In 1852 for instance several bridges were swept away and the line was closed for a week.

After the last man had crossed safely, the bridge collapsed and was swept away.

Many of those cut off are in the mountainous northwest, where roads and bridges have been swept away.

The bridge hadn't been swept away, thank goodness, but all the tourists had vanished.

In December 1802 this bridge was swept away during a severe storm.

An earlier bridge had been built in 1765, but was swept away in 1768.

Flooding was a periodic problem for the bridges were often swept away and needed to be replaced.

That bridge, except for four arches, was swept away by a flood in 1226.

That bridge was swept away in the Ohio flood of 1913.

As a result, whole towns, roads, and bridges were swept away.