Railroad Bridges in , Nebraska


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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

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

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

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Abandoned Cameron Ditch Bridge

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Abandoned Cameron Ditch Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #R-220)

This concrete arch bridge once crossed Cameron Ditch on the south side of Blair

Blair, Washington County, Nebraska

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Removed

Built 1914

by

Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Lost concrete arch bridge over Cameron Ditch

Significance:

Local

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

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
4-20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF 13th Street Bridge

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BNSF 13th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #17.01)

This concrete slab bridge is the southern of two parallel bridges over 13th Street

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1929

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 13th Street

Significance:

Local

Rock Island Trail - Jamaica North Trail Bridge

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Rock Island Trail - Jamaica North Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5674)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Rock Island over the Union Pacific on the south side of Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Lincoln

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Jamacia North Trail

Significance:

Local

BNSF Camp Creek Bridge (Waverly)

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BNSF Camp Creek Bridge (Waverly)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #44.82)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Camp Creek along US Highway 6 east of Waverly

Waverly, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using spans fabricated 1912 and 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York and McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-40', 2-35' deck plate girders and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek

Significance:

Local

South Omaha Railroad Crossing (Middle)

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South Omaha Railroad Crossing (Middle)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #5.95)

This Warren pony truss bridge crosses the former Missouri Pacific Railroad south of Interstate 80

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

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
107' Warren pony truss and 2-80' through plate girders

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (former Missouri Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF West Sarpy Ditch Bridge

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BNSF West Sarpy Ditch Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #42.85)

This through girder bridge crosses West Sarpy Ditch alongside US Highway 6 west of Gretna

Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917 and 1949

by

Unknown and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder and 2-40' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Sarpy Ditch

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

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
147' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over North Oak Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Arlington)

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UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Arlington)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #G-144)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once crossed the Elkhorn River west of Arlington

Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge upstream

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Lost quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Elkhorn River

Significance:

Moderate