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Tall Bridges

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Tall Steel, Wood, or Concrete Bridges that cross deep valleys or rivers or fjords. This can also include structures set deep in mud and silt but sits just on water surfaces.

63rd Street Trestle (Jackson County, Missouri)
Steel trestle over E. 63rd Street Trafficway on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and four lanes of highway traffic below

Adelaide Bridge (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

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

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

Arkansas & Missouri Trestle #3 (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built 1882
Bridge on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) 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

B.N.S.F. - Foss River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1909
Deck plate girder bridge over Foss River, USFS Rd 68 (Foss River Rd) on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Trout Creek Trestle (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Trout Creek on Oregon Trunk Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - 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

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

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

Bear River Canal Malad Flume (Box Elder County, Utah)
Built early 1900s
Lost Deck truss bridge over Malad River on Bear River Canal
Lost

Bellingham High Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Trail on Railroad
Open to traffic

Benicia Railroad Trestle (Solano County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Big Hell Canyon RR Bridge (Yavapai County, Arizona)
Bridge over Hell Canyon on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (former AT&SF RR)
Open to traffic

Bluestone River Bridge (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1983
Deck truss bridge over Bluestone River on I-77 S
Open to traffic

BNSF Black River Bridge (Douglas County, Wisconsin)
Bridge over Black River on BNSF Rwy
Open

BNSF Grand River Bridge (Union County, Iowa)
Deck truss bridge over Grand River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Kettle River Bridge (Pine County, Minnesota)
Built 1894
Deck truss bridge over Kettle River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Media Creek Bridge (Henderson County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Media Creek & CR1000N on BNSF RR
Open

BNSF Nemadji River Bridge - Saunders (Douglas County, Wisconsin)
Warren deck truss bridge over Nemadji River on BNSF RR near Saunders
Open to traffic

BNSF RR Big Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built in 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
Deck truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on BNSF RR just west of Princeton
Open to traffic

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

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

Boones Creek Viaduct (Washington County, Tennessee)
Built for the The South and Western Railroad, later the Clinchfield Railroad
Railroad Viaduct that crosses over Boones Creek


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

Brightwater Railroad Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Bridge over Little Sugar Creek on Frisco Railroad, now Arkansas -Missouri Railroad.
Open to traffic

Brookside Train Trestle (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1903; Burned on May 23, 2006
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Newfound Creek on formerly L&N Railroad
Destroyed by fire

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

Burnside CNO&TP Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built in 1880 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cumberland River on railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

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

C&TS Lobato Trestle (Rio Arriba County, New Mexico)
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

C.B.R.L. - 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 (C.B.R.L.)
Open to traffic

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

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

Cedar Brook Viaduct (Anderson County, Kentucky)
Steel stringer bridge over Cedar Brook Road and Cedar Brook on Lexington and Ohio Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Clear Creek Trestle (Plumas County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Clear Creek on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic

CM Indian Creek Trestle (Fergus County, Montana)
Massive steel trestle over Indian Creek on Central Montana RR
Open to traffic

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

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

CM Spring Creek Trestle (Fergus County, Montana)
Massive wooden trestle with steel sections over Big Spring Creek on Central Montana RR
Intact but closed to all traffic

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

CN Red Cedar River Bridge (Barron County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder bridge over Red Cedar River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Colorado Blvd Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1880, Replaced 1913; rehabilitated 1993
Concrete arch bridge over Arroyo Seco on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena
Open to traffic

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

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

Covel Railroad Bridge (Wyoming County, West Virginia)
Built ca. 1907 for the Virginian Railway
Deck girder bridge over Covel-Gooney Otter Hollow Road and unknown creek on Norfolk Southern Railway at Covel
Open to traffic

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

CSP Half Moon Trestle (Lewis County, Idaho)
Built 1907, abandoned 2000
Timber stringer bridge on Railroad
Intact but closed to all 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 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

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

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 Railroad
Open to traffic

DM&E Foster Viaduct #2 (Monroe County, Iowa)
Built 1937-38
Deck plate girder bridge over Soap Creek on DM&E RR
Open to traffic

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

Eldora High Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1913, Rehabilitated 1964, Replaced 1984
Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Elk Creek Railroad Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902, rehabilitated 1944
Deck girder bridge over Elk Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

FDDM Bass Point Creek Trestle (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1905, destroyed by flooding in 1912 replaced in 1913
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Bass Point Creek on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

Fitzpatrick Bridge (Elmore County, Alabama)
Built 1940
Warren deck truss bridge over Tallapoosa River on Al 14 in Tallassee
Open to traffic

Fort Dodge High Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1902 by the Mason City and Fort Dodge Railway, later Chicago Great Western
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on railroad
Open to traffic

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

Gaviota Creek Railroad Bridge (Santa Barbara County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Gaviota Creek on Coast Line So. Pacific RR


Genesee River Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built as part of NYC BeeBee Line, abandoned c1998
Abandoned deck truss bridge over Genesee River on New York Central RR (abandoned)
Abandoned

Georges Creek Railroad 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

Gilbert Street Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1893 by the Chicago Bridge Co., replaced in 1921-22
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on Gilbert Street in Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Gill-Montague Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1937
Deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on Avenue A in Gill
Open to traffic

Glade Creek Bridge (Raleigh County, West Virginia)
Built 1988
Deck truss bridge over Glade Creek on I-64
Open to traffic

Glen Canyon Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1958
Steel arch bridge over Glen Canyon on US 89
Open to traffic

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

High Steel Bridge (Mason County, Washington)
Built 1929
Steel arch bridge over South Fork Skokomish River
Open to traffic

High Trestle Trail Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1973, abandoned in the 1980's, deck removed in 2004 to be reused in the new Kate Shelley Bridge, new deck built and reopened to pedestrians in 2010
Lost Deck girder bridge over Des Moines River on former Milwaukee Road Railroad
Open to pedestrians, with new deck built on original bridge piers

Hocking Hills Valley Crossing (Hocking County, Ohio)
Suspension bridge over Buckeye Trail that carries People
Open to pedestrians

Holcomb Creek Trestle (Washington County, Oregon)
Built ca. 1905 for the interurban Oregon Electric Railway
Timber stringer bridge over Holcomb Creek and Dick Road on Portland and Western Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS McPherson Avenue Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over McPherson Avenue & Little Mosquito Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Jackson Forest RR Trestle (Mendocino County, California)
Built in late 1800's for logging railroad, last elements removed during 1980's
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Tributary gulch South Fork Noyo River on Railroad
Removed

Jenkins Ford Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1906 for the Chicago Southern Railroad
Lost Deck girder bridge over Vermilion River on former CMStP&P Railroad
Demolished

Kaskaskia River Railroad Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1871
Steel stringer bridge over Kaskaskia River on Union Pacific Railroad in Shelbyville
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
Closed to traffic

KCS Auxvasse Creek Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Massive steel trestle over Auxvasse Creek on the Kansas City Southern Railway, north of Kingdom City
Open to railroad traffic

Keddie Wye (Plumas County, California)
First leg built 1909, second leg, creating Wye built 1931
Warren deck truss bridge over Spanish Creek on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic

Kestler's Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Third Creek on Abandoned railroad
Closed to all 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 Railroad Trestle (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
Open to traffic

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

Martins Creek Viaduct (Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912-14 for the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Massive concrete arch bridge over Martins Creek and Lackawanna Trail on Canadian Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Mill Hollow Road Bridge (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1904
Steel stringer bridge over Mill Hollow Road (CR 34) on the Missouri Pacific Railroad
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 Change Creek Bridge (King County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Change Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

MILW Hall Creek Bridge (King County, Washington)
Middle span built in the 80s after a storm damaged the bridge.
Deck plate girder bridge over Hall Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

MILW Hansen Creek Bridge (King County, Washington)
Deck plate girder bridge over Hansen Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

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