Howe deck truss
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4th Street Bridge (1903) (Los Angeles County, California)
(Main design: Howe through truss)Built 1903; Replaced 1930Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 4th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Aqueduct Bridge (1868) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1868 replaced 1887Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Canal and RoadReplaced by new bridge
ARRC - Puente Caņo de San Antonio (Aņejo) (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built 1890; Replaced 1922Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Caņo de San Antonio on American Railroad Co. of Puerto RicoReplaced by a new bridge
BO - Muskingum River Bollman Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
(Main design: Bollman through truss)Built 1855; strengthened by Howe truss addition; west span collapsed 1866 due to overloadingLost Bollman through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Railroad (B&O)Replaced by a new bridge
Bridge No. 2 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built UnknownLost Bridge over Conestoga River on Lancaster & Ephrata Division of Conestoga Traction CompanyRemoved but not replaced
Bridgeport Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built ca 1851; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Partially blown up by Confederate General Danville Leadbetter; Remaining spans burned by Union General Ormsby M. MitchellLost Howe deck truss bridge over Tennessee River on Nashville & Chattanooga Railway
C&M - Tuscarawas River Bridge (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tuscarawas River on Cleveland & Marietta RailwayNo longer exists
C&MV - Muskingum River Bridge (Ellis) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built ca.1870Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Muskingum River on Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Cascadia Park Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1928, Reconstructed 1951, Reconstructed 1994Timber Howe deck truss bridge over South Santiam River on Cascadia DriveOpen to traffic
CEI - Grasshopper Creek Viaduct (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1899Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Grasshoppers Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CEI - Saline Creek Viaduct (Williamson County, Illinois)
Built 1899; Replaced 1993Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Saline Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Cincinnati & Eastern - Little Miami River Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Collapsed 1884 under train, resulting in two deathsLost Howe deck truss bridge over Little Miami River, OH-132, & Riverside Drive on Cincinnati and Eastern RailroadCollapsed
CMV&C - Big Walnut Creek Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built 1873; collapsed 1878 while train was crossingLost Howe deck truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Cleveland, Mount Vernon & Columbus RailroadCollapsed
CNW - Kasota Drawbridge (Nicollet County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Lattice deck truss)Built 1880 and 1909Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chicago & Northwestern RailwayRemoved but not replaced
CNW - Rock River Covered Deck Truss (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1869; Replaced 1896Lost Deck truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago & North Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
CSC - Big Darby Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on Columbus, Springfield, & Cincinnati RailroadNo longer exists
DSA - Bad River Viaduct (Ashland County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1914Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Bad River on Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Echo Park Lake Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Original Built 1896, lost unknown year, replaced unknown yearBridge over Echo Park Lake in Los AngelesRe-Opened 2006, after being closed to all traffic
ERIE - Kinzua Bridge (1882) (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882, replaced in 1900Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on former New York, Lake Erie and Western RailwayReplaced by new bridge
ET&G - Loudon Bridge (Loudon County, Tennessee)
(Main design: Howe through truss)Built ca 1850; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Burned by retreating Confederates September 1st, 1863Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tennessee River on East Tennessee & Georgia RailroadArsoned by retreating Confederates September 1st, 1863
Georgetown Loop - Devil's Gate Trestle (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Built 1877 by the Colorado Central Railroad. Dismantled 1939, but rebuilt 1984 and again in 2002Rebuilt trestle on the Georgetown Loop RailroadOpen to tourist railroad
Girard Avenue Bridge (1855) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1855Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Girard AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
GN - Mayville Bridge (Old) (Traill County, North Dakota)
Built 1904, Replaced 1915Deck Girder Bridge over Goose River on BNSF RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
HVR - Hudson River Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Hudson River on Hudson Valley RailwayRemoved
IC - Rock River Bridge (1851) (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1851; Replaced 1862Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Rock River on Illinois Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
K&S - Kankakee River Bridge (Old) (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1882; Replaced 1915Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Kankakee River on Kankakee & Seneca RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Kestler's Railroad Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
Built in 1862-63; Replaced in 1910-11; Still standing but not in use .. Railroad abandoned.Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Third Creek on Former Southern RailroadReplaced by a new bridge (still standing not in use, railroad abandoned)
Kilbourn Bridge (1856) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1856; Replaced 1877Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
LA&SG - Arroyo Seco Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1886; Replaced 1896Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Arroyo Seco on Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
LARy - 4th Street Trolley Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)Built 1898; Replaced 1930Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Angeles RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
LS&MS - Ashtabula River Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1864-65; main span collapsed December 29, 1876; replacement span destroyed by fire September 1895; entire structure replaced 1904Lost Deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway in AshtabulaCollapsed, rebuilt, then replaced by a new bridge
LS&MS - Sandusky River Bridge (pre-1883) (Sandusky County, Ohio)
Built 1868 by McNairy & Claflen Co.; collapsed 1883 under train during ice jam/flood, resulting in two deathsLost Howe deck truss bridge over Sandusky River on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RailroadDestroyed by flooding
MC&C - Dunbar Bridge (1st) (Washington County, Ohio)
Lost covered Howe deck truss over West Fork Little Hocking River on Marietta, Columbus & Cleveland RailroadRemoved
MEC - Tin Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1853, Collapsed 1871Lost Covered deck truss bridge over Penobscot River on Maine Central RailroadCollapsed due to wood rot
Millersburg Railroad Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1857Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Wiconisco Creek on Northern Central RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Munson's Bridge (Aroostook County, Maine)
Built in 1923 by the Town of Fort Fairfield; Unsure date of removal and replacement (may have been 1930)Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Pattee Brook on Dorsey RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Muskegon River Railroad Bridge (Newaygo County, Michigan)
Replaced 1888 or beforeLost Howe deck truss bridge over Muskegon River on RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
MWAK Bridge (Okanogan County, Washington)
Built ca. 1934 for a railroad to construct the Grand Coulee Dam, but was immediately converted to road use because it was too poorly built to support railcars.Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Columbia River on Construction RoadRemoved
Nestucca River Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1990; Replaced 2000Lost timber deck truss bridge over Nestucca River on Blaine RoadReplaced by a new bridge
NH - Croton River Bridge (Old) (Putnam County, New York)
Replaced 1905Lost Deck truss bridge over Croton River on New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NP - Brainerd Bridge (1871) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Howe through truss)Built 1871; Collapsed under weight of a train July 27th 1875; Replaced 1876Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific RailroadCollapsed
NP - Brainerd Bridge (1876)) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Other deck truss)Built 1876; Replaced 1901Lost Post deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NYC - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1859, strengthened 1876, rebuilt 1889Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Mohawk River on New York Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Old Yankee Jim's Bridge (Placer County, California)
Built 1884 on the Yankee Jims toll road, collapsed August 1930 and replaced with Yankee Jims Suspension BridgeLost Howe deck truss bridge over North Fork American River on Yankee Jim's Wagon RoadCollapsed and replaced
Outlaw Bridge (Cook County, Minnesota)
Built 1917, Replaced 1930; currently no bridge at this locationLost Wooden Howe deck truss bridge over Pigeon River on old Hwy 61Replaced by a new bridge
P&D - Salt Fork Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1870, abandoned in 1879, removed in 1882Lost Deck truss bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on former Paris and Danville Railroad in DanvilleRemoved
Portage Lake Swing Bridge (1875) (Houghton County, Michigan)
Built 1875; Replaced 1891Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Portage Lake on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
PRR - Rockville Bridge (Old) (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1877; replaced 1902Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Pennsylvania RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Red Mountain Railroad Bridge (Stevens County, Washington)
Built 1896Abandoned howe deck truss bridge over Little Sheep Creek on Abandoned Columbia & Red Mountain RailroadDerelict/abandoned
RGS - Bridge 46B (Old) (San Miguel County, Colorado)
Built 1892; Replaced 1920Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tributary of Ilium Flume on Rio Grande Southern RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
RGS - Bridge 46C (Old) (San Miguel County, Colorado)
Built 1892; Replaced 1920Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tributary of Ilium Flume on Rio Grande Southern RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
RGS - Bridge 46D (Old) (San Miguel County, Colorado)
Built 1892; 64' truss replaced by trestle 1910; 84' truss replaced by trestle 1920.Howe deck truss bridge over Tributary of Ilium Flume on Rio Grande Southern RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
RR bridge along wharf (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge on Local roadNo longer exists
SLS&E - Snohomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1888; Replaced 1910Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Snohomish River on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
SOO - Blackhoof Bridge (Carlton County, Minnesota)
Howe deck truss bridge on Canadian Pacific RailroadReplaced by Concrete Arch
SR & RL Railroad Bridge (Franklin County, Maine)
Unknown date of construction; Lost in the 1930'sLost Howe deck truss bridge over Baker Stream on SR & RL RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Victoria Avenue Bridge (Old) (Riverside County, California)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Tequesquite Arroyo on Victoria AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Vincent Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1873Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Vincent StreetReplaced by Bausch Street Bridge
Wabash Railroad Bridge #2961 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 114' low truss bridge built 1891, renewed 1905 & 1928; replaced with this bridge 1955; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock projectLost bridge over Wilson's Creek on Wabash RailroadDemolished & (normally) inundated, but the remains of the bridge's timber bent supports can be seen at times of low water level on the Des Moines River
Wabasha Street Bridge (Original) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Howe through truss)Built 1858; Main truss upgraded 1869; Replaced 1889Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Wabasha StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Western Ohio Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Destroyed in 1913 floodLost Howe deck truss bridge over Loramie Creek on Western Ohio RailwayNo longer exists
WM - Owens Creek Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built UnknownLost Howe deck truss bridge over Owens Creek and Route 550 on MMID and WM RailwaysReplaced by a new bridge
WNY&P - Portage River Bridge (Livingston County, New York)
Built 1882Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad (Rochester Division)No longer exists