This abandoned through truss bridge once carried the New York Central Railroad across the Wood River

East Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four)

Design: 130' Pratt through truss and 50' through plate girder

Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Wood River

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge carries a spur across the Wood River in East Alton

East Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four)

Design: 125' Warren through truss

Warren through truss bridge over Wood River

Significance:

This large Pennsylvania through truss bridge once carried the Illinois Terminal Railroad across the Mississippi River

St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri to Venice, Madison County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1910

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Missouri

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Traction System

Design: 523' and 2-521' Pennsylvania through trusses and modern steel girder

Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This massive Pennsylvania through truss bridge was once a critical crossing of the Mississippi River

St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri to Venice, Madison County, Illinois

Owner: Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1890, 1903 and 1910

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania; Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: St. Louis Merchants Bridge Terminal Railway

Design: 3-520' Pennsylvania through trusses and deck plate girder

Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge crosses the Wood River in East Alton

East Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

1946

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Terminal Railroad

Design: 168' Warren through truss and 2-60' deck plate girders

Warren through truss bridge over Wood River

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