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Agler Road Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Completed in 1919, destroyed in 1980
Lost concrete arch bridge over Alum Creek on Agler Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Arkoma Bridge (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Poteau River on OK 9A in Arkoma
Replaced by new bridge

Augustine Cutoff Bridge (1885) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1885 for B&O Railroad, replaced with stone arch bridge 1910; Converted to road bridge 1920; Pratt truss replaced with Warren truss 1980;
Deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff in Wilmington
Replaced by a new bridge

Back Bone Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad on Back Bone Road south of Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Barrett Mill Bridge 35-36-11x (Highland County, Ohio)
Built 1866; arsoned on October 14, 1980.
Lost Long through truss bridge over Rocky Fork
Destroyed by fire

Bloomfield Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1914; closed 1978; demolished 1980; replaced 1986
Lost Deck truss bridge over P&W Subdivision, Pittsburgh Line, Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, Local streets on Bloomfield Bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

BN - Nighthawk Railway Bridge (Okanogan County, Washington)
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Similkameen River on Washington & Great Northern Railway
Collapsed

Branch Neosho River Bridge (Labette County, Kansas)
Built 1914
Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Neosho River, 5.9 mi. east of Labette
Replaced by a new bridge

Braswell Tunnel (Paulding County, Georgia)
Opened 1882, abandoned 1980
Tunnel under Brushy Mountain on an abandoned alignment of Southern Railway (Formerly the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad)
Abandoned

Buffalo Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Milwaukee River on Buffalo Street
No longer exists

CB&Q - E. Fork Crooked Creek Tributary Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1886, Moved Here 1912
Lost Polygonal Pratt through truss over Tributary of E. Fork Crooked Creek on CB&Q Railroad
Demolished

CBQ - Illinois River Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built 1932, RR line abandoned 1970's, bridge removed summer 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River now removed Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Removed

CCC Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1936; Replaced 1980
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Nehalem River on Nehalem River Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cedar Avenue Bridge (Old) (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1890, removed in 1980 shortly after the current bridge was built.
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Cedar Avenue
Removed

Centerville Bridge (1922) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1980
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 188th Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cherry Dip (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Tributary of Little Blue River on Food Lane
Replaced by a new bridge

Circus Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1885; One span later replaced with a Warren pony truss; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on State Road 124 (Old Alignment)
Replaced by bridge on a new alignment and removed.

Clinton Street Bridge (Defiance County, Ohio)
Built 1932; replaced 1980 by concrete box beam bridge on 1932 piers
Steel stringer bridge over Maumee River on Clinton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CNJ - Newark Bay Lift Bridge (1926) (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1926; site of Newark Bay Bridge Accident in 1958; damaged in ship collision 1966; railroad abandoned 1976; lift spans demolished 1980, approach spans demolished 1988
Lost vertical lift bridge over Newark Bay on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
Removed

CNW - Floyd River Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Floyd River on former Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Removed ca. 1980 following abandonment of CNW Marathon to Alton line.

CNW - Little Sioux River Bridge (Brooke) (Buena Vista County, Iowa)
Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Sioux River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

Colusa Bridge (Colusa County, California)
Built in 1901; rehabilitated in 1947-8, replaced 1980
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on Bridge Street
Bridge replaced 1980

Combination Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1890-96; North Approach replaced 1907; Nebraska swing span electrified 1919; South approach replaced 1922; North Approach rebuilt 1929; Rails removed 1937; Iowa swing span removed 1957; Cantilevered roadways widened 1961-62; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on Old US 20 in Sioux City
Replaced by new bridge

CR - Moxahala Creek Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Lost Bridge over Moxahala Creek on Conrail Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CR - Olean Creek Bridge (Cattaraugus County, New York)
Built 1918, Removed in the 1980s
Pony plate girder bridge over Olean Creek
Demolished

CSX - Long Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
HAER says initial construction 1896; however NR says 1867; CSX abandoned the railroad line in the late 1970s or 1980s
Bridge over Antietam Creek on Formerly B&O/CSX
Removed completely, piers visible on google & bing maps

Detroit Avenue Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1910; replaced 1980
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Rocky River on Detroit Avenue (Old Alignment)
Superstructure replaced

Dry Fork of Bear Creek Bridge (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Dry Fork of Bear Creek on US 65
Replaced by new bridge

Dvorak Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1911, Raised 1912; South span washed away by ice gorge June 1918; Repaired 1920; Replaced on a new aligment 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Louisa-Johnson Road
Removed

East Fork Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Removed or innundated when Blue Springs Lake was built ca 1980
Bridge over East Fork Little Blue river on Road


Ell Creek Bridge (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1910
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Ell Creek on Ell Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fall City Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1917; Replaced 1980
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Snoqualmie River on Route 202
Replaced by a new bridge

Farm Entrance Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1920
Steel stringer bridge over Drainage Ditch on Field Road
Open to traffic

Fillmore Bridge (Allegany County, New York)
Built 1878; two spans replaced with Pratt truss spans in 1902; rehabilitated 1950; replaced 1980
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Genesee River on CR 4
Replaced by a new bridge

Fishell Road - Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Removed ca.1980 when I-390 was built through the area
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lehigh Valley Railroad on Fishell Road
Removed but not replaced

Gant Ford Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built in 1897 by the Indiana Bridge Company, replaced in 1980 using a prestressed beam on the existing abutments.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on Pipe Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Kennebec County, Maine)
Truss spans built 1896; approaches built 1926; swing span built somewhat later than 1926; replaced 1980 by bridge on new alignment
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Rte 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Gardiner Randolph Bridge (Older) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Pivot span built 1853; Pennsylvania through truss spans built 1896 to replace Howe truss covered spans; pivot span replaced 1907; totally replaced in 1980
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Route 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Garwood Bridge (Old) (Colorado County, Texas)
Built 1938; Replaced 1980
Lost Bridge over Colorado River on FM 950
Replaced by a new bridge

Genery Gap Bridge (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Railroad on Shades Crest Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Glynwood Road Bridge (Auglaize County, Ohio)
Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Glynwood Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Grant Town Covered Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Built Unknown
Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Paw Paw Creek on CR 17/19
Destroyed by flooding in 1980 - replaced in 1982

Grove Street over Erie-Lackawanna Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Erie-Lackawanna RR on Grove Street
Removed but not replaced

Hall Covered Bridge 45-13-07x (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1867
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Saxtons River on Hall Bridge Road
Collapsed under truck in 1980

Hickman Lockhart Memorial Bridge (Benton County, Tennessee)
Built 1940; replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US70
Replaced by a UCEB in 1980

Holland's Ferry Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1900; Removed Novermber 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Eden Farm Road/150th Street.
Built 1900; Removed 1980

Honeydew Creek Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Replaced 1980, apparently replaced again in 1990
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Honeydew Creek on Wilder Ridge Road
Replaced by new bridge

Honeytown Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built in 1882; Struck by pickup truck September 11, 1980, causing north span to collapse - was subsequently removed around year's end
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 25 East
Destroyed by collision

IA150 Cedar River Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1935; Replaced 1980
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Cedar River on IA 150
Replaced by a new bridge

IL96 Mount Moriah Bridge (Hancock County, Illinois)
Built 1936, Replaced 1980
Through truss bridge over Larry Creek on IL96
Replaced by a new bridge

Index Bridge (Little River County, Arkansas)
Built 1919; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on US 71 built 1919
Replaced by new bridge 1980

Isett Avenue Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1912; Replaced 1980
Bridge over Geneva Creek on Isett Avenue & Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

John Fry's Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-11x (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1849 by John & Martin Fry and Zacheus Killian; Lost to arson in 1980 and replaced in 1982 with bridge built by J. C. Hale Construction Company.
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Muddy Creek on T-813
Destroyed by fire (arson)

Kickapoo Creek Bridge (Logan County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Lost Through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge 1980.

KY 298 Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Lost Through truss bridge over North Fork of Panther Creek
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

KY 88 Green River Bridge (Green County, Kentucky)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Green River on KY 88
Collapsed in July 1980

Liberty Bayou Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built in 1941; replaced 1980
Concrete stringer wooden bridge over Liberty Bayou on Louisiana Route 433
Replaced by a new bridge

Loveland Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1913 to replace a bridge lost in the great flood; Replaced 1980
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Loveland Road
Replaced by new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost steel stringer bridge over KCT Railroad on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Black River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Pre 1915) (Umatilla County, Oregon)
Lost Pony/through girder bridge over Umatilla River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Maple Street Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on Maple Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Mare Island Bridge (1935) (Solano County, California)
Built 1935; replaced 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mare Island Strait on Mare Island Shipyard RD w RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Marion Street Arch Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1980
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Maquoketa River on Marion Street in Manchester
Replaced by a new bridge

Milford Bridge (Kosciusko County, Indiana)
Replaced 1980
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on Main Street (Old SR 15)
Replaced by new bridge

Milner Bridge (Pickens County, Alabama)
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on AL Hwy 17


Milo Lemert Memorial Bridge (Hardin County, Tennessee)
Built 1930
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 64/SR 15/SR 69
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on former Milwaukee Road
Demolished

MILW - County Road R27 Overpass (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1913, Removed 1980
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Highway R27 on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

MILW - Honey Creek Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1914, Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MILW - Lincoln Highway Overpass (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1917; Removed 1980
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over US 30 on Railroad (MILW)
Removed

MILW - Mosquito Creek Bridge (Guthrie County, Iowa)
Built 1913, Removed Ca. 1980
Lost Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Mosquito Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

MILW - Olin Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built here 1913, Removed 1980
Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

MILW - South Timber Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1906 and 1913; 1906 span removed and reused 1934; Removed 1980
Lost deck girder Bridge over South Timber Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MILW - South Timber Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1900, Widened 1913; westbound track removed 1934, eastbound track removed 1980
Lost deck girder bridge over South Timber Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced; Abutments & support still remain

MILW - Stone City Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MILW - Wisconsin River Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Built 1894; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Du Bay (Wisconsin River) on Railroad (MILW) and SR 34
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW/CNW Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1895, Removed 1980
Lost Girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

Minnesota Avenue Overpass (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1901; Replaced 1980
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Minnesota Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Niger Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Bean Creek on Bothwell Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

NW - Biddle's Island Bridge (Pre 1980) (Cass County, Indiana)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River (South Channel) on Wabash Railroad
No longer exists

NYC - DePue Swing Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1900
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Illinois River on New York Central Railroad/Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
No longer exists

NYC - Sandusky Bay Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)
Built in ? :removed
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sandusky Bay on New York Central RR
No longer exists

Old Rooster Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)
Built ca.1925; Demolished 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on former Hwy 80 route
Lost

Orchard Street Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Built 1903 by the Champion Bridge Company; replaced in 1980.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork of Licking River on Orchard Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Parkersburg Bridge (1916) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1916; Demolished 1980; Replaced by the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge
Lost suspension bridge over Ohio River
No longer exists

Parrot's Ferry Bridge (1937) (Tuolumne County, California)
Built 1937, flooded 1980.
Luten arch bridge over Stanislaus River on Old Parrots Ferry Road
Inundated

Pekin Lift Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost Strauss vertical-lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on IL 9 in Pekin
Replaced by a new bridge

Plattin Creek Wagon Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Plattin Creek on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Pitman Creek Trestle (Lee County, Iowa)
Demolished in 1980
Lost Stringer bridge over Pitman Creek
Lost

Rice Creek Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1980
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Rice Creek on Twp 24
Replaced by a new bridge

Rock Rapids North Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1900; Replaced 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rocky Ford Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1910, replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on N850E Road
Replaced by new bridge

Shelhorn Metal Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Built 1933; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Flatrock River on State Road 3
Replaced by new bridge

Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge (Eaton County, Michigan)
Built 1897; closed 1977; replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Smithville Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980

Smoky Hill River Arch Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)
Built 1923
Lost concrete through arch bridge over Smoky Hill River on Rain Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sock Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)
Built 1893; Demolished 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Dam River on Sock Road in Town of Lowell
Demolished 1980, replaced by new bridge

South Papillion Creek Bridge (Sarpy County, Nebraska)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Papillion Creek on N 120th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980

Springboro Metal Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1916; Replaced 1980
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on State Road-18.
Replaced by new bridge

SR 257 East Fork White River Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)
Replaced in 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over E F White River on SR 257
Replaced by a new bridge