Railroad Bridges in Nebraska



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Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #65.53

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Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #65.53

This small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed drainage ditch south of Saltillo Road

Saltillo, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: Lancaster County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1960

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Design: 4-20' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Sunrise Road Bridge

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BNSF Sunrise Road Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #16.04)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sunrise Road west of Pleasant Dale

Pleasant Dale, Seward County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 80' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Sunrise Road

Significance:

Local

BNSF 48th Street Bridge

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BNSF 48th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #55.58)

This through plate girder bridge carries the BNSF mainline over 48th Street in Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Omaha Steel Works of Omaha, Nebraska and Robinson Contractors of Lincoln, Nebraska

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 61' through plate girder and 2-35' steel stringer

Through plate girder bridge over 48th Street

Significance:

Local

South Omaha Railroad Crossing (West)

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South Omaha Railroad Crossing (West)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #7.94)

This Baltimore through truss bridge crosses an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Kilpatrick Brothers of Beatrice, Nebraska

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Railroad/Original Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Design: 137' Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder

Baltimore through truss bridge over abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway

Significance:

Moderate

Meridian Bridge

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Meridian Bridge

While this large truss lift bridge was built to serve railroad traffic on the lower deck, no railroad ever used this bridge

Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota to South Yankton, Cedar County, Nebraska

Owner: National Park Service

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas

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Railroad/Original Owner: Meridian Highway Bridge Company

Design: 7 span double deck Pratt through truss

Double-decker truss lift bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

High