Trail/State Street & Lake State/PM Bridges over Cass River and Cities Service Gas Pump in Bridgeport, MI

Trail Bridge: (Satellite)

Railroad Bridge: (Satellite)

"Gas Station": (Satellite)

Lake State (LSRC) is a shortline that operates the former Pere Marquette route.

Is this "gas station" really a restroom? The trail bridge is in the left background.

Street View, May 2022

Before the building was spiffed up and landscaping was added.

Street View, Nov 2016

The pump is old enough to have a visible flow window.

Street View, Nov 2024

Trail/State Street Bridge

M, Dec 2022

Cindy Smith posted three photos with the comment: "Part Two of my trip to Bridgeport, Michigan. This is the State Street Bridge crossing the Cass River, a two-span, steel Pratt through truss bridge which was built in 1906, closed to traffic in 1972 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.— in Bridgeport, MI."

1

2
[I think it is pin connected.]

3

Lake State/Pere Marquette Bridge

Street View, May 2026

Cindy Smith posted
1909 Warren through truss (railroad) bridge in Bridgeport, Michigan I visited yesterday (taken from the two span Pratt through truss bridge right next to it—[next post].  I’ll put other views in comments!

Cindy Smith commented on her post
The bridge portal bracing: 1909.

Cindy Smith commented on her post
In this photo you can just see the two span truss to the left.

1886+1902 E&LS/Milwaukee Kingsford Bridge over Menominee River

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

E&LW = Escanaba & Lake Superior

2012 photo by Nathan Holth via HistoricBridges

It is obvious that this is a three-hinged arch because the hinge at the crown is so explicit. 

Mark Boettcher, Nov 2025

Aerial view of bridge, September 10, 2020. Photo Credit: Doug Heim, Angelcopter, LLC via HistoricBridges

David Schauer posted
Our last shot from Monday's chase was our best, and a good way to end our long weekend in the Upper Peninsula. E&LS 400/600 crossing the Menominee River south of Iron Mountain with 35 cars of scrap from Alter Metal Recycling, which is located out of the frame to the left. Our long trip back to Duluth was made easier by listening to the Brewers beat the Dodgers. Kingsford, MI - October 12, 2026 Note: drone flight in restricted airspace was approved using LAANC.

Scott Best: Awesome! What's near by that area that makes the air space restricted!?

David Schauer: Scott Best Iron Mountain airport.

HistoricBridges
"The Historic American Engineering Record reported that the bridge is probably the second bridge at this location, since the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad reached Iron Mountain in 1886. A period article about the bridge stated that the previous bridge was a Pratt deck truss with a 225 foot span. A historical photo of the arch bridge under construction appears to show the previous bridge in the background as a double intersection Pratt (Whipple) deck truss."

Closed Pedestrain Bridge over Cleveland & Cuyahoga/Erie Tracks and Lost Eire Roundhouse

Bridge: (no Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Roundhouse: (Satellite, they either removed, or covered up, the foundation.)

From Track Road, south of bridge:

Street View, Sep 2022

From Track Road, north of bridge:

Street View, Jul 2026

From 50th Street:

Chris Huhnke, Oct 2021

Steve Liegl posted three photos with the comment: "Here's a closed pedestrian bridge in Cleveland over the old Erie RR tracks connecting the aptly named Track Rd (lower L [Photo 2]) with E 50th (lower R [Photo 3])."

1

2

3

I got a topo map to confirm that half of the bridge is now over weeds because there used to be a railyard here. That is when I discovered that Erie also had a roundhouse here.

1953/55 Cleveland South Quad @ 24,000

SP/Northwestern Pacific (NWP) Direct-Lift Bridge over Eureka Slough in Eureka, CA

Swing: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges)

Lift: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

The remnants of the 1916 direct-lift bridge is near the left.

Street View, Jun 2025

RRAdventures posted five photos with the comment: "Northwestern Pacific Railroad - Eureka Slough Lift Bridge."

1

2

3

4

5

An earlier bridge had a swing span.

David Edwards, Mar 2023

The lift for this bridge was a Strauss design. This diagram is for a similar Strobel design.

From Historic Bridges, Source: Journal of the Western Society of Engineers, 1914 via Dennis DeBruler

The north pier is round because it held the former swing span. [ArchivedBridgeHunter_lift]

Was reopened as of Jul 2018 for use by a trail and excursion trains. [BridgeHunter_lift]

Joseph Oliver, Jul 2021

Doug Lee, Jun 2025

The bridge is near the upper-right corner of this map.

1958/59 Eureka Waud @ 24,000

This bridge was near the northern end of the NWP route. Some sources show that Southern Pacific owned this route for a while.

A new NWP was incorporated in 2006 and started freight operations on the part south of Windsor, CA, in 2011. [up]

nwprrhs

1898 IANR/Rock Island Arch Bridge over Mud Creek at Vinton, IA

(Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

IANR = Iowa Northern Railway

Dan Sabin posted
Vinton IA BCR&N built Stone Arch Bridge still exists Dan Sabin Collection

Photo provided by Hank Zaletel via BridgeHunter

2017 photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter

The stone abutments have not been covered with concrete.

2013 photo by Dave King via BridgeHunter
"View of the north side of east stone abutment."

The route was owned by Rock Island.

1954/68 Waterloos Quad @ 250,000

Bridge Hunter indicates the route is now owned by IANR, but rail.guide indicates CN.

rail.guide

IANR is still claiming this route.

Map via Dennis DeBruler

1913 (CM+BNSF)/Milwaukee Judith and Indian Creek Trestles between Lewiston and Denton, MT

Judith Trestle: (Archived Bridge Hutner; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Indian Creek Trestle: (Archived Bridge Hutner; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

CM = Central Montana

By 1913, between Lewiston and Danvers, MT, Milwaukee built the Judith Trestle, Indian Creek Trestle, Sage Creek Trestle and Sage Creek (Hoosac) Tunnel.  That route is now operated by Central Montana Rail. The route is also used by the Charlie Russell Chew-Choo. The Dinner Train features western entertainment including a staged train robbery. They also operate a North Pole Adventure Train.

CM/Milwaukee Judith Trestle

"The first trestle the train goes over is the Judith River Trestle. This 33-span bridge is 138 feet [42m] high and 1,953 feet [595m] long. The trestle was severely damaged in the spring of 2011 and was approved for a five million dollar grant for repair which took place in 2014." [MontanaCowboyFame]

montanatom1950 via ArchivedBridgeHunter_judith via Flickr

CM/Milwaukee Indian Creek Trestle

"Indian Creek Trestle, the second trestle on the Charlie Russell Chew Choo, is a 22-span bridge that is 150 feet [46m] high and 1,303 feet [397m] long. It may be seen just off the Danvers gravel road." [MontanaCowboyFame]

2015 photo by David Jones via BridgeHunter_indian

Tracy Scott posted
The Indian Creek Trestle was originally part of the route constructed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad during its expansion across Montana in the early 1900s. This line required numerous major bridges and trestles to cross the deep coulees and river valleys of the Judith Basin region. This trestle is located in the rugged coulee country west of Lewistown in Fergus County. It carries the former Milwaukee Road line, now operated by the Central Montana Rail, across a deep drainage carved by Indian Creek. At 1303 feet long, it was built in 1912-1913. The line remains one of the few surviving segments of Milwaukee Road trackage in Montana still carrying freight traffic today. Central Montana Rail continues to serve agricultural customers throughout the Judith Basin.

1907 2200' (671m) Tourist/Southern Railroad Burton Tunnel, second longest in Indiana

East Portal: (Satellite)

West Portal: (Satellite)

Tourist trains that run from the French Lick Depot go through this tunnel.

"Built in 1907 the 2,200 foot Burton Tunnel is the second longest tunnel in Indiana, the longest being the Duncan Tunnel which is an additional 2,489 feet long for a total length of 4,689 feet. The tunnel hosted the Southern Railway which ran the branch line from French Lick to Huntingburg Indiana. The tunnel was dug out from both ends and joined in the middle, while you ride our train if you look for it you can see how the angle didn’t quite meet up evenly, and there is a corner on either side of the tunnel walls toward the middle." [FrenchLickTrain]

2 of 6 photos posted by Roger Baker with the comment: "33 years ago today we took off on another Southern Indiana adventure down to French Lick for a train ride thru the 2nd longest tunnel in Indiana. 🚂😎"

a
The Burton Tunnel is the second longest in Indiana at 2,200 feet long.

b
33 years ago it only cost $13 for the 2 of us to make the round trip.

Southern Railroad donated the track between Dubois and West Baden to the Indiana Railway Museum. The French Lick Scenic Railway operates a tourist line out of the former Monon+Southern Depot, and the Dubois County Railroad (DCRR) operates freight trains. This tunnel is a highlight of the tourist trains.

Between the two railroads, they own the former-Southern branch from Huntingburg to French Lick. DCRR interchanges with NS in Huntingburg. DCRR also runs the Spirit of Jasper tourist train from Jasper to Huntingburg.

The portal photo above is of the south portal because the track is curved.

1951/51 Hillham Quad @ 24,000

This would be the north portal because the track is straight.

Alcophile Flickr
Burton Tunnel

With a cloud of blue haze from a pair of Macintosh & Seymour designed, Alco-built 539T prime movers, a photo freight emerges from 2200' of darkness that is Burton Tunnel.

The French Lick Scenic Railway, and its freight operation, the Dubois County Railroad, provided two of their three Alco's for their first ever photo charter. It was a great day with several friends riding and photographing the former Southern Railway branch between French Lick and Dubois, Indiana.

For those locomotive fans, the leader is an S-2 that once operated on the Michigan Southern railway and was presumably built for the Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England. The trailing RS1 is former Indiana coal hauler Algers, Winslow & Western #4, that was originally Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic #4. It's a stablemate to the RS1 in Duluth. Both are painted in AW&W colors.

This is the only photo I found that explicitly labeled which portal we were looking at. This is when I noticed the tracks coming out of the south portal are curved.

TripAdvisor
Photo: South portal to Burton Tunnel, constructed in 1907.