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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
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
16th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Replaced 1969
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 16th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
18th Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1905; Replaced 1967
Warren deck truss bascule bridge over the South Branch on 18th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
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 (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1917; Replaced 1963
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Mad Creek on 2nd Street
Replaced by a 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 Street Arch Bridge (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
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
7th Street Viaduct (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1913; Replaced 1966
Steel stringer bridge over Railroad on 7th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
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
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
Anacostia River Bridge (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
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 (Old) (Miami County, Ohio)
Replaced 1965
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Great Maimi 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
B&O - Eaton Tunnel (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Collapsed 1963 killing two workers
Lost Tunnel that was located south of the current Eaton Tunnel
Collapsed
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
Basil Covered Bridge 35-23-26x (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Built 1889; removed in 1967 and replaced
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Basil Road
Removed by the County for replacement.
Bastrop Bayou Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Built 1893
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Bastrop Bayou
Replaced by a new bridge
Bear Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Replaced 1960
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bear Creek on OH-4
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Big Piney Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1964
Lost 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
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
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
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
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 14-89-02x (Wayne County, Indiana)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over West Fork of E. Fork of Whitewater River
Lost
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 - Oldest (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1906
Lost Through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on Brickville Road
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
Broadway Bridge (Old) (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
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
Bryant Park Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1924
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Calapooya River
Replaced by a new bridge
Buckner Bridge (Richland Parish, Louisiana)
Relocated here from Girard in 1932; replaced by the current bridge in 1966.
Lost Swing through truss bridge over Boeuf River on LA 132 at Buckner.
Replaced by the current truss bridge in 1966
Bullskin Creek Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Heavily damaged by flooding in 1968 and replaced.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bullskin Creek on Felicity-Cedron Road
Replaced by new bridge
Bunker Hill Covered Bridge #1 20-03-01 (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1880, destroyed by arson 1961
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Gunpowder Falls on Bunker Hill Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Buster Boyd Bridge (First) (York County, South Carolina)
Built 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Lake Wylie on SC 49/NC 49
Replaced by a new bridge
CA&E - IL53 Overpass (Du Page County, Illinois)
Removed ca 1962
Art deco concrete rigid frame bridge over IL53 on Railroad
Removed
CA49 Bagby Bridge (Old) (Mariposa County, California)
Built ca. 1922; Replaced 1966
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Merced River on CA 49
Replaced by a new bridge
Callender Road Covered Bridge 35-04-24x (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1870; Burned by owners December 1966
Lost Covered Town lattice truss bridge over Rock Creek (Now Lake Roaming Rock) on Callender Road
Destroyed by fire
Callicoon Bridge (Old) (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1899; Replaced 1962
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Deleware River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Calliope Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built ?; Repaired/Lally column built 1895; 100' Pratt added 1907; Removed ca. 1969
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Johnson Street
Removed; A lally column remains
Callowhill Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; demolished 1964
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River
Replaced by a new bridge
Cambridge Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Lost Through truss bridge over New York Central RR on Cambridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Camden-Gee's Bend Cable Ferry (Wilcox County, Alabama)
Lost Ferry across Majors Creek
Replaced by a new ferry
Caminada Bay Bridge (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1932; replaced 1960
Lost timber stringer bridge over Caminada Bay on LA 1
Replaced by a new bridge
Campbell Road - Pinnebog River Bridge (Huron County, Michigan)
Built 1910; collapsed due to collision October 1962
Pony truss bridge over Pinnebog River on Campbell Road
Collapsed due to car colliding with bridge superstructure on or around October 22, 1962
Canyon Creek Ranch Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1932
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over South Santiam River on Private Road
Destroyed by flooding
Carr Bridge (King County, Washington)
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Grove Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Castle Rock Bridge (2nd) (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Replaced 1963
Lost Through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on SR 411
Replaced by new bridge
CB&Q - Quincy Railroad Bridge (Old) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1899; Wagon decks removed 1930; Replaced 1961
Warren through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy & Highway (Until 1930)
Replaced by a new bridge
CB&Q/M&StL - Elm Street Railroad Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Caught fire 1956; Removed 1968
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced
CBQ - Lower Quincy Bay Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1889; Removed 1960-1
Lost Pratt deck truss swing bridge over Quincy Bay on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed; One pier used as foundation for the "Pier Restaurant"
CBQ - Platte River Bridge (Butler County, Nebraska)
Demaged by flooding March 1960 and a new bridge was built in the 90s.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Platte River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Cedar Valley Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1966
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Valley Road
Replaced by a new bridge upstream
Cemetery Road Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Deer Creek on Cemetery Road
Collapsed
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Lost during 1960s
View Exhibit map101st 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
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
16th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)Built 1910; Replaced 1969
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 16th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
18th Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1905; Replaced 1967
Warren deck truss bascule bridge over the South Branch on 18th Street
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
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 (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1917; Replaced 1963
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Mad Creek on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge
3rd Street Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Replaced 1969
Lost Pratt through truss bridge on 3rd Street over Straight River
Replaced by new bridge
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
Replaced 1969
Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago Great Western Railway on 5th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
5th Street Arch Bridge (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
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
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
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
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
Anacostia River Bridge (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
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 (Old) (Miami County, Ohio)Replaced 1965
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Great Maimi 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
Built 1924; Repalced 1964
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rosencrans Avenue on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
B&O - Eaton Tunnel (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)Collapsed 1963 killing two workers
Lost Tunnel that was located south of the current Eaton Tunnel
Collapsed
B&O - 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
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
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
Basil Covered Bridge 35-23-26x (Fairfield County, Ohio)Built 1889; removed in 1967 and replaced
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Basil Road
Removed by the County for replacement.
Bastrop Bayou Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)Built 1893
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Bastrop Bayou
Replaced by a new bridge
Bear Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)Replaced 1960
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bear Creek on OH-4
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Big Piney Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)Replaced 1964
Lost 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
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
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
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
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 14-89-02x (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
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 - Oldest (De Kalb County, Illinois)Built 1906
Lost Through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on Brickville Road
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
Broadway Bridge (Old) (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
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
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
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
Bryant Park Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)Built 1924
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Calapooya River
Replaced by a new bridge
Buckner Bridge (Richland Parish, Louisiana)Relocated here from Girard in 1932; replaced by the current bridge in 1966.
Lost Swing through truss bridge over Boeuf River on LA 132 at Buckner.
Replaced by the current truss bridge in 1966
Bullskin Creek Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)Heavily damaged by flooding in 1968 and replaced.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bullskin Creek on Felicity-Cedron Road
Replaced by new bridge
Bunker Hill Covered Bridge #1 20-03-01 (Baltimore County, Maryland)Built 1880, destroyed by arson 1961
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Gunpowder Falls on Bunker Hill Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Burned Bridge (O'Brien County, Iowa)
Collapsed under the weight of a snowplow 1967
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Yellow Avenue
Collapsed under the weight of a snowplow, remaining parts later burned (Based on the IA DNR naming the canoe access "Burned Bridge Access")
Collapsed under the weight of a snowplow 1967
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Yellow Avenue
Collapsed under the weight of a snowplow, remaining parts later burned (Based on the IA DNR naming the canoe access "Burned Bridge Access")
Buster Boyd Bridge (First) (York County, South Carolina)Built 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Lake Wylie on SC 49/NC 49
Replaced by a new bridge
CA&E - IL53 Overpass (Du Page County, Illinois)Removed ca 1962
Art deco concrete rigid frame bridge over IL53 on Railroad
Removed
CA49 Bagby Bridge (Old) (Mariposa County, California)Built ca. 1922; Replaced 1966
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Merced River on CA 49
Replaced by a new bridge
Callender Road Covered Bridge 35-04-24x (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Built 1870; Burned by owners December 1966
Lost Covered Town lattice truss bridge over Rock Creek (Now Lake Roaming Rock) on Callender Road
Destroyed by fire
Callicoon Bridge (Old) (Sullivan County, New York)Built 1899; Replaced 1962
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Deleware River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Calliope Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)Built ?; Repaired/Lally column built 1895; 100' Pratt added 1907; Removed ca. 1969
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Johnson Street
Removed; A lally column remains
Callowhill Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1875; demolished 1964
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River
Replaced by a new bridge
Cambridge Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)Lost Through truss bridge over New York Central RR on Cambridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Camden-Gee's Bend Cable Ferry (Wilcox County, Alabama)Lost Ferry across Majors Creek
Replaced by a new ferry
Caminada Bay Bridge (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)Built 1932; replaced 1960
Lost timber stringer bridge over Caminada Bay on LA 1
Replaced by a new bridge
Campbell Road - Pinnebog River Bridge (Huron County, Michigan)Built 1910; collapsed due to collision October 1962
Pony truss bridge over Pinnebog River on Campbell Road
Collapsed due to car colliding with bridge superstructure on or around October 22, 1962
Canyon Creek Ranch Covered Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)Built 1932
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over South Santiam River on Private Road
Destroyed by flooding
Carr Bridge (King County, Washington)Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Grove Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Castle Rock Bridge (2nd) (Cowlitz County, Washington)Replaced 1963
Lost Through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on SR 411
Replaced by new bridge
CB&Q - Quincy Railroad Bridge (Old) (Adams County, Illinois)Built 1899; Wagon decks removed 1930; Replaced 1961
Warren through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy & Highway (Until 1930)
Replaced by a new bridge
CB&Q - Sugar Creek Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on abandoned railroad (former CB&Q)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on abandoned railroad (former CB&Q)
Demolished
CB&Q/M&StL - Elm Street Railroad Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)Built 1880; Caught fire 1956; Removed 1968
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced
CBQ - Lower Quincy Bay Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)Built 1889; Removed 1960-1
Lost Pratt deck truss swing bridge over Quincy Bay on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed; One pier used as foundation for the "Pier Restaurant"
CBQ - Platte River Bridge (Butler County, Nebraska)Demaged by flooding March 1960 and a new bridge was built in the 90s.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Platte River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Cedar Valley Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)Built 1887; Replaced 1966
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Valley Road
Replaced by a new bridge upstream
Cemetery Road Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Deer Creek on Cemetery Road
Collapsed
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