This large through and deck plate girder bridge carries a trail over the Little Blue River in Fairbury

Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Fairbury

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1904 and c. 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-95' and 2-58' through plate girders and 1-50' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Little Blue River

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 deck plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Railroad across 20th Street

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-13' and 2-21' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 20th Street

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge crosses West Papillion Creek in Elkhorn

Elkhorn, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1906

by

Unknown

for

Unknown

Design:
2-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Papillion Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder viaduct crosses Hickory Street south of downtown Omaha

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-30', 1-35', 1-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Hickory Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder viaduct crosses Little Papillion Creek and the Keystone Trail south of Interstate 80

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

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

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
6 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Little Papillion Creek and Keystone Trail

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Stevens Creek alongside US Highway 6

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1960

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4-35' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek northeast of Jansen

Jansen, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
46' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

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:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Haswell Drive on the north edge of Plattsmouth

Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
27' steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer and concrete slab bridge over Haswell Drive and Unnamed Creek

Significance: