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This deck plate girder bridge crosses Camp Creek along US Highway 6 east of Waverly
Waverly, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1940 using spans fabricated 1912 and 1927
by
American Bridge Company of New York and McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
1-40', 2-35' deck plate girders and 2-16' concrete slab
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek
Significance:
This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Waukegan River in Waukegan
Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1892
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-15' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Waukegan River
Significance:
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Neola Creek in Neola
Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
30' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Neola Creek
Significance:
This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed ditch on the east side of Madrid
Owner: Boone County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1912
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
10' concrete arch culvert
Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed ditch
Significance:
This large polygonal Warren through truss vertical lift bridge carries a partially complete trail across the Missouri River
Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri to New Franklin, Howard County, Missouri
Owner: City of Boonville
Status: Partially Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1932
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri
for
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway
Design:
408' polygonal Warren through truss lift bridge
Description:
Polygonal Warren through truss vertical lift bridge over Missouri River
Significance:
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