Cowboy Trail

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All things linked to the longest rail trail in the world.

Cowboy Trail - Black Bridge (Madison County, Nebraska)
Collapsed by a flood in 2010, Dismantled & scrapped 2011
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Elkhorn River on Cowboy Trail
Replaced by a new bridge after collapsing during a flood.

Cowboy Trail - Cedar Creek Arch (Brown County, Nebraska)
Stone arch bridge over Cedar Creek on Cowboy Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cowboy Trail - County Road Overpass (Brown County, Nebraska)
Built 1935
Girder bridge over Aband Cnwtc Rr 188-307-H on Aband Cnwtc Rr Ped
Open to pedestrians only

Cowboy Trail - Long Pine Creek Viaduct (Keya Paha County, Nebraska)
Built 1905,
Deck plate girder bridge over Long Pine Creek on Cowboy Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cowboy Trail - Unnamed Stream Bridge (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek on a former railroad now known as the Cowboy Trail
Open to pedestrians

Cowboy Trail - Valentine High Bridge (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Replaced Fremont, Elkhorn, & Missouri Valley RR bridge from 1883.
Deck plate girder bridge over Niobrara River on Pedestrian Trail (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railroad)
Open to pedestrians