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; carried roadway from 1890 to 1930Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on CB&Q RR (and roadway)Line 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
BR&P - Springville Trestle (1882) (Cattaraugus County, New York)
Built 1882 by the Keystone Bridge Co.; strengthened 1887; replaced 1897 on new alignment; razed 1898Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Cattaraugus Creek on Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh 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
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 late 1950sLost 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 - Menominee River Bridge (Marinette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1885; Replaced 1902 and reused at Dunnville, WisconsinWhipple deck truss bridge over Menominee River on Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailwayReplaced 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)
Built 1882?; replaced 1907Lost 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
Superior Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built September 1874-August 1878; opened December 1878; replaced by the Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge in 1917; swing span removed 1923; remaining ironwork removed 1930; 2 easternmost stone arches razed 1938-1939Deck truss swing bridge on Superior Street over Cuyahoga RiverMain deck truss portion has been demolished. Stone arch approach is still in use.
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 1914; replaced 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 River on Reading RRReplaced by a new bridge