Historic Bridges of the U.S.

Auxvasse Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
This bridge is very similar to the nearby Middle River Bridge, which was built 1926 by the American Bridge Company
Through truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Belknap Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Wooden trestle over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Big Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Big Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Black Squirrel Creek Railroad Bridge (El Paso County, Colorado)
Two-span plate girder bridge over Black Squirrel Creek on a former railroad grade next to US 24
Open to pedestrians

Bonne Femme Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1897
Pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail just east of New Franklin
Open to pedestrians

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; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008
Steel trestle connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on the former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians

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

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

Cedar Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1927 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge (Vilas County, Wisconsin)
Built 1902; Converted to snowmobile trail 1980
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle River on Snowmobile Trail in Eagle River
Open to pedestrian (Summer) and snowmobile traffic

Edgewood Avenue Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Built 1930; Refurbished 1950; Replaced 2006
Concrete arch bridge over former ICRR on Edgewood Avenue in Madison
Replaced by a new bridge

Grocery Branch Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder with timber trestle approach over Grocery Branch on the Katy Trail near the end of Route O
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Hillers Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Pony truss bridge over Hillers Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Indian Creek Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
replaced a pony plate girder railroad bridge (which was relocated) using the same abuntments
Pratt pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on MCT Watershed Trail in South Roxana
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

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

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

Lake Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Built 1918
Two-span concrete arch bridge over Lake Creek on the Katy Trail at Dutzow
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Lamine River Katy Trail Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1909-10 by the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, replacing an earlier wooden trestle
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on the Katy Trail (Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists on the Katy Trail

Little Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1898 by the A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Through truss bridge over Little Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Logan Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Pony truss bridge over Logan Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Loutre River Katy Trail Bridge (Montgomery County, Missouri)
Built 1897 by the A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Through truss bridge over Loutre River on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad), just west of McKittrick
Open to pedestrians only

Loutre Slough Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Wooden bridge over Loutre Slough on the Katy Trail just off Case Road
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Massie Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Pony truss bridge over Massie Creek on the Katy Trail just off MO 94
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Dedicated Nov. 10, 1910; closed to traffic in Oct. 2001; reopened 2007
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to traffic

Middle River Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1926 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Middle River on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

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

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

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

Peers Slough Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Two-span concrete arch bridge over a branch of Peers Slough on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Perche Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Perche Creek on the Katy Trail in McBaine
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Rivaux Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1896 by the A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Pony truss bridge over Rivaux Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad), just east of Wainwright
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Rocheport Tunnel (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1893
Railroad tunnel on the Katy Trail just west of Rocheport in Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Salt Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over Salt Creek on the Katy Trail next to US 40
Open to pedestrians

Schoolhouse Trail Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Pratt pony truss bridge over IL 162 on MCT Schoolhouse Trail in Troy
Open to pedestrians

Smith Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Smith Creek on the Katy Trail just off MO 94
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

South County Line Road Bridge (Montcalm County, Michigan)
Built 1880; Replaced 1996; Relocated
Relocated Pratt through truss bridge that was over Flat River on South County Line Road near Greenville
Relocated to Fred Meijer Heartland Trail and replaced by new bridge

Taylor Branch Katy Trail Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over Taylor Branch on the Katy Trail just off MO 94
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Treloar Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Lost bridge on the Katy Trail just off MO 94 and Route N at Treloar
Replaced by a prefabricated pony truss walkway bridge

Tunnel Hill Tunnel (Johnson County, Illinois)
Tunnel on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) under Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Turkey Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1926 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Turkey Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad) north of Jefferson City in Jefferson City
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Vienna City Park Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over Little Cache Creek at Vienna City Park in Vienna
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Wainscott Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over Wainscott Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad) just west of the junction of MO 94 and Route AA
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Watershed Trail Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)
former railroad line abandoned in 1990s, reopened 2003 as a bike trail
Pony/through plate girder bridge over UP Railroad on MCT Watershed Trail
Open to pedestrians

Wishart Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over a branch of Slagle Creek on the Frisco Highline Trail at Wishart
Open to pedestrians only

Rail-to-trail