New York Central Railroad

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Abandoned New York Central Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Originaly part of the Lake Shore &Michigan Southern Franklin Division High grade
Abandoned bridge over Mill Creek on Former rail line
Abandoned

Abandoned NYC Scioto River Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Abandoned bridge
Abandoned

Abandoned NYC Stone Arch (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1854
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Blues Creek on Abandoned railroad
Abandoned

Adrian Railroad Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Built 1867
Stone arch bridge over South Branch Raisin River on Adrian & Blissfield Railroad (formerly NYC RR)
Open to traffic

Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1924
Through truss bridge over Hudson River on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

ASRY Orange Creek Bridge (Ashland County, Ohio)
Double Barrel Quadrangular lattice through truss
Double Barrel Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Orange Creek on Ashland Railway Incorporated
Open to traffic

Big Four Wabash River bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Replaced old Alignment East of this bridge. Old NYC yard was on one side and moderate incline to the South with large rock cut forced train crews to fight their way out of the Wabash Valley.
Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway (ex- Conrail, Penn Central, New York Central, Big Four) in Wabash
Open to traffic

BLE Osgood Viaduct (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Shenago River/Werner Road on Railroad
Open to traffic

Buente Creek Railroad Bridge (Vanderburgh County, Indiana)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Buente Creek on Abandoned New York Central Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Catskill Mountain Railroad Bridge C9 (Ulster County, New York)
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Esopus Creek on Catskill Mountain RR (formerly Ulster & Delaware/NYC RR)
Open to traffic

Cedar Grove Tunnel (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1910
Arch bridge over Cedar Grove Road on the abandoned New York Central Railroad
Open to traffic

Columbia Street Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1908
Concrete arch bridge over NY 470/Columbia Street on NY Central Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX Northern Route Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built around 1900 for NYC railroad, now carries CSX Transportation and Conrail Shared Assets traffic
Warren through truss bridge over Wabash River on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX Rondout Creek Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Parker through truss bridge over Rondout Creek on CSX RR
Open to traffic

Fayette Branch Railroad Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Raisin River on New York Central RR (abandoned)
Abandoned

Genesee River Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built as part of NYC BeeBee Line, abandoned c1998
Abandoned deck truss bridge over Genesee River on New York Central RR (abandoned)
Abandoned

High Line Elevated Park (New York County, New York)
Opened 1934; Abandoned in 1980; Faced threats of demolition in the mid-1980s and again during the Guliani administration; Conversion into a park began in 2006; Section I opens in 2009; Section II opens in 2011
Park built on steel stringer bridges over city streets
Open to pedestrians only

Highbridge Road Overpass (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1910; Removed in the late 1980s
Lost Pony truss bridge over Railroad on Highbridge Road
Removed

Hudson Railroad Bridge (Lenawee County, Michigan)
Built 1871 to replaced a wooden trestle built in 1840
Stone arch bridge over Bean Creek on New York Central RR (abandoned)
Closed to all traffic

Indian River Railroad Bridge (Cheboygan County, Michigan)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian River on Gaylor to Mackinaw City Trail (formerly Michigan Central RR)
Open to pedestrians

Kellar Street Railroad Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kellar Street on Abandoned Vernon, Greensburg, and Rushville Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Bridges (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912-1915; currently out of use, stored in partially raised position
Abandoned warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Calumet River on former Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry (later New York Central RR)
Abandoned

Maiden Lane Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1869-1871, approach spans reconstructed 1899, out of use during late 1960s
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Hudson River, Maiden Lane on New York Central Railroad
Removed

Mill Creek Railroad Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1907
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mill Creek on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Monongahela Railway Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Parker through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Abandoned Monongahela Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

New York Central Negro Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Negro Creek on Abandoned NYC RR
Intact but closed to all traffic

New York Central Peru Rd Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Peru Rd & Main St on Abandoned NYC RR
Bridge removed but piers remain

New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1911
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Hudson River on railroad
Abandoned

New York Central Rouge River Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1920
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Rouge River on Canadian National RR (formerly NYC RR)
Open to traffic

New York Central RR Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over WV 16/39 on former New York Central RR
Abandoned

New York Central RR Gauley River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Gauley River on former New York Central Railroad
Abandoned

New York Central Townline Rd Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over S Townline Rd on Nyc Rr
Intact but closed to all traffic

New York Central US6 Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1939
Lost Girder bridge over US6 (Princeton St) on Abandoned NYC RR
No longer exists

Niagara Falls Branch Railroad Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Erie Canal on NYC RR Falls Branch
Closed to all traffic

Norfolk Southern Eagle Creek Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle Creek on Norfolk Southern RR (former NYC RR) near Kangley
Open

Norfolk Southern Griggs Creek Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1910
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Griggs creek on railroad
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern Raisin River Bridge (Monroe County, Michigan)
Built 1910
Baltimore through truss bridge over Raisin River on Norfolk Southern RR (formerly New York Central)
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern Vermillion River Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Vermillion River on Norfolk Southern RR (former NYC RR) near Streator
Open

NYC Arch Bridge Road Overpass (Columbia County, New York)
Stone arch bridge over Arch Bridge Road on Former New York Central Harlem Division
Open to traffic through the bridge, railroad line abandoned

NYC Beecher Road Overpass (Herkimer County, New York)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Beecher Road on Railroad (NYC)
Abandoned

NYC Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over ? on Railroad (NYC)


NYC Hydraulic Canal Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Abandoned Pony plate girder over Hydraulic Canal on Railroad (NYC)
Abandoned

NYC RR Buffalo Creek Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on NYC RR
Open to traffic

NYC RR: Iroquois River Bridge (Newton County, Indiana)
Built 1905 by the American Bridge Company
Pratt through truss bridge over Iroquois River on New York Central Railroad


NYC Stone Tunnel (Herkimer County, New York)
Stone tunnel on Railroad (NYC)
Abandoned

NYC West Canada Creek Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over West Canada Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

NYC West Canada Creek Bridge #2 (Herkimer County, New York)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over West Canada Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

P&E Coal Creek Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Railroad was abandoned in or about 1982.
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Coal Creek on Abandoned Conrail Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Pittsford Railroad Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built for New York Central RR (West Shore Branch), later CSX Railroad
Pratt through truss bridge over Erie Canal on CSX Railroad (formerly NYC RR West Shore Branch)
Open to traffic

Rosendale Trestle (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1895; closed to traffic in 1977;
Deck truss bridge over Rondout Creek and Main Street on Railroad
Under construction

Springtown Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Through truss bridge over Wallkill River on Trail
Open to pedestrians and horses

Sumner Street NS Overpass (closed) (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1921; closed to traffic many years ago.
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over tailroad on Sumner Street
Abandoned

Tanners Creek Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1882 over Tanners Creek on the former Cincinnati and Southern Ohio River Railway it later became in 1915 a part of the 'Big 4' rail line. Currently restored as a pedestrian bridge on the Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail.
Pratt through truss bridge over Tanners Creek on the Aurora-Lawrenceburg Trail (former NYC railroad line) in Lawrenceburg
Open to pedestrians

UP Double Arch Road/Silver Creek Bridge (Macoupin County, Illinois)
Built 1944
Concrete Arch bridge over Double Arch Rd & Silver creek on UPRR
Open

UPRR School St Bridge (Montgomery County, Illinois)
Built 1923
Steel stringer bridge over School St (IL16) on UPRR (Former N,Y,C. Rwy)
Open

Wabash River Railroad Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1910 by Hollerbach & May Company, The swing span in now stationary.
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on The Former New York Central Railroad
Open to traffic

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Plattekill Creek Bridge (Ulster County, New York)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Plattekill Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Watkins Glen NYC Railroad Bridge (Schuyler County, New York)
Built ca. 1901, destroyed by flood in 1935
Lost Deck girder bridge over Watkins Glen Gorge on former New York Central Railroad
Destroyed by flood

Whitewater River RR Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Part of the Central Railroad of Indiana. Orginially part of the 'Big Four' and later the NYC.
Through truss bridge over Whitewater River
Open to traffic

Zorger Road Thru Truss Bridge (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)
ca1880 as NY Central Railroad Bridge, rails converted to road in 1920
Through truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on TR 421
Open to traffic