Railroad Bridges in Douglas County , Nebraska


Douglas County is located in east central Nebraska. The seat and largest city are both Omaha.

Random Bridges

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

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 7th Street Bridge

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BNSF 7th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #16.59)

This concrete slab bridge is the southern of three parallel bridges over 7th Street

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 7th Street

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #25.57

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UP Bridge #25.57

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #25.57)

This small deck plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek in West Omaha

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
35' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Big Papillion Creek Bridge

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UP Big Papillion Creek Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #9.64)

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:

Moderate

UP 13th Street Bridge

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UP 13th Street Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #3.10)

This deck girder and steel stringer bridge is the northern of two parallel railroad bridges over 13th Street

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-33' and 2-24' deck plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over 13th Street

Significance:

Local

UP West Papillion Creek Bridge #2

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UP West Papillion Creek Bridge #2

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #21.48)

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:

Local

BNSF 13th Street Bridge

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BNSF 13th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #17.01)

This concrete slab bridge is the southern of two parallel bridges over 13th Street

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1929

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 13th Street

Significance:

Local

UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Waterloo)

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UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Waterloo)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #23.86)

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:

Regional

Omaha Railroad Bridge

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Omaha Railroad Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #2.09)

This massive Parker through truss bridge carries the Union Pacific mainline across the Missouri River between Omaha and Council Bluffs

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
4-250' Parker through trusses, 2-125', 1-131' Pratt through trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

High