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Baltimore truss

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The Baltimore truss is a sub-type of the Pratt truss, but differs by the addition of half-length struts or ties in the top, bottom, or both parts of the panels. It was first used on the railroads in the 1870's

"I" Street Bridge (Yolo County, California)
(Main design: Through truss)
Built 1911
Swing through truss bridge over Sacramento River, carries railroad tracks and "I" Street in West Sacramento
Open to traffic

149th Street Bridge (Bronx County, New York)
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1981
Through truss bridge over Amtrak on E. 149th Street in New York
Open to traffic

14th Street Bridge (1906) (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1906, demolished 1967-69
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Potomac River on 14th Street/U.S. 1
Replaced by a new bridge

7th Street Bridge (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1893
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Haxall Canal on 7th Street
Removed but not replaced

9th Street Bridge (Old) (Madison County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890's
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over White River on 9th Street
Replaced by new bridge on 8th Street and removed

A&O - Beaver Bridge (1907) (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built 1907 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co., replacing an earlier 1882 bridge
Abandoned through truss railroad bridge over White River at Beaver
Derelict with entire deck removed

ADBF - Raisin River Bridge (Blissfield) (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Built 1907
Baltimore through truss bridge over Raisin River on Adrian & Blissfield Railroad
Open to traffic

Albany Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1939
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over NYC and NH RRs on Albany Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Albion River Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1944
Deck truss bridge over Albion River on CA 1
Open to traffic

Allegheny Highlands Trail - Shavers Fork Bridge (Tucker County, West Virginia)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Shavers Fork on Allegheny Highlands Trail of WV (formerly West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway)
Open to pedestrians only

Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927 by the Dravo Contracting and American Bridge Company.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on PA 3052/11th Street in Ambridge
Open to traffic

Ammonoosuc Rail-Trail - Ammonoosuc River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built by Boston & Maine RR; line taken over by New Hampshire & Vermont RR, bridge abandoned 1997
Skewed Baltimore through truss bridge over Ammonoosuc River on Ammonoosuc Rail-Trail (Former Railroad)
Open to pedestrians only

Ammonoosuc Rail-Trail - Amonoosuc River Bridge (Littleton, Middle) (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1924 by Boston Bridge Works; Line Abandoned 1997
Baltimore through truss bridge over Ammonoosuc River on Ammonoosuc Rail-Trail
Open to pedestrians only

AMTK - Erie Boulevard Overpass (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1905 over Erie Canal; later became Erie Boulevard
Baltimore through truss bridge over Erie Boulevard on Amtrak
Open to traffic

AMTK - Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1907
Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on (Amtrak, Shore Line East)
Open to traffic

AMTK - Spuyten Duyvil Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1900
Baltimore through truss bridge swing bridge over Spuyten Duyvil Creek on Amtrak Empire Corridor
Rebuilt in 2018

AMTK - Warehouse Point Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1903
Through truss and deck girder bridge over Connecticut River on Amtrak Springfield Line
Open to traffic

Armitage Road Bridge (Seneca County, New York)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1951
Baltimore through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Armitage Road
Open to traffic

Arsenal Bridge (1896) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and 2 rail lines in Davenport
Open to traffic

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
(Main design: Baltimore through truss)
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Ash Creek Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1901
Baltimore through truss bridge over Klamath River on Klamath River Road
Replaced, in storage for future reuse

ATSF - Los Angeles River Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1901; One span destroyed during flooding 1941; Removed 1994
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Second District
Replaced by a new bridge

Bailey Avenue Bridge (PRR) (Erie County, New York)
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Conrail on Bailey Avenue
Removed but not replaced

Bairdstown Bridge (Indiana County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1934-1935
Through truss bridge over Conemaugh River on PA 2002 in Blairsville
Open to traffic

Bancroft Mill Pedestrian Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)
Likely served the previous Bancroft Mill
Baltimore deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek
Closed to all traffic.

Baxter Bridge (Harlan County, Kentucky)
Built 1924-1925 by the Vincennes Bridge Company, served as the U.S. 119 Bridge, old U.S. 421 junction at north end. Bypassed in 1977 with the opening of the new US 421 bridge. Closed 1993.
Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over Cumberland River, Clover Fork on KY 840
Abandoned

Beaver Creek (Bristol, Virginia)
Built 1905
Baltimore through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly Norfolk and Western Railway))
Open to traffic

Benezette Bridge (Elk County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1894
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek on TR 423 in Benezette
Replaced by a new bridge

Black Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1909; Approach span rebuilt 1957; rehabilitated 1987; lower deck demolished 2014
Baltimore through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Pan Am Railways Lewiston Lower Branch in Brunswick
Unique suspended deck demolished; railroad deck remains although practically unused

Black Oak Road Bridge (Mineral County, West Virginia)
Baltimore through truss bridge over North Branch Potomac River on Black Oak Road
Open to traffic

Black Oak Road Bridge #2 (Mineral County, West Virginia)
Baltimore through truss bridge over North Branch Potomac River on Black Oak Road
Open to traffic

Black Point Bridge (1917) (Marin County, California)
Built 1917; Replaced 1958
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Petaluma River on CA 37
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Bearcamp River Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Abandoned 1972
Baltimore through truss bridge over Bearcamp River on B&M Conway Branch
Open to pedestrians only

BM - Connecticut River Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1912 by the American Bridge Co.; Abandoned 1983
Abandoned baltimore through truss bridge over Connecticut River on abandoned BM Fort Hill Branch
Derelict/abandoned

BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1910; Partially blown up for War Effort December 26th, 1942; Remaining spans scrapped October 1943-1944
Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Merrimack River on B&M WN&P Division
Removed but not replaced

BN - Buckley Viaduct (King County, Washington)
Built 1908; Abandoned & removed ca. 1982
Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over White River on Burlington Northern Railroad
Removed

BN /SOO Overpass (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Soo Line Railroad (Nee Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) on Burlington Northern Railroad (Nee Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad)
Removed

BNSF - Bellefontaine Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Opened December 1893, Approaches Rebuilt 2013
Baltimore through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway
Open to one track of railroad traffic

BNSF - Bighorn River Bridge (Washakie County, Wyoming)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Bighorn River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Brush Creek Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built Ca. 1908
Baltimore through truss bridge over Brush Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Coram Bridge (Flathead County, Montana)
Built ca. 1900
Two-span Baltimore deck truss bridge over Flathead River on the BNSF Railroad
Demolished and replaced.

BNSF - Crow Agency Bridge (Big Horn County, Montana)
Built 1911
Baltimore through truss bridge over Little Bighorn River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Dearborn River Bridge (Lewis and Clark County, Montana)
Baltimore Through truss bridge over Dearborn River on BNSF Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

BNSF - I&M Canal Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1935
Baltimore through truss bridge over I&M Canal on BNSF Railway in Joliet
Open

BNSF - Kansas River Bridge (Topeka) (Shawnee County, Kansas)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1909, 2 Spans Replaced 1952, Lengthened 1968
Through truss bridge over Kansas River on the BNSF Railway in Topeka
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Bighorn Battlefield Bridge (Big Horn County, Montana)
Built 1911
Baltimore through truss bridge over Little Bighorn River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Bighorn River Bridge (Benteen) (Big Horn County, Montana)
Built 1911
Baltimore through truss bridge over Little Bighorn River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Bighorn River Bridge (Lodge Grass) (Big Horn County, Montana)
Built 1911
Baltimore through truss bridge over Little Bighorn River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Nicollet Island Bridge (Main Channel) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1926 replacing a 1893 era girder bridge. Petit truss span added 1963 to comply to river navigation rules
Petit Through Truss and Deck Plate Girder bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Platte River Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1920; Truss added 1951
Baltimore through truss bridge over Platte River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - S. Fork Nooksack River Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Built 1910
Open deck Baltimore through truss bridge over S. Fork Nooksack River on BNSF Railway, MP 104.36, Sumas Subdivision.
Open to traffic

BNSF - Salt Creek Bridge (Lancaster County, Nebraska)
Built 1913
Baltimore through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Abandoned BNSF Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

BNSF - Shoshone River Bridge (Big Horn County, Wyoming)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Shoshone River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - South Omaha Yard Overpass (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1907
Baltimore through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Sugar Creek Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1924
Baltimore through truss bridge over Devil's Creek/Sugar Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Tarkio River Bridge (Holt County, Missouri)
Baltimore Through truss bridge over Tarkio River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Tombigee River Bridge (Monroe County, Mississippi)
Original swing truss bridge built 1887; Swing truss and center pier removed in 1969 and Baltimore through truss span installed
Baltimore through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on BNSF Railway
Closed to all traffic

BNSF - US30/UP Overpass (Laramie County, Wyoming)
Built 1911
Baltimore Through truss bridge over US 30 & Union Pacific Railroad on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Valley Park Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1923
Three-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on the BNSF Railway at Valley Park
Open to railroad traffic

BO - Calumet River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912- 1914, Destroyed 1988 leaving but a counterweight
Lost Baltimore through bridge over Calumet River on B&O Railroad ( 2 tracks)
Destroyed by collision

BPRR - Allegheny River Bridge (Carrollton) (Cattaraugus County, New York)
Through truss bridge over Allegheny River on B&P Railroad
Open to traffic

BPRR - Allegheny River Bridge (West Hills) (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899
Baltimore deck truss bridge over Allegheny River on Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad
Open to traffic

BPRR - WNYP Overpass (Cattaraugus County, New York)
Through truss bridge BPRR over WNYP RR
Open to traffic

Bridge Road Swing Bridge (Old) (Essex County, Massachusetts)
(Main design: Through truss)
Built in 1902; Replaced 1976
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on US 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Seneca County, New York)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over Seneca River on Bridge Street in Seneca Falls
Open to traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built sometime after previous covered bridge was lost in 1897; replaced 1954
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Built 1898; Converted to road only in 1929
Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 3506 in Frankfort
Fenced off with No Trespassing Signs

Broadway Bridge (1960) (New York County, New York)
Rail deck opened 1960- Highway in 1962
Baltimore through truss bridge over Harlem River on Broadway US 9 and IRT Subway
Open to traffic

Brown Street Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1898-99 by Keystone Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1980; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over Oil Creek on Brown Street
Replaced by new bridge

Buffalo Creek Retreat Bridge (Medina County, Ohio)
Built 1927; Replaced and stored 1993; Relocated and installed here ca. 2004.
Through truss bridge over Hubbard Creek on Pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians only

C&BL - Little Conemaugh River Bridge #2 (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1906 by the Cambria Steel Company
Through truss bridge over Little Conemaugh River on Conemaugh & Black Lick RR
Open to traffic

Callicoon Bridge (Old) (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1899; Replaced 1962
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Cascade Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1896; reinforced in 1905; rehabilitated 1960; Closed 2008; Foot traffic allowed 2010; Closed to foot traffic 2019
Deck truss bridge over Cascade Ravine on S. Main Street in Burlington
Closed; Doomed

Center Pike-Mississinewa River Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built 1888 by the Indiana Bridge Company; Replaced 1966
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Center Pike (North Walnut Street)
Replaced by new bridge

Center Street Bridge (Mahoning County, Ohio)
Built 1911; rehabilitated 1957; replaced 1999
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mahoning River; NS and CSX RRs on Center Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Chartiers Creek CSX Transportation (ABND) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned baltimore through truss bridge over Chartiers Creek on ABN RR
Derelict/abandoned

Chenault Bridge (Boyle County, Kentucky)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1961
Through truss bridge over Dix River/Herrington Lake on KY 3042
Closed

Cherry Shoals Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1878 by the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works
Baltimore through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 308 / CR 1450 E
Abandoned with deck missing

Cincinnati Southern Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1922 using the existing piers from a 1877 bridge
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Cincinnati
Open to traffic

CM - Saginaw River Swing Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1914
Baltimore through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Central Michigan RR
Open to traffic (though no longer as a swing)

CN - Cedar River Bridge (Mower County, Minnesota)
Built 1901, trestle built 1960
Baltimore through truss bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic

CN - Four Track Swing Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1910
Through truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Canadian National Railroad w highway single lane
Open

Colclesser Bridge (Sheridan County, Nebraska)
Built 1888 originally over Loup River south of Columbus, NE, relocated to present location in 1933.
Baltimore through truss bridge over Niobrara River on County Highway
Open to traffic

College Street Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1904, closed to traffic on August 20, 1947, demolished in 1958
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on College Street in Danville
Removed

CP&E - Chagrin River Bridge (Lake County, Ohio)
(Main design: Pratt deck truss)
Built 1896; Timber approach trestle replaced by steel 1910; Removed 1926
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Chagrin River & Glenn Avenue on Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern Railroad
Removed

CR - Clarion Trestle (Clarion County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908 by King Bridge Co.
Baltimore deck truss bridge over Clarion River on Conrail
Intact but closed to all traffic

Cross Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 2014
Through truss bridge over MBTA/BMRR on Cross Street in Somerville
Open to traffic

CSRX - Fourth Iron Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1906
Baltimore through truss bridge over Sawyer River on Conway Scenic Railroad
Open to traffic

CSRX - Second Iron Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1906
Baltimore through truss bridge over Saco River on Conway Scenic Railroad
Open to traffic

CSRX - Swift River Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Swift River on Conway Scenic Railroad
Open to traffic

CSRX - Third Iron Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Built 1906
Baltimore through truss bridge over Saco River on Conway Scenic Railroad
Open to traffic

CSRX - Willey Brook Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Deck truss bridge over Willey Brook on Conway Scenic Railway
Open to traffic

CSX - Beaver Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1910, replaced an earlier bridge built in 1890
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River
Open to railroad traffic

CSX - Big Pool Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Through truss bridge over Potomac River on CSX Railroad


CSX - Broadway/Colonie Street Overpass (Albany County, New York)
Baltimore Through Truss bridge over Broadway/Colonie Street in Albany
Open to traffic

CSX - Catskill Creek Bridge (Greene County, New York)
Built 1902
Deck truss bridge over Catskill Creek on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Chartiers Creek Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Chartiers Creek on CSXTRR


CSX - Clinch River Bridge (Scott County, Virginia)
Part of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad; of the 80 bridges built on the line, the only Baltimore (Pratt) through truss bridge on the entire 277-mile line
Baltimore through truss bridge over Clinch River at Starnes Slant, VA
Open to traffic

CSX - Connecticut River Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on CSX Berkshire Subdivision
Open to traffic

CSX - Connecting Line Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
1892
Through truss bridge over C&O Canal on CSX Railroad


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