List of road–rail bridges

Road–rail bridges are bridges shared by road and rail lines. Road and rail may be segregated so that trains may operate at the same time as cars (e.g., the Sydney Harbour Bridge). The rail track can be above the roadway or vice versa with truss bridges. Road and rail may share the same carriageway so that road traffic must stop when the trains operate (like a level crossing), or operate together like a tram in a street (street running).

Road–rail bridges are sometimes called combined bridges.[1]

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge

Argentina

Australia

Current

Former

Paringa Bridge showing bicycle path on former railway through the middle

Bahrain–Qatar

Bangladesh

Benin

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burma

Cameroon

Canada

Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Québec
Saskatchewan

Czech Republic

China

Anhui
Beijing
Chongqing
Fujian
Hubei
Jiangsu
Jiangxi
Liaoning

Shanghai

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Egypt

Estonia

France

Fiji

Finland

Ghana

Germany

Wartime

Hong Kong

Current

Former

Hungary

Türr István híd over the Danube near Baja[23]

India

Iraq

Italy

Japan

Inuyama Bridge in 1996

Current

Former

North Korea

South Korea

Laos

Macau

Mozambique

Netherlands

New Zealand

The TranzCoastal using the upper level of the bridge in April 2007. Road transport used the lower level until a new bridge was opened in November 2007

Current

Section of Arahura Bridge – standing beside the new bridge as an example of this rare type of construction

Former

Temporary

Nigeria

Norway

Portugal

Qatar

See above (under Bahrain)

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

South Africa

[32]

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Road traffic waits for a Bernina railway train to cross the road/rail river bridge over the river Poschiavino at Campocologno just North of Swiss-Italian border

The Bernina railway shares a bridge over the River Poschiavino at Campocologno just north of the Swiss-Italian border.

Thailand

Uganda

United Kingdom

Current

King George V Bridge
King George V Bridge showing the road and railway

Former

United States

California
Florida
Illinois
IowaIllinois
Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New York

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee-Arkansas

Virginia

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Temporary

During wartime and other emergencies, rail tracks on bridges are sometimes paved to allow road traffic to proceed. Examples include the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen bridge.

After a landslide on the Stromeferry road in 2012, a 150m section of the parallel railway was paved with rubber tiles to allow road traffic to avoid a 250 km detour.[38]

Proposed

Under construction

See also

References

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  2. Motive Power April 2009, page 117
  3. Light Railways – #199
  4. "FREMANTLE BRIDGE.". The Examiner (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 9 September 1926. p. 4 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. [Rail Graphics North Atlas p72]
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5627866
  7. "THE PARINGA BRIDGE.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 28 January 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  8. Australian Railway History June 2013, page 10
  9. 1 2 Railway Gazette International July 2013, pg 10
  10. 1 2 http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11335707.htm
  11. Freight Railways, Freight Transport & Rail Cargo – RailServe.com
  12. Cameroonian Railways
  13. http://www.mestobechyne.cz/english/electric-railway/elinka-the-electric-railway.html
  14. Railway Gazette International September 2012, p42
  15. http://www.railwaysafrica.com/2010/07/tunnel-under-suez/
  16. "TROOP MOVES IN SUEZ.". The Sun-Herald (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 24 January 1954. p. 80. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  17. Today's Railway Europe #214, p15
  18. The Weekend Australian January 17–18, 2009 p16
  19. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Oa9CBUfOww
  20. "MOSELLE BRIDGE.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 17 February 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  21. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=%E6%B5%B7%E7%9A%87%E8%B7%AF&ll=22.37879,113.972468&spn=0.014008,0.027874&z=16&brcurrent=3,0x3403fb3b950dba4f:0xf6e98875cffa2a82,0,0x3403e4eb267ce625:0x78f6d847f52f2da9&layer=c&cbll=22.378913,113.968097&panoid=w9i9Ij-TiBsfmsSi9z-cUA&cbp=12,110.26,,0,17.04
  22. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=%E6%B5%B7%E7%9A%87%E8%B7%AF&ll=22.378928,113.967485&spn=0.003522,0.006968&t=h&z=18&brcurrent=3,0x3403fb3b950dba4f:0xf6e98875cffa2a82,0,0x3403e4eb267ce625:0x78f6d847f52f2da9
  23. hu:Türr István híd
  24. "No title.". The Advocate (Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 4 October 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  25. "THE MONT CENIS RAILWAY.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 29 October 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  26. "NAZIS THROWN FROM WALCHEREN: 15th ARMY COMPLETELY ROUTED.". Army News (Darwin, NT: National Library of Australia). 8 November 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  27. "Historic West Coast bridge replaced". stuff.co.nz. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  28. "N. Zealand Rivers Burst Into Flood Overnight.". The Sunday Times (Perth: National Library of Australia). 28 May 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  29. NZ Railway Observer March 2009, pg 239
  30. "No title.". The Cairns Post (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 25 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  31. Railway Gazette International Dec 2012, p16
  32. RailwaysAfrica
  33. 1 2 http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=15269
  34. http://www.amazinglanka.com/attractions/manampitiya_bridge/manampitiya_bridge.php
  35. http://www.amazinglanka.com/attractions/valaichena/valaichena.php
  36. "CROCODILE ON BRIDGE.". Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916–1938) (Kalgoorlie, WA: National Library of Australia). 2 January 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  37. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mare+Island+Causeway&sourceid=Mozilla-search Google Maps
  38. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/rail-road-solution-bypasses-stromeferry-rock-fall.html
  39. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=101453
  40. http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11345902-s30.htm DhakaKhulna
  41. http://allafrica.com/stories/200812190596.html
  42. Railway Gazette International June 2012 p25
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