Timber Trestle

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AERC - South Santiam River Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Pratt through truss bridge over South Santiam River on Albany and Eastern Railroad
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

Ashton-Tetonia Trail - Conant Creek Trestle (Fremont County, Idaho)
Built 1894 at American Falls; dismantled 1911; relocated here 1914
Three-span Pegram deck truss bridge over Conant Creek
Open to pedestrians only as part of Ashton-Tetonia Trail

ATSF - Bottleneck Wash Trestle (Yavapai County, Arizona)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bottleneck Wash on Former AT&SF Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

ATSF - Granite Creek/Wash Trestle (Yavapai County, Arizona)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Granite Wash on Former AT&SF Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

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

AZCR - Clarkdale Trestle (Yavapai County, Arizona)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bitter Creek Wash on former Arizona Central RR (nee-AT&SF)
Derelict/abandoned

Banks-Vernonia Trail - Buxton Trestle (Washington County, Oregon)
Built 1920
Timber stringer bridge over Mendenhall Creek on Banks-Vernonia Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Basin Road Trestle (Juneau Borough, Alaska)
Built 1936
Wooden bridge on Basin Road in Juneau
Open to traffic

BGCM - Front Street Overpass (Idaho County, Idaho)
Steel stringer bridge over Front Street on Bountiful Grain and Craig Mountain Railroad (BG&CM)
Open to traffic

Bloomington Southern - Wright's Branch Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1913, rebuilt in 1942
Abandoned Timber stringer bridge over Wright's Branch of Clear Creek and driveway on former Illinois Central Railroad
Abandoned, but intact

BNSF - Wilburton Trestle (King County, Washington)
Built 1904; Reconstructed 1935, 1941 and 1944
Deck plate girder and timber stringer bridge over Richards Creek & 8th/9th Streets on BNSF Railway
Inactive since 2008

Calaveras Cement Company Bridge (Calaveras County, California)
Concrete tee beam bridge over CA 49 & Willow Creek on Cement Plant Road
Open to traffic

CBR - Coalbank Slough Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1914
Deck plate girder bridge over Coalbank Slough on Coos Bay Rail Link (CBR) in Coos Bay
Open to traffic

CBR - Lake Creek Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1907, Line opened 1914
Warren through truss bridge over Lake Creek 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

CBR - Siuslaw River Bridge No. 5 (Lane County, Oregon)
Camelback Pratt through truss bridge over Siuslaw River on Coos Bay Rail Link (CBR)
Open to traffic

CBR - Siuslaw River Bridge No. 7 (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1914, 2007 CORP Coos Bay Line Closed, Re-opened 2011
Swing span bridge over Siuslaw River on the Coos Bay Rail Link (CBR) in Cushman
Open to traffic

Cement Plant Road Bridge (Calaveras County, California)
Built by railroad and repurposed by Calaveras Cement Company to connect limestone mine functions
Timber stringer bridge over Calaveritas Road on Cement Plant Road
Open to traffic

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

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

CWR - Jackson Forest 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 California Western Railroad
Removed

DODX - Temporal Road Trestle (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Built 1941 as part of a railroad spur to Fort Leonard Wood
Massive wooden trestle on the US Army Railroad over Temporal Road and a branch of Big Piney River
Open to railroad traffic

FDDM - Bass Point Creek Trestle (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Partially destroyed by flooding in 1912; Replaced in 1913
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Bass Point Creek on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

FIMX - Flatrock Creek Trestle (Cumberland County, Tennessee)
Timber stringer bridge over Flatrock Creek on Franklin Industrial Minerals Railroad
Open to traffic

FIMX - Mammys Creek Trestle (Cumberland County, Tennessee)
Timber stringer bridge over Mammys Creek on Franklin Industrial Minerals Railroad
Open to traffic

FIMX - Trestle #4 (Cumberland County, Tennessee)
Timber stringer bridge over Ravine on Franklin Industrial Minerals Railroad
Open to traffic

FIMX - Trestle #6 (Cumberland County, Tennessee)
Timber stringer bridge over Ravine on Franklin Industrial Minerals Railroad
Open to traffic

Konkolville Trestle (Clearwater County, Idaho)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Grangemont Road & Whiskey Creek on Camas Prairie Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Ledge Creek Norfolk Southern Railway Trestle (Granville County, North Carolina)
Timber stringer bridge over Ledge Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

Lewis & Clark River Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1924, West approach replaced 2015
Bascule lift bridge over Lewis & Clark River on Business US 101
Open to traffic

LN - Newfound Creek Trestle (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1904; Burned on May 23, 2006
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Newfound Creek on formerly L&N Railroad
Destroyed by fire

MNA - Railroad Street Trestle (Stone County, Missouri)
Girder bridge over former Railroad Street and a drainage ditch on Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railway in Reeds Spring
Open to traffic

Monroe Street Bridge (First) (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1889 Burned 1890
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Spokane River
Destroyed by fire

Murmur Trestle (Clarke County, Georgia)
Built 1883, abandoned 1984. This trestle is featured on the back sleeve of the R.E.M. album "Murmur"
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Creek on former CSX Transportation trackage
Abandoned

NWP - Corte Madera Drawbridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1930; Section over Sir Francis Drake Boulevard removed in 2003
Bascule bridge over Corte Madera Creek on abandoned Northwestern and Pacific Railroad in Corte Madera
Closed to all traffic

NWP - Loleta Trestle (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1930
Deck plate girder bridge over Loleta creek on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic

PE - Arroyo Seco Bridge (1st) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1895
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Arroyo Seco on Pacific Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

PE - Arroyo Seco Bridge (2nd) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1903; Rehabilitated 1916; Removed ?
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Arroyo Seco on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed

PE - Circular Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Stringer bridge over Las Flores Canyon on Pacific Electric Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

PE - Daly Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Southern Pacific Railroad & Daly Street on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed but not replaced

PE - Easton Wash Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Removed 1951
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Eaton Wash on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed

PE - Fletcher Drive Trestle (Los Angeles County, California)
Buitl 1904 as timber trestle, rebuilt 1928 with deck girder main span, Demolished 1959
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Fletcher Drive on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed but not replaced

PNWR - Amity Trestle (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Timber trestle over Ash Swale on Portland & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

PNWR - Ash Swale Trestle (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Timber trestle over Ash Swale on Portland & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

PNWR - Chehalem Creek Trestle (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Timber stringer bridge over Chehalem Creek on Portland & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

PNWR - Hawn Creek Trestle (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Timber stringer bridge over Hawn Creek on Portland & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

PNWR - 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

PNWR - Lake Oswego Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
The bridge was built in 1907 by the Southern Pacific Railroad, in response to the desires of Portland city planners for an eastside railway bypass to keep rail traffic out of downtown Portland.
Parker through truss bridge over Willamette River on Union Pacific Railroad in Lake Oswego
Open to traffic

PNWR - Summit Highway Overcrossing (Benton County, Oregon)
Built 1925
Timber trestle over OR-180 on Portland & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

PNWR - Villa Road Overpass (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Deck plate girder bridge over Villa Road & Hess Creek on Portland & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

PNWR - Whiteson Dip Trestle (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Timber stringer bridge over Whiteson Dip on Portland & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

PNWR - Whiteson Trestle (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Built Ca. 1890; TPG built 1938;
Pony/through plate girder bridge over South Yamhill River on Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR)
Open to traffic

PNWR - Willamette Slough Viaduct (Marion County, Oregon)
Timber stringer bridge over Slope above Willamette Slough on Portland & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

Pudding Creek Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1915 as logging railroad trestle, converted to one lane logging truck bridge in 1949, ended service to vehicles in late 1970's, converted to pedestrian walkway 2007
Timber stringer bridge over Pudding Creek on California State Park Trail in Fort Bragg
Open to pedestrians

SDIY - Goat Canyon Trestle (San Diego County, California)
Timber stringer bridge over Goat Canyon on Pacific Imperial Railroad (PIR)
Open to traffic

SERA - Tule Canal Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1911; Deck plate girder added in the 1930s.
Deck plate girder bridge over Tule Canal on Sierra Northern Railway
Open to traffic

Stewart Wooden Bridge (Schuyler County, Illinois)
Wooden trestle w/deck plate girder main span over BNSF Railroad on Sugar Creek Bottom Road
Open to traffic

UP - Croydon Cement Plant Siding Tressle (Morgan County, Utah)
Timber stringer bridge over Privet Road & Weber River on Railroad


Virgin River Bridge (Clark County, Nevada)
Built 1921; Replaced 1932 after floods damaged bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over Virgin River on NV-170
Replaced by a new bridge

VT - Crown Point Bridge (Storey County, Nevada)
Built 1869, removed in 1936
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Crown Point Ravine on Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Gold Hill
Removed

Whiteson Dip Bridge (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Built 1956
Concrete deck girder bridge over Whiteson Dip on OR-99W
Open to traffic

WP - Willow Glen Trestle (Santa Clara County, California)
Built 1921 for Western Pacific Railroad; demolished June 2020
Timber stringer bridge over Los Gatos Creek on Three Creeks Trail
Demolition started late June 2020, new bridge for pedestrians opened Jan. 2021

WSLC - Bourland Trestle (Tuolumne County, California)
Built 1922; Middle section lost in an earthquake in 1998
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bourland Creek on West Side Lumber Company Railroad
Abandoned

WSLC - Niagra Creek Bridge (Tuolumne County, California)
Burned in the Rim Fire 2013
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Niagara Creek on West Side Lumber Co.
Destroyed by fire

WSLC - River Bridge (Tuolumne County, California)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over North Fork Tuolumne River on West Side Lumber Co.
Removed

Youngs Bay Bridge (Old) (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1921
Bascule lift bridge over Youngs Bay on US 101 Bus.
Open to traffic