logo

UP Beargrass Creek Bridge (West)

Through Girder Bridge over Beargrass Creek
Fall Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Click the Photo Above to See All Photos of This Bridge!
Name UP Beargrass Creek Bridge (West)
Built By Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 66 Feet Total
Width 2 Tracks, 1 In Use
Height Above Ground 15 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Stone Masonry
Date Built 1912
Traffic Count 15 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
UP Bridge Number 101.06
Significance Local Significance

This basic single span through girder carries two tracks over a branch of Beargrass Creek near Fall Creek.
It rests on stone abutments, and was built by American Bridge Company.
The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant due to the common design.

The photo above is an overview from US-12.

Citations

Source Type

Source
Build Date American Bridge Company plaque
Contractor American Bridge Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele