Fitchburg once had an Illinois Central Railroad branch line and a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) secondary line. Today, both lines have been reused as trails.
Badger State Trail - Cannonball Path Bridge
Badger State Trail - Cannonball Path Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #R-56.3)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Badger State Trail (former Illinois Central Railroad) over the Cannonball Path (former Chicago & North Western Railway) in Fitchburg
Fitchburg, Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1887
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Ryan & McDonald of Baltimore, Maryland
for
Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad
Design:
3-52' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cannonball Path
Significance:
