Quadrangular lattice through truss

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Abandoned Olentangy River Rail Bridge (Marion County, Ohio)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Olentangy River in Caledonia
Abandoned

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

ASRY Orange Creek Bridge (Ashland County, Ohio)
Double Barrel Quadrangular lattice through truss
Double Barrel Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Orange Creek on Ashland Railway Incorporated
Open to traffic

Baker Stewart Island North Railroad Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Canadian National RR (formerly Wisconsin Central)
Open to traffic

Bartonville Rail Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Still In Use.
Through truss bridge over TP&W Ry and Sanitation Rd on UPRR in Bartonville
Open to traffic

Black Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built ca. 1890
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Mohawk River on former Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Abandoned, but work is underway to rehabilitate as part of a rails-to-trails project

Booneville Railroad Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Quadrangular lattice truss bridge over Racoon River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

C&NW Truss West (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Through truss bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad on Union Pacific RR (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern) in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Catskill Mountain Railroad Bridge C9 (Ulster County, New York)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Esopus Creek on Catskill Mountain RR (formerly Ulster & Delaware/NYC RR)
Open to traffic

Cheyenne River RR Bridge (Pennington County, South Dakota)
(Main design: Warren through truss with all verticals)
Built 1927 by American Bridge Company
Warren through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on Chicago & Northwestern RR
Open to traffic

Chicago & Northwestern Railway Zoo Truss (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Hank Aaron State Trail (Abandoned Milwaukee Road right-of-way) on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway)
Open to traffic

Chicago North Western Fox River Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Fox River in Carpentersville on C&NW RR
Abandoned

CN Fond du Lac River Bridge (Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin)
Lattice through truss bridge over Fond du Lac River on former Wisconsin Central Railway (Now Canadian National Railway) in Fond du Lac
Closed to all traffic

CNW Big Sioux River Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW Fox River Swing Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Originally built for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway in 1899
Lattice through truss bridge over Fox River on single track of Canadian National Railway in Oshkosh
Open to traffic

CNW Galena River Bridge (Lafayette County, Wisconsin)
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Galena River on Railroad
Removed

CNW Little Sioux River Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Railroad
Removed

CNW Manitowoc Railroad Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Built 1896
Lattice through truss bridge over railroad on single track of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Manitowoc
Abandoned

CNW Raccoon River Bridge (Calhoun County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1880; Removed in the 1970s
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Raccoon River on railroad
Removed

CNW Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1888
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CRandIC Iowa River Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway
Open to traffic

DM&E Bad River Bridge #1 (Stanley County, South Dakota)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Railroad
Open to traffic

DM&E Bad River Bridge #2 (Stanley County, South Dakota)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Railroad
Open to traffic

DM&E Bad River Bridge #3 (Stanley County, South Dakota)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Railroad
Open to traffic

DM&E Cottonwood River Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1919 by Chicago Northwestern
Quadrangular truss bridge with trestle and deck plate girder approaches
Open to traffic

DM&E Cottonwood River Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1913 replacing an older bridge, piers are from 1899 trestle replaced 2009.
Lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on DM&E Railroad
Open to traffic

Dotson Railroad Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1924
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on Abandoned CNW Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Eagle Creek Railroad Bridge (Wright County, Iowa)
Built 1901 by Chicago Northwestern
Through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Ellis & Eastern Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Quadrangular truss bridge with trestle approaches on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Ellis & Eastern Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1893
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad just south of 10th and 11th Street Viaducts in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

Ellis & Eastern Brandon Crossing Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1889 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works for the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha Railroads (later Chicago and Northwestern)
Whipple through truss bridge over Big Sioux River at Split Rock Creek Confluence on BNSF Railway in Brandon
Open to traffic

Erie Railroad Tippecanoe River bridge (Pulaski County, Indiana)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on Former Toledo, Peoria, and Western(nee JK Lines, Tippecanoe RR, Erie Western, Erie Lackawanna, Erie, Chicago and Great Atlantic Railroads) in Monterey
Abandoned

Erie Railway Diverging Through Truss Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Lattice through truss bridge over French Creek on Erie Railway


Florida Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Deerfield River on River Road
Replaced by new bridge

Fort McCoy CNW bridge (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Abandoned quadrangular lattice through truss bridge on abandoned railroad line over railroad
Abandoned

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

Gallatin Railroad Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)
Lattice through truss bridge over Grand River on Rock Island Railroad


Hennepin Canal Railroad Bridge 4 (Bureau County, Illinois)
Lattice through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on UPRR (former C&NW)


IAIS Big Bear Creek Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Built 1901
Truss bridge on railroad over Big Bear Creek
Open to traffic

IAIS Rock River Bridge (N) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1894; relocated here in 1924
Quadrangular Through Truss Bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Rock River Bridge (S) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1930
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IL 29 Railroad Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over IL 29 on UPRR Railroad S of Pekin
Open to traffic

La Crosse River State Trail Dutch Creek Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1913
Through truss bridge over Dutch Creek on La Crosse River State Trail (former C&NW RR)
Open to pedestrians only

Linden Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1894
Lattice through truss bridge over Linden Street on Central Massachusetts Railroad/Boston & Maine Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Little Falls Abandoned Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Mohawk River Channel on Abandoned Highway
Abandoned

M&STL Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Lost 4 span quadrangular through truss over Des Moines River on former M&STL
Removed

Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887; retrofitted for pedestrian use in 1992
Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Norottuck Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Peshtigo River Railroad Bridge (Marinette County, Wisconsin)
Quadrangular Warren, or Lattice, through truss bridge over Peshtigo River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

Poplar Creek Railroad Bridge (Roane County, Tennessee)
Bridge was relocated here to serve the K-25 plant
Quadralateral Warren through truss bridge over Poplar Creek at the old K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge. Resembles a whipple truss which was very popular with railroads for their strength under heavy loads.
Open to traffic

Red Cedar River Railroad Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built ca 1894
Abandoned 2-span Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Abandoned Union Pacific
Abandoned

RI Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad (RI)
Replaced by a new bridge

RI East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1929
Through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on abandoned rail alignment
Derelict/abandoned

RI South Skunk River Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over South Skunk River/Snake Trail on former Rock Island RR
Line abandoned 1967, bridge removed shortly thereafter, piers remain.

Riverdale Park Pedestrian Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1888
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on city bike and pedestrian trail at Riverdale park, south of I-229 and west of Southeastern Avenue and railroad in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians

Split Rock Creek Railroad Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
This bridge was part of a plan to convert Split Rock Creek into a lake in the 1950s.
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek on abandoned railroad 0.3 miles east of Split Rock Blvd. near Mc Hardy Park
Abandoned

Stephenson MI Railroad Bridge (Menominee County, Michigan)
Lattice through truss bridge over Little Cedar River on CN Railroad
Open to traffic

Trinity Rail Bridge (Tarrant County, Texas)
Through truss bridge over Trinity River on Trinity Commuter Railroad in Ft. Worth
Open to traffic

Union Pacific Chippewa River 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

Union Pacific Overpass (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad


UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Washington County, Nebraska)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Elkhorn River on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Illinois River Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1912
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on Union Pacific Railroad in Pekin
Open to traffic

UP Iowa River Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Iowa River on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Kickapoo Creek Bridge #2 (Peoria County, Illinois)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Kickapoo Creek Bridge #3 (Peoria County, Illinois)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Kickapoo Creek Bridge #4 (Peoria County, Illinois)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Kickapoo Creek Bridge #5 (Peoria County, Illinois)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Little Sioux River Crossing (Harrison County, Iowa)
Lattice through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on UP Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, Middle Channel) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
(Main design: Camelback through truss)
Built 1909 replacing an older single track bridge
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River Center Channel on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open

UP Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)
(Main design: Baltimore through truss)
Swing span dated 1909, Builder plaque on approach reads 1908.
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on Union Pacific RR (formerly Chicago & North Western RR)


UP Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Open to traffic

UPRR Kishwaukee River Bridge (Boone County, Illinois)
2 span through truss bridge over Kishwaukee RIver
Through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on UPRR (former C&NW)
Open to traffic

UPRR Mackinaw River Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on UP Railroad N of Green Valley
Open to traffic

Walnut Creek Railroad Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Lattice through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment and replaced.

Webster City Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 1901 for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Through truss bridge over Boone River on Union Pacific Railroad in Webster City
Open to traffic

West River Iron Bridge Rd. (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1919, restored in 2010-2011
Through truss bridge over West River on C3062 Iron Bridge Rd. in Dummerston
Opened to traffic after extensive repairs

Willis Avenue Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1901; rehabilitated 1987; Replaced 2010
Swing bridge over Harlem River on Willis Avenue in New York
Replaced by a new bridge

Wilson Creek Railroad Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
built unknown, abandoned 2003
Abandoned Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Wilson Creek on Abandoned railroad grade.
Abandoned

Windom Railroad Bridge (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1900, replacing an earlier bridge
Two-span Quadrangular truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Windom
Open to railroad traffic

Wisconsin Central Bridge (Delta County, Michigan)
Built 1892
Lattice through truss bridge over Escanaba River on Wisconsin Central Railroad
Open to traffic

Woodson Park Railroad Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Canadian National RR (formerly Wisconsin Central)
Open to traffic