Vierling Steel Works of Chicago


BNSF 20th Street Bridge (Omaha)

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BNSF 20th Street Bridge (Omaha)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #17.73)

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:

Local

BNSF Linoma Beach Bridge

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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:

Local

BNSF S. Fork Johnson Creek Bridge

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BNSF S. Fork Johnson Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #101.05)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses S. Fork Johnson Creek along US Highway 6 between Friend and Exeter

Friend, Saline County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928 and 1944

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
49' deck plate girder and 2-30' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over S. Fork Johnson Creek

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

CPKC Fremont Street Bridge

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CPKC Fremont Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-215)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Fremont Street in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1939 and 1966

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
46' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fremont Street/Mineral Springs Road

Significance:

Local

IR Waubonsie Creek Bridge

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IR Waubonsie Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #43.42)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Waubonsie Creek in Oswego

Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer, 1-20' and 2-19' timber stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Waubonsie Creek

Significance:

Local

Nebraska City Railroad Crossing

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Nebraska City Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #5.46)

This through girder bridge crosses the Union Pacific Railroad (former Missouri Pacific) and 3rd Street in Nebraska City

Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska

Owner: Omaha Public Power District

Status: In Use

Built 1970 using a span fabricated 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad and 3rd Street

Significance:

Local

OPPD 4th Terrace Bridge

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OPPD 4th Terrace Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #5.25)

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:

None