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UP Mud Creek Bridge (South)

Through Plate Girder Bridge over Mud Creek
Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska

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Name UP Mud Creek Bridge (South)
Built By Union Pacific Railroad
Contractor Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 50 Feet Total
Width 2 Tracks, 1 In Use
Height Above Ground 20 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Stone Masonry
Date Built 1899
Traffic Count Less Than 1 Train/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
UP Bridge Number 11.18
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date November 2020


Located near US-75 in Bellevue, this through girder bridge is part of the original mainline around Omaha.
When the new line parallel to I-80 was built, this line was downgraded to branch service. There is another nearly identical bridge approximately one half mile north.
The current bridge here is a standard double track through girder span, set onto stone abutments. This type of span was very common along the line through Omaha. Currently, only one track is in use.
Currently, this line ends at an industry near 25th Street. That customer is the last along this route, and if it should stop receiving shipment by rail, this line is likely to be abandoned.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with no significant deterioration noted.

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

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Build Date Based on double tracking
Contractor Missing Plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele