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This deck plate girder bridge crosses Blue Parkway (Missouri Route 350) near Noland Road
Southeast Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Owner: Jackson County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1934
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
50' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Blue Parkway (Missouri Route 350)
Significance:
This small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed drainage ditch near Verdi
Lake Benton, Lincoln County, Minnesota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1908
by
Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
8' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed drainage ditch
Significance:
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over the West Branch Fond du Lac River at Division Street in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1915
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
2-75' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Fond du Lac River
Significance:
This Warren pony truss bridge crosses Rock Creek and Mississippi Street on the south side of Kimmswick
Kimmswick, Jefferson County, Missouri
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1947
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown
for
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Design:
103' Warren pony truss, 2-40' and 3-30' deck plate girders
Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Rock Creek and Mississippi Street
Significance:
This steel stringer bridge carries the Mopac Trail East over Stove Creek in Elmwood
Elmwood, Cass County, Nebraska
Owner: Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Design:
34' steel stringer and timber trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stove Creek
Significance:
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