This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Skunk River alongside US Highway 61 between Wever and Burlington

Wever, Lee County, Iowa to Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 2005

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-176' Pratt through trusses, 30' steel stringer and concrete modular girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River

Significance:

This massive modern through truss lift bridge carries the BNSF Railway mainline over the Mississippi River at Burlington

Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa to Gulfport, Henderson County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 2012

by

Ames Construction of Burnsville, Minnesota and Walsh Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

BNSF Railway

Design:
370' Warren through truss lift span, 5-250' Warren through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Warren through truss lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance: