Whipple deck truss
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BN - Nebraska City Railroad Bridge (Otoe County, Nebraska)
(Main design: Whipple through truss)Built 1888 under the direction of George S. MorisonLost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri RiverLine abandoned in 1982; Removed in 1984
BO - Cave Station Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
BO - Verona Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923Whipple deck truss bridge over Middle River on Baltimore & Ohio RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
California Avenue Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889 using 1862 spans ; Deck Raised 1896; Razed 1926Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple deck truss bridge over Woods Run on California AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Callowhill Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; demolished 1964Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Schuylkill RiverReplaced by a new bridge
CNW - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1879, Strengthened 1896; Replaced By a New Bridge Upstream 1912Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Former Chicago & North WesternReplaced by a new bridge
Fetterman Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1880 by the Penn Bridge Co. as a toll bridge for the Beaver Falls Bridge Co.; replaced 1961Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Beaver River on Fourth StreetReplaced by a new bridge
First High Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)
Built 1876-77, new superstructure built in 1910-11, original substructure demolished in 1913Lost Deck truss bridge over Kentucky River on Cincinnati Southern Railway at High Bridge
GT - South Paris Bridge (Old) (Oxford County, Maine)
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Little Androscoggin River on Grand Trunk RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Juniata River Bridge PRR (Mifflin County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Juniata River on PRRNo longer exists
Kilbourn Bridge (1877) (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Built 1877, Replaced 1903Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadDestroyed by Tornado
L&HR - Delaware River Bridge (Old) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)Built 1899 using some second-hand parts; Replaced 1907Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central Railroad of New JerseyReplaced by a new bridge
Laytonville - Dos Rios Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1888 as a railroad bridge; adapted and relocated in 1934Deck truss bridge over Burger Creek on Laytonville - Dos Rios RoadOpen to traffic
LV - Delaware River Bridge (S) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876; Replaced in mainlline service 1901, but remained as third track; Removed ?Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Delaware River on Lehigh Valley RailwayRemoved
Main Street Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by the Morse Bridge Co.; raised 1903; replaced 1908Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on Main Street (now US 20)Replaced by a new bridge
MILW - Short Line Bridge (Old) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1880; Replaced 1902Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad & RoadReplaced by a new bridge
NKP - Old Ashtabula River Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1882, replaced 1902Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad in AshtabulaReplaced by a new bridge
NKP - Rocky River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Rocky River on New York, Chicago, & St. Louis RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
NYC - Catskill Creek Bridge (Greene County, New York)
Built 1884Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Catskill Creek on New York Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
OSL - American Falls Pegram Deck Truss (Power County, Idaho)
(Main design: Pegram deck truss)Built 1883; Pegram trusses added 1894; Whipple deck truss replaced in 1902; Replaced 1911Lost Pegram deck truss bridge over American Falls on Oregon Short Line RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Pine Street Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1880; Closed c.1985Pin connected Whipple deck truss bridge over Willimantic River on Pine Street in WillimanticClosed to all traffic
Slade's Ferry Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; Swing span struck 1932 by a tanker and replaced with a bascule; Replaced 1970Lost double-decker truss bridge over Taunton River on Remington AvenueRemoved
TIBR - Sabine River Bridge (Beauregard Parish, Louisiana)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)Erected 1905 using a double trussed secondhand Whipple Truss spanSwing through truss bridge over Sabine River on Timberrock Railroad CompanyOpen
Tyngsborough Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1893; replaced 1930Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Merrimack River on Frost RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Wabash - Sangamon River Bridge (Old) (Macon County, Illinois)
Built 1884; Replaced 1907; At least on span is known to have been modified & relocated in 1910Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Sangamon River on Wabash RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Wabash - Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1868, replaced in 1929-30Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Wabash Railroad in DanvilleReplaced by new bridge
WC - St. Croix River High Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)Built 1884, Demolished February 1916Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saint Croix River on Former Wisconsin Central RailwayReplaced by the Soo Line High Bridge, just up-stream with a better railroad grade and alignment.
Woolen Mill Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1890, closed to traffic in 1914, replaced in 1915Lost Deck truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on Bridge Street in DanvilleReplaced by new bridge
Yardleyville Centennial Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1912Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Delaware RiverReplaced by a new bridge