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Pratt truss

The Pratt truss is named after Thomas and Caleb Pratt, Boston railroad engineers who patented the design in 1844. The Pratt and its variations are the most common design of metal truss bridges. On a basic Pratt truss, the diagonals slope toward the center of the bridge, do not cross any verticals, and are approximately parallel. The top chord is straight and parallels the lower chord. The panels can have sub-divisions - or verticals and diagonals that don't reach from the top to bottom chord, though this can be considered a variation of the basic type. There are many variations, or sub-types of the Pratt truss, some of which have their own name including Parker, camelback, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, and others. It is used in bridges as a through truss, pony truss, and deck truss.

Blackwater River Bridge (Tucker County, West Virginia)
Built 1933
Lost through truss bridge over Blackwater River on WV 32
Bridge has been replaced.

Blackwater River Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Abandoned truss bridge over Blackwater River on Unimproved road
Derelict/abandoned

Blackwater River CR 335 Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Lost through truss bridge over Blackwater River on CR 335, just south of I-70
No longer exists

Blackwell Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1930-31; replaced 2004
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Big River at Blackwell just beyond the end of Route CC
Removed to make way for replacement bridge; east abutment remains

Blackwell Bridge (Elbert County, Georgia)
Was originally on County Road 244, relocated to state park in 1984
Pratt through truss bridge over inlet of Richard B. Russell Lake on Blackwell Bridge Trail
Open to pedestrians

Blaine Spring Creek Bridge (Madison County, Montana)
Built 1897
Through truss bridge over Blaine Spring Creek on MT 249
Open to traffic

Blaine's Crossing (Linn County, Iowa)
Built around 1910, made obsolete when the Hwy. 151 bypass bridge was built in 1965, later abandoned
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Big Creek on Abandoned road (formerly US 151)
Abandoned

Blanchard Bridge (Traill County, North Dakota)
Built 1900; Removed 2007
Pratt through truss bridge on old alignment of 5th Street over Elm River
Removed but not replaced; Lally columns remain

Blanchard River Covered Bridge 35-32-21 (Hancock County, Ohio)
Built 2009
Pratt through truss bridge over Blanchard River on Township Hwy 241


Blanket Creek Bridge (Mills County, Texas)
Built 1912
Pony truss bridge over Blanket Creek on CR 550
Closed to all traffic

Blarsden Graeagle Road Bridge (Plumas County, California)
Built 1902, Major Repairs From Fire Damage In 1916, Repaired 1935, 1933, and 1965
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Feather River on Blarsden Graeagle Road in Mohawk Vista
Open to traffic

Blenheim Road Bridge (Albemarle County, Virginia)
Built 1907
Pratt Pony truss bridge over Hardware River on Blenheim Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Blenkiron Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Built in 1915 by Joliet Bridge Company. Replaced by steel trestle bridge in 1975.
Pratt through truss bridge over Heron Lake Outlet on CR 86 (440th Street) at Jackson/Cottonwood Co. Border


Blevens Creek Bridge (Cullman County, Alabama)
Built or relocated here 1939
Pratt through truss bridge over Blevens Creek on Co Rd 1036
Closed due to possible flood damage

Blevins Bridge (Carter County, Tennessee)
Built in 1889 in another location, relocated here to replace a flood-damaged Howe truss railroad bridge by the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Company on Tweetsie Line, now a county road
Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over Doe River on Old Tweetsie Railroad
Open to single-lane traffic

Bliss Road Bridge (Allen County, Ohio)
Built 1908 by the Home Engineering & Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 1988; replaced 2011
Lost through Pratt truss bridge over Auglaize River on Bliss Road (TR 63)
Lost

Blockton Bridge (Taylor County, Iowa)
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Platte River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Blome Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1888 by the Queen City Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge on Blome Road in The Village of Indian Hill
Open to one-lane traffic

Blood Run Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1901 by the Marshalltown Bridge & Iron Works; destroyed 2003 in car accident
Lost through truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on Oak Avenue north of Livermore
Destroyed by collision; road later abandoned

Blood Run Creek Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1918
Pony truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on Buchanan Ave.
Open to traffic

Bloomfield-Nulhegan River Route 102 Bridge (Essex County, Vermont)
Built 1937
Through truss bridge over Nulhegan River on VT 102 in Bloomfield
Open to traffic

Bloomsbury Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built 1892, reconstructed 1995
Pratt through truss bridge over Musconetcong River on CR 579 (aka Church Street)
Open to traffic

Blue Bridge (Barbour County, West Virginia)
Built 1886
Through Truss bridge over Elk Creek on County Route 57/15
Open to traffic

Blue Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Built 1892
Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on formerly the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, currently, a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians

Blue Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1996
Pratt through truss bridge over W Br Huron River on Lamereaux Rd.
Open to traffic

Blue Creek Bridge (Wagoner County, Oklahoma)
Built 1929
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Blue Creek on N4210
Abandoned, with road removed.

Blue Creek TR 57 Bridge (Paulding County, Ohio)
Built 1905
Pony truss bridge over Blue Creek on Township Road 57
Open to traffic

Blue Hole Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1910
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Blue Hole Pond on State Road 258
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Lakes Grade Bridge (Twin Falls County, Idaho)
Lost pony truss bridge over Snake river
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Lick Creek Alex Biggs Road (Clark County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1905; Replaced 1990
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Blue Lick Creek on Alex Biggs Road, CR 50
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Lick Creek Bridge (Bullitt County, Kentucky)
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Bluelick Creek on an abandoned alignment of Preston Hwy
Derelict/abandoned

Blue Mountain Lake Spillway Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1947
Pony truss bridge over Overflow Spillway on Corp of Engineers project road in Waveland
Open to traffic

Blue River Bridge (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built in 1921 with Federal Aid Project funding
Pratt through truss bridge over Blue River on old US Highway 70
Open to traffic

Blue River-Big Springs Road Bridge (Washington County, Indiana)
Built ca.1895; replaced 1996
Lost through truss bridge over South Fork Blue River on Big Springs Road
Replaced by new bridge

Blue Springs Bridge (Gage County, Nebraska)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Broad Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bluff Canal Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Unknown
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Bluff Canal on Abandoned Road
Derelict/abandoned

Bluff Canal Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Pony truss bridge over Bluff Canal on Private Drive (CR2923rd Ln)
Open

Bluff Canal Bridge TR 9 (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1905
Pony truss bridge over Bluff Canal on CR N2900th, 2.0 mi. west of Lima
Closed; 3 feet of each each has been peeled back; blocked off.

Bluff Hall Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1905; made obsolete by new bridge in 1941
Pony truss bridge over Harkness Creek at Bluff Hall just off IL 57
Bridge Removed and Replaced with Concrete Culvert.

Blythe Bridge (Riverside County, California)
Truss bridge in same location of current highway bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Colorado River on/near current location of US Hwy 10
Replaced by new bridge

BM - Green River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Green River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Hillsborough Covered Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
(Main design: Town lattice truss)
Built 1903; Pier washed out 1938; Abandoned 1979; Destroyed 1985.
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine RR
Destroyed by arsonists in 1985

BM&NW - Iowa River Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Abandoned and likley removed 1927
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
Removed, substructure encased in concrete for a road bridge's substructure.

BN - 15th Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1914; Abandoned 1973 due to damage from an erroneously routed Boeing load, likely removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Foss Waterway on Burlington Northern Railroad
Removed but not replaced

BN - Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison. Railroad line abandoned in 1988.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on the Burlington Northern Railroad at Alton
Removed after the railroad line was abandoned

BN - Phillipsburg Branch Clark Fork Bridge (Granite County, Montana)
Built 1952
Through truss bridge over Clark Fork on BN/NP Phillipsburg Branch
Intact but closed to all traffic

BN - Snoqualmie Weyerhaeuser Mill Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1896 in Wisconsin; Re-erected here 1916; Howe truss replaced in kind 1925; Howe truss replaced w/ DPGs 1955; Sold to Northwest Railway Museum 1975; DPGs destroyed by flooding 1990; Sold to King County for rail reuse 1994; Scrapped 2005
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Snoqualmie River on Burlington Northern Railroad (Nee Northern Pacific Railroad)
Removed by USACE

BN - St. Louis Bay Double Swing Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Built 1908, Removed 1986
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Louis Bay on Burlington Northern
Removed

BNSF - Atchison Swing Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1900
Through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway at Atchison
Open to traffic

BNSF - Big Horn River Bridge (Big Horn County, Montana)
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Horn River on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Big Horn River Bridge (Big Horn County, Wyoming)
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Horn River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Big Sioux River Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1900; Relocated Here 1907; Approaches Added 1930
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Black Bear Creek Bridge (Pawnee County, Oklahoma)
Pin-connected through truss bridge over Black Bear Creek on BNSF Railway in Pawnee
Replaced by a new bridge

BNSF - Black Bridge (Dawson County, Montana)
Pratt through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Brazeau Creek Bridge (Perry County, Missouri)
This railroad line was completed in 1904, although I don't know if this particular bridge is that old or not
Through truss bridge over Brazeau Creek at Wittenberg on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Still in use

BNSF - Celilo Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1912
Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River on Oregon Trunk Railroad Line in Celilo, OR and Wishram, WA
Open to traffic

BNSF - Cherry Creek Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)
Through truss bridge over Cherry Creek on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898-1900 to Chicago Sanitary Commission design for Illinois Northern RR
Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF (former Illinois Central RR)
Open to traffic

BNSF - Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge (Lemont) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Swing through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Columbia Slough Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1908
Pratt through truss bridge over Columbia Slough on BNSF Railway in Portland
Open to traffic

BNSF - Crooked River Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built 1910
Pratt Through truss bridge over Crooked River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Cuivre River Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Three-span through truss bridge over Cuivre River on the BNSF Railway at Old Monroe
Open to railroad traffic

BNSF - Des Moines River Bridge (S) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1903
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Diversion Channel Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built ca. 1928, replacing an earlier through truss bridge that had collapsed
Two-span through truss bridge over the Diversion Channel on the BNSF Railway southwest of Cape Girardeau
Open to traffic on the active BNSF St. Louis-Memphis railroad line

BNSF - Elsberry Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Built 1902
Lost through truss bridge over Lost Creek on the BNSF Railway at Elsberry
Replaced by a new bridge

BNSF - Establishment Creek Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Establishment Creek on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Eudora Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1897, Abutments Rebuilt 1936
Pratt through truss bridge over Wakarusa River on Atchson Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Fox River Bridge (Clark County, Missouri)
Built 1906, Extended 1934
Through truss bridge over Fox River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Grand River Bridge (Union County, Iowa)
Built 1901
Pratt Deck truss bridge over Grand River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Grand River Bridge (Chariton County, Missouri)
Built 1910, Replaced 2017
Three-span through truss bridge over Grand River on BNSF Railway between Bosworth and Mendon
Open to traffic

BNSF - Groesbeck Creek Bridge (Hardeman County, Texas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Groesbeck Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Hamilton Creek Bridge (Skamania County, Washington)
Pratt through truss bridge over Hamilton Creek on Burlington Northern - Santa Fe Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Hassayampa River Bridge (Maricopa County, Arizona)
Built 1930 for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR by American Bridge Co.
Pratt through truss bridge over Hassayampa River (Wash) on BNSF Railway (former AT&SF RR)
Open to traffic

BNSF - Heart River Bridge (W) (Morton County, North Dakota)
Built 1905, Approaches Rebuilt 1999
Through truss bridge over Heart River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Hollywood Beach Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1903
Three-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on the BNSF Railway in Arnold
Open to railroad traffic

BNSF - I-25 Overpass (Natrona County, Wyoming)
Built 1958
Through truss bridge over I-25 on the BNSF Railway in Casper
Open to traffic

BNSF - Java Trestle (Flathead County, Montana)
Pratt deck truss bridge over Middle Fork Flathead River & Java Creek on BNSF Hi-Line Subdivision
Open to traffic

BNSF - Joplin Branch Spring River Bridge (Cherokee County, Kansas)
Built 1897
Pratt through truss bridge over Spring River on BNSF Railway
Now a branch line of the BNSF, still in use

BNSF - Kansas River Bridge (Topeka) (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built 1909, 2 Spans Replaced 1952, Lengthened 1968
Through truss bridge over Kansas River on the BNSF Railway in Topeka
Open to traffic

BNSF - Kettle River High Bridge (Pine County, Minnesota)
Built 1894
Pratt Deck truss bridge over Kettle River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - La Grange Bridge (Lewis County, Missouri)
Built 1894
Pratt through truss bridge over Wyaconda River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Lake Springfield Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built in the early 1950's with the creation of Lake Springfield by the Frisco Railroad
Through truss bridge over Lake Springfield on BNSF (formerly Frisco/BN) Railway in Springfield
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Arkansas River Bridge (Harvey County, Kansas)
Built 1913
Pratt Through truss bridge over Little Arkansas River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Blue River Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1911
Baltimore through truss bridge over Little Blue River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Falls Bridge (N) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1891; east span collapsed in train wreck in 1974- replaced with 1900 Warren truss span; still serves traffic
Bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Walnut River Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Built 1897
Pratt Through truss bridge over Little Walnut River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little White Salmon River Bridge (Skamania County, Washington)
Built 1907
Pratt through truss bridge over Little White Salmon River (Drano Lake) on Railroad (BNSF)
Open to traffic

BNSF - Manning Viaduct (Carroll County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Pratt through truss bridge over Center Street, West Nishnabota River & removed CGW
Open to traffic

BNSF - Marais Des Cygnes River Bridge (Quenemo) (Osage County, Kansas)
Built 1905, Approach Updated 1945
Pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Miller River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1916
Pratt through truss bridge over Miller River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Naches River Bridge (Yakima County, Washington)
Built 1911
Pratt through truss bridge over Naches River on BNSF Railway in Yakima
Open to traffic

BNSF - Navasota River Bridge (Brazos County, Texas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Brazos River on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Neosho River Bridge (Emporia) (Lyon County, Kansas)
Built 1898
Through truss bridge over Neosho River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - North River Bridge (W) (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over North River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Oregon Bridge (West Channel) (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1892, Deck Girders added Later
Through truss bridge over Rock River on BNSF Railway in Oregon
Open to railroad traffic

BNSF - Platte River Bridge (Cass County, Nebraska)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Platte River on Railroad (BNSF)
Open to traffic

BNSF - Portage Creek Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Pratt through truss bridge over Portage Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Post Oak Creek Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Post Oak Creek on railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Post Oak Creek Bridge (Comanche County, Oklahoma)
Pratt through truss bridge over Post Oak Creek on Frisco Railroad
Appears to be abandoned?

BNSF - Puyallup River Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Pratt through truss bridge over Puyallup River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

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