There are 512 bridges in this category · Only showing 378 bridges with photos
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"Lionel" Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek on Fort Dodge Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
"Snitch" Bridge (Geneva County, Alabama)
Timber stringer bridge over Commerce Street on the Geneva Walking Trail (an abandoned railroad line)
Open to pedestrians only
110 Mile Creek Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 110 Mile Creek on Flint Hills Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians
111th Rd. Rail Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Built by Frisco Railway for Springfield to Kansas City mainline, but later abandoned and now reopened as the Highline Trail for pedestrians
Wooden trestle over 111th Rd on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail
Open to pedestrians
3 Rivers Trail 1st Avenue Overpass (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 1st Avenue on Trail
Open to pedestrians
69th Street car line underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Concrete stringer bridge over Pedestrian path replacing 69th Street on Bike trail on former Dodson Streetcar line
Open to pedestrians
Abandoned KCS Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)
Steel stringer bridge over Santa Fe Trail on Abandoned Railroad
Open to pedestrians only
Abandoned Wheeling Creek Railroad Bridges (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Wheeling Creek on railroad
Abandoned
Agate Falls Bridge (Ontonagon County, Michigan)
Built 1900 by the American Bridge Company.
Deck plate girder bridge over Ontonagon River on Bergland to Sidnaw Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians/bicyclists/snowmobiles
Antoine River Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Antoine River on railroad
Closed to all traffic
Antoine River Railroad Bridge #2 (Pike County, Arkansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Antoine River on former Caddo Valley Railroad
Closed to all traffic
Aptos Creek Railroad Bridge (Santa Cruz County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge
Open to pedestrians
Arizona Avenue Railway Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1909 for the B&O Railroad, converted to trail use in 1992
Whipple through truss bridge over Canal & Arizona Avenue on Capital Crescent Trail (formerly B&O Railroad)
Open to pedestrians
Armitage Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1887
Whipple through truss bridge over McKenzie River on Pedestrian Path in Coburg
Open to pedestrians
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe bridge (Crawford County, Kansas)
Two span stone arch bridge over Pony Creek on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Grade in Walnut
Open to pedestrians
Au Train Railroad Bridge (Alger County, Michigan)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Au Train River on Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Au Train River Railroad Bridge (Alger County, Michigan)
Built 1930
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Au Train River on Coalwood Trail (formerly LS&I RR)
Open to pedestrians
Auxvasse Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
This bridge is very similar to the nearby Middle River Bridge, which was built 1926 by the American Bridge Company
Through truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Bangor Railroad Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
Through truss bridge over Penobscot River on ST Rail System in Bangor
Open to pedestrians only
Banner bridge (Wise County, Virginia)
Bridge is on what was once a spur line to coal mines about a half mile northward.
Open to pedestrians only
Belknap Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Wooden trestle over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Benton MacKaye Trail Toccoa River Bridge (Fannin County, Georgia)
Built 1977
Wire suspension bridge over Toccoa River on Benton MacKaye Train
Open to pedestrians
Beverly Iron Horse Trail Bridge (Grant County, Washington)
Built 1909
Abandoned through and deck truss bridge over Columbia River on the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in Beverly
Open to pedestrians only
Big Bear Creek Rail Bridge (Tarrant County, Texas)
Deck girder bridge over Big Bear Creek and city bike trail on UP Railroad in Keller
Open to traffic
Big Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Big Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Big Fork River Railroad Bridge (Koochiching County, Minnesota)
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Fork River on Voyageur Trail/Blue Ox Trail
Open to pedestrians
Big Four Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Originally built 1895 by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Big Four). Reconstructed 1929 using existing stone piers from the Prince Madoc Fort on Rose Island (Devil's Backbone) at junction of 14 Mile Creek. Abandoned 1969.
Rail to Trail six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to pedestrians only
Big Sioux River BNRR Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1909 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co.
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the Sioux River Bike Trail (formerly Burlington Northern Railroad) in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
Black Squirrel Creek Railroad Bridge (El Paso County, Colorado)
Two-span plate girder bridge over Black Squirrel Creek on a former railroad grade next to US 24
Open to pedestrians
Blackford Bridge (Webster County, Kentucky)
Built 1914 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Tradewater River on former Illinois Central Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Blue Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)
Built 1892
Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on formerly the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, currently, a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians
Blue Heron Bridge (McCreary County, Kentucky)
Built 1930's to carry coal cars, restrored 1960's for pedestrian use.
Cantilevered Deck truss bridge over Big South Fork on Pedestrian Path (use to carry coal cars)
Open to pedestrians
Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)
Built for the main line of the B&O Railroad in 1869. Moved to present location around 1887. Remained in service until 1947. Restored in 1968 (perhaps 1983).
Bollman through truss bridge over Little Patuxent River in Savage, near the intersection of Goman Road and Foundry Street
Open to pedestrians
Bonne Femme Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1897
Pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail just east of New Franklin
Open to pedestrians
Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1901, Converted to pedestrian usage in 1987
Pratt through truss bridge over Back Channel of Mississippi River on Pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
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
Bow Channel Historic Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Built ca. 1908-12 for use by the Overseas Railroad, converted to highway use (US 1) in 1938, made obselete by new bridge in 1982, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bow Channel on an old alignment of the Overseas Railroad/Highway (US 1); presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians
Branch Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over a branch of Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail west of Marthasville
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Branch Street Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge for Illinois Traction System; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008
Deck girder bridge connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on former Illinois Terminal Railroad at St. Louis
Open to pedestrians
Breeden Trestle (Johnson County, Illinois)
Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Briar Creek Railroad Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Ashley Creek on Rock Island Railroad (abandoned)
Closed to all traffic
Bridgeport Railroad Walking Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Served as the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (later L&N) Railroad's main line from Nashville to Atlanta
Walking bridge, converted from a former L & N Railroad deck truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
Brower Avenue Bridge Oaks, PA (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Schuylkill River on Former Perkiomen Branch Reading Railroad
C&NW Bridge (Walworth County, Wisconsin)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians
C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Fox River Trail (former C&NW Ry)
Open to pedestrians only
Cahokia Creek Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Warren deck truss bridge over Cahokia Creek on MCT Watershed Trail, former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Cal Park Hill Tunnel (Marin County, California)
Built 1884, closed 1978 , opened to pedestrains 2010.
Tunnel on Pedestrian Pathway/SMART
Open to pedestrians, commuter rail traffic planned
Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1904; Coverted in Rails-toTrails program ca. 2000
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Former Railroad Right-of-way, now a major bike trail in Madison
Open to pedestrians
Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing Two (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Converted Rails-to-trail
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Branch of the Capital City Trail in Madison
Open to pedestrians
Cedar Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1927 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Cedar River Trail Bridge (King County, Washington)
Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar River Trail Prairie Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Apple Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Bridge over Apple Creek on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail East Otter Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over East Otter Creek on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Fischel Road Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Fischel Road on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Lime Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lime Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Wolf Creek Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built ca 1914, Converted for trail use in 1984
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedarburg Interurban Bridge (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907 by Carneige Steel, Used as and interurban rail bridge until 1948, restored and reopened for bike traffic in 2002
Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Ozaukee Interurban Trail - Former Electric Interurban Line
Open to pedestrians
Central Lakes Trail Chippewa River Stone Arch (Douglas County, Minnesota)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Chippewa River on Central Lakes Trail
Open to pedestrians only
CGW Watson Creek Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Watson Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1925 to transport logs to J.H. Chambers Mill; abandoned 1951, Dismantled 2010, Reconstructed in 2011
Covered Howe through truss bridge over Coast Fork Willamette River in Cottage Grove
Open to pedestrians
Charley Western Trail Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Opened 1910
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Chaska Trestle (Carver County, Minnesota)
Majority Constructed 1900
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Minnesota River Overflow on Former Chaska-Shakopee Trail
Partially Destroyed by fire October 31st 1996, remains closed
Cheese Country Trail Pecatonica River Bridge (Green County, Wisconsin)
Built by railroad ca. 1890, repurposed for trail use sometime after 1979.
4-span Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on Cheese Country Trail (former CMStP&P Ry)
Open to pedestrians, equestrians, and ATV users
Cherry Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901
Bridge over North Branch Canal on Cherry Avenue, former Chicago/Milwaukee/St. Paul Railroad
Open to traffic from trains and pedestrains
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Bridge (Vilas County, Wisconsin)
Built 1902; Converted to snowmobile trail 1980
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle River on Snowmobile Trail in Eagle River
Open to pedestrian (Summer) and snowmobile traffic
Church Crossing (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1990
Bridge over Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail for People
Open to pedestrians only, no bicycles, roller blades, skates, or similar.
Clairemont Avenue Railroad Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1886 for Milwaukee Road. Abandoned 1981, turned into a trail ca. 2004
4 Span Through Pratt Truss Bridge on Chippewa River State Trail
Open to pedestrians
Clive Greenbelt Trail Walnut Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Pony plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
CNW Creek Arch (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1913
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Presently Unknown Stream on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cold Springs Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge (Blaine County, Idaho)
Built 1894 as part of a five-span bridge at Ontario, Oregon; one span relocated here 1917; rail line discontinued 1981; converted to pedestrian use 1984
Pegram through truss bridge over Big Wood River on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
College Street Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
First bridge built 1839. Bridge burned during Civil War in 1862 by Confederate Soldiers. Second bridge built in 1864. Present bridge replaced second bridge in 1915 but original (first bridge) main span pier remains in use to this day.
Pratt through truss bridge over Barren River on College Street
Open to pedestrians
Commerce Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Tennessee)
Built ca. 1950
Through truss bridge over Commerce Street on Pedestrian Trail
Open to traffic
Concord Iron Horse Trail Bridge (Contra Costa County, California)
Unknown history, part of an urban railroad to trail conversion project
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Iron Horse Trail
Open to pedestrians
Constitution Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built as part of the Hanover - York Trolley line, the tracks were removed in the 1960's but the bridge has been well preserved.
Bridge over Small Creek on Former York-Trolley line, Rail to Trail Conservation
Open to pedestrians
Cowboy Trail Bridge (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek on a former railroad now known as the Cowboy Trail
Open to pedestrians
Days Mill Crossing (York County, Pennsylvania)
Slab bridge over Codorus Creek on Heritage Rail-Trail
Open to bicyclists, horseback, and pedestrians on trail side. The rail is clear and allows for rail bikes, speeders, and hobby-builds.
Deep Bayou Railroad Trestle (Desha County, Arkansas)
Bridge over Deep Bayou on abandoned railroad
Closed to all traffic
Delgany Street Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)
Built 1891 by the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad; relocated here in 1923
Through truss bridge over Cherry Creek on Delgany Street in Denver
Open to Pedestrians
Dinkey Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Demolished in 2010
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Squaw Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (former Ames and College Railroad) in Ames
Demolished
DL&W Ociquionis Creek Bridge (Otsego County, New York)
Lattice deck truss bridge over Ociquionis Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Douglas Trail Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Built 1903
Deck girder bridge over North Fork Middle Branch Zumbro River on Douglas Trail formerly Chicago and Northwestern RR
Removed
Douglas Trail Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck girder bridge over South Fork Middle Branch Zumbro River on Douglas Trail formerly Chicago and Northwestern
Open to pedestrians
Douglasville PRR Bridge, Douglasville, PA (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884 as a Pratt Truss. Replaced by concrete Arches in 1912
Concrete arch bridge over Schuylkill River on Former PRR Schuylkill Div now a Trail
Open to pedestrians
Downsville Railroad Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built unknown by Milwaukee Road
Pratt through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians
Dungeness River Railroad Bridge (Clallam County, Washington)
Built 1915, Railroad Abandoned 1985
Timber Howe through truss bridge over Dungeness River on Olympic Discovery Trail (Abandoned Milwaukee Road)
Open to pedestrians
Dunnville Bottoms Railroad Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians
Eagleville Greenway Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
bridge on railtrail former( PY&A branch of the PRR.,Penn Central,Conrail)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Western Reserve Greenway
Open to traffic
Eisenbahn Trail Milwaukee River Bridge (Washington County, Wisconsin)
Built 1900; Converted to bike trail 2006
Deck plate girder bridge over River Road and the Milwaukee River on Eisenbahn Recreational Trail (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Town of Barton
Open to pedestrians
Eisenbahn Trail Milwaukee River Bridge, Too (Washington County, Wisconsin)
Built ca. 1900; Coverted to recreational trail 2006
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee River on Eisenbahn Recreational Trail (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway)
Open to traffic
Elaine Railroad Bridge (Phillips County, Arkansas)
Bridge over "bayou" on Future hiking trail
Closed to all traffic
Elroy-Sparta Trail Missouri Ave Overpass (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Missouri Avenue on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Open to traffic
Elroy-Sparta Trail Tunnel #1 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1873
Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry)
Open to pedestrians only
Elroy-Sparta Trail Tunnel #2 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1873
Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry) 2 mi. NW of Wilton
Open to pedestrians only
Elroy-Sparta Trail Tunnel #3 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1873
Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry) 2 mi. NW of Norwalk
Open to pedestrians only
Ely Road Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1887
Stone arch bridge on the Cedar River Trail over Ely Road in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Erie St. Mary's River bridge (Adams County, Indiana)
Railroad was abandoned in early1980's. Trail extends across bridge and East for a short distance along old railroad right of way.
Through truss bridge over St. Mary's River on Trail, formerly Erie Western Railroad(nee Erie Lackawanna, Chicago & Atlantic Railroads)
Open to pedestrians
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Rail-to-trail
View Exhibit mapAny railroad bridge, tunnel, culvert, or viaduct converted to a trail or having a trail run by the railroad.
"Lionel" Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek on Fort Dodge Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
"Snitch" Bridge (Geneva County, Alabama)Timber stringer bridge over Commerce Street on the Geneva Walking Trail (an abandoned railroad line)
Open to pedestrians only
110 Mile Creek Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)Pony/through plate girder bridge over 110 Mile Creek on Flint Hills Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians
111th Rd. Rail Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)Built by Frisco Railway for Springfield to Kansas City mainline, but later abandoned and now reopened as the Highline Trail for pedestrians
Wooden trestle over 111th Rd on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail
Open to pedestrians
3 Rivers Trail 1st Avenue Overpass (Humboldt County, Iowa)Pony/through plate girder bridge over 1st Avenue on Trail
Open to pedestrians
69th Street car line underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)Concrete stringer bridge over Pedestrian path replacing 69th Street on Bike trail on former Dodson Streetcar line
Open to pedestrians
Abandoned KCS Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)Steel stringer bridge over Santa Fe Trail on Abandoned Railroad
Open to pedestrians only
Abandoned Wheeling Creek Railroad Bridges (Ohio County, West Virginia)Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Wheeling Creek on railroad
Abandoned
Agate Falls Bridge (Ontonagon County, Michigan)Built 1900 by the American Bridge Company.
Deck plate girder bridge over Ontonagon River on Bergland to Sidnaw Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians/bicyclists/snowmobiles
Antoine River Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)Deck plate girder bridge over Antoine River on railroad
Closed to all traffic
Antoine River Railroad Bridge #2 (Pike County, Arkansas)Deck plate girder bridge over Antoine River on former Caddo Valley Railroad
Closed to all traffic
Aptos Creek Railroad Bridge (Santa Cruz County, California)Deck plate girder bridge
Open to pedestrians
Arizona Avenue Railway Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)Built 1909 for the B&O Railroad, converted to trail use in 1992
Whipple through truss bridge over Canal & Arizona Avenue on Capital Crescent Trail (formerly B&O Railroad)
Open to pedestrians
Armitage Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)Built 1887
Whipple through truss bridge over McKenzie River on Pedestrian Path in Coburg
Open to pedestrians
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe bridge (Crawford County, Kansas)Two span stone arch bridge over Pony Creek on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Grade in Walnut
Open to pedestrians
Au Train Railroad Bridge (Alger County, Michigan)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Au Train River on Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Au Train River Railroad Bridge (Alger County, Michigan)Built 1930
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Au Train River on Coalwood Trail (formerly LS&I RR)
Open to pedestrians
Auxvasse Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)This bridge is very similar to the nearby Middle River Bridge, which was built 1926 by the American Bridge Company
Through truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Bangor Railroad Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)Through truss bridge over Penobscot River on ST Rail System in Bangor
Open to pedestrians only
Banner bridge (Wise County, Virginia)Bridge is on what was once a spur line to coal mines about a half mile northward.
Open to pedestrians only
Belknap Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Wooden trestle over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Benton MacKaye Trail Toccoa River Bridge (Fannin County, Georgia)Built 1977
Wire suspension bridge over Toccoa River on Benton MacKaye Train
Open to pedestrians
Beverly Iron Horse Trail Bridge (Grant County, Washington)Built 1909
Abandoned through and deck truss bridge over Columbia River on the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in Beverly
Open to pedestrians only
Big Bear Creek Rail Bridge (Tarrant County, Texas)Deck girder bridge over Big Bear Creek and city bike trail on UP Railroad in Keller
Open to traffic
Big Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)Pony plate girder bridge over Big Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Big Fork River Railroad Bridge (Koochiching County, Minnesota)Pratt through truss bridge over Big Fork River on Voyageur Trail/Blue Ox Trail
Open to pedestrians
Big Four Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)Originally built 1895 by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Big Four). Reconstructed 1929 using existing stone piers from the Prince Madoc Fort on Rose Island (Devil's Backbone) at junction of 14 Mile Creek. Abandoned 1969.
Rail to Trail six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to pedestrians only
Big Sioux River BNRR Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)Built 1909 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co.
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the Sioux River Bike Trail (formerly Burlington Northern Railroad) in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
Black Squirrel Creek Railroad Bridge (El Paso County, Colorado)Two-span plate girder bridge over Black Squirrel Creek on a former railroad grade next to US 24
Open to pedestrians
Blackford Bridge (Webster County, Kentucky)Built 1914 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Tradewater River on former Illinois Central Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Blue Bridge (Kent County, Michigan)Built 1892
Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on formerly the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, currently, a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians
Blue Heron Bridge (McCreary County, Kentucky)Built 1930's to carry coal cars, restrored 1960's for pedestrian use.
Cantilevered Deck truss bridge over Big South Fork on Pedestrian Path (use to carry coal cars)
Open to pedestrians
Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)Built for the main line of the B&O Railroad in 1869. Moved to present location around 1887. Remained in service until 1947. Restored in 1968 (perhaps 1983).
Bollman through truss bridge over Little Patuxent River in Savage, near the intersection of Goman Road and Foundry Street
Open to pedestrians
Bonne Femme Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)Built 1897
Pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail just east of New Franklin
Open to pedestrians
Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1901, Converted to pedestrian usage in 1987
Pratt through truss bridge over Back Channel of Mississippi River on Pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
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
Bow Channel Historic Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)Built ca. 1908-12 for use by the Overseas Railroad, converted to highway use (US 1) in 1938, made obselete by new bridge in 1982, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bow Channel on an old alignment of the Overseas Railroad/Highway (US 1); presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians
Branch Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)Plate girder bridge over a branch of Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail west of Marthasville
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Branch Street Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge for Illinois Traction System; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008
Deck girder bridge connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on former Illinois Terminal Railroad at St. Louis
Open to pedestrians
Breeden Trestle (Johnson County, Illinois)Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Briar Creek Railroad Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Ashley Creek on Rock Island Railroad (abandoned)
Closed to all traffic
Bridgeport Railroad Walking Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)Served as the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (later L&N) Railroad's main line from Nashville to Atlanta
Walking bridge, converted from a former L & N Railroad deck truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
Brower Avenue Bridge Oaks, PA (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)Deck plate girder bridge over Schuylkill River on Former Perkiomen Branch Reading Railroad
C&NW Bridge (Walworth County, Wisconsin)Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians
C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Fox River Trail (former C&NW Ry)
Open to pedestrians only
Cahokia Creek Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Warren deck truss bridge over Cahokia Creek on MCT Watershed Trail, former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Cal Park Hill Tunnel (Marin County, California)Built 1884, closed 1978 , opened to pedestrains 2010.
Tunnel on Pedestrian Pathway/SMART
Open to pedestrians, commuter rail traffic planned
Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing (Dane County, Wisconsin)Built 1904; Coverted in Rails-toTrails program ca. 2000
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Former Railroad Right-of-way, now a major bike trail in Madison
Open to pedestrians
Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing Two (Dane County, Wisconsin)Converted Rails-to-trail
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Branch of the Capital City Trail in Madison
Open to pedestrians
Cedar Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)Built 1927 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Cedar River Trail Bridge (King County, Washington)Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar River Trail Prairie Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Apple Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Bridge over Apple Creek on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail East Otter Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)Deck plate girder bridge over East Otter Creek on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Fischel Road Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)Steel stringer bridge over Fischel Road on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Lime Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lime Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Wolf Creek Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)Built ca 1914, Converted for trail use in 1984
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cedarburg Interurban Bridge (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1907 by Carneige Steel, Used as and interurban rail bridge until 1948, restored and reopened for bike traffic in 2002
Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Ozaukee Interurban Trail - Former Electric Interurban Line
Open to pedestrians
Central Lakes Trail Chippewa River Stone Arch (Douglas County, Minnesota)Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Chippewa River on Central Lakes Trail
Open to pedestrians only
CGW Watson Creek Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Watson Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)Built 1925 to transport logs to J.H. Chambers Mill; abandoned 1951, Dismantled 2010, Reconstructed in 2011
Covered Howe through truss bridge over Coast Fork Willamette River in Cottage Grove
Open to pedestrians
Charley Western Trail Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)Opened 1910
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)Through truss bridge over Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Chaska Trestle (Carver County, Minnesota)Majority Constructed 1900
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Minnesota River Overflow on Former Chaska-Shakopee Trail
Partially Destroyed by fire October 31st 1996, remains closed
Cheese Country Trail Pecatonica River Bridge (Green County, Wisconsin)Built by railroad ca. 1890, repurposed for trail use sometime after 1979.
4-span Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on Cheese Country Trail (former CMStP&P Ry)
Open to pedestrians, equestrians, and ATV users
Cherry Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1901
Bridge over North Branch Canal on Cherry Avenue, former Chicago/Milwaukee/St. Paul Railroad
Open to traffic from trains and pedestrains
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Bridge (Vilas County, Wisconsin)Built 1902; Converted to snowmobile trail 1980
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle River on Snowmobile Trail in Eagle River
Open to pedestrian (Summer) and snowmobile traffic
Church Crossing (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)Built 1990
Bridge over Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail for People
Open to pedestrians only, no bicycles, roller blades, skates, or similar.
Clairemont Avenue Railroad Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)Built 1886 for Milwaukee Road. Abandoned 1981, turned into a trail ca. 2004
4 Span Through Pratt Truss Bridge on Chippewa River State Trail
Open to pedestrians
Clive Greenbelt Trail Walnut Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)Pony plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
CNW Creek Arch (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)Built 1913
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Presently Unknown Stream on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Cold Springs Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge (Blaine County, Idaho)Built 1894 as part of a five-span bridge at Ontario, Oregon; one span relocated here 1917; rail line discontinued 1981; converted to pedestrian use 1984
Pegram through truss bridge over Big Wood River on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
College Street Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)First bridge built 1839. Bridge burned during Civil War in 1862 by Confederate Soldiers. Second bridge built in 1864. Present bridge replaced second bridge in 1915 but original (first bridge) main span pier remains in use to this day.
Pratt through truss bridge over Barren River on College Street
Open to pedestrians
Commerce Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Tennessee)Built ca. 1950
Through truss bridge over Commerce Street on Pedestrian Trail
Open to traffic
Concord Iron Horse Trail Bridge (Contra Costa County, California)Unknown history, part of an urban railroad to trail conversion project
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Iron Horse Trail
Open to pedestrians
Constitution Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)Built as part of the Hanover - York Trolley line, the tracks were removed in the 1960's but the bridge has been well preserved.
Bridge over Small Creek on Former York-Trolley line, Rail to Trail Conservation
Open to pedestrians
Cowboy Trail Bridge (Cherry County, Nebraska)Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek on a former railroad now known as the Cowboy Trail
Open to pedestrians
Days Mill Crossing (York County, Pennsylvania)Slab bridge over Codorus Creek on Heritage Rail-Trail
Open to bicyclists, horseback, and pedestrians on trail side. The rail is clear and allows for rail bikes, speeders, and hobby-builds.
Deep Bayou Railroad Trestle (Desha County, Arkansas)Bridge over Deep Bayou on abandoned railroad
Closed to all traffic
Delgany Street Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)Built 1891 by the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad; relocated here in 1923
Through truss bridge over Cherry Creek on Delgany Street in Denver
Open to Pedestrians
Dinkey Bridge (Story County, Iowa)Demolished in 2010
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Squaw Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (former Ames and College Railroad) in Ames
Demolished
DL&W Ociquionis Creek Bridge (Otsego County, New York)Lattice deck truss bridge over Ociquionis Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Douglas Trail Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)Built 1903
Deck girder bridge over North Fork Middle Branch Zumbro River on Douglas Trail formerly Chicago and Northwestern RR
Removed
Douglas Trail Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck girder bridge over South Fork Middle Branch Zumbro River on Douglas Trail formerly Chicago and Northwestern
Open to pedestrians
Douglasville PRR Bridge, Douglasville, PA (Berks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884 as a Pratt Truss. Replaced by concrete Arches in 1912
Concrete arch bridge over Schuylkill River on Former PRR Schuylkill Div now a Trail
Open to pedestrians
Downsville Railroad Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)Built unknown by Milwaukee Road
Pratt through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians
Dungeness River Railroad Bridge (Clallam County, Washington)Built 1915, Railroad Abandoned 1985
Timber Howe through truss bridge over Dungeness River on Olympic Discovery Trail (Abandoned Milwaukee Road)
Open to pedestrians
Dunnville Bottoms Railroad Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)Through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians
Eagleville Greenway Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)bridge on railtrail former( PY&A branch of the PRR.,Penn Central,Conrail)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Western Reserve Greenway
Open to traffic
Eisenbahn Trail Milwaukee River Bridge (Washington County, Wisconsin)Built 1900; Converted to bike trail 2006
Deck plate girder bridge over River Road and the Milwaukee River on Eisenbahn Recreational Trail (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Town of Barton
Open to pedestrians
Eisenbahn Trail Milwaukee River Bridge, Too (Washington County, Wisconsin)Built ca. 1900; Coverted to recreational trail 2006
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee River on Eisenbahn Recreational Trail (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway)
Open to traffic
Elaine Railroad Bridge (Phillips County, Arkansas)Bridge over "bayou" on Future hiking trail
Closed to all traffic
Elroy-Sparta Trail Missouri Ave Overpass (Monroe County, Wisconsin)Built 1880
Stone arch bridge over Missouri Avenue on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Open to traffic
Elroy-Sparta Trail Tunnel #1 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)Built 1873
Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry)
Open to pedestrians only
Elroy-Sparta Trail Tunnel #2 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)Built 1873
Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry) 2 mi. NW of Wilton
Open to pedestrians only
Elroy-Sparta Trail Tunnel #3 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)Built 1873
Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry) 2 mi. NW of Norwalk
Open to pedestrians only
Ely Road Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)Built 1887
Stone arch bridge on the Cedar River Trail over Ely Road in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Erie St. Mary's River bridge (Adams County, Indiana)Railroad was abandoned in early1980's. Trail extends across bridge and East for a short distance along old railroad right of way.
Through truss bridge over St. Mary's River on Trail, formerly Erie Western Railroad(nee Erie Lackawanna, Chicago & Atlantic Railroads)
Open to pedestrians
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