Railroad Bridges in , Nebraska


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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

UP 7th Street Bridge (North)

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UP 7th Street Bridge (North)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #2.69)

This steel stringer bridge is the northernmost of three parallel bridges over 7th Street

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
4 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 7th Street

Significance:

Local

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

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

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

BNSF 14th Street Bridge

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BNSF 14th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #17.09)

This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of two parallel bridges over 14th Street

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-48' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 14th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Old Rock Creek Road Bridge

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BNSF Old Rock Creek Road Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.77)

This concrete slab bridge crosses a former alignment of Rock Creek Road east of Greenwood

Greenwood, Cass County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
18' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over former Rock Creek Road

Significance:

Local

Rock Island Trail - Garfield Street Bridge

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Rock Island Trail - Garfield Street Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5630)

This steel stringer bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Garfield Street

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Lincoln

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1909

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Garfield Street

Significance:

Local

UP Haswell Drive Bridge

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UP Haswell Drive Bridge

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #4639)

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:

Minimal

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