There are 2,253 bridges in this category · Only showing 1,570 bridges with photos
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Plate girder

BNSF Swing Bridge (Jasper County, Texas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Neches River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Tarkio River Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Tarkio River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Tuolumne River Bridge (Stanislaus County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Tuolumne River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Twelve Mile Creek Bridge (Union County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Twelve Mile Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Twin Kankakee River Bridges (Will County, Illinois)
Twin bridges over Kankakee River on BNSF RR 1-deck plate 1-concrete slab
Open to traffic

BNSF Umtanum Creek Btidge (Kittitas County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Umtanum Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF US 61 Crossing (Marion County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over US 61 on BNSF Railway, just north of Palmyra
Open to traffic

BNSF US-30 Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over US-30 on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF US52 Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Built 1936
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US52 & IL 251 on BNSF RR in Mendota


BNSF US6 Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
This lines dates from 1910 so replaced in 1958
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US6 (Dakota St) on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Open

BNSF Wind River Canyon Bridge (Fremont County, Wyoming)
(Main design: Warren deck truss with all verticals)
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Wind River on BNSF RR
Open to traffic

BNSF Yellow Medicine River Bridge (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built 1913
Deck plate girder bridge over Yellow Medicine River on BNSF Railway
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

Boones Creek Viaduct (Washington County, Tennessee)
Built for the The South and Western Railroad, later the Clinchfield Railroad
Railroad Viaduct that crosses over Boones Creek


Bow Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1859-62
Cast iron plate girder bridge over The Lake on a pedestrian walkway in Central Park
Open to pedestrians

Bowling Green Railroad Viaduct (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
Steel railroad viaduct over Old Route AA and a branch of Noix Creek, northeast of Bowling Green on Kansas City Southern Railway (former GWWR/C & A)
Open to traffic above and below

Branch Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over a branch of Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail west of Marthasville
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Branch Street Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge for Illinois Traction System; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008
Deck girder bridge connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on former Illinois Terminal Railroad at St. Louis
Open to pedestrians

Branson Railroad Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Taneycomo (White River) on the MNA Railroad in Branson
Open to traffic

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

Breeden Trestle (Johnson County, Illinois)
Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Bremer Avenue Bridge (Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Replaced 1950
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Bremer Avenue/Railroad (WCF&N)
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge 5787 (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Built 1937
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Gorman Creek on MN Hwy. 42
Open to traffic

Bridge of Lions (St. Johns County, Florida)
Built 1927; reopened March 16, 2010, following a lengthy rehabilitation
Bascule bridge over Matanzas River (ICWW) on FL A1A in St. Augustine
Open to traffic

Bridgeport Railroad Drawbridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Bridge over Raccoon Creek on Conrail


Briggs Woods Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
(Main design: Double-intersection Warren deck truss)
Deck truss bridge over Boone River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Brightwater Railroad Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Bridge over Little Sugar Creek on Frisco Railroad, now Arkansas -Missouri Railroad.
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Denver County, Colorado)
Built 1896; replaced 1988
Lost open-web deck plate girder bridge over Cherry Creek on Broadway Ave. in Denver
Replaced by new bridge

Broadway Line Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Broadway Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1940
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Us 150 (Broadway) on Csx Railroad (formerly Pennsylvania 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

Brorein Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1959 by the Paul Smith Construction Company
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Brorein Street in Tampa
Open to traffic

Brower Avenue Bridge Oaks, PA (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Schuylkill River on Former Perkiomen Branch Reading Railroad


Brownsville Trestle (Union County, Indiana)
CH&D, B & O, CSX
Deck plate girder bridge over Whitewater River East Branch on CSX
Open to traffic

Brushy Creek Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Brushy Creek on former railroad line
Closed to all traffic

Brushy Creek Viaduct (Marion County, Alabama)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built in 1907 for the Illinois Central Railway; purchased by Norfolk Southern in 1988; route abandoned 1992; demolished 1996
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Brushy Creek
Removed but not replaced

Bryants Creek MO 79 Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over Bryants Creek on MO 79
Open to two-lane traffic

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Overpass (Cattaraugus County, New York)
(Main design: Through truss)
Through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

Buncombe Quarry Rail Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Bridge over quarry access road on UP (former Burlington) Railway north of Buncombe
Open to traffic

Burlington Avenue Viaduct (Cass County, Indiana)
Built to carry South 3rd Street/Burlington Avenue and the Interurban track of the FT. W&WV Traction Company thus the 3 lane width.
Pony plate girder bridge over Burlington Avenue/South 3rd Street, formerly Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company tracks as well on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Replaced, Open to traffic

Burnside CNO&TP Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built in 1880 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cumberland River on railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

C&H Overpass (Houghton County, Michigan)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over rail-to-trail on Railroad
Abandoned

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 Scranton Avenue Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
NBI shows 1947 but bridge plate shows 1904
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IL 176 (Scranton Ave) on UPRR (Former C&NW) in Lake Bluff
Open to traffic

C&NW Scranton Avenue Bridge 2 (Lake County, Illinois)
NBI shows 1947 but bridge plate shows 1904
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IL 176 (Scranton Ave) on UPRR (Former C&NW) in Lake Bluff
Open to traffic

C&NW US 41 Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Built 1937
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 41 (Skokie Hy) on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open to traffic

C&O Pipe Creek Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Once part of heavy duty rail line from Chicago to Cincinatti and points East. Line cut back and this section from Amboy to Marion still survives. Formely carried Amtrak's Cardinal and James Whitcomb Riley passenger trains until 1986.
Deck plate girder bridge over Pipe Creek again on Kokomo Grain/Winamac Southern Railway/US Rail Corporation(nee CSX, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad aka Chessie System)
Open to traffic

C&O Railroad Eel River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
This was once part of the Chesepeake and Ohio of Indiana Railroad's line from Chicago to Cincinnati. Supposedly one of the most photographed bridges along the C&O route, but I haven't found any evidence to support that claim.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Eel River on former CSX Transportation (nee Chesepeake and Ohio Railroad) in Hoover
Removed

C&O Railroad Kankakee River bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Built 1954
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad (ex-C&O, CSX Transportation) in English Lake


C&O Railroad Twelve Mile Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Remote bridge spanning East branch of Twelve Mile creek.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Twelve Mile Creek on abandoned CSX Transportation (nee Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana Railroad) in Twelve Mile
Lost

C&O Railroad White River Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built ca.1920 by the C&O Railroad
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Fork White River on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians

C&O Wabash River bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Part of the C&O's line from Chicago to Cincinnati, the bridge had two extreme curves on both side approaches and was removed after line was abandoned in late 80's or early 90's. Piers & abutments remain.
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on abandoned CSX Transportation (former Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana Railroad) in Peru
Lost

C&TS Cascade Trestle (Conejos County, Colorado)
Bridge over Cascade Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

C&TS Lobato Trestle (Rio Arriba County, New Mexico)
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

C.B.R.L. - Coalbank Slough Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1914
Deck plate girder bridge over Coalbank Slough on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.) in Coos Bay
Closed to all traffic

C.B.R.L. - Noti Creek Trestle (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1912, Modified for Vaughn Rd 1925
Deck plate girder bridge over Noti Creek & Vaughn Road on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.)
Open to traffic

C.B.R.L. - Noti Creek Trestle (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Noti Creek on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.)
Open to traffic

C.B.R.L. - Siuslaw River Bridge No. 1 (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1913
Deck plate girder bridge over Siuslaw River on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.)
Open to traffic

C.B.R.L. - Smith River Crossing (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1914
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Smith River on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.)
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Grave Creek Trestle (Josephine County, Oregon)
Built 1903
Deck plate girder bridge over Grave Creek on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (C.O.R.P.)
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Sardine Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1906
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sardine Creek on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (C.O.R.P.)
Open to traffic

Cache Channel Illinois Central Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel next to IL 3
Still standing, but rails removed

Cache Channel Missouri Pacific Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Lost pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel on the Missouri Pacific Thebes-Cairo railroad line
Several concrete piers remain

Caddo Lake Railroad Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1898; replaced in the 1990's
Lost swing railroad bridge over Caddo Lake on the Kansas City Southern Railroad at Mooringsport
Replaced by a new bridge

Cadron Creek Railroad Bridge (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Cadron Creek on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Cahokia Creek Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Warren deck truss bridge over Cahokia Creek on MCT Watershed Trail, former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians

Camden Place Rail Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Open may 1905 replacing a wooden deck and through truss bridge, modified 1977 with a thinner center span
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River and St. Anthony Pkwy on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

Cameron Rd Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1930
Deck plate girder bridge over Cameron Rd on BNSF RR
Open to traffic

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

Cane Creek MO 158 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1937
Pony plate-girder bridge over Cane Creek on MO 158 at Harviell
Open to one-lane traffic

Caney Creek Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Arkansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Caney Creek on former Caddo Valley Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Cape Fair Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Built 1957
Deck plate girder bridge over Table Rock Lake (James River) on MO 76 in Cape Fair
Open to traffic

Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1904; Coverted in Rails-toTrails program ca. 2000
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Former Railroad Right-of-way, now a major bike trail in Madison
Open to pedestrians

Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing Two (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Converted Rails-to-trail
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Branch of the Capital City Trail in Madison
Open to pedestrians

Cardinal Greenway Railroad Bridge (Wayne County, Indiana)
Once part of the mighty coal hauling C&O railroad, it once hosted freights running between Chicago and coal mines in Appalachia. Later used by Amtrak's James Whitcomb Riley and later Cardinal until route was abandoned in late 1980's.
Deck plate girder bridge over Whitewater River and Sim Hodgin Parkway on Cardinal Greenway Trail (former CSX, C&O railroad)
Open to pedestrians

Caribou Road Bridge (Plumas County, California)
Built 1952
Deck plate girder bridge over North Fork Feather River on Caribou Road
Open to traffic

Carlyle Railroad Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)
Plate Girder railroad bridge with stone piers, located just south of the US 50 bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River on CSX Transportation
still in use by railroad

Carquinez Strait Bridge (1958) (Contra Costa County, California)
(Main design: Through truss)
Built 1958
Bridge over Sacramento River, BNSF railroad on US Highway 80, eastbound
Open to traffic

Carvers Rock Road Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Built 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Carvers Rock Road on Wisconsin Southern Railroad (formerly CMStP&P)
Open to traffic

Casitas Vista Road over the Ventura River (Ventura County, California)
Original through truss in this location Built 1908, Replaced by current bridge in 1939
Steel deck plate girder bridge over Ventura River on Casitas Vista Road
Open to traffic

Cass Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1949
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Cass Street in Tampa
Open to traffic

Caston Creek Railroad Bridge (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Caston Creek on Arkansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Open to traffic

Catfish Creek Railroad Bridge #1 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Eastern span built 1901, western two built 1921
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Catfish Creek on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic

CB&Q Fox River Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Abandoned rail bridge, 1887 maps identifies this as CB&Q RR
Bridge over Fox River in Aurora on Abandoned CB&Q RR
Derelict/abandoned

Cedar Avenue Bridge (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1906
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar Avenue (SR 3023) on Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad


Cedar River Trail Prairie Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cedar Valley Nature Trail East Otter Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over East Otter Creek on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Cedar Valley Nature Trail Wolf Creek Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built ca 1914, Converted for trail use in 1984
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Central of Georgia Railway Bridge (Walker County, Georgia)
Built 1955
Deck plate girder bridge over Cr 834 Mcfarland Ave. on the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway (Formerly Southern Railroad and the Central of Georgia Railway
Open to traffic

CGW Overpass (Carroll County, Iowa)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Removed betwixt the 1970s and the 1980s aerial imagery
Lost Through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Removed

CGW Winston Tunnel High Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Ravine on Abandoned Chicago Great Western Ry
No longer exists

CGW Wolf Creek Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Railroad (CGW)
Removed

Chandler Mill Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1910
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Branch Red Clay Creek on Chandler Mill Road
Open to traffic

Charlevoix Bridge (Charlevoix County, Michigan)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1992
Bascule bridge over Island Lake Outlet on US 31 in Charlevoix
Open to traffic

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