Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Northwestern Trail - Silver Creek Bridge

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Northwestern Trail - Silver Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1013 1/2)

This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over Silver Creek in Ripon

Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Ripon

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1920

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Silver Creek

Significance:

Local

UP County DJ Bridge

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UP County DJ Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2497)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road DJ northwest of Lebanon

Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road DJ

Significance:

Local

Wiscona Railroad Crossing (North)

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Wiscona Railroad Crossing (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1806)

This large subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad and Oak Leaf Trail at Wiscona

Northwest Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928 and c. 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
195' subdivided Warren through truss, 1-55' and 1-42' deck plate girders and 1-19' steel stringer

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad and Oak Leaf Trail

Significance:

Moderate

UP 84th Street Bridge (West Allis)

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UP 84th Street Bridge (West Allis)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1038)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 84th Street and National Avenue in West Allis

West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-40', 1-32', 1-30' and 2-11' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 84th Street and National Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Pike River Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP Pike River Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1464)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Pike River north of Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-84' and 2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pike River

Significance:

Local

WSOR Dunbar Avenue Bridge

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WSOR Dunbar Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1070)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Dunbar Avenue in Waukesha

Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dunbar Avenue

Significance:

Minimal

CPKC Old Onemile Creek Bridge

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CPKC Old Onemile Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-268)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over an old channel of Onemile Creek near County Road N east of Mauston

Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over former channel of Onemile Creek

Significance:

Local

Eagle Flats Railroad Bridge (South)

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Eagle Flats Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #U-774)

This large steel stringer and through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Fox River at Eagle Flats in Appleton

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: Abandoned

Built 1894, 1901 and 1972

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-55' through plate girders, 1-15' deck plate girder, 28-24' and 1-16' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer and through plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Local

WSOR Fisher Creek Bridge

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WSOR Fisher Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-28)

This tall deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Mineral Point Division over Fisher Creek west of Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1909 using spans fabricated 1892

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-40' and 2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fisher Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Northwestern Railroad Bridge

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Northwestern Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #273S)

This historic lattice deck truss bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline across the Chippewa River in Eau Claire and is among the most significant railroad bridges in the Midwest

Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Eau Claire

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1880 and 1898

by

Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
4-180' quintuple intersection lattice deck trusses and 2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Quintuple intersection lattice deck truss bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

National