Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Union Pacific Railroad

12th Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1936 by Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
Concrete arch bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on W. 12th Street in North Little Rock
Open to four lanes of traffic

17th Street Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on 17th Street in Trenton
Open to traffic

Algoa Railroad Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Deck truss bridge over Moreau Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, along Algoa Road east of Jefferson City
Open to traffic

Arkadelphia Railroad Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Two-span through truss railroad bridge over Ouachita River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Arkadelphia
Open to traffic

Atchison Railroad Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1900
Through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the Union Pacific railroad at Atchison
Open to traffic

Baring Cross Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Originally completed Dec. 21, 1873; destroyed by flooding on April 3, 1927; rebuilt 1929
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Benton Railroad Bridges (Saline County, Arkansas)
One standing and one lost railroad bridges over the Saline River south of Benton, next to the Old River Bridge
Open to traffic

Big Blue River Bridge (Marshall County, Kansas)
Through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Big Creek Bridge (Ellis County, Kansas)
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Black River UPRR Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Black River on the Poplar Bluff-Dexter line of the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Black Vermillion River Bridge (Marshall County, Kansas)
Warren through truss bridge over Black Vermillion River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Boonslick Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Open 1995, replacing Boonville Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Missouri River, Union Pacific Railroad formerly Missouri Pacific Railroad on US 40/MO 5/M0 87 in Boonville
Open to traffic

Camden Railroad Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Through truss swing bridge over Ouachita River on the Cotton Belt (now Union Pacific) Railroad at Camden
Still in use

Chapman Creek Bridge (Dickinson County, Kansas)
Lattice through truss bridge over Chapman Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Cotter Railroad Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the White River at Cotter, just north of the US 62B bridge
Open to railroad traffic

Cotter Tunnel (Marion County, Arkansas)
Built 1903-04
Tunnel on the Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Missouri Pacific) just northwest of Cotter
Open to railroad traffic

Crest Tunnel (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1903-05
Tunnel on the Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Missouri Pacific) northwest of Omaha
Open to railroad traffic

Cricket Tunnel (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1903-05
Tunnel on the Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Missouri Pacific) just south of Omaha
Open to railroad traffic

Emerson Street Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1980
Lost pony truss bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Emerson Street in Bloomington
Replaced by a new bridge

Fisk Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
The first railroad bridge at Fisk was a through truss with a center pivot span to allow boats to travel up St. Francis River. At some point this bridge was replaced with a pony plate girder span.
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over St. Francis River at Fisk
Open to railroad traffic

Fourteenth Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1925; main span replaced 1988
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on W. 14th Street in North Little Rock
Kingpost truss span replaced with a steel stringer span in 1988, but timber trestle substructure preserved

Fulton Railroad Bridge (Hempstead County, Arkansas)
Through truss bridge over the Red River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Fulton
Open to traffic

Gage Junction Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Through truss railroad bridge over the Kaskaskia River just above the Lock and Dam northwest of Chester
Still in use

Gray Summit Tunnel (Franklin County, Missouri)
Tunnel underneath the town of Gray Summit on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two-track railroad traffic

Great River Road Underpass (Desha County, Arkansas)
Built 1928
Wooden railroad bridge over Great River Road (CR 43) northeast of Watson
Open to traffic

Halsey Railroad Bridge (Union County, Illinois)
Through truss railroad bridge over Big Muddy River north of Wolf Lake
Still in use

Harviell Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Pony plate girder bridge over Cane Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, just north of Harviell
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks

Hendrickson Viaduct (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1933
Concrete bridge with balusters on Old US 67 over the Union Pacific Railroad west of Hendrickson
Open to traffic, providing access to the Hendrickson boat ramp

Inner Harbor Railroad Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1951
Vertical lift bridge over Oakland Inner Harbor on SP Railroad in Oakland
Open to traffic

Irondale Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1856
Stone arch bridge over Dry Creek on the Iron Mountain Railroad (now UPRR) north of Irondale in Irondale
Open to railroad traffic

Irondale Railroad Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Deck truss bridge over Big River on the Iron Mountain Railroad (now UPRR) north of Irondale
Open to railroad traffic

Junction Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Little Rock
Awaiting rehabilitation as a pedestrian bridge

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 1 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1904 to replace previous bridge destroyed by 1903 flood
Four-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad just north of I-70
Open to single-track railroad traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 3 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
North bridge built 1909; south bridge built 1911
Pair of four-span through truss bridges over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad, just south of the I-670 bridge
Open to traffic

Kimmswick Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1947, replacing an earlier bridge
Pony truss railroad bridge over Rock Creek in Kimmswick, next to the Windsor Harbor Bridge
Open to railroad traffic

Labadie Railroad Tunnel (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Short railroad tunnel under Route T on the Union Pacific Railroad just southwest of Labadie
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Lamine Mouth Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Two-span through truss railroad bridge over Lamine River just south of its confluence with the Missouri River
Open to railroad traffic

Lincoln Avenue Viaduct (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1928 by the Ozark Engineering Company and paid for by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Through arch bridge across the Union Pacific Railroad on the westbound lanes of AR 10 (Cantrell Road) in Little Rock
Open to traffic

Main Street Railroad Bridge (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Built 1901
Pony plate girder and wood trestle bridge over S. Main Street and South Fork Gabouri Creek in Ste. Genevieve
Open to railroad traffic

Martigney Creek Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Stone arch bridge over Martigney Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, just beyond Robert Koch Hospital Drive
Open to railroad traffic

Marys River Railroad Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Marys River on the Union Pacific Railroad, south of Chester and just west of IL 3
Open to railroad traffic

Mengo Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1906 by the American Bridge Co.
Two-span through truss bridge over Black River on the Union Pacific Railroad, between Poplar Bluff and Hilliard
Still in use

Missouri River Bridge (Doniphan County, Kansas)
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Norfork Railroad Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Built ca. 1909
Three-span through truss bridge over North Fork White River and Prospect Street on the railroad at Norfork
Open to railroad traffic

Old US 50 Viaduct (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1924
Tee beam bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Old US 50, just north of current US 50
Open to traffic

Osage City Railroad Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad over Osage River at Osage City
Still in use

Otterville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1938
Two-span pony plate girder railroad bridge over Lamine River, parallel with Route A
Open to railroad traffic

Pyatt Tunnel (Marion County, Arkansas)
Built 1903-04
Tunnel on the Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Missouri Pacific) southeast of Pyatt
Open to railroad traffic

Republican River UPRR Bridge (Cloud County, Kansas)
Built 1894 by the Lassic Bridge & Ironworks of Chicago
Three-span through truss bridge over Republican River on the former Union Pacific Railroad, northeast of Concordia
Closed to railroad traffic with rails removed

Rob Roy Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad northeast of Pine Bluff
Open to railroad traffic

Rough Creek Trestle (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Opened Nov. 29, 1902
Large railroad viaduct on the Missouri-Illinois Railroad near Weingarten; visible from MO 32
Open to railroad traffic

Saline River Bridge (Saline County, Kansas)
Through truss bridge over Saline River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Sherman Beach Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman Beach in Wildwood
Open to railroad traffic

Side Street Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on E. Side Street in Goreville, just off IL 37
Open to one-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit

Solomon River Bridge (Saline County, Kansas)
Lattice through truss bridge over Solomon River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge (El Paso County, Texas)
Built 1917
Deck truss bridge over US 85 on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

SP Railroad Bridge (Guadalupe County, Texas)
Built 1949
Truss bridge over FM 725 on SP Railroad
Open to traffic

Stephens Bridge (Ouachita County, Arkansas)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1990
Pony truss bridge over the railroad tracks on AR 57 in Stephens
Closed to all traffic

Thebes Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1905 by a consortium of five railroad companies
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Thebes
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks

Tiff Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Railroad bridge built 1929 by Missouri Pacific (now Union Pacific) on the Iron Mountain Line. Low-water bridge tacked on later.
Railroad bridge over a low-water road bridge over Tiff Creek
Open to traffic on a one-lane paved road

Trenton Viaduct (Grundy County, Missouri)
Built 1931; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on MO 6 in Trenton
Replaced by a new bridge

Vulcan Railroad Bridge (Iron County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1946 by Missouri Pacific as part of a "grade and line revision project" to accomodate higher speed trains between St. Louis and Texas
Concrete railroad viaduct over Route BB at Vulcan just off MO 49
Open to railroad traffic above and two-lane road traffic below

Washington Street Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Built 1910-11 by the Midland Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1989
Through truss bridge over the railroad tracks on Washington Street in Sedalia, three blocks east of MO 765
Open to traffic

Wears Creek Railroad Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Stone arch bridge over Wears Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad in downtown Jefferson City, just northwest of the Capitol
Open to multiple tracks of railroad traffic

West James Street Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Built 1924 by Jefferson County
Wooden trestle over the Union Pacific Railroad on West James Street in Redfield
Open to traffic

Wickes Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Two-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Arnold
Open to railroad traffic

Windom Railroad Bridge (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1900, replacing an earlier bridge
Two-span through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Windom
Open to railroad traffic

Zurich Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1890 by the Chicago & Alton Railroad; replaced 1998
Lost timber pony truss bridge over the UPRR on Zurich Street near Joliet
Replaced by modern bridge