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UP County Road DJ Bridge

Deck Plate Girder Bridge over County Road DJ
Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin

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Name UP County Road DJ Bridge
Built By Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway
Contractor (Superstructure) American Bridge Company of New York
Contractor (Substructure) Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 30 Feet Total
Width 2 Tracks, 1 In Use
Height Above Ground 12 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1910
Traffic Count 8 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
C&NW Bridge Number 2497
UP Bridge Number 279.46
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date December 2020


Located west of Lebanon, this deck girder bridge carries the Union Pacific over County Road DJ, at the intersection of Clymet Road.
Built in 1910, the bridge features a single deck girder span, set onto concrete substructures. While the line was originally built for two tracks, only one track is still in use. Both spans are intact, despite the second mainline being removed in 1959.
The bridge also features a twinned girder design, typically used to add strength to short girder spans. These style spans were often used to cross creeks and roads, due to the ease of construction and lack of required maintenance.
A missing plaque on the bridge seems to indicate the bridge was constructed by American Bridge Company, who had gotten the contract to produce many of the girders on this line.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair to good condition, with minimal deterioration. It is considered to be a "graffiti bridge", and is full of artwork and messages.

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