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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Reporting mark: C&O; CO
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11th Street Bridge (Kenton County, Kentucky)
Built 1927; Demolished 2021
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Csx Railroad on 11th Street
Intact but closed to all traffic

37th Street Underpass (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Built 1894; Removed
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over 37th Street on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Removed but not replaced

A Street Bridge (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Lost steel stringer bridge over Jackson River and C&O RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Armstrong Tunnel (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built ca. 1900; Converted to road use ca. 1930
Tunnel on Dogwood Lane (CR 6/6) in St. Albans
Open to traffic

Avis Overhead Bridge (Summers County, West Virginia)
Built 1928
Through arch bridge over Grace Street and CSX Railroad on Old WV 107
Retired and closed to all traffic

Avoca Trail - Mill Creek Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Fishbelly Pratt deck truss bridge over Mill Creek on Wadhams to Avoca Trail (formerly Pere Marquette RR)
Open to pedestrians only

BB - Greenville Avenue Bridge (Staunton, Virginia)
Built 1932
Deck arch bridge over Greenville Ave on BBRR/CSXTRR
Open to traffic

BB - James River Bridge (Fluvanna County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over James River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Bellefonte Street Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built 1938
Steel stringer bridge over Csx Railroad on Bellefonte Street
Open to traffic

Big Bend Tunnel (Summers County, West Virginia)
built from 1870-1872 by C&O RR to cut off Big Bend. Legend/tradition names this tunnel as scene of 'Steel Driving Man' John Henry's race with steam drill
Original tunnel built to bypass an 8 mile long bend in the Greenbrier River. Passes between Hilldale, and Talcott West Virginia.
Intact but closed to all traffic

Blue Ridge Tunnel (Nelson County, Virginia)
Built 1858; abandoned 1944; reopened for pedestrians 2020
Tunnel under Rockfish Gap on pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians

Bridge Street Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Bridge (Staunton, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Bridge Street on CORR/CSXTRR
Open to traffic

C&O - Baldwin Bridge (Botetourt County, Virginia)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over James River on former Craig Valley Branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Abandoned

C&O - Campbell Tunnel (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1880
Abandoned tunnel under hillside on C&O RR (aband)
Derelict/abandoned since 1982

C&O - Charlevoix Channel Bridge (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Removed in 1990
Lost Through truss bridge over Charlevoix Channel on Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette RR
No longer exists

C&O - Cheviot Hill Viaduct (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek & State Avenue on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway of Indiana
Removed but not replaced

C&O - Church Hill Trestle (Richmond, Virginia)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Williamsburg Ave/ Gillie Ck/Fulton Gas Works on C&ORR
Removed but not replaced

C&O - Church Hill Tunnel (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1875; Collapsed 1925
Abandoned tunnel under Church Hill on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Derelict/abandoned

C&O - Colemans Tunnel (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Abandoned tunnel under Hillside on C&O RR (aband R-O-W)
Derelict/abandoned

C&O - Eagle Tunnel (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1880
Abandoned tunnel under hillside on C&O RR (aband)
Derelict/abandoned in 1982 and sealed closed

C&O - Glenway Avenue Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Glenway Avenue on C&O RR
Removed but not replaced

C&O - Hocking River Bridge (Hocking County, Ohio)
Lost Through truss bridge over Hocking River on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Removed but not replaced

C&O - James River Bridge (Fluvanna County, Virginia)
Lost Through truss bridge over James River on Chesapeake & Ohio Rwy
Replaced by a new bridge

C&O - Kanawha River Bridge (Charleston) (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1907; Single-lane road added 1920
Parker through truss bridge over Kanawha River on CSX Railroad (Formerly Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad)
Intact but closed to all traffic

C&O - Merrill Coal Co Spur Bridge (Logan County, West Virginia)
Built 1920; Demolished 2014
Abandoned through truss bridge over Guyandotte River on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Removed but not replaced

C&O - Mill Creek Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Deck truss bridge over Mill Creek on C&O Rwy


C&O - New River Bridge (Old) (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Lost Deck truss bridge over New River on Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

C&O - Pine Mountain Tunnel (Wise County, Virginia)
Abandoned in 1958
Abandoned tunnel under Pine Mountain on C&O RR
Derelict/abandoned

C&O - South Fairmont Viaduct (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Grand Avenue on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway of Indiana
Removed but not replaced

C&O - Sunset Avenue Trestle (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sunset Avenue on C&O RR
Removed but not replaced

C&O - Turntable Bridge (Sanilac County, Michigan)
Installed 1960 by reusing a railroad turntable from Ottawa, WV to replace an older wooden structure; railroad abanded in 1991
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Black River on Chesapeake & Ohio RR (abandoned)
Abandoned

C&O - West State Street Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
ca. 1920 Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over W State St on C&ORR
Derelict/abandoned

Cardinal Greenway - Spring Grove Trestle (Wayne County, Indiana)
Deck plate girder bridge over W. Branch of the East Branch of the Whitewater River on Cardinal Greenway (formally C & O Railroad)
Open to pedestrians

Cardinal Greenway - White River Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built ca.1920 by the C&O Railroad
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Fork White River on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians

Cardinal Greenway - Whitewater River Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Once part of the mighty coal hauling C&O railroad, it once hosted freights running between Chicago and coal mines in Appalachia. Later used by Amtrak's James Whitcomb Riley and later Cardinal until route was abandoned in late 1980's.
Deck plate girder bridge over Whitewater River and Sim Hodgin Parkway on Cardinal Greenway Trail (former CSX, C&O railroad)
Open to pedestrians

Cardinal Greenway Trail - 30th Street Overpass (Grant County, Indiana)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over E 30th Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cardinal Greenway Trail - Adams Street Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Adams Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cardinal Greenway Trail - Boots Street Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Boots Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cardinal Greenway Trail - Gallatin Street Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Gallatin Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cardinal Greenway Trail - South Meridian street Overpass (Grant County, Indiana)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over S Meridian Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cardinal Greenway Trail - Washington Street Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Washington Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cardinal Greenway Trail/NS Crossing (Grant County, Indiana)
Built to cross both the Big Four and Nickel Plate routes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians only

CERA - Pipe Creek Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Once part of heavy duty rail line from Chicago to Cincinatti and points East. Line cut back and this section from Amboy to Marion still survives. Formely carried Amtrak's Cardinal and James Whitcomb Riley passenger trains until 1986.
Deck plate girder bridge over Pipe Creek again on Kokomo Grain/Winamac Southern Railway/US Rail Corporation(nee CSX, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad aka Chessie System)
Open to traffic

CKIN - Kankakee River Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Built 1954
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad (ex-C&O, CSX Transportation) in English Lake


Craig Creek Bridge (Botetourt County, Virginia)
Built 1886; relocated 1902
Deck truss bridge over Craig Creek on Old Rail Road (Route 817)
Open to traffic

CSX - "Big Sandy Junction" Bridge (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Warren through truss (Camelback designed) bridges over Big Sandy River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - 133rd Avenue Bridge (Allegan County, Michigan)
Built 1908
Slab bridge over 133rd Avenue on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX - 14th Street Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1903
Steel stringer bridge over 14th Street CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - 14th Street West Overpass (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1929
Steel stringer bridge over 14th Street West on CSX Railroad, Kanawha Subdivision
Open to traffic

CSX - 16th Street Overpass (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1894
Bridge over WV-10 on CSX Railroad, Kanawha Subdivision
Open to traffic

CSX - 20th Street Overpass (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1905
Steel stringer bridge over 20th Street East on CSX Railroad, Kanawha Subdivision
Open to traffic

CSX - 31st Street Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1965
Steel stringer bridge over 31st Street on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - 8 Mile Road Overpass (Washtenaw County, Michigan)
Built 1914
Deck plate girder bridge over 8 Mile Road on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - 8th Street Overpass (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1912
Steel stringer bridge over WV-527 on CSX Railroad, Kanawha Subdivision
Open to traffic

CSX - Aden Tunnel (Carter County, Kentucky)
Built 1881; refaced in 1935
Abandoned tunnel under hillside on CSX RR
Derelict/abandoned

CSX - Alleghany Tunnel (1870) (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Opened in 1870. Augmented in 1932 by completion of a new parallel bore.
Tunnel for CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Ann Arbor Road Overpass (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1935
Deck plate girder bridge over Ann Arbor Road on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Archer Creek Bridge (Campbell County, Virginia)
Stone culvert bridge over Archer Creek on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - Ashland Tunnel (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Built 1881
Tunnel under hillside on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - Big Bend Tunnel (Summers County, West Virginia)
Tunnel under Hilldale on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Black River Bridge (Van Buren County, Michigan)
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Black River on CSX
Open to traffic

CSX - Blake Hollow Road Underpass (Scioto County, Ohio)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Blake Hollow Road on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - Blue Ridge Tunnel (New) (Nelson County, Virginia)
Built 1944
Tunnel under Rockfish Gap on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Blue Tom Tunnel (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1902;
Tunnel for CSX Railroad, Coal River Subdivision
Open to traffic

CSX - Boone Street Overpass (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Boone Street on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Buttrick Avenue Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Slab bridge over Buttrick Avenue on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX - Center Street Viaduct (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Bridge over Center Street on CSX Railway
Open to traffic

CSX - Coal River Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1918
Through truss bridge over Riverside Drive, Coal River on CSX Railroad in St. Albans
Open to traffic

CSX - Colonial Parkway Bridge (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Built 1936
Arch bridge over Colonial Parkway and separate pedestrian walkway on CSX Railroad in Williamsburg
Open to traffic above and below

CSX - County Rte 20 Bridge (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Built 1943
Deckgirder bridge over Wv 20 on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Covington Railroad Bridge (Covington, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Jackson River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - CR79 Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1945
Steel stringer bridge over Kanawha County Rt 79/3 on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Doheny Drive Overpass (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1910
Steel stringer bridge over Doheny Drive on Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Dunlap Creek Bridge (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Dunlap Creek & Rumsey Road on Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - East Branch Twelve Mile Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Remote bridge spanning East branch of Twelve Mile creek.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Twelve Mile Creek on abandoned CSX Railroad (nee Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana Railroad) in Twelve Mile
Lost

CSX - East Lytle Street Bridge (4-track) (Seneca County, Ohio)
Girder bridge over East Lytle Street on CSX Railroad


CSX - Eel River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
This was once part of the Chesepeake and Ohio of Indiana Railroad's line from Chicago to Cincinnati. Supposedly one of the most photographed bridges along the C&O route, but I haven't found any evidence to support that claim.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Eel River on former CSX Railroad (nee Chesepeake and Ohio Railroad) in Hoover
Removed

CSX - Ervin Terrace Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Built 1919
Girder bridge over Ervin Ter on Csx Railroad
Unknown status

CSX - EW Underpass (Seneca County, Ohio)
Built 1957
Pony/through girder bridge over EW Underpass on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Ferry Street Viaduct (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Bridge over Ferry Street on CSX Railway
Open to traffic

CSX - Fort Spring Tunnel (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Tunnel for CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Galien River Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over Galien River on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX - Gauley River Bridge (Nicholas County, West Virginia)
Warren deck truss bridge over Gauley River on CSX RR
Intact but closed to all traffic

CSX - Germany Road Overpass (Pike County, Ohio)
Built 1916
Bridge over Germany Road on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Grand River Swing Bridge (Ottawa County, Michigan)
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Grand River on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - Guyandotte River Bridge (South) (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Pratt through truss bridge over Guyandotte River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Guyandotte River Railroad Bridge (North) (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Pratt through truss bridge over Guyandotte River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Harts Run Bridge (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Built 1930
Culvert bridge over Harts Run & CR 60/14 on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Hawk's Nest Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Originally built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Parker through truss bridge over New River
Open to traffic

CSX - Huron River Bridge (Oakland County, Michigan)
Stone arch bridge over Huron River on CSX railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - IN124 Overpass (Miami County, Indiana)
Removed ca. 1990's
Lost Deck girder bridge over State Road 124 on former CSX Railroad in Peru
Removed

CSX - Jackson River Bridge (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Jackson River on Railroad (CSX)
Open to traffic

CSX - Jackson River Bridge #2 (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Slab bridge over Jackson River on Railroad (CSX)
Open to traffic

CSX - Jackson River Bridge #3 (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Jackson River on Railroad (CSX)
Open to traffic

CSX - Jackson River Bridge - Covington (Alleghany County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Jackson River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - James River Bridge (Botetourt County, Virginia)
Pratt through truss bridge over James River on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - James River Bridge (Amherst County, Virginia)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over James River on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - James River Bridge (1901) (Amherst County, Virginia)
Lost Through truss bridge over James River on CSX Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - James River Viaduct (Richmond, Virginia)
Built 1901 by C&O Railway
Deck plate girder bridge over James River/RR/many streets on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - Kanawha Terrace Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1921
Steel stringer bridge over County Route 60/14 on CSX RR
Open to traffic