Lost 1965

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4th Street Footbridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1935; Lost to flooding 1965
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mad Creek on Footpath
Destroyed by flooding

6th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1907, Collapsed 1965, Replaced 1966
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Collapsed

Anacostia River Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1908; Replaced 1965
Lost Deck plate girder bascule with steel arch approaches bridge over Anacoastia River on 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Ash Street Bridge (Old) (Miami County, Ohio)
Replaced 1965
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Great Maimi River on US36 (Ash Street)
Replaced by a new bridge

Ballard bridge (Baker County, Oregon)
Built 1927 Dismantled 1965
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Snake river
Replaced by a new bridge

Boylston Street - Boston & Albany Railroad Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Redecked with asphalt 1939; replaced ca. 1965
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Boston & Albany Railroad on Boylston Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brotherhood Bridge (Juneau Borough, Alaska)
Built 1931; replaced 1965
Lost Through truss bridge over Mendenhall River on Glacier Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Chillicothe Bridge (Livingston County, Missouri)
Replaced 1965
Lost through truss bridge over Grand River on US 36/US 65 south of Chillicothe
Replaced by new bridge

Commerce Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1889; Destroyed 1965
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Commerce Drive
Destroyed by flooding

Delta Bridge (Eaton County, Michigan)
Built 1892; replaced 1965
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Webster Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Detters Mill Bridge 38-67-01x (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1815; replaced 1965
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conewago Creek on SR 4014 (Harmony Grove Road)
Replaced by new bridge

FM 2450 Bridge (Denton County, Texas)
Replaced 1965
Lost Bridge over Clear Creek on FM 2450
Replaced by new bridge on new road alignment

Greenwood Bridge (El Dorado County, California)
Built unknown year. Bridge was destroyed in 1965 when Hell Hole Dam broke.
Lost Bridge over Middle Fork American River on Slinger Mine Road
Destroyed by flooding

Hansell's Bridge (Butte County, California)
Built 1931
Lost Bridge over Middle fork of the Feather River on The former Highway 24.
Demolished

Hatchie River Bridge (Tippah County, Mississippi)
Replaced 1965
Bridge over Hatchie River on CR250
Open to traffic

Indian River Inlet Swing Bridge (1952) (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1952; Replaced 1965
Lost Bridge over Indian River Inlet on DE 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Lenon Bridge (Guthrie County, Iowa)
Replaced 1965
Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Long Shoal Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1931; collapsed Sept. 21, 1965, killing three people
Lost swinging bridge over South Grand River near the current bridge on MO 7
No longer exists

Melan Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Opened January 12, 1898 with 5 Main Spans, 4 more outer spans built 1903 after flooding washed out approaches, collapsed 1965 when replacement span was being built, replacement bridge opened 1967 slightly downstream
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Lost, Destroyed by Partial Collapse July 2, 1965, Replaced by a new bridge 1967

MKT - 21st Street Overpass (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1930; replaced 1965
Lost concrete frame & slab railroad underpass on E. 21st St. in Tulsa
Replaced by new bridge

Morris Covered Bridge 35-61-10x (Noble County, Ohio)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Palestine Ridge Road
No longer exists

Noah's Ark Covered Bridge 25-83-01x (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1878; bypassed by new bridge in 1957; damaged by flood in July 1965 and dismantled
Lost covered bridge over Little Platte River on Route B
Destroyed by flood

Old Burton's Ferry Bridge (Screven County, Georgia)
Built 1938
Parker through truss bridge over Savannah River on U.S. 301 / Burton's Ferry Highway
Derelict/abanoned

Old FM1093 Brazos River Bridge (Austin County, Texas)
Built 1915; Damaged when a log jam took out the western piers around 1950; Replaced on a new alignment 1965
Bridge over Brazos River on an old alignment of FM1093
Replaced by a new bridge upstream

Old IA14 Brush Creek Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1940
Slab bridge over Red Rock Lake (formerly Des Moines River and other tributaries on IA Hwy. 14 until 1965; Now pedestrian path
All but the northernmost bridge and highway are inundated

Old River Road Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1885
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over White River on River Road just North of Daleville
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Riverside park bridge (Union County, Oregon)
Built 1911 Lost 1965 During major flood
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Grande Ronde river on N Spurce Street
Destroyed by flooding

PE - National Boulevard Overpass (Los Angeles County, California)
Built ?, Replaced in 1965
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over National Boulevard on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed

Pineville Bridge (McDonald County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1925; replaced 1965
Lost through truss bridge over Elk River on US 71 (formerly MO 88, now Business US 71) at Pineville
Replaced by new bridge

Pratts Landing Bridge (Lewis County, New York)
Built 1901 by American Bridge Co.; Replaced 1965
Lost Pratt through & swing truss bridge over Black River on Burdicks Crossing Road
Replaced by a new bridge

R&CB - Richmond Viaduct (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1905; Removed completely 1965
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge on Richmond & Chesapeake Bay Railway
Removed

RI - Heinz Trestle (N) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Lost in the 1960s when the Corps of Engineers re-channeled Mad Creek
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mad Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

RUT - Lake Champlain Swing Bridge #1 (Grand Isle County, Vermont)
Built 1906 by the American Bridge Co.; Demolished 1965
Lost lattice through truss bridge over Lake Champlain on Rutland Railroad
Removed

RUT - Lake Champlain Swing Bridge #2 (Grand Isle County, Vermont)
Built 1899 by Edgemoor Bridge Works; Demolished 1965
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Lake Champlain (The Gut) on Rutland Railroad
Removed

RUT - Lake Champlain Swing Bridge #3 (Grand Isle County, Vermont)
Built 1899 by Edgemoor Bridge Works; Demolished 1965
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Champlain (Carry Bay) on Rutland Railroad
Removed

RUT/CV - Rouses Point Bridge (Grand Isle County, Vermont)
Built 1906 by the American Bridge Co.; Swing span demolished 1965
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Champlain on Rutland Railroad/Central Vermont Railroad
Mostly Removed

Sand Slough (Little River) Bridge (Sevier County, Arkansas)
Built 1929, Removed 1965
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Sand Slough (Little River) on Ashley Camp Rd (CR 407 formerly US 71)
Replaced by bridge on new highway alignment

Sandusky Bay Lift Bridge (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built 1929; Replaced 1965
Lost Deck girder bridge over Sandusky Bay on Edison Street (State Route 269)
Replaced by a new bridge towers removed

Sauk City Bridge (Old) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1923; Replaced 1965
Pony plate girder bascule bridge over Wisconsin River on Wisconsin Highway 12 Bryant Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Sixth Street Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built in 1891, Removed in 1965
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mission Creek (China Basin) on Sixth Street
No longer exists

SP - Nueces Bay Causeway (Nueces County, Texas)
Built 1913; Removed ca. 1965
Lost Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Nueces Bay on San Antonio & Aransas Pass RR
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Tujunga Wash Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929-30; Removed 1965
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Tujunga Wash on Southern Pacific Railroad (Nee Pacific Electric Railway)
Replaced by a new bridge

Stange Road Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1915, Replaced 1965
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Squaw Creek on Stange Road
Replaced by new bridge

Tannehill Covered Bridge 14-03-02x (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Bulit 1870, Lost 1965
Lost Howe through trussBridge on County Road 650 North over Driftwood River
No longer exists

Trenton Bridge (Old) (Butler County, Ohio)
Built 1881; Western span built 1897; Replaced 1965
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on State Street & Cincinnati & Dayton Traction Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

US61 Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Old) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1922, Replaced 1965
Lost Through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge

Wagon Bridge (Bingham County, Idaho)
Lost Through truss bridge over Snake River on Shelley West River Road
Replaced by a new bridge

West Durham Covered Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Burned 1965
Lost Through truss bridge over English Creek on Road (Now Highway T17)
Destroyed by fire

Winchester Street Bridge (Old) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over the Ashuelot River on Winchester Street in Keene
Replaced by a new bridge