This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Papillion Creek in Ralston

Ralston, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1896, 1904 and 1911

by

Shiffler Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders and concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Papillion Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the Mopac Trail East over Stove Creek in Elmwood

Elmwood, Cass County, Nebraska

Owner: Lower Platte South Natural Resources District

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
34' steel stringer and timber trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stove Creek

Significance:

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:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Salt Creek north of A Street in Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 using secondhand spans fabricated 1908

by

Morava Construction Company of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-90', 2-75', 1-32', 1-30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

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 through and deck plate girder bridge crosses Dahlman Avenue and a Union Pacific Railroad line

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

Shiffler Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
76' through plate girder and five span deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Dahlman Avenue and Union Pacific Railroad

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 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:

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:

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: