This iconic through truss bridge crosses the Missouri River between Bismarck and Mandan

Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota to Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
3-400' Pennsylvania through trusses and 1-140' deck truss

Description:
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This massive Parker Through Truss bridge crosses the Missouri River alongside US Highway 30 at Blair

Blair, Washington County, Nebraska to California Junction, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company (Gary Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-330' Parker through trusses, deck plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Papillion Creek in Ralston

Ralston, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1896, 1904 and 1911

by

Shiffler Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders and concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Papillion Creek

Significance:

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses Dahlman Avenue and a Union Pacific Railroad line

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

Shiffler Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
76' through plate girder and five span deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Dahlman Avenue and Union Pacific Railroad

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 Pratt through truss bridge crosses Turkey Creek southeast of DeWitt

DeWitt, Gage County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905 using a span fabricated 1895

by

Shiffler Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
132' Pratt through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Turkey Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Hoffman Drive (former US Highway 14) in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935 and 1968

by

St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; Alley Construction Company of Faribault, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-39' steel stringers and 4 span concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Hoffman Drive

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over a former alignment of Illinois Route 26

Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown and St. Clair Construction Company of Wheaton, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
37' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over former alignment of Illinois Route 26

Significance:

This concrete encased stone arch bridge stands tall across Piasa Creek near Delhi

Delhi, Jersey County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1881 and encased 1918

by

Unknown and Stresenreuter, Cotton & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
5-37' concrete encased stone arches

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over Piasa Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Prairie Hill Road north of Rockton

Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1965

by

Unknown and Shappert Engineering Company of Belvidere, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-41' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Prairie Hill Road

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses US Highway 169 north of Schmidt Lake Road

Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1969

by

St. Paul Structural Steel Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Soo Line Railroad

Design:
4 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 169

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over Lake Decatur along US Route 36 on the east side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915 and 1922 using a span fabricated 1889

by

Unknown, McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio

for

Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad

Design:
3-73', 1-50', 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Decatur (Sangamon River)

Significance:

This attractive concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over Lake Shore Drive

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Shesshley & Janney of Johnstown, Pennsylvania

for

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Design:
43' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Lake Shore Drive

Significance:

This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Mississippi River at Dubuque

Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa to East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1892 and 1900

by

Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
356' Pratt through truss swing span and 2-250', 3-225' Parker through trusses

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This curved tunnel carries the former Illinois Central Railroad underneath a bluff of the Mississippi River on the approach to the Dubuque Railroad Bridge

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1868

by

Saulpaugh & Company of Rock Island, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
851' bored tunnel

Description:
Bored tunnel under Mississippi River bluff

Significance:

This large through truss bridge crosses the Missouri River at Glasgow

Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri to West Glasgow, Saline County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
1-339' and 3-311' Parker through trusses, deck truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This large double deck through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Fort Armstrong Road over the Mississippi River

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa to Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: United States Army

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

United States Government and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
366' Baltimore through truss swing span, 2-258', 3-217' Baltimore through trusses, 1-193' and 1-99' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Baltimore through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This large double deck through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Fort Armstrong Road over the Mississippi River

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa to Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: United States Army

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

United States Government and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
366' Baltimore through truss swing span, 2-258', 3-217' Baltimore through trusses, 1-193' and 1-99' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Baltimore through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

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 massive double deck through truss swing bridge carries the Keokuk Junction Railway and former US Route 136 over the Mississippi River

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa to Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: City of Keokuk

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Strobel Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Company

Design:
380' Pratt through truss swing span, Parker through truss, Pratt through truss and Warren deck truss

Description:
Double deck through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This large through truss swing bridge crosses the Mississippi River at Louisiana

Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri to East Louisiana, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1897, 1898, 1905 and 1945

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
442' through truss swing span, Pratt through truss and Warren through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line over Interstate 90 near Jackson

Jackson, Jackson County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Abandoned

Built 1973

by

St. Paul Structural Steel Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Tri-State Construction Company of Nelson, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-83' deck plate girders

Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 90

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over Old US Route 36 on the west side of Illiopolis

Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1952

by

Unknown and Sangamo Construction Company of Springfield, Illinois

for

Illinois Terminal Railroad

Design:
150' continuous through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old US Route 36

Significance:

This massive deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over the Sangamon River and Illinois Route 48 on the south side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Carmichael-Cryder Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
4-106', 4-90', 1-55' and 3-50' deck plate girders and 2-18', 2-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River and Illinois Route 48

Significance:

This massive deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over the Sangamon River and Illinois Route 48 on the south side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Carmichael-Cryder Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
4-106', 4-90', 1-55' and 3-50' deck plate girders and 2-18', 2-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River and Illinois Route 48

Significance:

This bobtail Warren through truss swing bridge was jointly built between the Omaha Road and the Milwaukee Road to cross the Mississippi River

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and others

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
239' bobtail Warren through truss swing span and deck plate girder

Description:
Bobtail Warren through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This bobtail Warren through truss swing bridge was jointly built between the Omaha Road and the Milwaukee Road to cross the Mississippi River

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and others

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
239' bobtail Warren through truss swing span and deck plate girder

Description:
Bobtail Warren through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This massive Parker through truss bridge carries the Union Pacific mainline across the Missouri River between Omaha and Council Bluffs

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

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
4-250' Parker through trusses, 2-125', 1-131' Pratt through trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This through and deck truss bridge is the old bridge across the Missouri River at Plattsmouth, and still serves westbound traffic

Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska to Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use; Replacement Bridge Under Construction

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
402' Pennsylvania through truss, 2-202', 1-200', 2-198' Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This unique concrete arch and encased beam bridge crosses Stadium Drive near Raytown Road

Leeds, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1903 and 1904

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' concrete arch set over 24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete arch and encased beam bridge over Stadium Drive

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Rock Island Trail across 75th Street on the southeast side of Kansas City

Southeast Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 75th Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Rock Island Trail across Big Creek south of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-66' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Creek below Missouri Route 7 in Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

This standard concrete encased beam bridge crosses an unnamed creek southwest of Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; New Bridge Constructed Above

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge crosses Chipman Road in Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status:

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Chipman Road

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over the east channel of Crawford Creek south of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crawford Creek

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Frost Road on the southeast side of Kansas City

Southeast Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Frost Road

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Willow Branch south of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; New Bridge Constructed Above

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Branch

Significance:

This large Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge carries the former Kankakee & Seneca Railroad over the Illinois River at Seneca

Seneca, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1893, 1916 and 1932

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania; Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Kankakee & Seneca Railroad

Design:
2-152' and 1-150' Pratt through truss lift bridge and 2-79' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Illinois River

Significance:

This massive Pennsylvania through truss bridge carries the BNSF mainline across the Missouri River at Sibley

Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri to Orrick, Ray County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
3-396' Pennsylvania through trusses, Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Massive Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines over Des Plaines Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Des Plaines Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer; 1-56', 2-17' trough floor through plate girder

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Fulton Street at Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Fulton Street

Significance:

This large trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Metra Union Pacific lines over Jefferson Street and Hubbard Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12 span trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Jefferson Street and Hubbard Street

Significance:

This large trough floor steel stringer viaduct carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Kinzie Street and Clinton Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8 span trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Kinzie Street and Clinton Street

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad across the Mackinaw River south of Lexington

Lexington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and Strobel Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-81' and 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mackinaw River

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-23' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Metra Line to Union Station north of Ogilvie Transportation Center

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
90' through plate girder and 4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Metra

Significance: