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Through girder

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"Happy Day" Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Entrance on Railroad
Open to traffic

"Lionel" Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek on Fort Dodge Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

110 Mile Creek Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 110 Mile Creek on Flint Hills Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians

1450 East Little Indian Creek Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Replaced 1986
Lost Bridge over Little Indian Creek on 1450 East
Replaced by new bridge

2nd Court C&NW Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 2nd Court on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Oxford
Open to traffic

3 Rivers Trail 1st Avenue Overpass (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 1st Avenue on Trail
Open to pedestrians

35th Street Overpass (Lee County, Iowa)
(Main design: Whipple through truss)
Whipple through truss bridge over Railroad Yard on 35th Street in Fort Madison, Iowa
Open to traffic

3rd street overpass (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1930
Pony/through girder bridge over Us 60a (3rd Street) on Ns (Southern) Rr
Open to Rail Traffic

3rd Street PRR underpass (Marshall County, Indiana)
Once hosted named passenger trains including the "Broadway Limited", later Amtrak, today only one track see action, and possible Fiber Optic Cable line graces other road bed.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 3rd Street on Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad via lease from CSX Transportation(nee Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway)
Open to traffic

474th Avenue Railroad Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Bridge is a steel through girder design
Bridge over Big Sioux River
Closed and Abandoned

5th Avenue Overpass (Union County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad on 5th Avenue
Open to traffic

60th Avenue Bridge (Martin County, Minnesota)
Built ca. 1920 Design similar to the Minnesota Highway Department (now MnDOT) standardized bridges that were introduced beginning in 1912.
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over stream on 60th Ave, just S of CSAH 26 in Sherburn
Open to traffic

Abandoned 2803rd Road Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over CSX RR (former Rock Island RR) on Abandoned alignment of 2803rd Rd
Abandoned but intact, approach piers remain

Abandoned CNW Sheboygan River Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Sheboygan River on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned Concrete Bridge (Austin County, Texas)
Abandoned concrete pony/through girder bridge over Bullinger Creek
Abandoned

Abandoned MILW Prairie Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned Mohawk Avenue Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Champlain Canal on Mohawk Avenue
Abandoned

Abandoned Railroad Overpass (Ulster County, New York)
Reportedly abandoned since the late 1970s, when it was also apparently built
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Frank Keonig Boulevard/NY 9W on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned State Street Railroad Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
Built 1930
Pony/through plate girder bridge over E. State Street on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Adamsville Bridge (Gallia County, Ohio)
Built 1922
Concrete through girder bridge over Raccoon Creek on Adamsville Road (CR-71)
Open to traffic

Afton Canyon Railroad Bridge, West (San Bernardino County, California)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Pratt through truss bridge over Mohave River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Allerton Park Bridge (Piatt County, Illinois)
Built 1915
Lost concrete pony/through girder bridge over Sangamon River on Or 14
Closed to all traffic in 2001, replaced in 2012

Altamont Creek RR Bridge (Alameda County, California)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Deck plate girder bridge over Altamont Creek, Altamont Pass Road on Union Pacific, BNSF, ACE RR
Open to traffic

American River Union Pacific RR West (Sacramento County, California)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over American River on Union Pacific BNSF railroad
Open to traffic

Anderson Hill Bridge (Kitsap County, Washington)
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Anderson Hill Rd on Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Anoka Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
This is actually a railroad bridge converted for road use. It is steel with wood approaches on either side. This is located at the once busy Anoka Junction of the Pennsylvania RR where two lines came together which meant heavy train traffic.
Pony plate girder bridge over Winamac Southern Railway (ex- Conrail, Pennsylvania RR, Penn Central, others on Country Road 250 South in Anoka)
Bridge is now removed as of 3/14/13

APNC IA2 Overpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IA2 on Railroad
Open to traffic

APNC Overpass (Monroe County, Iowa)
Bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

Appalachia Railroad Bridge (Wise County, Virginia)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over Powell River, North Fork in Appalachia, VA
Open to traffic

Aptos Creek Railroad Bridge (Santa Cruz County, California)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Deck plate girder bridge
Open to pedestrians

Armitage Road Bridge (Seneca County, New York)
(Main design: Baltimore through truss)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1951
Baltimore through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Armitage Road
Open to traffic

Arroyo de Laguna Bridge (Alameda County, California)
An original portion of the first transcontinental railroad line first constructed during the 1860's.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Arroyo de Laguna on Niles Canyon Railway
Open to traffic

Askew Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built 1927
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Scattering Point Creek on N600 E Road
Open to traffic

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Bridge (Wilson County, Kansas)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Mill Dam Road on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad


Au Train Railroad Bridge (Alger County, Michigan)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Au Train River on Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only

B&O Overpass (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built 1976, replacing an earlier railroad overpass.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Scott-Troy Road on B&O Rr
Open to traffic

B&O Railroad Des Plaines Ave Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Des Plaines Ave on CSX RR (former Baltimore & Ohio RR)
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Puyallup River Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Pratt through truss bridge over Puyallup River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Wallace River Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Warren through truss bridge over Wallace River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Bacon Island Railroad Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1929.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Middle River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Baker Road Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1923
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Jackson Creek on Baker Road
Open to traffic

Barth Avenue Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built ca.1895
Deck plate girder bridge over Pleasant Run on Barth Avenue
Open to pedestrians

Baxter Avenue Overpass (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1936
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US-31E (Baxter Avenue) on CSX Transportation (formerly L&N Railroad)
Open to traffic

Bays Road Bridge (Wood County, Ohio)
Built 1928
Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Middle Branch Portage River on Bays Road
Open to traffic

Bear Creek MO 45 Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1936; replaced 2009
Lost pony plate girder bridge over Bear Creek on MO 45
Replaced by a new bridge

Beaver Creek Bridge (Columbia County, Oregon)
Built 1918
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Beaver Creek on Beaver Falls Road (Old US 30)
Open to traffic

Becher Place C&NW Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1949
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Becher Place on UPRR (Formerly C&NW)
Open to traffic

Bellamy River Bridge (Strafford County, New Hampshire)
Built 1935
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bellamy River on Us 4
Demolished and replaced.

Belt Railway 26th Ave Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
New bridge on older abutments
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 26th Street on Belt Railway
Open to traffic

Belt Railway Hawthorne Plant Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Abandoned Western Electric plant road on Belt Railway
Open to traffic

Belt Railway/BNSF Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over BNSF/Metra RR on Belt Railway
Open to traffic

Bernadotte Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1915 by the Central States Bridge Company of Indianapolis, formerly carried IL Route 2 traffic, converted to pedistrian use in 1980. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources".
Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on former IL 2 in Bernadotte
There is a closed gate across both approaches.

Big Bay Road Bridge (Marquette County, Michigan)
Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Dead River on Big Bay Road/County Road 550
Open to pedestrians only

Big Bayou Railroad Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1915
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Bayou River on dirt road, former Illinois Central Railroad
Abandoned

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

Big Piney Creek Railroad Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Bridge over Piney Creek on abandoned Rock Island Railroad


Big Vermillion Bridge Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
(Main design: Pennsylvania through truss)
Built c1915
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Vermilion River near Oglesby
Lost, replaced with new bridge

Biloxi Bay Bridge (Jackson County, Mississippi)
Completed in 2008 to replace a previous structure destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Biloxi Bay on US Hwy 90
Open to traffic

Black River Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
(Main design: Camelback through truss)
Built 1892 by the Toledo Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Black River on Griffin Road
Open to traffic

Black River Railroad Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1929
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Black River on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic

Black Rock Railroad Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Pony plate-girder bridge over Black River at Black Rock
Open to traffic

Blackford Bridge (Webster County, Kentucky)
Built 1914 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Tradewater River on former Illinois Central Railroad
Open to pedestrians

Blake Road Bridge (Jefferson County, Indiana)
Built 1925
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Lewis Creek on Blake Road
Open to traffic

Bloonier Bridge (Woodford County, Illinois)
Built 1928
Concrete through girder bridge over West Branch Panther Creek on CR 1600E 1 Mi W of Roanoke
Open to traffic

Blue Creek Road bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
This bridge may be a relocated railroad bridge.
Pony/through plate girder bridge on Blue Creek Road
Open to traffic

Blue Ridge Cut-Off overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Unused since 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Unused pony plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Cut-Off on the Rock Island Railroad in Kansas City
Railroad line inactive

BNSF 180th Avenue Overpass (Warren County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad & 180th Avenue on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Big Rock Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Big Rock Creek on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Black River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Black River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Dahlman Avenue Overpass (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dahlman Avenue/Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Falls Park Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Bridge is a steel deck girder design.
Bridge over Big Sioux River at top section of The Falls in Sioux Falls on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Fox River Bridge (Clark County, Missouri)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Through truss bridge over Fox River on Railraod
Open to traffic

BNSF I-55 Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built in 1965. This bridge was painted gray and had a catwalk on the southern face, part of catwalk destroyed in a train derailment. Replaced by a new bridge in 1997 in conjunction with widening of the interstate.
Lost through plate girder bridge over Interstate 55 and Little Rock Road on the BNSF Railroad
Replaced by a new railroad bridge in conjunction with widening of the interstate

BNSF Kickapoo Creek Bridge #2 (Peoria County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Minnesota River Bridge (Swift County, Minnesota)
Built 1936 when the Marsh Lake Dam was constructed
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Minnesota River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Minnesota River Crossing (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built in 1887, current spans built in 1902, split into 2 bridges ca. 2010
Warren through truss bridges over Minnesota River and overflow on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Overpass (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Overpass (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1934
Girder bridge over Over Bnsf Rr on Local
Open to traffic

BNSF Red River Crossing (Clay County, Minnesota)
Pony/through girder bridge over Red River of The North & 3rd Street on BNSF Railway in Moorhead
Open to traffic

BNSF Red River of the North Bridge (Polk County, Minnesota)
Swing pier built 1885, approach Through plate girder span built 1918, main Through Plate Girder spans built 1924, east approaches built 1956, west approaches built 2005
Pony/through girder bridge over Red River of the North on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF Routt Street Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Routt Street on BNSF RR in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

BNSF RR Green River Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Green River on BNSF RR (former CB&Q)
Open to traffic

BNSF San Joaquin River Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1930.
Through truss with pony truss bascule bridge over San Joaquin River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF US52 Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Built 1936
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US52 & IL 251 on BNSF RR in Mendota


BNSF US6 Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
This lines dates from 1910 so replaced in 1958
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US6 (Dakota St) on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Open

BNSF/UPRR Overpass (Peoria County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over UPRR (former C&NW) on BNSF (former Sante Fe) Railroad
Open

Branch Spring Creek Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1890
Concrete through girder bridge over a branch of Spring Creek on E1820th St, 6.0 mi. SW of Atkinson
Open to traffic with restrictions

Brazoria Railroad Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built ca. 1907
Swing through truss bridge over Brazoria River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Brazoria
Open to traffic

Bremer Avenue Bridge (Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Replaced 1950
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Bremer Avenue/Railroad (WCF&N)
Replaced by a new bridge

Brewers Bridge (Elbert County, Georgia)
Built 1924, bypassed in 2002 with opening of new bridge beside it
Abandoned concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Beaverdam Creek on Brewers Bridge Road
Abandoned

Bridal Veil Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914
Girder bridge over Bridal Veil Creek on Historical Columbia River Highway in Bridal Veil
Open to traffic

Bridge 5787 (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Built 1937
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Gorman Creek on MN Hwy. 42
Open to traffic

Bridgeport Railroad Drawbridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Bridge over Raccoon Creek on Conrail


Broadway Line Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Broadway Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1940
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Us 150 (Broadway) on Csx Railroad (formerly Pennsylvania Railroad)
Open to traffic

Bruce Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built 1925
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Rooks Creek on E 2100 N Rd 4mi S of Cornell
Open to traffic

Bryants Creek MO 79 Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over Bryants Creek on MO 79
Open to two-lane traffic

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Overpass (Cattaraugus County, New York)
(Main design: Through truss)
Through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

Burlington Avenue Viaduct (Cass County, Indiana)
Built to carry South 3rd Street/Burlington Avenue and the Interurban track of the FT. W&WV Traction Company thus the 3 lane width.
Pony plate girder bridge over Burlington Avenue/South 3rd Street, formerly Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company tracks as well on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Replaced, Open to traffic

Butcher Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built 1922
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Prairie Creek on N 600 E Rd
Open to traffic

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