Located west of Bayard, this large concrete bridge crosses Willow Creek.
Built in 1913 during the reconstruction of this route, the bridge consists of 14 concrete slab spans, set onto concrete substructures. The piles for the piers were prefabricated at Tomah, Wisconsin.
Unfortunately, the nature of this design made it extremely susceptible to serious structural issues. As a result, the bridge is in an extremely deteriorated state currently, with spans of the second track experiencing total failure.
This bridge was constructed for double track, although the second track was removed in 1934.
Plans of bridge from Railway Review: Volume 54 (digitalized by Google)
Overall, the bridge is in an extremely deteriorated condition. Serious structural issues were found throughout the entire bridge, including widespread concrete failure on both the unused and in use tracks. Of the 28 total spans, over half have experienced extreme concrete deterioration, and seven unused spans have completely collapsed or have been removed.
The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.