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CP WI-19 Bridge

Through Girder Bridge over Main Street (Wisconsin Highway 19)
Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

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Name CP WI-19 Bridge
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Canadian Pacific Railway
Length 50 Feet Total
Width 3 Tracks
Height Above Ground 13 Feet 6 Inches
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1900, 1906 and 1913; Middle Track Replaced Later
Traffic Count 10 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
MILW Bridge Number C-94 1/2
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date December 2020


Located on the west side of Watertown, this through girder bridge crosses Main Street (Wisconsin highway 19), near the intersection with Hiawatha Street.
Built in 1900 and widened in 1906 and 1913, the bridge consists of a single through girder span, set onto concrete substructures. Built for three tracks, the middle (1900) track was replaced at an unknown later date.
Girder spans like this are commonly used as underpasses, due to the ease of construction and little required maintenance.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair condition, with spalling, cracking and truck strike damage on the bridge.

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 Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele