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10th Street Bridge (Old) (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1894; replaced and moved to Cliff Avenue in 1934; replaced at that location in 1972.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 10th Street
Replaced by a new bridge and relocated to Cliff Avenue

12th Avenue Overpass (Cass County, North Dakota)
Lost 1928 through truss bridge over Railroad yard on 12th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

12th Road - Yellow River Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on 12th Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1973

130th Street Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1971
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Ocheyedan River on 130th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

13th Street Squaw Creek Bridge (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1947, Replaced 1974
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Squaw Creek on 13th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

15th Street Viaduct (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Replaced ca. 1974
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway & Soldier Creek on 15th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

20th Road - Tippecanoe River Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Built 1920
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on 20th Road
Replaced by a new bridge

30th Street Drive Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Removed 1971
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Indian Creek on 30th Street Drive
Removed

31st Street Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1913; Replaced 1977
Lost Bridge over Black River on E 31st Street
Replaced by a new bridge

38th Street-Rabbit River Bridge (Allegan County, Michigan)
Buil in 1909; Replaced 1970
Lost Parker pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 38th Street
Collapsed while replacement span was under construction

4th Road - Yellow River Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Yellow River on 4th Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1970

4th Street Arch Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Replaced 1977
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built here after Sioux City Elevated abandoned 1899; Abandoned in 1948 when service ended; Converted to road use 1951; Removed 1973
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Floyd River on Sioux City Service Co.
Removed

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

5th Road - Yellow River Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Yellow River on 5th Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1971

6th Road - Yellow River Bridge (Marshall County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on 6th Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1971

7th Street Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1931; Replaced 1974
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Soap Creek & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on 7th Street/US 136
Replaced by a new bridge

A Avenue Viaduct (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1901; Replaced 1974
Lost Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on A Avenue
Removed but not replaced

A&S - Elm Creek Bridge (N) (Runnels County, Texas)
Removed 1972
Lost Bridge
Removed but not replaced

A&S - Elm Creek Bridge (S) (Runnels County, Texas)
Removed 1972
Lost Bridge over Elm Creek on Abilene & Southern Railway
Removed but not replaced

ACL - Chattahoochee River Bridge (Houston County, Alabama)
Built 1913; replaced 1974
Lost Through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Atlantic Coast Line RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Ada Covered Bridge (Original) (Kent County, Michigan)
Lost Brown through truss bridge over Thornapple River
Arsoned in 1979

Airy Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1977
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Markley Street, Stony Creek, and railroad tracks on W. Airy Street (SR 3009)
Replaced by new bridge

Alfonte Street Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1900, replaced by current bridge in 1972
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Alfonte Street (CR 700W)
Replaced by a new bridge

Allegheny River Viaduct Junction (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1928; Replaced 1975
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Allegheny River on PA 346
Replaced by a new bridge

Allentown Road Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Lost Pony truss bridge
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

Allenville Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1918 using a relocated span; destroyed by an overweight tractor April 14, 1977; eventually replaced by a concrete bridge in 1980
Lost through truss bridge over the Diversion Channel just south of Allenville on CR 238, just off Route N
Collapsed

Amsterdam Bridge (5th) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1916; Replaced 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Andrews Street Bridge (Greenwood County, South Carolina)
Partial collapse in 1960; Closed & Removed in 1977
Lost Bridge over Piedmont & Northern Railroad on Andrews Street
Removed but not replaced

Antioch Bridge (Old) (Contra Costa County, California)
Built 1926; Replaced 1978
K- through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Route 160 Antioch Bridge former Victory
Replaced by a new bridge

Antioch Road Bridge (Simpson County, Mississippi)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Branch Okatoma Creek on Antioch Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980

AR 69S (old US 63) Bridge (Poinsett County, Arkansas)
Replaced 1978
Lost Timber stringer bridge over AR 69S (old US 63) on BNSF Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

AR42 St Francis Bay Bridge (Old) (Cross County, Arkansas)
Moved and reerected here in 1944-45, Replaced 1970
Pratt through truss bridge over St. Francis Bay Ditch on AR 42


Arbogast Road Bridge (Older) (Branch County, Michigan)
Built 1900 (if article is accurate); replaced 1972
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Arbogast 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. 51
Replaced by new bridge

Ash Stop Road Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Lost truss shown in the original Night of the Living Dead
Replaced by a new bridge

Askew Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Built 1904. Closed in a ceremony in March 1974. Removed at a later, unknown date.
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Black River
No longer exists

AT&N - Tombigbee River Bridge (Pickens County, Alabama)
Built 1908; Collapsed 1973
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Tombigbee River on Alabama, Tennessee & Northern RR
Collapsed

Atherton Avenue Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912; replaced 1975
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Pittsburgh Junction Railroad on Atherton Avenue (Baum Boulevard)
Replaced by a new bridge

Aurora Ferry (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
No longer exists

Avalanche Bridge (Teton County, Wyoming)
Construction began in 1969 but was not completed due to avalanche damage; bridge was dismantled in 1970.
Lost Steel through arch bridge over Glory Bowl Chute on Teton Pass Highway (W-22)
Heavily damaged by avalanche during construction and later dismantled.

Avery Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1909; removed 1978
Lost suspension bridge over Pomme de Terre River, southwest of Fristoe
No longer exists

Azalia Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1878 by McCormack & Sweeney; removed in 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 800 South
Replaced by a new bridge in 1972

B&M - Suncook River Town Deck Truss (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built ?; Collapsed 1970
Lost Town lattice deck truss bridge over Suncook River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Collapsed

Babb's Bridge (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

Bailey Road - Genesee River Bridge (Wyoming County, New York)
Huricain Agnes Casulty. Local legend one of two origins for "whiskey" bridge. One Built by Irish imigrants and drank so much whiskey it was called whiskey Bridge. Two: Livingston county "wet" Wyoming county "dry" Whiskey hidden under bridge and smugg
Lost Through truss bridge over Genesee River on Bailey Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bailey Road Bridge (Eaton County, Michigan)
Built circa 1890; Closed in 1969; Collapsed in 1975 while being Dismantled.
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Bailey Road
Removed but not replaced

Batesville Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
Built 1926-27; Replaced by a modern bridge in 1979
Lost through truss swing bridge over White River on US 167 at Batesville
Replaced by a new bridge

Baughmans Creek Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Replaced 1973
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Baughmans Creek on Adair Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Baugo Creek-Goshen Road Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built in 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1972
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Baugo Creek on Goshen Road
Replaced by a new bridge on Washington Street and demolished.

Bayview Bridge (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Replaced 1977
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Bayview Lake on Mulga Gap Road/Mulga Loop Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Bedell Covered Bridge (Orange County, Vermont)
Built 1866; Tolls Eliminated 1916; Rehabilitated 1929; Closed 1958; Rehabilitated 1976; Destroyed 1979
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conneticut River on Toll House Road
Destroyed in windstorm

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

Beliot Bridge (Old) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built in 1897 by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works Company replacing a ferry. Replaced in 1971
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Apple Avenue/ 283rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Benton Avenue Viaduct (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1927; replaced 1978
Lost concrete deck girder bridge over Frisco Railroad on Benton Avenue/Kimbrough Avenue in Springfield
Replaced by new bridge

Beverly-Waterford Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1913, Replaced 1970
Lost Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Rte 339
Replaced by new bridge

Big Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1929, Replaced 1978
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Big Creek on US 371
Replaced by new bridge

Big Slough Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1978
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Big Slough on Twp 14
Replaced by a new bridge

Bird Creek Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1979
Lost through truss bridge over Bird Creek on old alignment of US 75/US 169 (N. Mingo Rd.) in Tulsa
Replaced by new bridge

Black Warrior River Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built 1922; replaced 1974
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Warrior River on Alabama 43
Replaced by a new bridge

Blenkiron Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Built in 1915 by Joliet Bridge Company. Replaced by steel trestle bridge in 1975.
Pratt through truss bridge over Heron Lake Outlet on CR 86 (440th Street) at Jackson/Cottonwood Co. Border


Bloomington Ferry Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Lost Warren through truss swing-bridge over Minnesota River
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Bluff Road Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1893; Replaced 1974
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over White River on Blue Bluff Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Nose Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1924; Replaced 1966; Not fully removed until 1973
Lost Through truss bridge over Klamath River
Replaced by a new bridge ~.3 mile upstream

BM - Clinton Viaduct (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1903, demolished 1975
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Nashua River, River Street, and Boylston Street on B&M Central Massachusetts Branch (abandoned)
Demolished

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

BN - Prairie Creek Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)
Bridge over Prairie Creek
Destroyed by flooding

Bradley Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Eau Pleine River on County Highway M
Replaced by a new bridge in 1975

Brady Street Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; Demolished 1978
Lost Through truss bridge over Monongahela River on South 22nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brainerd Bridge (second) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
Built 1898; Replaced 1978
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi on Laurel Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brewster Bridge (Okanogan County, Washington)
Built 1928; Accidentally Burned During Rehab 1968; Replaced by a new bridge 1971
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over Columbia River on WA 173
Destroyed by fire

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

Broadway Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Broadway Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

Broadway Viaduct (Older) (Rensselaer County, New York)
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over New York Central Railroad on Broadway & Cohoes Railway Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

Brockway Bridge (Prairie County, Montana)
Replaced 1959
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on S 253
Replaced by new bridge in 1959; Destroyed by ice in 1971

Brookside Bridge (Harlan County, Kentucky)
Built 1918; Collapsed 1978; Replaced 1979
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Clover Fork Cumberland River on KY 38
Collapsed

Brown Street Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1903. Closed 1973. Demolished 1974.
Lost Parker/Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Brown Street
Removed but not replaced

Brown's Ford Swinging Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Replaced 1974
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River (now Truman Reservoir) on Route C northwest of Iconium
No longer exists

Browns Bridge (Murray County, Georgia)
Built 1890, replaced 1975
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Conasauga River on Airport Road
Replaced by new bridge

Brunner Covered Bridge 35-23-23x (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Lost Covered Burr arch-truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Coakley Road NW
Replaced by a new bridge

Buffalo Bridges (White County, Indiana)
Pair of wrought iron through truss bridge built by the Columbia Bridge Works,
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Tippecanoe River on SR16
Replaced by new bridge

Buffalo River Bridge (Newton County, Arkansas)
Built 1927; Replaced 1976
Lost Through truss bridge over Buffalo River on AR 123
Replaced by new bridge

Bunker Hill Covered Bridge #2 (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1963
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Gunpowder Falls on Bunker Hill Road
Destroyed by fire on August 8, 1971

Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge 01-17-01x (Colbert County, Alabama)
Built ca 1860; destroyed by fire July 15, 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Buzzard Roost Creek on Co Rd 15
Destroyed by fire

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

C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change, removed 1979
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Former C&NW RR
Removed but not replaced

CA120 Tuolumne River Bridge (Old) (Tuolumne County, California)
Replaced 1971 as part of the creation of the Don Pedro Resevoir
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Tuolumne River on California Highway 120
Replaced

Calvert Street Bridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built 1878. Demolished ca. 1970s.
Lost Bowstring Truss Bridge on Calvert Street
Demolished

Camp Arthur Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Lost Bridge over Smalls Creek on Camp Arthur Road
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

Campbell Swamp Road - Price Creek Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Lost Through truss bridge over Price Creek on Campbell Swamp Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Canadian River Bridge (Potter County, Texas)
Replaced 1979
Lost Through truss bridge over Canadian River on US 87 SB
Replaced by new bridge

Carlos Road-White River Bridge (Randolph County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over West Fork White River on Carlos Road (CR 300W)
Collapsed

Carlton and Coast Railway-North Yamhill River Bridge (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Lost Warren through truss bridge over North Fork Yamhill River
Replaced by a new bridge

CB&Q - Des Moines River Bridge (Iowa Power & Light Co.) (Polk County, Iowa)
Removed 1974
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed

CB&Q - Rulo Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)
Built 1887 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1977 by new truss spans reusing the existing piers
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River
Superstructure replaced

Cedar Bluff Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Built 1877; Replaced 1972
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
Replaced by new bridge

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