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Railroad

This is for railroad bridges, viaducts, culverts, and tunnels be they active, partially active, disused, or abandoned..

"Eight-Track" Bascule Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901 and 1909
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago & Northern Pacific
Open to traffic

"Happy Day" Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Entrance on Railroad
Open to traffic

"I" Street Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1911
Swing bridge over Sacramento River, carries railroad tracks and "I" Street in West Sacramento
Open to traffic

"Lionel" Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek on Fort Dodge Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

"Polly "L"" Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898 for Metropolitan West Side Elevated; route abandoned 1964
Camelback through truss bridge over UP RR (formerly C&NW RR)
Abandoned

1860 Brick Arch Viaduct (Chatham County, Georgia)
Built 1860
Four-span brick arch bridge over Ogeechee Canal and W. Boundary Street on the Central of Georgia Railway in Savannah
Open to Pedestrians

1st Avenue C&NW Bridge (Adams County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Steel plate girder bridge over 1st Ave on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

1st Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 1st Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

285th Avenue Underpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Built 1946
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on 285th Avenue
Open to traffic

2nd Court C&NW Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 2nd Court on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Oxford
Open to traffic

2nd Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 2nd Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

3 Rivers Trail 1st Avenue Overpass (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 1st Avenue on Trail
Open to pedestrians

36th Street Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Built 1910
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over S. 36th Street on C&NW (Abandoned) in Town of Sheboygan
Abandoned

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

3rd Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 3rd Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

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

50th Street Underpass (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1905
Closed-spandrel arch bridge under railroad on 50th street
Open to traffic

540th Street Overpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Built 1946
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on 540th Street
Open to traffic

597th Avenue Underpass (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1912.
Box culvert on Heart of Iowa Trail
Open to to pedestrians and cyclists

5th Ave So Train Trestle (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1936 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Co., Roanoke Virginia
Bridge over 5th Ave South on Southern Railway
Open to traffic

5th Street Trestle (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over an unnamed creek on the BNSF Railway next to 5th Street in Festus
Open to railroad traffic

63rd Street Trestle (Jackson County, Missouri)
Steel trestle over E. 63rd Street Trafficway on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and four lanes of highway traffic below

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

6th Street Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1913
Girder bridge over 6th Street on Arkansas-Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Van Buren
Open to traffic

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

75th Street underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
The Rock Island line came to Raytown in 1904
Slab bridge over 75th Street on Rock Island RR
Rail line inactive

79th street railroad underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1928
Concrete slab bridge over 79th Street on Kansas City Southern RR
Open on KCS main line

7th St Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Built 1930, deck and guard rails replaced in 2011
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF RR 7th Street just S of Orion
Open to traffic

7th Street Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1913
Steel stringer bridge over 7th Street on Arkansas-Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Van Buren
Open to traffic

A&NM Gila River Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Gila River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Abandoned 2803rd Road Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over CSX RR (former Rock Island RR) on Abandoned alignment of 2803rd Rd
Abandoned but intact, approach piers remain

Abandoned 7th Street S Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1919
Deck plate girder bridge over 7th Street S on Abandoned Ilinois Central Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Abandoned Black River Railroad Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1906; Abandoned 1969
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Black River on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned CNW Des Moines River Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Truss span with trestle approaches built unknown. Approaches rebuilt 1992 using assorted I-Beams and Steel Girders from other bridges
Deck truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad just west of Armstrong in Armstrong
Derelict/abandoned

Abandoned CNW Sheboygan River Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Sheboygan River on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned French Creek Bridge Phoenixville, PA (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Former Pennsylvania RR Schuylkill Div
Abandoned

Abandoned L&N Trestle (Wise County, Virginia)
Built unknown
Deck plate girder bridge over Highway 78, Powell River on Formerly L&N
Open to pedestrians

Abandoned Leaf River GM&N Railroad Bridge (Perry County, Mississippi)
Built 1902
Abandoned through truss railroad bridge over Leaf River
Abandoned

Abandoned Leaf River Railroad Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned MILW Prairie Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned MILW Prairie Creek Bridge #2 (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Branch of Prairie Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned Neches River Railroad Bridge (Angelina County, Texas)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Neches River on Railroad
Abandoned

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

Abandoned Olentangy River Rail Bridge (Marion County, Ohio)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Olentangy River in Caledonia
Abandoned

Abandoned Penn Central Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Once part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Richmond Branch taking trains from Cincinnatti to Anoka(Logansport) and onto Chicago. This line was abandoned when Conrail took over in 1976 and didn't include sections of this line in its company.
Abandoned thirteen-span deck plate girder bridge over West Fork White River and W. Grand Ave. on former Penn Central Railroad(nee Pennsylvania, Chicago Great Eastern, Cincinnatti and Chicago Air Line)
Abandoned, the two Northernmost spans gone

Abandoned railroad (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Abandoned bridge
Abandoned

Abandoned Railroad Bridge (Wharton County, Texas)
Abandoned through truss bridge over San Bernard River
Abandoned

Abandoned Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Indiana)
Built 1903
Abandoned B&O Railroad bridge over Emery Crossing Rd in Clarksville
Derelict/abandoned

Abandoned Railroad Bridge over Birch Creek (Osage County, Oklahoma)
Built 1905
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Birch Creek on Osage Railroad (abandoned) or Midland Valley Railroad (abandoned) near Barnsdall. This bridge is accessed from IRR FAS5757 where the old railroad grade runs along next to the road.
Abandoned

Abandoned Railroad Overpass (Ulster County, New York)
Reportedly abandoned since the late 1970s, when it was also apparently built
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Frank Keonig Boulevard/NY 9W on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned Skunk River Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Abandoned 2006
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Skunk River on Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Abandoned State Street Railroad Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Pony/through plate girder bridge over E. State Street on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad Bridge (Austin County, Texas)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Brazos River on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned Wheeling Creek Railroad Bridges (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Wheeling Creek on railroad
Abandoned

ACL Intercoastal Waterway Drawbridge (Horry County, South Carolina)
Built 1937; Deemed unsafe 1987; Rehabilititated 1987-97; Reopened 2001; Closed 2011 due to a voluntary shutdown of the CSR
Bridge over Intercoastal Waterway on Carolina Southern Railroad (former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Horry County Railroad, and Wacamaw Coast Line and former roadway (now unused) in Myrtle Beach
Closed to traffic due to the railroad being suspended by the FRA in 2011

Adelaide Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road

AE&FRE RR Bridge (Kendall County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Slab bridge over Unnamed Stream on abandoned Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Line
Open to pedestrians

Afton Canyon Railroad Bridge, East (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1938, replaced bridge washed away in flood
Pratt Through truss bridge over Mojave River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Alabama Midland Bridge (Coffee County, Alabama)
Service discontinued in 1984
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Pea River on Railroad
Abandoned

Alamo River Bridge (Imperial County, California)
Built 1906 as a wooden trestle, center later replaced with steel deck truss, abandoned 1994
Warren deck truss bridge over Alamo River on Holton Interurban Railroad
Intact but closed to all 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

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

Alkire Road Stone Underpass (Franklin County, Ohio)
Built 1902 by the B&O Railroad
Lost Stone arch underpass over Alkire Road on CSX Railroad (B&O Railroad) in Columbus
Replaced by a new bridge

Allegheny Tunnel (Blair County, Pennsylvania)
Constructed 1851-854, Reconstructed in 1941, Adapted for COFC trains in 1994-1995
Tunnel under Allegheny Mountains on Norfolk Southern Railway (formerly PRR)
Open to traffic

Alpine Tunnel (Gunnison County, Colorado)
Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
Abandoned and partially caved-in

Alta Vista Rock Island RR Bridge Overpass (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1930
Wooden bridge over Rock Island Railroad on A Avenue at Alta Vista
Open to traffic

Altamont Creek RR Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Altamont Creek, Altamont Pass Road on Union Pacific, BNSF, ACE RR
Open to traffic

Alton Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison. Railroad line abandoned in 1988.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on the Burlington Northern Railroad at Alton
Removed after the railroad line was abandoned

Alton Steel Rail Yard Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over the rail yard in Alton, south of E. Broadway
Abandoned

Amberg Railroad Bridge (Marinette County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder bridge over Pike River on Escanaba and Lakeshore Railroad
Open to traffic

American Falls Bridge - Union Pacific Railroad (Power County, Idaho)
Built 1927, Raised and strengthed 1970's
Pratt deck truss bridge over Snake River on Union Pacific Railroad (U.P.R.R.)
Open to traffic

American River Union Pacific RR East (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1910
Warren through truss bridge over American River on Union Pacific BNSF railroad
Open to traffic

American River Union Pacific RR West (Sacramento County, California)
Warren through truss bridge over American River on Union Pacific BNSF railroad
Open to traffic

Ames & College Railway Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Squaw Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (former Ames and College Railroad) in Ames
Replaced by new bridge

Amtrak Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1960
Pony truss bridge over Amtrak on PA 772 in Mount Joy
Open to traffic

Amtrak Delaware River Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1903
Stone arch bridge over Delaware River on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic

Amtrak Overpass (Knox County, Illinois)
Steel stringer bridge over BNSF on BNSF/Amtrak
Open to traffic

Amtrak S. Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1915
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch of Chicago River on Amtrak (BNSF)
Open to traffic

Androscoggin River Railroad Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1987
Through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on MCRR in Brunswick
Open to traffic

Angola Lake Shore Railroad Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built ca. 1865, replaced ca. 1910
Lost Deck truss bridge over Big Sister Creek on former Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad in Angola
Replaced by new bridge

Anna Bridge (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Built 1917
Through truss bridge over Mahoning River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Anoka Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
This is actually a railroad bridge converted for road use. It is steel with wood approaches on either side. This is located at the once busy Anoka Junction of the Pennsylvania RR where two lines came together which meant heavy train traffic.
Pony plate girder bridge over Winamac Southern Railway (ex- Conrail, Pennsylvania RR, Penn Central, others on Country Road 250 South in Anoka)
Bridge is now removed as of 3/14/13

Antoine Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Arkansas)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Antoine River on disused section of Arkansas Midland Rail Line
Abandoned

Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (Anchorage, Alaska)
Built 1943, converted to combined railroad and highway tunnel 1998-2000
Tunnel under Maynard Mountain on Portage Glacier Highway and Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic

APNC Chariton River Bridge (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Built 1945
Through truss bridge on Railroad over Chariton River
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

Arbor Street Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Built 1914
Concrete arch bridge over Arbor Street on DM&IR Railroad in Duluth
Open to traffic

Arch Lane Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Concrete through arch bridge over Arch Lane on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic

Arch Street Arch (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Bridge over Arch Street on Railroad, Abandoned grade
Open to traffic

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

Arizona Eastern Railroad Bridge (Maricopa County, Arizona)
Built 1915
Pratt through truss bridge over Salt River on UP Railroad and Amtrak in Tempe
Open to traffic

Arkadelphia Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built 1930
Two-span through truss railroad bridge over Ouachita River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Arkadelphia
Open to traffic

Arkansas & Missouri Trestle #1 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

Arkansas & Missouri Trestle #2 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

Arkansas & Missouri Trestle #3 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

Arkansas 32 Railroad Viaduct (Hempstead County, Arkansas)
Bridge over Arkansas 32 on Kansas City Southern
Open to traffic