Deck girder
Iron Horse Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1931
Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail. Purchased by Great Rivers Greenway District.
Karnak Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Illinois)Built 1905 by the King Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Old Channel Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail northeast of Karnak in Karnak
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Kemper Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built 1937 by the Works Progress Administration
Replica stone arch bridge over Sharon Lake on Kemper Road in Sharon Woods Park
Open to traffic
Kilbourn Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1929; rehabilitated 1972; restored 2008
Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee
Currently closed for renovation
Kingdom City US 40 Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)Plate girder bridge over Route FF (Old US 40) on the former GM&O Railroad at Kingdom City
Rail line is intact, but apparently unused
Kokomo Belt Railroad PSI track Kokomo Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)Built on a stub off of the Kokomo Belt's line into Continental Steel, this track went to the former Public Service Indiana(now DUKE) site on Defenbaugh Street. Tracks were pulled a few years ago. Sits on Highland Parks West side.
Deck plate girder bridge over Kokomo Creek on Kokomo Belt Railroad, part of Pennsylvania RR(later PC, Conrail) with trackage rights by Nickel Plate, N&W. in Kokomo
Closed to all traffic
Lake Springfield US 65 Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)Concrete deck girder bridge over Lake Springfield on US 65 in Springfield
Open to traffic
Lake Stockton Highway Y Bridge (Dade County, Missouri)Concrete deck girder bridge over Lake Stockton on Highway Y
Lake Truman Rail Bridge/Causeway (Henry County, Missouri)Built in 1971 with the formation of Truman Lake bypassing the original line now removed/submerged
Bridge over Truman Lake on Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad (former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad)
Open to traffic
Lamb-Fish Bridge (Tallahatchie County, Mississippi)Built 1905 by the American Bridge Co.
Vertical lift bridge over the Tallahatchie River on Levee Road
Open to traffic
LaRose Intracoastal Waterway LA 1 Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1961
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over the Intracoastal Waterway in LaRose
Open to traffic
Leadwood Railroad Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)Lost deck plate girder bridge over Big River somewhere near Leadwood
Lost
Lesperance St. Rail Viaduct (St. Louis, Missouri)Concrete deck girder bridge over I-55 and several city streets on Union Pacific Railroad in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Lexington Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)Built 1900-01 by the Central Electric Railroad Co.; remodeled 1907; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Steel plate-girder bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Lexington Avenue in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Lime Kiln Road Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)Plate girder bridge over Lime Kiln Road and South Gabouri Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Link River Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)Built 1931
Concrete deck girder bridge over Link River on Main St. (OR 66) in Klamath Falls
Open to traffic
Lockman Railroad Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)Lost deck plate bridge over Lockman Road on former railroad line east of Collinsville, IL
Removed after the railroad line was abandoned
Lockport Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Lockport Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic
Lockport Swing Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1940
Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 655 in Lockport
Open to traffic with a weight limit
Lush Street Swing Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)Built by the C&NW ca. 1900; Acquired by Canadian National Railway
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River Navigation Channel on Canadian National Railway in Menasha
Open to traffic
Lyter Road Bridge (Branch County, Michigan)Replaced 1996
Lost Deck girder bridge over Little Swan Creek Drain on Lyter Road in Bronson
Replaced by new bridge
Marion Street Bridge - Maquoketa River (Delaware County, Iowa)Concrete deck girder bridge over Maquoketa River on Marion Street in Manchester
Open to traffic
McCord Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)Built in 1915 as part of the Columbia River Highway, Roadway widend in late 1940's, Replaced in 1997.
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over McCord Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway (US 30)
Replaced by new bridge in 1997
Menomonee River Bridge (Marinette County, Wisconsin)Replaced 2002
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Menominee River on CTH K - Chalk Hill Road in Towns of Amberg, WI and Homes, MI
Built 1927 to WHC Standard plans; Replaced by new bridge 2002
Messmer Street Bridge (Scott County, Missouri)Built 1919
Concrete bridge on Messmer Street (Old US 61) over a branch of Ramsey Creek just north of Kelso
Open to traffic
Midland Valley Raiload Underpass (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)Built c. 1930 by Midland Valley Railroad; demolished c. 1977
Lost deck plate girder bridge over E. 11th St. on Midland Valley Railroad in Tulsa
Replaced by highway overpass for expressway built on old railroad right-of-way.
Mill Creek Bridge (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Milltown Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Indiana)Deck plate girder bridge over Blue River on NS (Former Southern) Railway in Milltown
Open to traffic
Minot Viaduct (Ward County, North Dakota)Massive steel railroad trestle over the Coteau di Missouri Valley on the BNSF Railway, west of Minot
Still in use
MKT Railroad Bridge (Cherokee County, Kansas)Built 1922
Girder bridge over MKT Railroad on E. Front St. (Old Rt. 66) in Galena
Open to traffic
Moniteau Railroad Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)Deck plate girder bridge over Moniteau Creek on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic
Monon Railroad Deer Creek "High Bridge" (Carroll County, Indiana)Part of the former Monon Railroad's Indy to Chicago "Air Line", this is one of two large bridges of similiar design on this route. Owasco is the other. Abandoned in 1987 and rails quickly removed and it has sat silent but intact since..
Abandoned steel trestle over Deer Creek on the Monon Railroad near Delphi
Abandoned, but still intact. Rails are removed.
Monon Railroad Wabash River Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)Another slow point on the Monon Route, at one time a timber bridge, later through truss, and finally a plate girder bridge removed when rail line was abandoned in early 1990's.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River and County Roads either side. formerly CSX Transportation (ex-Family Lines, Louisville and Nashville, Monon 'Indianapolis, Chicago, and Louisville' Railroads) in Delphi
Lost
Monon Railroad White River bridge (Owen County, Indiana)Part of the Monon Routes line from Louisville to Chicago or Michigan City, this bridge's piers date to an earlier bridge. When line was abandoned, girders sold to another railroad and removed.
Lost Deck girder bridge over White River on former CSX Transportation (ex- Family Lines, Louisville and Nashville, Monon 'Indianapolis, Chicago, and Louisville' Railroad) in Gosport
Removed
Morrison Bluff Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)At 1.6 miles this is the longest bridge in Arkansas
Bridge over Arkansas River on AR 109 at Morrison Bluff
Open to traffic
Mule Creek Bridge (Haskell County, Oklahoma)Concrete deck girder bridge over Mule Creek
Open to traffic
Mullet River Rail Bridges (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)Built 1902
Deck plate girder bridges over Mullet River on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (Formerly Milwaukee Road) and C&NW in Plymouth
Open to traffic
Muskogee Rail Bridges (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)Built by the KATY and Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Pair of deck girder bridges over the Arkansas River on Union Pacific (former KATY/MOG) Railroad in Muskogee
Open to traffic
N. University Drive IT RR bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Built 1969 by the Illinois Terminal Railroad. Converted to trail use in 2002 after railroad line was abanonded.
Deck plate girder bridge over N. University Drive on MCT Watershed Trail, former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Neawanna Creek Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)Built 1930
Concrete deck girder bridge over Neawanna Creek on U.S. 101 in Seaside
Open to traffic
New Athens Railroad Viaduct (St. Clair County, Illinois)Built 1928. Extensive repairs made by the railroad in Fall 2008.
Deck plate girder bridge over an old alignment of IL 13 on I.C.& Gulf R.R. in New Athens
still in use by railroad
New Franklin Viaduct (Howard County, Missouri)Built 1939-40
Massive concrete deck girder bridge over Katy Trail and city streets on MO 5 in New Franklin
Open to traffic
New Howard Ford Bridge (Christian County, Missouri)Built in 1990 replacing a through truss at the same location
Concrete deck girder bridge over James River on CR 143
Open to traffic
Newman Bridge (Henry County, Missouri)Built 1917 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced 1998
Lost concrete girder bridge over West Fork of Tebo Creek on CR NE 500
Replaced by a new bridge
Nickel Plate IMC Eel River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)This former bridge on the
Deck plate girder bridge over Eel River on "Nickel Plate Trail", formerly Norfolk Southern Railway (Nee N&W, NKP, Lake Erie & Western, others) in Denver
Open to pedestrians soon
Nickel Plate IMC Little Weesau Creek bridge near CR 800 North (Miami County, Indiana)Deck plate girder bridge over Little Weesau Creek on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others)
Closed to all traffic
Nickel Plate Road IMC Kokomo Creek bridge (Howard County, Indiana)This bridge is located about where currrently Central Railroad's property ends and Norfolk Southern's begins on this line to Tipton that was once part of the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad one of the first in Indiana.
Deck girder bridge over Kokomo Creek on Central Railroad of Indianapolis(nee Norfolk Southern, N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis), soon possibly trail in Kokomo
Nickel Plate Road Morse Reservoir/Cicero Creek bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)This bridge was probably constructed to replace an earlier bridge over creek. Later, Reservoir constructed (1956) and this bridge was probably built to handle new demands
Deck plate girder bridge over Current Morse Reservoir, past Cicero Creek on Hoosier Heritage Port Authority property/Indiana Transportation Museum operator(ex-Norfolk Southern, N&W, NKP, Lake Erie & Western, Peru and Indianapolis Railroad) in Cicero
Open to traffic
Nickle Plate Cloverleaf Wildcat Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)Single track, on small grade
Deck plate girder bridge over Wildcat Creek on Central Railroad of Indianapolis(nee Norfolk Southern, N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Toledo St. Louis and Western Cloverleaf route), soon possibly trail in Kokomo
Closed to all traffic
Norfolk-Southern French Broad Bridge #4 (Cocke County, Tennessee)Deck plate girder bridge over French Broad River on Norfolk-Southern Railway
Open to traffic
North Kinney Road Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)Replaced 1995
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Brown Creek on N. Kinney Road in Rock City
Replaced by new bridge
Okoboji Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)Built 1929; rehabilitated 1979
Concrete deck girder bridge over East Okoboji Lake on US 71 & IA 9 in Okoboji
Open to traffic
Old OK 2 bridge (Haskell County, Oklahoma)This bridge is out in a field, parallel to current alignment of OK 2
Concrete deck girder bridge on Old Alignment of OK 2, now abandoned
Closed to all traffic
Old OK 2 Bridge in Robbers Cave State Park (Latimer County, Oklahoma)Concrete deck girder bridge on Park road, former alignment of OK 2 in Robbers Cave State Park
Open to traffic
Old US 131 Bridge (Mecosta County, Michigan)Built 1929-30; Replaced 1996
Lost Deck girder bridge over Muskegon River on US-131 (Old) near Stanwood
Replaced by new bridge
Old US 50 Overpass (Franklin County, Missouri)Built 1926 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over US 50 on Rock Island Railroad
Olivette Rail Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Abandoned deck girder bridge over a drainage creek on former segment of TRRA Railway in University City
Abandoned
Oneonta Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)Built 1914, Bypassed 1948
Concrete beam bridge over Oneonta Creek on Historical Columbia River Highway
Open to traffic
Oostanaula Bridge (Gordon County, Georgia)The piers and stone abutments are from the 1840's, the trusswork is from the early 1900's
Deck girder bridge over Oostanaula River on CSX Railroad in Resaca
Oregon, California & Eastern Railroad Crossing (Klamath County, Oregon)Built 1936
Concrete deck girder bridge over OC&E Trail (Formerly Oregon California & Eastern Railroad) on Oregon Route 140
Open to traffic
Ottawa Fox River Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Abandoned railroad bridge over the Fox River
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge on Illinois Traction System in Ottawa
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail
Owasco Monon Trestle (Carroll County, Indiana)Abandoned steel trestle over Wildcat Creek on the Monon Railroad near Owasco
Abandoned, but still intact
PA 985 North Fork Bens Creek Bridge (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)Built 1922, reconstructed 1953/1954
Concrete deck girder bridge over North Fork, Bens Creek on PA 985 Somerset Pike
Open to traffic
Paoli Trestle Monon Railroad (Orange County, Indiana)Originally built of Wood construction and replaced, this bridge connected the Monon's mainline at Orleans with the resort towns of West Baden and French Lick. Abandoned in 1982 and removed. 85 feet high.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lost River on former Family Lines (ex- Louisville and Nashville, Monon Railroad) in Paoli
Lost
Paul Ave Rail Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Built by the Wabash railway but later abandoned, now part of a local trail system
Deck girder bridge over Paul Ave on Norfolk Southern Railway (former Wabash) in Ferguson
Pennsylvania Railroad bridge near CR 1100 South and Lincoln (Cass County, Indiana)South side concrete abutment damaged, but still open. Train wreck here many years ago damaged this structure and dumped coal cars. Parts of older metal bridge and concrete could be seen up to3 years ago.
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek South of Lincoln, runs into nearby Deer Creek. on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, other) in Lincoln
Open to traffic
Pennsylvania Railroad Deer Creek Bridge Lincoln Pike area (Cass County, Indiana)Interesting that US 35 passes on one side of bridge and Lincoln Pike Road is on the other side, with all 3 featuring different type of bridge structures over Deer Creek.
Concrete deck girder bridge over Deer Creek on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, other) in Lincoln
Open to traffic
Pennsylvania Railroad Kokomo Creek Bridge in Center (Howard County, Indiana)Forgotten structure over Kokomo Creek just off CR 300 East near Center Indiana. Tracks have been gone since 1970's. Once part of Pennsylvania RR's Richmond Branch, a heavy duty passenger route between Cincinnatti and Chicago.
Deck plate girder bridge over Kokomo Creek on Abandoned Conrail(nee Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, New Castle and Richmond) in Center
Closed to all traffic
Pennsylvania Railroad South Fork Deer Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)Deck girder bridge over South Fork of Deer Creek on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, other) in Galveston
In use
Pennsylvania Railroad State Road 218 underpass (Miami County, Indiana)Formerly 3 tracks went overhead of the Pennsylvania RR's Columbus line from Columbus to Chicago. SR 218 made a tight turn under this bridge which was later straightened when bridge was removed.
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over State Road 218 and creek on abandoned Conrail (ex- Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad) in Bunker Hill
Lost
Pennsylvania Railroad Tippecanoe River Bridge (Pulaski County, Indiana)Formerly double tracked Rail bridge, then single tracked, now is being converted with planking for pedestrians. Once part of Pennsy RR line from Chicago to Logansport and Columbus, Ohio or Richmond, Indiana
Deck plate girder bridge over Tippecanoe River on abandoned TP&W(formerly A&R line, Central Railroad Of Indy, Winamac Southern, Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania railroads, others). in Winamac
Open to pedestrians
Pickens Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)Concrete deck girder bridge over South Holston River on Pickins Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Pico Canyon Road over Pico Creek (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1924; rehabilitated 1956, Replaced 2000
Concrete slap over Pico Creek on Pico Canyon Road
Replaced by new bridge
Poplar Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1963
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55/I-64/I-70/US 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic
Poplar Street Rail Viaduct (St. Louis, Missouri)Concrete deck girder bridge over I-55 and 7 city blocks on TRRA Railroad in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Quincy Bay Railroad Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)Plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay on the BNSF Railway in Quincy
Open to railroad traffic
Quinsippi Island Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)Possibly built 1868 by the CB&Q Railroad; later retrofitted for vehicle traffic
Plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay providing access to Quinsippi Island Park in Quincy
Open to one-lane traffic
Reeds Spring Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)Plate girder bridge over MO 248 on the MNA Railroad at Reeds Spring
Open to railroad traffic
Richland Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Richland Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
Line currently out of service
Richland Creek Viaduct (Greene County, Indiana)Built in 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Richland Creek on Indiana Southern Railroad
Open to traffic
River Park Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)Built 1906 by the Pennsylvania Steel Company for the C&NW
Deck girder bridge over New Jersey Avenue, Sheboygan River and River Park Drive on Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern) in Sheboygan
Open to traffic
Roark Valley Highroad Bridges (Taney County, Missouri)Built in 2003 as part of the new Ozark Mtn. Highroad around Branson
Concrete deck girder bridge over Roark Creek and the Missouri and North Arkansas Railway on Ozark Mountain Highroad
Route 215 Sac River Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)Concrete deck girder bridge over Sac River on MO Hwy 215
Route 245 Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)Concrete deck girder bridge over Lake Stockton on MO Hwy 245
Route MM Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)Deck plate girder bridge over Route MM on the Union Pacific Railroad north of Gray Summit
Open to traffic
Ruark Bluff Bridge (Dade County, Missouri)Concrete deck girder bridge over Lake Stockton on Highway H
Open to traffic
Running Water Trestle (Marion County, Tennessee)Massive steel plate girder trestle over Running Water Creek and I-24 on the CSX Railroad, west of Chattanooga
Open to rail traffic
Sabine River Bridge (Shelby County, Texas)Built 1936
Steel stringer bridge over Sabine River on US 84
Open to traffic
Sac River FM 17 Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)Built 1916-17
Concrete bridge over Sac River on Farm Road 17
Open to traffic
Salt Creek US 40 Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)Built 1941
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Creek and the Katy Trail on US 40
Open to traffic
Salt Fork Railroad Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Fork and CR 225 on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Santa Fe Railway Overpass (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)Built 1930s
Deck plate girder bridge over closed section of N. Memorial Dr. on BNSF Railway in Tulsa.
Open to rail traffic
Schwenk Mill Road Bridge neaar Dublin, PA (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1911
Concrete deck girder bridge over Morris Run on Schwenk Mill Road in Hilltown Twp near Dublin, PA
Open to traffic
Scudder Falls Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1959, replacing a washed-out Truss Bridge; rehabilitated 1981
Deck plate girder bridge over Delaware River on Interstate 95 in Lower Makefield Township
Open to traffic
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Bridge (Abbeville County, South Carolina)replaced by a 1967 railroad bridge built 1/4 mile south of this location
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Savannah River on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Replaced by new bridge
Sheboygan River C&NW Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)Built 1947; Abandoned circa 1995
Deck plate girder bridge over Sheboygan River on C&NW (Abandoned) in Sheboygan
Closed to all traffic
Sherman Beach Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Plate girder bridge over Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman Beach in Wildwood
Open to railroad traffic
Sketoe Bridges (Dale County, Alabama)First bridge (wooden) built during or before Civil War and replaced by current old bridge (abandoned stringer bridge) probably during the 1920's. The current old bridge, although left abandoned in place, was replaced by the new bridge in 1976.
Abandoned concrete girder and a wooden bridge over Choctawhatchee River on AL 123 at the John Hutto Park in Newton
Abandoned
South Fork Dirty Creek Railroad Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)Probably built circa 1903-1906
Abandoned concrete deck girder bridge over South Fork Dirty Creek on Midland Valley Railroad (abandoned)
Abandoned, rails removed.
South Kingshighway Blvd Railroad Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)formerly owned by Missouri Pacific Railroad, painted advertisements of the MP's passenger trains are still visible; "Route of the Eagles" and "Route of the Scenic Limited"
Deck plate girder bridge over South Kingshighway Boulevard on Union Pacific Railroad in St Louis
Open to traffic