St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad

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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

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

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

Aldrich Rail Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Abandoned by Frisco Railroad for parallel "Highline" route, and removed with the creation of Lake Stockton
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sac River on former Frisco Railroad in Aldrich
Lost

Amory Rail Bridge (Monroe County, Mississippi)
Through truss bridge over Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway on BNSF (former Frisco) Railway
Open to traffic

AR 282 Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1921
Girder bridge over AR 282 and Frog Bayou on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
Open to rail traffic above, highway traffic below

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

Bird's Nest Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Lost three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Meramec River north of Steelville; replaced by a six-span deck girder bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

BNSF Hickory Creek Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Built 1942
Girder bridge over Hickory Creek on BNSF Railway (former Frisco) in Neosho
Open to traffic

BNSF Railroad Overpass Bridge (Tillman County, Oklahoma)
Built 1929; made obsolete by new bridge in 1968
Through truss bridge over BNSF Railroad on E1643/ Old US 62
Closed October 2009/ open to pedestrians

Brightwater Railroad Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Bridge over Little Sugar Creek on Frisco Railroad, now Arkansas -Missouri Railroad.
Open to traffic

Burlington Northern MO 19 Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1934
Concrete bridge over MO 19 on BNSF Railway in Cuba
Open to rail traffic above and highway traffic below

Butterfield Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Built 1936
Through truss bridge on Farm Road 1090 (Old MO 37) over the Arkansas & Missouri railroad tracks south of Butterfield
Open to traffic

Cache River Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Abandoned concrete rigid frame bridge over Cache River on St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Caddo Creek Rail Bridge (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Originally built by the Frisco Railway, now operated by the Kiamichi shortline
Girder bridge over Caddo Creek on Kiamichi (former Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

Center Street Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1949
Steel stringer bridge over Center Street on Arkansas-Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Fayetteville
Open to traffic

Clear Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Deck girder bridge over Clear Creek on Arkansas-Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

Clear Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Clear Creek on Arkansas-Missouri Railroad
Open to traffic

Click Tunnel (Hawkins County, Tennessee)
Click Railroad Tunnel at Frisco, Tennessee is one of 55 tunnels on old Clinchfield Railroad, located between Sensabaugh Tunnel 2,000 feet south, and Norfolk-Southern RR Crossing, 1,000 feet north


Co Rd 44 (Sugar Creek Rd) Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over Co Rd 44 (Sugar Creek Rd) on Arkansas-Missouri Railroad
Open to traffic

Crystal City BNSF Railroad Trestle (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built or relocated here in 1925; subsequent work in 1954 by the St. Louis-San Francisco (old Frisco) railroad
Deck plate girder bridge over U. S. Highway 61 / 67 / Truman Blvd. on the BNSF (former Frisco) Railroad in Crystal City
Open to one track of railroad traffic

Dale Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930 as a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad, then retrofitted for vehicular use after railroad line was discontinued
Wooden trestle with concrete deck on CR 499 near the historic railroad station of Dale
Open to one-lane traffic

First Arkansas River Frisco Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built in 1886 by Union Bridge Company the bridge was reconstructed in 1913-14 with heavier trusses.
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Frisco Railroad in Fort Smith
Replaced by new bridge

Floodway Railroad Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Abandoned multiple-span through truss bridge over The Floodway on the Frisco Railroad, east of Kennett
No longer exists

Fort Smith Frisco Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Originally built by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad, now used by the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad between Fort Smith and Van Buren in Van Buren
Open to railroad traffic

Frisco AL21 Underpass (Monroe County, Alabama)
Built 1938
Concrete tee beam bridge over Frisco R.R. on AL-21
Open to traffic

Frisco AL41 Overpass (Monroe County, Alabama)
Built 1926
Slab bridge over AL-41 on S.L.& S.F.R.R.
Unknown status

Frisco Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Completed May 12, 1892, under the direction of engineer George S. Morison
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis
Open to railroad traffic

Frisco Brush Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on Inactive railroad grade
Abandoned

Frisco Line Neosho River Bridge (Labette County, Kansas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Neosho River on Frisco Railroad (abandoned)
Abandoned

Frisco Overpass (Butler County, Kansas)
Built 1936
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Old K-96 on former Frisco (St. Louis-San Francisco) Railroad
Abandoned with tracks removed

Frisco Railroad Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1934
Girder bridge over Business US 71 on Arkansas & Missouri Railroad in Springdale
Open to railroad above, traffic below

Frisco Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built in 1931
Deck plate girder bridge over Watson Road (Missouri State Highway 366 / Historic U. S. 66 Byway) on the BNSF (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Shrewsbury
Open to one track of railroad traffic

Frisco Railroad Spring River Bridge (Cherokee County, Kansas)
Two span Pratt pony truss over Spring River on BNSF Railway
Abandoned

Frisco Railroad Underpass (Creek County, Oklahoma)
Built 1925
Railroad underpass on Ozark Trail (Old Rt. 66) west of Sapulpa
Open to traffic

Frisco Railroad Underpass (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1930
Concrete frame-and-slab railroad underpass on N. Peoria Ave. in Tulsa
Open to traffic.

Frisco Railway Underpass (Okmulgee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1925
Slab bridge over Alt. U.S. 75 on S.L. & S.F. R.R.
Open to traffic

Frisco Railway Underpass (Okmulgee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1954
Steel stringer bridge over U.S. 75 on S.L. & S.F. R.R. in Okmulgee
Open to traffic

Frisco Railway Underpass (Okmulgee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1960
Deck plate girder bridge over 8th Street on S.L. & S.F. R.R. in Okmulgee
Open to traffic

Frisco Railway Underpass (Okmulgee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1958
Deck plate girder bridge over U.S. 75 Alt./OK 16 on S.L. & S.F. R.R. in Beggs
Open to traffic

Frisco Railway Underpass (Okmulgee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1937
Plate girder bridge over Old Hwy. 75 on S.L. & S.F. R.R.
Open to traffic

Frisco RR Bridge (Wilson County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1930
Through truss bridge over an unnamed road on Kansas Eastern Railroad tracks, 1.0 mi. north and 1.1 mi. west of New Albany
Open to traffic

Frisco Walnut River Bridge (Cowley County, Kansas)
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Walnut River on Railroad (Frisco)
Removed

Frog Bayou Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Pony plate girder and wooden trestle bridge over Frog Bayou and AR 282 south of Mountainburg
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below

Frog Bayou Railroad Bridge on Lancaster Road (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Bridge over Frog Bayou & Lancaster Road on Arkansas Missouri Railroad
Open to traffic

Galloway/Quarry Spur Rail Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built in 1951 to serve the Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company of Galloway. Spur abandoned and rail taken out when quarry operation ceased in early 2000's.
Abandoned girder bridge over Galloway Creek on former BNSF (Frisco) Railway
Abandoned

Highline East Creek Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Abandoned girder bridge over East creek on former Frisco Railway "Highline"
Abandoned

Highline Trestle #2 (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 an unnamed creek on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail
Open to pedestrians

Highline Trestle #3 (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 branch of Slagle Creek on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail


Highline Wolf Creek Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Abandoned girder bridge over Wolf Creek on former Frisco Railway "Highline"
Abandoned

Hoffman Hollow Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Abandoned wooden trestle northeast of Rombauer next to CR 575
Abandoned, with most of deck missing.

Hurricane Creek Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1956
Deck plate girder bridge over Hurricane Creek on Arkansas-Missouri Railroad
Open to traffic

Indian Ford Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Formerly a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad built in 1926(?) and later retrofitted for vehicle use when the line was discontinued in 1967
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River between Puxico and Rombauer on Stoddard CR 499
Open to small vehical traffic

Jenson Tunnel (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
Built 1886
Tunnel under Backbone Mountain on KCS Railway
Open to traffic

Kiamichi River Railroad Bridge (Choctaw County, Oklahoma)
Originally built and used by the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad.
Through and deck truss bridge over Kiamichi River on the Kiamichi Railroad at Sawyer


Lafayette Street Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1938 by contractor Ed B. Mooney, Inc.
Art Deco concrete bridge over the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad on Lafayette Street in Fayetteville
Open to traffic

Lake Springfield Rail Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built in the early 1950's with the creation of Lake Springfield by the Frisco Railroad
Through truss bridge over Lake Springfield on BNSF (formerly Frisco/BN) Railway in Springfield
Open to traffic

Lake Texoma Rail Bridge (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Bridge over Lake Texoma on BNSF Railway (former Frisco)
Open to traffic

Lansdowne Avenue Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Deck structure built in 1918 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, VA. Built or relocated here ca. 1925.
Deck plate girder bridge over Lansdowne Avenue on the BNSF Railway in Shrewsbury
Open to one track of railroad traffic

Lateral Ditch No. 12 Railroad Bridge (Pemiscot County, Missouri)
Abandoned wooden trestle over Lateral Ditch No. 12 on the Frisco Railroad, east of Pascola
Abandoned with rails removed, but otherwise intact

Little Sac Highline Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Sac River on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Main Ditch Railroad Bridge (Pemiscot County, Missouri)
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Main Ditch No. 8 on the Frisco Railroad, northwest of Hayti
Abandoned with rails removed, but otherwise intact

Main Street Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Built 1929; replaced 1993
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Frisco RR & Main Street on MO 37 in Monett
Replaced by new bridge

Maple Street Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1936 by Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
Open-spandrel arch bridge over the railroad on Maple Street in Fayetteville
Open to traffic

Meramec Highlands Tunnel (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1883; bypassed in 1922; tracks removed 1929
Closed tunnel under Sunset Hill on the Frisco Railroad at Kirkwood
Closed with the entrances boarded up and the inside partially filled

Miami Rail Bridge (Ottawa County, Oklahoma)
Girder bridge over Neosho River on BNSF (former Frisco) Railway in Miami
Open to traffic

Mingo Ditch Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Formerly a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad built in 1926 (?) and refurbished for vehicle use when the line was discontinued; replaced 2010
Lost pony truss bridge over Mingo Ditch southwest of Puxico on CR 499
Replaced by a new bridge

Monett Business US 60 Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Built 1935
Through truss bridge over tBNSF RR on Business US 60 east of Monett
Open to two-lane traffic

N. Commercial St Bridge I (Cass County, Missouri)
Concrete slab bridge over N. Commercial St on Burlington Northern RR
Abandoned

National Avenue Railroad Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Bridge over National Avenue on BNSF in Springfield
Open to traffic

OK 66 Bridge (Lincoln County, Oklahoma)
Bridge over OK 66 (old US 66) on St Louis- San Francisco Railroad
Open to traffic

Old Aberdeen Railroad Bridge (Monroe County, Mississippi)
Original swing truss bridge built 1887; Swing truss and center pier removed in 1969 and Baltimore through truss span installed
Baltimore through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on BNSF Railway
Closed to all traffic

Old Highway 51 underpass (Creek County, Oklahoma)
Built 1924
Lost Bridge over Old Highway 51 on Old Frisco Railroad
Removed 1962

Old Wire Road Tunnel (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1920
Concrete arch bridge over Old Wire Road (CR 1703) on the Arkansas-Missouri Railroad (fromerly Frisco RR)
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below

Pacific Rail Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built in 1938 by Bethlehem Steel Company
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on BNSF (former Frisco) Railroad in Pacific
Open to traffic

Palmer Slough Trestle (Butler County, Missouri)
Demolished Fall 2007
Lost wooden trestle on the Frisco Hoxie Branch Railroad over Palmer Slough near Sportmen's Park in Poplar Bluff
Removed

Pevely BNSF RR Overpass (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built in 1954 by the St. Louis - San Francisco (Frisco) Railroad
Pony/through plate girder bridge on the BNSF Railroad over Jefferson County Trunk Highway "Z" (at Metropolitan Blvd.)
Open to one track of railroad traffic

Phillipsburg Railroad Overpass (Laclede County, Missouri)
Built 1956
Plate girder bridge over I-44 on the BNSF Railway (formerly Frisco)
Open to traffic

Pocahontas Railroad Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Lost through truss railroad bridge with a center swing span over Black River at Pocahontas
Bridge removed, but several concrete piers remain

Poplar Bluff Frisco Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1901, abandoned 1967. Was temporarily converted for vehicular use in 1968 to alleviate traffic problems
Abandoned Frisco Railroad bridge over Black River in Poplar Bluff, several blocks northeast of the courthouse
Abandoned with deck and approaches removed

Route CC & Willow Branch Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Route CC, Willow Branch on Frisco RR
Open to traffic

S.L. & S.F. R.R. (Ottawa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1936; Rehabilitated 2011
Steel stringer bridge over S.L. & S.F. R.R. on US 59 /US 60/ US 69
Open to traffic

Seligman Railroad Underpass (Barry County, Missouri)
Small stone and brick arch bridge over FM 2295 on the Arkansas-Missouri Railroad at the south end of Seligman in Seligman
Open to one very narrow lane of traffic

Spider Leg Bridge (Crawford County, Kansas)
Built in 1914 to replace a wooden bridge.
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Branch of West Fork Dry Wood Creek on Saint Louis-San Francisco Railroad
Open to traffic

St.Louis San Francisco RR Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Built 1941
Steel stringer bridge over MO 32 in Bolivar, MO. Formerly St.Louis San Francisco (Frisco) RR
Open to pedestrians only

Trinity Rail Bridge (Tarrant County, Texas)
Through truss bridge over Trinity River on Trinity Commuter Railroad in Ft. Worth
Open to traffic

Twin Bridges State Park Rail Bridge (Ottawa County, Oklahoma)
Girder bridge over Grand Lake on BNSF (former Frisco) Railway
Open to traffic

US 51 Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Slab bridge over US 51 on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

US 54 Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over US 54 / US 400 on Frisco Railroad
Open to traffic

US 62 Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1934
Bridge over US 62 on Arkansas-Missouri RR in Gateway
Open to traffic

Washington Avenue Railroad Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1926
Bridge over Washington Avenue on Frisco Railroad in Springfield
Open to railroad traffic above and highway traffic below

West 'Y' Street Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1924
Bridge over West 'Y' Street on Arkansas Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Fort Smith
Open to traffic

West 6th St (SH 180) Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1935; Replaced by new bridge 1995
Lost Steel stringer bridge over West 6th St (SH 180) on Arkansas-Missouri RR in Fayetteville
Replaced by new bridge

West Division Street Rail Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Built 1947
Bridge over West Division Street on BNSF Railroad in Springfield
Open to railroad traffic above and highway traffic below

Williamsville Railroad Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1889; line discontinued ca. 1940
Lost bridge over Black River on the Hunter Branch Railroad (Frisco) southwest of Williamsville
Bridge removed, but remains of wood piles visible

Winslow Tunnel (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built between 1880 and 1882 and enlarged in 1968. At 1735 ft. in elevation it's the highest pass between the Rockies and Appalachians
Tunnel on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Winslow
Open to traffic

Wishart Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over a branch of Slagle Creek on the Frisco Highline Trail at Wishart
Open to pedestrians only