Manitowoc once had a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainline, a C&NW secondary line and a C&NW branch line, as well as a Wisconsin Central Railway (WC) secondary line. Today, the C&NW mainline and the WC are owned by Canadian National Railway, while the C&NW secondary and branch lines have been abandoned.
Random Bridges
Manitowoc High Trestle
Manitowoc High Trestle
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #U-8)
This large deck plate girder viaduct carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Manitowoc River on the northwest side of Manitowoc
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1906 and 1938
by
American Bridge Company of New York; Adolph Green Construction Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
1-100', 7-65', 2-50', 1-45', 7-35' and 2-30' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Manitowoc River
Significance:
Manitowoc Low Trestle
Manitowoc Low Trestle
This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries the former Soo Line Manitowoc Branch over the Manitowoc River on the north side of Manitowoc
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1896, Approaches Rebuilt c. 1940 and c. 1991
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Wisconsin Central Railway
Design:
2-75' through plate girders, 5-37', 3-27', 1-25' and 1-10' steel stringers and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Manitowoc River
Significance:
Manitowoc Railroad Crossing (East)
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Manitowoc Railroad Crossing (East)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2121 1/2)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the former Soo Line Manitowoc Branch in Manitowoc
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: Abandoned
Built 1896
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Wisconsin Central Railway and Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
132' quadrangular lattice through truss
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Abandoned Wisconsin Central, Ltd (Former Soo Line Railroad)
Significance:
Manitowoc Railroad Crossing (West)
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Manitowoc Railroad Crossing (West)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #U-6)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the former Soo Line Manitowoc Branch on the northwest side of Manitowoc
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1914
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
105' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Canadian National Railway (former Soo Line Railroad)
Significance:
Upper Burger Swing Bridge
Upper Burger Swing Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2121)
This Warren through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Manitowoc River near the Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Adolph Green Construction Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
179' Warren through truss swing span
Description:
Warren through truss swing bridge over Manitowoc River
Significance: