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This deck plate girder bridge crosses Straddle Creek south of US Highway 52
Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built c. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-35' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straddle Creek
Significance:
This through plate girder bridge was relocated here to cross an unnamed creek
Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1962 using a span fabricated c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
70' through plate girder and trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
This Pratt through truss bridge now carries a road over Lyon Creek south of Junction City
Junction City, Geary County, Kansas
Owner: Geary County
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1895
by
Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
for
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway
Design:
130' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Lyon Creek
Significance:
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This unique stone and brick lined concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Oconomowoc River east of Oconomowoc
Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
32' brick, stone and concrete arch
Description:
Stone and brick lined concrete arch bridge over Oconomowoc River
Significance:
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This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over South Main Street (Southbound Business US Route 51) in Decatur
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1933
by
Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-60' and 2-19' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Main Street (Southbound Business US Route 51)
Significance:
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