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CN Sunrise Drive Bridge

Trestle and I-Beam Bridge over Sunrise Drive
Somerset, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

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Name CN Sunrise Drive Bridge
Built By Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Canadian National Railway
Length 90 Feet Total, 40 Foot Main Span
Width 2 Tracks
Height Above Ground 12 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Trestle and I-Beam
Substructure Type Timber Pile
Date Built Ca. 1950
Traffic Count 6 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
CN Bridge Number 420.99
Significance Local Significance


This simple I-Beam and Trestle bridge crosses Sunrise Drive, north of WI-64.
The bridge is very simply composed. It has a single I-Beam span, along with trestle approach at either end. All substructures are made of wood.
This bridge runs at a heavy skew, which makes for interesting construction.
The bridge appears to be in fair condition. A clear build date is unknown, but 1950 is an assumed date based on similar construction along the same line.

The author has ranked this bridge as being minimally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge can be accessed from the road it crosses.

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Build Date Estimated based on similar bridges
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele