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Historic Bridges: Railroad (Rail-Trail)

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 44

Armitage Bridge
Coburg Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over McKenzie River in Coburg: Lane County, Oregon, United States

Metal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 485 ft. Main Span: 405 ft. Roadway: 16.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1887 By: Unknown and George Shattuck Morison

This incredible bridge is one of the best preserved works in the entire country of famous engineer George Morison and his Whipple truss design.

Barker-Stewart Island Railroad Bridge East
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Wisconsin River (East Channel) in Wausau: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 312 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

One of several historic railroad bridges in this area, this bridge has been converted for pedestrian use.

Big Four Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Ohio River in Louisville and Jeffersonville: Jefferson County, Kentucky and Clark County, Indiana, United States

Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,525 ft. Main Span: 547 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

After years of abandonment, this large railroad bridge was converted into a functional, busy pedestrian crossing with beautiful night lighting.

Blue Heron Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Big South Fork in Blue Heron (Rural): McCreary County, Kentucky, United States

Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

This is a cantilever deck truss bridge, and its design showcases the engineering clearly.

Bollman Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Scratch Hill Road in Glade City (Rural): Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) 6 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 81 ft. Main Span: 81 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1871 By: Patapsco Bridge and Iron Works of Baltimore, Maryland and Wendel Bollman of Baltimore, Maryland

An extremely rare cast iron bridge and one of the last surviving bridges that were designed by the famous Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chief Engineer.

Boom Island Railroad Bridge
Wisconsin Central Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Mississippi River (East Channel) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 175 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1901 By: Butler - Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Charles Frederick Loweth

This is an impressive pin-connected railroad bridge that can be enjoyed today by pedestrians.

Brantford Railway Girder Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Grand River in Brantford: Brant County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 4

Built By: Unknown

A traditionally composed plate girder sitting on unusual caissons.

Brantford Railway Truss Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Grand River in Brantford: Brant County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Span: 120 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This impressive bridge has two truss spans with subtle differences and unusual details.

Brule River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Brule River in Rural: Iron County, Michigan and Florence County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 210 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

A good example of a Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge.

Cheboygan River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Cheboygan River in Rural: Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 138 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This is a good, early example of a railroad through truss built by the American Bridge Company of New York, New York.

Clark Fork Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Clark Fork River in Clark Fork: Bonner County, Idaho, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 996 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 10.2 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1920 By: Unknown

This railroad bridge served briefly as a vehicular bridge before being converted for pedestrian only use.

Elk Lake Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Montreal River in Rural: Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Main Span: 225 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge carries a rail-trail on the former Ontario Northland Railway.

Ellis Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge 12
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Muskingum River in Rural: Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 550 ft. Main Span: 134 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge has a complex and fascinating history and includes a rare Whipple truss span.

Elmore Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Portage River in Elmore: Ottawa County, Ohio, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

An attractive deck truss was converted for rail-trail use.

Gates Mills Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Chagrin River in Gates Mills: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 110 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: New Columbus Bridge Company of Columbus, Ohio

Although no trace remains of the tracks or its path, this bridge has the design features of a railroad bridge.

Herr's Island Railroad Bridge
West Penn Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Allegheny River Back Channel in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 278 ft. Main Span: 192 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: Unknown

This bridge is part of a fairly popular walkway with great views of the city, and is noted for its vertical end posts.

Hibernia County Park Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over West Branch Brandywine Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Main Spans: 6

Built By: Unknown

This old concrete railroad bridge is now part of a trail.

Iron Bridge
Spokane Union Pacific Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Spokane River in Spokane: Spokane County, Washington, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Triple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 530 ft. Main Span: 155 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1902 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This is an extremely rare example of a triple intersection Warren truss, and has been preserved for pedestrians.

Lake Street Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Lake Street in Whitehall: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 89 ft. Main Span: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: Unknown

An example of a wood and steel combination bridge.

Lansing Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Grand River in Lansing: Ingham County, Michigan, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

This plate girder has long spans and large girders.

M-28 Soo Line Railroad Overpass
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over M-28 in Rural: Marquette County, Michigan, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 106 ft. Main Span: 106 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: A. H. Proksch of Iron River, Michigan

This is a heavilly skewed plate girder overpass with attractive abutments.

Madawaska Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Madawaska River in Madawaska: Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1895 By: Unknown

This rare railroad pony truss bridge was reconfigured and reused as a trail bridge.

Massena Railroad Truss Bridge
Massena Rail-Trail Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Grasse River (Grass River) in Massena: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 500 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1900 By: Unknown

This is the more unusual and more significant of two railroad bridges that sit beside each other at this location.

Memphis & Charleston Railroad Bridge
Old Railroad Bridge, Florence Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Tennessee River in Sheffield and Florence: Lauderdale County, Alabama and Colbert County, Alabama, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,595 ft. Main Span: 115 ft. Main Spans: 13

Built 1893 By: Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

This surviving approach system for a former railroad and highway combination bridge has been preserved as a pedestrian walkway.

Menominee River Chicago NorthWestern Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Menominee River in Rural: Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 375 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This bridge features an impressive design with two deck truss main spans.

Michigan Railway Grand River Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Grand River in Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 680 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Toledo Bridge and Crane Company of Toledo, Ohio

This former swing railroad bridge that has not swung for decades is today a rail-trail.

Montezuma Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Wabash River in Montezuma: Parke County, Indiana, and Vermillion County, Indiana, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 820 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This railroad bridge, converted for pedestrian use, is visible south of the highway bridge in Montezuma.

Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Illinois and Michigan Canal in Morris: Grundy County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 160 ft. Main Span: 127 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1906 By: Unknown

Crossing a historic canal, this bridge is an excellent example of an uncommon truss design.

North Canal Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over North Canal in Lawrence: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

A short but massive, heavilly skewed railroad bridge was restored for pedestrians.

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Oneida and Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Big South Fork in Rural: Scott County, Tennessee, United States

Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Although once-common, very few railroad Whipple truss bridges remain today.

Paisley Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Teeswater River in Paisley: Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 607 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1926 By: Unknown

Although a nice looking high level deck truss, also noteworthy are remains of Phoenix columns under the bridge.

Peshtigo Northern Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Peshtigo River in Peshtigo: Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 330 ft. Main Span: 95 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1905 By: Unknown

This bridge is an unusual example of a multi-span railroad pony truss.

Pont Ferroviaire de Chicoutimi (Chicoutimi Railway Bridge)
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Rivière Chicoutimi in Saguenay (Chicoutimi): Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through T-Beam, Fixed

Main Span: 165 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This classic railway through truss bridge now serves pedestrians on a trail.

Pont Ferroviaire de la Rivière des Anglais (English River Railway Bridge)
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Rivière des Anglais (English River) in Rural: Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 175 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This former railway bridge appears to normally serve a pedestrian trail, but was temporarily used as a vehicular bridge when a nearby bridge project took place.

Pont Ferroviaire de Levis (Levis Railway Bridge)
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Rivière Etchemin in Levis: Chaudiére-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 170 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This railway bridge has been preserved in place for pedestrian use.

Pont Ferroviaire de Sainte-Martine (Sainte-Martine Railway Bridge)
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Rivière Châteauguay in Sainte-Martine: Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 330 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

This girder bridge sits next to a highway bridge on the same substructure and has some unusual design details.

Port Huron and Detroit Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a traditional railroad plate girder bridge, whose conversion to rail-trail usage obstructed most of the girder details with timber railing.

Rochester Michigan Central Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Paint Creek in Rochester: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built 1905 By: Unknown

This bridge is among the oldest concrete arch bridges in Michigan.

South Bend Rail-Trail Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over St. Joseph River in South Bend: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 510 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built By: Unknown

This traditionally composed deck plate girder railroad bridge was converted for pedestrian use.

Stone Arch Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Mississippi River and Portland Avenue in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,100 ft. Main Span: 197 ft. Main Spans: 21

Built 1883 By: Edward Darragh and Charles C. Smith

This is an iconic railroad bridge in the city that has been converted for pedestrian use.

Vaughn Avenue Railroad Overpass
NP Bridge Number 0.41
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Vaughn Avenue (5th Avenue) in Ashland: Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 99 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: Unknown

This is an interesting plate girder overpass on account of the steel bent supports and approach spans.

Wabash Bridge
Ottumwa Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Des Moines River in Ottumwa: Wapello County, Iowa, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 770 ft. Roadway: 10 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1888 By: Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

This skewed multi-span railroad bridge has been converted for pedestrian use.

Whitehall - Montague Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over White River in Whitehall: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Built By: Unknown

This bridge has one span that is an unusual variable depth plate girder, suggesting it may have once been a swing bridge.

Winters Railroad Bridge
J. Robert Chapman Memorial Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Putah Creek in Winters: Solano County, California and Yolo County, California, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 368 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1906 By: Unknown

This attractive and historic railroad truss bridge was converted for pedestrian use.

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