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Timber stringer

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"H" Street Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Timber stringer bridge over EI RR on "H" St (Ms 8540) in Charleston
Open to one-lane traffic

"Snitch" Bridge (Geneva County, Alabama)
Timber stringer bridge over Commerce Street on the Geneva Walking Trail (an abandoned railroad line)
Open to pedestrians only

10th Road Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1940; Refurbished 2009
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) on 10th Road in Town of Packwaukee
Open to traffic

111th Rd. Rail Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Built by Frisco Railway for Springfield to Kansas City mainline, but later abandoned and now reopened as the Highline Trail for pedestrians
Wooden trestle over 111th Rd on former Frisco Railroad, now Highline Trail
Open to pedestrians

13th Ave Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Built 1930, removed in 2011 no plans for replacement
Bridge over BNSF RR on 13th Avenue in Orion
No longer exists

13th Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1950
Timber stringer bridge over abandoned portion of Big Four Railroad on 13th Street in Saint Francisville
Open to traffic

13th Street Overpass (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on 13th Street
Open to traffic

14th Road C&NW Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1940
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) on 14th Road in Town of Monroe
Open to traffic

1550th Ave Wood Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Built 1945
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF RR on 1550th Ave 1.5 mi N of Orion
Open to traffic

160th Street timber bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)
Built 1986
Timber stringer bridge over Prairie Creek on 160th Street
Open to traffic

16th Road Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1950
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) on 16th Road in Town of Buffalo
Open to traffic

285th Avenue Underpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Built 1946
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on 285th Avenue
Open to traffic

2nd Street Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Built 1940 to cross over this formerly double tracked railroad. Unknown when closed to auto traffic.
Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania, PCC&L aka Panhandle Railroads) on 2nd Street
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

49th Street Bridge (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)
Built 1966
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF RR on 49th Street NE
Open to traffic

540th Street Overpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Built 1946
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on 540th Street
Open to traffic

56th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built when KCS moved to an eastern alignment
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on E. 56th St.
Replaced by a new bridge

58th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on E. 58th Street in Kansas City
Intact but closed to all traffic

5th Street Trestle (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over an unnamed creek on the BNSF Railway next to 5th Street in Festus
Open to railroad traffic

7th St Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Built 1930, deck and guard rails replaced in 2011
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF RR 7th Street just S of Orion
Open to traffic

Abandoned MILW Prairie Creek Bridge #2 (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Branch of Prairie Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Abbott Road Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Wooden bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on Abbott Road (CR 54-76) northwest of Eugene
Open to one-lane traffic

Airport Way Bridge (King County, Washington)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1981
Deck plate girder bridge over Argo Railroad Yard on Airport Way S
Open to traffic

Alamo River Bridge (Imperial County, California)
(Main design: Warren deck truss)
Built 1906 as a wooden trestle, center later replaced with steel deck truss, abandoned 1994
Warren deck truss bridge over Alamo River on Holton Interurban Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Albany Road Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1950
Wooden bridge over BNSF Railway on Albany Road
Open to traffic

Albemarle Sound Trestle (Chowan County, North Carolina)
Built 1910 for the Suffolk and Carolina Railway, demolished ca. 1987
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Albemarle Sound on Norfolk Southern Railway
Removed

Alder Creek Bridge (Lewis County, Washington)
Built 1937
Timber stringer bridge over Alder Creek on WA 508
Open to traffic

All Forks Creek Wood Bridge (Putnam County, Illinois)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991
Timber stringer bridge over All Forks Creek on Hennepin Street
Open to traffic

Ames & College Railway Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Squaw Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (former Ames and College Railroad) in Ames
Replaced by new bridge

Anoka Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
(Main design: Pony/through plate girder)
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

Applegate Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
(Main design: Parker through truss)
Built 1934
Parker through truss bridge over Applegate River on OR 238
Open to traffic

Arch Cape Creek Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1937
Timber stringer bridge over Arch Cape Creek on US 101
Open to traffic

ARZC Railroad Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
(Main design: Pennsylvania through truss)
Built 1907
Pennsylvania Through truss bridge over Colorado River on ARZC Railroad from Parker AZ to Bluewater CA
Open to rail traffic only

Austins Point Half Viaduct (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1933
Timber stringer bridge over Austins Point on US 101
Open to traffic

Auwaiakeakua Bridge (Hawaii County, Hawaii)
Built 1940
Lost wooden bridge over Auwaiakekua Gulch on Mamalahoa Road
No longer exists

B.N.S.F. - Puyallup River Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1919, rehabilitated 1948
Pratt through truss bridge over Puyallup River, Railroad on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - South Riverside Road Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1966 for the Great Northern Railway to allow private community road access
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF Railway on South Riverside Road
Open to traffic

Ballinger Railroad Through Truss (Runnels County, Texas)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Pratt Through Truss bridge over Colorado river on Fort Worth and Western Railroad
Open to traffic

Banner bridge (Wise County, Virginia)
Bridge is on what was once a spur line to coal mines about a half mile northward.
Open to pedestrians only

Bargainer Rd Bridge (Macon County, Alabama)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge on Bargainer Rd
Abandoned

Barrett Station Road Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1944
Lost wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Barrett Station Road in Des Peres
Replaced by a new bridge

Base Road Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1970
Wooden bridge over the CSX Railroad on Base Road
Open to traffic

Bayou Vidal Bridge (Madison Parish, Louisiana)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bayou Vidal on Abandoned Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Bear Creek Bridge (Latimer County, Oklahoma)
Wooden bridge over Bear Creek on N4488
Open to traffic

Bear Creek Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over Bear Creek on 130th St
Open to traffic

Beaver Branch Bridge (McDonald County, Missouri)
Timber stringer bridge over Beaver Branch on Shearwood Dr
Open to traffic with 7 Ton weight limit

Begley Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Stranger Creek
Abandoned

Bellum Blvd. Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1930
Wooden bridge of NWP Railroad over Bellum Blvd. in San Rafael
Bridge is abandoned on RR right of way

Berryville Road Bridge (Union County, Illinois)
Built 1997
Modern wooden bridge over Green Creek on Berryville Road (TR 75)
Open to traffic

Bible Bridge (Greene County, Tennessee)
(Main design: Queenpost through truss)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1972
Covered Queenpost truss bridge over Little Chucky Creek on Denver Bible Lane at Warrensburg Road
Open to pedestrians

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 Fork River Railroad Bridge (Koochiching County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Fork River on Voyageur Trail/Blue Ox Trail
Open to pedestrians

Big Sandy Creek Bridge (Cheyenne County, Colorado)
Built 1936
Wooden bridge over Big Sandy Creek on CR 20 (Old US 287)
Open to traffic

Big Spring Bridge (Carter County, Missouri)
Built 1977, replacing an earlier wooden bridge
Wooden bridge over Spring Branch on MO 103 at Big Spring Park
Open to traffic

Binninger Rd Bridge (Washington County, New York)
Timber stringer bridge over Steele Brook on Binninger Rd.
Open to traffic

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

Bloomer Line Kelly Creek Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Kelly Creek Trib. on Bloomer Line Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Bloomer Line Vermillion River Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over North Fork Vermillion River on Bloomer Line Railroad
Open

BNSF Groesbeck Creek Bridge (Hardeman County, Texas)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Pratt through truss bridge over Groesbeck Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

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

BNSF Peru-Princeton Rd Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Timber stringer bridge over Peru-Princeton Rd on BNSF RR
Open

BNSF Post Oak Creek Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Pratt through truss bridge over Post Oak Creek on railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF Spring Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Oringinal around 1910, rebuilt??
Timber stringer bridge over Spring Creek on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF/CNW Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Oringinal around 1910, rebuilt??
Timber stringer bridge over Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Ry on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Open

Bone River Bridge (Pacific County, Washington)
Built 1935
Timber stringer bridge over Bone River on US 101
Open to traffic

Bono Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1900; demolished in surprise fashion by BNSF on March 17, 2011
Lost wooden bridge over the BNSF Railroad on CR 352 in Jonesboro
Removed but not replaced

Booneville Railroad Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
(Main design: Quadrangular lattice through truss)
Built 1900
Quadrangular lattice truss bridge over Racoon River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

Borrow Ditch Bridge (Deuel County, Nebraska)
Built 1935
Timber stringer bridge over Borrow Ditch on Maple Street in Big Springs
Closed to all traffic

Bottineau Trail Clearwater River Bridge (Red Lake County, Minnesota)
(Main design: Warren pony truss)
Built 1915
Warren pony truss bridge over Bridge Street, Clearwater River on Bottineau Trail
Open to pedestrians

Branch of Clear Creek Bridge (Marion County, Kansas)
Wooden bridge over a drainage ditch on ATSF RR in Marion
Abandoned

Branch of Hayes Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Mississippi)
Timber stringer bridge over Branch of Hayes Creek on Quitman St
Open to traffic

Branch of Little State Canal Bridge (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Branch of Little State Canal on Old Us 190
Derelict/abandoned

Branch Stranger Creek Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Timber stringer bridge over Branch of Stranger Creek on 274th Road
Open to traffic

Bridge Camp Bridge (King County, Washington)
(Main design: Pratt pony truss)
Built 1902
Pratt pony truss bridge over White River on Pedestrian Walkway
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

Bunker Mill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1887; M-frame portal bracing was added to the Town Lattice portal bracing ca. 1913; closed to traffic in 2003, awaiting rehabilitation as part of a bike trail
Through truss bridge over English River on Nutmeg Avenue
Closed to all traffic

Butler Creek Trestle (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Lost wooden railroad trestle over Butler Creek at Beaver
Deck removed, but most wooden piles remain

C&O Honey Creek bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Once part of the C&O of Indiana's line from Chicago to Cincinatti, later most of line abandoned in early 1990's. Section from just North of Amboy to Marion, Indiana's Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Conrail, PC, PRR) Goodman Yards was saved and sold.
Timber stringer bridge over Honey Creek on Kokomo Grain/Winamac Southern Railway(US Rail operated) former CSX Transportation, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Open to traffic

C&O Railroad Taylor Ditch bridge (Grant County, Indiana)
Once part of heavy duty rail line from Chicago to Cincinatti and points East. Line cut back and this section from Amboy to Marion still survives. Formely carried Amtrak's Cardinal and James Whitcomb Riley passenger trains until 1986.
Timber stringer bridge over Taylor Ditch on Kokomo Grain/Winamac Southern Railway/US Rail Corporation(nee CSX, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad aka Chessie System)
Open to traffic

C. R.I.&P. R.R. Bridge (Sumner County, Kansas)
Built 1920
Timber stringer bridge over C. R.I.&P. R.R. on Local 32-39-9
Open to traffic

C.B.R.L. - Coalbank Slough Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built 1914
Deck plate girder bridge over Coalbank Slough on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.) in Coos Bay
Closed to all traffic

C.B.R.L. - Poodle Creek Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1907, Line opened 1914
Warren through truss bridge over Poodle Creek on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.) in Noti
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Coast Fork Willamette River Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built 1916 by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Pratt through truss bridge over Coast Fork Willamette River on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (C.O.R.P.)
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Coast Fork Willamette River Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1906 by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Warren through truss bridge over Coast Fork Willamette River on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (C.O.R.P.)
Open to traffic

C.O.R.P. - Pass Creek Bridge No. 4 (Douglas County, Oregon)
(Main design: Warren through truss)
Built 1906
Warren through truss bridge over Pass Creek on Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (C.O.R.P.) in Drain
Open to traffic

Calico Creek Bridge (Izard County, Arkansas)
Abandoned bridge over Calico Creek on Missouri Pacific RR (now Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad) in Calico Rock
Abandoned

Camden State Park Campground Crossing (Lyon County, Minnesota)
Built 2005, replacing a 1938 low water concrete crossing
Timber stringer bridge over Low Water Crossing on Camden Park Road
Open to traffic

Camden State Park Railroad Overpass (Lyon County, Minnesota)
Built 1936
Timber stringer bridge over Over BNSF RR on State Park Road
Open to traffic

Cane Creek Branch CR 410 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1983; rehabilitated 1994
Small wooden bridge over a branch of Cane Creek on CR 410
Open to one-lane traffic

Caribou Road Bridge (Plumas County, California)
(Main design: Deck plate girder)
Built 1952
Deck plate girder bridge over North Fork Feather River on Caribou Road
Open to traffic

Catfish Creek Railroad Bridge #2 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
(Main design: Through truss)
Built 1940
Lost Through truss bridge over Catfish Creek on Former IC Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Catherine Creek Bridge (Union County, Oregon)
Built 1940
Wooden bridge over Catherine Creek on OR 203
Open to traffic

Cedar Crossing (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1982
Timber stringer bridge over Johnson Creek on SE Deardorf Road
Open to traffic

Cedar Valley Nature Trail Apple Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Bridge over Apple Creek on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Center Creek Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Timber stringer bridge over Center Creek on Private Road
Open to Private Traffic

Central Indiana Railroad Cicero Creek bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
(Main design: Pratt through truss)
Built ca. 1890's, abandoned in 1982
Through truss bridge over Cicero Creek on former Conrail Railroad in Noblesville
Abandoned, but intact

CGW West Branch Beaverdam Creek Trestle (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over West Branch Beaverdam Creek on Planned Rail-Trail
Abandoned

Chaska Trestle (Carver County, Minnesota)
Majority Constructed 1900
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Minnesota River Overflow on Former Chaska-Shakopee Trail
Partially Destroyed by fire October 31st 1996, remains closed

Chatsworth Railroad Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Site of the Chatsworth Bridge Disaster, 10 August 1887, 81 people killed
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Toledo Peoria & Western Railroad
Collapsed

Chesapeake & Ohio CR 419E Overpass (Delaware County, Indiana)
Built ca.1930 by the C&O RR
Timber stringer bridge over Cardinal Greenway (Former C&O RR) on CR 419E
Open to traffic

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