Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Abbott Road Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Wooden bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on Abbott Road (CR 54-76) northwest of Eugene
Open to one-lane traffic

Benton County Road NE 841 Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Lost wooden bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on CR NE 841
Removed

Blue Ridge Cut-Off overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned pony plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Cut-Off on the Rock Island Railroad in Kansas City
Railroad line abandoned

Eugene Tunnel (Cole County, Missouri)
Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under a hill and MO 17 at Eugene
Railroad line currently inactive

Freeburg Tunnel (Osage County, Missouri)
Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under Freeburg and US 63
Railroad line currently inactive

Gabriel Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Gabriel Creek on the Rock Island Railroad at Stover
Line currently out of service

Gasconade River Railroad Bridge (Osage County, Missouri)
Built 1902 by A.J. Tullock; abandoned 1984
Massive steel railroad trestle over Gasconade River on the Rock Island Railroad between Freeburg and Belle
Railroad line currently inactive

Haw Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck truss bridge over Haw Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
Line currently out of service

Henley Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over the Osage River on the Rock Island Railroad
Rail line currently out of service

Highway 350 Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Missouri Highway 350 on the former Rock Island Railroad in Raytown
Railroad line abandoned

Island Park Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Abandoned plate girder railroad bridge over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Railroad line discontinued, but bridge still in decent condition

Jones Mill Railroad Bridge (Hot Spring County, Arkansas)
Built 1901
Through truss railroad bridge over Cove Creek on the former Rock Island Railroad next to US 270
Open to railroad traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 4 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned in 1972 with the building of Kemper Arena
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River, just north of the Kansas Avenue Bridge
Closed to all traffic

Koeltztown Tunnel (Osage County, Missouri)
Built 1903
Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under a hill and CR 541 between Meta and Koeltztown
Railroad line currently inactive

Labadie Tunnel (Franklin County, Missouri)
Tunnel under the Rock Island Railroad on Route T in Labadie
Removed

Labadie Viaduct (Franklin County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Labadie Bottom Road on the Rock Island Railroad at Labadie
Still in use

Matheson Railroad Bridge (Elbert County, Colorado)
Originally built 1883 by the American Bridge Co. as an eight-span bridge at Colona, Illinois, over the Rock River. Two spans relocated here in 1920 to replace an 1899 trestle. Rails removed in 1992.
Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Big Sandy Creek on the Rock Island Railroad east of Matheson
Railroad line discontinued with tracks removed

Raytown Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1920; reduced to one-way traffic in 2004; rehabilitated 2005
Wooden trestle bridge over the dismantled Rock Island Railroad on Raytown Road in Raytown
Open to one-lane northbound traffic

Richland Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Richland Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
Line currently out of service

Rock Island Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1899 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad; lift span added 1972
Closed vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock at the Clinton Presidential Library
Awaiting rehabilitation to reopen for pedestrian traffic

Second Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1915 by the Fox Construction Co. of El Reno, Oklahoma
Lost pony arch bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on Second Street in Little Rock
No longer exists

Vale Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1919; abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under a hill and Bannister Road between Raytown and Lees Summit in Kansas City
Railroad line abandoned