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12th Street Wagon Bridge (Pontotoc County, Oklahoma)
Built ca. 1930; Lost 2016
Timber bridge over Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad on 12th St
Replaced by new bridge

16th Road Overpass (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

17th Street Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930; Replaced 2020
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on 17th Street in Trenton
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Street Overpass (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1892; rehabilitated 1954
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Rr on So 1st Street
Open to traffic

260th Avenue Overpass (Delaware County, Iowa)
Built 1936; Removed 2012
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Over Cc Rr on 260th Avenue
Removed but not replaced

2nd Street Overpass (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1891; rehabilitated 1949
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Rr on So 2nd Street
Open to traffic

30th Street Overpass (Sumner County, Kansas)
Built 1920
Timber stringer bridge over C. R.I.&P. R.R. on Local 32-39-9
Open to traffic

347th Street Overpass (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1964
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad (IAIS) on 347th Street
Open to traffic

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

5th Street Bridge (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1899
Lost Wooden bridge over N. 5th Street on the NS Railroad in Belleville
Replaced by a concrete bridge

7th Street 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

93rd Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928 when KCS moved their line east to this route. Replaced 1985
Lost Timber stringer bridge over KCS RY on 93rd Street
Replaced by new bridge

99th Street bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928, Replaced 1991
Lost Steel stringer bridge over KCS RY on E. 99th Street
Replaced by new bridge

Abbott Road Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Wooden bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on Abbott Road (CR 54-76) northwest of Eugene
Demolished and replaced.

Alabama Avenue Overpass (Winston County, Alabama)
Built 1930
Wooden bridge over Southern Railroad on Alabama Avenue in Haleyville
Closed

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

Anding Oil City Road Bridge (Yazoo County, Mississippi)
Built 1948
Timber stringer bridge over CN Railroad on Anding Oil City Road
Open to traffic

Antioch Church Road NYC RR Overpass (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1920
Timber stringer bridge over Abandoned New York Central RR on Antioch Church Road
Closed to all traffic

Benton-Iowa Road Overpass (Benton County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway on Benton-Iowa Road
Open to traffic

Berwick Drive Overpass (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1948
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on Berwick Drive
Open to traffic

BNSF Overpass (Contra Costa County, California)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over BNSF Railway on Road
Removed but not replaced

Bonner Street Overpass (Lincoln Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1930, Replaced 2004
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on Bonner Street
Replaced by new bridge

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 Bono
Removed but not replaced

Bridge Lane Overpass (Morgan County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930
Closed wooden bridge over the abandoned Rock Island Railroad on Bridge Lane
Closed to all traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Belknap County, New Hampshire)
Built 1940
Wooden bridge over New England Southern Railroad on Bridge Street in Laconia
Replaced by a new bridge

Camelback Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built 1906, rehabilitated 2001
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

Catawba Road Overpass (Pendleton County, Kentucky)
Built 1950
Timber stringer bridge over Catawba Rd. on Catawba Road
Open to traffic

Conway Black Road Overhead Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1940
Wooden bridge over Clinchfield Railroad on C-42-1927
Demolished

County Road 49 Overpass (Coosa County, Alabama)
Built 1940, replaced 2019
Steel stringer bridge over C of G Rr on CR 49
Replaced by a new bridge in 2019

CP Railroad Overpass (Grant County, Minnesota)
Built 1910
Timber stringer bridge over Canadian Pacific Railroad on CR 38
Open to traffic

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
Replaced by a new bridge

CR12 Overpass (Cattaraugus County, New York)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1943
Wooden bridge over Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad on CR 12
Replaced by a new bridge

Creek Road Overpass (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Built 1935; replaced 2020
Lost timber stringer bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Ry (former CMStP&P) on Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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

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

Duckberg Road Overpass (Lawrence County, Tennessee)
Built 1942
Pony truss bridge over Tennessee Southern Railroad on Duckberg Road
Open to traffic

Dumfries Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1902; Abandoned 1984; Converted to trail ?; Replaced by a new concrete arch/tunnel in 2012
Timber stringer bridge over Wabash Trace Natural Trail on Dumfries Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Dutch Lane Road Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over CN Railroad on Dutch Lane Road
Open to traffic

E 58th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on E. 58th Street in Kansas City
Removed but not replaced

E. 86th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on 86th Street in Kansas City
Intact but closed to all traffic

East 195th Street Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Built 1928(?)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over KCS Railway on East 195th Street
No longer exists

Fee Fee Road Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1962; Lost 2016
Wooden bridge over Missouri Central Railroad tracks on Fee Fee Road in Maryland Heights
Removed but not replaced

Fourteenth Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1925; main span replaced 1988; demolished 2021
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on W. 14th Street in North Little Rock
Demolished November 2021

Hardin Street Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Timber stringer bridge over CN RR on Hardin Street
Demolished

Harper Road Bridge (Ray County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1950
Wooden bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Harper Road
Open to traffic

Hickory Hill Road Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Wooden bridge over the Canadian National Railway (formerly Illinois Central) on Hickory Hill Road
Open to traffic

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

High Street Overpass (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1919
Wooden bridge over Western Maryland Railroad trail on High Street in Meyersdale
Gone, replaced with concrete bridge.

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

Iris Street Bridge (Carroll County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1930
Lost wooden Kingpost truss bridge over BNSF Railroad on Iris Street in Savanna
Removed but not replaced

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

J.D. Thompson Road NYC RR Overpass (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1920
Timber stringer bridge over Abandoned New York Central RR on J.D. Thompson Road
Open to traffic

King's Hill Overpass (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1920
Three-span pony truss bridge over the old B&O Railroad on King's Hill Road (TR 92), 0.5 mi. west of Bridgeport
Open to traffic

Lake Street Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930
Wooden bridge over Norfolk & Western Railroad on Lake Street in Girard
Closed to all traffic in 2011 and replaced in 2018

Lanning Wooden Bridge (Phelps County, Missouri)
Dates back to 1862 but rebuilt 3 times, the last in 1898. Rehabilitated as a pedestrian bridge in 1999
Timber stringer bridge over Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway on North Main Street
Open to pedestrians

Louina Street Overpass (Randolph County, Alabama)
Built 1940
Timber stringer bridge over Scl Rr on Louina Street
Open to traffic

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

Main Street Overpass (Marion County, Iowa)
Built 1940
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad (UP) on Main Street
Open to 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

North Street Overpass (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1911
Wooden bridge over Western Maryland Railroad trail on North Street in Meyersdale
GONE

NS - Bridge Street Bridge (Cleburne County, Alabama)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1997
Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern RR Syst on Bridge Street
Closed

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

Okolona West 4th Street Overpass (Clark County, Arkansas)
Built 1902
Bridge over Railroad on West 4th Street
Closed to all traffic

Old Humpback Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Lost Bridge over Railroad on 230th Avenue
No longer exists

Old US 75 Frisco Bridge (Hughes County, Oklahoma)
Built 1918; Replaced 2013
Timber stringer bridge over Old US 75
Replaced by a new bridge

Old US63 Overpass (Wapello County, Iowa)
Removed account of line abandonment 1982
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Wabash Railroad on Old Hwy 63
Replaced by a fill once railroad removed

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

Peacock Road Overpass (Bourbon County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1930; closed to traffic January 2022
Timber stringer bridge over CSX Railroad on Peacock Road (CR 1320)
Intact but closed to all traffic

Penny Ln & Fairview Ave Bridge (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Built Unknown year; Removed in 1950's
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Pilcher's Overhead (Boone County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on Mallard Avenue
Open to traffic

Pineground Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Built 1887 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Closed to traffic 1978; Bypassed and rehabilitated for pedestrian use 1981
Pin connected Lenticular through truss bridge over Suncook River in Chichester
Open to pedestrians only

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

Private Road Overpass (Fulton County, Illinois)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over BNSF railroad
Road alignment has abandoned it, but it appears to be privately used

Railroad Avenue Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Timber stringer bridge over MBTA Eastern Route on Railroad Avenue
Open to traffic

Randolph County Road 2580 Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940, replaced 2014
Wooden stringer bridge over the KCS Railroad on CR 2580
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Reynolds Drive Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Timber stringer bridge over EI RR on Reynolds Drive in Charleston
Open to traffic

Rottler Lane Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Rottler Lane at Weingarten Vineyard
Open to 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

Rutledge Overpass (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1970
Timber stringer bridge over Over Iowa Chicago and Eastern Railroad Single Line on 120th Street (local traffic)
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)
Lost wooden bridge over the ICRR on Seilbeck Road (TR 93) north of Metropolis
Replaced by a new bridge

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)
Rehabilitated 2014
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on E. Side Street in Goreville, just off IL 37
Open to one-lane traffic

South 3rd Avenue Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Abandoned bridge over Trail on South 3rd Avenue
Abandoned

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. 1925
Timber Kingpost bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on E. Thirteenth Street
Closed to all traffic

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

Warren Avenue Bridge (Lincoln County, Mississippi)
Built ca. 1930
Timber pony truss bridge over the ICG RR on Warren Avenue in Brookhaven
Closed to all traffic

Wennersborg Road - CP Railroad Overpass (Douglas County, Minnesota)
Built 1962
Timber stringer bridge over Canadian Pacific Railroad on Wennersborg Road (Twp 495)
Open to traffic

West Cliff Drive Bridge (Santa Cruz County, California)
Built 1918, re-engineered and rehabilitated in 2000
Wooden Howe truss bridge over Progressive Rail Inc. on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz
Open to one-way 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
Intact but closed to all traffic, probably doomed

Wood Street Overpass (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Timber stringer bridge over Sir Rr on Wood St(Ms 7220 A) in Shelbyville
Intact but closed to all traffic

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