Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

WSOR Rock River Bridge (Janesville, South)

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WSOR Rock River Bridge (Janesville, South)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-532)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the Rock River on the south side of Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Janesville & Southeastern Railway

Design:
4-85', 1-64' and 1-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #107

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #107

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Ice Age National Scenic Trail at the end of Peterson Avenue in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Ice Age National Scenic Trail

Significance:

Local

WN Bridge #23.22

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WN Bridge #23.22

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #641)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed creek along 97th Street south of Bloomer

Bloomer, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad (Operated by Wisconsin Northern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1922 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN Fond du Lac River Bridge

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CN Fond du Lac River Bridge

(Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Bridge #157-A)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over the Fond du Lac River near Scott Street on the north side of Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
2-75' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fond du Lac River

Significance:

Local

UP Becher Street Bridge (West Allis)

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UP Becher Street Bridge (West Allis)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1034)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Beecher Street in West Allis

West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1949

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
66' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Beecher Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC 2nd Street Bridge (Watertown)

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CPKC 2nd Street Bridge (Watertown)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-90)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 2nd Street in Watertown

Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1932 and c. 2010

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
32' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 2nd Street

Significance:

Local

UP Norwegian Road Bridge

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UP Norwegian Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2451)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Norwegian Road east of Mapleton

Mapleton, Waukesha 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 Norwegian Road

Significance:

Local

Fort McCoy Railroad Crossing

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Fort McCoy Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2811)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) near Fort McCoy

Fort McCoy, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: United States of America

Status: Abandoned

Built 1911

by

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

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
1-189' quadrangular lattice through truss, 1-62' and 1-66' deck plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over CPKC (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Little La Crosse River Bridge

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CPKC Little La Crosse River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-434)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over the Little La Crosse River west of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-65' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little La Crosse River

Significance:

Local

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