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37th Street Underpass (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1907
Arch bridge over W. 37th Street on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

3rd Street PRR underpass (Marshall County, Indiana)
Once hosted named passenger trains including the "Broadway Limited", later Amtrak, today only one track see action, and possible Fiber Optic Cable line graces other road bed.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 3rd Street on Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad via lease from CSX Transportation(nee Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway)
Open to traffic

5th Street Bridge (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1899
Lost Wooden bridge over N. 5th Street on the NS Railroad in Belleville
Replaced by a concrete bridge

6th Street Bridge (Richmond County, Georgia)
Originally Southern Railway
Truss bridge over Savannah River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Augusta
Open to traffic

Adams Tunnel (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Tunnel on Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk & Western Railway)
Open to traffic

Albemarle Sound Trestle (Chowan County, North Carolina)
Built 1910 for the Suffolk and Carolina Railway, demolished ca. 1987
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Albemarle Sound on Norfolk Southern Railway
Removed

Algers, Winslow and Western Railway Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Patoka River on Norfolk Southern Railway (Formerly AWW)
Open to traffic

Amsterdam Road Trestle (Kenton County, Kentucky)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over Amsterdam East Road on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

APNC IA2 Overpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IA2 on Railroad
Open to traffic

APNC Moulton Jct. Bridge (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Abandoned deck girder bridge over former Rock Island RR on former APNC RR
Abandoned with rails removed

APNC Overpass (Monroe County, Iowa)
Bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

Attica Railroad Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway at Attica
Replaced by new bridge

Beaumont Road Bridge (Roanoke County, Virginia)
Built 1941
Slab bridge over Beaumont Road (VA Secondary Route 621) on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Beaver Creek Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Tennessee)
Stone arch bridge over Beaver Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Beaver River NS Railroad Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Two-span through truss bridge over Beaver River on the Norfolk Southern Railway between Beaver and Rochester next to the Ohio River
Open to railroad traffic

Bells Ferry Road Railroad Overpass (Floyd County, Georgia)
Built 1913
Steel stringer bridge over M-3726 Bells Ferry Road on Norfolk Southern Railway (719094u)
Open to traffic

Betsy Ross Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1973
Truss bridge on NJ 90 over Delaware River, Richmond Street, River Road, Hedley Street
Open to traffic

Big Four & Erie Bridges over Mud Run (Clark County, Ohio)
Built 1918
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mud Run on Norfolk Southern Railway
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

Big Sandy River Bridge (Martin County, Kentucky)
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sandy River - Tug Fork on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Big Sandy River Bridge #2 (Martin County, Kentucky)
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sandy River - Tug Fork on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Black Rock Tunnel (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1835-1837 by the Reading Railroad, widened 1858-59.
Tunnel on Norfolk Southern Railroad


Black Rock Tunnel (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1838-39, Enlarged 1915, 1994
Tunnel under Black Rock Road on Norfolk Southern Railroad (Former Reading RR)
Open to traffic

Black Rock Tunnel Railroad Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge over Schuylkill River on railroad
Bridge carries the former Reading Railroad across the Schuytlkill River then immediately enters the Black Rock Tunnel

Blackberry Crossing (York County, Pennsylvania)
Bridge over Codorus Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Blanchet Road Bridge (Grant County, Kentucky)
Built 1917
Girder bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Blanchet Road
Open to traffic

Blanchet Road Bridge (Grant County, Kentucky)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Blanchet Road
Open to traffic

Blossom Street Railroad Trestle (Richland County, South Carolina)
Built 1939
Bridge over Blossom St on Norfolk Southern Railway in Columbia
Open to traffic

BNSF Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1968 as part of the Red Rock Lake Project
Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Pony Plate Girder Bridge over Mud Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Bostian Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
On Aug. 27, 1891 passenger train Number 9 going from Salisbury to Asheville derailed and fell 60 feet off of Bostian Bridge. The wreck killed 30 people and injured many more.
Stone arch bridge over Third Creek on Norfolk Southern RR, 2 miles w. of Statesville, NC along Buffalo Shoals Rd.
Open to traffic

Bound Brook Lehigh Valley Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Unnamed creek on Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR)
Open to traffic

Bridgeport Railroad Drawbridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Bridge over Raccoon Creek on Conrail


Bridgewater Lehigh Valley Bridge (Somerset County, New Jersey)
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Unnamed creek on Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR)
Open to traffic

Bristol Road Bridge under PRR Trenton Cut Off (now NS) Lower Southampton,Twp, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1890
Stone arch bridge over Bristol Road on Norfolk Southern Railway in Lower Southampton Twp, PA
Open to traffic

Bristol Road Bridge under PRR Trenton Cut Off (now NS) Lower Southampton,Twp, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904
Concrete arch bridge over Bristol Road on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Broadway Viaduct (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built 1927
Concrete tee bridge over Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on U.S. 11, U.S. 70, U.S. 441, State Highway 33 in downtown Knoxville
Functionally obsolete, but open to traffic

Broken Sword Creek Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Ohio)
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over Broken Sword creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Brushy Creek Viaduct (Marion County, Alabama)
Built in 1907 for the Illinois Central Railway; purchased by Norfolk Southern in 1988; route abandoned 1992; demolished 1996
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Brushy Creek
Removed but not replaced

Buck Road Bridge in Northampton Township, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1890
Stone arch bridge over Buck Road on Norfolk Southern Railway (Former PRR Trenton Cut-Off)
Open to traffic

Buffenmeyer Rd RR Overpass (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Stone arch bridge over Buffenmeyer Rd. on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Burlington Avenue Viaduct (Cass County, Indiana)
Built to carry South 3rd Street/Burlington Avenue and the Interurban track of the FT. W&WV Traction Company thus the 3 lane width.
Pony plate girder bridge over Burlington Avenue/South 3rd Street, formerly Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company tracks as well on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Replaced, Open to traffic

Bush Hill Road Bridge (Potter County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1891 by the Union Bridge Co.
Pony truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway track on TR 516
Open to traffic

Byberry Road Bridge Upper Moreland, PA (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1890
Stone arch bridge over Byberry Road on Norfolk Southern Railway in Upper Moreland Township
Open to traffic

Cherry Grove Road Bridge (Grant County, Kentucky)
Built 1920
Steel stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Cherry Grove Road
Open to traffic

Chew Rd. (TR 314) Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (Richland County, Ohio)
Built 1910
Concrete stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Chew Rd. (TR 314)
Open to traffic

Chunky River Railroad Bridge (East) (Newton County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by A.M. Blodgett of Kansas City
Pratt through truss bridge over Chunky River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Chunky River Railroad Bridge (West) (Newton County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by A.M. Blodgett of Kansas City
Pratt through truss bridge over Chunky River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Cicott Street Viaduct (Cass County, Indiana)
Once carried the Wabash Cannonball Passenger trains, now part of NS busy Decatur District main line. Low clearance, gets hit by trucks often. Supports built for second rail track if needed on southside. SR 25 turns at bridge, but doesn't go under.
Bridge over Cicott Street and Goose Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Open to traffic

Cincinnati Southern Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1922 using the existing piers from a 1877 bridge
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Cincinnati
Open to traffic

Clark Street Bridge (Audrain County, Missouri)
Built 1995 by the Continental Bridge Co.
Modern pony truss bridge over the railroad tracks on Clark Street in Mexico
Open to traffic

Clinchport Railroad Bridge (Scott County, Virginia)
Built 1909 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Pratt through truss bridge over Clinch River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Clinchport
Open to traffic

Clinton Railroad Bridge (Anderson County, Tennessee)
Warren through truss bridge over Clinch River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Clinton
Open to traffic

CNJ Delaware River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Fishbelly deck truss bridge over Delaware River on railroad
Open to traffic

CNJ Lehigh River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned deck truss bridge over Lehigh River on Railroad
Abandoned

CNJ Overpass (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over railroad on railroad
Abandoned

CNJ/L&H Lehigh River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Through truss bridge over Lehigh River and Smith Road on Railroad
Open to traffic

Cochranton Railroad Park Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Steel pony girder bridge
Open to traffic

Coen Tunnel (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1900
Tunnel on Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk & Western Railway)
Open to traffic

Colchester Road Bridge (Fairfax County, Virginia)
Built 1932
Concrete arch bridge over Colchester Road on the Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

College Ave. Railroad Overpass (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Bridge on Norfolk Southern Railway


College Avenue Bridge (Tazewell County, Virginia)
Built 1919
Concrete arch bridge over College Avenue on NS Railway
Unknown status

Conrail Bridge (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1901
Stone arch bridge over PA 3009 on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Conrail Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896
Stone arch bridge over PA 164 on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Conrail Bridge (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902
Stone arch bridge over PA 160 on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Conrail Bridge (Blair County, Pennsylvania)
Stone arch bridge over PA 4005 on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Conrail Bridge (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1959
Concrete arch bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on PA 30 in Greensburg
Open to traffic

Conrail Bridge (Jackson County, Michigan)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1952
Concrete arch bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on M-50 and Business US 127 in Jackson
Open to traffic

Conrail Bridge (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902; rehabilitated 1981; replaced 1992
Lost pony truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on PA 1014
Replaced by new bridge

Conrail Marion Branch US 24 overpass bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1927, Removed 1996 when New 4 lane US 24 built. New Pony plate girder built on West side of old bridge with new rail line alignment. US 24 probably old county road when old bridge built.
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Us 24 on Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, New York Central) in Wabash
Replaced by new bridge

Conrail Powerhouse Crossing (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1925, This bridge was a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the mid 1940's up until the railroad closed.
Bridge over Constoga Creek on the current Conrail line
Open to traffic

Conrail Rt 15 Crossing (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Slab bridge over Walnut Street on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Conrail Sinnemahoning Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Three-span through truss bridge over Sinnemahoning Creek and Keating Mountain Rd. on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Conrail Susquehanna River Bridge (Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
Pratt through truss bridge over W Branch Susquehanna River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Conrail West 4th Street Bridge (Richland County, Ohio)
Built 1941
Pony plate girder bridge over West 4th Street on Norfolk Southern Railway


Coosa River Railroad Bridge (St. Clair County, Alabama)
Built 1928 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.; Modified 1964 by the American Bridge Co. during the construction of Logan Martin Lake
Warren through truss bridge over Coosa River (Logan Martin Lake) on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Corunna Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1978
Pony truss bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railway on IN 327 (Bridge Street) in Corunna
Removed

Covel Railroad Bridge (Wyoming County, West Virginia)
Built ca. 1907 for the Virginian Railway
Deck girder bridge over Covel-Gooney Otter Hollow Road and unknown creek on Norfolk Southern Railway at Covel
Open to traffic

CP Tunnel (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1875
Tunnel under Land on Railroad
Open to traffic

CR 200 North/Barton Beach Road NS Viaduct (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Deck plate girder bridge over CR 200 North/Barton Beach Road on Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Norfolk and Western Railway, Wabash Railroad)
Open to traffic

Cross Creek Railroad Bridge (Brooke County, West Virginia)
Pony truss bridge over Cross Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Cumberland River Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1950 as a part of the Lake Cumberland project
Deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on Cincinnati Southern Railway and leased by Norfolk Southern
Open to traffic

Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1906
Concrete arch railroad bridge over PA 2016
Open to traffic

Cumberland Valley Railroad Scotland Arch Bridge (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908 by C.V.R.R. Company
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Main Street; Conococheague Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway


Cummings Highway Underpass (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1920
Concrete arch bridge over Cummings Highway (US 11) on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Curtis Street Overpass (Lucas County, Ohio)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Curtis Street
Derelict/abandoned

Deep River Railroad Bridge (Chatham County, North Carolina)
Built 1912
Through truss bridge over Deep River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to rail traffic, on Norfolk Southern line from Sanford to Greensboro, NC

Defenbaugh Street Viaduct (Howard County, Indiana)
Very low underpass that has been undercut many times to allow truck traffic to go under, finally destroyed by concrete truck and removed.. Another similiar structure on rail line just East of here has been removed.
Bridge over Defenbaugh Street with low clearance, mostly wooden construction. Damaged in truck hit, and partially removed July 2011..
Bridge hit by concrete truck and damaged bridge. Center span over roadway was removed. Unknown if span is still intact nearby - July 10, 2011

Delair Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896 as a swing bridge, lift span added in 1960; was the first bridge from Philadelphia to New Jersey
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Delaware River on Norfolk Southern RR/CSX RR (formerly Pennsylvania RR)
Open to traffic

Delaney Road Bridge (Grant County, Kentucky)
Built 1920
Steel stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Delaney Road
Open to traffic

Delaney Road Bridge (Grant County, Kentucky)
Built 1920
Steel stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Delaney Road
Open to traffic

East 55th Street Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1990
Pony truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on East 55th Street in Cleveland
Demolished and replaced.

East Branch Black River Railroad Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Open-spandrel arch bridge over East Branch Black River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to pedestrians only

East Fourth Street Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1928
Concrete arch bridge over E. Fourth Street on the NS Railroad in Columbus
Open to traffic

Elk Creek Railroad Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902, rehabilitated 1944
Deck girder bridge over Elk Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Elk Fork Creek Railroad Bridge (Campbell County, Tennessee)
Through truss bridge over Elk Fork Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Elk Gap Norfolk-Southern Tunnel (Campbell County, Tennessee)
Served as N-S spur connection to CSX main line near Jellico
Inactive tunnel under Elk Gap on former Norfolk Southern Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Elyria Railroad Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Stone arch bridge over West Branch Black River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Erie Passiac River Bascule Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1922, taken out of service 1977
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (abandoned)
Closed to all traffic

Fairchild Street NS Overpass (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1915, buried by fill in 2012-13
Concrete arch bridge over Fairchild Street on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Danville
Filled in