Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Bridge (Original)

 truss bridge, railway bridge

The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, which was at the time backed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, reached the Missouri River across from Plattsmouth during 1869. A subsidiary, the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska, began building west from Plattsmouth.
CB&Q leased the pair of railroads in 1872, and Denver was reached 1882. That year also saw the construction of a bridge over the Missouri at Plattsmouth.
The original bridge was constructed with two through trusses. Replacement came during 1902, to a bridge with a single 402' through truss. Burlington Northern replaced the west end of the bridge in 1976 when they straightened the alignment to eliminate a 12 degree curve on the Nebraska side.
This crossing is heavily used as part of the BNSF Railway line between Lincoln and Chicago. Amtrak's California Zephyr crosses over the Missouri on this bridge. America's railroads built 32 crossings over the Missouri River, of which 23 remain in use.
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