Fink truss
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Augustine Cutoff Bridge (1885) (New Castle County, Delaware)
(Main design: Pratt deck truss)Built 1885 for B&O Railroad, replaced with stone arch bridge 1910; Converted to road bridge 1920; Pratt truss replaced with Warren truss 1980;Deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff in WilmingtonReplaced by a new bridge
BO - Fairmont Fink Truss (1852) (Marion County, West Virginia)
Fink iron bridge built here 1852; Destroyed by the CSA 1863; Replaced by indentical structure 1865; Replaced 1887Lost Fink through truss bridge over Monongahela River on the Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDestroyed in 1863 by the South; temporarily replaced by the north with a wooden bridge; replaced by the railroad to a similar plan but with slightly different casting shortly after the war.
BO - Fairmont Fink Truss (1865) (Marion County, West Virginia)
Built 1865 replacing the temporary wooden span which replaced the 1852 span lost during 1863 Civil War; Replaced 1887Lost three span Fink through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Baltimore & OhioReplaced by a new bridge in 1887
BO - Grafton Bridge (Taylor County, West Virginia)
Built 1854Lost Fink through truss bridge over Tygart Valley River on B&O RailroadCollapsed in 1890, replaced by a new bridge
C&O - New River Bridge (Old) (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Lost Deck truss bridge over New River on Chesapeake & Ohio RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CNTP - New River Viaduct (1879) (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1879; Replaced 1898Lost Fink deck truss bridge over New River on Cincinnati Southern Railway/Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Hamden Road Fink Through Truss Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1858Lost wrought iron through truss over South Branch Raritan River on CR 2 (Hamden Rd) in HamdenDestroyed by vehicle collision in 1978
Houston Street Fink Truss (Bexar County, Texas)
Built 1871Lost Fink through truss bridge over San Antonio River on Houston StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Millstone River Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Lost Fink through truss bridge over Millstone River on Manville CausewayNo longer exists
MILW - Short Line Bridge (Old) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Whipple deck truss)Built 1880; Replaced 1902Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad & RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Moody Pedestrian Bridge (Travis County, Texas)
Built 2016Fink through truss bridge over West Dean Keeton Street on PedestriansOpen to pedestrians only
NM - Missouri River Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
(Main design: Double-intersection Warren through truss)Built 1868; damaged by derailment 1879, 1881. Substantial upgrade finish about 1884 replacing effectively the entire structureNorth Missouri Railroad Fink deck truss and Trellis through truss bridge at St. Charles, MOUpgraded 1880-1884
NW - Big Otter Bridge (Bedford County, Virginia)
Lost Fink deck truss bridge over Big Otter River on Norfolk & Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
NW - High Bridge (1869) (Cumberland County, Virginia)
Built 1869; Replaced 1886,Lost Fink deck truss bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad (N&W)Replaced by a new bridge
O&M - Great Miami River Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Replaced 1894Lost Fink through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Ohio & Mississippi RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
OW - Lyon Brook Bridge (Old) (Chenango County, New York)
Built 1869, replaced in 1894Lost Deck truss bridge over Lyon Brook on former NY&OM/NYO&W Railroads northeast of OxfordReplaced by a new bridge
PSN - Stony Brook Glen Bridge (1883) (Steuben County, New York)
Built 1883 by the Delaware Bridge Co., replaced in 1907Lost Deck truss bridge over Stony Brook Glen on former Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad south of DansvilleReplaced by a new bridge
Riverside Park Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built 1870 for Norfolk & Western RR, moved to Old Forest road for car use over N&W Mainline in 1893, then moved to current location in 1985Fink Deck truss bridge over unknown creek on TrailOpen to pedestrians
UI&E - Block House Gorge Trestle (Schuyler County, New York)
Built 1873 by Clarke, Reeves & Co.; removed sometime before 1944 per Historic AerialsLost Fink deck truss bridge over tributary of Cayuta Creek on Utica, Ithaca & Elmira RailroadRemoved but not replaced
UI&E - Deep Gorge Trestle (Schuyler County, New York)
Built 1873 by Clarke, Reeves & Co.; opened November 11, 1873; replaced 1890sLost Fink deck truss bridge over tributary of Cayuta Creek on Utica, Ithaca & Elmira RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Zoarville Station Bridge (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)
Built in 1868 by Smith,Latrobe,& Co., relocated and restored in 2007.Fink through truss bridge over Conotton Creek on Old section SR-212Open to pedestrians