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Big Bull Falls Rail Bridge (West)

Through Girder Bridge over Wisconsin River
Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

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Name Big Bull Falls Rail Bridge (West)
Built By Chicago & North Western Railway
Contractor Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of Milwaukee
Currently Owned By Canadian National Railway
Length 245 Feet Total, 90 Foot Longest Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Water 8 Feet Estimated
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1921
Traffic Count 2 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
C&NW Bridge Number D-39
Significance Local Significance


This three span through girder bridge crosses the main channel of the Wisconsin River.
It was built in 1921 on concrete substructures to provide a replacement to a dual span through truss bridge.
Currently, the bridge contains three through girder spans resting on concrete substructures.
The current bridge is built relatively heavily to other bridges of the same time period. Overall, the bridge remains in good condition.

The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge can be accessed from a parallel road.

Wisconsin River Railroad Bridges
Upstream Barker Island Rail Bridge N
East Big Bull Falls Rail Bridge (E)
Downstream Knowlton Bridge

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Build Date Chicago & North Western Historical Society Archives
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele



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