Lost 1931

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2nd Street Bridge (1846) (Braxton County, West Virginia)
Built 1846
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Elk River on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bear Creek Covered Bridge 25-87-02x (Ralls County, Missouri)
Built 1853; replaced 1931
Lost covered bridge over Bear Creek on the Hannibal-New London Toll Road
No longer standing

Big Jo Ferry (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Lost Ferry across Mississippi River
Replaced by a new bridge

Black Hawk Creek Bridge (Grundy County, Iowa)
Replaced 1931
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - North Station Drawbridge (1835) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835; Replaced 1931
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Charles River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BM&NW - Turkey Run Trestle (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Abandoned 1926; Removed & replaced during US61 construction 1931
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Turkey Run on Burlington, Muscatine & Northwestern Railway
Removed but not replaced

Bridgeport Toll Bridge (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1857
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Wisconsin River on Great River Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Caldwell Bridge (Old) (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Built 1872; replaced 1931
Lost Covered truss bridge over Greenbrier River on US Route 60
Replaced 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 Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Clarence Covered Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Destroyed in 1931, when an overweight truck fell through the bridge deck
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Sugar River on SH 11
Replaced by a new bridge

Cleveland Street Bridge (Ionia County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Cleveland Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CP - Onawa Trestle (Old) (Piscataquis County, Maine)
Built 1896; one photo suggests replaced after 1942
Lost Deck truss/girder bridge over Ship Pond Stream on Canadian Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Crawford Avenue Bridge (Pre 1931) (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost deck truss bridge over Caumet Sag -Sanitary Canal on Crawford Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Creswell Covered Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1884
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Coast Fork of the Willamette River
Demolished

CSW/NYC Overpass Bridge (Crawford County, Ohio)
Abandoned 1931; Likely removed shortly thereafter
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over New York Central RR on Ohio Central Traction
Removed but not replaced

Dixfield Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1905-1906 to replace a bowstring truss; replaced 1931
Lost 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 1931
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on North Street
Replaced by a new bridge

East Canada Creek Bridge (Old) (Fulton County, New York)
Lost Pony truss bridge over East Canada Creek on SR 29A
Replaced by a new bridge

Elkin-Jonesville Bridge (Old) (Yadkin County, North Carolina)
Built 1917, Replaced 1931
Lost Bridge over Yadkin River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

ESR - Phoenix Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Built 1898; Removed ca. 1931
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Oswego River on Empire State Railway
Removed

ETC - Stream Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Rmeoved ca. 1931
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Stream on Easton Transit Co.
Removed

Farmington Falls Bridge (Franklin County, Maine)
Built 1831 by Colonel Thomas Lancaster; replaced 1931
Lost 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 1911
Lost Deck truss bridge over Maple Canyon on First Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Foster's Bridge (Washington County, New York)
Replaced 1931
Lost half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Batten Kill River on CR 64
Replaced by a new bridge

Franklin Street Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Replaced 1931
Lost closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kenduskeag Creek on Franklin Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Gaviota Pass Truss Bridge (Santa Barbara County, California)
Built 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Gaviota Creek on Rt 1/US 101
Replaced by a new bridge

Great Bridge (1884) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1884, replaced 1931
Lost 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 1931
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Connoquenessing Creek on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle Railway
Removed

Harmony Line - Cascade Park Viaduct (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931
Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway & Big Run on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle Railway
Removed

Harmony Line - Grimm Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931
Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Connoquenessing Creek on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle Railway
Removed

Harmony Line - Knox Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931
Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Connoquenessing Creek on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle Railway
Removed but not replaced

Harmony Line - Luntz's Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Breakneck Creek and B&O RR on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle Railway
Removed but not replaced

Harmony Line - Lyndora Viaduct (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1907; Line closed 1931
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lyndora on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle Railway
Removed but not replaced

Harmony Line - North Sewickley Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Line closed 1931
Removed Pratt through truss bridge over Connoquenessing Creek on Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, & New Castle Railway
Removed

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 1931
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on Huron Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Jefferson Highway Grand River Bridge (Decatur County, Iowa)
Built 1911; Replaced 1931
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Jefferson Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Kittanning Bridge (1874) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Allegheny River
Demolished

L&N - Danville Swing Bridge (1861) (Benton County, Tennessee)
Built in 1861; replaced 1931
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River / Kentucky Lake on Louisville & Nashville
Replaced by a new bridge

Lake Road- Salmon Creek (Older) (Wayne County, New York)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Salmon Creek on Lakeroad, Mill Old 21
Replaced by a new bridge

Lake Worth Bridge (Old) (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Lost Steel stringer bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Lake Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

LI - Shinnecock Canal Bridge (Old) (Suffolk County, New York)
Built 1899; Replaced 1931
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Shinnecock Canal on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Linn Creek Bridge (Camden County, Missouri)
Toll Bridge, torn down in 1931 when Lake of the Ozarks began filling
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Osage River
Cables severed, dropped into the water when Lake of the Ozarks was created

LN - Cumberland River Drawbridge (1897) (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1897; Replaced 1931
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Loup River Wagon Bridge (Platte County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; Replaced 1931
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Loup River on Rt 30
No longer exists

Lowell Street Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over New York Central RR on Lowell Street
Replaced 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 23
No longer exists, displaced lally columns remain along river/lake bank

Main Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Replaced by the Lincoln Memorial Bridge
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street
Replaced 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 1931
Lost 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 Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Mendenhall River Bridge (Juneau Borough, Alaska)
Built 1919; replaced 1931
Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over Mendenhall River on Glacier Highway
Replaced 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 Camden
Replaced by a new bridge

MI&L - Camp Creek Bridge (McDonough County, Illinois)
Built 1903; shortened by extending fill 1916; dismantled c1931
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Camp Creek on Macomb Industry & Littleton Railroad
Removed but not replaced

MILW - Crooked River Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built 1903, bypassed and presumed removed 1931, two spans reused in Iowa
Lost Deck Girder Bridge over Crooked River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Demolished/removed, abutments and piers remain

MILW - Kishwaukee River Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1887; Replaced 1931 and reused in South Dakota
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kishwaukee River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Wapsipinicon River Bridge (DeWitt) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Abandoned & Removed 1931
Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

Mitchell Street Bridge (Old) (Emmet County, Michigan)
Built 1906; replaced 1931
Lost Deck truss bridge over Bear River on Mitchell Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Montoursville Bridge (Old) (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Through truss bridge over Loyalsock Creek on Broad Street
Replaced by a new bridge

New York Street Bridge (OLD) (Kane County, Illinois)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Fox River on New York Street
Replaced by a new bridge

NWP - Keyes Estuary Phoenix Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1880 elsewhere; Relocated here 1906/7; Removed 1931 and relocated again
Pratt through truss bridge over Key's Creek on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Removed

O'Donovan Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over P&LE RR on O'Donovan Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Bayou Manchac Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1918; replaced 1931
Lost 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 Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Perche Creek Covered Bridge, 25-10-01 (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1850-51 by Travis Burroughs for $2,500
Lost covered bridge over Perche Creek west of Columbia, near the modern I-70 crossing
Removed 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 1931
Warren through truss bridge over Sabine Neches Canal on Pleasure Pier Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Prospect-Brownsboro Road Covered Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built in 1865; destroyed by fire in 1931
Lost Through truss bridge over Harrods Creek on Prospect-Brownsboro Road
Destroyed by fire

Putnam Street Bridge (Ingham County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on N Putnam Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Quinebaug River Bridge (Old) (Windham County, Connecticut)
Lost Truss bridge over Quinebaug River on Rt 197 in Quinebaug
Replaced 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 1931-32
Lost Bridge over Pecatonica River on Rockford & Interurban Railway
Removed

R&S - Fairport Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Line built 1906; Interurban operations ceased 1917, Line abandoned 1931
Lost Pennsylvania through truss over Erie Canal on Rochester & Syracuse Railroad
Removed

R&S - Lyons Bridge (Wayne County, New York)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Rochester & Syracuse Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Red Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Collapsed May 27, 1931 under semi truck; replaced by concrete arch bridge
Lost Truss bridge over Sandusky River on Lincoln Highway (formerly US 30)
Collapsed

Richmond Avenue Bridge (1895) (Richmond County, New York)
Built in 1895 ; replaced 1931
Lost through truss bridge over Fresh Kills on Richmond Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Rose Ferry Bridge (1879) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1879; Removed 1931
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

RT&C - Rockport Bridge (Knox County, Maine)
Built 1921; Removed 1931
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Goose River on Rockland, Thomaston & Camden Street Railway
Removed but not replaced

Sagrada Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built by Mr. J. S. Kidwell 1908. Demolished 1931 with the completion of Lake of the Ozarks
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River at or near the Benton-Camden County line, probably beyond the end of modern-day Route FF
No longer exists

Salmon River Bridge (Idaho County, Idaho)
Built during World War 1; Collapsed under a load of cattle 1931
Lost Through truss bridge over Salmon River on Road
Collapsed

Solon Bridge (Somerset County, Maine)
Replaced 1931
Lost 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 Union
Replaced by a new bridge

Tucker Toll Covered Bridge 45-13-54x / 29-03-22x (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1840; Replaced 1930
Lost Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Street in Bellows Falls.
Replaced by a new bridge

Twenty Eighth Street Bridge (1890) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890; Replaced 1931
Lost Through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Twenty Eighth Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Covered Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Damaged in flood of 1903, two spans replaced with steel trusses
Lost Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Wallkill River Bridge (Old) (Orange County, New York)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Wallkill River on NY 17M
Replaced by a new bridge

Warrensburg Bridge (Warren County, New York)
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Schroon River on Plank Road
Collapsed and replaced by a new bridge in 1931

West Branch Ausable River Bridge (Old) (Clinton County, New York)
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Ausable River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Winslow Covered Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)
Built in 1868 by W.T. Washer; replaced in 1931
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Patoka River on Main Street (State Route 61)
Replaced by a new bridge

Y&OR - East Branch Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek Trestle (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1906
Lost Timber stringer bridge over East Branch Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek on Youngstown & Ohio River Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Y&OR - Leetonia Viaduct (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1906; Removed 1931
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Erie Railroad on Youngstown & Ohio River Railroad
Removed

Y&OR - Little Beaver Creek Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1908
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek on Youngstown & Ohio River Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Y&OR/PRR Overpass (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Youngstown & Ohio River Railroad
Removed but not replaced