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BNSF - Plattsmouth Rail Bridge (New)

Cass County, Nebraska, and Mills County, Iowa

Photos 

New Plattsmouth Rail Bridge

From Loess Bluff, New Bridge on Right

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2015

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BH Photo #340267

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Bridge is a significant link in the BNSF system, and the new structure preserved the integrity of the old structure, while being able to lessen the traffic on the old structure.

Facts 

Overview
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railway
Location
Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, and Mills County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2013
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals with extensive steel deck plate girder and concrete deck girder approach spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 400.0 ft.
Total length: 1,682.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.00173, -95.86661   (decimal degrees)
41°00'06" N, 95°51'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/258906/4542908 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pacific Junction
Inventory number
BH 69773 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

12-panel truss (125)
A-frame portal (539)
Amtrak (576)
BNSF Railway (1,601)
Built 2013 (55)
Built during 2010s (487)
Cass County, Nebraska (46)
Concrete girder (1,087)
Deck girder (6,452)
Girder (11,421)
Have street view (30,036)
Iowa (6,830)
Mills County, Iowa (71)
Missouri River (124)
Modern (2,490)
Nebraska (1,707)
 Open (41,248)
Owned by railroad (13,824)
Plate girder (8,946)
Plattsmouth, Nebraska (8)
Polygonal Warren through truss (476)
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals (137)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,180)
Railroad (16,766)
Riveted (2,712)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,295)
State line crossing (944)
Through truss (18,178)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,032)
Truss (37,205)
Warren truss (7,128)

Update Log 

  • March 25, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: I believe this is a Warren polygonal truss, rather than a Camelback
  • December 18, 2019: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • March 1, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 21, 2015: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman

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