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Abandoned LWV - Black River Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1906; Abandoned 1969
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Black River on Railroad
Abandoned

Adelaide Bridge No 10 (Fremont County, Colorado)
Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road

AM - Trestle #1 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AM - Trestle #2 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AM - Trestle #3 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad
Open to traffic

AZCR - SOB Canyon Trestle (Yavapai County, Arizona)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over S.O.B. Canyon on Arizona Eastern Railway/Verde Canyon Railroad
Open to traffic

B&SV - Bass Point High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Deck girder bridge over Bass Point Creek on Boone & Scenic Valley (former FtDDM&S) Railroad northeast of Logansport
Open to traffic

Blackwater Creek Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
ca1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Blackwater Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

BM - Great Trestle (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Built 1908; Removed 1984
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Souhegan River and NH-31 on B&M Greenville Branch
Removed but not replaced

BNSF - Big Hell Canyon Bridge (Yavapai County, Arizona)
Built 1901 for the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway
Trestle girder bridge over Hell Canyon on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (former AT&SF RR)
Open to traffic

BNSF - Black River Bridge (Douglas County, Wisconsin)
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Black River on BNSF Railway
Open

BNSF - Foss River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1909
Deck plate girder, deck truss bridge over Foss River, USFS Rd 68 (Foss River Rd) on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Gassman Coulee Trestle (Ward County, North Dakota)
Built 1899, replacing an 1887 wooden trestle bridge that was destroyed by tornado in August 14, 1898.
Steel girder trestle over the Gassman Coulee on the BNSF Railway, west of Minot
Open to traffic

BNSF - Hi-Line Bridge (Barnes County, North Dakota)
Steel deck girder trestle built in 1906-1908 for the Northern Pacific Railroad
Steel deck girder trestle over Sheyenne River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Holyoke High Bridge (Carlton County, Minnesota)
Built 1897
Deck plate girder bridge over Net River on Railroad (BNSF)
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Hell Canyon 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

BNSF - Little Squalicum Creek Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Squalicum Creek on BNSF
Open to traffic

BNSF - Media Trestle (Henderson County, Illinois)
Built 1894, Remodeled for Second Track 1907, Replaced 2017
Deck plate girder bridge over Ellison Creek & CR1000N on BNSF RR
Open

BNSF - Muddy Creek Trestle (Teton County, Montana)
Built 1913 during a realignment
Deck plate girder bridge over Muddy Creek on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Open to traffic

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

BNSF - Nemadji River Bridge (Bolyston) (Douglas County, Wisconsin)
Built 1897
Deck plate bridge over Nemadji River on BNSF Railway near Boylston
Open to traffic

BNSF - Seven Mile Creek Viaduct (Clarke County, Iowa)
Built 1901
Deck plate girder bridge over Seven Mile Creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Seventh Avenue Overpass (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1954 for Northern Pacific Railway. To Burlington Northern in 1970 merger. To BNSF in 1996 merger. A number of bridges had previously existed here, dating back to 1881.
Deck plate girder bridge over Seventh Avenue on BNSF Lakeside Subdivision
Open to traffic

BNSF - Sheyenne River Bridge (Griggs County, North Dakota)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Sheyenne River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Trout Creek Trestle (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Trout Creek on Oregon Trunk Railroad
Open to traffic

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

BNSF - Willow Canyon Trestle (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek on BNSF/Union Pacific Railroad northwest of Madras
Open to traffic

C&TS - Cascade Trestle (Conejos County, Colorado)
Built 1889
Bridge over Cascade Creek on C&TS Railroad
Open to traffic

CBR - 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 (CBR)
Open to traffic

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

Cedar Creek CSX Transportaion Bridge (Franklin County, North Carolina)
Built 1839
Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar Creek on SCLRR
open to traffic

CM - Judith River Trestle (Fergus County, Montana)
Original bridge design plans dated 1912. Built ca. 1915, severly damaged in spring 2011 flood
Massive steel trestle with timber stringer/concrete arch approaches over Judith River on Central Montana Railway
Closed due to severe flood damage

CM - Sage Creek Trestle (Fergus County, Montana)
Massive steel trestle over Sage Creek on Central Montana Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Jackson Creek Bridge (Gogebic County, Michigan)
Deck plate girder bridge over Jackson Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

CN - Manitowoc River High Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Built 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Manitowoc River on Fox Valley and Western
Open to traffic

CN - Rice Creek Bridge (Barron County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder bridge over Rice Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CO&P - Spring Valley Viaduct (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1904
Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway & Spring Creek on Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Removed

Columbia Plateau Trail - Burr Canyon Trestle (Franklin County, Washington)
Built 1908, Abandoned 1987, converted 1991
Deck plate girder bridge over Burr Canyon Road on Columbia Plateau Trail
Closed

Columbia Plateau Trail - Cow Creek Trestle (Adams County, Washington)
Built 1908; abandoned 1987
Deck plate girder bridge over Cow Creek on Columbia Plateau Trail
Closed

Conrail - Possum Trot Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1921 for the Peoria and Eastern Railroad, abandoned ca. 1990's
Abandoned Deck girder bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on former Conrail Railroad west of Danville
Abandoned

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

CORP - Wall Creek Viaduct (Jackson County, Oregon)
Steel trestle over Wall Creek on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP)
Open to traffic

CP - Rockford Trestle (Wright County, Minnesota)
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

CSP - Lawyers Canyon Viaduct (Lewis County, Idaho)
Built 1908, abandoned 2000
Deck plate girder bridge over Lawyers Canyon on Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

CSX - Copper Creek Viaduct (Scott County, Virginia)
Completed September 1908
Deck Plate Girder bridge over Copper Creek on former Clinchfield Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Farmer Street Bridge (Petersburg, Virginia)
Built 1926
Deck plate girder bridge over Farmer St on CSXTRR
Open to traffic

CSX - Running Water Trestle (Marion County, Tennessee)
Built 1968
Massive steel plate girder trestle over Running Water Creek and I-24 on CSX Railroad, west of Chattanooga
Open to rail traffic

CSX - Wildcat Creek Trestle (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1893; abandoned in 1992; main span damaged by high water in 2004; removed in 2013
Abandoned Deck girder over Wildcat Creek on former Monon Railroad north of Owasco
Removed

CSX Transportation Bridge (East) (Petersburg, Virginia)
Built 1926
Deck plate girder bridge over Gap on CSXTRR
Open to traffic

CSX Transportation Bridge (West) (Petersburg, Virginia)
Built 1944
Deck girder bridge over Gap on CSXTRR
Open to traffic

Densons Creek (Trib) Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Bridge (Montgomery County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Trib. of Densons Creek on AC&WRR
Open to traffic

Densons Creek Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Bridge (Montgomery County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Densons Creek on AC&WRR
Open to traffic

Devils Lake Fork Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1940
Steel stringer bridge over Devils Lake Fork on OR 6
Open to traffic

DM&E - Foster Viaduct #1 (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1937-38
Deck plate girder bridge over Kinser Creek and 672 Avenue on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

DM&E - Foster Viaduct #3 (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1937-38
Deck plate girder bridge over Boyd Branch on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

Erie - Genesee River Viaduct (Allegany County, New York)
Built 1906-07; demolished 1981
Lost Deck girder bridge over Genesee River on former Erie Railroad north of Belfast
Lost

FIMX - Piney Creek Trestle (Cumberland County, Tennessee)
Deck plate girder bridge over Piney Creek on Norfolk Southern Railroad Spur
Open to traffic

Fishing Creek Norfolk Southern Bridge (ABN) (Lynchburg, Virginia)
built 1901
Deck plate girder bridge on NSRR over Fishing Creek
Intact but closed to all traffic

Fishing Creek Norfolk Southern Railway (North) (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Fishing Creek;Campbell Rd on NSRR
Open to traffic

Georgetown Loop - Devil's Gate Trestle (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Built 1877 by the Colorado Central Railroad. Dismantled 1939, but rebuilt 1984 and again in 2002
Rebuilt trestle on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to tourist railroad

GN - Corbin Trestle (Jefferson County, Montana)
Built 1902
Abandoned Deck plate girder trestle over Corbin Road/Trestle Lane on Great Northern Railway
Derelict/abandoned

HCR - Maulua Stream Viaduct (Hawaii County, Hawaii)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Maulua Stream on Hawaii Consolidated Railroad
Removed

Hulett Street Viaduct (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1904; Converted to allow for general use 1913; Converted to road sometime after 1930; Replaced 1981
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 890 on Hulett Street (Originally Schenectady Railway Co.)
Replaced by a new bridge

IA175 Eldora Viaduct (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1913, Rehabilitated 1964, Replaced 1984
Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River on IA 175
Replaced by a new bridge

IAIS - McPherson Avenue Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1901, Approaches Replaced 2013/2014
Deck plate girder bridge over McPherson Avenue & Little Mosquito Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

INRD - Shuffle Creek Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1906
Deck girder bridge over Shuffle Creek and Shuffle Creek Road on Indiana Rail Road
Open to traffic

INRD - Tulip Trestle (Greene County, Indiana)
Built 1906 for the Indiana Southern Railroad
Deck plate girder bridge over Richland Creek on Indiana Rail Road
Open to traffic

Kate Shelley High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1899-1901, bypassed in 2007-09
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Union Pacific Railroad west of Boone
Bypassed

Kates Creek Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (Bedford County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Kates Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

KCS - Auxvasse Creek Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Massive steel trestle over Auxvasse Creek on Ozark Valley Railroad, north of Kingdom City
Open to railroad traffic

KCS - Hurricane Creek Bridge (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
Built ca.1913; heavily damaged by an F4 tornado on April 27, 2011; reconstructed 2011 with 3 original piers remaining
Steel stringer bridge over Hurricane Creek on L&N Railroad
Multiple spans destroyed by severe weather, those spans rebuilt

KCS - Moniteau Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)
Built 1901
Deck plate girder bridge over Moniteau Creek on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

Kinzua Bridge (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1900, closed to traffic in 1959, mosly destroyed by a tornado on July 21, 2003, remaining spans rehabilitated and reopened in 2011 as the "Kinzua Sky Walk"
Deck girder bridge over Kinzua Creek on former Erie Railway at Kinzua Bridge State Park
Remaining spans open to pedestrian traffic

L&N - Paoli Viaduct (Orange County, Indiana)
Built 1904, removed in 1982
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lost River on former Monon Railroad in Paoli
Removed

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 Railroad (former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Open to traffic

Little River Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Bridge (Montgomery County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little River on AC&WRR
Open to traffic

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

LSI - Presque Isle Ore Dock (Marquette County, Michigan)
Built 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Shore Blvd. on Railroad
Open to traffic

Maggodee Creek (Trib) NS Bridge (Franklin County, Virginia)
Built 1939
Deck plate girder bridge over Trib. Maggodee Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

Maggodee Creek Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (Franklin County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Maggodee Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

MCR - Lake Britton Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1955
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Britton on McCloud River Railroad
Closed 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 - Eagle's Nest Trestle (Gallatin County, Montana)
Built 1908
Deck plate girder bridge over Sixteenmile Creek on Francis Road (Formerly Milwaukee Road)
Open to private traffic only.

MILW - Hangman Creek Viaduct (Whitman County, Washington)
Built 1908
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over WA 27. Railroad Avenue, & Hangman Creek on Railroad (MILW)
Abandoned

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


MNA - Barren Fork Trestle (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1904
Steel stringer bridge over Barren Fork on Missouri and Northern Arkansas (former UP and MoPac) Railroad
Open to traffic

MNA - Bear Creek Trestle (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1934
Steel stringer bridge over Walnut Creek on Missouri and Northern Arkansas (former UP and MoPac) Railroad
Open to traffic

MNA - Georges Creek Bridge (Marion County, Arkansas)
Built 1904
Plate girder bridge over CR 1092 (Old US 62) and George Creek on the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad
Open to traffic

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

MNA - Ralstin Trestle (Taney County, Missouri)
Built in 1903 by the White River Railway; rehabilitated in 1930
Steel trestle over East Fork of Roark Creek and Ralstin Road on the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railway
Open to railroad traffic

MNCW - Moodna Viaduct (Orange County, New York)
Built 1906-08 for the Erie Railroad
Deck girder bridge over Moodna Creek, Orrs Mills Road and Otterkill Road on Metro-North's Port Jervis commuter line and Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Necarney Creek Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1937
Steel stringer bridge over Necarney Creek on US 101
Open to traffic

North Fork Quartz Creek Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1939
Steel stringer bridge over North Fork Quartz Creek on U.S. 26
Open to traffic

NS - Beaver Creek Bridge (Campbell County, Virginia)
Built 1907
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

NS - Beaverdam Creek Bridge (Bedford County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaverdam Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

NS - Big Otter River Bridge (S) (Campbell County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Otter River on NSRR
Open to traffic

NS - Bold Branch Bridge (Bedford County, Virginia)
Built 1907
Deck plate girder bridge over Bold Branch on NSRR
Open to traffic

NS - Brushy Creek Viaduct (Marion County, Alabama)
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
Demolished in 1996

NS - Chautauqua Creek Trestle (Chautauqua County, New York)
Deck plate girder bridge over Chautauqua Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Compton Trestle (Page County, Virginia)
Built ca. 1915
Deck girder bridge over Unnamed Road and Dry Run on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

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