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3 Rivers Trail - Gotch Park Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1901
Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on the Three Rivers Bike Trail at Gotch Park near Humboldt
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Amtrak - St. Joseph River Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1899
Deck truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Amtrak in Niles
Open to traffic

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 1893
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Belinda Street
Replaced by a new bridge

C&TS - Cascade Trestle (Conejos County, Colorado)
Built 1889
Bridge over Cascade Creek on C&TS Railroad
Open to traffic

CBQ - First Burlington Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1868
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Quincy Bay Bridge (Oldest) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1868
Lost Bollman deck truss bridge over Quincy Bay on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Quincy Railroad Bridge (Oldest) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1866
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CEI - Grasshopper Creek Viaduct (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Grasshoppers Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CEI - Saline Creek Viaduct (Williamson County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Saline Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Winona Swing Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1899
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Former Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Mostly Removed

Collingwood Blvd. Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1888
Pony truss bridge over Collingwood Blvd. on the Norfolk & Western RR
Removed but not replaced

D&M - Kawkawlin River Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)
Built 1896
Deck plate girder swing over Kawkawlin River on Detroit & Mackinac Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

First Bismarck Railroad Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built 1882
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in Bismarck
Orginal Whipple truss spans replaced with through Warren truss spans, reusing the original piers

Harding Street-White River Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1897
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over West Fork White River on Harding Street
Replaced by new bridge

Indiana Southern Railroad Farm Road (Owen County, Indiana)
1885 Span, 1885 & 191
Railroad overpass bridge over the ISRR
Bad shape, looks like farmers may still use

International Railway Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1901
Through truss swing bridges over Niagara River on Railroad (CN)
Open to traffic

KJRY - Copperas Creek Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built 1892
Pratt through truss bridge over Copperas Creek on Toledo Peoria and Western Railway
Open to traffic

KJRY - Spoon River Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Built 1890
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on Peoria & Western Railway
Collapsed under the weight of a train

KYLE - Buffalo Creek Bridge (East) (Cloud County, Kansas)
Built 1900
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek on KYLE Railroad
Open to traffic

Laramie Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 1868 fabrication at Burlington, Iowa., 1895
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over CB&Q RR on Laramie Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

North Fork Crazy Woman Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Wyoming)
Built 1880
Lost Pony truss bridge over North Fork Crazy Woman Creek on CN16-265
Replaced by a new bridge

NS - Crooked River Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built 1907
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Crooked River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Grand River Swing Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Built 1903
Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Pere Marquette RR)
Open to traffic

Old Creamery Trail - Pratt Creek Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Pratt Creek on Old Creamery Trail
Open to pedestrians

Ottumwa Wabash Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1888
Through truss pedestrian bridge over Des Moines River on former Wabash RR in Ottumwa
Open to pedestrians/bicycles

Pere Marquette - Ionia Bridge (Old) (Ionia County, Michigan)
Built 1881
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Pere Marquette Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

PM - Raisin River Bridge (Old) (Monroe County, Michigan)
Built 1896
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raisin River on Pere Marquette Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Portland Riverwalk - Grand River Bridge (Ionia County, Michigan)
Built 1899
Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Portland Riverwalk (formerly Chesapeake & Ohio RR)
Open to pedestrians

Raymond Street-White River Bridge (Old) (Marion County, Indiana)
Likely Fabricator, ca. 1897
Lost Baltimore through truss Bridge over White River on Raymond Street
Replaced by a new bridge ca 1958

RCPE - Cheyenne River Bridge (Fall River County, South Dakota)
Main Spans, 1898
Pratt through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

Red Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Trusses, 1891
Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Des Moines River on Principal Riverwalk
Open to pedestrian traffic

St. Joseph Swing Bridge (Old) (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Built 1873
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missouri River on Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1868
1 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 1896
Pratt deck truss bridge over Raisin River on Southern Michigan Railroad Society


Ted Jones Trail - Florissant Road Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1895
Deck plate girder bridge over Florissant Road on the North County Bikeway (Ted Jones Trail)
Open to bicyclists and pedestrians

Ted Jones Trail - Maline Creek Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1888
Deck plate girder bridge over Paul Avenue and Maline Creek on the Ted Jones Trail (former Norfolk & Western Railroad right-of-way) in Ferguson
Open to bicyclists and pedestrians

TP&W - Sugar Creek Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Toledo Peoria and Western Railway
Open to traffic

UP - Camp Creek Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Camp Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, next to CR 212
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - CN Overpass (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1887
Pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Forked Creek Bridges (Will County, Illinois)
Southernmost Span, 1884
Deck plate girder bridges over Forked Creek on Union Pacific Railroad in Wilmington
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - Rock Creek Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1902
Pony truss railroad bridge over Rock Creek in Kimmswick, next to the Windsor Harbor Bridge
Open to railroad traffic

Upton Road Bridge (Clinton County, Michigan)
Built 1901
Through truss bridge over Maple River on Old Upton Road
Closed to all traffic

Wabash - First Missouri River Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1884
Lost bridge over the Missouri River with Trellis through truss and Whipple through truss spans
Replaced by new bridge erected about 1/2 mile north (downstream)

Wabash - Sangamon River Bridge (Old) (Macon County, Illinois)
Built 1884
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Sangamon River on Wabash Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Wabash - Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1868
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Wabash Railroad in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Wabash Bridge (1872/1888) (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1872
Same Bridge. Lift span was the only thing replaced in 1993
Swing span replaced around 1993 with current lift span.

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Mills County, Iowa)
1884 Fabrication, 1910
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on Wabash Trace Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

White Pine Trail - Rogue River Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Built 1898
Pratt through truss bridge over Rogue River on Pedestrian trail (formerly Michigan Northern RR)
Open to pedestrians

Young's High Bridge (Anderson County, Kentucky)
Fabrication, 1889
Cantilevered deck truss bridge over Kentucky River on former Southern Railway
Closed to all traffic