American Bridge Works
of Chicago, Illinois
View Exhibit mapFounded 1891, leasing the factory of Chicago Forge & Bolt Company, before being merged into American Bridge Company. This factory had been operated by Rust & Coolidge from 1878 to 1885, and by the American Bridge Company of Chicago from 1870 to 1878.
ATSF - Delaware River Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Kansas)
1897 Truss, 1897Lost Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
BNSF - Eudora Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1897Pratt through truss bridge over Wakarusa River on Atchson Topeka and Santa Fe RailroadOpen to traffic
BNSF - Sugar Creek Bridge (Knox County, Illinois)
Built 1910Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek on BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
CN - Boyer River Bridge #9 (Harrison County, Iowa)
Middle Span, 1899Through plate girder Bridge over Boyer River on Canadian National RailwayOpen to traffic
CN - Cedar River Bridge (Mower County, Minnesota)
Built 1900Baltimore through truss bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National RailroadOpen to traffic
CN - Cedar River Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1899Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National Railway in Cedar FallsOpen to traffic
CN - Drury Creek Bridges (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1899Pony/through plate girder bridges over Drury Creek on CN Rwy (former Illinois Central)Open
CN - Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Approach Span, 1899Mississippi River crossing on BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway in DubuqueOpen to railroad traffic
CN - Spring Branch Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Built 1899Bridge over Spring Branch on Canadian National RailwayOpen to traffic
CN - Spring Creek Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
1892 Fabrication, 1916Deck Plate Girder bridge over Spring Creek on Canadian National RailwayOpen
CNW - Clinton Bridge (West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)
1874 Whipple Trusses, 1865Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Mississippi River on RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Court Avenue Bridge (3rd) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1871Lost Post through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Court AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
CTM - Bloomingdale Line Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899Deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Chicago Terminal RailwayAbandoned to rail traffic Feb. 2018 after severe vandalism to wiring
Dixon Wagon Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1873Lost Howe through truss bridge over Rock River on Galena AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Fort Leavenworth Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Built 1871Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri RiverRemoved
Harvey Island Road Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built 1878Four-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over the old channel of the Des Moines River on Harvey Island RoadOpen to one-lane traffic on a minimum-maintenance road
IC - Cedar River Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
1897 Reconstruction, 1868Lost Pratt through truss bridge with vertical endposts over Cedar River in JanesvilleReplaced
IC - Langan Creek Bridge (Old) (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1899Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Langan Creek on Illinois Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
INRD - Elliston Railroad Bridge (Greene County, Indiana)
Girders, 1906Deck truss bridge over White River on Indiana Railroad (former Illinois Central Railroad) in EllistonOpen to traffic
Metra - 43rd Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897Pony/through plate girder bridge over 43rd Street on Metra Rock Island DistrictOpen to traffic
Metra - Root Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897Pony/through plate girder bridge over Root Street on MetraOpen to traffic
MILW - Hastings Swing Bridge (Older) (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1871Lost Post through truss swing over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
MILW - La Crescent Swing Bridge (Old) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1876Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (1st) (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1874Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at BoonvilleReplaced by a new bridge
MKT - Paris Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Based off of Boonville Bridge, built at the same time on the same line., 1873Lost Post through truss bridge over Middle Fork Salt River on MK&T RRReplaced by a new bridge
Monon Trail - Fall Creek Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Pony truss - 1892, 1892/1914Through truss bridge over Fall Creek on Monon Trail (former Monon Railroad) in IndianapolisOpen to pedestrians
NS - 59th Street Overpass (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898Pony/through plate girder bridge over 59th Street on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
NS - 61st Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898Pony/through plate girder bridge over 61st Street on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
NS - Princeton Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898Pony/through plate girder bridge over Princeton Avenue on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
Paint Creek Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built 1876Pratt through truss bridge over Paint Creek on DrivewayIntact but closed to all traffic
Phoenix Park Trail Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
La Crosse Spans, 1903Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Chippewa River State Trail (former railroad path)Open to pedestrians
Point Bridge (1877) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1877Lost Chain suspension bridge over Monongahela RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Portland Water Works Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Truss Fabricator, 1893Pennsylvania-petit through truss bridge over Sandy River carrying City of Portland Bull Run Water Conduits #2 and #4 will be preserved in another location to be announced soon.Dismantled after the completion of an under river pipeline and moved to Sherwood.
Slade's Ferry Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875Lost double-decker truss bridge over Taunton River on Remington AvenueRemoved
UP - Omaha Railroad Bridge (1872) (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1872Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by new bridge