Lost 1892
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6th Street Bridge (1859) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1859; Replaced 1892Lost Wire suspension bridge over Allegheny River on 6th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Ecklon Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1862 to replace an earlier suspension bridge, collasped in 1892Lost Wire suspension bridge over American River in FolsomCollapsed
Highlands Bridge (1878) (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built 1878; Replaced 1892Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Shrewsbury River on RoadDestroyed by collision
LS&MS - Sandusky Bay Bridge (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built 1872; partially rebuilt 1883; replaced 1892Lost Post through truss bridge over Sandusky Bay on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Main Street Bridge (1872) (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1892Bowstring through truss bridge on Main StreetNo longer exists
Market Street Bridge (Oldest) (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1816-1818 by Wernwag & Powell; repaired 1819 and 1824; replaced by steel truss bridge 1892Lost Wernwag through truss bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on Market StreetReplaced by a new bridge
MEC - Frankenstein Trestle (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1875; Replaced 1892Lost Steel stringer bridge over Frankenstein Cliff (Named for American Artist Godfrey N. Frankenstein) on Maine Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NYC - Waterport Trestle (Old) (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1875; Replaced 1892Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Oak Orchard River on New York Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Point Pleasant Delaware River Bridge (Covered) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built in 1855, partly rebuilt)in 1862 following a freshet which damaged the bridge. Burned in March 29, 1892.Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Byram Rd.Destroyed by fire
PRR - Brandywine Creek Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1862Lost Deck truss bridge over East Branch Brandywine Creek on Pennsylvania RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
SP - Pecos River Bridge (1st) (Val Verde County, Texas)
Built 1883; Replaced 1892Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pecos River on Southern Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge on a new alignment
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1247 (Livingston County, Illinois)
Original 12' frame trestle bridge at this location built 1882; replaced 1892 with corrugated iron pipeLost timber stringer bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash RailroadReplaced by a 96' corrugated iron pipe (6 yard tracks) in 1892