The scene of a bridge collapse and fire near Haymarket Park on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)LINCOLN–(KFOR Feb. 23)–As of 11am Monday, Lincoln Fire and Rescue still had crews doing fire watch over a bridge that burned and collapsed early Monday over Salt Creek, just west of downto wn Lincoln. According to LFR public information officer MJ Lierman, the fire was called in around 3:45am to the Union Pacific railroad bridge east of Sun Valley Boulevard, near Westgate Boulevard and not far from Haymarket Park.  Crews arrived to the bridge being fully involved on the west side.  Around 5:30am, the bridge collapsed and the fire burned before it was reduced to smoldering. Another view of a collapsed railroad bridge over Salt Creek near Haymarket Park on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News) Lierman says access roads to where the bridge was at has limited weight allowed, which prevented fire engines to get closer to put water on the fire. The scene of a railroad bridge fire and collapse near Haymarket Park, west of downtown Lincoln, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Courtesy of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities/City of Lincoln Traffic Cams) “We did call our brush rig, because the grass was on fire and was spreading,” Lierman added.  “But the structure of the bridge itself is going to be burning itself out.” LFR has been in contact with UP and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads.  That rail line has been used periodically and will be shut down for now.  No reports of any injuries and no word yet on the cause. ...read more read less