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12th Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1936 by Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
Concrete arch bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on W. 12th Street in North Little Rock
Open to four lanes of traffic

17th Street Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on 17th Street in Trenton
Open to traffic

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

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

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

Afton Canyon Railroad Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Through truss bridge over Mohave River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

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

Afton Canyon Railroad Bridge, West (San Bernardino County, California)
Pratt through truss bridge over Mohave River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Albert Lea Viaduct (Freeborn County, Minnesota)
Built 1934 by A. Guthrie & Co. of Minneapolis; replaced 2001
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks on MN 13 in Albert Lea
Replaced by modern bridge

Allenton Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Concrete girder bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Allenton Road just south of I-44
Open to traffic

Altamont Pass Road Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1907
Warren through truss railroad bridge over Altamont Pass Road.
Open to traffic

Amboy Overpass (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1941 by contractor J.P. McNulty
Stringer bridge over Parkway Drive and the UPRR on AR 365 in North Little Rock
Open to two-lane 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

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 River Union Pacific @ Dry Columbia Gulch (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Out of Service Union Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Armstrong Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1901
Deck girder bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on Union Pacific Railroad west of Armstrong
Open to traffic

Arsenal Street UPRR Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1913; replaced 2006
Lost concrete bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Arsenal Street
Replaced by new bridge

Atchison Railroad Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1900
Through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the Union Pacific railroad at Atchison
Intact but closed to through rail traffic after flooding damaged rail line in 2011; swing span on west end is still in service, because locomotives wying in Atchison have to use the swing span for tail room.

Auburn Ravine Bridge (Placer County, California)
Built 1909
Deck truss bridge carrying railroad over I-80 in Auburn
Open to traffic

B&M International Bridge (Cameron County, Texas)
Built 1909; Renovated/rehabilitated 1953 & 1992
Through truss bridge over Rio Grande
Open to rail and truck traffic

B.N.S.F. - Crooked River Bridge (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1911
Steel arch bridge over Crooked River on BNSF/Union Pacific Railroad in Terrebonne
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Willow Canyon Trestle (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek on BNSF/Union Pacific Railroad northwest of Madras
Open to traffic

Baring Cross Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Originally completed Dec. 21, 1873; destroyed by flooding on April 3, 1927; rebuilt 1929
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Barrett Station Road Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1944
Lost wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Barrett Station Road in Des Peres
Replaced by a new bridge

Bartonville Rail Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Still In Use.
Through truss bridge over TP&W Ry and Sanitation Rd on UPRR in Bartonville
Open to traffic

Bayou Bartholomew Bridge (Morehouse Parish, Louisiana)
Lost truss bridge over Bayou Bartholomew on Union Pacific Railroad
Spans removed

Bayou Manard Union Pacific Railroad Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
Through truss bridge over Bayou Manard on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Benicia Railroad Trestle (Solano County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Benton Railroad Bridges (Saline County, Arkansas)
One standing and one lost railroad bridges over the Saline River south of Benton, next to the Old River Bridge
Open to traffic

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 Bend Road UPRR Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Bend Road on the Union Pacific Railroad in Kirkwood, Mo.
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Big Blue River Railroad Bridge (Pottawatomie County, Kansas)
Three-span lattice through truss bridge over Big Blue River on the Union Pacific Railroad, just east of Manhattan
Open to traffic

Big Creek Bridge (Ellis County, Kansas)
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Black River UPRR Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Black River on the Poplar Bluff-Dexter line of the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Black Vermillion River Bridge (Marshall County, Kansas)
Warren through truss bridge over Black Vermillion River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Blair Railroad Bridge (Washington County, Nebraska)
Built 1924 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Overpass (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF/UP Overpass (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Warren through truss bridge over Railroad (Union Pacific) on Railroad (BNSF)
Open to traffic

BNSF/UPRR Cannonball Trail Overpass (Bureau County, Illinois)
Steel stringer bridge over UPRR on BNSF
Open to traffic

BNSF/UPRR Overpass (Peoria County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over UPRR (former C&NW) on BNSF (former Sante Fe) Railroad
Open

Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1932, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1874. Abandoned in 1986.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the abandoned MKT Railroad in Boonville
Railroad line discontinued

Branch Lime Creek Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Branch of Lime Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Brazoria Railroad Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Built ca. 1907
Swing through truss bridge over Brazoria River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Brazoria
Open to traffic

Briggs Woods Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Deck truss bridge over Boone River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Broadway Viaduct (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built in 1955
Deck plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad, Canadian National Railway, City Streets on West Brodway (Highway 6)
Open to traffic

Burlington Northern Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
through truss bridge, visible from IL 3. formerly carried Illinois Terminal railroad that ran alongside Broadway in Alton
Through truss bridge over Wood River Creek on UP Railroad in Alton
Open to railroad traffic, but rarely used

C&NW Ball Street Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ball Street in Elgin on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open to traffic

C&NW Bridge #265 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Deck plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

C&NW Bridge #280 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

C&NW Bridge #290 (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

C&NW Chicago Street Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago Street in Elgin on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open to traffic

C&NW Fox River Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River in Elgin on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open to traffic

C&NW Highland Avenue Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1893
Girder bridge over US 20B (Highland Ave) in Elgin on UPRR (formerly Chicago & North Western RR)
Open to traffic

C&NW Highway J Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Built 1905
Steel stringer bridge over CTH J on UPRR in Town of Turtle
Open to traffic

C&NW Kinnickinnic Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1909 for Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Girder bridge over WI 32 / Kinnickinnic Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern) in Milwaukee
Unknown

C&NW Railway Fox River Arch Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Built ca. 1910
Concrete arch bridge over Fox River on UPRR (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern) in Town of Randolph
Open to traffic

C&NW Root River Swing Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908 by the American Bridge Co. for the Chicago & Northwestern RR
Deck truss swing bridge over Root River on Union Pacific RR in Racine
Open to traffic

C&NW Truss East (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Through truss bridge over former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & Northwestern) in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

C&NW Truss West (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Through truss bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad on Union Pacific RR (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern) in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

CA 89 Bridge (Nevada County, California)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on CA 89 in Truckee
Open to traffic

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

Camp Creek Railroad Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built by the Detroit Bridge & Iron Works
Plate girder bridge over Camp Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, next to CR 212
Open to traffic

Canterbury Avenue UPRR Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1907
Slab bridge over Canterbury Avenue on the Union Pacific Railroad in Maplewood
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Carondelet Park Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1913
Concrete arch bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Grand Avenue in Carondelet Park in St. Louis
Open to traffic with a weight limit

CGW West Branch Beaverdam Creek Trestle (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over West Branch Beaverdam Creek on Planned Rail-Trail
Abandoned

Chicago & Northwestern Railway Buffalo Lake Trestle (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911 by American Bridge Co. for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Through truss bridge over Fox River / Buffalo Lake on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Town of Packwaukee
Open to traffic

Chicago & Northwestern Railway Zoo Truss (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Hank Aaron State Trail (Abandoned Milwaukee Road right-of-way) on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway)
Open to traffic

Chicago and Northwestern South Railroad Crossing (Emmet County, Iowa)
Girder bridge is a combination of steel through girder and wooden trestle design
Bridge over West Fork Des Moines River south of Estherville on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, parallel to IA Hwy. 4
Open to traffic

Chippewa Street UPRR Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1936
Steel stringer bridge over Chippewa Street (Missouri State Highway 366 / Historic U. S. 66 Byway) on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to one track of railroad traffic, but rarely used

Church Street Underpass (Jefferson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1917
Deck plate girder bridge over Church Street (WI Hwy. 26) on UPRR


Clarendon Railroad 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

Clear Creek Trestle (Plumas County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Clear Creek on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic

CN Overpass (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1903
Deck arch bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic

CN/CC Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

CNW Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
1898; survived the Great Flood of 2008 with minor damages; still serves traffic
Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (now UPRR)
Open to traffic

CNW IA9 Overpass (Emmet County, Iowa)
Built 1931
Abandoned deck girder bridge over IA-9 on Abandoned UP Railroad
Abandoned

CO 120 Viaduct (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1931
Tee beam bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on CO 120
Open to traffic

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

Colorado River Railroad Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1945
Warren deck truss bridge over Colorado River on Union Pacific, BNSF RR
Open to traffic

Columbia Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1913
Stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Columbia Avenue in St. Louis
Open to traffic with a 15-ton weight limit

Columbus Railroad Through Truss (Colorado County, Texas)
Camelback through truss bridge over colorado river on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Columbus Railroad Through Truss (Colorado County, Texas)
Camelback Through Truss Railroad bridge over Colorado River
Open to traffic

Cotter Railroad Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Through truss swing railroad bridge over White River on the M&NA Railroad at Cotter
Open to railroad traffic

Cotter Tunnel (Marion County, Arkansas)
Built 1903-04
Tunnel on the MNA Railroad (formerly Missouri Pacific) just northwest of Cotter
Open to railroad traffic

County Highway B C&NW Bridge (Clark County, Wisconsin)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over County Highway B on Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Humbird
Open to traffic

County Highway CX CNW Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1935
Deck plate girder bridge over County Highway CX (formerly US 51) on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Packwaukee
Open to traffic

Crest Tunnel (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1903-05
Tunnel on the Missouri and Northern Arkansas (formerly Missouri Pacific) Railway northwest of Omaha
Open to railroad traffic

Cricket Tunnel (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1903-05
Tunnel on the Missouri and Northern Arkansas (formerly Missouri Pacific) just south of Omaha
Open to railroad traffic

D&W Wapsi Backwaters Trestle (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over Old Wapsinicon River Channel on D&W Railroad
Open to traffic

D&W Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Dairy Lane Bridge (Atoka County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1910
Through truss bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Dairy Lane (E1844)
Open to traffic

Dalton UPRR Bridge (Green Lake County, Wisconsin)
Built 1922
Girder bridge over WI 44 on UPRR (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern) in Town of Kingston
Open to traffic

DCI IA-415 Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Buil;t 1942
Steel Stringer Bridge over IA-415 (2nd Ave) on Union Pacific Railroad (Ex DCI)
Open to traffic

De Soto Railroad Viaduct (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1903
Concrete girder and Pony Plate Girder bridge over US 51, CN Railroad, and Oak Street on the Union Pacific Railroad in De Soto
Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below

DM&E Union Pacific Overpass (Steele County, Minnesota)
Built 1901
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on DM&E RR
Open to traffic

E. 51st Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1946 when the railroad moved to this alignment.
Slab bridge over Union Pacific (formerly MoPac) RR on 51st Street
Open to traffic

E. 56th Street bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1946 when railroad changed alignment
Concrete stringer bridge over Union Pacific RR (former MoPac) on E. 56th Street
Open to traffic