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10th Street - Haw Creek Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Lost pony truss bridge over Haw Creek on 10th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Alex-Bell Road - Holes Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1883
Lost Through truss bridge over Holes Creek on Alexandersville-Bellbrook Road
Collapsed; replaced by new bridge
Banks Channel Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Replaced 1956
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Banks Channel on US 76
Replaced by a new bridge
Barber Creek Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1914; Replaced 1956
Lost Slab bridge over Barber Creek on IL 84
Replaced by a new bridge
Bear River Bridge (Pacific County, Washington)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bear River on US 101
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Four - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1906 Removed 1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Bishop's Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over East Branch Huron River on Washington Street (CR 124)
Replaced by a new bridge
BNSF - US 66 Eureka (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1932, Replaced 1956
Lost Bridge over BNSF Railroad on US 66
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (1906) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1906 ; Replaced 1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio #463
Replaced by a new bridge
Bridgewater Bridge (Rockingham County, Virginia)
Built 1916; replaced 1956
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Broadway Bridge (1893) (Ada County, Idaho)
Built 1893; Replaced 1956
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Boise River on Broadway & Boise Valley Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
C Street Pony Truss (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1909; Collapsed 1956
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on C Street SW
Collapsed
Camden Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on OH 725
Replaced by a new bridge in 1956
Carmi - Mt. Vernon Ferry (Posey County, Indiana)
Lost Ferry Crossing over Wabash River
No longer exists
Catawissa Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1956
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Catawissa Creek on SR 42
Replaced by a new bridge
CGW - Fox River Bridge (Old) (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1886; Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Fox River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Cicero Creek Bridge (Tipton County, Indiana)
Built 1896
Lost Through truss bridge over Cicero Creek on County Road 600 South.
Destroyed by collision. Collapsed. Replaced with new bridge.
Clinton High Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1892; Two spans destroyed by storm in 1904, Lost 1956
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by new bridge
CNJ - Turn Hole Tunnel Bridge (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
For some information, see Description
Lost Deck girder bridge over Lehigh River on CNJ
Removed but not replaced
Columbia Avenue Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built 1908; Replaced 1956
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Grand Calumet River on Columbia Avenue
No longer exists
Conkeytown Covered Bridge 13-92-01x (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1867, destroyed by arson in 1956
Lost Covered Bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on 1530N Road
Destroyed by fire
County Road 306 Bridge (Glenn County, California)
Unknown construction year, Replaced 1956
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Briscoe Creek on County Road 306
Derelict/abandoned
CrandIC - Cou Falls Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Removed ca 1956 due to the construction of the Coralville Dam
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Iowa River on CRandIC Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Cricket Corner Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1912
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Souhegan River on NH 122
Replaced by a new bridge
Curtis Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1927; Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt through truss over Iowa River on Old US218
Replaced by a new bridge
DR&T - Trinity River Viaduct (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1931; Removed 1956
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Trinity River on Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.
Removed
East Creek Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built 1923; fully rebuilt 1956
Slab bridge over East Creek on Old US 71
Replaced by a new bridge
Fairforest Creek Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1930
Concrete arch bridge over Fairforest Creek on SC 296 in Spartanburg
Replaced by a new bridge
Fort Fairfield Bridge (Aroostook County, Maine)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Aroostock River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Gentry Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1956
Lost through truss bridge on AR 59, near Gentry
No longer exists
Glass Covered Bridge (Troup County, Georgia)
Built in 1896 by John T. & George H. King; Replaced in 1956; Entire site is now under the waters of West Point Lake.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Glass Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge (Entire site is now inundated by the waters of West Point Lake)
Haney Covered Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1900; Burned in 1956; Replaced and since 1967 the site is under water
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over (at one time) Whiteley Creek on abandoned section of T-403
Destroyed by fire and replaced; as of 1967 the site is inundated by a lake
Happy Valley Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Lost Bridge over South Umpqua River on Happy Valley Road
Replaced by new bridge
IC - Parker City Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over CCC&StL RR on Illinois Central RR
No longer exists
Indianford Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on CR F/M
Replaced by a new bridge
Ionia Road - Thornapple River Bridge (Pre 1956) (Eaton County, Michigan)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Thornapple River on Ionia Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1957
Irene Bridge (Cherokee County, South Carolina)
Built 1917; Partial Collapses 1951 & 1955; Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Broad River on SC 211
Replaced by a new bridge
Jackson-Oregon Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1919, Replaced 1956
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on Jackson Street/Oregon Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Kaskaskia River Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Jackson Park
Collapsed
KCPS - Main Street Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Removed 1956
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street on Kansas City Public Service Co.
Removed but not replaced
King City Bridge (1920) (Monterey County, California)
Built 1919-1920 by the Healy-Tibbits Construction Co.; replaced 1956 by bridge on new alignment to the west
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Salinas River on US 101
Replaced by a new bridge
Knoxville General Hospital Walkbridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cleveland Place on walkway
Removed but not replaced
Lafayette Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on CO Z34
Replaced by a new bridge
LI - Beach Channel Drawbridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1892; Replaced 1956 when converted to IND Subway Line
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beach Channel on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
LI - Broad Channel Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1880; Replaced 1956 when line became IND Subway
Through truss bridge over Jamaica Bay on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Lincoln Highway Head Memorial Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Built 1914, Replaced 1956
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Buttrick Creek on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Little Eisenhart's Mill Covered Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1850; Lost in a Flood in 1956 and Replaced
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Bermudian Creek on Bermudian Church Road
Destroyed by flooding and replaced
Main Street Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1885; Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Big Creek on Main Street (Broadway Street)
Replaced by a new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Santa Clara County, California)
Built 1906
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Los Gatos Creek on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Manitou River Bridge (Old) (Lake County, Minnesota)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Manitou River on SR 61
Replaced by a new bridge
Markley's Mill Covered Bridge 38-46-17x (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Covered Bridge was built in 1835; Lost in 1956 removed and replaced; The area is now inundated in Green Lane Reservoir.
Town lattice truss bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Knight Road
Inundated - The site of the covered bridge is now under the waters of Green Lane Reservoir
Millers Creek Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built 1923; rehabilitated (replaced) 1956
Slab bridge over Millers Creek on Peculiar Dr S (Old US 71)
Replaced by a new bridge
MN 76 - Root River Bridge (Houston County, Minnesota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Root River on MN 76
Replaced by a new bridge
Montgomery Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kanawha River on SR 6
Replaced by a new bridge
Mud Covered Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built in 1834 by Charles Conner; Replaced in 1956.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Mud River on CR 25
Replaced by a new bridge
Murfreesboro Road-Harpeth River Bridge (Williamson County, Tennessee)
Built 1896; Collapsed 1956; Replaced 1958
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harpeth River on Murfreesboro Road
Replaced by new bridge
Needmore Road - Great Miami River Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built after the flood of 1913 destroyed the previous bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Needmore Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1956
New Haven Bridge (Gallatin County, Illinois)
Built in 1895 by the Chicago Bridge Company
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Wabash River
No longer exists
NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (1907) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1907; Replaced in 1944 -1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on New York Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Norman Bridge (1913) (Cleveland County, Oklahoma)
Built 1913
Lost Parker through truss bridge over South Canadian River on Old OK 74/9
Lost
NYC - Iron Curtain Bridge (1890) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1890; Replaced 1956
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on New York Central
Replaced by a new bridge
Oak Knoll Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Rock Creek on Oak Street
Replaced by a new bridge
OH 138 - McCortney Run Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)
Built 1881
Lost Through truss bridge over McCortney Run on OH 138
Old Center Point Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Replaced; New alignment built 1956
Lost Bridge over East Otter Creek on Old Alignment of Center Point Road
Replaced by a new bridge; Stone abutments remain
Old Ely Road Lingle Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Removed 1956 due to the construction of the Coralville Resevoir
Abandoned bridge over Lingle Creek on Ely Road
No longer exists
Organ Ferry Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Collapsed due to overloaded semi truck/trailer filled with lard. Disaster occurred early evening, Jan 13, 1956 (a Friday). On MO State Hwy V between New London and Hannibal. Two drivers from Tennessee claimed they were lost and tried to cross.
Lost through truss bridge east of New London, MO
No longer exists, although the both bank abutments and some railing can still be seen just below the water.
Oxbow Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1911; Draw mechanism replaced 1929; Replaced 1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Duwamish Waterway on 1st Avenue South
Replaced by a new bridge
Patterson's Covered Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Unknown date of construction; Lost in flood in 1956; Replaced in different location
Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Abandoned part of Chapel Hill Road
Destroyed by flooding and replaced in different location
PE - Los Angeles River Bridge (Long Beach, Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built ?; Replaced 1956 due to flood-control plans
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Pacific Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Pebble Dash Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1902; replaced 1956
Lost closed-spandrel arch bridge over Broad Branch on Beach Drive
Replaced by a new bridge
Penn Incline (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1883; Abandoned 1953; Dismantled 1956
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Railroad
Removed but not replaced; Talk of possibly reviving the incline
Poasttown Bridge (1916 span) (Butler County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on SR 4 Germantown Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Pocono Covered Bridge 38-41-06x (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)
Built before 1899; Replaced in 1956 by a concrete bridge
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Muncy Creek on Route 41069
Replaced by a new bridge
Pretty Run Covered Bridge (Bourbon County, Kentucky)
Built in 1832 by Lewis Wernwag; Replaced in 1956.
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Pretty Run on RT 57
Replaced by a new bridge (Culvert)
PTC - Schuylkill River Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905
Lost Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Market Street Subway
Replaced by a new tunnel
Redding Free Bridge (1908) (Shasta County, California)
Built 1908; Replaced 1948; Closed 1951; Deemed unsafe after 1955 flood; Demolished 1956
Through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Smile Place
Replaced by a new bridge
Renton Covered Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1911
Lost Through truss bridge over Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Great Northern Railroads on 129th Street
Destroyed by fire
RI - Lingle Creek Through Girder (Johnson County, Iowa)
Replaced ca 1956
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lingle Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Ribolt - Tollesboro Covered Bridge (Lewis County, Kentucky)
Unknown date of construction; Built by Thomas Hinton; Demolished in 1956.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Cabin Creek on Abandoned section of RT 10
Replaced by a new bridge in a slightly different location.
Richardson Bay Bridge (1931) (Marin County, California)
Built 1931
Lost timber stringer with pony girder lift bridge over Richardson Bay on US 101
Robert Lee Wagon Bridge (Coke County, Texas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on SR 208
Replaced by a new bridge
Route 148 Flat Creek Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Bridge replaced in 1956 due to inundation of Table Rock Dam
Lost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Flat Creek on Route 148
Demolished
Saline River US 79 Bridge (Cleveland County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1956
Lost through truss bridge over Saline River on AR 3 (later US 79) south of Rison
Replaced by a new bridge
Sample's Covered Bridge 38-21-28x (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1860 by John Gutshall; Removed and Replaced in 1956
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Sample Bridge Road (T-596)
Replaced by a new bridge
Second Lake Pend Oreille Bridge (Bonner County, Idaho)
Built 1934, replaced 1956
Bridge over Lake Pend Oreille River on 1st Street
No longer exists
SP - Tunnel #5 (San Mateo County, California)
abandoned in 1956 when the old Bayshore Highway was expanded
Abandoned tunnel under Sierra Point on Southern Pacific RR
Derelict/abandoned
Stone Bridge (Newport County, Rhode Island)
Built 1907; Damaged by Hurricane Carol 1954; Closed 1955; Replaced 1956
Lost Double leaf bascule bridge over Sakonnet River on Stone Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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Lost 1956
View Exhibit map10th Street - Haw Creek Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)Lost pony truss bridge over Haw Creek on 10th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
30th Street Bridge (San Diego County, California)
Built 1908; Replaced with a culvert and filled in 1956-7
Lost Timber stringer bridge on 30th Street & San Diego Electric Railroad
Filled in
Built 1908; Replaced with a culvert and filled in 1956-7
Lost Timber stringer bridge on 30th Street & San Diego Electric Railroad
Filled in
Alex-Bell Road - Holes Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)Built 1883
Lost Through truss bridge over Holes Creek on Alexandersville-Bellbrook Road
Collapsed; replaced by new bridge
Banks Channel Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)Replaced 1956
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Banks Channel on US 76
Replaced by a new bridge
Barber Creek Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)Built 1914; Replaced 1956
Lost Slab bridge over Barber Creek on IL 84
Replaced by a new bridge
Bear River Bridge (Pacific County, Washington)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bear River on US 101
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Four - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1906 Removed 1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Bishop's Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over East Branch Huron River on Washington Street (CR 124)
Replaced by a new bridge
BNSF - US 66 Eureka (St. Louis County, Missouri)Built 1932, Replaced 1956
Lost Bridge over BNSF Railroad on US 66
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (1906) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1906 ; Replaced 1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio #463
Replaced by a new bridge
Breach Inlet Bridge (1926) (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 1926
Bridge over Breach Inlet on Palm Boulevard
Built 1926
Bridge over Breach Inlet on Palm Boulevard
Bridgewater Bridge (Rockingham County, Virginia)Built 1916; replaced 1956
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Broadway Bridge (1893) (Ada County, Idaho)Built 1893; Replaced 1956
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Boise River on Broadway & Boise Valley Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
C Street Pony Truss (Linn County, Iowa)Built 1909; Collapsed 1956
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on C Street SW
Collapsed
Camden Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on OH 725
Replaced by a new bridge in 1956
Carmi - Mt. Vernon Ferry (Posey County, Indiana)Lost Ferry Crossing over Wabash River
No longer exists
Catawissa Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)Replaced 1956
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Catawissa Creek on SR 42
Replaced by a new bridge
CGW - Fox River Bridge (Old) (Kane County, Illinois)Built 1886; Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Fox River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Cicero Creek Bridge (Tipton County, Indiana)Built 1896
Lost Through truss bridge over Cicero Creek on County Road 600 South.
Destroyed by collision. Collapsed. Replaced with new bridge.
Clinton High Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)Built 1892; Two spans destroyed by storm in 1904, Lost 1956
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by new bridge
CNJ - Turn Hole Tunnel Bridge (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)For some information, see Description
Lost Deck girder bridge over Lehigh River on CNJ
Removed but not replaced
Columbia Avenue Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)Built 1908; Replaced 1956
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Grand Calumet River on Columbia Avenue
No longer exists
Conkeytown Covered Bridge 13-92-01x (Vermilion County, Illinois)Built 1867, destroyed by arson in 1956
Lost Covered Bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on 1530N Road
Destroyed by fire
County Road 306 Bridge (Glenn County, California)Unknown construction year, Replaced 1956
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Briscoe Creek on County Road 306
Derelict/abandoned
CrandIC - Cou Falls Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)Built 1904; Removed ca 1956 due to the construction of the Coralville Dam
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Iowa River on CRandIC Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Cricket Corner Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)Built 1912
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Souhegan River on NH 122
Replaced by a new bridge
Curtis Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)Built 1927; Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt through truss over Iowa River on Old US218
Replaced by a new bridge
DR&T - Trinity River Viaduct (Dallas County, Texas)Built 1931; Removed 1956
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Trinity River on Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.
Removed
East Broad Street Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on East Broad street
Replaced by a new bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on East Broad street
Replaced by a new bridge
East Creek Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)Built 1923; fully rebuilt 1956
Slab bridge over East Creek on Old US 71
Replaced by a new bridge
Fairforest Creek Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)Built 1930
Concrete arch bridge over Fairforest Creek on SC 296 in Spartanburg
Replaced by a new bridge
Fort Fairfield Bridge (Aroostook County, Maine)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Aroostock River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Gentry Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)Replaced 1956
Lost through truss bridge on AR 59, near Gentry
No longer exists
Glass Covered Bridge (Troup County, Georgia)Built in 1896 by John T. & George H. King; Replaced in 1956; Entire site is now under the waters of West Point Lake.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Glass Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge (Entire site is now inundated by the waters of West Point Lake)
Haney Covered Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)Built in 1900; Burned in 1956; Replaced and since 1967 the site is under water
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over (at one time) Whiteley Creek on abandoned section of T-403
Destroyed by fire and replaced; as of 1967 the site is inundated by a lake
Happy Valley Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)Lost Bridge over South Umpqua River on Happy Valley Road
Replaced by new bridge
IC - Parker City Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)Lost Bridge over CCC&StL RR on Illinois Central RR
No longer exists
Indianford Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on CR F/M
Replaced by a new bridge
Ionia Road - Thornapple River Bridge (Pre 1956) (Eaton County, Michigan)Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Thornapple River on Ionia Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1957
Irene Bridge (Cherokee County, South Carolina)Built 1917; Partial Collapses 1951 & 1955; Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Broad River on SC 211
Replaced by a new bridge
Jackson-Oregon Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)Built 1919, Replaced 1956
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on Jackson Street/Oregon Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Kaskaskia River Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Jackson Park
Collapsed
Kaw River Bridge at DeSoto (Johnson County, Kansas)
Collapsed in 1956, remover later
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on Route 2
Replaced by a new bridge ca 1964
Collapsed in 1956, remover later
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on Route 2
Replaced by a new bridge ca 1964
KCPS - Main Street Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)Removed 1956
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street on Kansas City Public Service Co.
Removed but not replaced
King City Bridge (1920) (Monterey County, California)Built 1919-1920 by the Healy-Tibbits Construction Co.; replaced 1956 by bridge on new alignment to the west
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Salinas River on US 101
Replaced by a new bridge
Knoxville General Hospital Walkbridge (Knox County, Tennessee)Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cleveland Place on walkway
Removed but not replaced
Lafayette Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on CO Z34
Replaced by a new bridge
LI - Beach Channel Drawbridge (Queens County, New York)Built 1892; Replaced 1956 when converted to IND Subway Line
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beach Channel on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
LI - Broad Channel Bridge (Queens County, New York)Built 1880; Replaced 1956 when line became IND Subway
Through truss bridge over Jamaica Bay on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Lincoln Highway Head Memorial Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)Built 1914, Replaced 1956
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Buttrick Creek on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Little Eisenhart's Mill Covered Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)Built in 1850; Lost in a Flood in 1956 and Replaced
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Bermudian Creek on Bermudian Church Road
Destroyed by flooding and replaced
Main Street Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Built ca. 1885; Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Big Creek on Main Street (Broadway Street)
Replaced by a new bridge
Main Street Bridge (Santa Clara County, California)Built 1906
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Los Gatos Creek on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Manitou River Bridge (Old) (Lake County, Minnesota)Lost Deck truss bridge over Manitou River on SR 61
Replaced by a new bridge
Markley's Mill Covered Bridge 38-46-17x (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)Covered Bridge was built in 1835; Lost in 1956 removed and replaced; The area is now inundated in Green Lane Reservoir.
Town lattice truss bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Knight Road
Inundated - The site of the covered bridge is now under the waters of Green Lane Reservoir
Mill Grove Covered Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
Built Unknown
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over North Branch Roaring Creek on Old Location of Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built Unknown
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over North Branch Roaring Creek on Old Location of Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Millers Creek Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)Built 1923; rehabilitated (replaced) 1956
Slab bridge over Millers Creek on Peculiar Dr S (Old US 71)
Replaced by a new bridge
MN 76 - Root River Bridge (Houston County, Minnesota)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Root River on MN 76
Replaced by a new bridge
Montgomery Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kanawha River on SR 6
Replaced by a new bridge
Mud Covered Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)Built in 1834 by Charles Conner; Replaced in 1956.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Mud River on CR 25
Replaced by a new bridge
Murfreesboro Road-Harpeth River Bridge (Williamson County, Tennessee)Built 1896; Collapsed 1956; Replaced 1958
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harpeth River on Murfreesboro Road
Replaced by new bridge
Needmore Road - Great Miami River Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)Built after the flood of 1913 destroyed the previous bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Needmore Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1956
New Haven Bridge (Gallatin County, Illinois)Built in 1895 by the Chicago Bridge Company
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Wabash River
No longer exists
NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (1907) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1907; Replaced in 1944 -1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on New York Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Norman Bridge (1913) (Cleveland County, Oklahoma)Built 1913
Lost Parker through truss bridge over South Canadian River on Old OK 74/9
Lost
NYC - Iron Curtain Bridge (1890) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1890; Replaced 1956
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on New York Central
Replaced by a new bridge
Oak Knoll Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)Replaced 1956
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Rock Creek on Oak Street
Replaced by a new bridge
OH 138 - McCortney Run Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)Built 1881
Lost Through truss bridge over McCortney Run on OH 138
Old Center Point Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Replaced; New alignment built 1956
Lost Bridge over East Otter Creek on Old Alignment of Center Point Road
Replaced by a new bridge; Stone abutments remain
Old Ely Road Lingle Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)Removed 1956 due to the construction of the Coralville Resevoir
Abandoned bridge over Lingle Creek on Ely Road
No longer exists
Old Etienne creek bridge (Kittitas County, Washington)
Lost Bridge over Entienne creek on Former highway 97
No longer exists
Lost Bridge over Entienne creek on Former highway 97
No longer exists
Old US 80 Bayou Macon Bridge (Madison Parish, Louisiana)
Replaced ca. 1956
Lost Bridge over Bayou Macon on US 80
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced ca. 1956
Lost Bridge over Bayou Macon on US 80
Replaced by new bridge
Organ Ferry Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)Collapsed due to overloaded semi truck/trailer filled with lard. Disaster occurred early evening, Jan 13, 1956 (a Friday). On MO State Hwy V between New London and Hannibal. Two drivers from Tennessee claimed they were lost and tried to cross.
Lost through truss bridge east of New London, MO
No longer exists, although the both bank abutments and some railing can still be seen just below the water.
Oxbow Bridge (King County, Washington)Built 1911; Draw mechanism replaced 1929; Replaced 1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Duwamish Waterway on 1st Avenue South
Replaced by a new bridge
Patterson's Covered Bridge (Washington County, Pennsylvania)Unknown date of construction; Lost in flood in 1956; Replaced in different location
Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Abandoned part of Chapel Hill Road
Destroyed by flooding and replaced in different location
PE - Los Angeles River Bridge (Long Beach, Old) (Los Angeles County, California)Built ?; Replaced 1956 due to flood-control plans
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Pacific Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Pebble Dash Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)Built 1902; replaced 1956
Lost closed-spandrel arch bridge over Broad Branch on Beach Drive
Replaced by a new bridge
Penn Incline (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1883; Abandoned 1953; Dismantled 1956
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Railroad
Removed but not replaced; Talk of possibly reviving the incline
Poasttown Bridge (1916 span) (Butler County, Ohio)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on SR 4 Germantown Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Pocono Covered Bridge 38-41-06x (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)Built before 1899; Replaced in 1956 by a concrete bridge
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Muncy Creek on Route 41069
Replaced by a new bridge
Pretty Run Covered Bridge (Bourbon County, Kentucky)Built in 1832 by Lewis Wernwag; Replaced in 1956.
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Pretty Run on RT 57
Replaced by a new bridge (Culvert)
PTC - Schuylkill River Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1905
Lost Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Market Street Subway
Replaced by a new tunnel
Redding Free Bridge (1908) (Shasta County, California)Built 1908; Replaced 1948; Closed 1951; Deemed unsafe after 1955 flood; Demolished 1956
Through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Smile Place
Replaced by a new bridge
Renton Covered Bridge (King County, Washington)Built 1911
Lost Through truss bridge over Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Great Northern Railroads on 129th Street
Destroyed by fire
RI - Lingle Creek Through Girder (Johnson County, Iowa)Replaced ca 1956
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lingle Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Ribolt - Tollesboro Covered Bridge (Lewis County, Kentucky)Unknown date of construction; Built by Thomas Hinton; Demolished in 1956.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Cabin Creek on Abandoned section of RT 10
Replaced by a new bridge in a slightly different location.
Richardson Bay Bridge (1931) (Marin County, California)Built 1931
Lost timber stringer with pony girder lift bridge over Richardson Bay on US 101
Robert Lee Wagon Bridge (Coke County, Texas)Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on SR 208
Replaced by a new bridge
Route 148 Flat Creek Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)Bridge replaced in 1956 due to inundation of Table Rock Dam
Lost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Flat Creek on Route 148
Demolished
Saline River US 79 Bridge (Cleveland County, Arkansas)Replaced 1956
Lost through truss bridge over Saline River on AR 3 (later US 79) south of Rison
Replaced by a new bridge
Sample's Covered Bridge 38-21-28x (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built in 1860 by John Gutshall; Removed and Replaced in 1956
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Sample Bridge Road (T-596)
Replaced by a new bridge
Sarasota Pass Bridge (Old) (Manatee County, Florida)
Replaced 1956
Lost Through truss bridge over Sarasota Bay on Route 684
Demolished and replaced
Replaced 1956
Lost Through truss bridge over Sarasota Bay on Route 684
Demolished and replaced
Satilla River Bridge (Charlton County, Georgia)
Built 1929; Replaced 1956
Bridge over Satilla River on Burnt Fort Road Route 252
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1929; Replaced 1956
Bridge over Satilla River on Burnt Fort Road Route 252
Replaced by a new bridge
SCS - War Eagle Park Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Removed 1956
Lost Bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Sioux City Service Co.
Removed but not replaced
Removed 1956
Lost Bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Sioux City Service Co.
Removed but not replaced
Second Lake Pend Oreille Bridge (Bonner County, Idaho)Built 1934, replaced 1956
Bridge over Lake Pend Oreille River on 1st Street
No longer exists
SP - Tunnel #5 (San Mateo County, California)abandoned in 1956 when the old Bayshore Highway was expanded
Abandoned tunnel under Sierra Point on Southern Pacific RR
Derelict/abandoned
Stone Bridge (Newport County, Rhode Island)Built 1907; Damaged by Hurricane Carol 1954; Closed 1955; Replaced 1956
Lost Double leaf bascule bridge over Sakonnet River on Stone Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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