Designs
Builders and Owners
Builders
Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway
Army Corp of Engineers
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe)
BNSF Railway
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Burlington Northern Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Bloomington, Pontiac & Joliet Electric Railway
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway
Charles City Western Railway
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway (Milwaukee Road)
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Chicago & North Western Railway
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Junction Railway
Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Chicago Transit Authority
City
Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway
Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway
Des Moines Union Railway
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway
Grand Trunk Western Railway
Great Northern Railway
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Illinois Central Railway
Illinois Terminal Railroad
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Terminal Railway
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Marinette, Tomawhawk & Western Railway
Metra
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway (Soo Line)
Minnesota Transfer Railway
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (Katy)
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Monon Railroad (Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway)
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate)
New York Central Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad
Peoria and Pekin Union Railway
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Spirit Lake Transfer Company
Southwest Missouri Electric Railway
St. Charles Air Line
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco)
St. Louis and Hannibal Railroad
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway
Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company
Union Pacific Railroad
Wabash Railroad
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad
Wisconsin Central Railway
Current Owners
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
Belt Railway of Chicago
BNSF Railway
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway
Central Midland Railway
Chicago Terminal Railroad
Chicago Transit Authority
City
County
CSX Transportation
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Dakota and Iowa Railroad
Dakota Northern Railroad
Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad
Federal Government
Illinois Railway
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Iowa Northern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Terminal Railway
Kyle Railroad
Keokuk Junction Railway
Local/Township
Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railway
Metra
Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc.
None (Bridge is Removed)
Norfolk Southern Railway
North Shore Scenic Railroad
Northern Plains Railroad
Omaha Public Power District
Other Railroad
Otter Tail Valley Railroad
Private Owner
Progressive Rail, Inc.
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Ringneck & Western Railroad
South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
St. Croix Valley Railroad
State
Tazewell & Peoria Railroad
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Wisconsin Northern Railroad
Contractors
American Bridge Company of New York (1900-Present)
American Bridge Company of Chicago (1870-1878)
American Bridge Works of Chicago
A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago
Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. of Chicago
Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago
Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa
Des Moines Bridge & Iron Company/Works of Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit
Edgemoor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh
Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa
Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois
Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa
Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago
Kellogg Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York
Ketler-Elliot Erection Co. of Chicago
Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh
King Bridge Company of Cleveland
Lakeside Bridge & Steel Company of North Milwaukee
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
Leighton Bridge Works of Rochester, New York
McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago and Pittsburgh
Milliken Brothers of New York City
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co. of Minneapolis
Minnesota Highway Department of St. Paul, Minnesota
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company/Works of Leavenworth, Kansas
Morava Construction Company of Chicago
Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio
New Jersey Steel & Iron Company of Trenton, New Jersey
Omaha Steel Works of Omaha, Nebraska
Other Contractor
Paxton-Vierling Steel Works of Omaha, Nebraska
Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and Des Moines, Iowa
Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Shiffler Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicagi
Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City
Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Company of St. Louis
Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio
Toledo-Massillion Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio
Union Bridge Company of of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Vierling Steel Works of Chicago
Virginia Bridge & Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
John Alexander Low Waddell and Partners of Kansas City, Missouri
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of Milwaukee
Worden Allen Company of Milwaukee
Unknown
Bridge Details
Status
Bridge Intact
Bridge Demolished
Not Relocated
Relocated
Not Abandoned
Abandoned
Bridge Reuse
Not Re-purposed
Other Use
Overpass
Road
Shared Rail and Trail/Road
Trail
Structural Modifications
Not Rebuilt/Rehabilitated
Additional Beam, Girder or Truss Lines
Additional Tracks (Superstructure or Substructure Modifications)
Braced/Helper Bents
Encased (Arches/Beams)
General Rehabilitation
Lined Arch (Concrete/Corrugated Metal)
Raised Superstructure
Rebuilt to Carry Roadway Traffic (Includes Floor/Span Reconstruction)
Reconstructed/Replaced Floor
Reconstructed Pier(s)
Shortened Beams, Girders or Trusses
Strengthened Members or Structural Components
Other/Multiple Structural Modifications
Connection Type
Bolted Connection
Pinned Connection
Riveted Connection
Movable Type
Bascule Lift Bridge
Bobtail Swing Bridge
Swing Bridge
Telescoping Lift Bridge
Turntable
Vertical Lift Bridge
Crosses
Crosses Farmland
Crosses Road
Crosses Open Area
Crosses Railroad
Crosses Trail
Crosses Water
Location
State
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin