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Shattuck Park Rail Bridge

Deck Girder Bridge over Fox River
Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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Name Shattuck Park Rail Bridge
Built By Chicago & North Western Railway
Contractor (Superstructure) American Bridge Company of New York
Contractor (Substructure) O'Keefe & Orbison Construction Company of Appleton, Wis
Currently Owned By Canadian National Railway
Length 370 Feet Total, 46 Foot Largest Span
Width 1 Track, Substructures Built for 2
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Girder
Substructure Type Concrete and Steel Caisson
Date Built 1910
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is Rarely Used)
Current Status Rarely Used
C&NW Bridge Number 363
Significance Local Significance

This bridge, and its neighbor, the Island Park Rail Bridge serve an industrial spur to the Doty Paper Mill, and have similar designs.
Built in 1910, this bridge is a 8 span deck girder over the North Channel of the Fox River in Neenah. It is supported by steel pile piers with a lateral beam, and concrete abutments.
Currently, the bridge is used very little. It serves the paper mill on the island.
Previously however, the bridge served as the C&NW mainline from Green Bay to Janesville.
Overall, the bridge remains in poor condition. Severe corrosion has begun to destroy the girders. Its future is uncertain if the paper mill goes out of business.

The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to common design.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge can be accessed from nearby trails.

Fox River Railroad Bridges
Upstream Oshkosh Lift Bridge
North Channel Island Park Rail Bridge
Downstream Neenah Rail Bridge

Citations

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