List of road-rail bridges


Road-rail bridges are bridges shared by road transport and rail transport. They are sometimes called combined bridges.
The road and rail on these bridges are often on the same level, but segregated, so that rail vehicles could operate at the same time as road vehicles. The roadway can also be above the rail tracks, or vice versa.
Sometimes, the road and rail share the same carriageway on the bridge. In these cases, road traffic usually must stop when trains are using the bridge. However, if the bridge is wide enough, both kinds of traffic can operate together as well.
"Rail" in this case include all types of rail transport.

Afghanistan

Argentina

Australia

Current

Former

Image:ParingaBridgeApproachFromRenmark.jpg|thumb|Paringa Bridge in Paringa, South Australia, with a bicycle path through the middle, on the former railway.

Austria

Current

Former

  • Linz Railway Bridge

Bangladesh

Current

Former

Botswana

Brazil

Current

Former

  • Propriá–Colégio Road-Rail Bridge

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Current

Former

Canada

;Alberta
;British Columbia
;Nova Scotia
;Ontario
;Québec
;Saskatchewan

China (mainland)

Current

;Across the Yangtze
;Other bridges
  • Daxie Bridge
  • Dongjiang Bridge
  • Ganjiang Bridge
  • Hengyang Xiang River Road-Rail Bridge
  • Jingyuan Yellow River Road-Rail Bridge
  • Pearl River Bridge
  • Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge
  • Qiansimen Bridge
  • Qiantang River Bridge
  • Qiantang River Bridge II
  • Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge
  • Wanghe Bridge
  • Xinglin Bridge
  • Zhaoqing Xijiang Bridge
  • Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge

Former

Czech Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Current

Former

  • Hadsund Bridge
  • King Christian X's Bridge

Egypt

Current

Former

Estonia

  • Papiniidu Bridge

Fiji

  • On Viti Levu, the CSR Company was obliged to provide road-rail bridges when it built bridges for the Cane Trains to their sugar mills, e.g. the two largest bridges over the Ba and Sigatoka rivers. Many are now rail-only as separate road bridges has been built.
  • The Ba Bridge in Ba has 19 spans, 17 standard spans and a short span at each end, and has been rail-only for many years. The Sigatoka Bridge in Sigatoka has 27 spans. Both bridges are prone to hurricane damage due to extra flow of water; the Ba Bridge often disappears under water, but is not always damaged.
  • *Sigatoka Bridge was washed away by storms, January 2009.
  • Labasa River - Sugar cane tramway; 610 mm gauge; proposed.

Finland

Current

  • Iijoki Railway Bridge
  • Kirnukoski Railway Bridge – northeast of Ristijärvi, near Jokikylä.
  • Ounaskoski Bridge
  • Rail bridge at Isohaara Hydropower Plant, in Keminmaa.
  • Rail bridge over Runkotie, in Seinäjoki.
  • Bridges for light rail & trams:
  • *Atlantinsilta
  • *Crusellinsilta
  • *Hämeentie Bridge
  • *Hämeentie Bridge
  • *Hämeensilta
  • *Pasilansilta
  • *Pitkäsilta

Former

  • Aninkaistensilta – carried Turku trams.
  • Kemijoki Bridges – destroyed during the Lapland War.
  • Kulosaari Bridge – carried the Kulosaari tramway.
  • Mansikkakoski Railway Bridge – restored for normal traffic, rail traffic moved to new bridge.

France

Germany

Current

Former

  • Kattwykbrücke
  • Ludendorff Bridge – during wartime.
  • Marienbrücke – heavy rail moved to nearby rail bridge in 1901.
  • Nordschleusenbrücke

Ghana

  • Unknown location with YouTube movie

Guatemala

Hong Kong

Current

Former

Hungary

India

;Andhra Pradesh
;Assam
;Bihar
;Delhi
;Uttar Pradesh
;West Bengal

Indonesia

Iraq

Italy

Current

Former

Ivory Coast

Japan

Current

Former

Laos

Macau

Mexico

Montenegro

Mozambique

Myanmar

Current

Former

Netherlands

Current

Former

New Zealand

A 1930 report listed 33 bridges and estimated that the cost of bridge-keepers, extra maintenance for the decks, etc. amounted to £15,500 a year, as against £4,307 paid to NZR.
[Image:Seddon bridge.jpg|thumb|The Coastal Pacific using the upper level of the Seddon bridge in April 2007. Road vehicles used the lower level until a new bridge was opened in November 2007.]

Current

Former

Temporary

  • Wairoa River – due to road bridge washaway 2008

Nigeria

North Korea

Norway

Current

Former

  • Rødberg Bridge, carried the now closed Numedal Line to its terminus in Rødberg, and the highway continuing to Geilo over Upsetelva in the center of Rødberg. The rails are still in place, covered by tarmac. There has been no rail traffic on Numedalsbanen since 1988. The railway is in the road, so car traffic had to stop when trains were passing.
  • Bruhaug Bridge, also on the Numedal Line, carried both the railway and local car traffic over the river Numedalslågen. The road surface is wood.
  • Fetsund Bridge, the combined road-rail bridge built in 1919.
  • Sarp Bridge, the original multi-level road-rail bridge in 1879.

Pakistan

Current

Former

Paraguay

Philippines

Poland

Current

Former

Portugal

Current

Former

  • Alvega Bridge – railway branch no longer used.
  • Guadiana Bridge
  • Pocinho Bridge

Romania

Russia

Current

Former

  • Kichkassky Bridge

Serbia

Current

Former

Singapore

Current

Former

Slovakia

South Africa

Current

Former

South Korea

Spain

Current

  • Tui International Bridge

Former

  • Alfonso XIII Bridge

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Current

Former

  • Beznaustrasse Bridge – in Döttingen. Disused train track.
  • Red Bridge

Thailand

Current

Former

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Current

[Image:Keadby Bridge.jpg|thumb|King George V Bridge]
[Image:Keadby Bridge, from Althorpe Railway Station.jpg|thumb|King George V Bridge showing the road and railway]

Former

  • Craigavon Bridge, is a double decker bridge located in Derry, Northern Ireland and is still in operation as a road bridge, it served as a rail bridge from its opening until the 1950s,
  • Connel Bridge, near Oban, Scotland, was shared until the railway closed in the 1960s. A cantilever bridge.
  • Ashton Avenue Bridge, Bristol road rail swing bridge.
  • Queen Alexandra Bridge, still in road use across the River Wear between Deptford and Southwick in Sunderland, mineral railway abandoned in 1921 after 12 years' use.
  • Newhaven Harbour, East Sussex, swing bridge standard gauge harbour branch shared with main coast road to Brighton, closed about 1962.
  • Runcorn Railway Bridge – rail; pedestrian bridge alongside was open until 1965.
  • Cross Keys Bridge, on the Norfolk /Lincolnshire border, both sides now in use for road traffic. Swing Bridge

United States

;ArkansasTennessee
;California
;Florida
;Illinois
;IllinoisIowa
;IllinoisMissouri
;IndianaKentucky
;KentuckyOhio
;Louisiana
;Maine
;MaineNew Hampshire
;Massachusetts
;Michigan
;Minnesota
;MinnesotaWisconsin
;Missouri
  • Second Hannibal Bridge, in Kansas City, Missouri, across the Missouri River. Opened in 1917, it had a road deck until 1956, when another bridge was built, but the rail deck is presently in use. Evidence of the road deck is still plainly visible.
  • ASB Bridge, in Kansas City, Missouri, across the Missouri River. Opened in 1911, it carried vehicular traffic until 1987, when a new span was built. The bridge is unique in that its lower part is a vertical lift drawbridge that can be lifted without interrupting traffic on the upper deck.
;New HampshireVermont
;New JerseyPennsylvania
;New York
;Oregon
;Pennsylvania
;Virginia
;Washington (state)

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Vietnam

Many Vietnamese mainline railway bridges have small paths or roads attached to one or both of their sides. Some of these paths are wider, which supports larger & heavier vehicles.
This list covers railway bridges in Vietnam that have these paths fixed on their sides. The list may not cover all existing Vietnamese road-rail bridges & may not update future changes to the bridges listed below.
;Bắc Ninh
  • Cẩm Lý Bridge – same carriageway for large vehicles.
;Đà Nẵng
  • Kỳ Lam Railway Bridge
;Đồng Nai
  • Ghềnh Bridge
  • Rạch Cát Bridge
;Hà Nội
;Hải Phòng
  • Cẩm Giàng Bridge – currently prohibits large vehicles.
  • Phú Lương Railway Bridge
  • Quay Bridge
;Hồ Chí Minh City
  • Bình Lợi Bridge – replaced in 2019, dismantled in 2020.
;Lào Cai
  • Bến Đền Bridge – same carriageway for large vehicles.
  • Phố Lu Railway Bridge – similar with the Bến Đền Bridge.
;Nghệ An
  • Yên Xuân Railway Bridge
;Ninh Bình
  • Ninh Bình Bridge
;Phú Thọ
  • Việt Trì Bridge – also allows large vehicles under 2 tonnes.
;Quảng Trị
  • Ga Bridge – formerly also allows large vehicles.
  • Long Đại Railway Bridge – same carriageway for large vehicles.
;Thanh Hóa

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Current

Former

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

Proposed

Under construction