This deck plate girder bridge carries the David Murdock Trail over Stevens Creek

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:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Wahoo Creek between Valparaiso and Weston

Weston, Saunders County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908 and 1952

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' deck plate girder and 2-30' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wahoo Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses Turkey Creek southeast of DeWitt

DeWitt, Gage County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905 using a span fabricated 1895

by

Shiffler Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
132' Pratt through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Turkey Creek

Significance:

This through girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Maple Creek north of Nickerson

Nickerson, Dodge County, Nebraska

Owner: Nebraska Trails Foundation

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
64' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Maple Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Old Home Creek alongside Fort Crook Road

Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old Home Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer and trestle bridge is the middle crossing of Fish Creek in Blair

Blair, Washington County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fish Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder viaduct crosses Big Papillion Creek 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:
7 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Big Papillion Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Elkhorn River in Waterloo

Waterloo, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use; Replacement Bridge Under Construction

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
163' Pratt through truss and 10-65' through plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Elkhorn River

Significance:

This through girder bridge crosses the Union Pacific Railroad (former Missouri Pacific) and 3rd Street in Nebraska City

Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska

Owner: Omaha Public Power District

Status: In Use

Built 1970 using a span fabricated 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad and 3rd Street

Significance:

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: