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Plate girder

Mill Street Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad on Mill Street in Lodi
Open to traffic

Mill Street C&NW Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wis 67/Mill Street on C&NW (abandoned) in Plymouth
Closed to all traffic

Mill Street Milwaukee Road Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907
Pony/through plate girder bridge over WI 67-Mill Street on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad in Plymouth
Open to traffic

Miller Ferry Road Underpass (Gordon County, Georgia)
Built 1947
Deck plate girder bridge over S-2857 Miller Ferry Road on Norfolk Southern Railway
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

Milo Academy Covered Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1962
Covered pony/through plate girder bridge over South Umpqua River on Milo Drive
Open to traffic

MILW Blacktail Trestle (Silver Bow County, Montana)
Built 1908
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Blacktail Creek/Roosevelt Drive on Railroad (MILW)
Abandoned

MILW Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Built 1905, widened in 1913, lost ca. 1985
Lost Warren Deck Truss bridge over Cedar River on Former Milwaukee Road
Removed

MILW Change Creek Bridge (King County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Change Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

MILW Clark Fork River Bridge (Mineral County, Montana)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Abandoned warren deck truss bridge over Clark Fork River on Railroad (MILW)
Abandoned, approaches removed

MILW Cone Lake Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1912, Removed in the 1980s
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cone Lake on Railroad
Removed

MILW Cone Lake Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Lost 1912
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cone Lake on Railroad
Removed

MILW Copper Creek Trestle (Jackson County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Copper Creek on Railroad
Removed

MILW Hall Creek Bridge (King County, Washington)
Middle span built in the 80s after a storm damaged the bridge.
Deck plate girder bridge over Hall Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

MILW Hansen Creek Bridge (King County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Hansen Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

MILW Indian Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge ove Indian Creek on Planned Rail Trail
Abandoned

MILW Indian Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Removed

MILW Mine Creek Bridge (King County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mine Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

MILW Mineral Creek Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge on Railroad
Removed

MILW Missouri River Bridge (Broadwater County, Montana)
Built 1907
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Missouri River on Railroad
Abandoned

MILW Musselshell River Bridge (Golden Valley County, Montana)
Destroyed by flooding in 2011
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Musselshell River on Railroad (MILW)
Destroyed by flooding

MILW Raccoon River Bridge (Carroll County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Raccoon River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW RI Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed approx. 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over IANR/former RI RR on abandoned MILW RR
Demolished, abutments remaining

MILW Sixteen Mile Creek Bridge (Broadwater County, Montana)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek on Railroad (MILW)
Abandoned

MILW Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
(Main design: Warren pony truss with all verticals)
Removed 1980
Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Milwaukee Road Trestle (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 for the Milwaukee Road, removed after a snowmobile accident
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek, Broadway Street (CSAH 147) on Milwaukee Road Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Mineshaft Road Steel Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built in 1908 by American Birdge Co. Adapted for road after railway was abandoned
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Spring Creek on Mineshaft Rd (former C&NW Ry)
Open to traffic

Missouri Pacific Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Vertical Lift Warren truss bridge over Red River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Missouri Pacific Tabo Creek Bridge (Lafayette County, Missouri)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Tabo Creek on Missouri Pacific RR
Derelict/abandoned

MJ Railway Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Ogden Ave (Old Rotute 66), BNSF RR & 26th St on Manufactures Junction Railway
Open to traffic

MKT Railroad Overpass (Labette County, Kansas)
Built 1998
Bridge over US 160 / 59 on Railroad Tracks northwest of Oswego
Open to traffic

MN&S BNSF Crossing (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1915 when the line was built
Pony/through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

MN&S Credit River Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1908
Deck plate girder bridge over Credit River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

MN&S MN-13 Overpass (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1939
Pony/through plate girder bridge over MN-13, Union Pacific Railroad on Canadian Pacific Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

MN&S MN-7 Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1934
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Th 7 on Canadian Pacific
Open to rail traffic

MN-95 Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1912
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over MN-95 on Abandoned Minnesota Zephyr Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

MNS Bridge Over TC&W RR (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
Built 1912 by Minneapolis Northfield Southern
Pony/through plate girder bridge over TC&W RR and Cedar Lake Trail on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

Mo Pac 50 hwy bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1927
Deck plate girder bridge over US 50 Hwy on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic

Moingona Railroad Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
(Main design: Parker through truss)
Built 1894, Removed 1930
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River
Removed but not replaced

Moniteau Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built during the 1940's after a train derailment destroyed the original Parker through truss bridge
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over Moniteau Creek on the Katy Trail just outside of Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

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)
Built ca. 1890's, abandoned in 1987
Abandoned deck girder bridge over Deer Creek on former Monon Railroad east of Delphi
Abandoned, but intact

Monon Railroad Wabash River Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1949, abandoned in the early 1990's
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on former CSX Transportation in Delphi
Demolished

Monon Railroad White River Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Demolished in 1997
Lost Deck girder bridge over White River on former CSX Transportation south of Gosport
Demolished

Monon Trail Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Pony plate girder bridge over Central Canal on Monon Trail (former Monon Railroad)
Open to pedestrians

Monon Trail/Fall Creek Parkway Overpass (Marion County, Indiana)
Once part of the "Shortest line to Chicago", this line was abandoned in the 1980's by then owner CSX Railroad
Pony plate girder bridge over Fall Creek Parkway on Monon Trail (Former Monon Railroad) in Indianapolis
Open to pedestrians

Montezuma Railroad Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Truss span built ca.1890's, girder spans built ca. 1920's
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Montezuma
Abandoned, but intact

Montrose Avenue Bridge (McHenry County, Illinois)
Built 1916 for Milwaukee Road, tracks removed 1975, moved to Illinois Railway Museum 1998
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Montrose Avenue on Milwaukee Road RR
In storage

Mossdale RR Bridge East (San Joaquin County, California)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic

Mossdale RR Bridge West (San Joaquin County, California)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Mountain-Bay Trail ELS Overpass (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1914
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Semi-abandoned Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad on Mountain-Bay Trail (Former CNW)
Open to pedestrians only

Mountain-Bay Trail Velp Avenue Overpass (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1884
Deck plate girder bridge over County Hwy HS (Former US-141) on Mountain-Bay Trail (Former CNW)
Open to pedestrians only

MRL Big Spring Bridge (Broadwater County, Montana)
Buil 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Spring on Railroad (MRL)
Open to traffic

MRL Sixteen Mile Creek Bridge (Broadwater County, Montana)
Deck plate girder bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek on Railroad (MRL)
Open to traffic

Mt Etna Crossing (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930
Bridge over Juniata River on Lower Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians & bicylces on the trail side, Traffic on the other

Muddy Fork Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Indiana)
Built 1929
Deck plate girder bridge over Muddy Fork on Louisville and Indiana Railroad
Open to traffic

Muddy Prong Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Alabama)
Built 1907 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Muddy Prong on CSX Railroad (formerly Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Open to traffic

Muhammad Ali Blvd Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1940
Deck plate girder bridge over Muhammad Ali Blvd on Southern Railroad (Formerly K&IT Railroad)
Open to traffic

Mulberry River Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Bridge over Mulberry River on UPRR Railroad in Mulberry
Open to traffic

Mulga Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Short Creek on unknown railroad
Abandoned

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

Muscatine Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
(Main design: Polygonal Warren through truss)
Built 1972; Tolls removed 1987
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IA 92/IL 92 at Muscatine
Open to traffic

Muscoda Bascule Bridge (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Built 1929
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin River on State Highway 80
Replaced by new bridge

Mystic River Bascule Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1922
Bascule bridge over Mystic River on US 1 at Mystic
Open to traffic

N&S trestle over SR871 (Scott County, Virginia)
Built unknown
Deck plate girder bridge over SR 871 on N&S
Open to traffic

N&W Railroad Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Unknown
Pratt through truss bridge over West Fork White River on N&W railroad


N. 1st Avenue Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
(Main design: Parker through truss)
Built 1930
Through truss bridge over Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway on N. 1st Avenue in Barstow
Open to traffic

N. 45th Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1952
Pony plate girder bridge over Menomonee River on N 45th Street in Milwaukee
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

Napa River Railroad Bridge (Napa County, California)
built 1928, removed/replaced 2011
Bridge over Napa River on Napa Valley Railroad
Open to traffic

Navarro River Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1949
Deck plate girder bridge over Navarro River on State Route 1
Open to traffic

Neenah Lake Trestle (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder bridge over Neenah Lake on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Town of Oxford
Open to traffic

Nelson Street Viaduct (Lexington, Virginia)
Built 1938
Deck plate girder bridge over Varner Lane on US 60 (E. Nelson Street) in Lexington
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 Kate Shelley High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 2007-09 to replace parallel deck truss bridge
Concrete Beam and Deck Plate Girder over Des Moines River on Union Pacific Railroad west of Boone
Open to traffic

New London Pearl Street Bridge (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)
Replaced Highway Swing Bridge in same location
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wolf River on Wis. 76 / Business US 45 in New London


New River Norfolk-Southern Bridge (Scott County, Tennessee)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Built 1963 to bypass Robbins Tunnel and several fault lines on old railroad
Warren deck truss bridge over New River on Cincinnati Southern (Norfolk-Southern) Railroad
Open to traffic

New York Central Negro Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Negro Creek on Abandoned NYC RR
Intact but closed to all traffic

New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1911
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Hudson River on railroad
Abandoned

New York Central RR Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over WV 16/39 on former New York Central RR
Abandoned

New York Central RR Gauley River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Gauley River on former New York Central Railroad
Abandoned

New York Central Townline Rd Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over S Townline Rd on Nyc Rr
Intact but closed to all traffic

Niantic River Railroad Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1907; Replaced 2012
Through truss bridge over Niantic River on Railroad
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

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)
Open to pedstrians on the Nickle Plate Trail

Nickel Plate IMC State Road 19 underpass (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built 1936. On the second oldest rail line in Indiana, the bridge now has a walkway attached to the East(North)side of structure for trail from downtown Noblesville to Forrest Park. ITM runs excursions often over this bridge.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over State Road 19 on Hoosier Heritage Port Authority property/Indiana Transportation Museum operator(nee Norfolk Southern, N&W, NKP, Peru and Indianapolis Railroad) in Noblesville
Open to traffic

Nickel Plate Road Cicero Creek bridge (Tipton County, Indiana)
Bridge had a another right beside it for the Indiana Union Traction when it was in service, since removed.
Plate girder bridge over Cicero Creek on Hoosier Heritage Port Authority owned, Indiana Transportation Museum operated(nee NS, N&W, NKP, LE&W, Peru and Indianapolis Railroads)
Open to traffic

Nickel Plate Road Cloverleaf West Middleton Bridge Little Wildcat Creek (Howard County, Indiana)
This unique structure was rare as it not only had a creek it crossed, but an Interurban line as well(Indiana Railroad, Frankfort and Kokomo Traction, others). Was supposedly upgraded sometime in the 1980's for future traffic.
Bridge over Little Wildcat Creek and also formerly Interurban crossed underneath as well. on Norfolk Southern Railway (nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Toledo St. Louis and Western aka Cloverleaf, other) in West Middleton
Closed to all traffic

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

Nickel Plate Road South Fork Deer Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Once part of the second oldest rail line in Indiana, this bridge was used by trains travelling from Indianapolis to Peru and Michigan City. Last used by rail in early 1990's. Line railbanked and abandoned in 1999. Trail paved and open 2010.
Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek South Fork on Nickel Plate Trail(nee Central Railroad of Indianapolis, Norfolk Southern Railway, Norfolk and Western Railway, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis Railroads)
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate Road White River Bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built to carry trains from Indianapolis to Michigan City, this rail line is said to be the second oldest in Indiana. Today used by ITM excursions. Around 2001-2002, walkway attached to North side for new trail.
Deck plate girder bridge over White River on Hoosier Heritage Port Authority owned, Indiana Transportation Museum operated(nee Peru and Indianapolis, Lake Erie and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Norfolk and Western, Norfolk Southern Railway) and White R
Open to traffic

Nickle Plate Cloverleaf Wildcat Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Single track, on small grade. Part of former rail line stretching from Toledo, Ohio to St. Louis, Missouri. Last train over this segment was in or about 1999, has been dormant since with nearby bridge and road crossing removed.
Deck plate girder bridge over Wildcat Creek on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Central Railroad of Indianapolis, Norfolk Southern, N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Toledo St. Louis and Western Cloverleaf route), soon possibly trail in Kokomo
Closed to all traffic. This segment of railroad recently purchased by Winamac Southern Railway, but no trains have been over this bridge in at least a decade.

Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Baltimore through truss)
Built 1926 replacing a 1893 era girder bridge. Petit truss span added 1963 to comply to river navigation rules
Petit Through Truss and Deck Plate Girder bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Niemans Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1926 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Niemans Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Niles Canyon Union Pacific Bridge (Alameda County, California)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over Alameda Creek on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic

Niobrara River Cowboy Trail Bridge (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Replaced Fremont, Elkhorn, & Missouri Valley RR bridge from 1883.
Deck plate girder bridge over Niobrara River on Pedestrean Trail (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railroad)
Open to pedestrians

Niobrara River Railroad Bridge (Knox County, Nebraska)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1929 by the Chicago and North Western Railway, replacing a previous structure. Abandoned in the 1970s. Reopened to pedestrians.
Warren through truss bridge over Niobrara River on Rail-Trail
Open to pedestrians

Nisqually Glacier Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1958
Deck plate girder bridge over Nisqually River on Nisqually Road
Open to traffic

Norfolk & Western RR Muskingum River Bridge (Coshocton County, Ohio)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Norfolk & Western RR in Conesville
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern - Mosquito Creek (Trumbull County, Ohio)
Bridge over Mosquito Creek
Open to traffic