This Warren deck truss bridge is one of several different truss designs built by Phoenix Bridge Company for the Iowa Central Railroad

, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Cerro Gordo County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Iowa Central Railroad

Design:
130' riveted Warren deck truss

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnesota Highway 101 south of Chanhassen

Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
24' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 101

Significance:

This Pratt through truss and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Skunk River east of Rubio

Rubio, Washington County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1902, 1909, c. 1930, 1975 and 2014

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss, 2-60', 10-50' and 1-40' deck plate girders and 25-18' concrete modular girders

Description:
Pratt through truss and deck plate girder bridge over Skunk River

Significance:

This attractive through truss swing bridge carries the former Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway across the Mississippi River downstream of the Centennial Bridge

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa to Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway/Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1905

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway

Design:
442' through truss swing span, 1-361' and 3-300' Pennsylvania through trusses, 3-200' Pratt through trusses and 85' deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific Harvard Subdivision over the Union Pacific McHenry Subdivision in Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1927

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' through plate girder (north tracks), 2 span steel stringer (south track)

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This unusual three-hinged deck arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline across the Menominee River at Kingsford

Kingsford, Dickinson County, Michigan to Niagara, Marinette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
207' three-hinged deck arch and 4-39' deck plate girders

Description:
Three-hinged deck arch bridge over Menominee River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company

, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Iowa Central Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elm Drive

Significance:

This large double deck through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Fort Armstrong Road over the Mississippi River

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa to Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: United States Army

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

United States Government and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
366' Baltimore through truss swing span, 2-258', 3-217' Baltimore through trusses, 1-193' and 1-99' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Baltimore through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge features some decorative features

, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Iowa Central Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over State Street

Significance:

This dual through truss swing bridge is the only one like it in the United States

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1893 and 1903

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Omaha Bridge & Terminal Railway

Design:
2-520' through truss swing spans and 9-60' through plate girder

Description:
Dual through truss swing bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline across the main channel of the Mississippi River at La Crescent

La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
360' Pratt through truss swing span, 250' Parker through truss, 2-164' Pratt through trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway branch line across the Minnesota River at Morton

Morton, Renville County, Minnesota to Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
157' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

This unique skewed Warren through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway branch line across the Redwood River near the station of North Redwood

Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
121' skewed Warren through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Fall River south of Neodesha

Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-75' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fall River

Significance:

This trough floor deck plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest line over Flint Creek along US Route 14 west of Barrington

Barrington, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and D.D. Streeter & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
42' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Flint Creek

Significance:

This Warren deck truss bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest line over the Fox River along US Route 14 between Cary and Fox River Grove

Cary, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and D.D. Streeter & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-120' Warren deck trusses

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This unusual modified Warren through truss bridge is the northern of two identical structures carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway branch line over Muchakinock Creek south of Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Iowa Central Railway

Design:
104' modified Warren through truss

Description:
Modified Warren through truss bridge over Muchakinock Creek

Significance:

This unusual modified Warren through truss bridge is the southern of two identical structures carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway branch line over Muchakinock Creek south of Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Iowa Central Railway

Design:
104' modified Warren through truss

Description:
Modified Warren through truss bridge over Muchakinock Creek

Significance:

This unusual Schaub variant through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over the North Skunk River alongside Iowa Highway 146 north of New Sharon

New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa to Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Iowa Central Railway

Design:
138' Schaub variant through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Schaub variant through truss bridge over North Skunk River

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge features the deck set partially up the girder

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
47' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Porter Creek

Significance:

This unusual modified Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over the South Skunk River north of Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Iowa Central Railway

Design:
140' modified Warren deck truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Modified Warren deck truss bridge over Skunk River

Significance:

This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over the Wisconsin River and Broadway (Wisconsin Highway 13/16) in Wisconsin Dells

Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin to Wisconsin Dells, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1955

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; H.H. Mass Construction Company of Algonquin, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-166' Pratt deck trusses, 1-90' and 1-51' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Wisconsin River and Broadway (Wisconsin Highway 13/16)

Significance: