Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Plate girder

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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

Minot Viaduct (Ward County, North Dakota)
Massive steel railroad trestle over the Coteau di Missouri Valley on the BNSF Railroad, west of Minot
Still in use

Moniteau Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built during the 1940's after a train derailment destroyed the original Parker through truss bridge
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over Moniteau Creek on the Katy Trail just outside of Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Mystic River Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1922
Bascule bridge over Mystic River on US 1 in Groton
Open to traffic

N&W RR Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1912
Girder bridge over Coit Road (CR 328) on the N&W Railroad
Open to traffic

N. 45th Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1952
Pony plate girder bridge over Menomonee River on N 45th Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

N. University Drive IT RR bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1969 by the Illinois Terminal Railroad. Converted to trail use in 2002 after railroad line was abanonded.
Deck plate girder bridge over N. University Drive on MCT Watershed Trail, former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians

New Athens Railroad Viaduct (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built 1928. Slated to be removed October 2008.
Deck plate girder bridge over IL 13 on I.C.& Gulf R.R. in New Athens
road under overpass closed as of 9-22-08

Niemans Creek Katy Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built 1926 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Niemans Creek on the Katy Trail (former MKT Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Norfolk Southern French Broad Bridge #6 (Cocke County, Tennessee)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over French Broad River (Douglass Lake) on Norfolk Southern Railroad--Bridge is Number 6 because it is the 6th French Broad River bridge on the railroad from Asheville to Knoxville
Open to traffic

Norfolk-Southern French Broad Bridge #4 (Cocke County, Tennessee)
Deck plate girder bridge over French Broad River on Norfolk-Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Nut Junction Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Pony plate girder bridge over the Castor River Diversion Channel on Route N just east of the intersection with Route U and Route T
Open to two-lane traffic with no posted weight limit

Ohio Brush Creek OH 125 Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1935; made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Deck girder bridge over Ohio Brush Creek on OH 125
Open to pedestrians only

Otterville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Two-span pony plate girder railroad bridge over Lamine River, parallel with Route A
Open to railroad traffic

Owasco Monon Trestle (Carroll County, Indiana)
Abandoned steel trestle over Wildcat Creek on the Monon Railroad near Owasco
Abandoned, but still intact

Pickneyville Railroad Overpass (Perry County, Illinois)
Built 1938
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ill 13-154 on Icg Rr in Pinckneyville
Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below

Platt Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1926
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Platt Street in Tampa
Open to traffic

Poplar Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55/I-64/I-70/US 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic

Quincy Bay Railroad Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay on the BNSF Railroad in Quincy
Open to railroad traffic

Quinsippi Island Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Possibly built 1868 by the CB&Q Railroad; later retrofitted for vehicle traffic
Plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay providing access to Quinsippi Island Park in Quincy
Open to one-lane traffic

Reeds Spring Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over MO 248 on the MNA Railroad at Reeds Spring
Open to railroad traffic

Richland Creek Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Richland Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
Line currently out of service

Richland Creek Viaduct (Greene County, Indiana)
Built in 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Richland Creek on Indiana Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

River Street Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1912
Plate girder bridge over an unnamed creek on River Street in Marble Rock
Open to traffic

Robbins Ditch Railroad Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Pony plate girder bridge over Robbins Ditch on CSX Railroad
One span open to railroad traffic, one span abandoned

Running Water Trestle (Marion County, Tennessee)
Massive steel plate girder trestle over Running Water Creek and I-24 on the CSX Railroad, west of Chattanooga
Open to rail traffic

Salt Creek US 40 Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1941
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Creek and the Katy Trail on US 40
Open to traffic

Salt Fork Railroad Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Fork and CR 225 on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Bridge (Abbeville County, South Carolina)
replaced by a 1967 railroad bridge built 1/4 mile south of this location
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Savannah River on seacoast railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Seaford Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1925 by the Chicago Bascule Bridge Co.
Bascule bridge over Nanticoke River on Front Street in Seaford
Open to traffic

Sedgewickville Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Built 1936
Three-span pony plate-girder bridge over Whitewater River on Route K north of Sedgewickville
Open to two-lane traffic

Sherman Beach Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman Beach in Wildwood
Open to railroad traffic

Spoil Bank Railroad Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Built 1935; west approach reconstructed 1975
Two-span pony plate girder bridge over the Spoil Bank drainage ditch on the Union Pacific Railroad, west of Morehouse
Open to traffic

State Boat Channel Bridge (Suffolk County, New York)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1994
Bascule bridge over State Boat Channel on Robert Moses State Parkway (Robert Moses Causeway) in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree
Open to traffic

State Center Lincoln Highway C&NW Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street SW (The Lincoln Highway) on Union Pacific Double Mainline (Formerly Chicago & North Western Railway)
Open to traffic

Tiff Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Railroad bridge built 1929 by Missouri Pacific (now Union Pacific) on the Iron Mountain Line. Low-water bridge tacked on later.
Railroad bridge over a low-water road bridge over Tiff Creek
Open to traffic on a one-lane paved road

Tipton Ford Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1920
Deck girder bridge over Shoal Creek on Old US 71 at Tipton Ford
Open to traffic with a 15 ton weight limit

Turner Station Railroad Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over James River just south of the Turner Station Bridge near Route D
Open(?) to railroad traffic

Unnamed Creek Bridge (Washington County, Oklahoma)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1997
Plate girder bridge over an unnamed creek on N4010
Open to traffic

UPRR Bridge at Shell Rock Crossing (Freeborn County, Minnesota)
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River on UPRR Parallel to US 65 in Glennville
Open to traffic

UPRR Bridge over the Santa Clara River (Los Angeles County, California)
Bridge over Santa Clara River on Union Pacific Railroad & Metrolink Tracks
Open to railroad traffic

Vienna City Park Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over Little Cache Creek at Vienna City Park in Vienna
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Wanda Railroad Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)
Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old Alton-Edwardsville Road, MCT Watershed Trail on Conrail Railroad in Roxana
Open to traffic

Wapsipinicon (Overflow) River Lincoln Highway Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1930
Pony plate girder bridge over a branch of Wapsipinicon River on 235th Street (former Lincoln Highway)
Open to one-lane traffic

Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1939
Plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Matsell Park Road
Open to traffic

Ware Road Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1994
Deck girder bridge with wooden deck over Flat Creek on Ware Road
Open to traffic

Washington Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1990
Bascule bridge over Housatonic River on US 1 in Milford
Open to traffic

Wateree River Bridge (Kershaw County, South Carolina)
Replaced 1998
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Wateree River on Us 1 and 601
Replaced by new bridge

Watershed Trail Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)
former railroad line abandoned in 1990s, reopened 2003 as a bike trail
Pony/through plate girder bridge over UP Railroad on MCT Watershed Trail
Open to pedestrians

Waverly Railroad Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River on former railroad now a pedestrian trail in Waverly
Open to pedestrians

Wellington Railroad Bridge (Lafayette County, Missouri)
Current bridge replaced an earlier deck truss bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad at Wellington
Open to traffic

West Fork Des Moines River IA 3 Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1939
Plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on IA 3
Open to traffic

West Fork of Twelvepole Creek Bridge (Wayne County, West Virginia)
Built 1907
Plate girder bridge over West Fork of Twelvepole Creek on Old N&W Railroad (CR 52/55)
Open to traffic

Western Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1942
Vertical lift bridge over the Sanitary & Ship Canal on Western Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic

Willow Canyon Bridge (Jefferson County, Oregon)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek on BNSF/Union Pacific Railroad in Madras
Open to traffic

Willow Springs Viaduct (Howell County, Missouri)
Built 1939
Plate girder bridge over the BNSF Railroad yard on MO 137 in Willow Springs
Open to two-lane traffic

Yellow Mill Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1924-29; rehabilitated 1998
Bascule bridge over Yellow Mill Pond on CT 130 (Stratford Avenue) in Bridgeport
Open to traffic

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