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Plate girder

"Bridge of Dreams" Mohican Valley Trail Mohican River Bridge (Knox County, Ohio)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mohican River on Mohican Valley Trail (formerly part of the Pennsylvania Railroad) in Brinkhaven
Open to pedestrians

"Eight-Track" Bascule Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
(Main design: Warren through truss with all verticals)
Built 1901 and 1909
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago & Northern Pacific
Open to traffic

"Happy Day" Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Entrance on Railroad
Open to traffic

"Lionel" Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek on Fort Dodge Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

110 Mile Creek Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 110 Mile Creek on Flint Hills Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians

130th Street Railroad Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over Calumet River on Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Ry
Open

1450 East Little Indian Creek Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Replaced 1986
Lost Bridge over Little Indian Creek on 1450 East
Replaced by new bridge

17th Street Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Built 1949
Deck plate girder bridge over East Twin River on 17th Street
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

3 Rivers Trail 1st Avenue Overpass (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 1st Avenue on Trail
Open to pedestrians

35th Street Overpass (Lee County, Iowa)
(Main design: Whipple through truss)
Whipple through truss bridge over Railroad Yard on 35th Street in Fort Madison, Iowa
Open to traffic

3rd Street PRR underpass (Marshall County, Indiana)
Once hosted named passenger trains including the "Broadway Limited", later Amtrak, today only one track see action, and possible Fiber Optic Cable line graces other road bed.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 3rd Street on Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad via lease from CSX Transportation(nee Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway)
Open to traffic

474th Avenue Railroad Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Bridge is a steel through girder design
Bridge over Big Sioux River
Closed and Abandoned

5th Avenue Overpass (Union County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad on 5th Avenue
Open to traffic

63rd Street Trestle (Jackson County, Missouri)
Steel trestle over E. 63rd Street Trafficway on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and four lanes of highway traffic below

6th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1948
Girder bridge over Squaw Creek on 6th Street
Open to traffic

A&NM Gila River Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)
(Main design: Parker through truss)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Gila River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Abandoned 2803rd Road Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over CSX RR (former Rock Island RR) on Abandoned alignment of 2803rd Rd
Abandoned but intact, approach piers remain

Abandoned 7th Street S Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1919
Deck plate girder bridge over 7th Street S on Abandoned Ilinois Central Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Abandoned Black River Railroad Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1906; Abandoned 1969
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Black River on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned C&NW Rail Bridge (Florence County, Wisconsin)
(Main design: Double-intersection Warren deck truss)
Deck truss bridge over Menominee River on Snowmobile / ATV Trail
Closed to all traffic

Abandoned CNW Des Moines River Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
(Main design: Howe deck truss)
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 CNW Sheboygan River Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Sheboygan River on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned French Creek Bridge Phoenixville, PA (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Former Pennsylvania RR Schuylkill Div
Abandoned

Abandoned L&N Trestle (Wise County, Virginia)
Built unknown
Deck plate girder bridge over Highway 78, Powell River on Formerly L&N
Open to pedestrians

Abandoned Leaf River Railroad Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned MILW Prairie Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned Mohawk Avenue Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Champlain Canal on Mohawk Avenue
Abandoned

Abandoned NYC Scioto River Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Abandoned bridge
Abandoned

Abandoned Penn Central Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Once part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Richmond Branch taking trains from Cincinnatti to Anoka(Logansport) and onto Chicago. This line was abandoned when Conrail took over in 1976 and didn't include sections of this line in its company.
Abandoned thirteen-span deck plate girder bridge over West Fork White River and W. Grand Ave. on former Penn Central Railroad(nee Pennsylvania, Chicago Great Eastern, Cincinnatti and Chicago Air Line)
Abandoned, the two Northernmost spans gone

Abandoned Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Indiana)
Built 1903
Abandoned B&O Railroad bridge over Emery Crossing Rd in Clarksville
Derelict/abandoned

Abandoned Railroad Overpass (Ulster County, New York)
Reportedly abandoned since the late 1970s, when it was also apparently built
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Frank Keonig Boulevard/NY 9W on Railroad
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 State Street Railroad Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
Built 1930
Pony/through plate girder bridge over E. State Street on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Abandoned Wheeling Creek Railroad Bridges (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Wheeling Creek on railroad
Abandoned

ACL Hillsborough River Railroad Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built in 1915 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Through truss bascule bridge over the Hillsborough River next to Cass Street in downtown Tampa on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

ACL Intercoastal Waterway Drawbridge (Horry County, South Carolina)
Built 1937; Deemed unsafe 1987; Rehabilititated 1987-97; Reopened 2001; Closed 2011 due to a voluntary shutdown of the CSR
Bridge over Intercoastal Waterway on Carolina Southern Railroad (former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Horry County Railroad, and Wacamaw Coast Line and former roadway (now unused) in Myrtle Beach
Closed to traffic due to the railroad being suspended by the FRA in 2011

Adelaide Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road

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

Agate Falls Bridge (Ontonagon County, Michigan)
Built 1900 by the American Bridge Company.
Deck plate girder bridge over Ontonagon River on Bergland to Sidnaw Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians/bicyclists/snowmobiles

Ahnapee and Western Railroad Swing Bridge (Door County, Wisconsin)
(Main design: Through truss)
This was the first bridge crossing the bay of Sturgeon Bay
Lost Through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay
Lost

Airport Way Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1981
Deck plate girder bridge over Argo Railroad Yard on Airport Way S
Open to traffic

Alder Point Railroad Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1913 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Eel River on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Closed to all 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

Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
(Main design: Pennsylvania through truss)
Built 1924
Through truss bridge over Hudson River on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

Altamont Creek RR Bridge (Alameda County, California)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Deck plate girder bridge over Altamont Creek, Altamont Pass Road on Union Pacific, BNSF, ACE RR
Open to traffic

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

Alturas Railroad Bridge (Modoc County, California)
Built 1925
Deck plate girder bridge over Pitt River on Union Pacific/Modoc Northern Railroad
Open to traffic

Amberg Railroad Bridge (Marinette County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder bridge over Pike River on Escanaba and Lakeshore Railroad
Open to traffic

American Falls Bridge - Union Pacific Railroad (Power County, Idaho)
(Main design: Pratt deck truss)
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

American River Union Pacific RR West (Sacramento County, California)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over American River on Union Pacific BNSF railroad
Open to traffic

Angelica Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Angelica Street on the Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Open to railroad traffic

Anoka Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
This is actually a railroad bridge converted for road use. It is steel with wood approaches on either side. This is located at the once busy Anoka Junction of the Pennsylvania RR where two lines came together which meant heavy train traffic.
Pony plate girder bridge over Winamac Southern Railway (ex- Conrail, Pennsylvania RR, Penn Central, others on Country Road 250 South in Anoka)
Bridge is now removed as of 3/14/13

Antoine River Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Antoine River on railroad
Closed to all traffic

Antoine River Railroad Bridge #2 (Pike County, Arkansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Antoine River on former Caddo Valley Railroad
Closed to all traffic

APNC IA2 Overpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IA2 on Railroad
Open to traffic

APNC Overpass (Monroe County, Iowa)
Bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

Appalachia Railroad Bridge (Wise County, Virginia)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over Powell River, North Fork in Appalachia, VA
Open to traffic

Apple Creek Railroad Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Apple Creek on the BNSF Railway
Open to railroad traffic

Aptos Creek Railroad Bridge (Santa Cruz County, California)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Deck plate girder bridge
Open to pedestrians

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

Arkansas River Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
Built 1932; replaced 1976
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on OK 51/OK97 in Sand Springs
Replaced by new bridge

Arkansas River Bridge (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
Built 1969, Rehabilitated 2010
Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on U.S. 62 in Muskogee
Open to traffic

Armitage Road Bridge (Seneca County, New York)
(Main design: Baltimore through truss)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1951
Baltimore through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Armitage Road
Open to 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

Arnold Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1948
Deck plate girder bridge over Old US 36 on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Arroyo de Laguna Bridge (Alameda County, California)
An original portion of the first transcontinental railroad line first constructed during the 1860's.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Arroyo de Laguna on Niles Canyon Railway
Open to traffic

Ash Grove Railroad Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Plate girder railroad bridge over Sac River on the BNSF Railroad west of Ash Grove
Open to railroad traffic

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Bridge (Wilson County, Kansas)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Mill Dam Road on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad


Atlantic Avenue Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 1952
Bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach
Open to traffic

Attica Railroad Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway at Attica
Replaced by new bridge

Au Train Railroad Bridge (Alger County, Michigan)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Au Train River on Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only

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

AZCR Verde River Bridge (Yavapai County, Arizona)
(Main design: Through truss)
Built at another location 1898, moved to this location 1928
Through truss bridge over Verde River (northern tributary) on Arizona Central Railroad
Open to traffic

B&O Overpass (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built 1976, replacing an earlier railroad overpass.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Scott-Troy Road on B&O Rr
Open to traffic

B&O Railroad Des Plaines Ave Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Des Plaines Ave on CSX RR (former Baltimore & Ohio RR)
Open to traffic

B&SV Bass Point High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Deck girder bridge over Bass Point Creek on Boone & Scenic Valley (former FtDDM&S) Railroad northeast of Logansport
Open to traffic

B&SV Des Moines River Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Eagle Falls Creek Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1928 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle Falls Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Foss River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1909
Deck plate girder bridge over Foss River, USFS Rd 68 (Foss River Rd) on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Miller River Bridge (King County, Washington)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1916
Warren through truss bridge over Miller River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - North Fork Skykomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1961 for the Great Northern Railway during the Index-Gold Bar realignment between 1960-67
Warren through truss bridge over North Fork Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Puyallup River Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Pratt through truss bridge over Puyallup River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Puyallup River Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1919, rehabilitated 1948
Pratt through truss bridge over Puyallup River, Railroad on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Skykomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
(Main design: Pennsylvania through truss)
Through truss built 1892 for the Great Northern Railway. Substructure and approach spans built 1962 during the Index-Gold Bar realignment
Pin connected through truss bridge over Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Skykomish River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1962 for the Great Northern Railway during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment
Warren through truss bridge over Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - South Fork Skykomish River Sunset Falls Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Built 1966 for the Great Northern Railway during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment.
Warren deck truss bridge over South Fork Skykomish River and Mt. Index River Road on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Trout Creek Trestle (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Trout Creek on Oregon Trunk Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Wallace River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over Wallace River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - West Wallace River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1920 for the Great Northern Railway
Warren through truss bridge over Wallace River on BNSF Railway
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

Bacon Island Railroad Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1929.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Middle River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Baker Street CSX Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1929 By American Bridge Company
Deck plate girder bridge over Baker Street on CSX Railroad
Unknown status

Bangor Railroad Bridge (Penobscot County, Maine)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Through truss bridge over Penobscot River on ST Rail System in Bangor


Banklick Trestle (Kenton County, Kentucky)
Steel trestle bridge over Banklick Creek on CSX Transportation in Independence


Baraboo Street Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1896 for Chicago & Northwestern Railway by Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
Dual deck plate girder bridges over Baraboo Street on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad in Merrimac
Open to traffic

Bardees Bar Road Bridge (Butte County, California)
(Main design: Pratt deck truss)
Abandoned pratt deck truss bridge over North Fork Feather River on Bardees Bar Road
Abandoned

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