Railroad Bridges in , Nebraska


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BNSF Old Main Street Bridge

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BNSF Old Main Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #4.93)

This concrete slab bridge crosses an old alignment of Main Street in Plattsmouth

Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
12' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over former Main Street

Significance:

Minimal

UP 580th Avenue Bridge

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UP 580th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5992)

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses 580th Avenue northeast of Plymouth

Plymouth, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 580th Avenue

Significance:

Local

DeWitt Railroad Crossing

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DeWitt Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5951)

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses the BNSF Railway and Blueridge Drive in DeWitt

DeWitt, Gage County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder, 1-19' and 1-44' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway and Blueridge Drive

Significance:

Local

BNSF 60th Street Bridge

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BNSF 60th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #23.12)

This historic deck girder and steel stringer bridge was constructed using a span originally fabricated in 1879

Ralston, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903 using a secondhand span fabricated 1879

by

Kellogg and Maurice of Athens, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
25' deck plate girder, 30' steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Deck girder and steel stringer bridge over 60th Street

Significance:

Regional

BNSF 84th Street Bridge

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BNSF 84th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #7.59)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Middle Creek and 84th Street in Denton

Emerald, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-80', 1-60', 1-50' deck plate girder and concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Creek and 84th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #95.51

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BNSF Bridge #95.51

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #95.51)

This small concrete slab bridge crosses an unnamed swamp east of Friend

Friend, Saline County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed swamp

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

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
80' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sunrise Road

Significance:

Local

Ralston Railroad Crossing

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Ralston Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #24.16)

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses the Ralston Trail (former Missouri Pacific Railroad) in Ralston

Ralston, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

McClintic-Marshall Construction Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
61' through plate girder, 48' and 52' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Ralston Trail (former Missouri Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

Local

Fairbury Trail Bridge

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Fairbury Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1561)

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:

Moderate

UP Avenue C Bridge

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UP Avenue C Bridge

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #4622)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Avenue C in Plattsmouth

Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
36' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Avenue C

Significance:

Local