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Railroad

This is for railroad bridges, viaducts, culverts, and tunnels be they active, partially active, disused, or abandoned..

Minneopa Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Road (Formerly rail) portion built 1879 ; Railroad portion built 1905
Stone Arch over Minneopa Creek on County Rd 69 & Union Pacific Railroad
Open

Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge (Franklin County, Arkansas)
Built 1928
Concrete culvert over unnamed creek along abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad in Branch
Abandoned

Missouri Pacific Railroad Illinois River Bridge (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Union Pacific Railroad in Gore
Open to traffic

Missouri Pacific Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
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

MKT Mill Creek Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)
Built 1933
Abandoned bridge over Mill Creek on MKT Railroad
Abandoned

MKT Railroad Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Bridge over Cummins Creek on MKT Railroad
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 Lynn Avenue Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1926
Slab bridge over Lynn Ave 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&S MN-7 Frontage Road Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1934
Steel stringer bridge over MN-7(Frontage Road) on Canadian Pacific
Open to rail traffic

MN&S Quentin Ave Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1923
Steel stringer bridge over Quentin Ave on Canadian Pacific Railway
Intact but closed to all 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

MNA Hopewell Road Overpass (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1904
Steel stringer bridge over Hopewell Road (CR 33) on the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad
Open to traffic

MNN Wild Rice River Bridge (Norman County, Minnesota)
Built 1907
Abandoned deck girder bridge over Wild Rice River on Minnesota Northern Railroad
Abandoned

MNS Bridge Over TC&W RR (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
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

Moffat Tunnel (Grand County, Colorado)
Built 1923-1928
Tunnel under Continental Divide west of Denver on Union Pacific RR
Open to railroad traffic, including Amtrak's California Zephyr

Moingona Railroad Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
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 Tippecanoe River Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1895, demolished ca. 1986
Lost Deck truss bridge over Tippecanoe River and access roads on former Monon Railroad in Monticello
Lost

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

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

Montgomery Railroad Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Abandoned since 2006
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Little Sioux River on Chicago & Northwestern Railroad- Estherville-Sibley Line (now abandoned)
Abandoned

Moonville Tunnel (Vinton County, Ohio)
Built 1857 and abandoned in 1989
Abandoned tunnel with approach that crosses Raccoon Creek on CSX line between Cumberland, Maryland and Cincinnati
Abandoned, but used by pedestrians

Mopac Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1896
Girder bridge over Tr 222 on Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly Mopac) near Shelbyville
Open to traffic

Morley Railroad Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

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

Mountain Quarries RR Bridge (Placer County, California)
Built in 1912 as standard gauge 7 mile railroad to limestone quarry in El Dorado County from Auburn
Closed-spandrel Reinforced concrete arch bridge over North Fork American River
Open to pedestrians & horses

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

MPL Bridge at Sulphur Lake (Redwood County, Minnesota)
This trestle replaced an 89 span trestle at the same location in 1941
Timber stringer bridge over Sulphur Lake on Twin Cities and Western Railroad
Open to traffic

MPL Minnesota River Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1896 by M&STL. M&STL purchased 1960 by CNW. Abandoned in 1980. Purchased by Minnesota Valley Railroad. Purchased 2002 by MPLI
Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Twin Cities and Western Railroad
Open to traffic, But replacement plans are in place...

MPL Redwood River Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Truss span built 1898 by M&Stl. Trestle replaced multuple times.
Warren through truss bridge over Redwood River
Open to traffic

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

MRL Yellowstone River Bridge (Park County, Montana)
Warren through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Montana Rail Link
Open to traffic

MSE Railroad Escatawpa River Bridge (Jackson County, Mississippi)
Swing bridge over Escatawpa River on Mississippi Export Railroad in Moss Point
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

Mt. Wood Tunnel (South) on the future Wheeling Heritage Trail (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Abandoned tunnel on the future Wheeling Heritage Trail in Wheeling
Abandoned

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

Muncie Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1922 for the Peoria and Eastern Railroad
Concrete arch bridge over Stony Creek on former Conrail Railroad east of Muncie
Abandoned, but intact

Murmur Trestle (Clarke County, Georgia)
Built 1883, abandoned 1984. This trestle is featured on the back sleeve of the R.E.M. album "Murmur"
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Creek on former CSX Transportation trackage
Abandoned

Muskogee Rail Bridges (Muskogee County, Oklahoma)
Built by the KATY and Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Pair of deck girder bridges over the Arkansas River on Union Pacific (former KATY/MOG) Railroad in Muskogee
Open to traffic

MVR West Canada Creek Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Built to carry the Mohawk Valley Railroad. The bridge was opened in 1903.This was a trolley line, and trolley service ended in 1933.
Stone arch bridge over West Canada Creek on Trolley Tracks
Abandoned

MWSER Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 for Metropolitan-West Side Elevated Railroad, removed c1958
Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on West Side Elevated Railroad
Removed but not replaced

N Commercial St Bridge III (Cass County, Missouri)
Steel stringer bridge over N Commercial St on Missouri Pacific Railroad (now Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railway)
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 Franklin Road Overpass (Roanoke County, Virginia)
Bridge over Franklin Road on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

N&W RR: St. Mary's River Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1895
Camelback through truss bridge over St Mary's River on Norfolk & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

N. Commercial St Bridge I (Cass County, Missouri)
Concrete slab bridge over N. Commercial St on Burlington Northern RR
Abandoned

Naches River Bridge (Yakima County, Washington)
Built in 1895 in Manhattan, KS; Moved to Yakima in 1912
Pegram through truss bridge over Naches River on Yakima Valley Trolley Line in Yakima
Open to traffic

Naches River Railroad Bridge (Yakima County, Washington)
Built 1884
Pratt through truss bridge over Naches River on Abandoned Railway (Yakima Greenway Trail) in Yakima
Closed to all traffic

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

Nashville Railroad Trestle (Washington County, Illinois)
Timber stringer bridge over Nashville Creek on Evansville Western Railroad (formerly Louisville and Nashville Railroad) in Nashville
Open to traffic

Navasota Railroad Through Truss (Brazos County, Texas)
Parker through truss bridge over Brazos River on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Open to traffic

NCIR Shenago River Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)
Through truss bridge over Shenango River on P&LE RR Big Run Branch? in New Castle
Appears to be abandoned

Nebraska City Railroad Bridge (Otoe County, Nebraska)
Built 1888 under the direction of George S. Morison
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River
Removed

Neches River Lift Bridge (Jefferson County, Texas)
Constructed in 1941, it was operated on-site until 2004 until its operation was remotely relocated to Kansas City.
Bridge over Neches River on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

Neches River Railroad Bridge (Angelina County, Texas)
Built 1925
Through truss bridge over Neches River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Neola Avenue Railroad Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Steel stringer bridge over Neola Avenue on Raccoon River Valley Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Neosho River Bridge (Lyon County, Kansas)
Parker through truss bridge over Neosho River on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe (ATSF) Railroad
Open to traffic

New Franklin Viaduct (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1939-40; demolished 2010
Lost massive concrete deck girder bridge over Katy Trail and city streets on MO 5 in New Franklin
Demolished. Separation of grade eliminated.

New Geneva Railroad Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912-13
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Norfolk Southern 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 River Norfolk-Southern Bridge (Scott County, Tennessee)
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 Tunnel 24 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built 1963 by Southern Railway in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Tunnel under Tunnels through Nemo Mountain on Railroad
Open to traffic, railroad tunnel, approximately 40 - 50 trains in a 24 hour period.

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 Railroad Eagle Creek bridge (Boone County, Indiana)
Once used by the crack New York Central passenger train the "James Whitcomb Riley". Line went from Cincinatti via Indy to Lafayette and later Chicago. Abandoned around 1976 or about time Conrail was formed.
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Eagle Creek on Formerly Penn Central Railroad(nee New York Central, others)
In Use with Zionsville Rail Trail.

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)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Gauley River on former New York Central Railroad
Abandoned

Newark Bay Lift Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1926; site of Newark Bay Bridge Accident in 1948; damaged in ship collision 1966; railroad abandoned 1976; lift spans demolished 1980, approach spans demolished 1988
Lost vertical lift bridge over Newark Bay on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
Removed

Newell Road Bridge (Green Lake County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Girder bridge over Cth Ii on UPRR (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern) in Town of Kingston
Open to traffic

Newman's Creek Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over Newman's Creek on former New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Abandoned, but intact

Newport Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)
Stone arch bridge over Little Buffalo Creek on (formerly PRR)
Open to pedestrians only

Niagara Falls Branch Railroad Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Erie Canal on NYC RR Falls Branch
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 Allisonville Road underpass (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Still has a "N&W" sign denoting it's past ownership by the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Plate girder bridge over Allisonville Road 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 IMC County Road 100 West underpass (Miami County, Indiana)
Once part of the "IMC" division of the Nickel Plate Road running trains between Indianapolis and Michigan City. Abandoned in 1999, and railbanked. Indiana Trails Fund got ownership, later Nickel Plate Trail group, and converted into a trail.
Timber stringer bridge over County Road 100 West on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern (nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others), north of Denver
Open as part of Nickel Plate Trail October 2010

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 Pipe Creek Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Once part of the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad to connect those two cities(2nd oldest in Indiana), Later saw NYC trains use this line as well. Last used by Central Railroad of Indy RR before abandonment in 1999. IMC denotes Indy to Michigan City.
Deck girder bridge over Pipe Creek on Nickel Plate Trail, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis, others) in Bunker Hill
Open to pedestrians

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 IMC Wildcat Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Unknown builder, replaced covered bridge formerly at this location. This bridge survived the great flood of 1913 due to Lake Erie and Western Railroad loading bridge down with loaded coal cars.
Pratt through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek on Central Railroad of Indianapolis Railroad, soon possibly trail in Kokomo
Intact

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 division Maumee River bridge (Wood County, Ohio)
Once carried trains traveling from Toledo to St. Louis via Delphos, Kokomo, Frankfort, and Charleston. Rail line abandoned Southwest of Grand Rapids in 1970's or early 1980's.
Through truss bridge over Maumee River, Wabash and Erie Canal, and US 24(as of 2009) on Toledo, Lake Erie, and Western Railroad(formerly Toledo St. Louis and Western aka Cloverleaf, Nickel Plate Road, Norfolk and Western Railway) in Grand Rapids
Closed to all traffic

Nickel Plate Road Cloverleaf Lawn/Green Run bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Built over small ditch, but since 1950's has also had the Kokomo Reservoir litteraly at it's feet after Wildcat Creek was dammed.
Timber stringer bridge over Grass Run or Lawn Run on Central Railroad of Indianapolis(nee Norfolk Southern, Norfolk and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Toledo St. Louis and Western aka Cloverleaf Route, others)
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 Deer Creek bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built to carry the second oldest rail line in Indiana from Indy to Peru, later Nickel Plate's IMC division, railroad abandoned in 1999, today it is part of the "Nickel Plate Trail" from Cassville just North of Kokomo through Peru and onto Rochester.
Steel stringer bridge over Deer Creek on former Central Railroad of Indianapolis(nee Norfolk Southern, Norfolk and Western, Nickel Plate Road IMC line, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis Railroads)
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate Road IMC Kokomo Creek bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
This bridge is located about where currrently Central Railroad's property ends and Norfolk Southern's begins on this line to Tipton that was once part of the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad one of the first in Indiana.
Deck girder bridge over Kokomo Creek on Central Railroad of Indianapolis(nee Norfolk Southern, N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis), soon possibly trail in Kokomo


Nickel Plate Road IMC Wabash River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
one of the oldest rail lines in Indiana, this bridge was built by Nickel Plate Road(later Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern). Last used by Central Railroad of Indy, Now Railbanked and property of Indiana Trails Fund
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on abandoned Norfolk Southern Railway, soon Nickel Plate Trail in Peru
Closed to all traffic, soon open for pedestrians

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