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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

CLC - Weyerhaeuser Woods Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1926
Parker through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Columbia and Cowlitz Railway in Kelso
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

CNW - Little Sioux River Bridge (Brooke) (Buena Vista County, Iowa)
Removed 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Sioux River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

CNW - Valentine High Bridge (Old) (Cherry County, Nebraska)
Built 1883; Replaced 1910
Deck truss bridge over Niobrara River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CR&NW - Gilahina Trestle (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)
Built during the winter of 1911 in only eleven days.
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Gilahina River on Copper River & Northwestern Railroad
Abandoned

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

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

FIMX - Unnamed Tributary Berks Creek Trestle (Cumberland County, Tennessee)
Bridge over Unnamed stream on Franklin Industrial Minerals/Lhoist line
Open to traffic

L&N - 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

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

M&StL - Sioux Rapids High Bridge (Buena Vista County, Iowa)
Built 1899; Removed 1936
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Removed

MILW - Granger High Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1881, Trestle work done 1893, Removed 1944
Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad (MILW)
Removed

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

OPR - Bad Banks Creek Trestle (Abandoned) (Marion County, Oregon)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bad Banks Creek on Oregon Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

P&SVRR - Latrobe Trestle (El Dorado County, California)
Built 1863-1864, filled in circa 1900.
Trestle bridge on P&SVRR over Marshland
Demolished and filled in in with massive gravel fill

Pacific States Lumber Company Cedar River Trestle (King County, Washington)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Cedar River on Pacific States Lumber Company Railroad over Cedar River
No longer exists

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

PNWTC - Chuckanut Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Built 1911; Removed ca. 1930
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Chuckanut Creek on Pacific Northwest Traction Co.
Removed

PNWTC/GN Overpass (Whatcom County, Washington)
Built 1911; Removed ca. 1930
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Great Northern Railway on Pacific Northwest Traction Co.
Removed

Soo Line - Ashland Ore Dock (Ashland County, Wisconsin)
Deck plate girder over Main/2nd Street built 1910; DPG over Front Street/Lake Shore Boulevard built 1917, DPG over Water Street built 1922; Abandoned 1965;Removed 2011-2013
Lost Ore dock + Viaduct over Burlington Northern Railroad, Water Street, St. Claire Street, Front Street/Lake Shore Boulevard, Main Street/2nd Street, & Bay City Creek
Removed but not replaced

SPS - Willamette River Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built 1907; Burned 1939; Rpelaced 1972
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Willamette River on Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - Webb High Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Abandoned double-intersection warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River on former Union Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned with rails removed

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