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15th Street Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1872; Replaced 1932
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

18th Street-Wabash River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built ca.1880's by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; Replaced 1977
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on 18th Street
Replaced by new bridge

1st Avenue Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Replaced 1923
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Rock River on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

295th Street Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on 295th Street at Wilkinson Pioneer Park
Open to pedestrians only

2nd River Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)
Columbia Bridge Works Whipple span probably built ca. 1880, other span of unknown origin possibly added later.
Lost Whipple through truss at Middletown
Lost

35th Street Overpass (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888 in Chicago, Illinois; Relocated Here 1934
Whipple through truss bridge over BNSF Fort Madison Yard on 35th Street in Fort Madison, Iowa
Open to traffic

6th Street Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Eel River on 6th Street in Logansport
Replaced by new bridge

7th Street Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Schuykill River on 7th Street
Removed but not replaced

Abington Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1881; replaced 1991
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Pottershop Road
Replaced by new bridge

Able Mitchell Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., bypassed 1991
Whipple through truss bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on Mansfield Road northeast of Bridgeton
Open to pedestrians only

Adaline Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Whipple through truss bridge over Fish Creek on CR 7/4 (Fish Creek Road)
Open to traffic

Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; widened with 3rd truss line added 1922-1924; tolls removed 1947; replaced by I-480 bridge in 1966
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Douglas Street/US 6/US Alt 30
Replaced by new bridge

Americus Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built in 1893 by Lafayette Bridge Company; replaced in 1983
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on Grant Road
Replaced by new bridge

Armitage Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1887 at a different location, installed here in 1907;
Whipple through truss bridge over McKenzie River on Pedestrian Path in Coburg
Open to pedestrians

ARRC - Puente Caño Martín Peña (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Caño Martín Peña on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Removed

ARRC - Puente de Cambalache (Arecibo, Puerto Rico)
Built 1893
Whipple through truss bridge over Río Grande de Arecibo on Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico
Abandoned

ARRC - Puente Río Yauco (Yauco, Puerto Rico)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Río Yauco on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Removed

Ash Road Bridge (1883) (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1883 by the Columbia Bridge Works; Replaced 1929
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St Joseph River on Ash Road (County Line Road)
Replaced by the current concrete arch bridge in 1929.

Ash-Consaul Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1909 reusing 5 spans from Cherry Street; Replaced 1957
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Consaul & Ash Streets
Replaced by a new bridge

ATSF - Sibley Railroad Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss, replaced 1915
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley
Replaced

Azalia Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built in 1878 by McCormack & Sweeney; removed in 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over East Fork White River on County Road 800 South
Replaced by a new bridge in 1972

Bell's Mill Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1888; Replaced 1954
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Boone River on Bells Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Benson Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built 1881; Rehabilitated 1996
Whipple through truss bridge over Benson Creek on a pedestrian trail at the end of Taylor Ave. in Frankfort
Open to pedestrians

Bicycle Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1893 by the Lafayette Bridge Co., replaced in 1982
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on Bicycle Bridge Road
Replaced by new bridge

Big Rock Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1879; Trolley trusses added 1904; Lost 1926
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Allegheny River on River Road and Citizens Traction Company
Destroyed by collision with ice

BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Haverhill) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; replaced by present structure 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Merrimack River on B&M Western Route
Replaced by a new bridge

BMS - Cross Power Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1869; Rehabilitated 1924; Strengthened 1944-1946; Abandoned 2006
2 span skewed Whipple through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on former Berlin Mills Railway
Closed

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

BN - Sioux City High Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1982
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Burlington Northern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BNSF - Burlington Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
(Main design: Whipple through truss)
Built 1890-1893; Replaced 2011-2012.
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway in Burlington
Replaced by a new bridge 2011-2012

BO - Bellaire Bridge (1871) (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1869-1871
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

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 - Cuyahoga River Bridge # 464 (1897) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1897; replaced in 1907
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio RR
Demolished and replaced

BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (Pre 1906) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 18XX; Replaced 1906
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Baltimore & Ohio
No longer exists

BO - Little Kanawha River Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1883; Replaced 1924
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Parkersburg Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Construction started July 9, 1869, and the bridge opened January 7, 1871
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio 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

BO - Woodlands Whipple Truss (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built XXXX; Replaced 1913
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Fish Creek on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bonanza Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Built 1883; replaced and relocated in 1994-95
Whipple through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Bonanza Road
Relocated to a field next to the original site

Bostick Road Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1894 by the Canton Bridge Co.; closed April 2004
Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Bostick Road in Fort Wayne
Rehabilitated in place for reuse as a pedestrian bridge.

Bridge Street Bridge (Dutchess County, New York)
Built 1879
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge over Fishkill Creek on Bridge Street in Beacon.
Abandoned

Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Briscoe Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)
Built 1893
Through truss bridge over Little Pigeon Creek on Old River Road
Restoration completed and open to traffic

Broad St. Bridge (Hancock County, Ohio)
Image lists it as built in 1889. Design suggests early 1870s.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Blanchard River on Broad Ave.
No longer exists

Broadway Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880's
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Broadway
Replaced by a new bridge

Brown's Mill Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
replaced ca. 1969
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on CR 600S
Replaced by a new bridge

Buffalo Bridges (White County, Indiana)
Built in 1881 by the Columbia Bridge Works; replaced in 1974.
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Tippecanoe River on SR16
Replaced by new bridge

Burnett Bridge (Wichita County, Texas)
Whipple through truss bridge over Wichita River on road
Intact but closed to all traffic

Burtonville Road Bridge (Old) (Montgomery County, New York)
Lost Bowstring/Through truss bridge over Schoharie Creek on Burtonville Road in Burtonsville.
Replaced by a new bridge

BVT - Boise River Bridge (Canyon County, Idaho)
Built 1907; Removed ca. 1928
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Boise River on Boise Valley Railroad
Removed

C&A - Louisiana Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1873; 2nd pier collapsed destroying two spand November 6th, 1876; Replaced 1897
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

C&A - Streator Whipple Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Vermillion River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Calhoun County Historic Bridge Park Bridge #6 - Charlotte Highway Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)
Built 1886 over the Grand River in Ionia County, MI and carried the Charlotte Highway. It was rehabilitated and relocated to the H.B.P. in 2005-06
Whipple through truss bridge over Bridge Park Drive on a pedestrian path in the Historic Bridge Park
Open to pedestrians

California Avenue Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1889 using 1862 spans ; Deck Raised 1896; Raxed 1926
Lost 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

Camden Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on OH 725
Replaced by a new bridge in 1956

Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge (1826) 32-39-03x (Montgomery County, New York)
(Main design: Other through truss)
Built 1826; Burned 1901
Lost covered through truss bridge over Mohawk River
Destroyed by fire

Canalside Rail-Trail - Connecticut River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880, Warrens added 1936
Whipple through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Canalside Rail-Trail in Montague
Open to pedestrians only

Capital Crescent Trail - C&O Canal Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Originally built for the Baltimore & Ohio RR at Ridley Creek, Ridley Park, Pa. (southwest of Philadelphia); dismantled and rebuilt by the B&O at this location 1909, converted to trail use in 1992
Whipple through truss and Pratt through truss bridge over Canal & Arizona Avenue on Capital Crescent Trail (formerly B&O Railroad)
Open to pedestrians

Capon Lake Bridge (Hampshire County, West Virginia)
Originally built 1874 near Romney; relocated here in 1938
Whipple through truss bridge over Cacapon River, just off WV 259
Open to pedestrians only

Carmi Bridge (1878) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1878; Collapsed & Replaced 1916
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Road
Collapsed; Replaced by a new bridge

Cathance River Bridge (Older) (Sagadahoc County, Maine)
Originally Erected in 1866, moved to ME and re-erected in 1895
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cathance River on Black Hill Road (ME 24)
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - First Burlington Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Replaced 1893
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Grand River Bridge (Old) (Decatur County, Iowa)
Built 1879; Replaced 19XX
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Grand River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Plattsmouth Railroad Bridge (Old) (Cass County, Nebraska)
Built 1880 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1903
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on CB&QRR
Replaced by new bridge

CBQ - Quincy Railroad Bridge (1866) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1866; Replaced 1898
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Rulo Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)
Built 1887 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1977 by new truss spans reusing the existing piers
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River
Superstructure replaced

CBQ - Thompson River Bridge (Decatur County, Iowa)
Built 1881; Removed ?
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Thompson River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed

Cedar Bluff Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Built 1877; Replaced 1972
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
Replaced by new bridge

Cedar Street Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1876; rehabilitated ca. 1960
Through truss bridge over Back Creek on Feed Mill Road


CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge

Chain Bridge (1874) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1874 for U.S. Arny Corps of Engineers by Phoenix Bridge Co.; repaired 1910, 1927, and 1936, demolished 1937
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Potomac River on Chain Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Charlotte Highway Bridge (Ionia County, Michigan)
Built 1886 by Buckeye Bridge Works; replaced 2001 and relocated to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County
Whipple Truss bridge originally over Grand River on Charlotte Highway, now relocated to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County and restored as a pedestrian bridge
Relocated

Chenango River Bridge (Chenango County, New York)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Chenango River
Demolished

Cherry Street Bridge (1884) (Lucas County, Ohio)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1884; westernmost through truss span lost in a steamship collision 1908 and replaced by temporary timber trestle; entire bridge replaced 1914
Lost Pratt swing/Whipple through truss swing bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street and Interurban tracks
Replaced by a new bridge

Chouteau Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887; converted into vehicular use in 1951; demolished in 2001
Lost three-span Whipple truss bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge in 2001

Christiana Borough Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1893-1895; modifications in 1907 to accommodate trolley lines; catenary attachments for electric lines and traffic and pedestrian protection screens added in 1937 when railroad electrified;1952 repairs made to structural steel; Replaced 1985
Lost Whipple Through truss bridge over Amtrak on Bridge Street (Sr 2025)
Replaced by new bridge

Cincinnati & Eastern - Little Miami River Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Whipple through truss bridge over Little Miami River on Cincinnati & Eastern Railway
No longer exists

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

Circleville Bridge (1881) (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built 1881; replaced 1957?
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Scioto River on Current-day route of US 22
Replaced by a new bridge

Clinton Street Bridge (Defiance County, Ohio)
Replaced 1932; moved downstream one block to carry traffic while new bridge was built
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Clinton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Clinton Toll Bridge (DeWitt County, Texas)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Old Goliad Road
Removed but not replaced

CNJ - Lehigh River Bridge (1867) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867; Repaced 1897
Lost truss bridge over Lehigh River on LR&E Railroad
No longer exists

CNJ/Reading - Middle Brook Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Middle Brook on Central Railroad of New Jersey/Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Little Wind River Bridge (Fremont County, Wyoming)
Erected 1927 using parts fabricated in 1883
Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wind River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed but not replaced

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

Coal Bank Hill Bridge (1881) (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Replaced 1919
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Congress Avenue Bridge (1884) (Travis County, Texas)
Built 1884 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced 1909; in 1922, the three remaining 1884 spans of the Congress Avenue Bridge, apparently still in storage after all these years, were erected at Moore's Crossing in Travis County.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Colorado River on Congress Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Congress Street Bridge (Pre 1913) (Albany County, New York)
Replaced ca. 1913
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Hudson River on Congress Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Corunna Bridge (Shiawassee County, Michigan)
Built ca. 1880 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shiawassee River on Shiawassee Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1960

Cow Creek Bridge (Estill County, Kentucky)
Built 1880 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company; Replaced 1970
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cow Creek on Miller Creek Road (Ky-1571)
Replaced by new bridge

Cow Ford Bridge (Macon County, Illinois)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over the Sangamon River on an old alignment of US 36.
No longer exists

CPRR - Bear River Bridge (Box Elder County, Utah)
Built 1882; Replaced & dismantled 1896; Rebuilt in Oregon 1901.
Whipple through truss bridge over Bear River on Central Pacific Railroad relocated to Springfield, Oregon.
Replaced by a new bridge

CR 100E-Deer Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Whipple through truss bridge over Deer Creek on CR 100 East
Closed to all traffic

CR 5-Big Wheeling Creek Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built 1882 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Whipple through truss bridge over Big Wheeling Creek on County Road 5
Replaced by a new bridge on new alignment, but allowed to remain in place

CSX - Bay View Junction Overpass (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built 1885, replaced with through plate girder 2016
Whipple through truss bridge over Railroad (Amtrak) on Railroad (CSX)
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - Highland Falls Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Built 1883
Whipple through truss bridge over Hudson River Shoreline on CSX River Subdivision
Open to traffic

CSX - Highlandtown PRR Overpass (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built ca. 1885
Whipple through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on CSX Transportation (nee B&O)
Open to traffic

Cutsinger Ford Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1884; deck collapsed twice in 1965; closed and replaced in 1975
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Big Blue River on County Road 800 East
Replaced by a new bridge

Dayton View Bridge (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Covered bridge built in 1854 expanded with three CBW bowstring spans in 1871, Covered spans replaced with Whipples in 1885. Removed 1908
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Miami River near Monument Ave. Bridge location
No longer exists

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