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Lost during 1960s

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"Iron Bridge" (Warren County, Kentucky)
Built 1867; Replaced 1969
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Barren River on Iron Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge

101st Street Covered Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1885; Burned July 14, 1963
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Boston & Maine Railroad on 101st Street
Destroyed by fire

115th Avenue Pony Truss Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1964 and relocated to 580th Avenue
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Long Dick Creek on 110th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

11th Street - Raccoon Creek Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Damaged by flooding in January 1959; repaired & reopened; replaced in 1962
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

13th Street South Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1968
Warren through truss bridge over Skunk River on 13th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

14th Street Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Built 1919
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Sheboygan on 14th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1967

14th Street Bridge (1906) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1906, demolished 1967-69
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Potomac River on 14th Street/U.S. 1
Replaced by a new bridge

15 Mile Road - Kalamazoo River Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)
Built 1898
Lost Through truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on 15 Mile Road
Replaced by a new bridge

15th Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1922; replaced 1971
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Embarras River on IL 1 in Lawrenceville
Destroyed in traffic accident and replaced by new bridge

18th Street Bridge (1905) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1905; Replaced 1967
Warren deck truss bascule bridge over the South Branch on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Avenue Clear Creek Pony Truss (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 19XX; Replaced 1969
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

270th Street Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Originally built 1872 as a three-span bridge in Waverly; relocated here 1902; Collapsed summer 1966
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 270th Street
Collapsed

2nd Street Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1894; Replaced 1968
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

2nd Street Bridge (1917) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1917; Replaced 1963
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Mad Creek on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

35th Street Lift Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1914
Lost bascule lift bridge over South Fork of South Branch Chicago River on 35th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1969

3rd Street Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Replaced 1969
Lost Pratt through truss bridge on 3rd Street over Straight River
Replaced by new bridge

4th Street Footbridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1935; Lost to flooding 1965
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mad Creek on Footpath
Destroyed by flooding

580th Avenue Luten Arch Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced by a relocated pony truss 1964
Lost Luten arch bridge over Long Dick Creek on 580th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

5th Avenue Overpass (Kane County, Illinois)
Replaced 1969
Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago Great Western Railway on 5th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

5th Street Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1906; Destroyed 1961; Replaced 1963
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mad Creek on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

5th Street Bridge (1908) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1908; Replaced in 1967
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 5th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

60th Avenue Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Bridge
Removed but not replaced

63rd Street Bridge (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on 63rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1907, Collapsed 1965, Replaced 1966
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Collapsed

6th Street Overpass (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced ca. 1966
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on 6th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

7th Street Viaduct (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1913; Replaced 1966
Steel stringer bridge over Railroad on 7th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

9th Street Bridge (Old) (Madison County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890's
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over White River on 9th Street
Replaced by new bridge on 8th Street and removed

9th Street-White River Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over White River on 9th Street
Replaced with a new bridge on 8th Street.

Adams Covered Bridge 14-61-23 (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1907, destroyed by flood in 1969
Lost covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on CR100N east of Nyesville
Destroyed by flood

Agness Suspension Bridge (Curry County, Oregon)
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Rogue River on forestry road
Destroyed by flooding

Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; widened with 3rd truss line added 1922-1924; tolls removed 1947; replaced by I-480 bridge in 1966
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Douglas Street/US 6/US Alt 30
Replaced by new bridge

Albion Ferry (McCurtain County, Oklahoma)
Lost Ferry across Red River on TX 37; OK 37
No longer exists

Anacostia River Bridge (1908) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1908; Replaced 1965
Lost Deck plate girder bascule with steel arch approaches bridge over Anacoastia River on 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Androscoggin River Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1927; replaced 1968
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on US 2 - Mayville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Arbogast Road-Turkey Creek Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt Bedstead pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on Arbogast Road
Collapsed

Archer Avenue Lift Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1906
Lost Through truss bridge over South Fork of South Branch Chicago River on Archer Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Archey Fork US 65 Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over Archey Fork on US 65 in Clinton
Replaced by a concrete bridge in 1964

Arkadelphia Bridge (old) (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built 1903; Replaced 1960
Lost Bridge over Ouachita River on SR 51 , SR 8, SR 7
Replaced by a new bridge

Arkansas River Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Before this bridge was constructed, the only vehicular path to Oklahoma from Fort Smith was either the Helen Gould Railroad Bridge, or the E street bridge across the Poteau, or a Ferry.
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Arkansas River on US 64 in Fort Smith, replaced due do the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River navigation project.
Replaced by new bridge

Arkansas River Bridge (old) (Prowers County, Colorado)
Replaced 1967
Lost Bridge over Arkansas River on Us 50
Replaced by new bridge

Ash Street Bridge (Harvey County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Sand Creek on Ash Street
Destroyed by flooding

Ash Street Bridge (Pre 1932) (Miami County, Ohio)
Replaced 1965
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Great Miami River on US36 (Ash Street)
Replaced by a new bridge

Asher Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Before Asher Bridge was built, travelers used a nearby low water crossing which could only be forded three months of the year.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salt River on MO Hwy H
Replaced by a new bridge in 1964

Ashville Covered Bridge 35-65-01x (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Replaced 1962
Lost Bridge over Walnut Creek on Lockbourne Eastern Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Astoria-Megler Ferry (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Established 1921, Acquired by Oregon Highway Department 1946, Eliminated 1966
Lost Ferry across Columbia River on U.S. 101
Replaced by the Astoria-Megler Bridge

ATSF - Delaware River Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Kansas)
Built 1897, second truss added 1929; Replaced 1969
Lost Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

ATSF - Mud Bayou Bridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1934, lost 1969
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Intracoastal Waterway/Mud Bayou on Santa Fe Railroad (former Gulf & Interstate Railway)
Removed but not replaced

ATSF - North Wichita River bridge (Foard County, Texas)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over North Wichita River on ATSF RR
Derelict/abandoned

ATSF - Rosencrans Avenue Girder Overpass (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1924; Repalced 1964
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rosencrans Avenue on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Augusta Bridge (Kalamazoo County, Michigan)
Replaced 1962.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Kalamazoo River on Michigan Avenue (96)
Replaced by a new bridge

Bagby Bridge (1922) (Mariposa County, California)
Built ca. 1922; Replaced 1966
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Merced River on CA-49
Replaced by a new bridge

Bagdad Bridge (Douglas County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1880's
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River
Collapsed

Ballard Bridge (Baker County, Oregon)
Built 1927 Dismantled 1965
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Snake River
Replaced by a new bridge

BAR - Bunker Brook Trestle (Piscataquis County, Maine)
Built 1899 to replace a wooden trestle; abandoned 1964 and removed since
Lost Deck truss bridge over Bunker Stream on BAR Greenville Branch
Removed but not replaced

Barlow Flowing Well Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1901; Collapsed due to an auto collision 1962; Replaced 1965
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on Hufford Road (Now CR 350N)
Collapsed

Bastrop Bayou Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Built 1893
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Bastrop Bayou
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaches Bridge (Lewis County, New York)
Warren pony truss bridge over Black River on Number 4 Road


Bear Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Replaced 1960
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bear Creek on OH-4
Replaced by a new bridge

Bechtle Avenue Bridge (Clark County, Ohio)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lagoon on Bechtle Avenue


Beebe Bridge (Old) (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1919; Removed 1963
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Columbia River on Flume/Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bennett Meadow Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1899 by New Jersey Steel & Iron Co.; Replaced 1969
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Great Meadow Road in Northfield
Replaced by a new bridge

Bent Creek Bridge (Nelson County, Virginia)
Built 1922, demolished and replaced 1965
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over James River & C&O Rwy on Route 60
Replaced by a new bridge, piers remain

Bernardo Bridge (San Diego County, California)
Built 1919
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over San Dieguito River on US 395
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Chiques #10 Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Chiques Creek on Kinderhook Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Piney Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1964
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Piney Creek on Us 64
Replaced by new bridge

Big Vermillion River Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built ca 1915, replaced 1960
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Vermilion River near Oglesby
Lost, replaced with new bridge

Biggs-Maryhill Ferry (Sherman County, Oregon)
Established 1868 Lost 1962
Lost Ferry across Columbia River
Replaced by a new bridge

Bissett Run Covered Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built in1907; Replaced in 1961 by a Concrete Bridge.
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Bissett Run on Barnhart Lane
Replaced by a new bridge

BLA - Dorsey Creek Bridge (Anne Arundel County, Maryland)
Built 1931; Removed 1968
Deck plate girder bascule drawbridge over College Creek/Dorsey Creek on Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Black Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built in 1860 by Henry Wolf
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Brunnertown Road (CR 125S)
Replaced by a new bridge

Blackhawk Bridge (West Channel) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Removed 1962 as part of project to relocate river channel
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Blackhawk Road
Demolished

Blackiston Mill Bridge (Floyd County, Indiana)
Built 1888 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co., collapsed 1963 under a concrete mixer, (Bridge was under repair at the time)
Lost Through truss bridge over Silver Creek on Blackiston Mill Road
Lost

Blaine Road Covered Bridge 35-04-02x (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1862; Destroyed by fire 1962
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Blaine Road (Green Hill Road)
Destroyed by fire

Blairstown Bridge (Old) (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1911; Replaced 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Locust Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Point Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Blue Point Creek
Collapsed

Blythe Bridge (Riverside County, California)
Truss bridge in same location of current highway bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Colorado River on/near current location of US Hwy 10
Replaced by new bridge

BM - Bennington Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1877
Lost Through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Hillsborough Branch
Destroyed by fire

BO - Eaton Tunnel (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Collapsed 1963 killing two workers
Lost Tunnel that was located south of the current Eaton Tunnel
Collapsed

BO - Shannon Tunnel (Doddridge County, West Virginia)
Lost Tunnel on the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on the North Bend Rail Trail.
Daylighted and replaced by a cut

Bonaparte Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1877, Replaced 1960
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bonner Springs Wagon Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1904
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on E Cedar Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Booneville Sanatorium Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1929; Replaced 1961
Lost pony truss bridge over Petit Jean River on AR 23 south of Booneville
Replaced by a modern bridge

Boyd Iron Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Salamonie River on Lancaster-Mt. Etna Road (SR-124)
No longer exists

Boyd Park Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Replaced 1969
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on County Road 700 West
Replaced by new bridge

Boylston Street - Boston & Albany Railroad Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Redecked with asphalt 1939; replaced ca. 1965
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Boston & Albany Railroad on Boylston Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Branch of Stewart Bridge (Union County, North Carolina)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1967
Culvert bridge over Branch of Stewart on US 601
Replaced by a new bridge

Brannon Covered Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over West Fork of E. Fork of Whitewater River
Lost

Brazeau Creek Route C Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
Replaced by a culvert in 1967
Lost bridge over Brazeau Creek on Route C north of Frohna
No longer exists, but an abutment and traces of old pavement are still visible

Breckwoldt Bridge (Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1924; replaced 1969
Lost Bridge over Tangipahoa River on US 190
Replaced by a new bridge

Brehm's Lane Bridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Replaced by steel stringer 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Herring Run on Brehm's Lane
Replaced by a new bridge

Brickville Road - Kishwaukee River Bridge (1906) (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1906
Lost Through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on Brickville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Avenue Bridge (Old) (Freeborn County, Minnesota)
Built 1912
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Shell Rock River on Bridge Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Covered Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1936, Damaged by snow and removed 1969
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Middle Fork Coquille River on Road
Destroyed by storm

Bridge Street Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Naugatuck River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Bridge (1905) (New York County, New York)
Built 1905; Replaced December 24th, 1960
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Harlem River on Broadway (US 9) & IRT West Side Line
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Street - St. Joseph River Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Replaced 1969
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Broadway Street
Replaced by new bridge

Brock's Bridge (Nicholas County, West Virginia)
Replaced 1963 by higher bridge on new alignment as part of the Summersville Lake reservoir project
Lost Through truss bridge over Gauley River on WV-39
Replaced by a new bridge

Broken Sword Creek Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Built 1925; Replaced 1962
Lost Deck arch bridge over Broken Sword Creek on Upper Sandusky Nevada Rd
Replaced by a new bridge

Brotherhood Bridge (Juneau Borough, Alaska)
Built 1931; replaced 1965
Lost Through truss bridge over Mendenhall River on Glacier Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Brown's Mill Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
replaced ca. 1969
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on CR 600S
Replaced by a new bridge

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