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13th Street South Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1968
Warren through truss bridge over Skunk River on 13th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

2nd Street Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Built 1894; Replaced 1968
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Androscoggin River Bridge (Oxford County, Maine)
Built 1927; replaced 1968
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on US 2 - Mayville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bernardo Bridge (San Diego County, California)
Built 1919
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over San Dieguito River on US 395
Replaced by a new bridge

BLA - Dorsey Creek Bridge (Anne Arundel County, Maryland)
Built 1931; Removed 1968
Deck plate girder bascule drawbridge over College Creek/Dorsey Creek on Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Bullskin Creek Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Heavily damaged by flooding in 1968 and replaced.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bullskin Creek on Felicity-Cedron Road
Replaced by new bridge

CBQ - Sugar Creek Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on abandoned railroad (former CB&Q)
Demolished

CBQ/MSTL - Elm Street Railroad Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Caught fire 1956; Removed 1968
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Center St Over Zumbro R. Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Replaced 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Center St Over Zumbro R. on Msas 105
Replaced by new bridge

CGW - Wolf Creek Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Removed ca. 1968
Lost Bridge over Wolf Creek on Chicago Great Western Railway
Removed

Coal Shaft Bridge (Moultrie County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.

County Road 665-Paw Paw River Bridge (Van Buren County, Michigan)
Built in 1910; Collapsed August 8, 1968 when liquid chloride tanker attempted to cross
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Paw Paw River on County Road 665
Collapsed and replaced

Dills Covered Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built 1869
Lost Smith through truss bridge over St Joseph River on 64th Road
Replaced by a new bridge

DRGW - Glenwood Springs Bridge (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1903; Railroad relocated to south bank west of Glenwood Springs in 1968 for I-70 construction.
Lost through and deck truss bridge over Colorado River on D&RGW RR
Removed but not replaced

Dublin-Granville Road Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Replaced by current structure with the construction of the Olentangy Parkway (Oh 315) in late 1960s
Lost closed spandrel arch bridge over Olentangy River on Oh 161 (Dublin Granville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Goose Creek Bridge (Scott County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1900
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Goose Creek on Mt. Horeb Pike
Collapsed

Grandview Ave. Bridge (1915) (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Scioto River and RR Tracks on Grandview Ave
Replaced by a new bridge

Hamilton Road Bridge (Auglaize County, Ohio)
Likely replaced 1968
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Hamilton Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hog Hollow Bridge (Ashland County, Ohio)
1936 relocated a mile downstream for Pleasant Hill Dam
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tributary of Clear Fork Mohican River on Park Road
Replaced by a new covered bridge in 1968

Hurricane Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Arkansas)
Built 1931, Replaced 1968
Lost Truss bridge over Hurricane Creek on Sh 23
Replaced by new bridge

Intracoastal Waterway Bridge (Older) (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Replaced in 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Louisiana Route 319
Replaced by a new bridge

Jamison Covered Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built in 1872 by F.F. Stineman. Lost to arson on October 1 1968
Lost Long through truss bridge over Straight Creek
Destroyed by fire

Kalamazoo Street Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pigeon River on Kalamazoo Street
Replaced by a new bridge

KY 1132 Bridge (Grant County, Kentucky)
Lost Through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on KY 1132
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

L Street Viaduct (Old) (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1924; Replaced 1968
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Railroad Yard & Union Stockyards on L Street
Replaced by a new bridge

L'Anguille River AR 1 Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss bridge over L'Anguille River on AR 1 northwest of Marianna
Replaced by new bridge in 1968

Lancaster Bridge (Jefferson County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890's; Replaced 1968
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Middle Fork Creek on State Road 250
Replaced by new bridge

Leemon Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Lost bridge over Indian Creek on CR 607 at Leemon
Replaced by a concrete span in 1968; pair of tubular piers still visible on north bank next to current bridge on east side

Leroy Island Road-Sodus Bay Bridge (Older) (Wayne County, New York)
Lost Bridge over Sodus Bay on Leroy Island Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Lewis Creek Covered Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built 1883
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Lewis Creek on County Road 850 South
Replaced by a new bridge

Liberty Mills Rd-Aboite Creek Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Replaced 1968
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Aboite Creek on Liberty Mills Road
Replaced by new bridge

Love's Bridge (Greene County, Tennessee)
Collapsed in 1963 & 1968
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Nolichucky River on US 411
Replaced by a new bridge in 1968

Lower Bridge (Midland County, Michigan)
Built 1908; Removed 1968
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge on Benson Street
Removed

Madison Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Replaced 1968
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mosquito Creek on Madison Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (McDonald County, Missouri)
Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Butler Creek on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Manson Pike Bridge (Rutherford County, Tennessee)
Removed 1968
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Fork Stones River on Manson Pike
Replaced by new bridge

McKenzie Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Lost Concrete pony arch bridge over McKenzie River on SH 126 McKenzie Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

MKT - 15th Street Overpass (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built c. 1930, replaced 1968
Lost concrete frame & slab railroad underpass on E. 15th St. in Tulsa
Replaced by new bridge

Mulberry Street Bridge (Hocking County, Ohio)
Built 1888; replaced 1968
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Hocking River on Mulberry Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1968

New Hope Road-Christians Creek Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1897 by the Brackett Bridge Company; collapsed by an overweight truck 1968.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Christians Creek on New Hope Road/VA 254 (Old Alignment)
Collapsed due to an overweight truck

NH - Blackstone River Bridge (East) (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Center pier washed out 1968, road overpass lost post-1970
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Blackstone River, Main Street on NYNH&H Midland Division
Demolished

North Main Street - Mill Creek Bridge (Union County, Ohio)
Moved to Maple Street in 1929 to replace a covered bridge; removed from that location in 1968.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mill Creek on North Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1929

Nottawa Road Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Built 1908; Replaced 1968
Lost Parker through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Nottawa Road
Replaced by new bridge

OH-7 - Short Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Collapsed April 1968 after being struck by tractor trailer
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Short Creek on OH-7
Destroyed by collision

Old 3rd Street bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Washed out by flood in 1965
Lost Bridge over Fishing River
Removed but not replaced

Old Dales Bridge (Columbia County, New York)
The Old Dales Bridge was built sometime in the early 1900's and consisted of a simple Through Truss. It was later replaced by a newer bridge downstream and closed in the mid 1960's, later demolished in 1968.
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Roeliff Jansen Kill
Replaced by new bridge

Old State Highway 12-Washita River Bridge (Johnston County, Oklahoma)
Replaced 1968
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Washita River on Former SH 12
Replaced by new bridge on a different alignment and demolished.

Omega Bridge (1900) (Pike County, Ohio)
Built in 1900, repaired early 1900's (after 1913 floods), replacing a prior wooden span; two spans collapsed 1968 due to flooding; replaced 1972
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Scioto River on State Route 335
Replaced by a new bridge

Pitser Covered Bridge 35-45-16x (Licking County, Ohio)
Lost Kingpost through truss bridge over Rocky Fork on TR 361
Destroyed by fire and replaced by a stringer bridge

Quaker Mill Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Built 1872; Removed 1968
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maquoketa River on road
Replaced by a new bridge

Ransom Road - Maple River Bridge (Gratiot County, Michigan)
Collapsed in 1968; NBI shows replacement in 1985
Lost Pony truss bridge over Maple River on Ransom Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Reedy Point Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927; Replaced 1968
Lost Parker through truss vertical-lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Route 9
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Mad Creek Bridge #1 (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1903-4; Abandoned ?; Removed 1968
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Mad Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Wilton Spur
Replaced by a new bridge

Rose Hill Road Bridge (Walker County, Alabama)
Collapsed c.1968-1969, new bridge built in its place
Lost Through truss bridge over Blackwater Creek on CR 25
Replaced by a new bridge

Ruark Covered Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1901
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Little Walnut Creek on Brunnertown Road (CR 100S)
Replaced by a new bridge

Runyan Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Bridge was built circa 1910 and was lost in a flood in May, 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Caddo River on AR 346
Removed but not replaced

San Francisco Bay Toll Bridge (San Mateo County, California)
Built 1929; Replaced 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over San Francisco Bay on CA Route 92/San Mateo Toll Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sand Creek-Base Road Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Replaced 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Sand Creek on Base Road
Replaced by new bridge

Scottsville Bridge (Albemarle County, Virginia)
Built 1907
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over James River on Valley Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Second Lock Covered Bridge 38-36-08X no. 3 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1857
Lost through covered truss bridge over Conestoga River on Second Lock Road
Destroyed by fire in 1968

Shotwell Bridge (Ionia County, Michigan)
Built 1911
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Grand River on David Highway
Replaced by a new bridge in 1968

Six Span Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Replaced in 1968 and again in 2011
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Six Span Road/County Road 17
Replaced by a new bridge

Smith Fork Bridge Old Petersburg Road (Warrick County, Indiana)
Replaced 1968
Lost Pony truss bridge over Smith Fork on Petersburg Road
Replaced by a new bridge

South Bridge (Sumner County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chikaskia River on South Argonia Road
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Ciénega Creek Bridge (Pima County, Arizona)
Built 1903; Damaged by a derailment in 1968 and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Ciénega Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment

Springfield Center Rd-Wann Ditch Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Replaced 1968
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Wann Ditch on Springfield Center Road
Replaced by new bridge

Standing Stone Bridge (Bradford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Partial collapse 1968 and removed after that.
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Township Road 823.
Removed after 2 spans collapsed in 1968.

StJ&LC - Cambridge Junction Covered Bridge (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1899; Replaced 1968
Through truss bridge over Lamoille River on St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

StJ&LC - Wolcott Covered Bridge (Lamoille County, Vermont)
Built 1909; Replaced 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Lamoille River on St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Stockwell Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced 1968
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sugar River Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Sugar River aka Moose River on NY 12
Replaced by a new bridge

Traffic Street Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1915; Removed 1968
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Red River on Traffic Street
Removed 2 years after completion of the I-20 Bridge

WAB - Cattle Pass (Polk County, Iowa)
Original bridge built 1902, renewed 1905; removed upon line abandonment for Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Farm crossing on Wabash Railroad, later N&W Railway
Demolished

Wabash - Branch of Spring Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Original 30' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1891; renewed 1903; replaced 1944 with this bridge; removed 1968 account of line realignment during Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Spring Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Removed account of line realignment during Lake Red Rock project

Wabash - Drainage Trestle (Polk County, Iowa)
Original pile trestle bridge at this location built 1899; rebuilt 1937 with this bridge; removed account of line realignment concurrent to Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished

Wabash - Mud Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Demolished & removed account of line relocation concurrent to the Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mud Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished

Wabash - Spring Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Original 235' pile trestle bridge built 1894, rebuilt with this bridge 1936; removed account of line realignment during Lake Red Rock project
Steel stringer bridge over Spring Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Removed account of line realignment during Lake Red Rock project

Wabash - Unknown Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Original 78' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1891; renewed 1904; replaced by this bridge 1935; removed account of line realignment concurrent to the Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished

Wabash - Watersheke Creek Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 134' Howe truss bridge at this location built 1888; replaced 1916 with this bridge (originally from Br. #499); replaced 1931 with 119' DPG span; removed 1968 account of abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Watersheke Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished & inundated within Lake Red Rock

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2884 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 96' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1898; replaced by this bridge 1955; demolished 1968 account of line abandonment
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment for Lake Red Rock project

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2892 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 220' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1892; renewed 1923; renewed 1955 with this bridge; abandoned account of line abandonment concurrent to Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2892A (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 32' pile trestle at this location built 1892; renewed 1902; replaced 1934 with this bridge; removed 1968 account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2893 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 188' pile trestle at this location built 1901; replaced 1932 with this bridge; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2894 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 128' pile trestle at this location built 1902; replaced 1924 with 164' pile trestle; replaced 1934 with this bridge; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2895 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 110' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1892; renewed 1902; replaced 1935 with this bridge; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2898A (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 16' pile trestle at this location built 1903; replaced 1931 with this bridge; removed & inundated 1968 account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2900 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 32' wood culvert built 1901; rebuilt 1903 with a 16' pile trestle; replaced 1939 with this bridge; removed & inundated 1968 account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2901 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 78' pile trestle at this location built 1901; rebuilt 1926 with 105' pile trestle; replaced 1953 with this bridge; removed & inundated 1968 account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished account of line abandonment

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2917 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 220' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1890; renewed 1904; renewed 1953 with this bridge
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Wildcat Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Inundated account of line abandonment for Lake Red Rock project

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2924 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original bridge built 1891; renewed 1923; removed account of line abandonment for Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Brush Creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished & inundated within Lake Red Rock (Brush Creek)

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2924 (Marion County, Iowa)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Inundated account of line abandonment for Lake Red Rock project

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2938 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 228' low-truss/pile trestle bridge at this location built 1891; replaced by this bridge 1932; town (Dunreath) abandoned and bridge removed account of line abandonment for Lake Red Rock project
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Calhoun Creek on Wabash Railroad
Bridge removed and site inundated within Lake Red Rock watershed (Calhoun Creek cove)

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2942 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 260' pile trestle built 1891; renewed 1904; replaced by this bridge 1917; renewed again 1933, removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Prairie Creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2945 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 80' pile trestle at this location built 1900; renewed 1912, replaced 1933 with this bridge; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer O.G. bridge over County road on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2954 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 11-span 165' pile trestle built 1891, renewed 1905; replaced with this bridge 1936; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Walnut Creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished; portions of timber bents remain

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2956 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 32' pile trestle built 1891; rebuilt with this bridge 1940; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2961 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 114' low truss bridge built 1891, renewed 1905 & 1928; replaced with this bridge 1955; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost bridge over Wilson's Creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished & (normally) inundated, but the remains of the bridge's timber bent supports can be seen at times of low water level on the Des Moines River

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2966 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 79' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1902; replaced 1940 with this bridge; removed account of line abandonment concurrent with Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2967 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 96' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1901; replaced 1924 with this bridge; Original pile trestle at this location built 1899; rebuilt 1937 with this bridge; removed account of line abandonment concurrent to Lake Red Rock project
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished

Wabash Railroad Bridge #2971 (Marion County, Iowa)
Original 47' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1891; renewed 1904 & 1928 with 67.4' pile trestle; replaced by this bridge 1931; removed account of line abandonment concurrent to Lake Red Rock project
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash Railroad
Demolished; pile bents remain at terminus of creek into Des Moines River

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