Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works

of Leavenworth, Kansas
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Became the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron company in 1904: http://www.kshs.org/archives/40167

1898 Branch Buffalo Creek Bridge (Jewell County, Kansas)
Built 1898
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Buffalo Creek, 0.7 mi. south and 3.0 mi. west of Randall
Closed to all traffic

Aquilla Creek Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Built 1892
Through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek on Rogers Hill Road
Bypassed by new bridge

Assaria Smoky Hill River Bridge (Saline County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1885
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River
Abandoned

Bluff Street Bridge (Older) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Railroads (?) on Bluff Street & Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Replaced

Chamberlain Bridge (Brule County, South Dakota)
Chamberlain Bridge, 1925
Double-barreled through truss bridge over the Missouri River (Francis Case Lake) on Business Loop I-90 at Chamberlain
Undergoing rehabilitation in 2010

Clark Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built 1880
Abandoned through truss bridge over Old Channel South Grand River on S. Hess Road/315th Street
Abandoned

Clarks Creek Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
likely fabricator, ca. 1880
Through truss bridge over Clarks Creek, 5.5 mi. south and 3.0 mi. east of Wreford
Open

Climbing Arrow Road Bridge (Gallatin County, Montana)
Pratt through truss bridge over Madison River on Climbing Arrow Road


Galveston Bay Wagon Bridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1893
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Galveston Bay on Road
Destroyed by severe weather

Gypsum Creek Bridge (Saline County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1885
Pony truss bridge over Gypsum Creek on Lapsley Road, 3.5 mi. south and 0.4 mi. east of Gypsum
Closed to all traffic

KCS - Red River Bridge (Bowie County, Texas)
Built 1900
Through truss swing bridge over Red River on the Kansas City Southern Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

Lakewood Park Bridge (Saline County, Kansas)
Built 1887
Through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on Lakewood Drive in Salina
Relocated to Lakewood Park Middle School where it serves as a pedestrian bridge.

Lewis and Pranty Creek Bridge (Maricopa County, Arizona)
Built 1923
Pony truss bridge over Lewis and Pranty Creek on AZ 88 (Apache Trail)
Open to traffic

Little Clear Creek Bridge (Vernon County, Missouri)
Built 1893
Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Little Clear Creek on Yater Road (CR 699)
Replaced by new bridge

Little Drywood Creek CR 717 Bridge (Vernon County, Missouri)
Built 1895
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Drywood Creek on CR 717
Replaced by new bridge

McCarty Creek CR 657 Bridge (Vernon County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1895
Pony truss bridge over McCarty Creek on CR 657 (Tyree Road)
Open to traffic

Middle Cedar Creek Bridge (Smith County, Kansas)
Built 1900
Pony truss bridge over Middle Cedar Creek, 1.0 mi. north and 1.0 mi. west of Kensington
Intact but closed to all traffic

Paradise Road Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1896
Lost through truss over Little Platte River near Paradise
Removed

Piney Creek Iron Bridge (Bastrop County, Texas)
Built 1888
Through truss bridge over Piney Creek on Main Street in Bastrop
Closed to traffic

Polo Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1875
Relocated bowstring truss bridge in a park in Polo
Open to pedestrians only

Riverwalk Bridge (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Built 1879
Pratt through truss bridge over Missouri River tributary on Riverwalk
Open to pedestrians

State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
Built 1890
Lost two-span Howe through truss bridge over Colorado River
Abutments, center pier, and ruins of north span remain

Tod Ranch Road Bridge (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)
Built 1887
Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Tod Ranch Road
Open to traffic

Tommelson Creek Bridge (Washington County, Texas)
Built 1890-1891
Pratt through truss bridge over Tommelson Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Verdigris River-Ness Rd. Bridge (Wilson County, Kansas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Verdigris River
Replaced by a new bridge on a different alignment and then demolished.