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 42Bridge was washed off its foundation during a a flood in 1944
BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1910; Partially blown up for War Effort December 26th, 1942; Remaining spans scrapped October 1943-1944Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Merrimack River on B&M WN&P DivisionRemoved but not replaced
Charlemont Covered Bridge 21-06-57x (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1838, closed after 1939 flood and replaced in 1944Lost through truss covered bridge over Deerfield River on Hawley RoadReplaced by a new bridge
CNW - Indian Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1890, Replaced 1944Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Indian Creek on RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Darien River Bridge (Old) (McIntosh County, Georgia)
Built 1911 as a railroad bridge; converted to road use 1920-1921; replaced 1944Lost Polygonal Warren through truss with no verticals bridge over Darien / Altamaha River on US 17Replaced 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 RiverNo longer exists
Dunkard Mill Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Built 1903; destroyed by flood April 1944Lost Stone arch bridge over Walnut River on 272nd RoadDestroyed by flooding
Equinunk Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Stone arch bridge over Equinunk Creek on SR 1023Replaced by a new bridge
IC - Cumberland River Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
Built 1910; removed 1944 with Kentucky Dam ProjectLost through truss swing bridge over Cumberland River on Illinois Central RailroadNo longer exists
IC - Tennessee River Bridge (Marshall County, Kentucky)
Built 1905; Removed circa 1944Lost Parker through truss bridge over Lake Kentucky of the Tennessee River on Illinois Central RRNo 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 615Replaced by a new bridge
Mann's Ferry Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Lost to flooding 1944Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on RoadDestroyed 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 AvenueDestroyed by fire and replaced
MILW - Adel Bridge (Old) (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Replaced 1944 with a pair of relocated spansLost Pratt through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadReplaced 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 1944Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cone Lake on RailroadCollapsed
MILW - Granger High Bridge (1893) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1893, Deck trusses added 1898; Removed 1944; Remains demolished 1976Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
MILW - Richland Creek Arch (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Replaced 1944Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Richland Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Nelsonville Bridge 35-05-04x (Athens County, Ohio)
Built 1873 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1944Lost Through truss bridge over Hocking River on RoadReplaced 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 bridgeLost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Nickel Plate RRNo longer exists
North Fork River Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Built 1934; Inundated 1944 by flooding of North Fork River to create Lake NorforkInundated Open-spandrel arch bridge over North Fork River (now Norfork Lake) on US 62 in HendersonInundated
NYC - Sandusky Bay Bridge (1929) (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built 1929 : replaced 1944Lost Through truss bridge over Sandusky Bay on New York Central RailroadNo 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 ww2Lost TunnelDemolished
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 ww2Lost TunnelDemolished
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 RailroadDestroyed by flooding
SSW - Cross County Ditch Bridge (Cross County, Arkansas)
Lost 1944Lost Bridge over Cross County Ditch on St Louis and Southwestern RailroadDestroyed by flooding
US40 Flatrock River Bridge (Old) (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1908; Replaced ca. 1944Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Flatrock River on US-40Replaced by a new bridge
UTC - Fall Creek Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built in 1908; Line abandoned and bridge probably removed 1944Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fall Creek on Former Interurban routeRemoved