This dual through truss swing bridge is the only one like it in the United States

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1893 and 1903

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Omaha Bridge & Terminal Railway

Design:
2-520' through truss swing spans and 9-60' through plate girder

Description:
Dual through truss swing bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This Pratt through bridge is the southern of two parallel bridges across the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York, Unknown and Foundation Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-180', 1-196' Pratt through trusses and 22' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance: