Rail-to-road

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Any railroad converted to a road, or with a road running parallel the tracks on a bridge or tunnel.

Big Bayou Railroad Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1915
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Bayou River on dirt road, former Illinois Central Railroad
Abandoned

Black Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1927 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, later converted for vehicular use
Concrete slab bridge over Black Creek on CR 345 south of Des Arc
Open to traffic

Blevins Bridge (Carter County, Tennessee)
Built in 1889 in another location, relocated here to replace a flood-damaged Howe truss railroad bridge by the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Company on Tweetsie Line, now a county road
Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over Doe River on Old Tweetsie Railroad
Open to single-lane traffic

Carpenters Bluff Bridge (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built 1910
Through truss bridge over Red River on 0728C
Open to traffic

Center Street Bridge (Greene County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1910 as a railroad bridge; relocated 1944; rehabilitated 1983
Pony truss bridge over South Fork Tenmile Creek on PA 1011 in Clarksville
Open to traffic

Cole Camp Creek NE 301 Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Originally built by the Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern Railroad
Pony plate girder bridge over Cole Camp Creek on County Road NE 301
Open to one-lane traffic

CR 3/05 Tunnel (Mingo County, West Virginia)
Built for railway, coal mined out, rail closed and was converted to roadway
Tunnel on CR 3/05 (former N&W Railroad)
Open to traffic

Crab Orchard Creek (W.L. Baker Ditch) Railroad Bridge (Webster County, Kentucky)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Crab Orchard Creek (W.L. Baker Ditch) on former Illinois Central Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Dale Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930 as a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad, then retrofitted for vehicular use after railroad line was discontinued
Wooden trestle with concrete deck on CR 499 near the historic railroad station of Dale
Open to one-lane traffic

Dilworth Bridge (Walker County, Alabama)
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Black Warrior River on a private road
Open to traffic for the Dilworth Coal Plant

Ernest Mines Railroad Bridge (Indiana County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1903
Baltimore through truss bridge over McKee Run on Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway


FEC Bahia Honda Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Built 1912, converted to highway use in 1938
Railroad through truss bridge over Bahia Honda Channel on the former Florida East Coast Railway
Derelict/abandoned

Flat Creek Railroad Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1898 by the Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern Railroad
Two-span through truss bridge over Flat Creek on South Grand Avenue, south of Sedalia
Open to one-lane traffic

Gleaves Road Bridge (Wythe County, Virginia)
Built 1903 or earlier as a railroad bridge; reopened as a highway bridge ca. 1948
Through truss bridge over Cripple Creek on Gleaves Road (Route 619)
Open to traffic

Harvey Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the American Bridge Co. for the CB&Q Railroad; converted for vehicular use in 1938
Four-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over the old channel of the Des Moines River on Harvey Island Road
Open to one-lane traffic on a minimum-maintenance road

Indian Ford Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Formerly a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad built in 1926(?) and later retrofitted for vehicle use when the line was discontinued in 1967
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River between Puxico and Rombauer on Stoddard CR 499
Currently closed to traffic

Jowler Creek Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1912; replaced 1991
Lost two-span concrete arch bridge over Jowler Creek on Interurban Road
Replaced by new bridge

Lake Park Railroad Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Abandoned since 2006
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River on Chicago & Northwestern Railroad- Estherville-Sibley Line (now abandoned)
Abandoned

Layton Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1892; rehabilitated 1984
Through truss bridge over Youghiogheny River on PA 4038
Open to traffic

Levisa Fork KY 2557 Bridge (Floyd County, Kentucky)
Built 1920 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Levisa Fork on KY 2557
Open to traffic

Little Peno Creek Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1900 by the St. Louis & Hannibal Railroad
Three-span concrete arch bridge over Little Peno Creek on CR 49
Open to traffic

Long Key Viaduct (Monroe County, Florida)
Built ca. 1908-12 for use by the Overseas Railroad, converted to highway use (US 1) in 1938, made obselete by new bridge in 1982, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Long Key Channel on Florida East Coast Railway (prior to 1935), Old US 1 (up to replacement), and presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Open to Pedestrians as part of the F.K.O.H.T.

Lyerly Dam Road Bridge (Chattooga County, Georgia)
Built 1957, closed late December 2008, repaired and reopened 2011
Pony truss bridge over Chattooga River on Lyerly Dam Road in Lyerly
Open

Marlowe Creek Bridge (Worth County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1885 by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad; converted to vehicular use ca. 1981; rehabilitated 1996
Through truss bridge over Marlowe Creek on CR 287
Open to traffic single lane only

Maroon Creek Bridge (Pitkin County, Colorado)
Built 1888; converted to vehicular use ca. 1929. Bypassed in 2005.
Trestle over Maroon Creek on CO 82 at Aspen
Bypassed by a replacement bridge and left in place for pedstrian use.

McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1910, closed to traffic in October 2001, reopened in 2007
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis
Open to traffic

Midland Tunnel No. 1 (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
First of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic

Midland Tunnel No. 2 (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Second of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic

Midland Tunnel No. 3 (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Third of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic

Midland Tunnel No. 4 (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Fourth of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Open to one-lane traffic

Mingo Ditch Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Formerly a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad built in 1926 (?) and refurbished for vehicle use when the line was discontinued; replaced 2010
Lost pony truss bridge over Mingo Ditch southwest of Puxico on CR 499
Replaced by a new bridge

Monongahela Connecting Railroad Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904; converted to vehicular use in 2000
Through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Gateway Blvd. in Pittsburgh
Open to traffic

Mt Etna Crossing (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930
Bridge over Juniata River on Lower Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians & bicylces on the trail side, Traffic on the other

Nada Tunnel (Powell County, Kentucky)
Was constructed to haul logs via narrow gauge railroad from timber operations in the Gorge. Construction began in December 1910 and was completed in September 1911. Rock and dirt were removed by dynamite, steam drills and hand tools
Tunnel on KY 77
Open to traffic

Ohio River Blvd. Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1875
Stone arch bridge over Ferry Street on Ohio River Blvd. in Sewickley
Open to traffic

Old Katy Bridge (Geary County, Kansas)
Built 1895 by the Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co. Abutments rehabilitated in 1908 and 1913. Opened to vehicular traffic in 1974.
Through truss bridge over Lyon Creek on Otter Creek Road, just southeast of Wreford
Open to traffic

Old Pinnacle Road Bridge (Cheatham County, Tennessee)
The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad installed the two truss spans in 1898 and the Virginia Bridge and Iron Co. fabricated the plate girder in 1911. In 1922 the County acquired the bridge for a roadway.
Through truss bridge over Harpeth River in Kingston Springs
Closed to all traffic

Old Railroad Bed Road Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)
Built 1889
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Cold Water Creek on Old Railroad Bed Road (TN-274)
Replaced by new bridge

Old Railroad bridge at Panama (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
Built 1903
Abandoned bridge. Originally carried Midland Valley Railroad, later county road over Poteau River, now abandoned. Wood deck remains on 1/2 of the bridge, then a gate and no deck beyond. Very large trestle approach (unphotographed) on East side.
Abandoned

Old Railroad Lane Cumberland River Bridge (Knox County, Kentucky)
Built 1905 for the Cumberland Railroad Company
Through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Old Railroad Lane
Open to traffic

Old Route 61 Wolf Creek Bridge (Bland County, Virginia)
Built 1890 as a railroad bridge; Converted to highway bridge in 1946 when rail line discontinued; closed to vehicular traffic in 1987
Pratt through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on former Route 61
Open to pedestrians

Old Seven Mile Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Originally built by the railroad in 1912. Replaced 1982 with a modern bridge, but most of the original bridge (with a few spans removed for shipping) intact. Part of the bridge now used for fishing.
Concrete Arch and Deck Girder bridge over Moser Channel on Old US 1 with a through truss swing span (removed), now used as a Fishing Pier and observation deck in Marathon


Phoenix Bridge over Craig Creek (Botetourt County, Virginia)
Built 1887 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; Erected here in 1903 by the C&O Railroad; Converted to auto use in 1963.
Pratt through truss bridge over Craig Creek on Ball Park Road (Route 685)
Open to traffic

Quinsippi Island Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Possibly built 1868 by the CB&Q Railroad; later retrofitted for vehicle traffic
Plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay providing access to Quinsippi Island Park in Quincy
Open to one-lane traffic

Republican River Pegram Truss Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)
Built 1893 by the Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware as a railroad bridge.
Three-span through truss bridge over Republican River on 190th Road (RS 566), northeast of Concordia
Open to traffic

River Road Bridges (Marinette County, Wisconsin)
Pratt through truss bridge over Menominee River
Open to traffic

Romley Bridge (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Built 1881 by the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad
Closed deck truss bridge over Pomeray Gulch (Chrysolite Creek) on FR 295 southwest of St. Elmo
Open to pedestrians only

Sharps Station Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Replaced 2002
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Platte River on Interurban Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Shirley Bridge (Van Buren County, Arkansas)
Built 1908 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. as a railroad bridge; rehabilitated 1978
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Little Red River on River Road (CR 125) just outside of Shirley
Open to one-lane traffic

St. Francisville Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1906 for Big Four Railroad, converted to single lane road bridge after railroad was abandoned
Timber stringer bridge over Wabash River Overflow on TR 257 (formerly Big Four Railroad)
Open to traffic

St. Francisville Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1906 for Big Four Railroad, converted to single lane road bridge after railroad was abandoned
Timber stringer bridge over Wabash River Overflow on TR 257 (formerly Big Four Railroad)
Open to traffic

Todd Creek Interurban Road Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built for Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph RR
Concrete arch bridge over Todd Creek on NW Interurban Road in Kansas City
Bypassed by new bridge

Usal Road Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1955
Recycled rail car deck bridge with wood road deck over Usal Creek on Usal Road
Open to traffic

Wabash Cannon Ball Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1906 for the Big Four Railroad, abandoned in late 1960's - 70's, years later local farmer bought it and reopened it as a roadway bridge
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on TR 257 northeast of St. Francisville
Open to one-lane traffic, with a tollbooth in St. Francisville

Wanette-Byars Bridge (Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma)
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1993. Originally a railroad bridge, converted to a road bridge.
Through truss bridge over Canadian River on Drummond Rd. (D3342 Rd.)
Open to traffic

West Fork of Twelvepole Creek Bridge (Wayne County, West Virginia)
Built 1907
Plate girder bridge over West Fork of Twelvepole Creek on Old N&W Railroad (CR 52/55)
Open to traffic