This double intersection Warren pony truss bridge was reused from a railroad bridge to carry 110th Avenue over Brush Creek along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline west of Lucas

Lucas, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1935 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
42' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Brush Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Stephen Street in Lemont

Lemont, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and erected 1903

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stephen Street

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over an alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
27' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Alley

Significance:

This unusual through plate girder bridge carries the former St. Charles Air Line over Clark Street

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
1-62' and 1-28' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Clark Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over Dearborn Street north of 16th Street

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
1-38' through plate girder and 2-16' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Kedzie Avenue north of the Sanitary & Ship Canal

South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois and Winson Brothers Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kedzie Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over Michigan Avenue north of 16th Street

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
1-51' and 2-22' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Michigan Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over State Street north of 16th Street

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
62' through plate girder and 2-22' deck plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over State Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over Wabash Avenue north of 16th Street

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
61' through plate girder and 2-22' deck plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wabash Avenue

Significance:

This historic deck plate girder bridge crosses an overflow of Macoupin Creek in rural Greene County

Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1884 and 1948

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
1-36' and 2-35' deck plate girders and 2-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Macoupin Creek

Significance:

This iconic through truss bridge carries the former Des Moines Union Railway mainline across the Des Moines River between Court Avenue and Vine Street in Des Moines

Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Owner: City of Des Moines

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1891, 1905 and 1945 and 2006

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works of Des Moines, Iowa; Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Company of St. Louis, Missouri and others

for

Des Moines Union Railway

Design:
2-152' Pratt through trusses, 1-78' through plate girder, 1-68' deck plate girder, 1-25' steel stringer and 1-45' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

This attractive Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River in Frank Gotch State Park south of Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over East Branch Copperas Creek in rural Fulton County

Breeds, Fulton County, Illinois

Owner: Keokuk Junction Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
145' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Branch Copperas Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Buffalo Creek near 80th Street west of Concordia

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over an unnamed ditch along Illinois Route 48 southwest of Boody

Boody, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1906

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
42' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Crooked River west of Hardin

Hardin, Ray County, Missouri

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907 using spans fabricated 1892

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
2-75' through plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Crooked River

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Nevada Road along Illinois Route 48 southwest of Boody

Boody, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1906

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
42' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Nevada Road

Significance:

This iconic Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railway branch line over the Des Moines River in Ottumwa

Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa

Owner: Wapello County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1888, c. 1930, 1975 and 2023

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
3-158' Pratt through trusses, 158' through plate girder, 20' steel stringer and timber stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over the Cheyenne River near Oral

Oral, Fall River County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-172' and 1-196' Pratt through trusses, 1-44' and 6-38' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Cheyenne River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over Whitewood Creek in Whitewood

Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
175' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Whitewood Creek

Significance:

This historic Whipple through truss bridge was reused from the 1860s Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Burlington to carry a spur to Sylvan Island

Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: MidAmerican Energy

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1893 using a span fabricated 1867

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
195' Whipple through truss

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge is the first and easternmost crossing of Farm Creek along the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway in Washington

Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
25' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over Sugar Creek in Watseka

Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
145' Pratt through truss and 55' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over Forked Creek near Kankakee Street in Wilmington

Wilmington, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1884, 1929 and 1930

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and McClintic-Marshall Corporation of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
4-41' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Forked Creek

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 historic Whipple through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the West Nishnabotna River near the former station of White Cloud

Malvern, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1884

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
114' Whipple through truss, 46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River

Significance:

This partially removed through truss and deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Mississippi River at Winona

Winona, Winona County, Minnesota to Marshland, Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Winona

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1899, 1929 and 1941

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
356' Pratt through truss swing span and 33 span deck plate girder

Description:
Partially removed deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River

Significance: