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BNSF 60th Street Bridge

Steel Stringer Bridge over S. 60th Street
Ralston, Sarpy County, Nebraska

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Name BNSF 60th Street Bridge
Built By Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Contractor Kellogg & Maurice Bridge Company of Athens, PA
Currently Owned By BNSF Railway
Length 85 Feet Total, 30 Foot Largest Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 13 Feet 4 Inches
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder, Steel Stringer and Concrete Slab
Substructure Type Concrete and Concrete Pile
Date Built 1904, using a secondhand girder
Date Fabricated (East Span) 1897
Original Location (East Span) Missouri River Bridge; Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Traffic Count 6 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
BNSF Bridge Number 23.12
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date November 2020


Located north of Harrison Street, this stringer bridge crosses S. 60th Street in Ralston.
The previous structure was built in 1904, reusing a pair of 25-foot deck plate girders originally fabricated in 1879 as part of an approach viaduct to the Plattsmouth Bridge. The current structure was built in approximately 1920, reusing a span of the 1904 structure. Currently, the bridge consists of 2 slab spans, a 30-foot I-Beam and the 25-foot deck girder. The bridge rests on concrete substructures.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair condition.

The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Collection at the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele