Railroad Bridges in , Nebraska


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UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Arlington)

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UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Arlington)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #G-144)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once crossed the Elkhorn River west of Arlington

Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge upstream

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Lost quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Elkhorn River

Significance:

Moderate

UP 574th Avenue Bridge

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UP 574th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #6106)

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses 574th Avenue northeast of Jansen

Jansen, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

c. 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 574th Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Hickory Street Bridge

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BNSF Hickory Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #16.01)

This deck plate girder viaduct crosses Hickory Street south of downtown Omaha

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-30', 1-35', 1-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Hickory Street

Significance:

Local

Mopac Trail East - Stove Creek Bridge

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Mopac Trail East - Stove Creek Bridge

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #17)

This steel stringer bridge carries the Mopac Trail East over Stove Creek in Elmwood

Elmwood, Cass County, Nebraska

Owner: Lower Platte South Natural Resources District

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
34' steel stringer and timber trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stove Creek

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Old Main Street Bridge

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BNSF Old Main Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #4.93)

This concrete slab bridge crosses an old alignment of Main Street in Plattsmouth

Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
12' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over former Main Street

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF County Road 4 Bridge

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BNSF County Road 4 Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #36.15)

This concrete slab bridge crosses a former alignment of 13th Street, now County Road 4

Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road 4

Significance:

Local

BNSF West Sarpy Ditch Bridge

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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:

Local

UP Haswell Drive Bridge

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UP Haswell Drive Bridge

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #4639)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Haswell Drive on the north edge of Plattsmouth

Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
27' steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer and concrete slab bridge over Haswell Drive and Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Minimal

Mopac Trail - Platte River Bridge

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Mopac Trail - Platte River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5303)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Platte River near South Bend

South Bend, Cass County, Nebraska to Nebraska

Owner: Lower Platte South Natural Resources District

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1920 and c. 1970

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
30 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Platte River

Significance:

Minimal

UP 719th Road Bridge

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UP 719th Road Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #6066)

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses 719th Road between Plymouth and Jansen

Plymouth, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 719th Road

Significance:

Local