Lost 1919

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"The Iron Bridge" (Schoolcraft County, Michigan)
Built in 1890 to replace the Red Bridge; replaced in 1919 by the current Siphon Bridge.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Manistique River on Deer Street
Replaced by a new bridge

16th Street Bridge (1838) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1838; partially burned and repaired 1851; damaged in flood 1865 and repaired 1866; burned 1919
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Allegheny River on 16th Street
Destroyed by fire

ACL - Belt Line Bridge (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1889
Lost Deck truss bridge over James River on ACL RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Barlow's Knoll Covered Bridge (Adams County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1884 by Samuel Stauffer; Replaced in 1919
Lost Through truss bridge over Rock Creek on Old Harrisburg Road
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Haverhill) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; replaced by present structure 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Merrimack River on B&M Western Route
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Penacook Lower Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1867; Repaired 1876; Replaced 1919
Lost Childs through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bobtown Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Hawkeye Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Brady Street Duck Creek Iron Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built ca 1894; ; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Duck Creek on Brady Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Burlington Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1876, replaced in 1919
Lost covered bridge over Wildcat Creek on Michigan Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Camp Sherman Pontoon Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1917; Replaced 1919
Lost Pontoon bridge over Scioto River on Walkway
Replaced by a new bridge

Cedar Falls-Waterloo Road Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Replaced 1919
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Cedar Falls-Waterloo Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Clarissa Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1892; replaced 1918
Lost Deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Clarissa Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Straight River Bridge (Old) (Steele County, Minnesota)
Built 1882, Replaced 1919; Possibly reused at another location
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Straight River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Coal Bank Hill Bridge (1881) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Replaced 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Colonel Farrs Covered Bridge 38-41-28x (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built Unknown
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over German Run on Tome Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Corkscrew Bridge (1904) (Park County, Wyoming)
Built 1904; Replaced 1919
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Old East Entrance Road on Old East Entrance Road
Replaced by a new bridge

CP - North Troy Bridge (Old) (Orleans County, Vermont)
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Canadian Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CRP Bellefonte Trestle (Centre County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Spring Creek & Pennsylvania Railroad on Central Railroad of Pennsylvania (CRP)
Removed but not replaced

Curriers Mill Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1873; Replaced 1919
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over South Skunk River on Mill Road
No longer exists

DLW-Cohocton River Bridge (Old) (Steuben County, New York)
Lost Bridge over Cohocton River on DL&W
Replaced by a new bridge

Falls of the Ohio Bridge (1870) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1867-70, replaced in 1919
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad at Louisville
Replaced by a new bridge

Gilman Falls Covered Bridge 19-10-29x (Penobscot County, Maine)
Unknown date of construction; Replaced in 1919.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Stillwater River on Gilman Falls Avenue; RT 43
Replaced by a new bridge

Greenpoint Avenue Bridge (Old) (Queens County, New York)
Built 1900; Burned down in the Locust Hill Oil Refinery disaster 1919
Lost Through truss bridge over Newtown Creek on Greenpoint Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Cedar River Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1868 at LaSalle, Illinois; Moved here 1897; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge with vertical endposts over Cedar River in Janesville
Replaced

IC - Kankakee River Pratt Through Truss Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Added 1884; Replaced 1919
Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Island Park Trolley Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1894 by the Easton Transit Company for access to Amusement Park
Lost Bridge over Lehigh River (Lehigh Canal) on Easton Transit Trolley Line
Destroyed by flooding

J. Milliken's Covered Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built Unknown
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Brown's Creek on Ingram Hill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Jay Street Covered Bridge 38-18-04x (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1852
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on Jay Street
Destroyed by fire in 1919

K&M - Point Pleasant Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Built 1882-1885; Replaced 1907-1909
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Kanawha & Michigan Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Latona Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1890; Rebuilt 1909 to allow pedestrian & vehicular traffic; Replaced 1919
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Union Lake/Lake Washington Canal on Trolley Cars
No longer exists

Lawrence Avenue Bridge (1899) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1885 at 61st Street and moved here 1899; Replaced 1919
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Lawrence Avenue and Chicago Surface Lines
Replaced by a new bridge

Leach Road Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, New York)
Built 1872; replaced 1919
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Leach Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Light Street Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898; Removed 1919
Lost Bridge over Fox River on Oregon Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Lockport Bridge (1870) (Williams County, Ohio)
Built 1870; replaced 1919
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tiffin River on County Road I-25
Replaced by a new bridge

Lost Bridge (Pre 1919) (Macon County, Illinois)
Built ?; Removed ca. 1919 due to the construction of Lake Decatur; New bridge built 1921
Lost Parker through truss over Sangamon River on Lost Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Louisville & Portland Canal Whipple Swing Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Whipple through truss bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Older) (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1865, Replaced 1919
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Volga River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Pre 1919) (Berrien County, Michigan)
Replaced 1919
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Main St.
No longer exists

Martic Forge Covered Bridge 38-36-125x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1844 by Samuel M. Steel; Rebuilt in 1884 by Elias McMellen; Lost by fire in 1919; Replaced with a temporary bridge in 1919 by Henry Warfel; Permanent Bridge built in 1920
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Pequea Creek on Route 324
Destroyed by fire and Replaced

Maumee Street Bridge (Old) (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Likely replaced 1919
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Branch River Raisin on Maumee Street & Citizens Light & Power Co. Interurban
Replaced by a new bridge

Moore's Mill Covered Bridge 19-02-04x (Aroostook County, Maine)
Unknown date of construction; Replaced in 1919.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Big Machias River on Garfield Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Mystic River Bridge (1905) (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1905 (1 source says late 1880s); Replaced 1919
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Mystic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in Mystic
Replaced by a new bridge

Riparius Bridge (1872) (Warren County, New York)
Built 1872
Lost Suspension bridge over Hudson River on Rt 8
Replaced by a new bridge

Sans Souci Bridge (1904) (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1872 at 4th Street; Relocated 1904; Replaced 1919
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Lindale Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Shickshinny Covered Bridge 38-40-07#2x (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
First Covered Bridge built in 1859; Destroyed in 1865 Flood; Second Covered Bridge built in 1866; Bridge Collapsed in 1876; The bridge listed above was the third.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over North Branch of Susquehanna River on Old Route 29
Destroyed by fire (probably arson)

St. Charles Air Line Bridge (Pre 1919) (Cook County, Illinois)
Replaced in 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Illinois Central RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Suicide Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1894; Lost 1919
Lost Steel arch bridge over South Lagoon
Demolished

Tenville Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Nodaway River on Iowa Primary Road 8
Replaced by a new bridge

Toledo Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)
Built 1892; Replaced 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Union Mill Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Lost 1919
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on Mill Road
Removed but not replaced

Waterport Bridge (1900) (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1900; Replaced ca 1919-1920
Lost Steel arch bridge over Oak Orchard River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

West Point Bridge (1885) (Troup County, Georgia)
Built 1885; Destroyed by flooding 1919
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River
Destroyed by flooding

Wickenburg Bridge (1914) (Maricopa County, Arizona)
Built 1914; Destroyed 1919
Lost Bridge over Hassayampa River on US 89
Destroyed by flooding