This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over the Crow River and River Street in Delano

, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1945

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-80' and 1-60' deck plate girders, 1-39' and 1-32' steel stringers and 1-13' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow River and River Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crossed Mud Creek along Cherry Street in Abilene

Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1959

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-52', 1-50' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River at Quincy

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
5-105', 2-95' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Des Moines River on the north side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1965 and 1999

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
4-99' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the northern of three unusual deck plate girder bridges over Drummer Creek

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
65' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Grand Avenue in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1957

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and H.H. Mass Construction Company of Algonquin, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Grand Avenue

Significance:

This iconic through plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line over US Highway 63 southeast of Stanberry

Stanberry, Washburn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and L.G. Arnold Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
55' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Highway 63

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Wisconsin Highway 32 (Main Avenue) in De Pere

De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1952

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and L.G. Arnold Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
68' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 32 (Main Avenue)

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge crosses Calmus Creek

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Abandoned

Built 1947

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
50' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Calmus Creek

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge crosses 122nd Street southwest of Mosby

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1931 and 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
75' deck plate girder and 4-30' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 122nd Street

Significance:

This attractive steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over 2nd Avenue in Washington

Washington, Washington County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Massman Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
38' steel stringer and 2-7' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 2nd Avenue

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Preston Road between Savanna and Mt. Carroll

Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1952

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
45' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Ashby Preston

Significance:

This deck plate girder viaduct is the middle of three similar structures in the area and carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Soap Creek

Albia, Monroe County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; M.M. Moen Company of Mason City, Iowa and Stark Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
21 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Soap Creek

Significance:

This through and deck plate girder bridge is the eastern crossing of Walnut Creek along the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline at Rathbun

Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1939

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder and 2-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek

Significance:

This through and deck plate girder bridge is the western crossing of Walnut Creek along the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline at Rathbun

Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1939 and c. 2000 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder and 35' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over the Little Vermillion River in LaSalle

LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1952

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-54' and 2-51' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Vermillion River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former New York Central over the Kankakee River and Birchwood Lane in Aroma Park

Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and 1919

by

Unknown and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four)

Design:
6-78', 1-71', 1-67', 1-27' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River and Birchwood Lane

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Sauk River south of County Road 65

Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1954

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the middle crossing of the Sauk River along the Lake Wobegon Trail

Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1951

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is a good example of an early Interstate grade separation

Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1961

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and John Dieseth Company of Fergus Falls, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
4 span skewed through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 94

Significance:

This large truss bridge carries the BNSF mainline across the Mississippi River at Quincy

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois to West Quincy, Marion County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
336' polygonal Warren through truss, 7-228' Warren deck trusses, 2-90' and 4-84' deck plate girders

Description:
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This through truss vertical lift bridge crosses the Mississippi River alongside Robert Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
192' Pratt through truss lift span and 8-79' deck plate girders

Description:
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This large Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge carries the former Kankakee & Seneca Railroad over the Illinois River at Seneca

Seneca, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1893, 1916 and 1932

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania; Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Kankakee & Seneca Railroad

Design:
2-152' and 1-150' Pratt through truss lift bridge and 2-79' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Illinois River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1958

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-40' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 63rd Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Foley Brothers of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-32' and 2-10' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 63rd Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 65th Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Foley Brothers of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-40' and 2-14' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 65th Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 68th Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Klug & Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-38' and 2-12' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 68th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 75th Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Klug & Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-45' through plate girder and 2-13' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 75th Street

Significance:

This small steel stringer crosses an unnamed creek north of US Highway 169

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1948

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
3-12' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Illinois Route 176 (Terra Cotta Avenue) in Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1940

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Superior Concrete Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
100' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 176 (Terra Cotta Avenue)

Significance:

This large Warren deck truss and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway Shoreline Subdivision over the Milwaukee River, Milwaukee River Parkway and Sunny Point Road in Glendale

Glendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928 and 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
150' Warren deck truss and 1-80', 1-70', 1-55', 1-45', 11-42', 1-35' and 1-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Milwaukee River, Milwaukee River Parkway and Sunny Point Road

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge is one of several identical spans across Sand Creek near Jordan

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1944

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1944

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1944

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1944

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Sheridan Road (Wisconsin Highway 32) in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Klug & Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-99' through plate girder and 2-24' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sheridan Road (Wisconsin Highway 32)

Significance:

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over US Route 30 east of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1957

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Central Engineering Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings

Design:
117' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Route 30

Significance: