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This Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River at Sheridan
Sheridan, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: Illinois Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1905 and c. 1975
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
154' Pratt deck truss, steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Fox River
Significance:
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This through plate girder bridge crosses Hazel Avenue in Glencoe
Glencoe, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1898
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hazel Avenue
Significance:
This concrete arch bridge crosses the channel between Keller Lake and Round Lake
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1906
by
Unknown
for
Wisconsin Central Railway
Design:
2-38' concrete arches
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Keller Lake Outlet
Significance:
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This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Eagle Creek alongside County Road C70 in Woolstock
Woolstock, Wright County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1914
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
123' quadrangular lattice through truss, 1-35' deck plate girder and 1-30' deck plate girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Eagle Creek
Significance:
This Pratt through truss bridge once crossed the Cuivre River in Old Monroe
Old Monroe, Lincoln County, Missouri to Old Monroe, St. Charles County, Missouri
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1901
by
American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
154' and 2-110' Pratt through trusses
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Cuivre River
Significance:
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