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There are 709 bridges in this category · Only showing 321 bridges with photos
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Estherville Railroad Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)Deck truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad in Estherville
Current status unknown
Eugene Tunnel (Cole County, Missouri)Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under a hill and MO 17 at Eugene
Railroad line currently inactive
Fairview Railroad Bridge (Lincoln County, South Dakota)Pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the BNSF Railroad at Fairview
Open to railroad traffic
Fall Creek Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)Built 1910
Six-span concrete arch bridge over Fall Creek on the CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Falls of the Ohio Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad traffic
Ferguson Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Pony plate girder railroad bridge over S. Florissant Road (Route N) in Ferguson
Open to traffic above and below
First Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Co. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania. Replaced by the second Boonvill
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge
First Cairo Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Built 1889 under engineer George S. Morison; replaced during 1949-52
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Illinois Central Railroad in Cairo
Replaced by the current bridge, but reusing many of the piers
Fisk Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)The first railroad bridge at Fisk was a through truss with a center pivot span to allow boats to travel up St. Francis River. At some point this bridge was replaced with a pony plate girder span.
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over St. Francis River at Fisk
Open to railroad traffic
Forks Of The River Railroad Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)Three-span Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Holston River on Norfolk Southern Spur
Open to traffic
Fort Madison Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)Built 1927
Toll double-decker through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 2/IL 9/BNSF Railroad at Fort Madison
Open to traffic
Fort Smith Frisco Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)Originally built by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad, now used by the Arkansas & Missouri tourist railroad
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad between Fort Smith and Van Buren in Van Buren
Open to railroad traffic
Fox River Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Abandoned railroad bridge over the Fox River
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge on Illinois Traction System in Ottawa
Abandoned
Freeburg Tunnel (Osage County, Missouri)Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under Freeburg and US 63
Railroad line currently inactive
Frisco Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)Completed May 12, 1892, under the direction of engineer George S. Morison
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis
Open to railroad traffic
Frisco Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Bridge over Watson Rd (MO 366) on BNSF RR (formerly Frisco RR) in Marlborough
Open to traffic
Frog Bayou Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)Pony plate girder and wooden trestle bridge over Frog Bayou and AR 282 south of Mountainburg
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below
Fulton Railroad Bridge (Hempstead County, Arkansas)Through truss bridge over the Red River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Fulton
Open to traffic
Funk Road Bridge (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)Built 1910; Rebuilt 1945
Concrete arch bridge over Funk Road on CNW RR
Open to traffic
Gage Junction Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)Through truss railroad bridge over the Kaskaskia River just above the Lock and Dam northwest of Chester
Still in use
Gasconade Railroad Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)Lost swing bridge over Gasconade River on the Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Gasconade River Railroad Bridge (Osage County, Missouri)Built 1902 by A.J. Tullock; abandoned 1984
Massive steel railroad trestle over Gasconade River on the Rock Island Railroad between Freeburg and Belle
Railroad line currently inactive
Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)Originally built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith as a five-span Whipple through truss and described as the world's first all-steel bridge. Replaced by a new bridge in 1900 reusing some of the substructure, but with Parker truss spans
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Gateway Western Railroad at Glasgow
Open to traffic
Glenallen Tunnel (Bollinger County, Missouri)Completed August 14, 1869
Abandoned railroad tunnel north of Glenallen on the Belmont Branch, Iron Mountain Railroad
Abandoned and inaccessible on private land
Goette Road Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)Built 1878 by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Stone arch bridge over Goette Road on CNW RR
Open to traffic
Gold Hill Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)Built 1905
Warren through truss bridge over Rogue River on Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad Tracks in Gold Hill
Open to traffic
Grand Glaize Creek Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Deck plate girder bridge over Grand Glaize Creek on the BNSF Railroad at Valley Park
Open to railroad traffic
Grant's Bend Tunnel (Kenton County, Kentucky)West tunnel built 1853; parallel east tunnel built 1912
Pair of railroad tunnels at Grant's Bend on the CSX Railroad just north of Lambs Ferry Road in Ryland Heights
Open to railroad traffic
Gulpha Creek Railroad Bridge (Garland County, Arkansas)No builders plate found
Through truss & trestle bridge over Gulpha Creek on Union Pacific in Hot Springs. Rock ballast west abutment has a metal number plate (408.1 - is all that is on it) fastened to it.
Open to infrequent railroad traffic
Halsey Railroad Bridge (Union County, Illinois)Through truss railroad bridge over Big Muddy River north of Wolf Lake
Still in use
Hamilton Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)Through truss railroad bridge over the Great Miami River in Hamilton
Open to railroad traffic
Hannibal Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)Built 1871 as a swing bridge; vertical-lift span installed 1993
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on the Norfolk Southern Railroad at Hannibal
Open to railroad traffic
Hannibal Tunnel (Marion County, Missouri)Built 1871
Tunnel on the Norfolk Southern Railroad just west of the Hannibal Railroad Bridge in Hannibal
Open to railroad traffic
Harahan Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)Completed 1916 under the direction of engineer Ralph Modjeski
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks; road deck abandoned
Harviell Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)Pony plate girder bridge over Cane Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, just north of Harviell
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks
Haw Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)Deck truss bridge over Haw Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
Line currently out of service
Hawarden Railroad Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)Three-span through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the UPRR at Hawarden
Open to railroad traffic
Hawkeye Avenue Underpass (Floyd County, Iowa)Built 1889
Stone arch bridge over Hawkeye Avenue on the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad at Nora Springs
Open to traffic
Henley Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)Through truss bridge over the Osage River on the Rock Island Railroad
Rail line currently out of service
High Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)Built in 1877 as the first Cantilever bridge in North America and was the highest bridge in the world at the time it was built. The bridge is 240' high.
Cantilever Bridge over Kentucky River on Norfolk Southern Railroad in High Bridge, KY
Open to traffic
Highline Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)Built 1917; rehabilitated 2005
Two-level through truss bridge and network of approaches over Kansas River on the KCTRR in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Hoffman Hollow Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)Abandoned wooden trestle northeast of Rombauer next to CR 575
Abandoned, with most of deck missing
Holloway Road Trestle (Ballard County, Kentucky)Wooden trestle on the Canadian National Railroad (formerly Illinois Central) over Cairo-Holloway Road
Unknown status
Hollywood Beach Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)Three-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on the BNSF Railroad in Arnold
Open to railroad traffic
Hop Gulch Trestle (Chaffee County, Colorado)Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Lost railroad trestle over Hop Gulch just northeast of Buena Vista
Structure removed except for stone piers and a few scattered wooden beams
Horine Road Trestle (Jefferson County, Missouri)Wooden railroad trestle on the BNSF Railroad over Horine Road, just west of I-55 in Festus
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below
I & M Railroad Bridge at Turkey River Overflow (Winneshiek County, Iowa)Bridge over Turkey River Overflow parallel to Hwy. 24 Bridge on I & M Railroad in Jackson Junction
Open to traffic
IL 160 Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Built 1927
Lost Plate girder bridge over IL 160 on the Penn Central Railroad
replaced with an at-grade crossing in 2007
Illinois and Michigan Canal Railroad Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Illinois and Michgan Canal on Rock Island Railroad
open to railroad traffic
Index Railroad Bridge (Bowie County, Texas)Built 1899-1900 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works
Through truss swing bridge over Red River on the KCS Railroad
Open to traffic
Irondale Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)Built 1856
Stone arch bridge over Dry Creek on the Iron Mountain Railroad (now UPRR) north of Irondale in Irondale
Open to railroad traffic
Irondale Railroad Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)Deck truss bridge over Big River on the Iron Mountain Railroad (now UPRR) north of Irondale
Open to railroad traffic
Island Park Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)Abandoned plate girder railroad bridge over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Railroad line discontinued, but bridge still in decent condition
Jefferson Street Tunnel (Cumberland County, Illinois)Built ca. 1900
Tunnel under Cnrl Rr on Jefferson St(Ms6020b) in Greenup
Open to traffic
Jerome Railroad Bridge (Phelps County, Missouri)Through truss railroad bridge over Gasconade River between Jerome and Arlington
Open to railroad traffic
Jones Mill Railroad Bridge (Hot Spring County, Arkansas)Built 1901
Through truss railroad bridge over Cove Creek on the former Rock Island Railroad next to US 270
Open to railroad traffic
Judsonia Railroad Bridge (White County, Arkansas)Through truss swing bridge over Little Red River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Judsonia
Open to railroad traffic
Junction Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Little Rock
Rehabilitation complete open to pedestrians as of 05-17-08
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 1 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)Built 1904 to replace previous bridge destroyed by 1903 flood
Four-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad just north of I-70
Open to single-track railroad traffic
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 2 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)Built 1905; abandoned 1983
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the former Kansas City Southern railroad, south of James Street
Closed to all traffic
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 3 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)North bridge built 1909; south bridge built 1911
Pair of four-span through truss bridges over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad, just south of the I-670 bridge
Open to traffic
Kaskaskia River Railroad Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)Located just north of IL 161, open to railroad traffic.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River on Southern Railroad
Open to traffic
Kate Shelly High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)Built 1899-1901; Bypassed 2008 but still in use;
Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on UPRR (Formerly Chicago & Northwestern) near Boone
Open to traffic
KCS Railroad CR 25 Tunnel (Polk County, Arkansas)Concrete arch bridge/tunnel on the KCS Railroad over CR 25
Open to one-lane traffic
Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)First bridge built 1886; reconstructed 1912; road deck partially collapsed and closed to vehiculuar traffic 1979
Through truss railroad bridge over Ohio River between Louisville and New Albany
Open to railroad traffic
Kimmswick Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)Built 1947, replacing an earlier bridge
Pony truss railroad bridge over Rock Creek in Kimmswick, next to the Windsor Harbor Bridge
Open to railroad traffic
Klickitat River Railroad Bridge (Klickitat County, Washington)Built 1908
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Klickitat River on BNSF Railroad in Lyle
Open to traffic
Klinepeter Covered Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)Built 1871; relocated in 1982
Covered bridge over Beaver Creek on Railroad Avenue in Beaver Springs
Open to traffic
Koeltztown Tunnel (Osage County, Missouri)Built 1903
Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under a hill and CR 541 between Meta and Koeltztown
Railroad line currently inactive
La Salle Railroad Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)replaced earlier 1893 bridge
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Central Railroad in La Salle
Labadie Railroad Tunnel (Franklin County, Missouri)Built 1929
Short railroad tunnel under Route T on the Union Pacific Railroad just southwest of Labadie
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic
Labadie Viaduct (Franklin County, Missouri)Through truss bridge over Labadie Bottom Road on the Rock Island Railroad at Labadie
Still in use
Lake Ewauna Rail Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)Beam bridge over Lake Ewuana (Klamath River) on BNSF Railroad Tracks in Klamath Falls
Open to traffic
Lamine Mouth Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)Two-span through truss railroad bridge over Lamine River just south of its confluence with the Missouri River
Open to railroad traffic
Lebanon Tunnel (Madison County, Illinois)Bridge over Tr 387f on Conrail east of Collinsville, IL
Open to traffic
Liguori Street Trestle (Jefferson County, Missouri)Wooden railroad trestle on the BNSF Railroad over Liguori Street just off US 61/67 in Barnhart
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below
Lincoln Drive Tunnel (Cumberland County, Illinois)Built ca. 1900
Tunnel under Cnrl Rr on Lincoln Dr(Ms 1230) in Greenup
Open to traffic
Lockman Railroad Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)Lost bridge over Lockman Road on former railroad line east of Collinsville, IL
Removed after the railroad line was abandoned
Longhi Tunnel (Madison County, Illinois)Bridge over Tr 202 on Conrail east of Collinsville, IL
Open to traffic
Loughridge Road Tunnel (Murray County, Georgia)Built 1940
Tunnel over CR 23 (Loughridge Road) on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Louisiana Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)Built 1872-73
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana
Open to train traffic
LSF Railroad Bridge (Linn County, Kansas)Built 1989
Deck truss bridge over Local Road. 22 on LSF Railroad, 1.8 mi. north and 2.0 mi. west of Trading Post
Open to traffic
MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls.
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only
Main Street Railroad Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)Built 1901
Pony plate girder and wood trestle bridge over S. Main Street and South Fork Gabouri Creek in Ste. Genevieve
Open to railroad traffic
Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Franklin County, Kansas)Parker through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Open to traffic
Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Osage County, Kansas)Pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Open to traffic
Marseille Nabisco Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Howe pony truss bridge over Marseille Power Canal on spur of Rock Island Railroad in Marseille
Martigney Creek Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Stone arch bridge over Martigney Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, just beyond Robert Koch Hospital Drive
Open to railroad traffic
Marys River Railroad Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Marys River on the Union Pacific Railroad, south of Chester and just west of IL 3
Open to railroad traffic
Matheson Railroad Bridge (Elbert County, Colorado)Originally built 1883 by the American Bridge Co. as an eight-span bridge at Colona, Illinois, over the Rock River. Two spans relocated here in 1920 to replace an 1899 trestle. Rails removed in 1992.
Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Big Sandy Creek on the Rock Island Railroad east of Matheson
Railroad line discontinued with tracks removed
Mengo Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)Built 1906 by the American Bridge Co.
Two-span through truss bridge over Black River on the Union Pacific Railroad, between Poplar Bluff and Hilliard
Still in use
Meramec Highlands Tunnel (St. Louis County, Missouri)Built 1883; bypassed in 1922; tracks removed 1929
Closed tunnel under Sunset Hill on the Frisco Railroad at Kirkwood
Closed with the entrances boarded up and the inside partially filled
Merchants Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Completed May 1890
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to railroad traffic only
Meredosia Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)Built 1857 (estimated), last train crossed tracks in 1955, dismantled after a new railroad bridge in Valley City opened but one pier still survives
Lost through truss swing bridge over Illinois River on railroad
was built just downstream of the highway bridge
Metropolis Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)Built 1917 under the direction of engineers C. H. Cartlidge and Ralph Modjeski
Six-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River on the CN Railroad at Metropolis
Open to railroad traffic
Midland Valley Raiload Underpass (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)Built c. 1930 by Midland Valley Railroad; demolished c. 1977
Lost deck plate girder bridge over E. 11th St. on Midland Valley Railroad in Tulsa
Replaced by highway overpass for expressway built on old railroad right-of-way.
Mill Creek Bridge (Wabaunsee County, Kansas)Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Mill Street Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Mill Street in Lodi
Open to traffic
Mill Street C&NW Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1910
Timber stringer bridge over Mill Road on CNW Railroad in South Milwaukee
Closed to all traffic