Railroad Bridges in Saunders CountyNebraska


Saunders County is located in east central Nebraska. The seat and largest city are both Wahoo.

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BNSF County Road 4 Bridge

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BNSF County Road 4 Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #36.15)

This concrete slab bridge crosses a former alignment of 13th Street, now County Road 4

Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 20' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over County Road 4

Significance:

Local

BNSF Salt Creek Bridge (Ashland, North)

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BNSF Salt Creek Bridge (Ashland, North)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #0.59)

This Pratt through truss bridge once crossed Salt Creek on the north side of Ashland

Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1952 using a span built c. 1905

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 107' Pratt through truss, 2-50' steel stringer and trestle

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Silver Street Bridge (Ashland)

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BNSF Silver Street Bridge (Ashland)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #35.24)

This concrete slab bridge crosses Silver Street (former US Highway 6) in Ashland

Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 25' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over Silver Street

Significance:

Local

Oak Creek Trail - North Oak Creek Bridge

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Oak Creek Trail - North Oak Creek Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #0.54)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a trail over North Oak Creek in Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Saunders County, Nebraska

Owner: Saunders County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1908 likely using a secondhand span fabricated c. 1895

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Design: 147' Pratt through truss

Pratt through truss bridge over North Oak Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #39.05

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UP Bridge #39.05

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #39.05)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses a tributary of North Oak Creek south of Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Saunders County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Design: 65' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over tributary of North Oak Creek

Significance:

Local