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Plate girder

IAIS Iowa River Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built ca1900
Deck plate girder bridge on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Jordan Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Jordan Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS McPherson Avenue Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over McPherson Avenue & Little Mosquito Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Perry Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Through Plate girder bridge over Perry Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Ripley Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Through Plate Girder bridge over Ripley Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Rock River Bridge (Calona) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open

IAIS RR Little Vermillion River Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Vermillion River on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR) in LaSalle
Open to traffic

IAIS Severs Creek bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Severs Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge (Adair County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Turkey Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS US6 Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over US 6 on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Walnut Creek bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR Bear Creek Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
3 spans built 1902; 3 spans built 1959,
Deck plate girder bridge over Bear creek on Iowa Northern Rail Line in Shellsburg, IA
Open to traffic

IANR Cedar River Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Collapsed in 08 flooding, put back on the piers.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR Dry Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dry Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR Flood Creek Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Flood Creek on Railroad (IANR)
Open to traffic

IANR Hinkle Creek Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1966
Deck plate girder bridge over Hinkle Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR Overpass (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Iowa Northern Railroad on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

IANR Shell Rock River Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
(Main design: Warren through truss with sub-panels)
Trusses built 1922; DPGS built 1902
Warren through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Iowa Northern Railroad just south of Clarksville and 0.3 miles east of IA Hwy. 188 Bridge
Open to traffic

IANR Shell Rock River Bridge #2 (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River on Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR Wolf Creek Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IARR Iowa River Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1926
Girder bridge over Iowa River on Railroad
Open to traffic

IC Overpass (Ogle County, Illinois)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Removed

IC RR Silver Creek Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Originally built for Illinois Central Railroad. Converted to rail trail ca. 1991 by Village of Glen Carbon.
Deck plate girder bridge over Silver Creek on Glen Carbon Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians

Icg Girder Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1903
Plate girder bridge over US 51 on IC Railroad in Cairo
Open to rail traffic above and highway traffic below

ICG Sugar Creek Bridge (Logan County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek on CNRR (former ICG RR)
Open to traffic

ICRR IL72 Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1922
Plate girder bridge over IL 72 on the Illinois Central Railroad (now CNRR) in Genoa
Open to traffic

ICRR Rock River Ghost Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Former Illinois Central Railroad
Lost

ICRR S. Michigan Ave Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Michigan Ave on Abandoned Illinois Central RR
Abandoned

ICRR S. Prairie St Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over S. Prairie Ave on Abandoned Illinois Central RR
Abandoned

ICRR/DM&E RR Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dakota, Minn & Eastern RR on CPRR (former ICRR)
Open to traffic

IL 160 Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1927
Lost Plate girder bridge over IL 160 on the Penn Central Railroad
replaced with an at-grade crossing in 2007

Ilchester Railroad Bridge (Baltimore County, Maryland)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1902 by the American Bridge Company; once carried 2 tracks
Through truss bridge over Patapsco River, Ilchester Road on CSX Railroad (formerly B&O Railroad Old Main Line)
Open to traffic

Illinois Central Route 66 Bridge (Montgomery County, Illinois)
Built 1950
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Old US 66 on Abandoned Illinois Central Rwy
Derelict/abandoned

Illinois Central RR Little Calumet River Bridges (Cook County, Illinois)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over Little Calumet River on CNRR (former Illinois Central), Metra, Amtrak
Open

Illinois Railway Fox River Road Bridge (Kendall County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Fox River Rd on Illinois Railway (former CB&Q)
Open to traffic

Illinois Railway Fox River/IL 25 Bridge (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built 1938
Steel stringer bridge over IL 25 & Fox River on Illinois Railway (former CB&Q)


Illinois Railway Indian Creek Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Illinois Railway (former CB&Q)


Illinois River T&P Railroad Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1909, lift mechanism replaced in 1984
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad in Peoria
Open to traffic

Illinois Street Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 2006
Concrete deck girder bascule bridge over Islais Creek on Illinois Street
Open to traffic

Independence Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1951, Rehabilitated 1985
Deck plate girder bridge over Willamette River on River Road South
Open to traffic

Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #3 (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Indiana Union Traction South Fork Deer Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1907, abandoned in or ca. 1932
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek South Fork on former Indiana Railroad (nee Indiana Union Traction)
Demolished

Indiana Union Traction Wabash River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Once carried interurban from Indianapolis to Peru and North and East. Damaged in 1913 flood, rebuilt. Removed after interurban abandoned and no traces remain today.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on Formerly Indiana Railroad Traction(nee Indiana Union Traction)
Lost

Indiana Union Traction White River/SR 19 bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Lost Deck girder bridge over White River and State Road 19 on Indiana Union Traction in Noblesville
Lost

Indiantown Railroad Bridge (Martin County, Florida)
Built 1924 by the American Bridge Co.
Swing bridge over St. Lucie Canal on CSX Railroad at Indiantown
Open to traffic

Industrial spur Pennsylvania Railroad Wildcat Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Most don't know about this bridge which is bordered on it's North by Omnisource(Mervis scrap yard) and an old factory on the South side. No railroad traffic over this bridge in long time. Remote, and unseen except from creek.
Abandoned pony plate girder bridge over Wildcat Creek on Unknown for sure. Once part of a Pennsylvania Railroad industry track in Kokomo
Abandoned

Interurban Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Built 1906, closed to traffic April 8, 1946, abandoned October 16, 1946, demolished in 1947
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Illinois Traction System in Danville
Demolished

Iowa Falls Jct Railroad Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Pony plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Union Pacific Railroad in Iowa Falls
Open to traffic

Iowa Interstate RR Aux Sable Creek Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Aux Sable Creek on Iowa Interstate RR
Open to traffic

Iowa Interstate RR Green River Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
(Main design: Lattice through truss)
Lattice through truss bridge over Green River on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)
Open to traffic

Iowa Interstate RR Negro Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Negro Creek on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)
Open

Iowa Interstate RR West Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge on Iowa Interstate RR(former Rock Island RR)
Open to traffic

Iron City Railroad Bridge (Lawrence County, Tennessee)
Deck plate girder bridge over Shoal Creek on Tennessee Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Iron Horse Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1930 by the McClintic-Marshall Company of Chicago, Illinois
Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail. Purchased by Great Rivers Greenway District.

Iroquois Junction Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
(Main design: Pratt pony truss)
Built 1934 for the double-tracked Milwaukee Road Railroad
Railroad bridge over U.S. 52 on Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad south of Donovan
Open to traffic

IUT Deer Creek Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek on former Indiana Railroad (nee Indiana Union Traction)
Lost

Jefferson Street Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1940
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Jefferson Street on P&L Railroad (Formerly Pennsylvania Railroad)
Open to traffic

Jefferson Trail Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1902
Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Raccoon River Trail
Open to pedestrians

Jenkins Ford Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1906 for the Chicago Southern Railroad
Lost Deck girder bridge over Vermilion River on former CMStP&P Railroad
Demolished

Jim Schug Trail Virgil Creek Bridge (Tompkins County, New York)
Built 1926
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Virgil Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Joliet Army Arsenal Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Spur to abandoned Joliet Army Munitions Plant during WWII
Deck plate girder bridge over IL53 (Old Rte 66) & UPPR (former ICG) on Former Joliet Army Arsenal Railroad
Open to pedestrians

Jugtown Hill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1937. Closed, March 26, 2012.
Girder bridge over Delaware Canal on Jugtown Hill Road in Tinicum Township, PA. Bucks County Bridge #204
Replaced by a new bridge

Juneau Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1953
Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Justell Levisa Bridge (Johnson County, Kentucky)
(Main design: Polygonal Warren through truss)
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Levisa Fork, Big Sandy River on County Road 2557
Open to traffic

Kankakee River UP Rail Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on UPRR in Wilmington
Open

Karnak Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Illinois)
Built 1905 by the King Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Old Channel Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail at Karnak
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Kaskaskia River Railroad Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)
Located just north of IL 161, open to railroad traffic.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

KCS Auxvasse Creek Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Massive steel trestle over Auxvasse Creek on the Kansas City Southern Railway, north of Kingdom City
Open to railroad traffic

KCS I10 Overpass (Harris County, Texas)
Steel stringer bridge over I10/US90/Katy Freeway on Railroad
Open to traffic

KCS Morgan Street Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1958
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Morton Ave/IL 104 on KCS RR (former Gateway Western RR) in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

KCS Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
(Main design: Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals)
Bridge over Red River on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Open

KCS Sallisaw Creek Bridge near Bunch (Adair County, Oklahoma)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sallisaw Creek on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Well maintained, heavy rail

KCS Superior Ave Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Superior Ave on Kansas City Southern RR (former Gateway Western RR) in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

Kearney Rd Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Bridge over Kearney Rd on BNSF RR
Open to traffic

Keddie Wye (Plumas County, California)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
First leg built 1909, second leg, creating Wye built 1931
Warren deck truss bridge over Spanish Creek on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic

Kedzie Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1969
Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on Kedzie Avenue
Open to traffic

Kendrick's Creek Railroad Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1907 as part of the Shannon, VA-to-Johnson City, TN segment of the historic Clinchfield Railroad
Deck plate girder bridge over Kendrick's Creek on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

Kentucky Dam Lock Railroad Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kentucky Dam Lock on P&L Railway
Intact, but with rails removed

Kentucky Dam Powerhouse Access Road Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
Built 1945
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kentucky Dam Lock on Powerhouse Access Road
Closed to all traffic

Kestler's Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Third Creek on Abandoned railroad
Closed to all traffic

Kewaunee Railroad Swing Bridge (Kewaunee County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder bridge over Kewaunee River on Ahnapee State Trail (formerly Green Bay & Western railroad.


Kewaunee WI Bascule Bridge (Kewaunee County, Wisconsin)
Original drawbridge 1891, Bascule bridge 1929, replaced by fixed span 1985
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kewaunee River on Sth 29/42-Milwauke
Replaced by new bridge

Keyesport Causeway (Clinton County, Illinois)
Built in the mid to late 1950s when Carlyle Lake was constructed
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River (Carlyle Lake) on BNSF Railway in Keyesport
Used by railroad traffic

Kilbourn Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1972; restored 2008
Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee
Open after restoration

Kingdom City I-70 Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1963
Plate girder bridge over I-70 on the former GM&O Railroad at Kingdom City
Rail line is intact, but apparently unused

Kingdom City US 40 Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Route FF (Old US 40) on the former GM&O Railroad at Kingdom City
Rail line is intact, but apparently unused

Kings River Railroad Bridge (Fresno County, California)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Warren Deck truss railroad bridge
Open to traffic

Kinzua Bridge (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1900, closed to traffic in 1959, mosly destroyed by a tornado on July 21, 2003, remaining spans rehabilitated and reopened in 2011 as the "Kinzua Sky Walk"
Deck girder bridge over Kinzua Creek on former Erie Railway at Kinzua Bridge State Park
Remaining spans open to pedestrian traffic

KJRY LaMoine River Bridge (Hancock County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over LaMoine River on Keokuk Junction RR (former Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw)
Open

Koch Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Koch Creek on the Katy Trail, just west of Treloar
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Kokomo Belt Railroad PSI track Kokomo Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Built on a stub off of the Kokomo Belt's line into Continental Steel, this track went to the former Public Service Indiana(now DUKE) site on Defenbaugh Street. Tracks were pulled a few years ago. Sits on Highland Parks West side.
Deck plate girder bridge over Kokomo Creek on Kokomo Belt Railroad, part of Pennsylvania RR(later PC, Conrail) with trackage rights by Nickel Plate, N&W. in Kokomo
Closed to all traffic

Kokomo Marion and Western Traction Wildcat Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Built to carry former interurban line from Marion, Indiana to Kokomo, Indiana in or about 1905. Abandoned in early 1930's.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wildcat Creek(today Kokomo Reservoir) on formerly Indiana Railroad(nee Kokomo Marion and Western Traction, Northern Indiana Power Company interurbans) Check links below for Flickr pic of original bridge circa 1910.
Removed

KTER Broadway Overpass (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1952
Pony/through plate girder bridge over BroadwayNY28 on Railroad
Unknown status

L&H/CNJ Delaware River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
(Main design: Through truss)
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Railroad
Open to traffic

L&I Railroad White River Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built 1929 for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Deck girder bridge over East Fork White River on Louisville and Indiana Railroad in Columbus
Open to traffic

L&N Valley River Bridge (Cherokee County, North Carolina)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
6 panel Pratt through truss bridge over Valley River on abandoned L&N Railroad
Abandoned

La Crosse River Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over La Crosse River on Abandoned Railroad
Open to pedestrians only

La Crosse River State Trail Bangor Gun Club Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder bridge over Bangor Rod & Gun Club entrance on La Crosse River State Trail (former C&NW RR)
Open to pedestrians only

La Crosse River State Trail Creek Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Presently Unknown Stream on Trail
Open to pedestrians only