Pedimented portal bracing

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Typical portal braces are flat on the top and the bottom. Pedimented braces retain the flat bottom, but top slopes to a peak in the center. Floor beams and sway braces can also be described as pedimented. This category features bridges with this rare form of portal bracing.

Abandoned EE- Split Rock Creek Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1891
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek on Abandoned Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned UP - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1893, Approaches Rebuilt 1905
Abandoned 2-span Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Abandoned Union Pacific
Abandoned

Albany Turnpike Bridge (Columbia County, New York)
Built 1909 rehabilitated 1943
Through truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Albany Turnpike
Replaced by a new bridge

ASV - Smoky Hill River Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)
Built 1887, Rehabilitated 2014
Lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad in Enterprise
Open to traffic

AVR - Allegheny River Back Channel Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Allegheny River Back Channel on West Penn Railroad (abandoned)
Abandoned

Badger State Trail - Sugar River Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1887
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar River on Badger State Trail
Open to pedestrians

Big Four Bridge (Original) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1888-1895 (Main span portals stated 1893); Replaced 1929
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CN - Barker Island Bridge (N) (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1913 using old parts
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Woodson Park Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1913 using old parts
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CNW - Galena River Bridge (Lafayette County, Wisconsin)
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Galena River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

CNW - Iowa River Bridge (Belle Plaine) (Benton County, Iowa)
Removed 1958
Lost lattice through truss bridge over Iowa River on Railroad
Removed

CNW - Iowa River Bridge (Iowa Falls) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built ?, Replaced 1977
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Iowa River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Kinzie Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 and relocated to Milwaukee
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Moingona Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1894, Removed 1933
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed but not replaced

CRandIC - Iowa River Bridge (S) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built ca 1901
Quadrangular Lattice through truss & Warren through truss bridge over Iowa River on CRandIC Railway
Open to traffic

EE - Beadle Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1893
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

EE - Elmen Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1892
Quadrangular truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Fort Richardson State Park Bridge (Jack County, Texas)
Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge
Closed to all traffic

Heartland Pathway - Shady Rest Bridge (Piatt County, Illinois)
Built 1890
Pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River on the Heartland Pathways, a rail trail converted from the former Illinois Central rail line
Open to pedestrians

Heartland Pathways - Sangamon River Bridge (Piatt County, Illinois)
Built 1890
Pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River on the Heartland Pathways, a rail trail converted from the former Illinois Central rail line
Open to pedestrians

IAIS - Rock River Bridge (N) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1894 crossing Sylvan Slough; Relocated here ca. 1930
Quadrangular Through Truss Bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Rock River Bridge (S) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1894 crossing Sylvan Slough; Relocated here 1930
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IB&W - Wabash River Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1869, replaced in 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway at Covington
Replaced by new bridge

International Railway Co. - 18 Mile Creek Bridge (E) (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1889
Abandoned through truss bridge over 18 Mile Creek
Abandoned

Kewash Trail - West Fork Crooked Creek Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1889
Lattice through truss bridge over West Fork Crooked Creek on Kewash Trail
Open to pedestrians

Michael R. Haverty Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1892 next to Missouri River; abandoned 1960, relocated to Union Station 2006
Through truss bridge over Railroad tracks at Union Station in Kansas City
Open to pedestrians

Mill Creek Bridge (Bourbon County, Kansas)
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek in Fort Scott
Abandoned with most of deck removed, but has intact walkway (cross at own risk)

MILW - Cedar River Bridge (Mower County, Minnesota)
Built 1886, Relocated Here 1911; To become a trail
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on abandoned Milwaukee Road railroad
Abandoned

Morris Terminal Rail Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)
Built 1905
Quadruple Intersection Warren Through Truss over Illinois and Michgan Canal on the I&M Canal Trail (former Rock Island Railroad)
Open to Pedestrians

NCRC - Spring Branch Bridge (Madison County, Nebraska)
Built 1889; Bypassed 2012
Through truss bridge over Spring Branch on Railroad
Replaced

OW - Fish's Eddy Bridge (Old) (Delaware County, New York)
One span collapsed in 1886, One span collapsed via a derailment in 1897, Replaced completely in 1901
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Branch Delaware River on New York, Ontario, & Western Railway
Destroyed by collision

Pecatonica Prairie Path - Pecatonica River Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Built 1886
Through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on Pecatonica Prairie Path
Open to pedestrians only

Peebles Island Bridge (S) (Albany County, New York)
Built 1891; rehabilitated 1978
Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Peebles Island South Access Road in Waterford
Open to traffic

Petroleum Center Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884 by the Morse Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Two-span through truss bridge over Oil Creek on PA 1004 (Eagle Rock Road)
Open to one-lane traffic

Poteau River Cut Off Bridge (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
This bridge may be a repurposed Railroad truss from the 19th century. It has the appearance of one. The piers do not appear to be near as old as the bridge.
Through truss bridge over Poteau River Cut Off on E1370, which "may" be private now.
Open to traffic

RCP&E - Bad River Bridge #10 (Stanley County, South Dakota)
Built 1886 in Winona, Minnesota; Relocated here Ca. 1928
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

RCP&E - Bad River Bridge #13 (Stanley County, South Dakota)
Built 1885 in Winona, Minnesota; Relocated here Ca. 1928
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 in Winona, Relocated here Ca. 1928
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

RI - Columbus Junction Railroad Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1895; Replaced 1910
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

RI - East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1880
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

RI - Grand River Bridge (Old) (Daviess County, Missouri)
Lost lattice through truss bridge over Grand River on Rock Island Railroad
Replaced by a new truss bridge

RI - Lick Creek Bridge (Kilbourne) (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1980, rails removed and partially salvaged early 1980s
Abandoned quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Lick Creek on former Rock Island Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Riverdale Park Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1888
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River City Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians

Saugatuck River Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1884 by the Union Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1993
Swing through truss bridge over Saugatuck River on CT 136 in Westport
Open to traffic

Sixth Street Bridge (Spalding County, Georgia)
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1958
Through truss bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad on Sixth Street in Griffin
In storage or disassembled

UP - Chippewa Falls Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built mid-1894. Innitially built 6 spans Quadrangular Truss, with the 51' of trestle on the south end. 2 160' spans were destroyed July 21st 1993, and 3 DPG spans were brought in from the abandoned Lake Wissota Bridge, along with a new I-beam span.
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Meadow Hill Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1905, abandoned 2003
Abandoned Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Wilson Creek on Abandoned railroad grade.
Abandoned

Walnut Creek Bridge (Greenwood County, Kansas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut Creek
Lost