Railroad Overpasses With RR Company Logos -- Surviving VIntage Signs

[thenetwork]

Growing up in the Midwest in the 70s, railroad companies were plentiful before consolidation and mergers started.  And at least in the OH/MI/PA area, a lot of the railroad overpasses above streets and freeways had that rail company's name or logo emblazoned somewhere on the bridge.

But once the mergers occurred a lot of those logos and names were replaced or simply just painred over/eliminated from the bridges altogether.

I'd like to begin a thread for photos of what overpass signage still remains in the wild of RR companies -- past/present, still in business/long gone.

To start, here is a railroad bridge over the US-42/224 freeway in Lodi, Ohio, built in the 50's.  Originally it was owned by the B&O, and the logo was embedded(?) Into the side of the center.pillar...until.CSX took it over.  Then they slapped on a CSX-logo sign over it that is now badly faded:

US-42
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TDJpYUMYuPRFTgLq5

Any other RR bridges with surviving vintage signage that you care to share?

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Two in MN:

Former Soo Line overpass (now a trail) on Carlton CSAH 61/former US 61 near Moose Lake: https://www.google.com/maps/@46.4593608,-92.7545656,3a,28.3y,48.66h,92.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spPXcDrghTLahSrWdJxlqPw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

North Shore Scenic Railroad in Knife River, on Lake CSAH 61/old US 61: https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9419334,-91.7930299,3a,46y,1.82h,103.43t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sU5VUAuxnYPZrrnoxkGpq8w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

[Max Rockatansky]

The Belmont Subway (US 99) in Fresno still has a Southern Pacific logo.

https://flic.kr/p/2oytY4r

[US 89]

The Rio Grande logo survives on this early 1930s bridge over SR 51 (old US 91) in Springville, UT:

[bugo]

Bent KCS logo on this bridge on old US 71 north of Anderson, MO.

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7166361,-94.420554,3a,47.1y,179.33h,104.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgZmxK_e_2604-VV4wH4JAg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

[freebrickproductions]

This bridge in Attalla, AL, along the ATN, retains some partially-painted over and faded Seaboard System logos on the side of which, which undoubtedly replaced the original L&N ones:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.018752,-86.0851365,3a,75y,179.56h,97.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sBjyrmGB5nUk_aiYa9vxAFg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Further south on the ATN, in Irondale, this bridge of theirs still retains the old SAL heralds on it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5369559,-86.7104025,3a,75y,351.51h,92.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svnPe4fELO8yt5D0VOi1ZAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Not entirely what you're looking for, but this bridge along the CSX Lineville Subdivision in Chelsea, AL, still retains the original ACL branding painted onto it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.3470428,-86.6391863,3a,39y,242.43h,92.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smDzdRtdjuWigfEYLPY10Ig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Further south on the Lineville Sub, this bridge in LaGrange, GA, still retains the old SCL logos on the sides:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0297486,-85.0339076,3a,37y,93.73h,93.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slR_txlzL035Q4nBfIYhVdg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

I seem to recall coming across a bridge somewhere here in Alabama with some old CSX logos on it, but, for the life of me, I cannot recall where that was.

Again, not entirely what you're looking for, but this one in Nashville, TN, seems to retain some old L&N branding and an advertising slogan painted onto it, though heavily faded:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1696665,-86.7828327,3a,40.8y,342.42h,94.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sT2SzjgkNzEOk2V3DSDThCw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
I can honestly say I have not seen L&N branding on many of their (former) bridges.

This bridge in downtown Durham, NC, still retains a pair of old Southern Railway heralds on it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9926201,-78.8992935,3a,39.4y,28.8h,90.45t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLSxPsOFA4O-TuGVTGRqkzg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

This abandoned bridge along a former N&W line in Durham also still has some worn-out N&W branding painted on the sides of it as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0055286,-78.9032686,3a,41.4y,105.52h,95.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTxZ2HDIujQvucIc0Kf-WzQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Speaking of the Norfolk & Western, this bridge along US 23 near Delaware, OH, on the NS Sandusky District retains some painted-over N&W logos on it, which I'm guessing probably replaced some PRR Keystones at some point:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3545508,-83.0740054,3a,48.3y,20.73h,93.25t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDbgdLZgsufD4ZSsH28rGaw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Again, not really a sign, but the SAL had their branding cast into the side of this bridge in Tallahassee, FL:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4375106,-84.2732629,3a,42.9y,288.91h,91.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDULd-GbZZioXUuzGO11dyQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

This bridge in Waycross, GA, used to have the ACL's branding painted on the side of it, which the SCL later painted over with their own branding, before it was painted over in plain white, I'm guessing by CSX, at some point, though both are showing through now:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2118066,-82.3554184,3a,58.4y,297.51h,94.31t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snu7CILrrBLPWlXyuFbqhoA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
CSX also used to have their own logo mounted to signs on the bridge, but that's since disappeared as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2118114,-82.3554248,3a,15y,313.38h,102.98t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s4pMWUG9BIlC0j8-E_y7y8A!2e0!5s20130501T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

Further north along the CSX Jesup Sub in Waycross is this bridge with some old Seaboard System branding still, in much better shape than the example above on the ATN's line in Attalla:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2174682,-82.3487708,3a,86.9y,143.23h,91.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxUgci69Y1rUJrFqMJHzlIA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

This bridge in Savannah, GA, along the Savannah & Old Fort Railroad, also still retains some ACL branding painted onto it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.0650759,-81.08796,3a,75y,121.74h,98.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0FTYi7OBiQzqabg2JBL63g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

This abandoned bridge in Atlanta, GA, assuming it still stands, along what used to be the A&WP's Belt Line, still retained the branding of the A&WP on it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7205595,-84.4078393,3a,75y,182.16h,97.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRjvHrJK0rHi3EhIicw8tHQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

This one also does as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7196455,-84.3933785,3a,75y,177.83h,94.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUgOSbFRD1UvHxsU7Gf1MTg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Going to the other side of the country and into the state of Montana, the MRL often likes to proudly display their branding on the sides of their bridges as well, I've noticed. Here's an example from Livingston, MT:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6627538,-110.5611374,3a,29.5y,276.33h,92.4t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sW5TL5onQp3CFbFZCbwMYJg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Missoula:
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.8699112,-113.9820541,3a,75y,212.69h,86.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4EmRJCH8B4Oq_i_sc-D46g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9177024,-114.0743685,3a,75y,207.38h,92.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1seGTzaUWExRnV5VFXMc-ZOw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9390169,-114.1232549,3a,75y,342.96h,95.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8j1YA3dzVhA8iMNTPvhsUA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

I-90 near Superior, MT:
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.1263858,-114.7940914,3a,44y,337.76h,98.11t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srLILdvYfhF3QINnXkSt76Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

[catch22]

In Fostoria, OH, the former NKP (now NS) and B&O (now CSX) cross at grade just east of Ohio 18.  Both logos are embedded in the RR bridges over the road.

From the north:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/bG3FVh2DGUhXH7fz8
From the south:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q9FV8btFBeSMCK368

In Northville Township, MI, the former C&O crosses over Northville Road:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/GfWguZ6bmwKLPNX69

A mile north, the same line crosses over Six Mile Road:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/KVPSEySDKyE863BE8

[thenetwork]

The Belmont Subway (US 99) in Fresno still has a Southern Pacific logo.

https://flic.kr/p/2oytY4r

That is one slick overpass adornment.  Glad that one has withstood the test of time.

[Max Rockatansky]

The Belmont Subway (US 99) in Fresno still has a Southern Pacific logo.

https://flic.kr/p/2oytY4r

That is one slick overpass adornment.  Glad that one has withstood the test of time.

The bad news is that the structure is being razed to make way for the High Speed Rail.  It was part of the Fresno Road Meet tour route for several reasons. 

[chrisg69911]

Erie with their name in tile over US 46 in Clifton
https://maps.app.goo.gl/87im69FVmE4ekyG26

They also stamped their name into the concrete on NJ 17 Rutherford/E Rutherford
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jDThPM8eJW9q2kCm7
And this side now has ads painted on it
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QMVNmiQKwqMBiAZ46

[MikieTimT]

Not sure how vintage this Arkansas Missouri Railroad sign is, but the overpass itself is certainly vintage.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1cm9hkNVYvdpuxvHA

[Dirt Roads]

From a Bridges thread back in 2022:  The CSX overpass on the Clarksburg Freeway (US-50) in West Virginia is a head-turner.  The B&O logo appears to be unique, incorporating the C&O ampersand that was only used for a few years by the C&O/B&O before becoming the Chessie System.  (For the record, the C&O never used this ampersand in its logo).





Looking back the other way, you might get the impression that this is one of the oldest freeways in the nation.  Actually, only the portion of the overpass above Sycamore Street was constructed in 1937.

[bugo]

Actually, only the portion of the overpass above Sycamore Street was constructed in 1937.

When was the rest of the bridge opened?

[Bitmapped]

Aside from the US 50 example in Clarksburg, there's one other that springs to mind in West Virginia:
WV 61 at Deep Water has Virginian painted on it. VGN merged into N&W in 1959. https://maps.app.goo.gl/o6ab5Gmhuw3n39Eb6

When I first moved to WV in 2003, "Western Maryland" was still quite prominent on the bridge over US 219/US 250 at Elkins but it's faded badly in the last couple years to the point where it is no longer legible: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gr4KnqsXupYPPaA3A

At Washington, PA, B&O logos are still there over I-70 but they are extremely faded at this point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dz2EBNSKgK7qpsW77

[Bitmapped]

Actually, only the portion of the overpass above Sycamore Street was constructed in 1937.

When was the rest of the bridge opened?

Circa 1960 based on dates for adjacent bridges on/over US 50.

[DTComposer]

Southern Pacific signage on the Santa Clara Street (historic US-101) underpass leaving downtown San Jose:

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.331966,-121.9028893,3a,42.6y,259.66h,96.45t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sA9TD6gwNGx923ivLaWBUZg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Cahill Station is directly on the left from this photo.

[freebrickproductions]

Not sure how vintage this Arkansas Missouri Railroad sign is, but the overpass itself is certainly vintage.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1cm9hkNVYvdpuxvHA

Definitely appears to be a newer one, the A&M didn't get their SD70ACes (seen in the right-hand photo) until 2013.

[cowboy_wilhelm]

Some of these are just text and not logos, but Spartanburg, South Carolina (Hub City) still has the Atlantic Coast Line, the Clinchfield and the Southern. Two parallel bridges across N.C. 226 in Marion, N.C. have the Clinchfield on one side and the Southern on the other. Raleigh, N.C. has the Seaboard Air Line, and Monroe, N.C. still has a logo for the short-lived Seaboard System.

[freebrickproductions]

Raleigh, N.C. has the Seaboard Air Line

Almost certainly located on the S Line.

and Monroe, N.C. still has a logo for the short-lived Seaboard System.

Looks like it's patched over an old SCL logo as well.

I-85 also used to have a bridge over it that CSX was still using and retained the old Clinchfield branding, but sadly, it appears it has since been removed.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0308881,-81.8594962,3a,41.6y,102.59h,93.18t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sKsablf9QJf5UYvwKVL9XuQ!2e0!5s20221101T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

[Dirt Roads]

Actually, only the portion of the overpass above Sycamore Street was constructed in 1937.

When was the rest of the bridge opened?

Circa 1960 based on dates for adjacent bridges on/over US 50.

The rest of the overpass was completed along with the original section of what's now known as the Clarksburg Freeway, which opened about 1959 (the USGS map shows that section of the Clarksburg Freeway as completed in 1958).  Back in those days, folks called it the Clarksburg Expressway, but it ended just east of the Elk Creek bridge.  The western portion of the Clarksburg Freeway wasn't completed until 1977, when Corridor D was extended eastward from Wolf Summit.  That finally opened up this underpass.  US-50 wasn't signed on the Clarksburg Freeway until Corridor D was extended.  For the record, Corridor D was finally completed in 1978 when the fourlane was connected to Exit 119 on I-79 between Clarksburg -and- Bridgeport.

[Dirt Roads]

Here's the other canopener in downtown Durham:  South Roxboro Street canopener (US-15/501 one-way northbound):
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9926269,-78.899359,3a,36.3y,40.96h,90.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCOPjqmnpStsu6C_bupKhRA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Approaching from the south (normal flow of traffic), you get a pair of Southern logos on the overpass, but from the north it switches to a pair of Seaboard logos:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9930619,-78.8989556,3a,44.1y,220.56h,97.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZZD-QESreF1efo2fYUC81w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

The other bridge is for the Ramseur Street offramp from The Downtown Loop.

I'm pretty sure that all of this trackage now belongs to the North Carolina Rail Road (which is operated by Norfolk Southern).  But the Seaboard owned the old Durham and Southern, which crossed over in East Durham Yard to the north side of the NCRR corridor.  From there, the Seaboard connected both to the old Durham and Northern (now the Joyland subdivision) but also ran through Downtown Durham (still on the north side of the NCRR corridor) and connected to the privately-owned Durham Belt Line.  (For the record, the NCRR has mostly a land grant right-of-way, whereas the Seaboard right-of-way has deeded properties).  Thus this weird double two-fer.

[Revive 755]

Frisco logo on the BNSF bridge over MO 366 in St. Louis County

Not a logo but the old Frisco name is carved in a bridge over MO 30 in the St. Louis area

There are old Missouri Pacific signs over Chippewa Street and Gravois Avenue in St. Louis, MO

Faded Missouri Pacific logos with 'Route of the Eagles' over Kingshighway in St. Louis, MO.

Pennsylvania Railroad logo carved into the abutment of a bridge over IL 3 in East St. Louis

May still be a B&O logo over IL 3 in East St. Louis

Old Chicago Northwestern logo on an abandoned overpass over I-72 west of Springfield, IL

[ErmineNotyours]

Northen Pacific name on a bridge in Bellevue, Washington.  The bridge is being "restored" for a trail, and they've removed all remaining traces of the name which was already bleeding through another paint job.

A little further north on the same line: Northern Pacific logo in Kirkland.  This has been repainted as part of the conversion for the trail.

Tacoma Dome Station Sound Transit Sounder line: Milwaukee Road logo before, restored.

Burlington Northern logo above Interstate 82.  The newest logo is already outdated and has been removed or lost above most other I-82 crossings except for this one.

[Max Rockatansky]

The Western Pacific Overpass on eastbound I-580 still has a vestige marque approaching Tracy:

https://flic.kr/p/2hJCL5d

[lepidopteran]

In Pittsburgh, the Wabash trestle over I-376 has Norfolk and Western.  (A lower, abandoned RR bridge below that has no such logo.)

The days of this Pittsburgh & West Virginia bridge (with an N&W shield on the other side), over PA Route 51, are numbered.  This is because of the upgrading of the nearby I-70 interchange, where associated improvements to about a mile of 51 include widening.