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11th Street Viaduct (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1887; Replaced 1984
Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroadon 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

13th Avenue Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1895; Ravine filled in 1912
Lost Post Deck truss bridge over gully on 13th Avenue
Filled in

15th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; replaced 1995
Lost through truss bridge over Youghiogheny River
Replaced by new bridge

15th Street Bridge (Cascade County, Montana)
Built 1892; Condemned & replaced 1924
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Missouri River on 15th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Avenue Bridge (1885) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1885 ; replaced 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Avenue Bridge (1920) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1920; reconstructed 1964
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on First Avenue (Business US 151/IA 922) in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic

1st Street Bridge (1929) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on First Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

24th Street Viaduct (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1901; Replaced 1994
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on 24th Street & Streetcar
Replaced by a new bridge

30th Street Bridge (San Diego County, California)
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Switzer Canyon on 30th Street & San Diego Electric Railroad
Never built

30th Street Bridge (San Diego County, California)
Built 1908; Replaced with a culvert and filled in 1956-7
Lost Timber stringer bridge on 30th Street & San Diego Electric Railroad
Filled in

3rd Avenue Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1907
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Guyandotte River on 3rd Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

3rd Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1917
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on MN 65 (3rd Avenue S) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

4th Avenue South Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1915; Replaced 1997
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Midtown Greenway on 4th Avenue South
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Bridge (1903) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Replaced 1977
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Bridge (1930) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1930 seismic retrofit in 1995
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Fourth Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

6th Avenue Bridge (1907) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1907, Collapsed 1965, Replaced 1966
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Collapsed

6th Street Bascule Bridge (Old) (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908; Replaced 2002
Lost Girder bridge over Milwaukee River on Lrd S 6th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Street Bridge - Muskingum River Canal (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1914-5; rehabilitated 1977; Replaced 2000
Lost Bascule Lift Bridge over the Muskingum River Canal on 6th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

7th Street Bridge (Blair County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912 by the Penn Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over NS Railroad on PA 4013 in Altoona
Replaced by new bridge.

7th Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1910, Second Deck added 1927, Seismic Retrofit 1995
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Seventh Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

95th Street Bridge (1902) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1902; Replaced 1958
Lost bascule truss bridge over Calumet River on 95th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Aetnaville Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1891; closed to traffic December 1988
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River Back Channel on Georgia Street in Wheeling
Closed to all traffic

Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; widened with 3rd truss line added 1922-1924; tolls removed 1947; replaced by I-480 bridge in 1966
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Douglas Street/US 6/US Alt 30
Replaced by new bridge

Albertus L. Meyers Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1913, rehabilitated 1973
Concrete arch bridge over Little Lehigh Creek on 8th Street in Allentown
Open to traffic

Aliso Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1881; Replaced 1938-1940
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Railroad (PE)/Aliso Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Anacostia River Bridge (1875) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Anacostia River Bridge (1908) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1908; Replaced 1965
Lost Deck plate girder bascule with steel arch approaches bridge over Anacoastia River on 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Appalachian Trail/CSX - Potomac River Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1894, was mainline until 1931 bridge built to the north; damaged in derailment 2019
Through truss bridge over Potomac River and old C&O Canal in Harpers Ferry on CSX Railroad and Appalachian Trail
Closed for repair after derailment

ARR - Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (Anchorage, Alaska)
Built 1943, converted to combined railroad and highway tunnel 1998-2000
Tunnel under Maynard Mountain on Portage Glacier Highway and Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic

Arsenal Bridge (1896) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and 2 rail lines in Davenport
Open to traffic

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & Railroads
Replaced by a new bridge

Bassett Brook Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1830; part of 1920s era New England Interstate Route 8; bypassed c. 1935.
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Brook on Mass Route 8 (old alignment) & Berkshire Street Railway in Cheshire
Open to pedestrians only

Beaver Falls-New Brighton Bridge (Old) (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1900
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Beaver River on 5th Street/Beaver Valley Traction Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

Bellaire Toll Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)
Operated as a privately owned toll bridge unitl 1991 when Ohio DOT cut off the west approach to build a new OH 7. Now owned by KDC investments which is in litigation with three companys who claim they paid for the exclusive scrap rights.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River at Bellaire
Closed to all traffic since 1992

Belleview Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1955
Slab bridge over Brush Creek on Belleview Avenue & Kansas City Public Service Co. Sunset Hill Line
Open to traffic

Bellmans Creek Bridge (Bergen County, New Jersey)
Beam bridge over Bellmans Creek on 83rd Street & New York Susquehanna & Western Railway
Open to traffic

Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1984
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-676/US 30 in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction Company
Destroyed by collision with ice

Bluff Street Bridge (Older) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Railroads (?) on Bluff Street & Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Replaced

BNSF - 4th Avenue Bridge (Stutsman County, North Dakota)
Built 1917
Slab bridge over 4th Avenue on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Des Moines River Bridge (S) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1903 and 1910
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Mississippi River Bridge on MN 115 (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Th 115, BNSF RR
Open to traffic

BO - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852; Converted to road-only use 1894; 3 spans destroyed by flood 1924; Totally destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad/US 340
Destroyed by flood

Boston Street Bridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built 1902
Brick arch bridge over Harris Creek Sewer on Boston Street
Open to traffic

Boylston Street Arch (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1808; rehabilitated 1932
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on MA 9 (Boylston Street) in Newton
Open to traffic

Bremer Avenue Bridge (Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1899; Replaced 1950
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Bremer Avenue/Railroad (WCF&N)
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (San Miguel County, New Mexico)
Replaced 1906
Lost Through truss bridge over Gallinas Creek on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Pre 1912) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Overpass (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1948
Pony truss bridge over an abandoned railroad on PA 2005 (Carey Avenue) in Plymouth
Open to traffic

Bristol Street Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1911; Destroyed by flooding 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Bristol Street Trolley
Destroyed by flooding

Broad Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1836 as Erie Canal Aqueduct
Stone arch bridge over Genesee River on Subway Tunnel in Rochester
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1887-88 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Broadway Street in Minneapolis
Replaced by a new bridge, but one span relocated and reused for the Merriam Street Bridge

Broadway Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1927
Rall-Bascule lift bridge over Willamette River on Broadway Street in Portland
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (1893) (Ada County, Idaho)
Built 1893; Replaced 1956
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Boise River on Broadway & Boise Valley Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Bridge (1905) (New York County, New York)
Built 1905; Replaced December 24th, 1960
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Harlem River on Broadway (US 9) & IRT West Side Line
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1901; Removed 1949 due to the construction of the Hollywood Freeway obliterating Fort Moore Hill
Lost Tunnel under Fort Moore Hill on North Broadway
Removed

Brooklyn Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Opened to traffic May 24, 1883; elevated railway removed 1944
Suspension bridge over East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York
Open to traffic

Brush Creek Culvert (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost 1996
Lost Concrete culvert bridge over Brush Creek on Swope Parkway/Paseo Boulevard/47th Street/Kansas City Public Service Co.
Demolished/Filled in during stream relocation project

C&ET - High Level Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Replaced 1909
Pratt deck truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Road and Conneaut & Erie Traction Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

C&O - Kanawha River Bridge (Charleston) (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1907; Single-lane road added 1920
Parker through truss bridge over Kanawha River on CSX Railroad (Formerly Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad)
Intact but closed to all traffic

Calhoun Street Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2010
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Calhoun Street/Trenton Avenue
Open to traffic

Carey Avenue Bridge (1895) (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1895; Replaced 1948
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Carey Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Carpenters Bluff Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Built 1910; Renovated for auto use 1965, rehabilitated 1981
Through truss bridge over Red River on Carpenters Bluff Road (formerly KO&G RR)
Open to foot traffic only and includes a Wagon Shelf extension of South deck

Cascade Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1896; reinforced in 1905; rehabilitated 1960; Closed 2008; Foot traffic allowed 2010; Closed to foot traffic 2019
Deck truss bridge over Cascade Ravine on S. Main Street in Burlington
Closed; Doomed

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

CBQ - Des Moines River Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Replaced 1903
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad & Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Quincy Railroad Bridge (1899) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1899; Wagon decks removed 1930; Replaced 1961
Warren through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy & Highway (Until 1930)
Replaced by a new bridge

Centennial Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built ca.1890 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, Replaced 1938
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on CA 36
Lost

Central Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1983 and 2008
Two-level deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Central Avenue in Kansas City
Closed

Central Viaduct (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1888; Swing span removed and replaced 1912
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Inner Belt Expressway
Replaced by a new bridge

Centre Street Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1911; Road deck added after the Hudson & Manhattan moved traffic onto the Dock Bridge; Removed 1979
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Passaic River on NJ 158 & Pennsylvania Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Cesar Chavez Avenue Bridge (1926) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1926; Seismic retrofit 1993-95
Open spandrel Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on E Cesar E Chavez Ave/Macy Street
Open to traffic

Charlestown Bridge (1900) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1900 to replace the Charles River Bridge which opened in 1786. It carried an elevated railway until it was demolished and re-routed in 1975. Bridge was demolished in 2020.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge with former swing span over Charles River on N. Washington Street in Boston
Demolished

Cheesequake Creek Bridge (1898) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1898; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cheesequake Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cherry Creek Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)
Built 1914; Replaced 1983
Lost Slab bridge over Cherry Creek on Downing Street
Replaced by new bridge

Cherry Street Bridge (1884) (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1884; westernmost through truss span lost in a steamship collision 1908 and replaced by temporary timber trestle; entire bridge replaced 1914
Lost Pratt swing/Whipple through truss swing bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street and Interurban tracks
Replaced by a new bridge

Cheshire Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1992 when purchased by the State of New Hampshire; Tolls were removed in 2001.
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on VT 11 / NH 11 in Charlestown
Open to traffic

Cheshire Toll Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1806? Purchased in 1897 by the Springfield Electric Railway Company and replaced.
Lost Lattice Through truss over Connecticut River on Claremont Road.
Replaced by a new bridge

Cheshire Toll Bridge (1906) (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1906; replaced 1930.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Claremont Road.
Replaced by a new bridge

Chicago Avenue Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built 1913; Replaced 1964
Warren through truss bascule bridge over N/S Leg of the Indiana Harbor Canal on Chicago Avenue & Chicago. South Shore. & South Bend Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

China Basin Bridge (1905) (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1904/1905; Replaced in 1933
Lost Truss bridge over China Basin/Mission Creek on Third Street
Replaced by a new bridge

City Park Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1908, Replaced 1959
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Iowa River on Park Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Clinton Street Overpass (Monroe County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on Clinton Street/Albia Interurban Railway
No longer exists

CLP - Otter Creek Bridge (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1907, Out of service c.1972; Abandoned 1988
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Otter Creek on Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Colonel John Joseph Tominac Memorial Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over Little Conemaugh River on PA 271 (Maple Avenue) in Johnstown
Open to traffic

Combination Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1890-96; North Approach replaced 1907; Nebraska swing span electrified 1919; South approach replaced 1922; North Approach rebuilt 1929; Rails removed 1937; Iowa swing span removed 1957; Cantilevered roadways widened 1961-62; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on Old US 20 in Sioux City
Replaced by new bridge

Congress Street Bridge (1909) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1937; Closed 1997; Draw spans removed 2010
Bascule bridge over Pequonnock River on Congress Street in Bridgeport.
Draw spans removed

Cook's Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; Widened 1897; rehabilitated in 2016
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Elliot Street
Open to traffic

Cortland Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901-02
Double-leaf bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on W. Cortland Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Cottonwood Falls Bowstring (Chase County, Kansas)
Replaced ca. 1914
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on road.
Replaced by a new bridge

Cottonwood Falls Luten Bridge (Chase County, Kansas)
Built 1914 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. Made obsolete by new bridge in 1975. Rehabilitated for pedestrian use in 2007.
Three-span concrete arch bridge over Cottonwood River in Cottonwood Falls
Open to pedestrians only

County Bridge (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1906; Replaced 1925
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Raritan River on Sheridan Street
No longer exists

Court Avenue Bridge (3rd) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1871, replaced 1917
Lost Post through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Court Street Bridge (Jefferson County, New York)
Built 1884; Modified 1899; Replaced 1921
Lost Through truss bridge over Black River on Court Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CP - Wisconsin Dells Railroad Bridge (1903) (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Built 1903; East Approach added 1956
Pratt deck truss bridge over Wisconsin River;Broadway Street (WI 13/WI 16/WI 23) on Canadian Pacific Railway & Removed highway in Wisconsin Dells
Open to traffic

Crawford Avenue Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Replaced 1959
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Youghiogheny River on Crawford Avenue & West Penn Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Criss-Cross Bridge (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1892; Highway Relocated 1932; Abandoned 1949; Removed 1950
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Shrewsbury River on Road & CNJ RR
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1919; opened 1920
Bascule bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on CSX Railroad in New Orleans
Open to rail traffic; closed to vehicular traffic

CSX - Jackson River Bridge #2 (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Slab bridge over Jackson River on Railroad (CSX)
Open to traffic

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