Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

UP 1st Court Bridge

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UP 1st Court Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2674)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 1st Court west of Oxford

Oxford, Adams County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
33' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 1st Court

Significance:

Local

C&NW Forest Street Bridge (South)

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C&NW Forest Street Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #272S)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge once carried the old mainline of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Forest Street in Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Eau Claire

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
32' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Forest Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #C-494

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CPKC Bridge #C-494

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-494)

This concrete slab bridge is one of several bridges carrying the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek in the Medary Marsh near Medary

Medary, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed creek in Medary Marsh

Significance:

Local

MILW Wisconsin River Bridge (Merrill)

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MILW Wisconsin River Bridge (Merrill)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #G-388)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad branch line across the Wisconsin River in Merrill

Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Merrill

Status: Abandoned

Built 1929 using a span fabricated 1895

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
113' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River

Significance:

Moderate

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

CN Smokey Road Bridge

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CN Smokey Road Bridge

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge once carried the former Soo Line mainline over Smokey Road alongside US Highway 10 east of Custer

Custer, Portage County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
39' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Smokey Road

Significance:

Minimal

Peace Trail - Markham Creek Bridge

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Peace Trail - Markham Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #87)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway line between Beloit and Janesville over Markham Creek south of Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Janesville

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1916 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Markham Creek

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Fond du Lac River Bridge

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Abandoned Fond du Lac River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #304)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Fond du Lac River south of Scott Street in Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1902

by

Unknown and Adolph Green Construction Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
115' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Fond du Lac River

Significance:

Moderate

UP WIS-11 Bridge (Sturtevant)

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UP WIS-11 Bridge (Sturtevant)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #359 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Wisconsin Highway 11 (Durand Avenue) in Sturtevant

Sturtevant, Racine County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1942

by

Unknown and Jutton-Kelly Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-52' through plate girder and 2-28' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 11 (Durand Avenue)

Significance:

Local

WSOR Riverside Street Bridge

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WSOR Riverside Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-536)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Riverside Street in 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:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Riverside Street

Significance:

Local