Lost 1931
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2nd Street Bridge (1846) (Braxton County, West Virginia)
Built 1846Lost Wire suspension bridge over Elk River on 2nd StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Bear Creek Covered Bridge 25-87-02x (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built 1853; replaced 1931Lost covered bridge over Bear Creek on the Hannibal-New London Toll RoadNo longer standing
Big Jo Ferry (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Lost Ferry across Mississippi RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Black Hawk Creek Bridge (Grundy County, Iowa)
Replaced 1931Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black Hawk Creek on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
BM - North Station Drawbridge (1835) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835; Replaced 1931Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Charles River on Boston & Maine RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
BM&NW - Turkey Run Trestle (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Abandoned 1926; Removed & replaced during US61 construction 1931Lost Timber stringer bridge over Turkey Run on Burlington, Muscatine & Northwestern RailwayRemoved but not replaced
Bridgeport Toll Bridge (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1857Lost Through truss covered bridge over Wisconsin River on Great River RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Caldwell Bridge (Old) (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Built 1872; replaced 1931Lost Covered truss bridge over Greenbrier River on US Route 60Replaced by a new bridge
Chesterfield Road Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Meekin Brook on Chesterfield Road in Williamsburg.Replaced by a new bridge
Chicopee River Covered Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chicopee River on Springfield StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Clarence Covered Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Destroyed in 1931, when an overweight truck fell through the bridge deckLost Through truss covered bridge over Sugar River on SH 11Replaced by a new bridge
Cleveland Street Bridge (Ionia County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Cleveland StreetReplaced by a new bridge
CP - Onawa Trestle (Old) (Piscataquis County, Maine)
Built 1896; one photo suggests replaced after 1942Lost Deck truss/girder bridge over Ship Pond Stream on Canadian Pacific RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Creswell Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1884Lost Howe through truss bridge over Coast Fork of the Willamette RiverDemolished
CSW/NYC Overpass Bridge (Crawford County, Ohio)
Abandoned 1931; Likely removed shortly thereafterLost Pratt through truss bridge over New York Central RR on Ohio Central TractionRemoved but not replaced
Dixfield Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1905-1906 to replace a bowstring truss; replaced 1931Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Webb River on Main Street (US 2)Replaced by a new bridge
East Bridge (Shelby County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1886 by the Morse Bridge Company; Replaced 1931Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on North StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Elkin-Jonesville Bridge (Old) (Yadkin County, North Carolina)
Built 1917, Replaced 1931Lost Bridge over Yadkin River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
ESR - Phoenix Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Built 1898; Removed ca. 1931Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Oswego River on Empire State RailwayRemoved
ETC - Stream Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Rmeoved ca. 1931Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Stream on Easton Transit Co.Removed
Farmington Falls Bridge (Franklin County, Maine)
Built 1831 by Colonel Thomas Lancaster; replaced 1931Lost Through truss bridge over Sandy River on Vienna Road (currently ME-41/156)Replaced by a new bridge
First Avenue Bridge (1911) (San Diego County, California)
Built 1911Lost Deck truss bridge over Maple Canyon on First AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Foster's Bridge (Washington County, New York)
Replaced 1931Lost half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Batten Kill River on CR 64Replaced by a new bridge
Franklin Street Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Replaced 1931Lost closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kenduskeag Creek on Franklin StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Gaviota Pass Truss Bridge (Santa Barbara County, California)
Built 1915Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Gaviota Creek on Rt 1/US 101Replaced by a new bridge
Great Bridge (1884) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1884, replaced 1931Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on State Road (future US-7) in Great Barrington.Replaced by a new bridge
Harmony Line - Buhl Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Connoquenessing Creek on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle RailwayRemoved
Harmony Line - Cascade Park Viaduct (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway & Big Run on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle RailwayRemoved
Harmony Line - Grimm Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Connoquenessing Creek on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle RailwayRemoved
Harmony Line - Knox Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Connoquenessing Creek on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle RailwayRemoved but not replaced
Harmony Line - Luntz's Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Breakneck Creek and B&O RR on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle RailwayRemoved but not replaced
Harmony Line - Lyndora Viaduct (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1907; Line closed 1931Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lyndora on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle RailwayRemoved but not replaced
Harmony Line - North Sewickley Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931Removed Pratt through truss bridge over Connoquenessing Creek on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle RailwayRemoved
Howard Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built in 1859 by Henry Wolf; rebuilt in 1909 by J.A. Britton; replaced in 1931 with a metal truss bridge.Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on Rockville Road (US 36)Replaced by a new bridge
Huron Street Bridge (Old) (Waushara County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1931Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on Huron StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Kittanning Bridge (1874) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Allegheny RiverDemolished
L&N - Danville Swing Bridge (1861) (Benton County, Tennessee)
Built in 1861; replaced 1931Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River / Kentucky Lake on Louisville & NashvilleReplaced by a new bridge
Lake Worth Bridge (Old) (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Lost Steel stringer bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Lake AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
LI - Shinnecock Canal Bridge (Old) (Suffolk County, New York)
Built 1899; Replaced 1931Lost Parker through truss bridge over Shinnecock Canal on Long Island RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Linn Creek Bridge (Camden County, Missouri)
Toll Bridge, torn down in 1931 when Lake of the Ozarks began fillingLost Wire suspension bridge over Osage RiverCables severed, dropped into the water when Lake of the Ozarks was created
LN - Cumberland River Drawbridge (1897) (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1897; Replaced 1931Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Louisville & Nashville RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Loup River Wagon Bridge (Platte County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; Replaced 1931Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Loup River on Rt 30No longer exists
Lowell Street Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over New York Central RR on Lowell StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Lower Greenville Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built in 1911 by the Stupp Bros. Bridge & Iron Co. removed in 1931 by S. J. Cohen Construction Co,Lost Bridge over St. Francis River on State Route 23No longer exists, displaced lally columns remain along river/lake bank
Main Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Replaced by the Lincoln Memorial BridgeLost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main StreetReplaced by new bridge
Main Street Bridge (1881) (Jefferson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1881 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1890; reconstructed 1908 by the Milwaukee Light, Heat, & Traction Co. for interurban traffic; replaced 1931Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Main Street (WI-16)Replaced by a new bridge
Market Road Bridge (Josephine County, Oregon)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Rogue River on SE 6th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Mendenhall River Bridge (Juneau Borough, Alaska)
Built 1919; replaced 1931Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over Mendenhall River on Glacier HighwayReplaced by a new bridge
Mexico Street-Fish Creek (Old) (Oneida County, New York)
Lost Pony truss bridge over W Branch Fish Creek on Mexico Street in CamdenReplaced by a new bridge
MI&L - Camp Creek Bridge (McDonough County, Illinois)
Built 1903; shortened by extending fill 1916; dismantled c1931Lost Timber stringer bridge over Camp Creek on Macomb Industry & Littleton RailroadRemoved but not replaced
MILW - Crooked River Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built 1903, bypassed and presumed removed 1931, two spans reused in IowaLost Deck Girder Bridge over Crooked River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadDemolished/removed, abutments and piers remain
MILW - Kishwaukee River Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1887; Replaced 1931 and reused in South DakotaLost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kishwaukee River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
MILW - Wapsipinicon River Bridge (DeWitt) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Abandoned & Removed 1931Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadRemoved
Mitchell Street Bridge (Old) (Emmet County, Michigan)
Built 1906; replaced 1931Lost Deck truss bridge over Bear River on Mitchell StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Montoursville Bridge (Old) (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Through truss bridge over Loyalsock Creek on Broad StreetReplaced by a new bridge
New York Street Bridge (OLD) (Kane County, Illinois)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Fox River on New York StreetReplaced by a new bridge
NWP - Keyes Estuary Phoenix Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1880 elsewhere; Relocated here 1906/7; Removed 1931 and relocated againPratt through truss bridge over Key's Creek on Northwestern Pacific RailroadRemoved
O'Donovan Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over P&LE RR on O'Donovan StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Old Bayou Manchac Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1918; replaced 1931Lost bridge over Bayou Manchac on Old Jefferson Highway (former US 61)Replaced by a new bridge
Ouachita River Bridge (Union County, Arkansas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Ouachita River on Calion HighwayReplaced by a new bridge
Perche Creek Covered Bridge, 25-10-01 (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1850-51 by Travis Burroughs for $2,500Lost covered bridge over Perche Creek west of Columbia, near the modern I-70 crossingRemoved August 1931 after a new bridge was built in 1927 downstream for US 40
Pleasure Pier Bridge (Older) (Jefferson County, Texas)
Built 1913. Struck out of alignment in 1916 by the Itlaian steamship Splendor and rebuilt; Replaced 1931Warren through truss bridge over Sabine Neches Canal on Pleasure Pier HighwayReplaced by a new bridge
Prospect-Brownsboro Road Covered Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built in 1865; destroyed by fire in 1931Lost Through truss bridge over Harrods Creek on Prospect-Brownsboro RoadDestroyed by fire
Putnam Street Bridge (Ingham County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on N Putnam StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Quinebaug River Bridge (Old) (Windham County, Connecticut)
Lost Truss bridge over Quinebaug River on Rt 197 in QuinebaugReplaced by a new bridge
R&I - Pecatonica River Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Built 1904; Service ended September 30, 1930; Rails (and bridge) removed during the winter of 1931-32Lost Bridge over Pecatonica River on Rockford & Interurban RailwayRemoved
R&S - Fairport Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Line built 1906; Interurban operations ceased 1917, Line abandoned 1931Lost Pennsylvania through truss over Erie Canal on Rochester & Syracuse RailroadRemoved
R&S - Lyons Bridge (Wayne County, New York)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Rochester & Syracuse RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Red Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Collapsed May 27, 1931 under semi truck; replaced by concrete arch bridgeLost Truss bridge over Sandusky River on Lincoln Highway (formerly US 30)Collapsed
Richmond Avenue Bridge (1895) (Richmond County, New York)
Built in 1895 ; replaced 1931Lost through truss bridge over Fresh Kills on Richmond AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Rose Ferry Bridge (1879) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1879; Removed 1931Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River on RoadReplaced by a new bridge
RT&C - Rockport Bridge (Knox County, Maine)
Built 1921; Removed 1931Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Goose River on Rockland, Thomaston & Camden Street RailwayRemoved but not replaced
Sagrada Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built by Mr. J. S. Kidwell 1908. Demolished 1931 with the completion of Lake of the OzarksLost swinging bridge over Osage River at or near the Benton-Camden County line, probably beyond the end of modern-day Route FFNo longer exists
Salmon River Bridge (Idaho County, Idaho)
Built during World War 1; Collapsed under a load of cattle 1931Lost Through truss bridge over Salmon River on RoadCollapsed
Solon Bridge (Somerset County, Maine)
Replaced 1931Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Fall Brook on Main Street (now US 201)Replaced by a new bridge
South Union Street (Old) (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Bourdman River on UnionReplaced by a new bridge
Twenty Eighth Street Bridge (1890) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890; Replaced 1931Lost Through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Twenty Eighth StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Covered Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Damaged in flood of 1903, two spans replaced with steel trussesLost Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Wallkill River Bridge (Old) (Orange County, New York)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Wallkill River on NY 17MReplaced by a new bridge
Warrensburg Bridge (Warren County, New York)
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Schroon River on Plank RoadCollapsed and replaced by a new bridge in 1931
Winslow Covered Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)
Built in 1868 by W.T. Washer; replaced in 1931Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Patoka River on Main Street (State Route 61)Replaced by a new bridge
Y&OR - Leetonia Viaduct (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1906; Removed 1931Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Erie Railroad on Youngstown & Ohio River RailroadRemoved
Y&OR - Little Beaver Creek Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1908Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek on Youngstown & Ohio River RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Y&OR/PRR Overpass (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1906Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Youngstown & Ohio River RailroadRemoved but not replaced