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"Polly "L"" Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898 for Metropolitan West Side Elevated; route abandoned 1964Camelback through truss bridge over UP RR (formerly C&NW RR) on an Abandoned Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad lineAbandoned
BART - Berkeley Hills Tunnel (Alameda County, California)
Bore completed in 1967, Open for revenue in 1973 they run just north of the Caldecott tunnelsTunnel under Berkeley Hills on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transport)Open to traffic
BART - Transbay Tube (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1969; Opened 1974Tunnel under San Francisco Bay on BARTOpen to traffic
BART/SF Muni - Market Street Subway (San Francisco County, California)
Originally built 1973 for Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco Municipal Railway connection added in 1980Tunnel on Bay Area Rapid Transit & San Francisco Municipal RailwayOpen to traffic
Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1984Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-676/US 30 in PhiladelphiaOpen to traffic
BNSF - Elk River Bridge (Sherburne County, Minnesota)
EB (GN) Spans built 1896, replaced ca. 2001, WB (NP) Spans built 1917Deck plate girder bridge over Elk River on BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
BNSF - Nicollet Island Bridge (Main Channel) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1926 replacing a 1893 era girder bridge. Petit truss span added 1963 to comply to river navigation rulesPetit Through Truss and Deck Plate Girder bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
Broadway Bridge (1905) (New York County, New York)
Built 1905; Replaced December 24th, 1960Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Harlem River on Broadway (US 9) & IRT West Side LineReplaced by a new bridge
BRT - Coney Island Creek Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Built 1907Lost Deck girder bridge over Coney Island Creek on Brooklyn Rapid Transit RRNo longer exists
CA&E - Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 for Metropolitan-West Side Elevated Railroad, removed ca 1958 after the CA&E folded in 1957Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago, Aurora & Elgin RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Centre Street Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1911; Road deck added after the Hudson & Manhattan moved traffic onto the Dock Bridge; Removed 1979Lost Warren through truss bridge over Passaic River on NJ 158 & Pennsylvania RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Charlestown Bridge (1900) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1900 to replace the Charles River Bridge which opened in 1786. It carried an elevated railway until it was demolished and re-routed in 1975. Bridge was demolished in 2020.Pratt through truss bridge with former swing span over Charles River on N. Washington Street in BostonDemolished
CRT/BRC Overpass (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 for Metropolitan-West Side Elevated Railroad, removed c1958Lost Through truss bridge over Belt Railway of Chicago on Metropolitan West Side Elevated RailroadRemoved but not replaced
CRT/CTA Lake Street Transfer (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895; Route abandoned and likley removed 1964Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Chicago Transit Authority on Chicago Rapid TransitRemoved
CTA Green Line/IC Overpass (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1892; Closed 1982; Removed 1984Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on Chicago Transit Authority Green LineRemoved
CTA Pink Line/BOCT Overpass (Cook County, Illinois)
Replaced with a TPG ca. 1981Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal on Chicago Transit Authority Pink LineReplaced by a new bridge
CTA Red/Green Lines - Dan Ryan Double Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 'L' line built 1905. Bridge built 1961 as part of construction of Dan Ryan ExpresswaySteel stringer bridge over I/90-94, CTA Red Line 'L' on CTA Green Line 'L'Open to traffic
CTA Stockyards Line/CWI Overpass (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1907; Removed 1957Lost Through truss bridge over Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad on Chicagoo Transit AuthorityRemoved
DART - Coombs Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1938Steel stringer bridge over Coombs Creek & Coombs Creek Drive on Dallas Area Rapid Transit/BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
DART - Ervay Street Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1955Concrete rigid frame bridge over Ervay Street on At & Sf/Dart RrOpen to traffic
DART - TX183 Overpass (Tarrant County, Texas)
Built 1935Steel stringer bridge over TX183 on DARTReplaced by a new bridge
DART - White Rock Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over White Rock Creek & White Rock Creek Trail on DARTOpen to traffic
Dealey Plaza Triple Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1936; site of JFK assassination 1963Bridge over Main Street, Elm Street, & Commerce Street on Railroads (UP & DART)Open to traffic
Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads; automobile deck closed 1989-2003 for rehabilitation and replacement; reopened July 4, 2003Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River and N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. in downtown St. LouisUpper vehicular deck open to vehicular traffic on weekdays. Closed on weekends; Lower railroad deck open
Lake Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1916Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Lake Street and CTA Green/Pink Lines in ChicagoOpen to traffic
LI - 101st Avenue Overpass (Queens County, New York)
Abandoned in the 1950s after a fire damaged a bridge over Jamaica Bay.Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over 101st Avenue on Long Island Railroad Rockaway BranchAbandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
LI - 103rd Avenue Overpass (Queens County, New York)
Abandoned in the 1950s after a fire damaged a bridge over Jamaica Bay.Abandoned beam bridge over 103rd Avenue on Long Island Railroad Rockaway BranchAbandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
LI - 97th Avenue Overpass (Queens County, New York)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over 97th Avenue on Long Island Railroad Rockaway BranchAbandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
LI - Atlantic Avenue Overpass (Queens County, New York)
Built 1940Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Atlantic Avenue on Long Island Railroad Rockaway BranchAbandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
LI - Jamaica Avenue Overpass (Queens County, New York)
Built 1913Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Jamaica Avenue on Long Island Railroad Rockaway BranchAbandoned
LI - Metropolitan Avenue Overpass (Queens County, New York)
Built 1909Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Metropolitan Avenue on Long Island RailroadAbandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
LI - Union Turnpike Overpass (E) (Queens County, New York)
Built 1936Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Turnpike on Long Island Railroad Rockaway BranchAbandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
LI - Union Turnpike Overpass (W) (Queens County, New York)
Built 1936Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Turnpike on Long Island Railroad Rockaway BranchAbandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
LI - Yellowstone Boulevard Overpass (Queens County, New York)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Yellowstone Boulevard on Long Island RailroadAbandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
MBTA - Adams Street Overpass (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1911, converted to transit use 1926Pony/through plate girder bridge over Adams Street on MBTA Red Line - Ashmont BranchOpen to traffic
MBTA - Boylston Street Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1917; abutments date to 1885Pony/through plate girder bridge over Boylston Street on MBTA Green LineOpen to traffic
MBTA - Dorchester Avenue Overpass (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1911, converted to transit use 1926Steel stringer bridge over Dorchester Avenue on MBTA Red Line - Ashmont BranchOpen to traffic
MBTA - Lechmere Viaduct (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910; Closed for rehabilitation as part of Green Line Extension project in 2019Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River, Museum Way, and Charlestown Avenue on MBTA Green LineClosed to all traffic for rehabilitation as part of Green Line Extension project
MBTA - Southampton Street Yard Overpass (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Track 61 (Seaport Branch) on MBTA Red Line Cabot Yard LeadOpen to traffic
Metrolink - North Skinker Boulevard Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Bridge completed 1942; total cost $400,000, paid for by federal fundsDeck girder bridge over N. Skinker Blvd. on the MetroLinkOpen to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service
MetroLink - Vandeventer Avenue Overpass (Old) (St. Louis, Missouri)
Original bridge at this location, a through-plate iron girder bridge originally erected in 1890, was replaced by this bridge in 1928/29Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Vandeventer Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, later NS Railway, then MetrolinkReplaced by new bridge
NYCTA - 53rd Street Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1932Tunnel under East River on IND Queens Boulevard LineOpen to traffic
NYCTA - Concourse Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1932Tunnel under Harlem River on IND Concourse LineOpen to traffic
NYCTA - Culver Viaduct (Kings County, New York)
Built 1929Through truss bridges over Gowanus Canal/2nd Avenue/3rd Avenue/4th Avenue on New York City Transit AuthorityOpen to traffic
NYCTA - Greenpoint Tube (Queens County, New York)
Built 1932Tunnel under Newtown Creek on New York City Metropolitan Transit AuthorityOpen to traffic
NYCTA - Liberty Avenue-Rockaway Transfer (Queens County, New York)
Deck plate girder bridge over Liberty Avenue, Rockaway Boulevard, 99th & 98th Streets on New York City Transit AuthorityOpen to traffic
NYCTA - Ocean Parkway Viaduct (Kings County, New York)
Built 1917Open-spandrel arch bridge over Ocean Parkway on NYCTA Brighton LineOpen to traffic
NYCTA/Amtrak Overpass (Bronx County, New York)
Built 1916Warren through truss bridge over Amtrak/Westchester Avenue on New York City Transit AuthorityOpen to traffic
Old Stillwell Avenue Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Replaced 1991Lost Through truss bridge over Coney Island Creek on Stillwell Avenue & Trolley TracksReplaced by a new bridge
PATH - Downtown Hudson Tubes (New York County, New York)
Opened 1909Tunnel under Hudson River on Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)Open to traffic
PATH - Uptown Hudson Tubes (New York County, New York)
Opened 1908Tunnel under Hudson River on Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)Open to traffic
Pencoyd Viaduct (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1918 by the former Schuylkill Valley Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad; closed 1986Open-spandrel arch bridge over Schuylkill River built by Pennsylvania Railroad in 1918, now rail-trail bridge for bicycle/pedestrian useClosed to rail traffic in 1986, reopened as pedestrian bridge Nov. 2015
Putnam Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1881; Closed 1958; Removed 1960Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on New York & Putnam Railroad & Interborough Rapid Transit CompanyRemoved
Roosevelt Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1927Through truss bridge over Flushing Creek on Roosevelt AvenueOpen to traffic fixed in place
RSR/RSB Overpass (Monroe County, New York)
Through truss bridge over Rochester Subway (abandoned) on Rochester & Southern RROpen to traffic
RTA - 92nd Street Overpass (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1915Concrete arch bridge over E. 92nd Street on the GCRTA Railroad in ClevelandOpen to traffic
RTA - Holton Avenue Overpass (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Holton Avenue, E 90th St, Pennsylvania RR on GCRTA (formerly Shaker Heights Rapid Transit)Open to traffic
RTA/CSX Overpass (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1915Baltimore through truss bridge over CSX and McCurdy Avenue on GCRTA (formerly Shaker Heights Rapid Transit)Open to traffic
SIR - I-278 Overpass (Richmond County, New York)
Pony plate girder bridge over I-278 on Staten Island RailwayOpen to traffic
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