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UP Trestle Road Bridge

Through Plate Girder Bridge over Trestle Road
Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin

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Name UP Trestle Road 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 50 Feet Total
Width 2 Tracks, 1 In Use
Height Above Ground 12 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1910
Traffic Count 8 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
C&NW Bridge Number 2489
UP Bridge Number 281.63
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date December 2020


Located west of Lebanon, this through girder bridge carries the Union Pacific over Trestle Road.
Built in 1910, the bridge features a single through girder span, set onto concrete substructures. While the line was originally built for two tracks, the second main track was removed in 1959. In addition, the Scofield Road Bridge, which now resides at Astico Park originally was located nearby just east of this bridge.
The girders on this bridge do not feature a third line between tracks, somewhat unusual for railroad bridges. In addition, the bridge runs at a significant skew over the road below. These style spans were often used to cross creeks and roads, due to the ease of construction and lack of required maintenance.
Missing plaques 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 som,e cracking and spalling on the substructures.

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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Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele