This modern steel stringer crosses 4th Terrace in Nebraska City

Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska

Owner: Omaha Public Power District

Status: In Use

Built 1970

by

Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
52' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 4th Terrace

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Maple Creek north of Nickerson

Nickerson, Dodge County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1925

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Maple Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Old Home Creek alongside Fort Crook Road

Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old Home Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses 20th Street in Omaha

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1891 and 1953

by

Unknown and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-60' and 2-19' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 20th Street

Significance:

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:

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:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the David Murdock Trail over Stevens Creek

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Lincoln

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the Homestead Trail across Salt Creek

Saltillo, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: Lancaster County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1900 and rebuilt c. 1958

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
140' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge crosses 112th Street west of Emerald

Emerald, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 112th Street

Significance:

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: