Wabash Railway


NS Bridge #396.84

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NS Bridge #396.84

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #152)

This attractive stone arch culvert carries the former Wabash Railroad across an unnamed creek east of Lanesville

Lanesville, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1876

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS Crooked River Bridge

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NS Crooked River Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #551)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Crooked River west of Hardin

Hardin, Ray County, Missouri

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907 using spans fabricated 1892

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
2-75' through plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Crooked River

Significance:

Local

Ottumwa Wabash Bridge

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Ottumwa Wabash Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #2224B)

This iconic Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railway branch line over the Des Moines River in Ottumwa

Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa

Owner: Wapello County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1888, c. 1930, 1975 and 2023

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
3-158' Pratt through trusses, 158' through plate girder, 20' steel stringer and timber stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Regional

Wabash Mosquito Creek Bridge

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Wabash Mosquito Creek Bridge

(Norfolk and Western Railway #407.68)

This deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Mosquito Creek near Iowa Highway 92 in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
1-62' deck plate girder and 8-23' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local