Gretna once had a single Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline, now owned by BNSF Railway.
Random Bridges
BNSF 234th Street Bridge
BNSF 234th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #41.89)
This concrete encased steel stringer bridge crosses 234th Street north of US Highway 6
Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
16' concrete encased beam
Description:
Concrete encased steel stringer bridge over 234th Street
Significance:
BNSF Cornhusker Road Bridge
BNSF Cornhusker Road Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #35.66)
This concrete encased beam bridge crosses Cornhusker Road northeast of Gretna
Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
16' concrete encased beam
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Cornhusker Road
Significance:
BNSF Linoma Beach Bridge
BNSF Linoma Beach Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #44.05)
This through girder bridge crosses Linoma Beach alongside US Highway 6 west of Gretna
Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1949 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
80' through plate girder and 2-50' and 2-40' steel stringer spans
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Linoma Beach (unnamed creek)
Significance:
BNSF Platte River Bridge (Ashland)
BNSF Platte River Bridge (Ashland)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #44.86)
This long deck plate girder bridge crosses the Platte River between Ashland and Gretna
Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska to Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1899 and 1912
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
19 span deck plate girder and concrete slab
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Platte River
Significance:
BNSF West Sarpy Ditch Bridge
BNSF West Sarpy Ditch Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #42.85)
This through girder bridge crosses West Sarpy Ditch alongside US Highway 6 west of Gretna
Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1917 and 1949
by
Unknown and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
50' through plate girder and 2-40' steel stringer
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Sarpy Ditch
Significance: