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Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Burlington)

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Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Burlington)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-72)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the Fox River in Burlington

Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Abandoned

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
8-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Skunk River Bridge (Wever)

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BNSF Skunk River Bridge (Wever)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #211.16)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Skunk River alongside US Highway 61 between Wever and Burlington

Wever, Lee County, Iowa to Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 2005

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-176' Pratt through trusses, 30' steel stringer and concrete modular girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River

Significance:

Moderate