss bridge over Boeuf River on US 82
No longer exists

Bourbeuse River Twin Bridges (Franklin County, Missouri)
Replaced 1958
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Bourbeuse River on US 66 (now I-44)
Replaced by new bridge

Brazos River FM 266 Bridge (Knox County, Texas)
Replaced 1955
Lost Through truss bridge over Brazos River
Replaced by new bridge

Bremer Avenue Bridge (Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Replaced 1950
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Bremer Avenue/Railroad (WCF&N)
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Creek Covered Bridge (Wheeler County, Oregon)
Built 1917-18, Replaced 1952
Lost Covered Howe through truss bridge over Bridge Creek on Old Mitchell-Antelope Road
Replaced by new bridge

Briscoe Creek Bridge (Glenn County, California)
Unknown construction year, Replaced 1956
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Briscoe Creek on Closed to all traffic
Closed to all traffic

Burnside CNO&TP Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built in 1880 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cumberland River on railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Chesbro Bridge (Santa Clara County, California)
Built 1937; inundated 1955
Concrete bridge over Llagas Creek
Inundated

Chestnut Street Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Opened August 1896, Lost 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chestnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

College Street Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1904, closed to traffic on August 20, 1947, demolished in 1958
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on College Street in Danville
Demolished

Conesville Covered Bridge (Coshocton County, Ohio)
Built 1875, Closed & abandoned 1955, Demolished via controlled burn 1958
Lost Smith Truss Covered Bridge over Muskingum River on Road
Destroyed in a controlled fire.

Conkeytown Covered Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1867, destroyed by arson in 1956
Lost Covered Bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on 1530N Road
Destroyed by fire

CRandIC Iowa River Bridge #3 (Old) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Removed 1956 due to the construction of the Coralville Dam
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Crawford Street Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1892, bypassed in 1949, demolished in 1951
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Crawford Street at Montezuma
Replaced by new bridge

Crooked Creek AR 14 Bridge (Marion County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss over Crooked Creek on AR 14 in Yellville
Replaced by a new bridge in 1959

Cutler Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Burr arch-truss covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on 500s west of Cutler.
lost

Cypress Bayou AR 31 Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Cypress Bayou on AR 31
Replaced by a new bridge in 1955

Des Moines River Marsh Arch Bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)
Replaced 1954
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Doran Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 and designed by city engineer Frank Doran, bridge was closed in 1948 and dismantled in 1950.
Lost Steel arch bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Richmond Ave
Replaced by new bridge

Eddyville Bridge (Old) (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1911, Replaced 1957, Removed 1959
Lost Through truss bridge on NY 213 over Rondout Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Eldon Des Moines River Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Replaced 1957
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge upstream

English Street Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1895, demolished in 1954
Lost Pony truss bridge over Stony Creek on East English Street in Danville
Demolished

Escambia River Bridge (Escambia County, Florida)
Replaced 1955
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Escambia River on Us90 Sr10 in Pensacola
Replaced by new bridge

Etowah River Bridge (Bartow County, Georgia)
Built somtime in the 1840's, this was the bridge that The Great Locomotive Chase passed over April 12th 1862 during the Civil War, was burned and rebuilt several times during the war, used until 1954 when the railroad was rerouted over a new bridge
Lost deck truss bridge over Etowah River on Western & Atlantic Railroad, stone piers are all that remains
Removed

First Cairo Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1889 under engineer George S. Morison; replaced 1949-52
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Illinois Central Railroad in Cairo
Replaced by the current bridge, reusing many of the piers in the process

First Jefferson City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Opened Oct. 15, 1896; demolished 1955
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River at Jefferson City
Replaced by the current US 54 bridge, but vestiges of south approach remain at end of Bolivar Street

First Manzanola Bridge (Otero County, Colorado)
Built 1908; replaced by the Manzanola Bridge in 1950
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Arkansas River near Manzanola
Replaced by a new bridge

First Valley City Rail Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Illinois River on former Wabash Railroad in Valley City
Replaced by new bridge just down stream from the original.

Fischer Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 66th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Fox Covered Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1883, Burned 1954
Lost Smith through truss bridge over North Fork Coquille River on Bridge-Gravelford Road
Destroyed by fire

Frenchmans Bayou US 61 Bridge (Mississippi County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Frenchmans Bayou on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge in 1954

Gentry Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1956
Lost through truss bridge on AR 59, near Gentry
No longer exists

Gosport Covered Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Built 1870, west span replaced in 1885, closed to traffic on December 14, 1949, destroyed by fire on October 28, 1955
Lost Through truss bridge over East Fork White River on N. Moon Road at Gosport
Destroyed by fire

Head Memorial Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Built 1914, Replaced 1956
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Buttricks Creek on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Hot Wells Road Bridge (Young County, Texas)
Bridge
Torn down and replaced. Two supports are left standing.

Irons Fork AR 88 Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Built 1907
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Irons Fork on AR 88 east of Mena
Replaced by a new bridge in 1955

Kaskaskia River Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)
Built 1921; main span replaced 1957 with using existing approaches; entire bridge replaced 1996
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on IL 160/177 (was IL 15 at the time)
Replaced by new bridge

Kasota Drawbridge (Nicollet County, Minnesota)
Built 1909 replacing a iron swing bridge
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Removed but not replaced

Kilbourne Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Lost Bridge over Alum Creek on SR 521
Gone

Kingwood Tunnel (Preston County, West Virginia)
Bored 1852; Subsequent work 1903 and 1912; Abandoned and sealed 1950
Tunnel on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Tunnelton
Sealed Up in 1950

Livermore Falls Bridge (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Built 1897, replaced in 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Bridge Street in Livermore Falls
Replaced by a new bridge

Lone Rock Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Bypassed 1954, Demolished 1958-59
Lost covered Howe through truss bridge over North Umpqua River on Glide - Rock Creek Road
Replaced by the 1954 Lone Rock Bridge

Lyons and Fulton bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1892; Two spans destroyed by storm in 1904
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US30
Replaced by new bridge

M&StL/CBQ Des Moines River Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1907 using parts from the CBQ bridge at Plattsmouth, removed 1950
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed

Medicine Creek Bridge (Comanche County, Oklahoma)
Replaced 1959
Lost Through truss bridge over Medicine Creek on US 277
Replaced by new bridge

Meredosia Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1857 (estimated), last train crossed tracks in 1955, dismantled after a new railroad bridge in Valley City opened but one pier still survives
Lost through truss swing bridge over Illinois River on railroad
Was located just downstream from the highway bridge.

Meredosia Wabash Rail Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Removed in 1959 with the completion of the New Lift Bridge at Valley City.
Lost Bridge over Illinois River on Great Northern and Wabash Railroad
Removed

Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 for Metropolitan-West Side Elevated Railroad, removed c1958
Lost Through truss bridge over Belt Railway of Chicago on Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Mill Creek Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1925, Replaced 1952
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mill Creek on OR 38
Replaced by new bridge

Millport Covered Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)
Built 1872 by William Hudson; collapsed ca. 1954 and replaced by a pony truss bridge
Lost covered bridge over Middle Fork Fabius River at Millport
No longer exists

Mingo Creek Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built c. 1920; replaced with steel stringer bridge 1958.
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Mingo Creek on E. Pine St. in Tulsa
Replaced by new bridge

N Commercial St Bridge II (Cass County, Missouri)
Abandoned circa 1954
Abandoned bridge over N Commercial St on MKT Railroad
Removed but not replaced

New Canton Railroad Covered Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1887
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kizer Creek on forner Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR
Removed but not replaced

Nyssa Bridge (Malheur County, Oregon)
Built Ca. 1900, Replaced 1957
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Snake River on Old Oregon-Idaho Highway
Replaced by new bridge

Old 95th Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1902
Lost bascule truss bridge over Calumet River on 95th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Bay St. Louis Bridge (Hancock County, Mississippi)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Bay St Louis on US-90
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Burnside US 27 Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Lost Through truss bridge over Cumberland River on US 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Feather River Bridge (Sutter County, California)
Replaced 1958
Lost Through truss bridge over Feather River on State Route 99
Replaced by new bridge

Old Jackson Center Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1961; made obsolete by a new bridge in the 1950s; bridge and old alignment abandoned
Bridge over Yellow Creek on US Hwy. 62 (old alignment)
Closed to all traffic

Old Valley City Rail Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)
lost through truss swing bridge on the former Wabash Railroad, just upstream from current rail bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River on former Wabash Railroad, dismantled 1959
Replaced by new bridge

Old Van Buren Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 to replace a swing bridge dating to 1872; replaced by current bridge in 1956
Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on Van Buren Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Old White River Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1952
Lost Through truss bridge over White River on US 62
Replaced by new bridge

Old Wildcat Creek Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1931-32; Replaced 1955
Lost Pony truss bridge over Wildcat Creek on AR 68 (now CR 1782)
Replaced by new bridge

Oysters Mill Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1881 by Samuel Myers. It replaced an iron structure built by Mosely Iron Bridge Co. that was built in 1869.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Connodoguinet Creek on Former LR21015, SR1015
Destroyed by fire

Park Road Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1915, Replaced 1959
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Iowa River on Park Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Parkin Bridge (Cross County, Arkansas)
Lost swing through truss bridge over St. Francis River on US 64 at Parkin
Replaced by a new bridge in 1954

PE San Pedro River Bascule Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1912 Removed sometime betwixt 1955-58
Lost Through truss bridge over West Basin on Railroad
Removed

Pere Marquette Railroad High Bridge (Manistee County, Michigan)
When built, it was the highest rail bridge in Michigan hence it's name. Unknown when removed, put piers are still visible. At one time only bridge nearby so it was used by locals to walk across.
Lost Bridge over Manistee River on former Pere Marquette Railroad in Wellston
Lost

Philipps Mill Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built in 1878 to replace a two-span bowstring arch bridge; replaced in 1958
Lost Through truss bridge over Winnebago River on CSAH B-47
Replaced by a new bridge

Putah Creek Bridge (Napa County, California)
Built 1896, covered by Lake Berryessa 1957
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Putah Creek
Lost submerged intact

Quines Creek Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1913, Replaced 1958
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Cow Creek on Quines Creek Road
Replaced by new bridge

Rhoad's Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852; Replaced 1955
Lost Stone arch bridge over W Br Conococheaque Creek on Pa 995; Sr 0995 (Welsh Run Road)
Replaced by new bridge

RI West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Removed 1954
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Rickard Road bridge(old US 42) (Union County, Ohio)
Lost Bridge over Big Darby Creek
Collapsed

Rock Creek Covered Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1919, Replaced 1954
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock Creek on Old OR 42
Replaced by new bridge

Saline River US 70 Bridge (Sevier County, Arkansas)
Lost two-span pony truss bridge over Saline River on US 70 west of Dierks
Replaced by a new bridge in 1950

Saline River US 79 Bridge (Cleveland County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1956
Lost through truss bridge over Saline River on AR 3 (later US 79) south of Rison
Replaced by a new bridge

San Joaquin River Bridge (Fresno County, California)
Replaced 1952
Lost Arch bridge over San Joaquin River on North Fork Road
Replaced by new bridge

Sandy Creek Route KK Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Replaced by a culvert in 1955
Lost bridge over Sandy Creek on Route KK, east of Friedheim
No longer exists, but stone abutments still visible

Short Mountain Creek Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Built 1928; replaced 1957
Pony truss bridge over Short Mountain Creek on AR 22
Open to traffic

Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1952
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Skunk River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Replaced 1953
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Spiral Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1895, lost 1951
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Lost

Spring River Swinging Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Built 1936 by the Works Progress Administration; destroyed by fire in 1951 under mysterious circumstances. Current bridge built 1992.
Lost swinging bridge over Spring River next to AR 361 between Black Rock and Old Davidsonville
Bridge destroyed, but some vestiges remain, including a standing tower, a fallen tower, some cables, and some approach piers

Springdale Covered Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1859; rehabilitated 1946; struck by lightning and burned 1958
Lost covered bridge over Stranger Creek near Springdale
No longer exists

Stroudwater River Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built ca. 1890's by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., replaced in 1951
Lost Pony truss bridge over Stroudwater River on Spring Street in Portland
Replaced by a new bridge

Tavern Creek Route A Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Replaced 1958
Lost swinging bridge over Tavern Creek on Route A, northwest of St. Anthony
No longer standing, but west abutment and east anchor still visible

Terre Noire Creek AR 26 Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1954
Lost through truss bridge over Terre Noire Creek on AR 26
Replaced by a new bridge

US 90 Calcasieu River Bridge (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Bridge over Calcasieu River on US 90, northern approach still intact
Replaced by a new bridge

Vermillion River Ghost Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Vermillion River on Abandoned alignment E2700N Rd
Destroyed by flooding

Vernon Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1905, removed 1954 upon completion of the Pulaski Bridge to the east
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Newtown Creek on Vernon Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Victory Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1921-22, replaced in 1957
Lost concrete arch bridge over Vermilion River on Gilbert Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Vine Street Covered Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built in 1892 by Emmett L. Kennedy and replaced in 1959 after attempts to keep it failed.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Blue River on Vine Street (now Morris Ave)
Replaced by new bridge

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