This through plate girder bridge carries the West Papio Trail over Hell Creek in La Vista

La Vista, Sarpy County, Nebraska

Owner: City of La Vista

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hell 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 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:

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:

This unique through truss and girder bridge was built using numerous different components

Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska to La Platte, Sarpy County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903, 1910 and 1924

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio; American Bridge Company of New York and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
Pratt and Baltimore through truss, through plate girder and deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss and girder bridge over Platte River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses West Papillion Creek and the West Papio Trail in La Vista

La Vista, Sarpy County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904, 1910 and c. 1930

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-60', 1-55', 1-40', 1-30' deck plate girder, steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Papillion Creek and West Papio Trail

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:

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:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek near 15th Street in Bellevue

Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

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: