Lost 1927

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Adams Street Swing Bridge (1889) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1889 to replace earlier 1869 swing bridge; replaced 1927
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Chicago River (south branch) on Adams Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Arkansas River Bridge (Hamilton County, Kansas)
Built c. 1910 ; Replaced 1927
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Arkansas River on K27/Old Road 21
Replaced

Arlington Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Paddleford through truss bridge over Passumpsic River on Concord Avenue
Destroyed by Collision from another Bridge during flooding

Bainbridge Street Bridge (Older) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905-1907 by York Bridge Co. for Sunbury Bridge Co., opened to road traffic Oct. 5, 1907; demolished 1927
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Banbridge Street and Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway
Replaced by new bridge

Bancroft Falls Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Missisquoi River on Unknown Dirt road
Destroyed by flooding

Bethel Covered Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1869
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Androscoggin River on Church Street
Replaced by a new bridge

BM&NW - Iowa River Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Abandoned and likley removed 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed, substructure encased in concrete for a road bridge's substructure.

Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Chittenden County, Vermont)
built 1899 by Vermont Construction Co.; Lost in the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Winooski River on Bridge Street (TR 1/FAS 209)
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927

CBQ - Elkhorn River Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1917; Removed 1927
Lost Deck plate girders bridge over Elkhorn River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed but not replaced

CBQ - South 245th Street Overpass (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1917; Removed 1927
Lost Bridge over S 245th Street on (CB&Q?) Railroad
Removed

Chesapeake City Bridge (built before 1898) (Cecil County, Maryland)
Built before 1898; Replaced 1927
Lost wooden swing bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on George Street/Hemphill Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Cedar River Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

College Street Bridge (1876) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1876; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad & Ralston Creek on College Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Conowingo Bridge (Cecil County, Maryland)
Removed for Conowingo Dam construction
Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Conowingo Bridge (1859) (Harford County, Maryland)
Built 1859; parts washed away during flood 1864; Flood destroyed two spans 1904; Spans replaced with iron spans 1906; Fire destroys 7 spans 1907; Spans replaced with iron spans 1909; Removed 1927 as dam built downstream; two metal spans reusedsed nea
Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Conowingo Road
Replaced by new bridge

Dix Avenue Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Replaced in 1927
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Dix Avenue
Replaced in 1927

Dorr Bridge (Rutland County, Vermont)
Built 1871 by Evelyn Pierpoint; Destroyed by Great Flood of 1927
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Otter Creek on Dorr Drive
Destroyed by flooding

Evansville Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Built 1885. Razed 1927.
Lost Two Span Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River in Evansville
Replaced by new bridge

Falmouth Bridge - Oldest (Pendleton County, Kentucky)
Lost Through truss bridge over Licking River
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.

Federal Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1892; reused on another bridge 1927; scrapped 1994
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Federal Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Black Rock Bridge (Old) (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Built ?; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Garfield Park Pony Truss Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890; Replaced 1927
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Pleasant Run on Garfield Park Road
Replaced by new bridge

Gaysville Maple Street Bridge (Windsor County, Vermont)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over White River on Maple Street in Gaysville.
Destroyed by flooding

Green Island Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built appx 1873; Destroyed 1927
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Hull's Mill Bridge (1878) (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1878; lost to flooding 1927; replaced 1929
Lost Truss bridge over Wea Creek on Lilly Rd
Destroyed by flooding

IC - Maquoketa River Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1886; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Jefferson Street Bridge (Old) (Marshall County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890's; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on East Jefferson Street
Replaced by new bridge

KCPS - Mill Creek Viaduct (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Replaced 1927
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek Drive & 43rd Street on Kansas City Public Service Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

Lincoln Avenue Truss Bridge-Goshen (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880's
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Elkhart River on Lincoln Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Kentucky River Bridge (Older) (Carroll County, Kentucky)
Built 1871; Replaced 1927
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Kentucky River on US-42, KY-36
Replaced by a new bridge

LV - Musconetcong Tunnel (Old) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1875
Abandoned tunnel under Musconetcong Mountain on Lehigh Valley RR
Derelict/abandoned

Main Street Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1903; Replaced 1927
Lost Through truss bridge over Mormon Slough on Main Street w Southern Pacific RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (1887) (Danville, Virginia)
Built 1887
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Dan River on Main Street
Destroyed by fire and replaced by a new bridge in 1927

Main Street Bridge (ca. 1890) (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890; Replaced by a concrete arch bridge in 1927.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1882 by Corrugated Metal Co.; Lost during the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Maine Street
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927

Maquoketa River Stone Arch (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1867; Removed 1927 for hydrological reasons that led to the catostrophic 1925 flood; Limestone reused to build a silo.
Lost Stone arch bridge over Maquoketa River on National Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Market Street Bridge 2nd (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Susqueganna River on Market Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MEC - Passumpsic River Covered Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built 1908; Intentionally Burned 1927
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Passumpsic River on Maine Central Railroad
Destroyed by fire

Mill Street Bridge (Older) (Oneida County, New York)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Ninemile Creek on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MP - Baring Cross Bridge (Old) (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1890; Destroyed by flooding 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

MP - Fort Scott Bridge (Bourbon County, Kansas)
Built 1891; Replaced 1927
Lost Pegram through truss bridge over Marmaton River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MP - Red River Bridge (Fulton) (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1890, destroyed in 1927 flood.
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

North Anna River Bridge (Hanover County, Virginia)
Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Anna River on US 1
Replaced by a new bridge

North End Island Pond Bridge (Essex County, Vermont)
Built circa 1885 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co; Damaged by great flood of 1927
Lost Lenticular Warren Through truss bridge over Back Pond/Island Pond on Old alignment of Lake Road
Destroyed by flooding

Old Dix Road Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1913, Replaced 1927
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Rouge River on Dix Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Fort Bridge (Seneca County, Ohio)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Sandusky River on CR 51
Replaced by a new bridge

Pacific Highway - NP Overpass (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1918 replacing a wooden overpass; replaced 1927
Lost Slab bridge over Northern Pacific Railroad on Pacific Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Pease River Wagon Bridge (Wilbarger County, Texas)
Abandoned wire suspension bridge over Pease River
Single cable tower still standing

Penns Neck Bridge (Salem County, New Jersey)
This is the third bridge on this site. Built 1884; replaced 1927.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salem River
Replaced by a new bridge in 1927, and that bridge was replaced in 2005.

Point Bridge (1877) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1877; Replaced 1927
Lost Chain suspension bridge over Monongahela River
Replaced by a new bridge

Puente Caņo de San Antonio (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built 1894; Replaced 1927
Lost Iron deck plate girder bridge over Caņo de San Antonio on Road (PR 1?)
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Rock Island Arsenal Overpass (Old) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built ?; Replaced 1927
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Ridge Avenue Bridge (Older) (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Stillwater River on Ridge Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Riverton Drawbridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1903 of Douglas Fir & Cedar; Closed 1919; Removed 1927
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss swing bridge over Duwamish River on Old Military Road
Removed but not replaced

Sandy River Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Maine)
Lost Bridge over Sandy River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Smithland Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

South Market Street Swing Bridge (Old) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Replaced in 1927
Warren through truss with no verticals bridge over Christina River on South Marked Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Swift Island Bridge (Stanly County, North Carolina)
Opened in 1922. Demolished in 1926, to make way for Lake Tillery. Higher replacement built 1927
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Pee Dee River
Replaced by a new bridge

Swinomish Slough Drawbridge (Skagit County, Washington)
Built 1909; Replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Swinomish slough
No longer exists

Tuckerman Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1873; likely lost in 1927 flood.
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on West Main Street in Stockbridge.
Replaced by a new bridge

Village Bridge (2nd) (Orange County, Vermont)
Built 1924 by Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.; Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over White River on Main Street
Destroyed by flooding

Wamego Bridge (OLD) (Pottawatomie County, Kansas)
Built 1872; Replaced 1927
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on K-99
Replaced by a new bridge

WC - Park Falls Bridge (1897) (Price County, Wisconsin)
Built 1896, from Wisconsin Bridge and Iron, replaced 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Flambeau River
Replaced by a new bridge