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BNSF 48th Street Bridge

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BNSF 48th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #55.58)

This through plate girder bridge carries the BNSF mainline over 48th Street in Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Omaha Steel Works of Omaha, Nebraska and Robinson Contractors of Lincoln, Nebraska

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
61' through plate girder and 2-35' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 48th Street

Significance:

Local

PGR I-494 Bridge

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PGR I-494 Bridge

This through plate girder bridge is one of the earliest interstate-era grade separations in the Twin Cities

Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Progressive Rail, Inc.

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

Unknown and Oster & Pederson Inc. of Grove City, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
2-62' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 494

Significance:

Local

Red Jacket Trestle

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Red Jacket Trestle

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-1476)

This iconic deck plate girder bridge carries the Red Jacket Trail over the Le Sueur River near Rapidan

Rapidan, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Blue Earth County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-90' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Le Sueur River and County Road 1

Significance:

Moderate

UP Purina Drive Bridge

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UP Purina Drive Bridge

This small concrete box culvert crosses Purina Drive between Labadie and Gray Summit

Labadie, Franklin County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Ozark Engineering Company of Joplin, Missouri

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
12'x12' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over Purina Drive

Significance:

Minimal