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17th Street Causeway (1998) (Broward County, Florida)
Lost Deck girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway / New River on 17th Street
Built as temporary bridge while original was replaced.

Berrien Springs "Temporary" Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1949
Lost Steel stringer bridge over St Joseph R on Us-31,Us-33
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge of Lions (2006) (St. Johns County, Florida)
Built in 2006 as temporary bridge while original was rehabilitated; removed in 2010.
Removed Acrow Pony Truss vertical lift bridge over Matanzas River on Anastasia Boulevard at St. Augustine
Removed but not replaced

Bridge Street Drawbridge (1913) (Essex County, New Jersey)
Concrete deck girder bridge over Passaic River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Carmi "Death" Bridge (1949) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1949 as a temporary bridge while the Marsh Arch bridge was being replaced with the current structure.
Lost Stringer bridge over Little Wabash River on East Robinson Street
No longer exists

Charlestown Bridge (2020) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 2020
Bailey pony truss bridge over Charles River on North Washington Street (Temporary Alignment)
Open to traffic

City Island Bridge (2015) (Bronx County, New York)
Built 2015; Removed 2017
Bailey pony truss bridge over Hutchinson River on City Island Road
Built as temporary bridge while new replacement bridge was built in place of original.

CR 57 Bridge (1907) (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1907
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Elk River on CR 57
Removed but not replaced

Delcambre Canal LA 14 Temporary Drawbridge (1998) (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Replaced with an old vertical lift bridge
Lost Bridge over Delcambre Canal on Route 14
No longer exists

Ford Avenue Navy Bridge (1942) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1942 ; replaced 1946
Cable-stayed bridge over Cerritos Channel on California 47
Replaced by a new bridge

Fore River Bridge (2006) (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built as a temporary bridge in 2006; Disassembled in 2017 but parts remain in storage
Bailey/Acrow pony truss vertical-lift bridge over Weymouth Fore River on MA 3A (Temporary alignment)
In storage or disassembled. Bridge was removed in 2017 but as of 2020 parts remain next to the new bridge

French Bridge (1928) (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1928
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over West River on SR 30
Replaced by a new bridge

H.A. Boedker & Co. Embankment Dumping Bridge (1902) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on H.A. Boedker & Co. E Narrow Gauge Construction Railroad
Don't Know

Hartford Bridge (1895) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Opened June 8, 1895; Destroyed by flood December 23, 1895
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Connecticut River in Hartford
Destroyed by flooding

Lagoon Pond Drawbridge (2010) (Dukes County, Massachusetts)
Built 2010; Removed 2015
Lost Bailey pony truss bridge over Lagoon Pond on Beach Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Latona Railroad Bridge (1902) (King County, Washington)
Built 1902; removed 1932
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lake Washington Canal on Seattle Electric Railway
No longer exists

M Street Bridge (1934) (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1934 as temporary shoofly for Tower Bridge construction
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Sacramento River on M Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Niagara Suspension Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
1848 built as a temporary structure. Replaced during construction of Roebling the RR bridge.
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Niagara River on walkway
Replaced by a new bridge

NWP - South Fork Bridge (1910) (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1910
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Eel River on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Oregon City Pedestrian Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Built 1921; removed 1922
Lost pedestrian suspension bridge over Willamette River
Removed but not replaced

Riverside - Delanco Bridge (Pre 1935) (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Lost Bridge over Rancocas Creek on County Route 543
Replaced by a new bridge

Rourke Bridge (1983) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1983 as a temporary bridge but never replaced by permenant structure
Bailey pony truss over Merrimack River on Wood Street
Open to traffic with a weight limit

Southern Boulevard Lift Bridge (2018) (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 2018
ACROW pony truss bridge over Inracoastal Waterway on Southern Boulevard
Open to traffic

Unionport Lift Bridge (2020) (Bronx County, New York)
Built 2020
ACROW Pony truss bridge over Westchester Creek on Bruckner Boulevard
Open to traffic

US 4 Connecticut River Bridge (2014) (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Bailey/Acrow pony truss bridge over Connecticut River Bridge on US 4
Removed but not replaced