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Lost during 1940s

150th Street Truss (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Replaced 1941
Lost Through truss bridge over Pine Creek on 150th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

3rd Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Ice Creek on 3rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Avenue Bridge (1910) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Replaced 1947; Was scheduled to be re-erected over Indian Creek on Tama Street, but Tama Street was never completed as a through road.
Lost Through truss bridge over Indian Creek on 6th Avenue
Replaced on a new alignment

80th Avenue Pony Truss (Scott County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Tributary of Hickory Creek on 80th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge; Probably smelted for war effort

Adams Road Covered Bridge 35-04-11 (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built after 1878 flood; Replaced 1947
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Adams Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Addison Suspension Bridge (Steuben County, New York)
Closed to vehicles after 1935 flood; removed after 1946 flood
Lost Suspension bridge over Canisteo River on Goodhue Street

Adkins Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Built ?; Steel span added 1903; Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on E 57 Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Adrian Street Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raisin River on Adrian Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Ahnapee River Bridge (Old) (Kewaunee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1890
Lost through truss swing bridge over Ahnapee River on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Allenville Covered Bridge 25-16-02x (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built soon after the Civil War to replace an earlier structure. Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm during the morning of Nov. 2, 1945.
Lost covered bridge over Old Channel Whitewater River near Allenville
Destroyed by a severe thunderstorm

Antwerp Bridge (Paulding County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on SR 49
Replaced by a new bridge

AR42 St Francis Bay Bridge (Older) (Cross County, Arkansas)
Washed off its foundation and dropped into the channel during a flood in 1944.
Pratt pony truss bridge over St Francis Bay Ditch on State Route 42
Bridge was washed off its foundation during a a flood in 1944

Arkansas River Steel Bridge (Edwards County, Kansas)
Built 1907
Lost Pony truss bridge over Big Arkansas River on US 50
Lost

ATSF - Canyon Diablo Trestle (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1882; Replaced 1946
Lost Deck truss bridge over Canyon Diablo on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR
Replaced by new bridge

ATSF - Port Bolivar Ferry (Galveston County, Texas)
Built by Gulf & Interstate RR; abandoned in 1942
Lost Ferry across Galveston Bay on ATSF Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Auburn-Coloma Suspension Bridge (Placer County, California)
Built 1929
Lost Wire suspension bridge over North Fork American River on El Dorado Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Avenue G North Channel Bridge (1907) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1906; One span collapsed 1947; Replaced 1948
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Rock River North Channel on Avenue G
Collapsed and replaced

Avenue G South Channel Bridge (1907) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1906; Replaced 1948
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Rock River South Channel on Avenue G
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - Big Darby Creek Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Deck truss span replaced 1941 by two plate girder spans relocated from elsewhere; rest of plate girder spans remain today
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Baker White Pine Lumber Company Clear Creek Trestle (Baker County, Oregon)
Built 1927 demolished 1948
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Clear creek on Baker white Pine lumber company railroad over clear creek
Demolished

Baker's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1849; Destroyed by flood in 1945 and replaced by 2 span steel bridge
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Little Chickies Creek on Milton Grove Road
Destroyed by flooding and replaced in 1945

Ballstown Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built in 1880 by Thomas Hardman; replaced in 1948
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on State Road 229
Replaced by a new bridge

Barryville-Shohola Bridge (1854) (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854; Damaged by severe wind storm 1859; Cables snapped 1865; Repaired & rehabilitated 1866; Replaced 1941
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Delaware River on SR434
Replaced by a new bridge

Baxter Springs Bridge (Cherokee County, Kansas)
Replaced by a state design bridge in 1943
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spring River on 12th St. in Baxter Springs
Replaced by a new bridge

Bayou Chico Drawbridge (Old) (Escambia County, Florida)
Built 1909; Replaced 1949
Lost Through truss bridge over Chico Bayou on Barrancas Avenue
No longer exists replaced

Bear Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1948
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bear Creek on Road
Replaced

Berrien Springs Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Collapsed due to overweight truck April 23, 1948; replaced that November
Lost Parker through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Terre Coupe Road (Now Ferry Street)
Collapsed

Blackford Bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)
Replaced ca 1942
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on McGregor Street
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Franklin Covered Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1890; Center pier lost 1936; Collapsed 1945
Lost covered bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Collapsed

BO - IN 3 Overpass (Clark County, Indiana)
Replaced 1948
Lost Bridge over Indiana 3 on B&O Railroad
Replaced

BO - Point Pleasant-Henderson Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Built 1888; Replaced 1947
Lost Bridge over Kanawha River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bonpas Creek Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Bonpas Creek on Sycamore Street
No longer exists

Branson Truss Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Lost to Flooding 1943. Now the Branson Landing Shopping Mall, Hotel, and Bass Pro.
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the White River in Branson
Destroyed by flooding

BRB&L - Crystal Cove Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1903. Removed 1940
Lost Pony plate girder bascule bridge over Crystal Cove on Boston Revere Beach & Lynn RR
Removed

Bridge Street Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; Replaced 1942
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Delaware Canal on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Pre 1911) (Ionia County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Flat River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built ca. 1890's
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Broadway/Grant Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Bridge (Old) (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Broadway
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Bridge (Old) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on Broadway
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1901; Removed 1949 due to the construction of the Hollywood Freeway obliterating Fort Moore Hill
Lost Tunnel under Fort Moore Hill on North Broadway
Removed

Brokenstraw Creek Bridge (Old) (Warren County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Brokenstraw Creek on SR 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Brooklyn Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bucknell Covered Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Little Swatara Creek on S Lancaster Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1950

Bunker Hill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
built 1908; Replaced 1941; Relocated elsewhere within Washington County.
Lost Bridge over English River on Bunker Hill Road/Dogwood Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge (3) (Montgomery County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Rt 10
Replaced by a new bridge

Canal Street Bridge (1902) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1902; replaced 1948
Pony truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Canal Street
No longer exists

Carey Avenue Bridge (1895) (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1895; Replaced 1948
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Carey Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Carmi Bridge (1916) (White County, Illinois)
Replaced 1949
Lost three-span Marsh arch bridge over Little Wabash River on IL 1 in Carmi
Replaced by a steel stringer bridge

Carter Road Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Scranton / Carter Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Castroville Bridge (Medina County, Texas)
Built 1903-1904; Demolished 1941
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Medina River on Castroville-San Antonio Road
Demolished and Replaced by a new bridge to the north

CD&M - Bud Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built ca 1904; Removed 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bud Creek on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed

CD&M - Camanche Flyover (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Removed 1940
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway
Removed

CD&M - Sodus Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Removed 1940
Lost Bridge over Sodus Creek on Clinton, Davenport, & Muscatine Railway
Removed but not replaced

Cedar Creek Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on IL 26
Replaced by a new bridge

Center Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over South Branch Piscataquog River on Center Street in New Boston.
Replaced by a new bridge

Central Massachusetts Railroad - Skeeterville Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Lost Through truss bridge over B&M Marlboro Branch on Central Massachusetts Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Charlevoix Bridge (Old) (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Built 1900; replaced 1949
Lost Through truss bridge over Island Outlet Lake on US 31
No longer exists

Chesapeake City Bridge (1927) (Cecil County, Maryland)
Destroyed July 28, 1942 by M/V Franz Klasen; Replaced 1948
Lost Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on MD 213
Destroyed by collision & replaced

Chickies Trestle (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1893
Lost Bridge over Chickies Creek
Removed but not replaced

Chickiesville Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1838
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Chickies Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

Chillicothe Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Destroyed by ice jam March 4th 1949, Replaced 1951
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Elm Street
Destroyed by ice jam & replaced by a new bridge

Chincoteague Channel Drawbridge (Older) (Accomack County, Virginia)
Built 1922; Replaced 1940
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Chincoteague Channel on Virginia Route 175
Replaced by a new bridge

Circleville Covered bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Flatrock River on US Route 52/ SR3
Replaced by new bridge

Clayton Covered Bridge (Johnston County, North Carolina)
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Neuse River on Covered Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Clearwater Bridge (Wright County, Minnesota)
Built in 1884 in Anoka; Relocated in 1930; Destroyed by ice in 1943
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on MN 24
Replaced by a new bridge in 1958

Cloverdale Bridge (1925) (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1925; Replaced 1948
Lost Through truss bridge over Nestucca River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CN - South Fork Catfish Creek Bridge (Older) (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1887; Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Catfish Creek on Former IC Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - 500th Avenue Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1899, Replaced 1941
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over 500th Avenue on Railroad (CNW)
Replaced by a new bridge

Coast Fork Willamette River Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
After 1921 (not on 1921 USGS topo); Replaced 1949
Lost Through truss bridge over Coast Fork Willamette River on OR-99/ Old Pacific Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Colonial Road Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Removed for construction of Belt Parkway; eagles now in Central Park
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Shore Road on Colonial Road
Removed but not replaced

Columbia Road Bridge (Old) (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Lost Stone arch bridge over Cedar Creek on Columbia Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Conococheague Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1816 ca; Replaced 1941
Lost Stone arch bridge over Conococheague Creek on Pa 16, Sr 0016 (Buchanan Trail W)
Replaced by new bridge

Cora Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)
Collapsed under weight of logging truck
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on WA 131
Replaced by a new bridge

Court Street Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Lost Through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Court Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Creamery Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1907; Closed to traffic 1939; Removed ca. 1947
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Volga River on Road
Removed but not replaced

Croswell Wagon Bridge (Sanilac County, Michigan)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Peck Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Cynthiana Covered Bridge (Harrison County, Kentucky)
Built 1808; Played important role in the raid on Cynthiana during Civil War; Removed 1948
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over South Fork Licking River on Bridge Street in Cynthiana.
Removed

D&E - Dry Brook Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over Dry Brook on Delaware & Eastern RR
Removed but not replaced

D&N - Beaver Kill Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over Beaver Kill on Delaware & Eastern RR
Removed but not replaced

Dayton Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built 1884; Collapsed 1940
Lost Through truss bridge over Fox River on Dayton Road
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

Decker Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1890; Scrapped 1942
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Winnebago River on 14th Street NE
Removed

DH - Hadley Bridge (1894) (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1894 to replace earlier bridge; rehabilitated 1921; replaced 1943
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Sacandaga River on Delaware & Hudson RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Dixon Hollow Bridge (Ontario County, New York)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Candice Outlet on Dixon Hollow Road
Removed but not replaced

Dubuque Wagon Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Demolished 1943
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Dunkard Mill Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Built 1903; destroyed by flood April 1944
Lost Stone arch bridge over Walnut River on 272nd Road
Destroyed by flooding

Durand Swing Bridge (Pepin County, Wisconsin)
Built 1902; Replaced 1941
Lost Warren through truss swing bridge over Chippewa River on 6th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

East Cache Creek Bridge (Old) (Caddo County, Oklahoma)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Cache Creek on CR 1465
Replaced by a new bridge

East Hill Covered Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Flat Rock River on SR44
Replaced by new bridge

East Liverpool Sixth Street Viaduct (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1906
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Steubenville and East Liverpool Traction and Light
Removed but not replaced

Easton Boulevard Bridge (Older) (Polk County, Iowa)
Replaced 1948
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Four Mile Creek on Easton Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge

Eckert Mill Bridge (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built in 1879 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; collapsed when hit by a truck in 1945.
Pratt through truss bridge over Patoka River on 3rd Avenue in Jasper
Collapsed

Eden Park Arch & Viaduct (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1874; Demolished 1949
Lost Deck arch bridge over Eden Park Drive on Trolley
Removed but not replaced

Elkton Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1887, closed to traffic in 1942, removed in 1944
Lost Deck truss bridge over Elk Run on Pittsburgh, Lisbon and Western Railroad
Removed

Elliot Street Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Lost Through truss bridge over Whetstone Brook on Elliot Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Emrichsville Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1906; removed 1949
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over White River on Crawfordsville Road
Removed but not replaced

Equinunk Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Stone arch bridge over Equinunk Creek on SR 1023
Replaced by a new bridge

ERIE - South Street Overpass (Allegany County, New York)
Lost Bridge over South Street on EL RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie Avenue Bridge (3rd) (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1900; Replaced 1940
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Erie Avenue US 6
Replaced by a new bridge

Errol Covered Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1860
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Bear Brook on Upton Road
Replaced by a new bridge

F&N - Black Creek Trestle (Kendall County, Texas)
Built 1913, Demolished 1942 after closure of the railroad
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Black Creek on Fredericksburg & Northern Railway
Removed but not replaced

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