Lost 1870
View Exhibit mapB&O - Sandusky River Bridge (1868) (Seneca County, Ohio)
Built 1868; replaced 1870Lost Howe through truss bridge over Sandusky River on Baltimore and Ohio RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Biddle Island Bridge (South) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1838; replaced 1870Lost covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Wabash River (South Channel) on Third StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Broad Street Bridge (1832) 35-25-17x (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1832; Replaced 1870Lost Covered through truss bridge over Scioto River on Broad StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Chain Bridge (Sixth) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Lost to flooding 1870Lost Howe through truss bridge over Potomac River and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on Chain Bridge RoadDestroyed by flooding
K&P - Kennebec River Bridge (1857) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Built 1857; destroyed by flood February 1870Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Kennebec River on Kennebec & Portland Railroad in Augusta.Destroyed by flooding
Main Street Bridge (1835) (Montgomery County, Ohio)
built in 1835, opened in 1836 replaced in 1870Lost Covered Bridge over Miami River on Main StreetNo longer exists
NYC - Upper Bridge (1866) (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1866, Replaced 1870Lost Howe through truss bridge over Hudson River on New York Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Port Trevorton Railroad Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1853-55 to connect coal mines on east side of river with Pennsylvania Canal on west side; abandoned August 1870 and later demolishedLost Long through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Trevorton, Mahanoy & Susquehanna RailroadRemoved
Preston Covered Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1817Lost covered bridge over Shetucket River on Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Wabash - Maumee River Bridge (1867) (Defiance County, Ohio)
Built 1867; replaced 1870-1871Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maumee River on Wabash RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Water Street Bridge (1847) (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1847Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Water Street (Now LaSalle Ave.).Destroyed by severe weather