Plate girder
23rd Street Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)Built 1936; replaced 1997
Lost plate girder bridge over Big Blue River on 23rd Street Trafficway
Replaced by new bridge
Adelaide Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road
Angelica Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Deck plate girder bridge over Angelica Street on the Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Open to railroad traffic
Apple Creek Railroad Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)Deck plate girder bridge over Apple Creek on the BNSF Railroad
Open to railroad traffic
Arkansas River Bridge (Tulsa County, Oklahoma)Built 1932; replaced 1976
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on OK 51/OK97 in Sand Springs
Replaced by new bridge
Ash Grove Railroad Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)Plate girder railroad bridge over Sac River on the BNSF Railroad west of Ash Grove
Open to railroad traffic
Auxvasse Creek Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)Massive steel trestle over Auxvasse Creek on the KCS Railroad, north of Kingdom City
Open to railroad traffic
B&O Overpass (St. Clair County, Illinois)Built 1976, replacing an earlier railroad overpass.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Scott-Troy Road on B&O Rr
Open to traffic
B&O Railroad Benwood Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)Built 1870
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Benwood
Baker Street CSX Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)Built 1929 By American Bridge Company
Deck plate girder bridge over Baker Street on CSX Railroad
Bayville Bridge (Nassau County, New York)Built 1931 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.
Bascule bridge over Mill Neck Creek on West Shore Road at Bayville
Open to traffic
Belgrove Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Steel trestle over Belgrove Drive on the BNSF Railroad in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Open to traffic above and below
Belknap Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Wooden trestle over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Benton Street Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)Built 1949; Demolished 1989; Replaced 1990
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River on Benton Street in Iowa City
Replaced by new bridge
Berg's Mill Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)Built 1914 by the Topeka Bridge & Iron Co.
Steel and concrete deck girder bridge on the Mission Trail in San Antonio
Open to pedestrians only
Big Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)Pony plate girder bridge over Big Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Black Rock Railroad Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)Pony plate-girder bridge with a center swing span over Black River at Black Rock
Open to traffic
Bowling Green Railroad Viaduct (Pike County, Missouri)Steel railroad viaduct over Old Route AA and a branch of Noix Creek, northeast of Bowling Green
Open to traffic above and below
Branch Charrette Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)Plate girder bridge over a branch of Charrette Creek on the Katy Trail west of Marthasville
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Branch Street Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008
Steel trestle connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on the former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Breeden Trestle (Johnson County, Illinois)Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Brorein Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)Built 1959
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Brorein Street in Tampa
Open to traffic
Bryants Creek MO 79 Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over Bryants Creek on MO 79
Open to two-lane traffic
Cache Channel Illinois Central Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Abandoned pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel next to IL 3
Still standing, but rails removed
Cache Channel Missouri Pacific Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Lost pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel on the Missouri Pacific Thebes-Cairo railroad line
Several concrete piers remain
Caddo Lake Railroad Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)Built 1898; replaced in the 1990's
Lost swing railroad bridge over Caddo Lake on the Kansas City Southern Railroad at Mooringsport
Replaced by a new bridge
Camp Creek Railroad Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)Built by the Detroit Bridge & Iron Works
Plate girder bridge over Camp Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, next to CR 212
Open to traffic
Cane Creek MO 158 Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)Built 1937
Pony plate-girder bridge over Cane Creek on MO 158 at Harviell
Open to one-lane traffic
Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing (Dane County, Wisconsin)Built 1904; Coverted in Rails-toTrails program ca. 2000
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Former Railroad Right-of-way, now a major bike trail in Madison
Open to pedestrians
Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing Two (Dane County, Wisconsin)Converted Rails-to-trail
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Branch of the Capital City Trail in Madison
Open to pedestrians
Cass Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)Built 1926; rehabilitated 1949
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Cass Street in Tampa
Open to traffic
Cherry Street Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)Built 1914; rehabilitated 1968 and 2006
Bascule bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street in Toledo
Open to traffic
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge (Vilas County, Wisconsin)Built 1902; Converted to snowmobile trail 1980
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle River on Snowmobile Trail in Eagle River
Open to pedestrian (Summer) and snowmobile traffic
City Lake Road Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)Built 1948
Plate girder bridge over Village Creek on City Lake Road in Fredericktown
Open to traffic
Cole Camp Creek NE 301 Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)Originally built by the Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern Railroad
Pony plate girder bridge over Cole Camp Creek on County Road NE 301
Open to one-lane traffic
Craig Memorial Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)Bascule bridge over Maumee River on I-280 in Toledo
Open to traffic
Cumberland Road Bridge (Cumberland County, Illinois)Built 1920
Concrete girder bridge over Embarras R Overflow on Sbi 11 A
Open to traffic
Deer Creek overflow Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Deer Creek overflow on CR 100E
Closed to all traffic
Devil's Gate Trestle (Clear Creek County, Colorado)Built 1877 by the Colorado Central Railroad. Dismantled 1939, but rebuilt 1984
Rebuilt trestle on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to traffic
Elm Avenue Railroad Underpass (Garfield County, Oklahoma)Built 1940
Deck plate girder bridge over Elm Ave. on Railroad in Enid
Open to traffic
Elm Branch Railroad Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)Plate girder bridge over Elm Branch on the Rock Island Railroad, near Windsor
Unknown status
Emmetsburg Railroad Bridge (Palo Alto County, Iowa)Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Union Pacific Railroad west of Emmetsburg
Unknown status
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
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
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
Fredericktown City Lake Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)Abandoned deck girder railroad bridge over Fredericktown City Lake, a reservoir on Little St. Francis River
Abandoned with rails removed but otherwise in decent condition
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
Gasconade Railroad Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)Lost swing bridge over Gasconade River on the Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Georgetown Loop Plate Girder Bridge (Clear Creek County, Colorado)Pony plate girder bridge over Clear Creek on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
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
Grocery Branch Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)Pony plate girder with timber trestle approach over Grocery Branch on the Katy Trail near the end of Route O
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Guinns Creek MO 79 Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)Built 1935
Pony plate girder bridge over Guinns Creek on MO 79
Open to traffic
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
Hinkson Creek Old Route K Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)Built ca. 1950; made obsolete by new bridge in 1968
Pony plate girder bridge over Hinkson Creek on Old Route K just off MO 163 in Columbia
Open to traffic
Holton Avenue Viaduct (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1926; modernized 1987; Marsupial Bridge added 2005
Viaduct over N. Water Street, Commerce Street and Milwaukee River in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Honey Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)Built 1915
Plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on a local road
Open to 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
Huntington Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)Built ca. 1965; replaced 2007
Lost plate girder bridge over Cherokee Creek on AR 252 in Huntington
No longer exists
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 Central Railroad Overpass (Hardin County, Iowa)Built 1932
Deck plate girder bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on US 20 in Ackley
Iron Horse Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1931
Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail
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
Karnak Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Illinois)Built 1905 by the King Bridge Co.
Deck plate girder bridge over Old Channel Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail northeast of Karnak in Karnak
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
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
Kilbourn Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1929; rehabilitated 1972; restored 2008
Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee
Currently closed for renovation
Koch Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)Pony plate girder bridge over Koch Creek on the Katy Trail, just west of Treloar
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Lamb-Fish Bridge (Tallahatchie County, Mississippi)Built 1905 by the American Bridge Co.
Vertical lift bridge over the Tallahatchie River on Levee Road
Open to traffic
LaRose Intracoastal Waterway LA 1 Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1961
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over the Intracoastal Waterway in LaRose
Open to traffic
Larson Road Bridge (Orange County, New York)Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.
Pony plate girder bridge over Shawangunk Kill on Larson Road, northeast of Bloomingburgh
Open to traffic
Leeville Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
Open to traffic
Lenox Railroad Bridge (Dyer County, Tennessee)Pony plate girder bridge over Obion River on the Tennken Railroad, north of Lenox
Open to railroad traffic
Lexington Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)Built 1907; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Steel plate-girder bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Lexington Avenue in Kansas City
Closed to all traffic
Lincoln Highway Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)Built ca. 1930
Two-span pony plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 235th Street (former Lincoln Highway)
Open to one-lane traffic
Lockport Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Lockport Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic
Lockport Swing Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1940
Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 655 in Lockport
Open to traffic with a weight limit
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
Manatee River Railroad Bridge (Manatee County, Florida)Bascule plate girder bridge over Manatee River on the CSX Railroad between Palmetto and Bradenton
Unknown status
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
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
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
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
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
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