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Brooke Street Trail Bridge

Through Girder Bridge over E. Branch Fond du Lac River
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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Name Brooke Street Trail Bridge
Built By Chicago & North Western Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By City of Fond du Lac
Length 140 Feet Total, 70 Foot Spans
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 5 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Stone Masonry and Concrete
Date Built 1910
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is a Trail)
Current Status Rails to Trails
C&NW Bridge Number 302
Significance Local Significance

This simple through girder bridge crosses the E. Branch Fond du Lac River in Fond du Lac.
It has been converted to a trail, and carries a walkway along Brooke Street.
Simply built, it contains a pair of through girder spans. These are supported by stone substructures.
It was built in 1910, likely to replace an older truss span.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design of this bridge.
The photo above is an overview.

E. Branch Fond du Lac River Railroad Bridges
Upstream CN Fond du Lac River Bridge #6
Downstream Fond du Lac Riverwalk Bridge

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Build Date Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society Archives
Contractor Missing American Bridge Company Plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele