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CN Fond du Lac River Bridge #7

Through Girder Bridge over Fond du Lac River
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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Name CN Fond du Lac River Bridge #7
Built By Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Canadian National Railway
Length 148 Feet Total, 74 Foot Spans
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built Ca. 1910
Traffic Count 10 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
CN Bridge Number 157A
Significance Local Significance


This through girder bridge crosses the Fond du Lac River in Fond du Lac.
It is located near Brooke Street and Scott Street. It is located parallel to the Abandoned Bridge.
The structure is simply built, containing a pair of through girder spans set onto concrete substructures.
The bridge was built in 1910, and is likely an original structure at this location.

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

Fond du Lac River Railroad Bridges

Upstream Confluence of East and West Branches
Downstream Abandoned Fond du Lac Bridge (N)

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Build Date Estimated based on similar structures
Contractor Missing American Bridge Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele