Great Northern Railway

B.N.S.F. - Barclay Creek Railroad Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1907
Warren through truss bridge over Barclay Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Cascade Tunnel (King County, Washington)
Longest rail tunnnel in the US, finished in 1929 to bypass old tunnel, switchbacks, and 1.7% grade
Tunnel under Cascade Mountains on BNSF Railway (former Great Northern Railway)
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Celilo Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1911
Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River on Oregon Trunk Railroad Line in Celilo, OR and Wishram, WA
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Chumstick Tunnel (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1928
Tunnel on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Crooked River Bridge (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1911
Steel arch bridge over Crooked River on BNSF/Union Pacific Railroad in Terrebonne
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Deer Creek Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.
Steel stringer bridge over Deer Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Eagle Falls Creek Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1928 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle Falls Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - East Wallace River Railroad Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Warren through truss bridge over Wallace River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Foss River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1909
Deck plate girder bridge over Foss River, USFS Rd 68 (Foss River Rd) on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Gaynor Trestle (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1949
Deck plate girder bridge over Nason Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Gaynor Tunnel (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1949
Tunnel on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Lake Ewauna Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)
Beam bridge over Lake Ewuana (Klamath River) on BNSF Railroad Tracks in Klamath Falls
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Miller River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1916
Warren through truss bridge over Miller River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Nason Creek Trestle (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1928 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Nason Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - North Fork Skykomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1961 for the Great Northern Railway during the Index-Gold Bar realignment between 1960-67
Warren through truss bridge over North Fork Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Proctor Creek Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1963 during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment
Deck plate girder bridge over Proctor Creek and Fir Road on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Rock Island Bridge (Douglas County, Washington)
Originally built for the Great Northern Railway in 1892, the main span was reinforced in 1925
Through truss bridge over Columbia River on single track of BNSF Railway in Rock Island
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Skykomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Through truss built 1892 for the Great Northern Railway. Substructure and approach spans built 1962 during the Index-Gold Bar realignment
Pin connected through truss bridge over Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Skykomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1962 for the Great Northern Railway during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment
Warren through truss bridge over Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - South Fork Skykomish River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1916
Skewed Warren through truss bridge over South Fork Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - South Fork Skykomish River Canyon Falls Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1966 for the Great Northern Railway during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment
Warren through truss bridge over South Fork Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - South Fork Skykomish River Sunset Falls Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1966 for the Great Northern Railway during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment.
Warren deck truss bridge over South Fork Skykomish River and Mt. Index River Road on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - South Riverside Road Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1966 for the Great Northern Railway to allow private community road access
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF Railway on South Riverside Road
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - SR 209 Bridge (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1928 by the American Bridge Company
Deck plate girder bridge over State Route 209 on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Swede Tunnel (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1928
Tunnel on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Trout Creek Trestle (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Trout Creek on Oregon Trunk Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - US 2 Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1963 during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment
Deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 2 on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - US 2 Bridge (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1928 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 2 on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - US 2 Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1963 during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment
Pony plate girder bridge over US Highway 2 on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Wallace River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Warren through truss bridge over Wallace River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Wenatchee River Bridge (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1928 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Wenatchee River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - West Wallace River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1920 for the Great Northern Railway
Warren through truss bridge over Wallace River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Willow Canyon Trestle (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek on BNSF/Union Pacific Railroad northwest of Madras
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Winton Tunnel (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1928
Tunnel on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Crow River Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1913, replacing an older bridge
Warren through truss bridge over Crow River on BNSF Railroad
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 Falls Park Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Bridge is a steel deck girder design.
Bridge over Big Sioux River at top section of The Falls in Sioux Falls on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Kettle River Bridge (Pine County, Minnesota)
Built 1894
Deck truss bridge over Kettle River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Minnesota River Bridge (Swift County, Minnesota)
Built 1936 when the Marsh Lake Dam was constructed
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Minnesota River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Minnesota River Crossing (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built in 1887, current spans built in 1902, split into 2 bridges ca. 2010
Warren through truss bridges over Minnesota River and overflow on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Nooksack River Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Through truss bridge over Nooksack River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Pomme De Terre River Bridge 2 (Swift County, Minnesota)
Built 1908
Deck plate girder bridge over Pomme De Terre River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

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 Red River of the North Bridge (Polk County, Minnesota)
Swing pier built 1885, approach Through plate girder span built 1918, main Through Plate Girder spans built 1924, east approaches built 1956, west approaches built 2005
Pony/through girder bridge over Red River of the North on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Red River of the North Bridge (Wilkin County, Minnesota)
Pratt through truss bridge over Red River of the North on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Sauk River Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built 1958 replacing a previous bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Sheyenne River Bridge (Griggs County, North Dakota)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Sheyenne River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF St. Cloud Crossing (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built in 1892 as part of the Great Northern Railroad. Rehabilitated in 1922. Changed hands in 1970, 1996, and again in 2000. Still serves traffic as part of a short line going through St. Cloud
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Virginia Ave Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1924
Steel stringer bridge over Virginia Ave on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Wenatchee River Bridge (Chelan County, Washington)
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Wenatchee River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Wenatchee River Bridge #2 (Chelan County, Washington)
Through truss bridge over Wenatchee River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Yellow Medicine River Bridge (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built 1913
Deck plate girder bridge over Yellow Medicine River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Bottineau Trail Clearwater River Bridge (Red Lake County, Minnesota)
Built 1915
Warren pony truss bridge over Bridge Street, Clearwater River on Bottineau Trail
Open to pedestrians

Cartwright Tunnel (McKenzie County, North Dakota)
Built 1912
Tunnel on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Central Lakes Trail 1st Avenue Bridge (Douglas County, Minnesota)
Built 1929
Steel stringer bridge over 1st Ave W on Central Lakes Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Central Lakes Trail MN-27 Bridge (Todd County, Minnesota)
Built 1939
I-Beam bridge over MN-27 on Central Lakes Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cold Spring Railroad Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Replaced an earlier truss
Bridge over Sauk River on Abandoned BNSF Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

Cut Bank Trestle (Glacier County, Montana)
Built 1900
Warren deck truss bridge over Cutbank Creek on BNSF Railway in Cut Bank

Ebey Slough Railroad Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Swing bridge over Ebey Slough on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Enloe Bridge (Wilkin County, Minnesota)
Built 1917. Closed to traffic after flood damaged bridge in 1990. Replaced 1994 with the truss bridge relocated to an area east of Breckinridge
Pratt through truss bridge over Red River of The North on Csah 28
Replaced by new bridge; truss bridge relocated to an area east of Breckinridge

Fairview Lift Bridge (McKenzie County, North Dakota)
Built 1913 for Great Northern RR; was only lifted once, upon completion in 1913; carried both rail and vehicular traffic until 1956; rail traffic ceased in 1986; listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Parker through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Trail
Open to pedestrians

Great Northern Railway Old Cascade Tunnel (King County, Washington)
The Original Cascade Tunnel was finished in 1900 and was built to replace a series of 8 switchbacks used to get over the mountains. Deadliest avalanche in US history occurred March 1, 1910 at Wellington (western portal). 96 people killed.
Abandoned tunnel under the Cascade Mountains on abandoned Great Northern Railway grade
Abandoned

Harpole Bridge (Whitman County, Washington)
Built 1922, Truss housed 1928, Converted to vehicle usage 1967
Housed Howe through truss bridge over Palouse River on Abandoned of the Great Northern Railway
Open to traffic

Keddie Wye (Plumas County, California)
First leg built 1909, second leg, creating Wye built 1931
Warren deck truss bridge over Spanish Creek on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic

Lake Wobegon Trail Ashley Creek Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Ashley Creek on Lake Wobegon Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Lake Wobegon Trail Getchell Creek Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Various pieces assembled 1921 here
Deck plate girder bridge over Getchell Creek on Lake Wobegon Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Lake Wobegon Trail Hoboken Creek Tunnel (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built 1883
Stone arch bridge over Hoboken Creek on Lake Wobegon Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Lake Wobegon Trail Sauk River Bridge #1 (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River on Lake Wobegon Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Lake Wobegon Trail Sauk River Bridge #2 (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built 1950 replacing similar bridge built 1902
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River on Lake Wobegon Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Lake Wobegon Trail Sauk River Bridge #3 (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built 1954
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River on Lake Wobegon Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Lake Wobegon Trail Silver Creek Bridge (Todd County, Minnesota)
Built 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Silver Creek on Lake Wobegon Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Mayer Railroad Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Replaced older bridge in 1939, piers rebuilt 1971, abandoned 2001. recievied rehabilitation as a trail 2012
Deck plate girder bridge over S. Fork Crow River on Abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad
Opened to pedestrians December 2012

Memorial Park Railroad Bridge (Clay County, Minnesota)
Built 1913 for Great Northern Railroad
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Red River of the North on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Meredosia Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1857 (estimated), last train crossed tracks in 1955, dismantled after a new railroad bridge in Valley City opened but one pier still survives
Lost through truss swing bridge over Illinois River on railroad
Was located just downstream from the highway bridge.

MN&S BNSF Crossing (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1915 when the line was built
Pony/through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

MNN Sand Hill River Bridge (Polk County, Minnesota)
Large 894' Bridge built 1907 by GN
Deck plate girder bridge over Sand Hill River on Minnesota Northern Railroad
Open to traffic

MNN Wild Rice River Bridge (Norman County, Minnesota)
Built 1907
Abandoned deck girder bridge over Wild Rice River on Minnesota Northern Railroad
Abandoned

O.C.&E. - A Canal Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)
Built 1898, 1917 Relocated to Klamath Falls
Pratt through truss bridge over A Canal on Oregon, California & Eastern Railroad Trail
Open to pedestrians

Soo Line Albany Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Tall Trestle over now trail and old US 52/now County 157 built 1936. Part ver I-94 added on 1956. Awaiting future trail development.
Trestle over ex GN now Trail and County 157 built 1936. Bridge over I-94 added on 1956
Abandoned

Steamboat Lake Swing Bridge (Cass County, Minnesota)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Steamboat Lake on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Steamboat Slough Railroad Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Swing bridge over Steamboat Slough on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Stone Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1883 for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway; rehabilitated 1994
Stone arch bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only

Sultan River Railroad Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1945
Warren through truss bridge over Sultan River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Twin Tunnels (King County, Washington)
Built 1893; Snowshed added 1914/1916; Abandoned 1929
Tunnel on Iron Goat Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Wenatchee River Bridge (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Wenatchee River on Abandoned pipeline for railroad works
Open to pedestrians

West Cascade Snowshed (King County, Washington)
Built in 1911 after an avalanche in the same spot killed 90 people just west of the old Cascade Tunnel in 1910. Due to the high cost of building it was the only all concrete snowshed built by the Great Northern
Snowshed on former Great Northern Railway
Open to pedestrians