Northern Pacific Railroad

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B.N.S.F. - Columbia River Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1908
Swing span through truss bridge over the Columbia River
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Columbia Slough Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1908
Pratt through truss bridge over Columbia Slough on BNSF Railway in Portland
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Oregon Slough Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1908
Swing span through truss bridge over Columbia River - Oregon Slough on BNSF Railway in Portland
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Stampede Tunnel (Kittitas County, Washington)
Tunnel opened in May of 1888, forced-air ventilation added later
Tunnel under the Cascade Mountains just south of Snoqualmie Pass on BNSF Railway (former Northern Pacific Railway)


B.N.S.F. - Willamette River Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
1908 Built with swing span, 1989 Vertical lift replaces swing span
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on BNSF Railway Line in Portland
Open to traffic

BNSF Bluff River Bridge (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)
EB span built 1906, WB span built 1909
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Bluff River on BNSF Railway
Replaced by a new ugly bridge

BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (1) (Clay County, Minnesota)
Built 1958
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (2) (Clay County, Minnesota)
Built 1964
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Dale Street Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1937
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dale Street on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Elk River Bridge (Sherburne County, Minnesota)
EB (GN) Spans built 1896, replaced ca. 2001, WB (NP) Spans built 1917
Deck plate girder bridge over Elk River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Hayden Creek Bridge (Todd County, Minnesota)
EB span built 1914, WB span built 1905
Deck plate girder bridge over Hayden Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Leaf River Bridge (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)
EB and WB spans built 1906, bridge rehabilitated with new bridge shoes 2012
Deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Little Rock Creek Bridge (Benton County, Minnesota)
EB and WB spans built 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Rock Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Long Prairie River Bridge (Todd County, Minnesota)
EB span built 1924, WB span built 1905
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Long Prairie River on BNSF Railway
Replaced by a new ugly bridge

BNSF Old US-10 Bridge (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)
Built 1928
Deck plate girder bridge over Wavy Drive (Old US-10) on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Otter Tail River Bridge (1) (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)
EB span built 1906, WB span built 1926
Deck plate girder bridge over Otter Tail River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Otter Tail River Bridge (2) (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)
EB span built 1906, WB span built 1926
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Otter Tail River on BNSF Railway
Replaced by culverts

BNSF Overpass (Prairie County, Montana)
Warren pony truss bridge over Railroad (BNSF) on Railroad (BNSF)
Open to traffic

BNSF Partrige River Bridge (Wadena County, Minnesota)
EB span built 1901, WB span built 1904
Deck plate girder bridge over Partrige River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Platte River Bridge (Morrison County, Minnesota)
WB and EB spans built 1918, WB spans replaced ca. 2005
Deck plate girder bridge over Platte River on BNSF Railway
WB span replaced by new concrete spans

BNSF Railroad Bridge (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Built 1926
Steel stringer bridge over Coon Rapids Blvd Extension on BNSF RR (to Central MN)
Open to traffic

BNSF Railroad Bridge (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Built 1926
Steel stringer bridge over Coon Rapids Blvd Extension on BNSF RR (to Duluth)
Open to traffic

BNSF Railroad Mississippi River North Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1927/1963
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF South River Drive Bridge (Becker County, Minnesota)
Built 1926
Deck plate girder bridge over South River Drive on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Wing River Bridge (Wadena County, Minnesota)
EB Span built 1904, WB Built 1921, both replaced 1997 by ugly concrete bridge
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wing River on BNSF Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Clark Fork Railroad Bridge #1 (Sanders County, Montana)
Through truss bridge over Clark Fork River on Montana RailLink
Open to traffic

Cloquallum Creek Railroad Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Cloquallum Creek on Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

CSP Half Moon Trestle (Lewis County, Idaho)
Built 1907, abandoned 2000
Timber stringer bridge on Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

CSP Lawyers Canyon Viaduct (Lewis County, Idaho)
Built 1908, abandoned 2000
Deck plate girder bridge over Lawyers Canyon on Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

First Bismarck Railroad Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built in 1882 under the direction of George Morison; superstructure replaced 1905
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Missouri River carrying the Northern Pacific Railway in Bismarck
Orginal Whipple truss spans replaced with through Warren truss spans, reusing the original piers

Foothills Trail Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Rehabilitated 1998
Girder bridge over WA 162 on Foothills Trail
Open to traffic

Hicklin Railroad Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Hicklin Branch Road on Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

High Line Bridge (Barnes County, North Dakota)
Steel trestle built in 1906-1908 for the Northern Pacific Railroad
Steel trestle over Sheyenne River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Little Falls Railroad Bridge (North Crossing) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1891; east span collapsed in train wreck in 1974- replaced with 1900 Warren truss span; still serves traffic
Bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

MN-95 Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1912
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over MN-95 on Abandoned Minnesota Zephyr Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

MRL Big Spring Bridge (Broadwater County, Montana)
Buil 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Spring on Railroad (MRL)
Open to traffic

North Mason Bridge (Mason County, Washington)
Built 1944
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over WA 3 on Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Northern Pacific Bridge #9 (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1924 replacing a bridge downstream.
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad (now pedestrian trail) in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians

Northern Pacific Bridge #95 (Polk County, Minnesota)
Built 1917 with a swing span, removed 2000 due to "flooding issues"
Lost Warren through truss swing bridge over Red River of the North on Former Northern Pacific
Removed but not replaced

Northwest Railway Museum Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1891 crossing the Elkstone River in Montana; Moved here 1923
Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Snoqualmie River on Railroad
Open to traffic

NP Red Lake River Bridge (Polk County, Minnesota)
Built a variaty of dates, removed 1973 after the abandonedment from Crookston to E. Grand Forks
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Red Lake River, Bridge Street, Robert Street on Removed Northern Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

NP Snohomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Snohomish River on Former Northern Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

NP Yellowstone River Bridge (Park County, Montana)
Pratt through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Abandoned Northern Pacific Line
Closed to all traffic

NRM East Fork Kimball Creek Bridge (King County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Kimball Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Old Northern Pacific Mississippi River Bridge (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 replacing the second truss bridge
Lost Deck plate girder bridge on Burlington Northern Railroad (Former NP)
Replaced by a new bridge

Paradise Railroad Bridge (Sanders County, Montana)
Through truss bridge over Clark Fork River on MRL
Open to traffic

Petaluma River RR Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Warren through truss bridge over Petaluma River on NWP Railroad
Open to low emission locomotives and cars carrying animal feed and lumber up north four to five times a week.

Pluvius Bridge (Pacific County, Washington)
Built 1922
Concrete tee beam bridge over Former Northern Pacific Railroad, future Willapa Hills Rail-Trail on WA 6
Open to traffic

Redmond Way Overpass (King County, Washington)
Built 1972
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Redmond Way/WA 908 on Future rail trail
Open to pedestrians only

Rock Creek Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)
Built 1930
Concrete tee beam bridge over Rock Creek, Former Northern Pacific Railroad, future Willapa Hills Rail-Trail on WA 6
Open to traffic

Sammamish River Railroad Bridge (King County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Sammamish River on Former BN railroad line; future rail-trail
Open to pedestrians only

Skagit River Bridge (Skagit County, Washington)
Abandoned warren through truss bridge over Skagit River on Former Northern Pacific Railroad
Abandoned

Skally Line 4th Street Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Removed 2010 during a renovation of the Swede Hollow Area
Removed bridge over 4th Street on former Northern Pacific
Removed but not replaced

Snoqualmie Valley Trail South Fork River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Pony truss bridge over South Fork Snoqualmie River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

South Fork Willapa River Bridge (Pacific County, Washington)
Through truss bridge over South Fork Willapa River on former Northern Pacific Railroad in Raymond
Derelict/abandoned

U.P.R.R. - Umatilla River Bridge No. 6 (Umatilla County, Oregon)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Umatilla River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Wilburton Trestle (King County, Washington)
Built 1904
Deck plate girder and timber stringer bridge over Richards Creek & 8th/9th Streets on railroad
Inactive since 2008

Wildcat Creek Railroad Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wildcat Creek on Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Willapa River Railroad Bridge (Pacific County, Washington)
Built 1896
Pratt through truss bridge over Willapa River on Abandoned Northern Pacific Railroad
Open to pedestrians

Willapa River Railroad Bridge (Pacific County, Washington)
Built 1897
Through truss bridge over Willapa River on Abandoned Northern Pacific Railroad in Lebam
Open to pedestrians