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"The General" Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built & Demolished in July 23, 1926 as part of the filming of the Buster Keaton silent film "The General"
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Rock River on Film Railroad; built to be destroyed.
Collapsed
12th Street Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1886; Replaced 1928
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 12th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
1st Avenue Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rock River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
1st Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1885 ; replaced 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
1st Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1888; Replaced in 1929
Lost deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 1st Street
Replaced by a new bridge
3rd Avenue Linn Creek Bridge (Older) (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Linn Creek on Third Street
Replaced by a new bridge
6th Street Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Eel River on 6th Street in Logansport
Replaced by new bridge
6th Street Bridge (Older) (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Built in 1880, replaced by a concrete T-beam bridge in 1922 and again by a concrete girder bridge in 1975
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Sixth Street/ MN Hwy. 62
Replaced by a new bridge
7th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884; replaced 1926
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Allegheny River on 7th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
8th Street Bridge (Older) (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892; Replaced 1924
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Manitowoc River on 8th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
8th Street Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1849; removed in 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Flatrock River on 8th Street (Old Indianapolis Road)
No longer exists-Current bridge connects 11th Street to the Old Indianapolis Road
9th Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1889; Replaced 1925
Pratt through truss bridge
Ableman Curve Covered Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Bypassed and removed 1923
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Baraboo River on Road
Removed
Adair Viaduct (Old) (Adair County, Iowa)
Built 1908; Replaced 1923
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on White Pole Road/Great White Way
Replaced by a new bridge
Adams Street Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1889 to replace earlier 1869 swing bridge; replaced 1927
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Chicago River (south branch) on Adams Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Addison Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Replaced 1920
Lost Pony truss bridge over N Br Chicago River on Addison Street
Replaced by new bridge
Allen Street Bridge (Old) (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1906, Collapsed 1923
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Collapsed
American Railroad - Puente Caņo de San Antonio (Aņejo) (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Built 1890; Replaced 1922
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Caņo de San Antonio on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Replaced by a new bridge
American Railroad - Puente Quebrada Mala (Quebradillas, Puerto Rico)
Built ?; Replaced 1922
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Quebrada Mala on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Replaced by a new bridge
Amoskeag Falls Bridge 29-06-20x (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1854
Burr long Through truss bridge over Merrimack River
Collapsed
Antelope Hill Highway Bridge (Yuma County, Arizona)
Opened August 18, 1915. Abandoned 1929 after being repaired and lengthened in 1918 and 1920
Abandoned concrete deck girder bridge over Gila River on Ocean to Ocean Highway
Derelict/abandoned
Arcadia Bridge (Older) (De Soto County, Florida)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Peace River on W Hickory Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Arkansas River Bridge (Hamilton County, Kansas)
Built c. 1910 ; Replaced 1927
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Arkansas River on K27/Old Road 21
Replaced
Arkansas River Pontoon Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
At one time owned by the Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad, but no trains ever crossed it.
Lost Pontoon bridge over Arkansas River in Dardanelle. Once hailed as the "Longest pontoon bridge over moving water". Carried Old Military Road, a major route between Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Demolished
Ashtabula Bridge (Old) (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Replaced in 1924
Pratt through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on West 5th Route 531
Replaced by a new bridge
ATSF - Des Moines River Bridge (N, Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1887, modified 1904
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on ATSF RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Bagby Bridge (Older) (Mariposa County, California)
Burned ca. 1922
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Merced River
Destroyed by fire
Bainbridge Street Bridge (Older) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905-1907 by York Bridge Co. for Sunbury Bridge Co., demolished 1927
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Banbridge Street and Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway
Replaced by new bridge
Ballard's Bridge (Old) (Iowa County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1929
Pratt through truss bridge over English River on Pershing Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Bancroft Falls Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Vermont)
Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Missisquoi River on Unknown Dirt road
Destroyed by flooding
Barton Creek Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Built 1890 by Runyon Bridge Co., bypassed and abandoned in 1924
Abandoned bridge over Barton Creek on CR 119
Abandoned and severly deterioriated
Batavia Bridge (Old) (Clermont County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over East Fork Little Miami River on MainStreet
Replaced by a new bridge
Bay Creek Covered Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Lost covered bridge over Bay Creek between Pittsfield and Detroit on what is now IL 106
No longer exists
Beach Street Bridge (Old) (Genesee County, Michigan)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Flint River on Beach Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Beaver Run Trestle (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Removed 1926
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Beaver Run on Carbon County Electric Railway
Removed
Beechwood Boulevard Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1922
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Penn Lincoln Highway (Forward Avenue) on Beechwood Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge
Bell Street Bridge (Old) (Dawson County, Montana)
Built 1900; Replaced 1925
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Bell Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Black River Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Likely abandoned circa 1929
Lost Bridge over Big Black River on Dixie Overland Highway/ original alignment of US 80
Lost
Big Four Bridge (Original) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1888-1895 (Main span portals stated 1893); Replaced 1929
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction Company
Destroyed by collision with ice
Black Run Bridge (Ruins) (Ritchie County, West Virginia)
Built 1915 as part of the Harrisville Southern Railroad; Scrapped in 1929
Lost Bridge over Black Run on Harrisville Southern Railroad
Lost
BLE - Culmerville Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1894; Removed 1922
Lost Tunnel under Under highway on Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Demolished
Blodgett's Bridge (1880's) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1880's and replaced in 1925
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Ashley Falls Road in Ashley Falls
Replaced by a new bridge
BM&NW - Iowa River Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Abandoned and likley removed 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed, substructure encased in concrete for a road bridge's substructure.
BO - Cave Station Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Herrs Island Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884; Replaced 1921
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Little Kanawha River Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1883; Replaced 1924
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Little Miami River Bridges (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Miami River on B&O RR
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Mt. Crawford Bollman Bridge (Rockingham County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Lost Other deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Verona Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Whipple deck truss bridge over Middle River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO Southern Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Built 1893; Removed 1923
Lost Deck truss bridge over White River East Fork on B&O Southern Railroad
Only pillars remain
Bradley's Ford Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1873: Replaced 1925
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Old State Road 1
Replaced by new bridge
Briant Street Bridge (Old) (Huntington County, Indiana)
Replaced 1928
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little River (Little Wabash River) on Briant Street
Replaced by new bridge
Bridge Street Bridge 1886 (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1886; replaced 1922
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Street, Windsor Locks-Warehouse Point
Replaced by a new bridge
Bridgeville Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1807; said to be first covered bridge in New York State
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Neversink River on Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike
Replaced by a new bridge
Broadway Bridge (Old) (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1887; Destroyed 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Minnesota Trunk Highway 21
Destroyed by collision from a heavily laden grain truck
Broadway Truss Bridge (Bonneville County, Idaho)
Built 1907, Replaced and relocated to Johns Hole in 1928
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Snake River on Broadway Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Brownsburg Covered Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Lost Bridge over White Lick Creek on Main Street (Crawfordsville Road)
Replaced by a new bridge
Burnside Bridge (1894) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1894; Replaced with 2 spans relocated in 1926.
Lost swing-span truss bridge over Willamette River on Burnside St
Replaced by a new bridge
BVT - Boise River Bridge (Canyon County, Idaho)
Built 1907; Removed ca. 1928
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Boise River on Boise Valley Railroad
Removed
C&C - LIttle Miami River Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)
Built 1906; One span lost in flooding during 1907 and replaced with a truss from the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad; Removed ca. 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Cincinnati & Columbus Traction Co.
Removed
C&NW - Fox River Bridge (Old) (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1883, Replaced 1920
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Fox River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
C&S - Deansbury Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Colorado)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Platte River on Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Calloway's Ford Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built between 1867-1869; Replaced 1920
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Whitewater River on Suspension Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Cambridge Street Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1810; Replaced 1925
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Charles River on Cambridge Road/River Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Canal Street Bridge (Old) (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Nashua River on Canal Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Cass Street Bridge (Old) (Clayton County, Iowa)
Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Volga River on Cass Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Castaic Junction Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Lost Through truss bridge over Santa Clara River on SR 126
Destroyed by flooding - St Francis dam failure in 1928
Castle Rock Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1910; Replaced 1926
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Catoctin Creek Bridge (old-covered) (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built in 1864 to replace the bridge burned by J.E.B. Stuart on Sept. 13, 1862. Demolished in 1923
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Catoctin Creek on Old National Pike (Alt 40)
No longer exists
CB&Q - Big Creek Covered Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1881; Replaced 1928
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Rock River Covered Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1882; Replaced 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - South 245th Street Overpass (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1917; Removed 1927
Lost Bridge over S 245th Street on (CB&Q?) Railroad
Removed
CCC&StL - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Replaced in 1920
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Cincinatti & St Louis RR
No longer exists
Centerville Bridge (Older) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1896; Replaced 1922 by a new bridge downstream
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Removed
Central Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over indian Creek on Central Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Centre Bridge (old/covered) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Half of the 1830 structure washed away in 1841. Either half or allof the bridge was built (or rebuilt) in 1841. Lost to a lightning strike started fire on July 22, 1923
Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
No longer exists
Church Hill Tunnel (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1875; Collapsed 1925
Abandoned tunnel under Church Hill on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Derelict/abandoned
Cincinnati Southern Ohio River Bridge (1st) (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1869-1877; superstructure replaced by current bridge in 1922
Lost Linville variant Whipple through truss swing bridge over Ohio River on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad at Cincinnati
Superstructure replaced
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Lost during 1920s
View Exhibit map"The General" Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)Built & Demolished in July 23, 1926 as part of the filming of the Buster Keaton silent film "The General"
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Rock River on Film Railroad; built to be destroyed.
Collapsed
12th Street Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1886; Replaced 1928
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 12th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
15th Street Bridge (Older) (Cascade County, Montana)
Built 1892; Condemned & replaced 1924
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Missouri River on 15th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1892; Condemned & replaced 1924
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Missouri River on 15th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
1st Avenue Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rock River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
1st Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)Built 1885 ; replaced 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
1st Avenue North Bridge (Older) (Cascade County, Montana)
Replaced 1920
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River on 1st Avenue North
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1920
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River on 1st Avenue North
Replaced by a new bridge
1st Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1888; Replaced in 1929
Lost deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 1st Street
Replaced by a new bridge
3rd Avenue Linn Creek Bridge (Older) (Marshall County, Iowa)Built ?; Replaced 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Linn Creek on Third Street
Replaced by a new bridge
6th Street Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Eel River on 6th Street in Logansport
Replaced by new bridge
6th Street Bridge (Older) (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)Built in 1880, replaced by a concrete T-beam bridge in 1922 and again by a concrete girder bridge in 1975
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Sixth Street/ MN Hwy. 62
Replaced by a new bridge
7th Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884; replaced 1926
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Allegheny River on 7th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
8th Street Bridge (Older) (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)Built 1892; Replaced 1924
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Manitowoc River on 8th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
8th Street Covered Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)Built in 1849; removed in 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Flatrock River on 8th Street (Old Indianapolis Road)
No longer exists-Current bridge connects 11th Street to the Old Indianapolis Road
9th Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1889; Replaced 1925
Pratt through truss bridge
Ableman Curve Covered Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)Bypassed and removed 1923
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Baraboo River on Road
Removed
Adair Viaduct (Old) (Adair County, Iowa)Built 1908; Replaced 1923
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on White Pole Road/Great White Way
Replaced by a new bridge
Adams Street Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1889 to replace earlier 1869 swing bridge; replaced 1927
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Chicago River (south branch) on Adams Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Addison Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Replaced 1920
Lost Pony truss bridge over N Br Chicago River on Addison Street
Replaced by new bridge
Afton Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Built 1872, lost to an ice jam 1924
Lost Through truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Built 1872, lost to an ice jam 1924
Lost Through truss bridge over Middle River on Road
Destroyed by collision
Air Line Bridge (Clay County, Kansas)
Built 1886; Destroyed 1935
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Republican River on Air Line Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1886; Destroyed 1935
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Republican River on Air Line Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Allen Street Bridge (Old) (Cowlitz County, Washington)Built 1906, Collapsed 1923
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Collapsed
American Railroad - Puente Caņo de San Antonio (Aņejo) (San Juan, Puerto Rico)Built 1890; Replaced 1922
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Caņo de San Antonio on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Replaced by a new bridge
American Railroad - Puente Quebrada Mala (Quebradillas, Puerto Rico)Built ?; Replaced 1922
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Quebrada Mala on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Replaced by a new bridge
Amoskeag Falls Bridge 29-06-20x (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)Built 1854
Burr long Through truss bridge over Merrimack River
Collapsed
Antelope Hill Highway Bridge (Yuma County, Arizona)Opened August 18, 1915. Abandoned 1929 after being repaired and lengthened in 1918 and 1920
Abandoned concrete deck girder bridge over Gila River on Ocean to Ocean Highway
Derelict/abandoned
Arcadia Bridge (Older) (De Soto County, Florida)Lost Pony truss bridge over Peace River on W Hickory Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Arkansas River Bridge (Hamilton County, Kansas)Built c. 1910 ; Replaced 1927
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Arkansas River on K27/Old Road 21
Replaced
Arkansas River Pontoon Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)At one time owned by the Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad, but no trains ever crossed it.
Lost Pontoon bridge over Arkansas River in Dardanelle. Once hailed as the "Longest pontoon bridge over moving water". Carried Old Military Road, a major route between Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Demolished
Arlington Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Paddleford through truss bridge over Passumpsic River on Concord Avenue
Destroyed by Collision from another Bridge during flooding
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Paddleford through truss bridge over Passumpsic River on Concord Avenue
Destroyed by Collision from another Bridge during flooding
Ashtabula Bridge (Old) (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Replaced in 1924
Pratt through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on West 5th Route 531
Replaced by a new bridge
ATSF - Des Moines River Bridge (N, Old) (Lee County, Iowa)Built 1887, modified 1904
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on ATSF RR
Replaced by a new bridge
B&M - Penacook Upper Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1867; Replaced 1921
Lost Town lattice through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1867; Replaced 1921
Lost Town lattice through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Bagby Bridge (Older) (Mariposa County, California)Burned ca. 1922
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Merced River
Destroyed by fire
Bainbridge Street Bridge (Older) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built 1905-1907 by York Bridge Co. for Sunbury Bridge Co., demolished 1927
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Banbridge Street and Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway
Replaced by new bridge
Ballard's Bridge (Old) (Iowa County, Iowa)Built 1887; Replaced 1929
Pratt through truss bridge over English River on Pershing Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Bancroft Falls Bridge (Old) (Franklin County, Vermont)Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Missisquoi River on Unknown Dirt road
Destroyed by flooding
Barton Creek Bridge (Erath County, Texas)Built 1890 by Runyon Bridge Co., bypassed and abandoned in 1924
Abandoned bridge over Barton Creek on CR 119
Abandoned and severly deterioriated
Batavia Bridge (Old) (Clermont County, Ohio)Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over East Fork Little Miami River on MainStreet
Replaced by a new bridge
Bay Creek Covered Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)Lost covered bridge over Bay Creek between Pittsfield and Detroit on what is now IL 106
No longer exists
Beach Street Bridge (Old) (Genesee County, Michigan)Lost Pony truss bridge over Flint River on Beach Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Beaver Run Trestle (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)Built 1905; Removed 1926
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Beaver Run on Carbon County Electric Railway
Removed
Beechwood Boulevard Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Replaced 1922
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Penn Lincoln Highway (Forward Avenue) on Beechwood Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge
Bell Street Bridge (Old) (Dawson County, Montana)Built 1900; Replaced 1925
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Bell Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Black River Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)Likely abandoned circa 1929
Lost Bridge over Big Black River on Dixie Overland Highway/ original alignment of US 80
Lost
Big Four Bridge (Original) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)Built 1888-1895 (Main span portals stated 1893); Replaced 1929
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction Company
Destroyed by collision with ice
Bingaman Street Bridge (Old) (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Through truss bridge over Schuykill River on Bingaman Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over Schuykill River on Bingaman Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Black Run Bridge (Ruins) (Ritchie County, West Virginia)Built 1915 as part of the Harrisville Southern Railroad; Scrapped in 1929
Lost Bridge over Black Run on Harrisville Southern Railroad
Lost
BLE - Culmerville Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1894; Removed 1922
Lost Tunnel under Under highway on Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Demolished
Blodgett's Bridge (1880's) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)Built in 1880's and replaced in 1925
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Ashley Falls Road in Ashley Falls
Replaced by a new bridge
BM - Lindsley Bridge (old) (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built 1891; Replaced 1921
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Passumpsic River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1891; Replaced 1921
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Passumpsic River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BM&NW - Cottonwood Drain Tributary Bridge (M) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Lost Bridge over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Lost Bridge over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
BM&NW - Cottonwood Drain Tributary Bridge (N) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Lost Bridge over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Lost Bridge over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
BM&NW - Dolbee Creek Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Lost Bridge over Dolbee Creek on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Lost Bridge over Dolbee Creek on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed but not replaced
BM&NW - Hawkeye-Dolbee Diversion Channel Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Lost Bridge over Hawkeye-Dolbee Diversion Channel on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Lost Bridge over Hawkeye-Dolbee Diversion Channel on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
BM&NW - Honey Creek Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1898; Removed 1924
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Honey Creek on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built ca. 1898; Removed 1924
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Honey Creek on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed but not replaced
BM&NW - Iowa River Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)Built 1898; Abandoned and likley removed 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed, substructure encased in concrete for a road bridge's substructure.
BM&NW - Iowa Slough Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1902; Abandoned 1924; Removed ?
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Iowa Slough on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
Built 1902; Abandoned 1924; Removed ?
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Iowa Slough on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed
BM&NW - Muscatine Slough Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Removed 1924
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Muscatine Slough on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built 1915; Removed 1924
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Muscatine Slough on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed but not replaced
BNSF - Clay Street Overpass (Converse County, Wyoming)
Steel stringer bridge over Clay Street on Burlington No.Rail
Open to traffic
Steel stringer bridge over Clay Street on Burlington No.Rail
Open to traffic
BO - Cave Station Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Herrs Island Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884; Replaced 1921
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Little Kanawha River Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)Built 1883; Replaced 1924
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Little Miami River Bridges (Hamilton County, Ohio)Lost Through truss bridge over Little Miami River on B&O RR
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Mt. Crawford Bollman Bridge (Rockingham County, Virginia)Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Lost Other deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO - Verona Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Whipple deck truss bridge over Middle River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
BO Southern Bridge (Lawrence County, Indiana)Built 1893; Removed 1923
Lost Deck truss bridge over White River East Fork on B&O Southern Railroad
Only pillars remain
Boone Bridge (Older) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1909; Replaced 1928
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1909; Replaced 1928
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Bradley's Ford Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)Built 1873: Replaced 1925
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Old State Road 1
Replaced by new bridge
Briant Street Bridge (Old) (Huntington County, Indiana)Replaced 1928
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little River (Little Wabash River) on Briant Street
Replaced by new bridge
Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Chittenden County, Vermont)
built 1899 by Vermont Construction Co.; Lost in the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Winooski River on Bridge Street (TR 1/FAS 209)
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
built 1899 by Vermont Construction Co.; Lost in the Great Flood of 1927
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Winooski River on Bridge Street (TR 1/FAS 209)
Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Bridge Street Bridge 1886 (Hartford County, Connecticut)Built 1886; replaced 1922
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Street, Windsor Locks-Warehouse Point
Replaced by a new bridge
Bridgeville Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New York)Built 1807; said to be first covered bridge in New York State
Lost Through truss covered bridge over Neversink River on Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike
Replaced by a new bridge
Broadway Bridge (Old) (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)Built 1887; Destroyed 1929
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Minnesota Trunk Highway 21
Destroyed by collision from a heavily laden grain truck
Broadway Truss Bridge (Bonneville County, Idaho)Built 1907, Replaced and relocated to Johns Hole in 1928
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Snake River on Broadway Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Brownsburg Covered Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)Lost Bridge over White Lick Creek on Main Street (Crawfordsville Road)
Replaced by a new bridge
Burnside Bridge (1894) (Multnomah County, Oregon)Built 1894; Replaced with 2 spans relocated in 1926.
Lost swing-span truss bridge over Willamette River on Burnside St
Replaced by a new bridge
BVT - Boise River Bridge (Canyon County, Idaho)Built 1907; Removed ca. 1928
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Boise River on Boise Valley Railroad
Removed
Byrnes Island Park Footbridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Destroyed in Flood of 1924
Lost Pony truss bridge over Potomac River on Footpath
Removed
Destroyed in Flood of 1924
Lost Pony truss bridge over Potomac River on Footpath
Removed
C&C - LIttle Miami River Bridge (Clermont County, Ohio)Built 1906; One span lost in flooding during 1907 and replaced with a truss from the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad; Removed ca. 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Cincinnati & Columbus Traction Co.
Removed
C&NW - Fox River Bridge (Old) (Kane County, Illinois)Built 1883, Replaced 1920
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Fox River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
C&S - Deansbury Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Colorado)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Platte River on Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Calloway's Ford Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built between 1867-1869; Replaced 1920
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Whitewater River on Suspension Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Cambridge Street Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)Built 1810; Replaced 1925
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Charles River on Cambridge Road/River Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Canal Street Bridge (Old) (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Nashua River on Canal Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Carbon Electric - Beaver Run Trestle (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1905; Removed 1926
Lost Steel arch bridge over Beaver Run on Carbon Electric Street Railway
Removed
Built 1905; Removed 1926
Lost Steel arch bridge over Beaver Run on Carbon Electric Street Railway
Removed
Cass Street Bridge (Old) (Clayton County, Iowa)Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Volga River on Cass Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Castaic Junction Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)Lost Through truss bridge over Santa Clara River on SR 126
Destroyed by flooding - St Francis dam failure in 1928
Castle Rock Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)Built 1910; Replaced 1926
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Catoctin Creek Bridge (old-covered) (Frederick County, Maryland)Built in 1864 to replace the bridge burned by J.E.B. Stuart on Sept. 13, 1862. Demolished in 1923
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Catoctin Creek on Old National Pike (Alt 40)
No longer exists
CB&Q - Big Creek Covered Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)Built 1881; Replaced 1928
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Elkhorn River Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1917; Removed 1927
Lost Deck plate girders bridge over Elkhorn River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built 1917; Removed 1927
Lost Deck plate girders bridge over Elkhorn River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed but not replaced
CBQ - Rock River Covered Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)Built 1882; Replaced 1929
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
CBQ - South 245th Street Overpass (Douglas County, Nebraska)Built 1917; Removed 1927
Lost Bridge over S 245th Street on (CB&Q?) Railroad
Removed
CCC&StL - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Replaced in 1920
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Cincinatti & St Louis RR
No longer exists
Centerville Bridge (Older) (Boone County, Iowa)Built 1896; Replaced 1922 by a new bridge downstream
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Removed
Central Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over indian Creek on Central Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Centre Bridge (old/covered) (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)Half of the 1830 structure washed away in 1841. Either half or allof the bridge was built (or rebuilt) in 1841. Lost to a lightning strike started fire on July 22, 1923
Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
No longer exists
Church Hill Tunnel (Richmond, Virginia)Built 1875; Collapsed 1925
Abandoned tunnel under Church Hill on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Derelict/abandoned
Cincinnati Southern Ohio River Bridge (1st) (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built 1869-1877; superstructure replaced by current bridge in 1922
Lost Linville variant Whipple through truss swing bridge over Ohio River on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad at Cincinnati
Superstructure replaced
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