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10th Street Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built 1887; Additional spans added 1952; Removed 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over White River on E. 10th Street in Anderson
Eastern abutment and all pillars remain, the bridge and western abutment are gone.

19th Street Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880's
Lost Pony truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad tracks on 19th Street
Removed but not replaced

24th Street Viaduct (Weber County, Utah)
Built 1909; Expanded 1921; 1926; & 1969; Replaced 1976
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad Yard & Weber River on 24th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Stone Arch (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built ?; Filled in 1976
Buried stone arch bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad & Stream on 4th Street
Filled in

Alverno Bridge (Cheboygan County, Michigan)
Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Orchard Beach Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Arkansas River Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1932; replaced 1976
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on OK 51/OK97 in Sand Springs
Replaced by new bridge

Arkansas River Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Replaced 1976
Lost Bridge over Arkansas River on S.H. 97 Wilson Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Atwood Bridge (Hughes County, Oklahoma)
Built 1928; Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Canadian River on SH 48 (Old Alignment)
Replaced by new bridge

Babb's Bridge 19-03-01x (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1843; Destroyed in arson fire, 1973; Replaced by an exact replica, 1976
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Presumpscot River on Hurricane Road in South Windham
Replaced by new bridge

Backbone Park Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Replaced 1976
Lost Bridge over Maquoketa River on 129th Street
Replaced by a new bridge; Abutments remain

Beam Covered Bridge 35-68-09x (Preble County, Ohio)
Built 1887; Replaced 1976
Lost Covered Childs through truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Paint Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaver Creek Bridge (Trempealeau County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on 1st Street/US 53
Replaced by new bridge

Belinda Street Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)
Built 1893; Replaced 1976;
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Belinda Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Berry's Creek Bridge (Bergen County, New Jersey)
Replaced 1976
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Berry's Creek on Paterson Plank Road (NJ 120)
Replaced by new bridge

BM - Goffstown Covered Bridge 29-06-06x (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1901, Burned 1976
Lost Through truss bridge over Piscataquog River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Destroyed by fire

Bridge Road Swing Bridge (Old) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1902; Replaced 1976
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on US 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Brown's Bridge (1895) (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1895; replaced 1976 by bridge on new alignment to the south
Lost double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Genesee River on West Henrietta-Scottsville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Byrd Creek CR 468 Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Lost bridge over Byrd Creek on CR 468 east of Millersville
Replaced by a concrete span in 1976; stone masonry pier still visible on east bank of creek

Carlon Loop Road Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Replaced 1976
Lost Pony truss bridge over Coal Creek on Carlon Loop Road
Replaced by new bridge

Caro Bridge (Tuscola County, Michigan)
Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cass River on Dayton Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Carver Bridge (Newton County, Arkansas)
Built 1916; Replaced 1976
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Buffalo River on AR 123
Replaced by new bridge

Cedar Point Bridge (Old) (Chase County, Kansas)
Replaced 1976
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on 1st Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Chili Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Replaced 1976
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Eel River on State Road 19
Replaced by new bridge

Choptank River Drawbridge (1913) (Caroline County, Maryland)
Built in 1913; Collapsed 1976, Replaced 1980
Lost Warren pony truss bascule bridge over the Choptank River on Bridge St/MD 404 BUS
No longer exists

Cibola Farmers Bootleg Bridge (La Paz County, Arizona)
Built 1957; Destroyed by flood 1976; Replaced 1981
Lost Stringer bridge over Colorado River on River Road
Destroyed by flooding

CNW - Iowa River Bridge (Xenia) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed 1976
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River on former CNW RR
Demolished

County Road 62 Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Sandusky River on County Road 62
Replaced by a new bridge

CR 42-Penn Central Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Conrail Railroad (Penn Central) on County Road 42
Replaced by a new bridge in 1977

Crane Street Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over New York Central Railroad on Crane Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Curdsville-Delaware Road Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Panther Creek on Curdsville-Delaware Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Damascus Bridge (1909) (Henry County, Ohio)
Built 1909 by the Toledo-Massillon Bridge Co.; closed 1970; replaced 1976
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Maumee River on SR 109
Replaced by a new bridge

Dirty Devil River Bridge (Wayne County, Utah)
Replaced 1976
Lost Through truss bridge over Dirty Devil River Bridge on SR 24
Replaced by a new bridge

DTI - Rouge River Bridge (1913) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1913; Replaced ca. 1976
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR
Replaced by a new bridge

East Rock Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1900
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Dry Branch of Three Mile Run on East Rock Road
Collapsed

Ebey Slough Bascule Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Ebey Slough on Home Acres Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Edgewood Bridge (1912) (Bureau County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Backbone Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fremont Bridge (1922) (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)
Built 1922
Lost Pony plate girder bascule over Wolf River on WI Route 110/Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Bayou Chico Bridge (Escambia County, Florida)
Built 1918, Removed 1976
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chico Bayou on St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Nee Muscle Shoals Birmingham & Pensacola Railway)
Removed

Glandorf Bridge (Putnam County, Ohio)
Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Blanchard River on Township Road 11
Replaced by a new bridge

Good Hope-New Holland Road Bridge (Fayette County, Ohio)
Built 1887
Lost Through truss bridge over Compton Creek on Good Hope-New Holland Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Henderson Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Olentangy River on W Henderson Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Holmesville Bridge (Gage County, Nebraska)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on E Linden Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hoxie Bridge (Otsego County, New York)
Built 1878
Lost Through truss bridge over Unadilla River on Skaneateles Turnpike Rd
Destroyed by collision in 1976, not replaced

Hurricane Creek MO 34 Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Built 1922, replacing an earlier 1910's structure which had washed away in a flood. Replaced in 1976 by a concrete bridge built by contractor Potashnick Construction Inc.
Lost through truss bridge over Hurricane Creek on MO 34 east of Marble Hill
Replaced by modern bridge

IA141 North Raccoon River Bridge (Old) (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1935; Replaced 1976
Lost Parker through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on IA 141
Replaced by a new bridge

IC - Galena River Bascule Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1914 ; removed 1976
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Galena River on Illinois Central Railroad
Collapsed

Iowa Street Pony Truss (Johnson County, Iowa)
Road vacated 1976 & bridge sold for $25
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on Iowa Street
Removed but not replaced

Island Avenue Bridge (Somerset County, Maine)
Replaced 1976
Lost Pony truss bridge over Kennebec River on Island Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Kennebec River Bridge - Skowhegan (Somerset County, Maine)
Replaced 1976
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kennebec River on US 2 & US 201
Replaced by a new bridge

KY 204 - Cumberland River Bridge (Whitley County, Kentucky)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cumberland River on KY 204
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

LN - US-31E Trestle (Allen County, Kentucky)
Removed 1976
Lost deck plate girder bridge over US 31 on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Lowell Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1889; Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Ludwig Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on Jasper Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1901; replaced 1976
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

Main Street Bridge (1908) (Genesee County, New York)
Replaced 1976
Lost closed spandrel arch bridge over Oatka Creek on Rt 5
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (1922) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1976
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Old) (Emery County, Utah)
Built ca. 1926; Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cottonwood Creek on Main Street
Replaced by new bridge

Main Street Viaduct (Stark County, Ohio)
Built 1906 replacing a bridge built in 1894; Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Penn Central RR on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Manville Bridge (Jefferson County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890's
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Indian-Kentuck Creek on China-Manville Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Market Street Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Eel River on Market Street
Replaced by new bridge

Matthews Bridge (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Replaced 1976, Demolished 1978.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Loch Raven Reservoir on MD-146 (Dulaney Valley Road)
Replaced by new bridge

MEC - Gulf Stream Trestle (Somerset County, Maine)
Built 1904, RR abandoned 1933, removed 1976
Lost Bridge over Gulf Stream on Maine Central Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Memorial Bridge (Decatur County, Georgia)
Foundation begun 1922; Work Abandoned 1922; Work Resumed 1926
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Flint River on Dothan Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Mexican Hat Bridge (1913) (San Juan County, Utah)
Built 1913; bypassed 1953; collapsed 1976
Lost Wire suspension bridge over San Juan River on US 163
Collapsed

Military Road Bridge (1923) (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1923; Replaced 1976
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Big Sioux River on Military Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Mill Street - Prairie River Bridge (Lincoln County, Wisconsin)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Prairie River on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

Millikan Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1871; Destroyed by Arson June 29, 1976
Lost Smith truss covered Bridge over Beanblossom Creek on Maple Grove Road.
Destroyed by arson fire

NP - Lake Washington Canal Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1914 ; removed in 1976
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Lake Washington Canal on Northern Pacific Railroad
No longer exists

OH 16 Bridge (Pataskala) (Licking County, Ohio)
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over South Fork Licking River on OH 16
Replaced by a new bridge

Olentangy River N. Union Street Bridge (Crawford County, Ohio)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Olentangy River on N. Union Street in Galion
Replaced by a new bridge

Palm Garden Trestle (Original Bridge) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905
Lost Bridge over Saw Mill Run on Beechview Trolley Route
Replaced by a new bridge

Possum Trot Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1928, replaced in 1976
Lost Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on Route 150
Replaced by new bridge

PRR - Mud Creek Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Lost Bridge over Mud Creek on Pennsylvania Railroad (former Shelbyville & Rushville RR)
Removed

PRR - Ray's Crossing Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Road built 1850, abandoned by Conrail in 1976
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Branch of Lewis Creek on Abandoned Rushville & Shelbyville Railroad
Abandoned

RDG - Pigeon Point Ferry (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1922; Removed from service 1976
Ferry across Delaware River on Reading Railroad
No longer in service; Transfer bridge (Delaware Side) and an industrial dock (New Jersey side.) remain as abandoned remnants

Red Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Built in 1909, made obsolete when road was rerouted to the west. Later renamed CSAH 17. Bridge was closed in 1974; later removed in 1975
Lost pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on State aid road 8N (formerly) in Windom
Lost

Red Covered Bridge 14-61-08x (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1880, damaged by arson in October 1969, later repaired, destroyed by arson on October 13, 1976
Lost covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR 75W west of Rosedale
Destroyed by fire, Site is abandoned except for abutment

Reed Avenue Bridge (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over 3rd Street on Reed Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Spring Creek Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed 1976
Lost Deck girder bridge over Spring Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished

RI - West Otter Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1976, bridge removed shortly thereafter
Lost steel stringer bridge over West Otter Creek on Railroad (RI)
Removed but not replaced

RI - West Otter Creek Bridge #2 (Linn County, Iowa)
Built ?; Damaged by derailment & reset 1969; Line abandoned 1976, bridge removed shortly thereafter
Lost steel stringer bridge over West Otter Creek on Railroad (RI)
Removed but not replaced

Ritner Creek Covered Bridge 37-27-01 (Polk County, Oregon)
Replaced 1976
Covered Howe through truss bridge over Ritner Creek off of OR 223
Open to pedestrians

Rock Road - Three Mile Run Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Three Mile Run on West Rock Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1979

Salt River Bridge (1949) (Maricopa County, Arizona)
Built 1949
Lost Bridge over Salt River on Central Ave(Formerly Center Str)
Replaced by a new bridge

SBD - Coosa River Bridge (Talladega County, Alabama)
Collapsed 1976
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Coosa River on CSX Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Secor Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over Iowa River on 270th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Seeleysburg Bridge (Vernon County, Wisconsin)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kickapoo River on Seeleysburg Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

Sheperds Bridge (Imperial County, California)
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Myer Creek on US 80
Destroyed by severe weather- Hurricane Kathleen 1976

Sherman Point Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 1926
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Sherman Point
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

SOO - South Fork Flambeau River Bridge (Old) (Price County, Wisconsin)
through truss bridge was replaced by girder bridge in 1976
Lost Through truss bridge over S Fork Flambeau River on SOO Line RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Sparta Road Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Lost Truss bridge over Kokosing River on Sparta Road
Replaced by a new bridge

St. Johnsville Overhead Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Replaced 1976
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over New York Central Railroad on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

St. Joseph Avenue-Penn Central Overpass (Vanderburgh County, Indiana)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Penn Central Railroad (abandoned line) on St. Joseph Avenue
Removed and crossing filled in.

Staddens Ford Iron Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Lost Bridge over Licking River on Staddens Bridge Road
No longer exists

Story Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)
Built 1926
Lost Pony truss bridge over Middle Fork Salt Creek on State Road 135
Collapsed

Tase Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Lost pin-connected Pratt pony truss bridge over St Joseph River on Angevine Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Third Street Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)
Built 1890; Struck and collapsed June 18, 1976
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Saginaw River on Third Street
No longer exists

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge (Twin Falls County, Idaho)
Built 1927; replaced 1976
Lost cantilevered deck truss bridge over Snake River on US 93 at Twin Falls
Replaced by the Perrine Bridge

Tyler Road - Moot's Creek Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Moot's Creek on Tyler Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

UP - Menan Pegram Truss (Jefferson County, Idaho)
Built 1894 at Nyssa, Oregon; Relocated here 1914; Destroyed by flooding due to the failure of the Teton Dam June 5, 1976
Lost Pegram through truss bridge over Snake River on Union Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by flooding