Lost 1881

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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

Market Run Stone Arch (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1857; Replaced 1881
Lost Stone arch bridge over Market Run on Market Street
Destroyed by flooding

Rochester Plank Road Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Built 1851
Lost Through truss bridge over Fox River on Abandoned section of Plank Road
Destroyed by flooding

Smithfield Street Bridge 2nd (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1846
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Monongahela River on Smithfield Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Taylor Falls Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1827; Replaced 1881
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Merrimack River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Yadkin River Bridge (Rowan County, North Carolina)
First bridge project outside New England for Ithiel Town. It may have exhibited an early, experimental form of the lattice truss structure.
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Yadkin River on Road to Salem
Replaced by a new bridge