Detroit Bridge & Iron Works
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3 Rivers Trail - Gotch Park Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1901Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on the Three Rivers Bike Trail at Gotch Park near HumboldtOpen to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Avoca Trail - Mill Creek Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Fishbelly Pratt deck truss bridge over Mill Creek on Wadhams to Avoca Trail (formerly Pere Marquette RR)Open to pedestrians only
Belinda Street Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)
Built 1893Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Belinda StreetReplaced by a new bridge
C&TS - Cascade Trestle (Conejos County, Colorado)
Built 1889Bridge over Cascade Creek on C&TS RailroadOpen to traffic
CBQ - First Burlington Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1868Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Quincy Bay Bridge (Oldest) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1868Lost Bollman deck truss bridge over Quincy Bay on Chicago, Burlington & QuincyReplaced by a new bridge
CBQ - Quincy Railroad Bridge (Oldest) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1866Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CEI - Grasshopper Creek Viaduct (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1899Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Grasshoppers Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CEI - Saline Creek Viaduct (Williamson County, Illinois)
Built 1899Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Saline Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CNW - Winona Swing Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1899Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Former Chicago & Northwestern RailwayMostly Removed
Collingwood Blvd. Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1888Pony truss bridge over Collingwood Blvd. on the Norfolk & Western RRRemoved but not replaced
D&M - Kawkawlin River Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)
Built 1896Deck plate girder swing over Kawkawlin River on Detroit & Mackinac RailwayIntact but closed to all traffic
First Bismarck Railroad Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built 1882Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in BismarckOrginal Whipple truss spans replaced with through Warren truss spans, reusing the original piers
Harding Street-White River Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1897Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over West Fork White River on Harding StreetReplaced by new bridge
KJRY - Copperas Creek Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built 1892Pratt through truss bridge over Copperas Creek on Toledo Peoria and Western RailwayOpen to traffic
KJRY - Spoon River Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built 1890Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on Peoria & Western RailwayCollapsed under the weight of a train
Laramie Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 1868 fabrication at Burlington, Iowa., 1895Lost Whipple through truss bridge over CB&Q RR on Laramie AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
NS - Crooked River Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built 1907Pony/through plate girder bridge over Crooked River on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
NS - Grand River Swing Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Built 1903Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Pere Marquette RR)Open to traffic
Ottumwa Wabash Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1888Through truss pedestrian bridge over Des Moines River on former Wabash RR in OttumwaOpen to pedestrians/bicycles
PM - Raisin River Bridge (Old) (Monroe County, Michigan)
Built 1896Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raisin River on Pere Marquette RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
RCPE - Cheyenne River Bridge (Fall River County, South Dakota)
Main Spans, 1898Pratt through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern RailroadOpen to traffic
Red Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1891Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Des Moines River on Principal RiverwalkOpen to pedestrian traffic
St. Joseph Swing Bridge (Old) (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Built 1873Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missouri River on Chicago Burlington & Quincy RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 18681 Span Whipple through truss bridge with Phoenix columns over Mississippi River on former railroad spur in Moline.Open to service vehicles only
Tecumseh Railroad Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Built 1896Pratt deck truss bridge over Raisin River on Southern Michigan Railroad Society
Ted Jones Trail - Maline Creek Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1888Deck plate girder bridge over Paul Avenue and Maline Creek on the Ted Jones Trail (former Norfolk & Western Railroad right-of-way) in FergusonOpen to bicyclists and pedestrians
TP&W - Sugar Creek Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Toledo Peoria and Western RailwayOpen to traffic
UP - Camp Creek Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Camp Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, next to CR 212Replaced by a new bridge
UP - CN Overpass (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1887Pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Forked Creek Bridges (Will County, Illinois)
Southernmost Span, 1884Deck plate girder bridges over Forked Creek on Union Pacific Railroad in WilmingtonReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Rock Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1902Pony truss railroad bridge over Rock Creek in Kimmswick, next to the Windsor Harbor BridgeOpen to railroad traffic
Upton Road Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)
Built 1901Through truss bridge over Maple River on Old Upton RoadClosed to all traffic
Wabash - First Missouri River Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1884Lost bridge over the Missouri River with Trellis through truss and Whipple through truss spansReplaced by new bridge erected about 1/2 mile north (downstream)
Wabash - Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1868Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Wabash Railroad in DanvilleReplaced by new bridge
Wabash Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1872Same Bridge. Lift span was the only thing replaced in 1993Swing span replaced around 1993 with current lift span.
White Pine Trail - Rogue River Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Built 1898Pratt through truss bridge over Rogue River on Pedestrian trail (formerly Michigan Northern RR)Open to pedestrians
Young's High Bridge (Anderson County, Kentucky)
Fabrication, 1889Cantilevered deck truss bridge over Kentucky River on former Southern RailwayClosed to all traffic