Howe deck truss

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4th Street Bridge (1903) (Los Angeles County, California)
(Main design: Howe through truss)
Built 1903; Replaced 1930
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Aqueduct Bridge (1868) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1868 replaced 1887
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Canal and Road
Replaced by new bridge

ARRC - Puente Caņo de San Antonio (Aņejo) (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built 1890; Replaced 1922
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Caņo de San Antonio on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Replaced 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 overloading
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Railroad (B&O)
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge No. 2 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built Unknown
Lost Bridge over Conestoga River on Lancaster & Ephrata Division of Conestoga Traction Company
Removed 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. Mitchell
Lost 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 Railway
No longer exists

C&MV - Muskingum River Bridge (Ellis) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built ca.1870
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Muskingum River on Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cascadia Park Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1928, Reconstructed 1951, Reconstructed 1994
Timber Howe deck truss bridge over South Santiam River on Cascadia Drive
Open to traffic

CEI - Grasshopper Creek Viaduct (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Grasshoppers Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CEI - Saline Creek Viaduct (Williamson County, Illinois)
Built 1899; Replaced 1993
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Saline Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cincinnati & Eastern - Little Miami River Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Collapsed 1884 under train, resulting in two deaths
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Little Miami River, OH-132, & Riverside Drive on Cincinnati and Eastern Railroad
Collapsed

CMV&C - Big Walnut Creek Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built 1873; collapsed 1878 while train was crossing
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Cleveland, Mount Vernon & Columbus Railroad
Collapsed

CNW - Kasota Drawbridge (Nicollet County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Lattice deck truss)
Built 1880 and 1909
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Removed but not replaced

CNW - Rock River Covered Deck Truss (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1869; Replaced 1896
Lost Deck truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Connecticut Company - Peck's Mill Pond Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1899; Removed ca. 1928
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Peck's Mill Pond/Pumpkin Ground Brook on Connecticut Company
Removed but not replaced

Connecticut Company - Shelton High Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over ravine on Connecticut Company
Removed but not replaced

CSC - Big Darby Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on Columbus, Springfield, & Cincinnati Railroad
No longer exists

CV - Lamoille River Covered Bridge 45-06-25x (Franklin County, Vermont)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Lamoille River on Central Vermont Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

DSA - Bad River Viaduct (Ashland County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1914
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Bad River on Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Echo Park Lake Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Original Built 1896, lost unknown year, replaced unknown year
Bridge over Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles
Re-Opened 2006, after being closed to all traffic

ERIE - Kinzua Bridge (1882) (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1882, replaced in 1900
Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on former New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway
Replaced 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, 1863
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tennessee River on East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad
Arsoned 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 2002
Rebuilt trestle on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to tourist railroad

Girard Avenue Bridge (1855) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1855
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Girard Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

GN - Mayville Bridge (Old) (Traill County, North Dakota)
Built 1904, Replaced 1915
Deck Girder Bridge over Goose River on BNSF Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

HVR - Hudson River Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Hudson River on Hudson Valley Railway
Removed

IC - Rock River Bridge (1851) (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1851; Replaced 1862
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Rock River on Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

K&S - Kankakee River Bridge (Old) (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1882; Replaced 1915
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Kankakee River on Kankakee & Seneca Railroad
Replaced 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 Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge (still standing not in use, railroad abandoned)

Kilbourn Bridge (1856) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1856; Replaced 1877
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

LA&SG - Arroyo Seco Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1886; Replaced 1896
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Arroyo Seco on Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

LARy - 4th Street Trolley Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1898; Replaced 1930
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Angeles Railway
Replaced 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 1904
Lost Deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway in Ashtabula
Collapsed, 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 deaths
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Sandusky River on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

LV - Middle Branch Tioughnioga Creek Bridge (Madison County, New York)
Deck truss bridge over Middle Branch Tioughnioga Creek on former Elmira, Corning & Northern Railroad
Abandoned, but intact

MC&C - Dunbar Bridge (1st) (Washington County, Ohio)
Lost covered Howe deck truss over West Fork Little Hocking River on Marietta, Columbus & Cleveland Railroad
Removed

MEC - Tin Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built 1853, Collapsed 1871
Lost Covered deck truss bridge over Penobscot River on Maine Central Railroad
Collapsed due to wood rot

Middle Fork Willamette River Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1955
Wooden deck truss bridge over Middle Fork Willamette River on a USFS Road 2127
Open to traffic

Millersburg Railroad Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1857
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Wiconisco Creek on Northern Central Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Montpelier-Salamonie River Bridge (Blackford County, Indiana)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Salamonie River on Rail line
No longer exists

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 Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Muskegon River Railroad Bridge (Newaygo County, Michigan)
Replaced 1888 or before
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Muskegon River on Railroad
Replaced 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 Road
Removed

Nestucca River Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1990; Replaced 2000
Lost timber deck truss bridge over Nestucca River on Blaine Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Croton River Bridge (Old) (Putnam County, New York)
Replaced 1905
Lost Deck truss bridge over Croton River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Norwich & Worcester Railroad Swing Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
A hinged bridge to allow access to freight house and dock in Norwich
No longer exists

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 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Collapsed

NP - Brainerd Bridge (1876)) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Other deck truss)
Built 1876; Replaced 1901
Lost Post deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1859, strengthened 1876, rebuilt 1889
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Mohawk River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built Unknown
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Oil Creek on Oil Creek & TItusville Railroad
Replaced 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 Bridge
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over North Fork American River on Yankee Jim's Wagon Road
Collapsed and replaced

Outlaw Bridge (Cook County, Minnesota)
Built 1917, Replaced 1930; currently no bridge at this location
Lost Wooden Howe deck truss bridge over Pigeon River on old Hwy 61
Replaced by a new bridge

P&D - Salt Fork Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1870, abandoned in 1879, removed in 1882
Lost Deck truss bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on former Paris and Danville Railroad in Danville
Removed

Portage Lake Swing Bridge (1875) (Houghton County, Michigan)
Built 1875; Replaced 1891
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Portage Lake on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

PRR - Rockville Bridge (Old) (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1877; replaced 1902
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Quechee Gorge Bridge (1875) 45-14-59x (Windsor County, Vermont)
Built 1875
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Ottauquechee River on Woodstock Railroad.
Replaced by a new bridge in 1911

Red Mountain Railroad Bridge (Stevens County, Washington)
Built 1896
Abandoned howe deck truss bridge over Little Sheep Creek on Abandoned Columbia & Red Mountain Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

RGS - Bridge 46B (Old) (San Miguel County, Colorado)
Built 1892; Replaced 1920
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tributary of Ilium Flume on Rio Grande Southern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

RGS - Bridge 46C (Old) (San Miguel County, Colorado)
Built 1892; Replaced 1920
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tributary of Ilium Flume on Rio Grande Southern Railroad
Replaced 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 Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

RR bridge along wharf (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge on Local road
No longer exists

Skagit River Railway - Devil's Elbow Bridge (Old) (Whatcom County, Washington)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Skagit River on Skagit River Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

SLS&E - Snohomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1888; Replaced 1910
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Snohomish River on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

SOO - Blackhoof Bridge (Carlton County, Minnesota)
Howe deck truss bridge on Canadian Pacific Railroad
Replaced by Concrete Arch

SR & RL Railroad Bridge (Franklin County, Maine)
Unknown date of construction; Lost in the 1930's
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Baker Stream on SR & RL Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Victoria Avenue Bridge (Old) (Riverside County, California)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Tequesquite Arroyo on Victoria Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Vincent Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1873
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Vincent Street
Replaced 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 project
Lost bridge over Wilson's Creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished & (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 1889
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Wabasha Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Western Ohio Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Destroyed in 1913 flood
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Loramie Creek on Western Ohio Railway
No longer exists

WM - Owens Creek Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built Unknown
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Owens Creek and Route 550 on MMID and WM Railways
Replaced by a new bridge

WNY&P - Portage River Bridge (Livingston County, New York)
Built 1882
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad (Rochester Division)
No longer exists