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CN Smokey Road Bridge

I-Beam Bridge over Smokey Road
Custer, Portage County, Wisconsin

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Name CN Smokey Road Bridge
Built By Wisconsin Central Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Canadian National Railway
Length 96 Feet Total, 38 Foot Main Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 14 Feet 0 Inches
Superstructure Type I-Beam and Trestle
Substructure Type Timber Pile
Date Built Ca. 1920
Date Replaced 2021
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge has been Replaced)
Current Status Replaced by a new Bridge
CN Bridge Number 239.60
Significance Local Significance


This bridge consisted of a very common design, which is the trestle and I-Beam design.
This design was common for crossing small creeks, small roads and other obstructions on virtually every railroad across the nation.
However, in the recent decades, this design has been replaced by newer concrete structures. This structure was built in approximately 1920, and featured a single I-Beam span set onto wooden piers and approached by trestle. It was replaced in 2021.

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

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Build Date 2017 National Bridge Inventory
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele