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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

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

13th Street Underpass (Story County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 13th Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

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

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 parallel to 474th Ave. south of Dell Rapids on D and I Railroad


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

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

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

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

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

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


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

Baraboo River Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1903 as part of Chicago & North Western's 3.07 mile North Freedom to La Rue 1903 segment.
Through truss bridge over Baraboo River (Formerly Chicago & North Western Railroad)
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 Highway 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.

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 (La Salle County, Illinois)
(Main design: Pennsylvania through truss)
Built c1915
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Vermilion River somewhere in La Salle County
Unknown Status/location

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 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 Big Rock Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Big Rock Creek on BNSF 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 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 Minnesota River Crossing #1 (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built in 1887, current truss spans added 1902
Warren through truss bridge over Minnesota River on BNSF Railroad
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)
Current bridge built in 1901 apparently replaced an earlier span from 1885
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 US52 Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Built 1936
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US52 & IL 251 on BNSF RR in Mendota


Brady Street Truck Eating Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Brady Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

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

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

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

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

C&NW Ball Street Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ball Street in Elgin on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open to traffic

C&NW Scranton Avenue Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
NBI shows 1947 but bridge plate shows 1904
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IL 176 (Scranton Ave) on UPRR (Former C&NW) in Lake Bluff
Open to traffic

C&NW Scranton Avenue Bridge 2 (Lake County, Illinois)
NBI shows 1947 but bridge plate shows 1904
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IL 176 (Scranton Ave) on UPRR (Former C&NW) in Lake Bluff
Open to traffic

C&NW US 41 Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Built 1937
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 41 (Skokie Hy) on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open to traffic

C&O/PRR Underpass (Grant County, Indiana)
Formerly double track railroad bridge, looks like it is currently single track setup, sans rails as line has been abandoned for about 20 years or more. Scene of a C&O derailment in 1925 as well.
Abandoned pony/through girder bridge over Winamac Southern Railway owned, US Rail operated Railroad (CSXT, Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana) Line is still in operation. on former Conrail (ex- Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, "Panhandle")
Abandoned

C.B.R.L. - Smith River Crossing (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1914
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Smith River on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.)
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Sardine Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Built 1906
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sardine Creek on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Cache Channel Illinois Central Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel next to IL 3
Still standing, but rails removed

Cache Channel Missouri Pacific Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Lost pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel on the Missouri Pacific Thebes-Cairo railroad line
Several concrete piers remain

Cahill Road Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1920, Closed 2010 east approach washed out by flood
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over N Fork Plum River on E. Cahill Rd.
Closed to all traffic

Camp Creek Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1920
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Camp Creek on E. Thoren Rd.
Open to traffic

Cane Creek MO 158 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1937
Pony plate-girder bridge over Cane Creek on MO 158 at Harviell
Open to one-lane traffic

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

Cardinal Greenway Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built ca.1920 by the C&O Railroad
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Fork White River on Cardinal Greenway Trail
Open to pedestrians

Cass Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1949
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Cass Street in Tampa
Open to traffic

Caston Creek Railroad Bridge (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Caston Creek on Arkansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Open to traffic

Cedar Avenue Bridge (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1906
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar Avenue (SR 3023) on Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad


Cedar Creek Railroad Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Abandoned deck girder bridge over Cedar Creek Bridge on abandoned Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned

Chandler Mill Bridge (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1910
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Branch Red Clay Creek on Chandler Mill Road
Open to traffic

Charlton street overpass (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1974
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Charlton Street on Csx Railroad (formerly L&N railroad)
Open to traffic

Chew Rd. (TR 314) Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (Richland County, Ohio)
Built 1910
Concrete stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Chew Rd. (TR 314)
Open to traffic

Chicago and Northwestern South Railroad Crossing (Emmet County, Iowa)
Girder bridge is a combination of steel through girder and wooden trestle design
Bridge over West Fork Des Moines River south of Estherville on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, parallel to IA Hwy. 4
Open to traffic

Chunky River Railroad Bridge (West) (Newton County, Mississippi)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1905 by A.M. Blodgett of Kansas City
Pratt through truss bridge over Chunky River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Cicott Street Viaduct (Cass County, Indiana)
Once carried the Wabash Cannonball Passenger trains, now part of NS busy Decatur District main line. Low clearance, gets hit by trucks often. Supports built for second rail track if needed on southside. SR 25 turns at bridge, but doesn't go under.
Bridge over Cicott Street and Goose Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Open to traffic

Cider Mill Road Bridge Arcola, PA (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1931
Pony plate girder bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Cider Mill Road in Arcola (Lower Providence Twp)
Open to traffic

City Lake Road Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Built 1948
Plate girder bridge over Village Creek on City Lake Road in Fredericktown
Open to traffic

Clear Creek Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Concrete through girder bridge over Clear Creek on Decatur Road
Open to traffic

Clinchfield First Clinch River Bridge (Russell County, Virginia)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built 1908. The Clinch River was later diverted just south of this bridge into a new channel that bypassed a bend in the river prone to flooding (New channel is to the right in the Street View).
Deck plate girder bridge over Clinch River on Clinchfield (CSX) Railroad
Open to traffic

Clinton Railroad Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on CSX Transportation in Clinton
Open to traffic

CN Railway Wolf River Vertical Lift Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
Several track upgrades have been completed since the bridge was erected in 1894. Major upgrades to the hydraulic swing machinery were completed in 1987.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wolf River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN RR Oconto Swing Bridge (Oconto County, Wisconsin)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Oconto River on CN Railroad
Open to traffic

CN/CC Overpass (Hardin County, Iowa)
Pony plate girder bridge over railroad on Chicago, Central & Pacific rail line in Iowa Falls
Open to traffic

CNRR E Fork Galena River Bridge 5 (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1922
Girder bridge over E Fork Galena River/Kelly Road on CNRR (former ICRR)
Open to traffic

CNRR E Fork Galena River Bridge 6 (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1922
Pony plate firder bridge over E Fork Galena River on CNRR (former Illinois Central)
Open to traffic

CNRR E Fork Galena River Bridge 7 (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1922
Through truss bridge over E Fork Galena River on CNRR (former ICRR) about 800' NE of Buckhill Rd grade crossing.
Open to traffic

Coal Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1925
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Coal Creek on 1670 N Ave near Sheffield
Open to traffic

Coal River CSX Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Through truss bridge over Riverside Drive, Coal River on CSX Railroad in St. Albans
Open to traffic

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