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18th Street Bridge (1868) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1868; Replaced 1888
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Streeet
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Bridge (1866) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1866; Damaged multiple times by flooding until it was replaced in 1872
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Cedar River on 4th Street
Destroyed by flooding

Allagash Bridge (Aroostook County, Maine)
Built in 1944 by Walter V. Mitton; Replaced in 1955.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Allagash River on Allagash Road; RT 161
Replaced by a new bridge

Amelia Island Recreational Area Bridge (Nassau County, Florida)
Built 1996
Modern Pratt pony truss bridge over FL A1A on Golf Cart Crossing
Open to traffic

Avila Truss Bridge No. 5 (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Built 1883, converted to automobile bridge around 1941, abandoned 1967, collapsed 1981
Lost Pratt bhrough truss bridge over San Luis Obispo Creek on Pacific Coast Railway/Avila Beach Drive
Collapsed. One concrete peir remains.

Beecher Road Bridge (Josephine County, Oregon)
Built 1948, Replaced 2005
Lost timber bowsting pony truss bridge over Grave Creek on Beecher Road
Replaced by a pre-cast girder bridge in 2005.

Ben Bikin' Park Footbridge (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built in 2011 by the Five Shovelmen
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over LaCrosse River on Park vehicles, Bicycles, Snowmobiles
Open to pedestrians only

Betts Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1949; replaced 2006
Lost wooden truss bridge over Salmon Creek on NE Salmon Creek Avenue in Salmon Creek
Replaced by a pre-cast concrete girder bridge in 2006

BO - Rattlesnake Creek Bridge (old) (Highland County, Ohio)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Rattlesnake Creek on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - West 26th Street Pier Transfer Bridges (New York County, New York)
Howe through truss bridge over Hudson River on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Bridge near St. Ansgar (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Lost Through Truss Bridge over Cedar River on
Replaced

Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1861; Replaced 1908
Lost Wooden pony truss bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

C&MV - Muskingum River Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1859 or 1877 as an uncovered timber Howe through truss; replaced by iron Pratt trusses in the late 1880's or early 1890's; destroyed by 1913 flood
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

California & Oregon - Tehama Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1871, "Washed out" 1881, Replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Sacramento River on California & Oregon Railroad
Destroyed by flood

Camelback Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built 1906, rehabilitated 2001
Wooden Kingpost pony truss bridge over Constitution Trail (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) on Virginia Avenue in Normal
Open to two-lane traffic above and pedestrian traffic below

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

CBQ - Galena River Bridge (W; Old) (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1886
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Galena River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad & Footpath
Replaced by a new bridge

CCR - Lehigh Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1873; Replaced 1880 when the line was modified from 3ft Gauge to Standard Gauge
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Crooked Creek Railroad & Coal Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

Cemetery Lane Bridge (Morgan County, Alabama)
Wooden Pratt pony truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Cemetery Lane
Demolished

CGW - Cedar River Bridge (N, Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Collapsed 1914 during replacement
Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago Great Western Railway in Waverly
Collapsed

CH&D - Scioto River Bridge (Old) (Ross County, Ohio)
Built 1877, Replaced ?
Howe through truss bridge over Scioto River on Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railroad
Destroyed by fire and replaced by a new iron truss bridge

Chambers Street Overpass (Pickens County, Georgia)
Built 1912, Rehabilitated 2008-2009
Wooden truss bridge over the Georgia Northeastern Railroad on Chambers Street in Jasper
Reopen to traffic with a 4-ton weight limit

CNW - Maple River Bridge (Old) (Ida County, Iowa)
Built 1877; Replaced ?
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maple River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Moingona Bridge (Pre 1894) (Boone County, Iowa)
Replaced 1894
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Niobrara River Bridge (Old) (Knox County, Nebraska)
Built 1902; Replaced 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Niobrara River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Pisgah Howe Truss (Harrison County, Iowa)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Soldier River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

CNW - Winnebago River Howe Truss (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Winnebago River (Formerly called Lime Creek) on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Cole Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1848; Repalced 1909
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Illinois River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Cosumnes River Pedestrian Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 2007
Timber 3-span continuous Warren through truss bridge over Cosumnes River on Pedestrian Path
Open to pedestrians

Cow Creek Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1919
Lost Pony truss bridge over Cow Creek on Pacific Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

CP&I - Great Miami River Bridge (1878) (Miami County, Ohio)
Built 1877-78; replaced 1888
Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Columbus, Piqua & Indiana Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Daggert Road Bridge (Carroll County, Illinois)
Built 1916
Timber Queenpost pony truss bridge over East Johnson Creek on Daggert Road, 3 mi. south of Mt. Carroll
Open to traffic

Dardanelles Bridge (Tuolumne County, California)
Built in 1933 by the firm of M. A. Jenkins and J. W. Hoopes of Sacramento, CA.
Lost Timber Scissors deck truss bridge over Middle Fork Stanislaus River on California Route 108
Destroyed by the Donnell Wildfire on Aug. 6, 2018

Devil's Elbow Kingpost (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Stream on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

DH - Stony Creek Bridge (1871) (Warren County, New York)
Built 1879; Replaced 1891
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Stony Creek on Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Dinkey Historical Bridge (Fresno County, California)
Built 1938
Bowstring through truss bridge over Dinkey Creek on an access road in the Dinkey Creek Recreation Area
Open to pedestrians only

Dixon Wagon Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1873; Replaced 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Galena Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Doon Combination Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

DRGW - Arkansas River Pridge (Salida, Old) (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

DRGW - Elk Park Bridge (San Juan County, Colorado)
Built 1884; Damaged in a flood in 1964, requiring a new bridge.
Pratt through truss bridge over Animas River on Abandoned Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge, but left standing,

DRGW - Lake Fork Gunnison River Bridge (Gunnison County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1889; Removed 1937
Howe through truss bridge over Lake Fork Gunnison River on Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Inundated

DSNG - Hermosa Creek Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built 1881
Howe pony truss bridge over Hermosa Creek Bridge on Railroad
Open to traffic

Duckberg Road Overpass (Lawrence County, Tennessee)
Built 1942
Pony truss bridge over Tennessee Southern Railroad on Duckberg Road
Open to traffic

Durham Bridge (1818) (Androscoggin County, Maine)
Lost Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Route 9
Replaced by a new bridge

Eddyville Bridge (Older) (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1858; Replaced 1885
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Elk Creek Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1952
Wooden Kingpost pony truss bridge over Elk Creek on Lolo Pass Road
Intact but closed to all traffic

FDDM - Des Moines River Bridge (Old) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Replaced 1915
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Fifth Street Bridge (1878) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1878
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Fifth Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Floyd Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Foothills Trail - Switchback Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1998
Wooden truss bridge over Switchback Washout on Foothills Trail
Destroyed by severe weather

Fourteenth Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1925; main span replaced 1988
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on W. 14th Street in North Little Rock
Kingpost truss span replaced with a steel stringer span in 1988, but timber trestle substructure preserved

Fraser Bridge (Pre 1916) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1916
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on K Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Free Bridge (1864) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1864 after previous bridge collapsed under a herd of oxen; Reinforced ?; Replaced 1871.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Garcia River Bridge (Pre 1938) (Mendocino County, California)
Replaced 1938
Lost Through truss bridge over Garcia River on Shoreline Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Gay Street Bridge (1880) (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built by GW Saulpaw 1880; Replaced by current bridge 1898
Lost wooden Howe through truss bridge over Tennessee River on Gay Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Gervais Street Bridge (1872) (Lexington County, South Carolina)
Built 1872; Replaced 1928
Lost Post through truss bridge over Congaree River on Gervais Street
Replaced by a new bridge; Remains can be seen just north of the current structure

Glade Bridge (1881) (Warren County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881; Replaced 1907
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

GN - Great Falls Bridge (Old) (Cascade County, Montana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Gulkana Bridge (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Built 1912; replaced
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Gulkana River on AK-1
Replaced by a new bridge

Henry Bridge (Original) (Marshall County, Illinois)
Built 1870
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Illinois River on old road at Henry
Destroyed by collision

Hess Creek Canyon Footbridge (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Built 2015
Howe timber through truss bridge over Hess Creek on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only

High Island Bridge (Bronx County, New York)
Wooden Queenpost deck truss bridge with steel plate girder span over Eastchester Bay on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians only

Highbridge Road Overpass (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1910; Removed in the late 1980s
Lost Pony truss bridge over Railroad on Highbridge Road
Removed

Huron Avenue Bridge (1871) (Tuscola County, Michigan)
Built ca.1871; replaced 1912
Lost Through truss bridge over Cass River on Huron Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Ioway Creek Footbridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built in 1907 by the Chicago & North Western Railway; Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on footpath
Destroyed by flooding

Iris Street Bridge (Carroll County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1930
Lost wooden Kingpost truss bridge over BNSF Railroad on Iris Street in Savanna
Removed but not replaced

Kent Park Wood Truss (Johnson County, Iowa)
Warren pony truss bridge over Pond Drainage on Kent Park Path
Open to pedestrians only

Kingpost Bridge (Otsego County, New York)
Abandoned Kingpost pony truss bridge over the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Kirk Mystery Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Floodway drainage ditch
No longer exists

Lane Street Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1884; Removed 1972
Lost Bridge over Umpqua River on Lane Street
Removed

Lapwai Creek Bridge (Nez Perce County, Idaho)
Built 1988
Wooden Pratt pony truss bridge over Lapwai Creek on Watson Store Road
Open to traffic

LARy - Macy Street Trolley Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1903; Replaced 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Angeles Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Little River Bridge (Private) (Douglas County, Oregon)
Timber arch bridge over Little River on Goodreau Lane
Open to traffic

Littleton Howe Truss (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced ?
Howe through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Logan's Rustic Bridge (Custer County, Montana)
Lost Through truss bridge over the Tongue River
Replaced by a new bridge

Mad River Railroad - Honey Creek Bridge (Seneca County, Ohio)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Honey Creek on Mad River Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Marble Rock Howe Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1869
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Massachusetts Street Bridge (1st) (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1864
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kansas River on Massachusetts Street (Later US40/59)
Replaced by a new bridge

McClure Bridge (Whitman County, Washington)
Built 1908, replaced 1989
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Palouse River
Replaced by new bridge

McGee Creek Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1952
Wooden Kingpost pony truss bridge over McGee Creek on Lolo Pass Road
Intact but closed to all traffic

Menefee Pond Road Overpass (Chambers County, Alabama)
Built 1948
Pony truss bridge over Southern Railroad on CR 2 in Waverly
Open to traffic

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

Middle Yuba River Bridge (Sierra County, California)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Middle Yuba River on Unnamed Dirt Road
Collapsed

Milk River Bridge (Blaine County, Montana)
Built 1916
Timber and Steel Combination through truss bridge over Milk River on CR 178
Open to traffic

Milk River Bridge (Blaine County, Montana)
Built 1914
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Milk River on Road
No longer exists

MILW - Everson Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Built 1933
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Squalicum Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MILW - Maquoketa River Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced ?
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Davenport & St. Paul Railroad
No longer exists

MILW - Pile-Pontoon Bridge (1913) (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1913; Disassembled 1961
Lost Pontoon bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MILW - Pony/Robert's Creek Kingpost Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Robert's Creek (Formerly called Pony Creek) on Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific (Formerly Iowa Eastern Railroad)
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Robert's/Pony Creek Howe Truss (Clayton County, Iowa)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Robert's Creek (Formerly called Pony Creek) on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
No longer exists

NH - French River Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Replaced 1905
Lost Howe through truss bridge over French River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in Thompson.
Replaced by a new bridge

North Anna River Bridge (Old) (Hanover County, Virginia)
Lost Pony truss bridge over North Anna River on US 1
Replaced by a new bridge

North Fork Siuslaw Bridge (Private) (Lane County, Oregon)
Kingpost pony truss bridge over North Fork Siuslaw River on Driveway
Open to traffic

Northport Bridge (Old) (Stevens County, Washington)
Built 1897; Coverted to road use 1921-22; Condemned & closed October 5th, 1946, Collapsed 1949
Lost Through truss bridge over Columbia River on WA 25 (Former Columbia & Red Mountain Railroad)
Collapsed

NP - Brainerd Bridge (1871) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
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 - Little Falls Bridge S (1889) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1889; Replaced 1899
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC&HR - Genesee River Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1869; still existed in 1891
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Genesee River on New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Removed but not replaced

NYLE&W - Canaseraga Creek Bridge (Livingston County, New York)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over original channel of Canaseraga Creek on New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad
No longer exists

Old Milk River Bridge (Blaine County, Montana)
Abandoned timber through truss bridge over Milk River next to 8 Mile Road
Derelict/abandoned

Old Mt. Trumbull Road Bridge (Mohave County, Arizona)
Abandoned wood queenpost pony truss bridge over Pipe Valley Wash on Old Mt. Trumbull Road
Derelict/abandoned

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