Plate 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.
Island Park Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)Abandoned plate girder railroad bridge over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Railroad line discontinued, but bridge still in decent condition
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
Kaskaskia River Railroad Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)Located just north of IL 161, open to railroad traffic.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River on Norfolk Southern Railway
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 I-70 Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)Built 1963
Plate girder bridge over I-70 on the former GM&O Railroad at Kingdom City
Rail line is intact, but apparently unused
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
Koch Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)Pony plate girder bridge over Koch Creek on the Katy Trail, just west of Treloar
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
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 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
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
Leadwood Railroad Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)Lost deck plate girder bridge over Big River somewhere near Leadwood
Lost
Leeville Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
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
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 Sac Highline Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)Bridge over Sac River on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail
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
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
Manatee River Railroad Bridge (Manatee County, Florida)Bascule plate girder bridge over Manatee River on CSX Transportation between Palmetto and Bradenton
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
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
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
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)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 Trail/Fall Creek Parkway Overpass (Marion County, Indiana)Pony plate girder bridge over Fall Creek Parkway on Monon Trail (Former Monon Railroad) in Indianapolis
Open to pedestrians
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
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
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
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 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
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
Norfolk Southern French Broad Bridge #6 (Cocke County, Tennessee)Pony/through plate girder bridge over French Broad River (Douglass Lake) on Norfolk Southern Railway --Bridge is Number 6 because it is the 6th French Broad River bridge on the railroad from Asheville to Knoxville
Open to traffic
Norfolk Southern Wabash River East bridge Biddles Island (Cass County, Indiana)Unknown when it was built, but probably during the Wabash Railroad days. This bridge crosses the main channel of the Wabash River. The famed
Bridge over Wabash River Main Channel on Norfolk Southern Railroad(N&W, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Open to 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
Nut Junction Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)Built 1938
Pony plate girder bridge over the Castor River Diversion Channel on Route N just east of the intersection with Route U and Route T
Open to two-lane traffic with no posted weight limit
Oak Leaf Trail Capitol Drive Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1928 by American Bridge Company; Abandoned ca. 1980; Converted to bike trail
Girder bridge over State Highway 190 - East Capitol Drive on Oak Leaf Bike Trail, (Former Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Shorewood
Open to traffic
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
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
Otterville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)Built 1938
Two-span pony plate girder railroad bridge over Lamine River, parallel with Route A
Open to railroad traffic
Owasco Monon Trestle (Carroll County, Indiana)Abandoned steel trestle over Wildcat Creek on the Monon Railroad near Owasco
Abandoned, but still intact
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
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 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 Sycamore Street underpass (Howard County, Indiana)Built to cross Sycamore and the Kokomo Street Railways, this bridge was known for it's black block lettering on either side spelling PENNSYLVANIA out with the bridge painted silvery grey. Kokomo repainted in last 5 years and added outragous sign.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sycamore Street and formerly Kokomo Street Railways. on Winamac Southern Railway (nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond RR) in Kokomo
Open to traffic
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
Pickneyville Railroad Overpass #1 (Perry County, Illinois)Built 1938
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ill 13-154 on Icg Rr in Pinckneyville
Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below
Pickneyville Railroad Overpass #2 (Perry County, Illinois)Built 1940
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ill 13-127 on Icg Rr in Pinckneyville
Open to traffic
Platt Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)Built 1926
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Platt Street in Tampa
Open to traffic
Plum Creek Bridge (Miami County, Kansas)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Plum Creek in Osawatomie
Open to traffic
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
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
Roark Creek Rail Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Roark Creek on Missouri and North Arkansas Railway in Gretna
Robbins Ditch Railroad Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)Pony plate girder bridge over Robbins Ditch on CSX Railroad
One span open to railroad traffic, one span abandoned
Rock Creek Railroad Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)Very unusual style of plate-girder bridge
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Rock Creek .originally Little Rock & Western in Waveland
Abandoned
Rock Island Overpass (Potter County, Texas)Built 1938
Pony/through plate girder bridge over W. 6th Ave. (Old US 66) on abandoned Rock Island Railroad in Amarillo.
Closed to all traffic
Rock Island Railroad Overpass (Washita County, Oklahoma)Built c. 1955
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old US 66 on Farmrail (formerly Rock Island R.R.) in Canute.
Open to traffic
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
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
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 Overpass (Cibola County, New Mexico)Built 1961
Plate girder-and-stringer bridge over I-40 & SR 124 on BNSF Railway
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
Saugus River Railroad Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)Built 1911
Plate girder bascule bridge over Saugus River on the MBTA Railroad
Unknown status
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
Seaford Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)Built 1925 by the Chicago Bascule Bridge Co.
Bascule bridge over Nanticoke River on Front Street in Seaford
Open to traffic
Sedgewickville Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)Built 1936
Three-span pony plate-girder bridge over Whitewater River on Route K north of Sedgewickville
Open to two-lane traffic
SH 37 Bridge (Franklin County, Texas)Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over SH 37 on St Louis Southwestern RR
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
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
Spoil Bank Railroad Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)Built 1935; west approach reconstructed 1975
Two-span pony plate girder bridge over the Spoil Bank drainage ditch on the Union Pacific Railroad, west of Morehouse
Open to traffic
State Center Lincoln Highway C&NW Bridge (Story County, Iowa)Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street SW (The Lincoln Highway) on Union Pacific Double Mainline (Formerly Chicago & North Western Railway)
Open to traffic
Stonefort Trestle (Saline County, Illinois)Deck plate girder bridge over Battleford Road (CH 16) on the Illinois Central Railroad (CN) east of Stonefort
Open to railroad traffic above and highway traffic below
Tipton Ford Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)Built 1918 by the Concrete & Steel Construction Co.
Deck girder bridge over Shoal Creek on Old US 71 at Tipton Ford
Open to traffic with a 15 ton weight limit
Touby's Run B&O RR (?) Bridge (Richland County, Ohio)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Touby's Run on B&O RR (?) in Mansfield
Trestle Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)Built 1910
Pony plate girder bridge over Trestle Road on Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & Northwestern)
Open to traffic
Turner Station Railroad Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)Pony plate girder railroad bridge over James River just south of the Turner Station Bridge near Route D
Open to railroad traffic
Union Pacific Railroad Canadian River Trestle (Quay County, New Mexico)Deck plate girder bridge over Canadian River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Logan
Open to railroad