Wooden railroad overpass

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17th Street Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on 17th Street in Trenton
Open to 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

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

Alta Vista Rock Island RR Bridge Overpass (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1930
Wooden bridge over Rock Island Railroad on A Avenue at Alta Vista
Open to traffic

Benton-Iowa Road CRandIC Overpass (Benton County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over CRandIC Railroad on Benton-Iowa Road
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

Camelback Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built 1906
Wooden Kingpost pony truss bridge over Constitution Trail (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) on Virginia Avenue in Normal
Open to two-lane traffic above and pedestrian traffic below

Croft Street Bridge (Carroll County, Georgia)
Built ca. 1940
Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on Croft Street
Open to traffic

CSX Railroad Bridge (Lawrence County, Tennessee)
Built 1942
Pony truss bridge over CSX Railroad on NFA 1761
Open to traffic

Curtiss Street Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1901
Steel stringer bridge over Railroad on Curtiss Street in Waverly
Open to traffic

Fee Fee Road Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1962
Wooden bridge over Missouri Central Railroad tracks on Fee Fee Road in Maryland Heights
Open to traffic

Fourteenth Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1925; main span replaced 1988
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on W. 14th Street in North Little Rock
Kingpost truss span replaced with a steel stringer span in 1988, but timber trestle substructure preserved

Higbee Overhead Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940; main spans destroyed early 2008
Partially destroyed wooden bridge over the KCS Railroad on CR 2561 (formerly CR 228X) just east of Higbee
Two main spans collapsed, but approaches still intact

Intrepid Road Bridge (Macon County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940
Wooden bridge over BNSF Railway on Intrepid Road
Open to traffic

Island Wooden Bridge (McLean County, Kentucky)
Built 1872 on KY 85 over the Owensboro-Nashville Railroad; relocated and rebuilt in Island Wooden Bridge Park in 2001
Timber stringer bridge on a pedestrian trail in Island Wooden Bridge Park
Open to pedestrians

MacGregor Street Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1950
Wooden bridge over the MNA Railroad on MacGregor Street in Carthage
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Coweta County, Georgia)
Built 1940
Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on Main Street
Closed to all traffic

Nichols Street Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940
Wooden bridge over the Kansas City Southern Railway on Nichols Street at the William Woods University campus in Fulton
Open to two-lane traffic

Oak Street Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Wooden bridge over the UPRR on Oak Street in Carthage
Open to traffic

Old Wooden Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on Old Wooden Bridge Lane
Open to traffic

Peacock Road over CSX Railroad Bridge (Bourbon County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1930
Timber stringer bridge over CSX Railroad on Peacock Road (CR 1320)
Open to traffic

Prairie Dell Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930; reconstructed 1996
Timber stringer bridge over the Missouri Central Railroad on Prairie Dell Road in Union
Open to traffic

Randolph County Road 2580 Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940
Wooden stringer bridge over the KCS Railroad on CR 2580
Open to traffic

Raytown Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1904; reduced to one-way traffic in 2004; rehabilitated 2005
Wooden trestle bridge over the inactive Rock Island Railroad on Raytown Road in Raytown
Open to one-lane northbound traffic

Route V Bridge (Livingston County, Missouri)
Built 1936
Wooden bridge over IMRL Railroad on Route V (E. Bridge Street) in Chillicothe
Open to traffic

Ryan Lane Bridge (Livingston County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Wooden bridge over IMRL Railroad on Ryan Lane in Chillicothe
Open to traffic

Seilbeck Road Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Wooden bridge over the ICRR on Seilbeck Road (TR 93) north of Metropolis
Open to one-lane traffic

Shober Bridge (Rowan County, North Carolina)
Built ca. 1932
Steel stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on North Ellis Street
Open to traffic

Side Street Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on E. Side Street in Goreville, just off IL 37
Open to one-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit

Sunnyside Road Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Built 1952; rehabilitated 1980
Timber stringer bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Sunnyside Road
Open to traffic

Thirteenth Street Bridge (Jefferson County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1950
Timber stringer bridge over ICG Railroad on E. Thirteenth Street
Closed to all traffic

Triple B Acres Road Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Triple B Acres Road


Walnut Street Bridge (Cullman County, Alabama)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1986
Timber stringer bridge over CSX Railroad on Walnut Street
Open to traffic

Willow Avenue Bridge (Livingston County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1972
Wooden bridge over CRBM Railroad on Willow Avenue (CR 247), just north of US 36
Open to traffic

Zurich Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1890 by the Chicago & Alton Railroad; replaced 1998
Lost timber pony truss bridge over the UPRR on Zurich Street near Joliet
Replaced by modern bridge