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Plate girder

Lafountain Avenue railroad viaduct (Wabash County, Indiana)
Railroad is part of the NS Marion Branch running from Elkhart to Anderson, Indiana. Located on start of big climb out of Wabash River valley for Southbound trains. Built on new alignment, as old was just East of this location.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lafountaine Avenue near Bailey Road and Waterworks Road intersection on Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, New York Central, Big Four Railroads)
Open to traffic

Lake Britton Railroad Bridge (Shasta County, California)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built 1955
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Britton on McCloud River Railroad
Closed to traffic

Lake Champlain Bridge (Essex County, New York)
(Main design: Steel through arch)
Built 2011 by the Flatiron Corp.
Steel through arch bridge over Lake Champlain on NY 185/VT 17
Open to traffic

Lake Park Railroad Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Abandoned since 2006
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River on Chicago & Northwestern Railroad- Estherville-Sibley Line (now abandoned)
Abandoned

Lake Wobegon Trail Getchell Creek Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Various pieces assembled 1921 here
Deck plate girder bridge over Getchell Creek on Lake Wobegon Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Lakeview Drive Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over Lakeview Drive on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Packwaukee
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

Lansdowne Avenue Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Deck structure built in 1918 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, VA. Built or relocated here ca. 1925.
Deck plate girder bridge over Lansdowne Avenue on the BNSF Railway in Shrewsbury
Open to one track of railroad traffic

Larson Road Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Larson Road, northeast of Bloomingburgh
Open to traffic

Laughery Creek Viaduct (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1901 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, major repair work in 1958 or 1959 with some girders replaced.
Deck plate girder bridge over Laughery Creek on CSX Transportation (former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Open to traffic

Laurel Railroad Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
Orginal built 1867 for Whitewater Valley Railroad. Rebuilt for Big Four Railroad
Deck plate girder bridge over Whitewater River West Branch on Whitewater Valley Railroad


Lawn Road Overpass (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1950 by the PTC
Pony/through plate girder bridge over PA Turnpike/I-76 on Lawn Road in Lawn
Open to traffic

Lawrenceburg Railroad Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1921
Warren through truss bridge over Great Miami River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Leadwood Railroad Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Big River somewhere near Leadwood
Lost

Leando-Douds Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on IA 98
Open

Leeville Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1970; Replaced by new bridge in 2010
Lost vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
Replaced by new bridge

Lenore Bridge (Nez Perce County, Idaho)
(Main design: Warren pony truss)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1965
Warrren pony truss and deck plate girder bridge over Clearwater R;Lenore Branch on Lenore Road
Open to traffic

Lenox Railroad Bridge (Dyer County, Tennessee)
Pony plate girder bridge over Obion River on the Tennken Railroad, north of Lenox
Open to railroad traffic

Lewes Railroad Swing Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Deck plate girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Delaware Coast Line RR
Open to traffic

Lewis Creek Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built for New York Central line from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
Deck plate girder bridge over Lewis Creek and Clark Rd. on Central Railroad Company of Indiana
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

Lincoln Highway Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1930
Two-span pony plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 235th Street (former Lincoln Highway)
Open to one-lane traffic

Little Blue River Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built in 1915 by the Central States Bridge Company
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Little Blue River on CR 500N
Open to traffic

Little Blue River Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Blue River on former Rock Island Railroad west of Unity Village
Closed to all traffic

Little Cache Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built by the King Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Cache Creek on Tunnel Hill Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Little Cache No. 1 Reservoir Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Probably built by the King Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Cache Creek on Tunnel Hill Trail just below the dam for Little Cache No. 1 Reservoir
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Little Hell Canyon RR Bridge (Yavapai County, Arizona)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Hell Canyon on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (former AT&SF)
Open to traffic

Little Missouri River Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
(Main design: Pony/through girder)
Pony/through girder bridge over Little Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Little Pipe Creek Trestle (Frederick County, Maryland)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Pipe Creek and Keymar Road on MMID (former PRR)


Little River Union Pacific Railroad Bridge (La Salle Parish, Louisiana)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Warren deck truss bridge over Little River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Little Sac Highline Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Sac River on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Little Sucker River Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Sucker River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Lockheed Nuclear Plant Railroad Bridge #2 (Dawson County, Georgia)
Demolished 1971
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Etowah River on Railroad
Removed

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 Company Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Company Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic

Lockwood Avenue Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1931 by the McClintic-Marshall Corp.
Plate girder bridge over W. Lockwood Avenue on the Union Pacific Railroad in Webster Groves
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Loleta Railroad Trestle (Humboldt County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Loleta creek on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Long Ravine Trestle (Placer County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Highway I-80 on Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak
Open to traffic

Lookout Creek Norfolk Southern Bridge (Dade County, Georgia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Lookout Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway


Lower Crossing (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Juniata River on Lower Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians

Lower Scioto Railroad Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)
(Main design: Pratt deck truss)
Pinned Pratt Deck Truss bridge over Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio
Open to traffic

LSI Morgan Creek Trestle (Marquette County, Michigan)
Deck plate girder bridge over Morgan Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

LSRX French River Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Bridge over French River on Railroad
Open to traffic

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

LV Fishing Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Pennsylvania)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Deck plate girder bridge over Fishing Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

M&STL Bridge #42 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1901 replacing an older bridge
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

M&StL Bridge at Carver (Carver County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built 1917 replacing a swing span built in the 1898 and earlier in 1871; Removed completely Fall 2011
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River on UPRR (Minneapolis and St. Louis RR)
Lost

M&StL Elm Drive Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Built 1920
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Elm Drive on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

M&STL Minnehaha Creek Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1900
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Cedar Lake Trail
Open to pedestrians only

M&STL Winnebago River Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
(Main design: Warren deck truss with all verticals)
Abandoned warren deck truss bridge over Winnebago River on Abandoned CNW
Abandoned

M&STL Yellow Medicine River Bridge (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built 1941 replacing an older trestle
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yellow Medicine River and County Road on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Mad Creek Railroad Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1901; Raised at a later date
Deck plate girder bridge over Mad Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Madison ITRR Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1935
Girder bridge over IL 203 on former IT RR, now a bike trail in Madison
open to pedestrians, on the same rail line that included Venice Trestle

Madrid High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
(Main design: Deck truss)
Built 1913 as a double track bridge, relegated to single track in 1934, replaced in 1973
Lost Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1917
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Main Street on Canadian National Railway (formerly Soo Line Railroad) in Chippewa Falls
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1912-14; rehabilitated 1992
Deck plate girder bridge over Erie Canal on Main Street in Lockport
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Older) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1976
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Railroad Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Built 1901
Pony plate girder and wood trestle bridge over S. Main Street and South Fork Gabouri Creek in Ste. Genevieve
Open to railroad traffic

Maline Creek BNSF RR Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1931 by The Ryerson Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Maline Creek and the Mississippi River Trail (MRT) on the BNSF Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Manatee River Railroad Bridge (Manatee County, Florida)
Bascule plate girder bridge over Manatee River on CSX Railroad between Palmetto and Bradenton
Open to traffic

Manitowoc Bascule Railroad Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Replaced an earlier bascule bridge in this location.
Through plate girder Abt bascule bridge over Manitowoc River on Railroad (Wisconsin Central)
Removed but not replaced

Manitowoc Railroad High Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder bridge over Manitowoc River on Fox Valley and Western
Open to traffic

Manitowoc Rapids County Highway R Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
It appears to have been built in the 1950's or 1960's; recently re-decked.
Deck plate girder bridge over Manitowoc River on County Highway R
Open to traffic

Marion Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Kansas)
Railroad bridge over Cottonwood River on Union Pacific Railroad at Marion
Open to traffic

Marion Street Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1953; rehabilitated 1984
Deck plate girder bridge over Willamette River on OR 22 Westbound in Salem
Open to traffic

Market Street Crossing No. 1 (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned pony girder bridge over Market Street on former PRR / CVRR
Abandoned

Market Street Crossing No. 2 (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1940
Pony girder bridge over Market Street carries Norfolk Southern (former PRR)
Open to traffic

Maroon Creek Bridge (Pitkin County, Colorado)
Built 1888; converted to vehicular use ca. 1929. Bypassed in 2005.
Trestle over Maroon Creek on CO 82 at Aspen
Bypassed by a replacement bridge and left in place for pedstrian use.

Marsh Run Overpass (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1949 by the PTC
Pony/through plate girder bridge over PA Turnpike/I-76 on Marsh Run in Fairview Township
Open to traffic

Marshall Street Underpass (Mahoning County, Ohio)
Deck plate girder bridge over Marshall Street and Oakhill Ave. NE in Youngstown on Norfolk & Southern RR, Youngstown and Southern RR, & Amtrak
Open to traffic

Martinez RR Trestle (Contra Costa County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Alhambra Creek, Alhambra Ave. on BNSF RR, Amtrak RR
Open to traffic

Matsell Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1939
Plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Matsell Park Road
Open to traffic

Mayer Railroad Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Replaced older bridge in 1939, piers rebuilt 1971, abandoned 2001. recievied rehabilitation as a trail 2012
Deck plate girder bridge over S. Fork Crow River on Abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad
Opened to pedestrians December 2012

Mayville Railroad Bridge (Traill County, North Dakota)
Bridge over Goose River on Railroad


Mc Clellan Street Bridge (Crawford County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1998
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Over Conneauttee Creek on Sr 1006,Skeltown
Open to traffic

McGill Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1938, rebuilt 1997
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Possum Creek on McGill Road
Open to traffic

McKnight Road Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1913 to cross dual tracks of the CMStP&P, closed 2009
Pony/through plate girder bridge over TC&W RR on McKnight Road
Intact but closed to all traffic, scheduled to be replaced in the coming years

McMullin CR660 Overpass (Smyth County, Virginia)
Bridge made in 1915 by Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over N&S tracks on County Road 660
Open to traffic

MCRM Baraboo River Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1903 as part of Chicago & North Western's 3.07 mile North Freedom to La Rue 1903 segment.
Through truss bridge over Baraboo River (Formerly Chicago & North Western Railroad)
Abandoned but used for storage

MEC Waloomsac River Bridge (Rensselaer County, New York)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Warren deck truss bridge over Waloomsac River/NY67 on Railroad
Open to traffic

Memorial Union Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1936
Bridge over Iowa River on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to traffic

MET Dry Creek Bridge (Stanislaus County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Dry Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Michigan STH 35 Bridge (Delta County, Michigan)
Built 1948
Deck plate girder bridge on Michigan STH 35
Open to traffic

Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad Bridge (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Swatara Creek on Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad


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.

Midway Bridge (Marquette County, Michigan)
Built 1956
Deck plate girder bridge over US 41 on LS&I Railroad
Open to traffic above and below

Mill Creek Bridge (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

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

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