Detroit Bridge & Iron Works

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3 Rivers Trail - Gotch Park Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1899
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

CB&Q - 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

CB&Q - 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

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

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
Open to 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

International Railway Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1901
Through truss swing bridge 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

NKP - Collingwood Boulevard Overpass (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1888
Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Collingwood Boulevard on Railroad (abandoned)
Removed

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

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

RCP&E - Bad River Bridge #13 (Stanley County, South Dakota)
Built 1885
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

RCP&E - Bad River Bridge #14 (Stanley County, South Dakota)
Built 1885
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

RCP&E - Bad River Bridge #7 (Jones County, South Dakota)
Built 1885
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

RCP&E - 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

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.
Abandoned.

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

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 - Forked Creek Bridges (Will County, Illinois)
Southernmost Span, 1884
Deck plate girder bridges over Forked Creek on Union Pacific Railroad in Wilmington
Open to traffic

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 throught 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 Bridge (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