Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1599

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1599

(Schlitz Brewery Ice House Tunnel)

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed ditch at the end of Hampshire Street in Milwaukee

East Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Milwaukee County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1892

by

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

CN Neenah Channel Bridge (East)

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CN Neenah Channel Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #363 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across the Neenah Channel of the Fox River at Doty Island in Neenah

Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Modern Structural Steel Company of Waueksha, Wisconsin and O'Keefe & Orbison of Appleton, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8-46' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River (Neenah Channel)

Significance:

Local

Miscauno Island Bridge (West)

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Miscauno Island Bridge (West)

This Pratt through truss bridge is the western of three bridges which carried the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway over the Menominee River at Miscauno Island

Miscauno Island, Marinette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Four Seasons Island Resort

Status: Open to Private Vehicle Traffic

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin & Michigan Railway

Design:
162' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Menominee River

Significance:

Regional

CN Chippewa River Bridge (Murry)

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CN Chippewa River Bridge (Murry)

This heavily modified Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Soo Line over the Chippewa River near Murry in rural Rusk County

Murry, Rusk County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907 and c. 1960

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
2-149' Pratt through trusses, 2-42' and 2-40' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Moderate

UP 751st Avenue Bridge

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UP 751st Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #347)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over 751st Avenue along US Highway 12 west of Knapp

Knapp, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 751st Avenue

Significance:

Local

WSOR Starkweather Creek Bridge

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WSOR Starkweather Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1232)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Starkweather Creek in Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-70' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Starkweather Creek

Significance:

Local

Amherst Junction Railroad Crossing

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Amherst Junction Railroad Crossing

This unusual concrete slab bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad and 2nd Street over the former Soo Line mainline in Amherst Junction

Amherst Junction, Portage County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1914

by

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

Local

Graceland Railroad Crossing

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Graceland Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2407)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) on the northwest side of Milwaukee

Northwest Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee 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:
170' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

Moderate

CN Tomorrow River Bridge

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CN Tomorrow River Bridge

This large concrete arch bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over the Tomorrow River in Amherst

Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
50' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Tomorrow River

Significance:

Moderate

MCRM Baraboo River Bridge

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MCRM Baraboo River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #386-1/2A)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Mid-Continent Railway Museum tracks over the Baraboo River near North Freedom

North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Owner: Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Status: In Use

Built 1929 and 2018

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' through plate girder and 2-45' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Baraboo River

Significance:

Local