Railroad Bridges in Lancaster County, Nebraska


Lancaster County is located in southeast Nebraska. The seat and largest city are both Lincoln.

Random Bridges

Rock Island Trail - Garfield Street Bridge

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Rock Island Trail - Garfield Street Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5630)

This steel stringer bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Garfield Street

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Lincoln

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1909

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Garfield Street

Significance:

Local

David Murdock Trail - Stevens Creek Bridge

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David Murdock Trail - Stevens Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5553)

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:

Local

UP Salt Creek Bridge

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UP Salt Creek Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #56.60)

This quadrangular through truss crosses Salt Creek near Haymarket Park

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916 using a span fabricated 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
110' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Salt Creek Bridge (Lincoln, South)

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BNSF Salt Creek Bridge (Lincoln, South)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #60.92)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Salt Creek north of A Street in Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 using secondhand spans fabricated 1908

by

Morava Construction Company of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-90', 2-75', 1-32', 1-30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Stevens Creek Bridge

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BNSF Stevens Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #52.53)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Stevens Creek alongside US Highway 6

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1960

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4-35' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP Wagon Tongue Creek Bridge

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UP Wagon Tongue Creek Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #41.61)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Wagon Tongue Creek near Agnew

Agnew, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder and 2-20' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wagon Tongue Creek

Significance:

Local

Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #65.53

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Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #65.53

This small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed drainage ditch south of Saltillo Road

Saltillo, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: Lancaster County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1960

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
4-20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

Saltillo Trail Bridge

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Saltillo Trail Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #65.76)

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:

Moderate

BNSF 112th Street Bridge

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BNSF 112th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #10.09)

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:

Minimal

BNSF 140th Street Bridge

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BNSF 140th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #12.23)

This concrete slab bridge crosses 140th Street east of Pleasant Dale

Emerald, Lancaster County, Nebraska to Pleasant Dale, Seward County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 140th Street

Significance:

Minimal