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This deck plate girder bridge was constructed to cross the Northern Pacific Railway
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Spirit Lake Transfer Railway
Design:
7 span deck plate girder viaduct
Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over BNSF Railway
Significance:
This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad over Engibretson Creek in Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Grieling Brothers of Green Bay, Wisconsin
for
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Design:
30' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Engibretson Creek
Significance:
This through plate girder bridge carries the Milwaukee Road over Gleasman Road west of Loves Park
Loves Park, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1943 using a span fabricated c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
38' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Gleasman Road
Significance:
This concrete encased stone arch bridge stands tall across Piasa Creek near Delhi
Delhi, Jersey County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1881 and encased 1918
by
Unknown and Stresenreuter, Cotton & Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Design:
5-37' concrete encased stone arches
Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over Piasa Creek
Significance:
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This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Fall River in Fredonia
Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas
Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
173' Pratt through truss and 60' deck plate girder
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Fall River
Significance:
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