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1450 East Little Indian Creek Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Replaced 1986
Lost Bridge over Little Indian Creek on 1450 East
Replaced by new bridge

14th Street Viaduct (Denver County, Colorado)
Built between 1895 and 1898 at a cost of $367,000. Widened 1939, demolished 1988.
Lost Bridge over Railroads, steets, South Platte River on 14th Street in Denver
Removed

1st Bridge (at Magazine) (Logan County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1982
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on AR 109 just south of Magazine
Demolished to make way for upgrade of hwy. 109

36th Street Bridge (Allegan County, Michigan)
Replaced 1987
Lost Parker pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 36th Street in Salem Township
Replaced by new bridge

370th Street Bridge (Calhoun County, Iowa)
Replaced 1987
Lost Through truss bridge over Raccoon River on 370th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

51st Street Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1952; replaced 1982
Lost steel stringer bridge over Arkansas River on I-44 in Tulsa
Replaced by new bridge

Abbotts Creek Bridge (Davidson County, North Carolina)
Built 1927 by the Virginia Bridge Co.; replaced 1985
Lost Parker truss bridge over Abbotts Creek (High Rock Lake) on NC-2294
Lost circa 1985

Adamsboro Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built in 1898 by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works, replaced in 1985.
Lost through truss bridge over Eel River on CR 150 N in Adamsboro
Replaced by new bridge

Alapaha River Bridge (Hamilton County, Florida)
Replaced 1988
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Alapaha River on Us-41 (Sr-6 & 25)
Replaced by new bridge

Albemarle Sound Trestle (Chowan County, North Carolina)
Built 1910 for the Suffolk and Carolina Railway, demolished ca. 1987
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Albemarle Sound on Norfolk Southern Railway
Removed

Alton Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison. Railroad line abandoned in 1988.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on the Burlington Northern Railroad at Alton
Removed after the railroad line was abandoned

Alum Creek Bridge (Morrow County, Ohio)
Replaced 1986
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Alum Creek on CR 15
Replaced by new bridge

American Mill Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1886 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1985
Lost through truss bridge over Center Creek on CR 110 southeast of Carthage
Replaced by a modern bridge

Americus Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built in 1893 by Lafayette Bridge Co.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Grant Road
Replaced by new bridge

Apple Creek CR 407 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1905; replaced 1982
Lost through truss bridge over Apple Creek on CR 407 between Biehle and Friedheim
Replaced by a deck-girder bridge; portion of foundation on south bank still visible

Apple Creek CR 630 Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
Old bridge shown on the 1926 Perry Co. USGS map
Lost bridge over Apple Creek on County Road 630 just west of Route B near Biehle
Replaced by a concrete bridge in 1989

Auxvasse Creek CR 132 Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1911; replaced 1986
Lost truss(?) bridge over Auxvasse Creek on CR 132 near Toledo
Replaced by modern concrete bridge

Avila Truss Bridge No. 5 (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Built 1883, converted to automobile bridge around 1941, abandoned 1967, collapsed 1981
Lost Through truss bridge over San Luis Creek on Pacific Coast Railroad/Avila Beach Drive
Collapsed. One concrete peir remains.

Back Bone Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1872, replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over former C&EI Railroad on Back Bone Road south of Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Bacon Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Damaged by flooding in September 1905 and rebuilt 1906 by the Interstate Bridge Co. of Kansas City. Replaced 1987.
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on Bacon Bridge Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Baer Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Replaced 1983
Lost Miller & Borcherding pony truss bridge over Valmeyer Drainage Ditch on Baer Road (TR 20)
Replaced by new bridge

Ball Mill Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Lost through truss bridge over Little Black River on CR 368, just beyond the end of Route V southwest of Harviell
Replaced by a concrete span in 1988

Barber Bridge (Golden Valley County, Montana)
Built 1911 by the Security Bridge Co.; replaced 1983
Lost through truss bridge over Musselshell River on CR 201
Replaced by new bridge

Barrett Mill Bridge (Highland County, Ohio)
Arsoned on October 14, 1980.
Lost Long through truss bridge over Rocky Fork
Destroyed by fire

Baseline Bridge (Adams County, Colorado)
Built 1926 by the Levy Construction Co.; replaced 1989
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over South Platte River on 168th Avenue (Baseline Road) in Brighton
Replaced by modern bridge

Bazaar Stone Arch Bridge (Chase County, Kansas)
Built 1898, Demolished 1983.
Lost triple span stone arch bridge
Lost

Beachside Avenue Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Replaced 1989
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Sasco Brook on Beachside Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Bear Creek NE 200 Bridge (Johnson County, Missouri)
Replaced 1982
Pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on CR NE 200
No longer exists

Beaucoup Road Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1904; replaced 1987
Lost through truss over Beaucoup Creek on Old Beaucoup Road (FAS 1916) west of Vergennes
Replaced by a concrete bridge on a new alignment

Bellows Falls Arch Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1905; damaged by flooding in 1936; closed to traffic 1971; demolished 1982
Lost steel through arch bridge over the Connecticut River between Bellows Falls, Vermont, and North Walpole, New Hampshire
Replaced by a new bridge

Bennett Viaduct (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1911, Dismantled 1981.
Lost Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on G street
Removed but not replaced

Benson Bridge (Cache County, Utah)
Built in 1915; Closed to traffic in 1985 due to deteriorating flooring; Replaced 1989
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Bear River on County Road Fa538
Replaced by new bridge

Bicycle Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1894 by the Lafayette Bridge Co., replaced in 1982
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Bicycle Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge

Big Branch Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1910; replaced 1987
Lost pony truss bridge over Big Branch Creek on CR 350 N
Replaced by new bridge

Big Creek Ditch Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built circa 1900; replaced 1987
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Big Creek Ditch on 600 West
Unknown status

Big Lick Creek Bridge (Blackford County, Indiana)
Built in 1913 by the Rochester Bridge Company
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Lick Creek on CR 175W
Removed after new CR300S bridge was built in 1988 with abutments remaining.

Black Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Previous span was a wooden trestle with Howe deck truss bridge built in 1878. The 1900 span was of steel trestle design.
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago-Milwaukee and Pacific RR in Jackson
Removed

Black Creek CR 450N Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Replaced 1989
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Road 450 North
Replaced by new bridge

Black River MO 53 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Replaced 1985
Lost bridge over Black River on MO 53 northwest of Qulin
Portion of approach still visible on north side of road

Black's Fork CR 217 Bridge (Uinta County, Wyoming)
Built ca. 1925; replaced 1988
Lost Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Black's Fork River on CR 217
Replaced by new bridge

Blackwater River CR 215 Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1985
Lost bridge over Blackwater River on CR 215 near the end of Route UU
Replaced by a new bridge

Boldman Bridge (Pike County, Kentucky)
Built Circa 1935; replaced by new bridge 1983
Lost wire suspension bridge over Big Sandy River on Kentucky Route 1364 in Pikeville
Replaced by new bridge

Bonners Ferry Bridge (Boundary County, Idaho)
Built 1932-33; rehabilitated 1970; replaced 1984
Lost five-span Parker through truss bridge over Kootenai River on US 95 in Bonners Ferry
Replaced by new bridge

Boone Cemetery Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1896; replaced 1989
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Busseron Creek on CR 500 South
Replaced by new bridge

Boone Monument Road Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1987
Lost bridge over Tuque Creek on Boone Monument Road, just off Route D
Replaced by new bridge, but abutments still remain

Boyleston Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1896; Replaced 1986
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Skunk River on Lexington Avenue in Jackson Township
Replaced by new bridge

Branch Avenue Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Replaced ca. 1984
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Amtrak) on Branch Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Branch Busseron Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1903; replaced 1987
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Branch Busseron Creek on CR 150 W
Replaced by new bridge

Brandt Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)
Replaced 1986
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Maeystown Creek on Brandt Road (TR 133 )
Replaced by new bridge

Brazeau Creek CR 446 Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1905; replaced in 1985
Lost bridge over Brazeau Creek on CR 446 northeast of Altenburg
Replaced by a concrete span

Brehm Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built ca.1900; replaced in 1988
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Duck Creek on Brehm Road
Replaced by new bridge

Bridge in Franconia Township (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1988
Lost Stone arch bridge over Skippack Creek / 3031-F4 on Allentown Road
Replaced by new bridge

Bridge No. 16 (Vernon County, Wisconsin)
Built 1905 on STH 29 in Menomonie; Dismantled 1951; Reassembled over Kickapoo River 1953; Demolished 1986
Lost Warren through truss over Kickapoo River on Abandoned STH 131 near LaFarge
Removed

Bridge No. 18 (Vernon County, Wisconsin)
Built over St. Croix River 1912; Removed 1951; Relocated here 1953; Demolished 1986
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Kickapoo River on Abandoned STH 131 in LaFarge
Removed

Bridge Street Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Built 1903-04; Replaced 1988
Lost Arch bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street in Grand Rapids
Replaced by new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1897 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1985
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little French Creek on Bridge Street
Replaced by new bridge

Broadway Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)
Built 1896; replaced 1988
Lost open-web deck plate girder bridge over Cherry Creek on Broadway Ave. in Denver
Replaced by new bridge

Brunswick Grand River Bridge (Chariton County, Missouri)
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Grand River at Brunswick
Lost

Buck Creek Bridge (Greene County, Indiana)
Built 1905; replaced 1988
Lost pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on CR 900 W
Replaced by new bridge

Buck Run Road Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1890 by the Champion Bridge Co.; replaced 1985
Lost pony truss bridge over Little West Fork Ohio Brush Creek on Buck Run Road (CR 37)
Replaced by a new bridge

Buena Vista Ford Bridge (Smith County, Tennessee)
Built 1907, new bridge built 1985, pony truss relocated to Loudon County, Loudon City Legion Park 1986.
Pratt pony truss bridge over Round Lick Creek on McClanahan Road
Now open to bicycle-foot traffic in Loudon, Tennessee

Bull Creek Bridge (Buncombe County, North Carolina)
Built 1915 by the Camden Iron Co.; replaced 1986
Lost pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on NC 2408
Replaced by new bridge

Bull Rapids Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built in 1905 by the Attica Bridge Company; replaced in 1987.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Maumee River on Bull Rapids Road
Replaced by new bridge

Bunker Hill Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1895, dismantled on August 14, 1989
Lost Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on a pedestrian trail
No longer exists

Burlington Avenue Wabash Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Replaced 1988. Originally a wooden bridge here, later a through truss Iron which was washed away in 1913 flood. Interurban bridge connected on East side survived. Later Concrete Arch here.
Lost Arch bridge over Wabash River(S Crossing) on Burlington Avenue/old US 35/old Ind 29
Replaced by new bridge

Burnt Mill Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1986
Lost through truss bridge over South Fork Saline Creek on CR 840 just off Route NN near Giboney
Replaced by a concrete span; no trace of old crossing visible

Busseron Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1900; removed 1986
Pony truss bridge over Busseron Creek on CR 200 N
Removed but not replaced

Busseron Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built in 1896 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Company; replaced in 1989.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Busseron Creek on CR 500S
Replaced by new bridge

Butler Ford Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1910, replaced in 1982
Lost concrete arch bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on County Highway 36
Replaced by new bridge

Buttermilk Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1905; removed 1987
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Buttermilk Creek on CR 275 E
Replaced by culvert

Byrd Creek CR 361 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910, replaced 1988
Lost bridge over Byrd Creek on CR 361 between Burfordville and Tilsit
Replaced by a concrete span

Byrd Creek CR 459 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Closed on Aug. 5, 1989, after suffering extensive damage in a car crash; replaced in 1990
Lost truss bridge over Byrd Creek on CR 459 southwest of Oak Ridge
Replaced by a concrete span; concrete abutments still visible

Canal Street West Side Highway Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1938, demolished 1982
Steel through arch bridge over Canal Street on West Side Highway
Demolished

Cane Creek CR 343 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910, replaced 1986
Lost bridge over Cane Creek on CR 343 northwest of Tilsit
Replaced by a deck girder span

Cape Girardeau County Road 411 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1925; replaced 1988
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Branch of Hughes Creek on CR 411
Replaced by new bridge

Castor River Twin Bridges (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1924; replaced 1989
Lost through truss bridge over Castor River on MO 34 west of Grassy
Replaced by two concrete bridges

Catawba River Bridge (Catawba County, North Carolina)
Lost 5 span Pennsvylania Through Truss Bridge
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Catawba River on SR 1006
Bridge demolished 1986, no replacement built

Catawissa Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1898, 2 spans were rebuilt in 1906; rehab in 1937; replaced 1986
Lost through truss bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on PA 42
Replaced by new bridge

CB&Q Railroad Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Built approx 1880's, swing span added 1914-replaced by lift span 1932, RR line abandoned 1970's, bridge removed summer 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River now removed--carried CB & Q RR
Lost

Cedar Falls Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1911 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. for $3,890. Replaced 1989.
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Flat River on Ceder Falls Road just east of Desloge in Desloge
No longer exists, replaced by concrete bridge

Cedar Hill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1907; replaced 1983
Lost bridge over Big River on Cedar Hill Road (probably old MO 30) at Cedar Hill
Replaced by a modern bridge

Charleston Ave Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1915; replaced 1981
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over ICRR on Charleston Ave (IL 16) in Mattoon
Replaced by new bridge

Chester Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892-93; Removed ca. 1989
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Old Marsh Road, former Wisconsin SH 49 in Town of Chester
Demolished

Chestoa Bridge (Unicoi County, Tennessee)
Built 1916, replaced 1989
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Nolichucky River on Chestoa Pike Rd
Replaced by new bridge

Chow Chow Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1952, Collapsed and Rebuilt 1964, Collapsed and Rebuilt 1973, Collapsed 1988
Lost Suspension bridge over Quinault River on BIA Road 7000
Collapsed

Clanahan Road Bridge (Pope County, Illinois)
Built 1897 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; replaced 1981
Lost through truss over Bay Creek on Clanahan Road near Tansill
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Clouds Creek Bridge (Saluda County, South Carolina)
Replaced 1985
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Clouds Creek on S-41-26
Replaced by new bridge

CNJ Overpass (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1906; Reinforced 1921; Removed 1985
Pratt through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Removed

CNW Grand Avenue Overpass #2 (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1937; Removed ca. 1985
Lost pony plate girder bridge over Grand Avenue
Removed

Cody Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over St. Francis River on US 79 at Cody, northeast of Marianna
Replaced by a new bridge in 1984

College Avenue Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced 1986
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Little Shenango River on College Avenue (PA 18/58)
Replaced by new bridge

Colusa Bridge (Colusa County, California)
Built in 1901; rehabilitated in 1947-8, replaced 1980
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on Bridge Street
Bridge replaced 1980

Coon Seitz Bridge (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built in 1894 by the Indiana Bridge Company; replaced in 1988
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 300N
Replaced by new bridge

Copper Creek Road Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built 1943, Abandoned 1976, Demolished 1989
Lost Arch bridge over Middle Fork Molalla River on Copper Creek Road (BLM-7-3E-14.2)
Lost

Council Grove Bridge (Morris County, Kansas)
Replaced 1984
Lost through truss bridge over Neosho River on US 56 in Council Grove
Replaced by a new bridge

County Line Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1895; replaced 1982
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 1 (CR 2000N)
Replaced by new bridge

County Line Road Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built ca.1915, replaced in 1987
Lost Warren through truss bridge over White River on County Line Road (CR 500E/ CR 100W)
Replaced by new bridge

Covington Bridge (Gordon County, Georgia)
Built 1932, replaced 1989
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Salacoa Creek on Covington Br Road (County Road 228)
Replaced by new bridge

CR 150 South Crooked Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Replaced 1987. This bridge is located just North of the 675 West Wabash River Bridge aka Georgetown bridge(newer). The former Wabash and Erie Canal used this section of Crooked Creek as it passed through the area.
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Crooked Creek and former Wabash and Erie Canal on County Road 150 South
Replaced by new bridge

CR 350 South Rain Creek Bridge (Fulton County, Indiana)
Replaced 1987
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Rain Creek on CR 350 S
Replaced by new bridge