Glacial River Trail - Rock River Bridge
Glacial River Trail - Rock River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #171)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Rock River in Fort Atkinson
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Owner: Jefferson County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1870 and 1911 using spans fabricated 1899
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
5-60' deck plate girders and 15' stone arch
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River
Significance: