St. Louis Southwestern Railway

Reporting mark: SSW
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7th Street Trafficway Viaduct (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Open Concrete Marsh Arch Segment Replaced in 1970s or 1980s. The Whole Span Replaced in 2007.
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Union Pacific Railroad, Rock Island Railroad on South 7th Street Trafficway US-69 US-169
Replaced by a new bridge

Adams Street Overpass (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Built 1930 ; Bypassed by new bridge 1976
Steel stringer bridge over SL-SW Railway on Adams St (Old AR 7)
Intact but closed to all traffic

AR35 Overpass (Cleveland County, Arkansas)
Built 1936
Concrete tee beam bridge over St Louis & Sw ("Cotton Belt) Railroad, 2nd Street on SH 35
Open to traffic

BN - UP Junction Bridge (Dallam County, Texas)
Built 1939
Bridge over Denrock Avenue on Burlington Northern / St Louis and Southwestern Railway
Open to traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built 1936
Concrete deck girder bridge over Union Pacific Railway, BNSF Railway, and Front Street on Bridge Street
Open to traffic

CMR - Bourbeuse River Bridge (East) (Franklin County, Missouri)
Warren through truss bridge over Bourbeuse River on Central Midland Railway (former RI)
Open to traffic

CMR - Bourbeuse River Bridge (West) (Franklin County, Missouri)
Warren deck truss bridge over Bourbeuse River on Central Midland Railway (former RI)
Open to traffic

CMR - Fiddle Creek Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Warren through truss bridge over Fiddle Creek on Central Midland Railway (former RI)
Open to traffic

CMR - Labadie Viaduct (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1902
Warren through truss bridge over Labadie Bottom Road/Labadie Creek on the Central Midland Railway
Open to traffic

CMR - Woodson Road Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1973;
Pony plate girder bridge over Woodson Rd. on former Rock Island
Open to traffic

Cotton Belt - Brazos River Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Built 1907
Abandoned bridge over Brazos River
Abandoned

Cotton Belt - Cadiz Street Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 1932
Abandoned slab bridge over Cadiz Street on Abandoned Railroad (Cotton Belt)
Abandoned

Cotton Belt - Drainage Ditch #1 Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Abandoned girder bridge over a drainage ditch within The Floodway on St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Derelict/abandoned

Cotton Belt - Drainage Ditch #2 Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Lost Bridge over Drainage Ditch #2 on St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Removed

Cotton Belt - Drainage Ditch #5 Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Drainage Ditch #5 on St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Removed

Cotton Belt - Grapevine Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Built ca. 1989
Deck plate girder bridge over Grapevine Creek
Intact but closed to all traffic

Cotton Belt - Little River Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Lost Bridge over Little River on St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Removed

Cotton Belt - St Francis Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Lost Bridge over St. Francis River on St Louis & Southwestern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cotton Belt - St Francis River Bridge (Greene County, Arkansas)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over St Francis River on St Louis & Southwestern Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Cotton Belt - US 175 Overpass (Cherokee County, Texas)
Lost Bridge over US Hwy 175 on Saint Louis Southwestern Railroad (SLSW SSW)
Removed but not replaced

Cotton Belt/Texas Electric Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Texas Electric Railway on Cotton Belt
Replaced by a new bridge

DART - Little Bear Creek Trestle (Tarrant County, Texas)
Timber stringer bridge over Little Bear Creek on Cotton Belt Trail
Open to traffic

DART - Rowlett Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Rowlett Creek on Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Intact but closed to all traffic

DART - TX183 Overpass (Tarrant County, Texas)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over TX183 on DART
Replaced by a new bridge

DART - White Rock Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Pony truss bridge over White Rock Creek on Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Intact but closed to all traffic

Grapevine Vintage Railway - Ira E. Woods Avenue Overpass (Tarrant County, Texas)
Built 1928; Replaced 2018
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ira E. Woods Avenue on Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Replaced by a new bridge

Harahan Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Completed 1916 under the direction of engineer Ralph Modjeski
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks; road deck rebuilt for pedestrian use

MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls. Automobile deck closed to traffic in 1981.
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only

RI - Cache River Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Abandoned Deck plate girder bridge over Cache River on
Deck and swing span removed

RI - DeValls Bluff Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built 1923 ; Abandoned 1982
Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over White River near DeValls Bluff
Abandoned

RI - Gasconade River Bridge (Osage County, Missouri)
Built 1902 by A.J. Tullock; out of service since 1980.
Pratt deck truss over Gasconade River on the Rock Island Railroad between Freeburg and Belle
Abandoned; Burned November 2017

RI - Haw Creek Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck truss bridge over Haw Creek on former Rock Island RR
Line currently out of service

RI - Henley/Hoecker Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Bridge built at Hoecker/Henley, MO in 1903 for Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad; out of service since 1980.
Through truss bridge over the Osage River on the Rock Island Railroad
Rail line currently out of service

RI - Soap Creek Trestle (Gasconade County, Missouri)
Closed since 1980
Deck plate girder over Soap Creek on Missouri Central Railroad (former RI)
Intact but closed to all traffic

Road T RR Overpass (Seward County, Kansas)
Built 1938
Girder bridge over UP RR on CR 14
Open to traffic

Rock Island - Bridge #2106 (Benton County, Missouri)
Abandoned DPG Bridge over Flat Creek on inactive railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Sabine River Bridge (Upshur County, Texas)
Bridge over Sabine River on UP RR (St. Louis Southwestern Railroad)
Open to traffic

Samson of the Cimarron (Seward County, Kansas)
Built in 1939 by the Rock Island Railroad, replacing several earlier bridges
Deck truss bridge over Cimarron River on Union Pacific Railroad (former RI)
Open to traffic

SH 37 Bridge (Franklin County, Texas)
Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over SH 37 on St Louis Southwestern RR
Open to traffic

SSW - Drainage Trestle (Navarro County, Texas)
Built 1881
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Drainage on St Louis Southwestern Railroad
Abandoned

St Louis & Southwestern Railroad Bridge over Cross County Ditch (Cross County, Arkansas)
Lost 1944
Lost Bridge over Cross County Ditch on St Louis and Southwestern Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

St Louis Southwestern Railway Bridge (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1940
Steel stringer bridge over Us 82 on St Louis Southwestern Railway
Open to traffic

St. Louis Southwestern Railway Bridge (Dallas County, Arkansas)
Built 1937
Steel stringer bridge over AR 8 on St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Open to traffic

Strawfloor Road Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built 1922; Closed to all traffic June 19, 2019
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Strawfloor Road (CR 108)
Intact but closed to all traffic; Due to be replaced with new bridge

Thebes Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1905 by a consortium of five railroad companies (CEI, IC, MP, StLIM&S, SSW)
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Thebes
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks

UP - AR7 Overpass (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Built 1940
Steel stringer bridge over AR 7 on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bonner Avenue Overpass (Smith County, Texas)
Built 1950
Pony/through plate girder bridge over N Bonner Sve on UPRR/SSWRR


UP - Business US 271 Overpass (Titus County, Texas)
Built 1931 by Virginia Bridge & Iron Company
Steel stringer bridge over Bus US 271on St L And Sw Rr in Mt Pleasant
Open to 2 lanes northbound traffic below and railroad above

UP - Camden Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Through truss swing bridge over Ouachita River on the Cotton Belt (now Union Pacific) Railroad at Camden
Still in use

UP - Canadian River Trestle (Quay County, New Mexico)
Deck plate girder bridge over Canadian River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Logan
Open to railroad

UP - Clarendon Bridge (Monroe County, Arkansas)
Built 1935 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Swing-draw through truss railroad bridge over White River at Clarendon, south of the highway bridge
Open to railroad traffic

UP - CR 4301 Overpass (Morris County, Texas)
Deck plate girder bridge over CR 4301 on St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt)
Open to traffic

UP - East Elm Street Overpass (Smith County, Texas)
Steel stringer bridge over East Elm Street on UPRR (Formerly St Louis Southwestern RR)
Open to traffic

UP - Red River Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Red River Bridge (Garland City) (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1926 Virginia Bridge & Iron Company
Through truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific Railroad in Garland City
Open to traffic-Swing Span removed 2010

UP - Rob Roy Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad northeast of Pine Bluff
Open to railroad traffic

UP - SH 49 Overpass (Titus County, Texas)
Built 1963
Steel stringer bridge over SH49 on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - TX31 Overpass (Smith County, Texas)
Steel stringer bridge over West Front Street on UPRR
Open to traffic

UP - US 385/US 87 Overpass (Dallam County, Texas)
Bridge over US 385 / US 87 on St Louis and Southwestern Railway
Open to traffic

UP - US 69 Overpass (Smith County, Texas)
Built 1939
Steel stringer bridge over US 69 on UPRR
Open to traffic

UP - US79B Overpass (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Built 1938
Steel stringer bridge over Us 79 B on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

US79 Overpass (Columbia County, Arkansas)
Built 1936
Steel stringer bridge over St Louis Southwestern ("Cotton Belt") RR on Us 79
Open to traffic