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. Morison
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River
Line abandoned in 1982; Removed in 1984

BO - Cave Station Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Verona Bollman Bridge (Augusta County, Virginia)
Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Whipple deck truss bridge over Middle River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

California Avenue Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889 using 1862 spans ; Deck Raised 1896; Razed 1926
Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple deck truss bridge over Woods Run on California Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Callowhill Street Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1875; demolished 1964
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River
Replaced by a new bridge

Cincinnati Southern - Cumberland River Bridge (1st) (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Finished November 1876
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on Cincinnati Southern Railroad
No longer exists - superstructure replaced then crossing relocated

CNW - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1879, Strengthened 1896; Replaced By a New Bridge Upstream 1912
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Former Chicago & North Western
Replaced 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 1961
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Beaver River on Fourth Street
Replaced by a new bridge

First High Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)
Built 1876-77, new superstructure built in 1910-11, original substructure demolished in 1913
Lost 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 Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Juniata River Bridge PRR (Mifflin County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Juniata River on PRR
No longer exists

Kilbourn Bridge (1877) (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Built 1877, Replaced 1903
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by Tornado

L&HR - Delaware River Bridge (Old) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1899 using some second-hand parts; Replaced 1907
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Replaced by a new bridge

Laytonville - Dos Rios Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1888 as a railroad bridge; adapted and relocated in 1934
Deck truss bridge over Burger Creek on Laytonville - Dos Rios Road
Open 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 Railway
Removed

Main Street Bridge (Huron County, Ohio)
Built 1878 by the Morse Bridge Co.; raised 1903; replaced 1908
Lost 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 1902
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad & Road
Replaced by a new bridge

NKP - Old Ashtabula River Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1882, replaced 1902
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad in Ashtabula
Replaced 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 Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Catskill Creek Bridge (Greene County, New York)
Built 1884
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Catskill Creek on New York Central Railroad
Replaced 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 1911
Lost Pegram deck truss bridge over American Falls on Oregon Short Line Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Pine Street Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1880; Closed c.1985
Pin connected Whipple deck truss bridge over Willimantic River on Pine Street in Willimantic
Closed 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 1970
Lost double-decker truss bridge over Taunton River on Remington Avenue
Removed

TIBR - Sabine River Bridge (Beauregard Parish, Louisiana)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Erected 1905 using a double trussed secondhand Whipple Truss span
Swing through truss bridge over Sabine River on Timberrock Railroad Company
Open

Tyngsborough Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1893; replaced 1930
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Merrimack River on Frost Road
Replaced 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 1910
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Sangamon River on Wabash Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Wabash - Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1868, replaced in 1929-30
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Wabash Railroad in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

WC - St. Croix River High Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1884, Demolished February 1916
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saint Croix River on Former Wisconsin Central Railway
Replaced 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 1915
Lost Deck truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on Bridge Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Yardleyville Centennial Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1912
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Delaware River
Replaced by a new bridge