diff --git a/pathfind.c b/pathfind.c
index 9a71b2bdec..c6f88720ed 100644
--- a/pathfind.c
+++ b/pathfind.c
@@ -672,6 +672,13 @@ static const byte _length_of_track[16] = {
 	DIAG_FACTOR,DIAG_FACTOR,STR_FACTOR,STR_FACTOR,STR_FACTOR,STR_FACTOR,0,0
 };
 
+static inline bool IsBridgeMiddle(TileIndex t) {return HASBIT(_m[t].m5, 6);}
+static inline uint GetBridgeAxis(TileIndex t) {return GB(_m[t].m5, 0, 1);}
+static inline uint DiagDirToAxis(DiagDirection d) {return (d & 1);}
+static inline bool IsBridge(TileIndex t) {return HASBIT(_m[t].m5, 7);}
+static inline bool IsBridgeTile(TileIndex t) {return IsTileType(t, MP_TUNNELBRIDGE) && IsBridge(t);}
+static inline RailType GetRailTypeCrossing(TileIndex t) {return (RailType)GB(_m[t].m4, 0, 4);}
+
 // new more optimized pathfinder for trains...
 // Tile is the tile the train is at.
 // direction is the tile the train is moving towards.
@@ -766,9 +773,13 @@ start_at:
 				// Check that the tile contains exactly one track
 				if (bits == 0 || KILL_FIRST_BIT(bits) != 0) break;
 
-				if (IsTileType(tile, MP_STREET) ? !HASBIT(tpf->railtypes, GB(_m[tile].m4, 0, 4)) : !HASBIT(tpf->railtypes, GetRailType(tile))) {
-					bits = 0;
-					break;
+				/* Check the rail type only if the train is *NOT* on top of
+				 * a bridge. */
+				if (!(IsBridgeTile(tile) && IsBridgeMiddle(tile) && GetBridgeAxis(tile) == DiagDirToAxis(direction))) {
+					if (IsTileType(tile, MP_STREET) ? !HASBIT(tpf->railtypes, GetRailTypeCrossing(tile)) : !HASBIT(tpf->railtypes, GetRailType(tile))) {
+						bits = 0;
+						break;
+					}
 				}
 
 				///////////////////