Lost 1944

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AR42 St Francis Bay Bridge (Older) (Cross County, Arkansas)
Washed off its foundation and dropped into the channel during a flood in 1944.
Pratt pony truss bridge over St Francis Bay Ditch on State Route 42
Bridge was washed off its foundation during a a flood in 1944

Ayers Road Covered Bridge 29-10-35x (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Sugar River on Ayers Road
Collapsed

BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1910; Partially blown up for War Effort December 26th, 1942; Remaining spans scrapped October 1943-1944
Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Merrimack River on B&M WN&P Division
Removed but not replaced

Charlemont Covered Bridge 21-06-57x (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1838, closed after 1939 flood and replaced in 1944
Lost through truss covered bridge over Deerfield River on Hawley Road
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Indian Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1890, Replaced 1944
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Darien River Bridge (Old) (McIntosh County, Georgia)
Built 1911 as a railroad bridge; converted to road use 1920-1921; replaced 1944
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss with no verticals bridge over Darien / Altamaha River on US 17
Replaced by a new bridge

Davis Street Ferry (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Lost ferry between South St. Louis County and East Carondelet, IL. Became obsolete when the Old JB Bridge opened in 1944.
Lost ferry across the Mississippi River
No longer exists

Dunkard Mill Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Built 1903; destroyed by flood April 1944
Lost Stone arch bridge over Walnut River on 272nd Road
Destroyed by flooding

Equinunk Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Stone arch bridge over Equinunk Creek on SR 1023
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Cumberland River Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
Built 1910; removed 1944 with Kentucky Dam Project
Lost through truss swing bridge over Cumberland River on Illinois Central Railroad
No longer exists

IC - Tennessee River Bridge (Marshall County, Kentucky)
Built 1905; Removed circa 1944
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Lake Kentucky of the Tennessee River on Illinois Central RR
No longer exists

Little River Covered Bridge (Floyd County, Virginia)
Built in 1853-54 by Granville Montgomery; Replaced in 1944.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Little River on RT 615
Replaced by a new bridge

Mann's Ferry Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Lost to flooding 1944
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Maxfield Covered Bridge 19-10-04x (Penobscot County, Maine)
Built in 1872; Burned in 1944 and replaced in 1946.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kenduskeag Stream on Valley Avenue
Destroyed by fire and replaced

MILW - Adel Bridge (Old) (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Replaced 1944 with a pair of relocated spans
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Cone Lake Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1911, Two spans collapsed 1912 due to the sinking of pier #4; Replaced 1944
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cone Lake on Railroad
Collapsed

MILW - Granger High Bridge (1881) (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1881; Replaced ca 1893
Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad (MILW)
Removed

MILW - Granger High Bridge (1893) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1893, Deck trusses added 1898; Removed 1944; Remains demolished 1976
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Richland Creek Arch (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Replaced 1944
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Richland Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Nelsonville Bridge 35-05-04x (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1873 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1944
Lost Through truss bridge over Hocking River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (1882) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Bridge constructed in 1882 replaced in the 1904 with a Scherzer type bascule bridge and replaced in 1944 with a vertical lift bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Nickel Plate RR
No longer exists

North Fork River Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Built 1934; Inundated 1944 by flooding of North Fork River to create Lake Norfork
Inundated Open-spandrel arch bridge over North Fork River (now Norfork Lake) on US 62 in Henderson
Inundated

NYC - Sandusky Bay Bridge (1929) (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built 1929 : replaced 1944
Lost Through truss bridge over Sandusky Bay on New York Central Railroad
No longer exists

OTR - Willow Canyon Tunnel No. 1 (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1912 abandoned 1923 blown up by us army soldiers in 1944 as part of a training exercise during ww2
Lost Tunnel
Demolished

OTR - Willow Canyon Tunnel No. 2 (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1912 abandoned 1923 blown up by us army soldiers in 1944 as part of a training exercise during ww2
Lost Tunnel
Demolished

RI - Sugar Creek Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1885; Destroyed by flash flood 1944 and replaced.
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

SSW - Cross County Ditch Bridge (Cross County, Arkansas)
Lost 1944
Lost Bridge over Cross County Ditch on St Louis and Southwestern Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

US40 Flatrock River Bridge (Old) (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1908; Replaced ca. 1944
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Flatrock River on US-40
Replaced by a new bridge

UTC - Fall Creek Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built in 1908; Line abandoned and bridge probably removed 1944
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fall Creek on Former Interurban route
Removed