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Maquoketa River Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Marietta Road Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built ca. 1900; Replaced 1978
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Southern Railroad Yard (Inman) on Marietta Road in Atlanta
Replaced by new bridge

Market Street Bridge (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple truss over Mahoning River on Market Street in Warren
Replaced by a new bridge

Markland Bridge (Switzerland County, Indiana)
Built 1882
Through truss bridge over Log Lick Creek on Dead End Road
Demolished in an apparent act of stupidity.

Martha Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1882; replaced 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Guyandotte River on CR 31/6
Replaced by a new bridge

Maxville Bridge (Randolph County, Indiana)
Built 1886; replaced 1996
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over White River on CR 675 W
Replaced by new bridge

Mead Avenue Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1871; additional trusses added 1912
Two-span Whipple through truss bridge over French Creek on Mead Avenue in Meadville
In storage or disassembled

MEC - Kennebec River Bridge (Augusta) (Kennebec County, Maine)
Lost Bridge over Kennebec River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced; Supports still stand

Metzen Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1880; Removed 1981
Whipple through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on Bridge Street
Removed

Mexico Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1894; Collapsed due to a collision in 1964; Replaced 1965
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Eel River on Main Street (CR 400N) in Mexico.
Destroyed by collision in 1964; Replaced with new bridge in 1965

Milan Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)
Built 1882; Replaced 1933
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Huron River on Main Street
Replaced

Mill Road Bridge (Darke County, Ohio)
Built 1881 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Greenville Creek on TR 385 in Gettysburg
Open to pedestrians only

Mill Road Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1888
Through truss bridge over Neshaminy Creek on Mill Road North of Jamison, PA
Currently closed to traffic

Miller Station Road Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1887 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over French Creek on PA 1016
Replaced

Millport Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built in 1883 by the Indianapolis Bridge Company
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Muscatatuck River on IN 135
Replaced by a new bridge in 1955

Milton Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Built 1881; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over Whitewater River on Milton Road
Replaced by new bridge

MILW - La Crescent Swing Bridge (Old) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1876; Replaced 1902
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Old Mississippi River Channel Bridge (Old) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1876; Replaced 1902
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Old Channel Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Sabula Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1881; Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Sauk City Bridge (Old) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908 using a relocated truss, Truss Replaced 1943
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
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

Mitchell's Mills Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Built 1878 by the King Iron Bridge Co. Abandoned after 1951.
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge over Clarks Creek on Humboldt Creek Road (Abandoned Section - now Private)
Derelict/abandoned

Mohawk River Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Whipple through truss bridge over Mohawk River
Replaced by a new bridge

Monroe Street Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)
Built for the PRR in 1865, Moved to Xenia in 1897. Closed to traffic circa 1965-1967; Removed in 1984
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Monroe Street
Removed but not replaced

Moore's Crossing Bridge (Travis County, Texas)
Three 1884 Whipple through truss spans relocated here and installed by the Austin Bridge Company along with a new pony truss approach span in 1922; Closed to vehicular traffic in 1980
Through truss bridge over Onion Creek on Moores Bridge Rd
Open to pedestrians

Morton Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built ca.1880 by the Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne
Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Marion Center Road
Open to traffic

MSTL - Tracy Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1907 using parts from the CBQ bridge at Plattsmouth, removed 1950
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed

Mulberry Street Bridge (Hocking County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Hocking River on Mulberry Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1968

Muscatatuck River CR 710S Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890; replaced 1994
Lost through truss bridge over Muscatatuck River on County Road 710 South
Replaced by new bridge

Neal's Mill Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Built 1883-84; Floor collapsed and bridge removed 1962.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Eel River on State Road 246
Replaced by new bridge after partial collapse

Negley Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)
Built 1882 by the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio
Through truss bridge over North Fork Little Beaver Creek on Carmel Achor Road (TR 1026)
Open to traffic

Nevius Street Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1938 and 2006
Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River on Nevius Street in Raritan
Open to pedestrians

New Athens Wagon Bridge (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Lost Whipple truss bridge over Kaskaskia River
No longer exists

New Corydon Bridge (Jay County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1887 by H.P. Hepburn
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 750E
Replaced by new bridge

New Hope Through Truss Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1884 by the Lomas Forge & Bridge Works
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge over White Oak Creek on Main St. in New Hope
Collapsed on the night of February 18, 2018

New York Street Bridge (OLD) (Kane County, Illinois)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Fox River on New York Street
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Devon Bridge (1871) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1871; replaced 1884
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Shetucket River Bridge (1876) (New London County, Connecticut)
Completed January, 1876. Withstood freshet of February 13-14, 1886. Replaced 1900.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Norwich & Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Replaced by a new steel 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

North Bosque River Bridge (Bosque County, Texas)
Built 1884
Through truss bridge over North Bosque River on CR 3112 in Clifton
Open to traffic

North Branch Iron Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River on Rt. 28 / Easton Turnpike
No longer exists

North Fork Kentucky River KY 3193 Bridge (Breathitt County, Kentucky)
Built ca.1890; may have been rehabilitated in 1956
Through truss bridge over North Fork of Kentucky River on KY 3193
Open to traffic

North Hogan Road Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over North Hogan Creek on North Hogan Road
Replaced by new bridge on a new alignment and then demolished

North Main Street - Mill Creek Bridge (Union County, Ohio)
Moved to Maple Street in 1929 to replace a covered bridge
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mill Creek on North Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1929

North Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1856
Lost Whipple through truss bridge on North Philladelphia Railroad
No longer exists

North Webb Avenue Bridge (Old) (Stark County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mahoning River on North Webb Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Northville Bridge (Old) (Fulton County, New York)
Replaced in 1930 due to creation of Sacandaga Reservoir
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Sacandaga River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Norway Bridge (Republic County, Kansas)
Built over the winter of 1886-1887. Please see bridge photos to read the entire story of the bridge, as I photographed, in segments, a story published in the Salina Journal on July 29th, 1979 re: detailed history & planned replacement in the Fall
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Republican River on Kansas Highway 148 ( K-148)
Replaced by a new bridge

Nulltown Bridge (Fayette County, Indiana)
Built in 1879 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1977
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over West Fork Whitewater River on County Road 480 South.
Replaced by 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

NYC - Maiden Lane Bridge (1872) (Albany County, New York)
Built 1872; Replaced 1899
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Hudson River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Rondout Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1882
Lost Triple Intersection Pratt & Whipple through truss bridge over Rondout Creek on NYC West Shore Line
Replaced by a new bridge

NYLB - Raritan River Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1908
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River on New York & Long Branch Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYWS&B - Clyde River Bridge (1883) (Cayuga County, New York)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Clyde River/Erie Canal on New York, West Shore, & Buffalo Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

NYWS&B - Fort Montgomery Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Built 1882; Removed 1902
Lost Through truss bridge over Hudson River on New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway
Removed after being replaced by a tunnel

O Street Viaduct (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built in 1880s as a railroad bridge; relocated here 1904; Removed 2001
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over South Omaha Stockyards on "O" Street
Removed

O&W Bridge (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built in the 1880s; Bridge relocated to this site in 1915 by the Nashville Bridge Co.; Used as a railroad bridge until 1954.
Whipple through truss bridge over Big South Fork Cumberland River on O & W Road
Open to vehicles, horses, and pedestrians

Oakdale Dam Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1888 by the Columbia Bridge Company, demolished in 1984
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on CR 725N
Demolished

Oakwood Avenue Bridge (Shiawassee County, Michigan)
Built ca. 1880's by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; now open for pedestrians only.
Whipple through truss bridge over Shiawassee River on Oakwood Avenue
Open to pedestrians only

OH 37 - Raccoon Creek Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)
Collapsed in 1938; NBI shows replacement in 1963
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on OH 37
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Cooks Falls Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Built 1885
Whipple through truss bridge over Beaverkill on Chiloway Road in Cooks Falls
Closed to all traffic

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

Old Portsmouth Scioto River Bridge (Scioto County, Ohio)
Built ca.1885; Destroyed in the Great Flood of 1913.
Lost Whipple Truss Bridge over Scioto River at 2nd Street (Likely location)
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Rockville Road Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1875 by the Columbia Bridge Works
Whipple through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on a pedestrian trail (former Broyles Road) in Avon
Open to pedestrians

Old State Highway 105 - Brazos River Bridge (Washington County, Texas)
Built 1877; Bypassed 1954
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Brazos River on Washington Bridge Road
No longer exists

Old Whitewater Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1880 by H.W. Sebastian & Co.; replaced by current Whitewater Bridge in 1954
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Whitewater River just west of Whitewater
Replaced by new bridge

OR&N - John Day River Bridge (Old) (Sherman County, Oregon)
Built 1887; Replaced 1907 and relocated to Coburg, Oregon
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over John Day River on Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
Replaced by a new bridge and relocated

Orient Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built 1885 by the Cleveland Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Big Darby Creek on OH 762
Open to pedestrians only

Osage Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Built 1878 Replaced in 1939 with the truss spans being relocated to Allamakee County to serve traffic for 55 years- later destroyed during an attempt to relocate it.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cedar River on Iowa Highway 9
Replaced by a new bridge, truss spans relocated to Allamakee County in 1939, where it served traffic for another 55 years

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

Ottawa Bridge (Putnam County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge
No longer exists

PC - Elk River Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Elk River on Penn Central Railroad
Abandoned

Pendleton Bridge (Fulton County, Indiana)
Built 1889
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on County Road 200 West
Replaced by a new bridge

Penn Street Bridge (Old) (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1885; replaced 1913
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Schuykill River on Penn Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Perry Street Bridge (Henry County, Ohio)
Built 1879; Replaced 1929
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Perry Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Philadelphia & Reading - Milton Bridge (1st) (Union County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Philadelphia & Reading RR
No longer exists

Phoenix Park Trail Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1903 using relocated parts, abandoned 1981, later turned into a trail
Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Chippewa River State Trail (former railroad path)
Open to pedestrians

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

Plainfield National Road Bridge(Older) (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1888; replaced 1940
Lost Whipple through truss bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

Pleasant Valley Road Bridge (Lake County, Ohio)
Built 1881 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1979, 2004-06
Through truss bridge over Chagrin River on Pleasant Valley Drive
Restored and open to traffic

Poffenberger Road Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006
Whipple through truss bridge over Catoctin Creek on Poffenberger Road
Open to traffic

Pollocks Mill Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; damaged by overweight truck September 28, 2014; repaired and reopened on Feb. 8, 2016
Whipple through truss bridge over Ten Mile Creek on TR 597
Open to traffic

Portage River Bridge (Sandusky County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Portage River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Possum Road Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Replaced 1978
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1175E/FAS 1818
Replaced by new bridge

Printer's Papermill Bridge (3rd) (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1886 replacing a covered bridge that was lost Nov 25, 1882, replaced/relocated after a span collapsed Sept. 29, 1929 due to an overweight truck
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Conestoga River on Paper Mill Road
Collapsed

Prospect Bridge (Older) (Marion County, Ohio)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Scioto River on Water Street
Replaced by a new bridge

PRR - Arsenal Bridge (Old) (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1862; replaced 1886
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over the Schuylkill River on Pennsylvania Railroad
No longer exists

PRR - Phoenixville Bridge (Old) (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
(Main design: Pratt deck truss)
Built 1884; Replaced 1915
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

PRR - Steubenville Bridge (1863) (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1863; Replaced 1889
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Puente Mata de Plátanos (Ciales, Puerto Rico)
Built 1905
Riveted Whipple/Doulbe-intersection Pratt through truss bridge over Rio Manati on PR 6685
Open to traffic

Pulaski Bridge (3rd bridge at this site) (Pulaski County, Indiana)
Built in 1875 by D.H. & C.C. Morrison (Columbia Bridge Works) for about $6,500
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on County Rd. 560S
No longer exists

Pulp Mill Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built circa 1868; Bypassed 1921
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge
Derelict/abandoned

Quarry Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1885
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on 3 Bridges Road
Closed to all traffic

Queens Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1984; Stone piers still in use
Lost Through truss bridge over Raritan River on County Road 527
Replaced by a new bridge using old stone piers

Rapidan Mills Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1879; Removed 1910-1911
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Road
Removed

Raritan River Bridge Somerville NJ (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Listed as The Canton Iron Bridge Company (based on Melissa's article) Bid in 1886 for $13,000. ($7040 for superstructure being the lowest bid). Opened in 1887. Although Canton Bridge Co. was also based in Canton Ohio, it wasn't founded until 1892.
Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River
Replaced by a new bridge

Reading - Sunbury Bridge (Old) (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1883 by Phila. & Reading subsidiary Shamokin, Sunbury & Lewisburg; Replaced by plate girder bridge ca. 1917.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Reading Railroad
Superstructure replaced

Red Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1884, replaced in 1975
Lost Through truss bridge over Vermilion River on Backbone Road
Replaced by new bridge

Red Bridge (1897) (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1897; Destroyed 1965
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Mill Creek Pike (CR-550W)
Pulled off it's foundation and now lies at the bottom of the reservoir.

Red Cedar State Trail - Dunnville Bottoms Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Large Span built Ca. 1880, Pratt Span Built Ca. 1885; assembled here in 1906
Through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians

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