Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Fox Cities Trestle

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Fox Cities Trestle

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #366)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Fox River) in Menasha

Menasha, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33-46' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Fox River)

Significance:

Moderate

WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #5

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WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #5

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #397)

This Warren deck truss bridge is the southern bridge carrying the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Baraboo River in Ablemans Gorge near Rock Springs

Rock Springs, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-124' Warren deck truss and 1-46' and 1-29' through plate girders

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Baraboo River

Significance:

Regional

C&NW Bay City Creek Bridge

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C&NW Bay City Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1318 1/2)

This collapsing stone arch bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Bay City Creek in Ashland

Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Ashland

Status: Abandoned and Partially Collapsed

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Collapsing stone arch bridge over Bay City Creek

Significance:

Local

UP 52nd Street Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP 52nd Street Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1455)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 52nd Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-34' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 52nd Street

Significance:

Local

WSOR Yahara River Bridge (North)

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WSOR Yahara River Bridge (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #254)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Yahara River northwest of Washington Avenue in Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

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

Status: Replaced By a New Bridge

Built 1903

by

Unknown and John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Yahara River

Significance:

Local

UP La Barge Road Bridge

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UP La Barge Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #407)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over La Barge Road east of Hudson

Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and widened 1913

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
54' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over La Barge Road

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #109

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #109

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek near Mole Avenue in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

WN 125th Avenue Bridge

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WN 125th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #631)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over 125th Avenue near Eagle Point

Eagle Point, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 125th Avenue

Significance:

Local

Tri-County Corridor Trail - Bois Brule River Bridge

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Tri-County Corridor Trail - Bois Brule River Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #37)

This Warren deck truss (lattice girder) bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway over the Bois Brule River along US Highway 2 near Brule

Brule, Douglas County, Wisconsin

Owner: Douglas County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1921 using a span fabricated 1895

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
110' Warren deck truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Bois Brule River

Significance:

Regional

WSOR Franklin Street Bridge

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WSOR Franklin Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-22)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former joint Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and Chicago & North Western Railway line across Franklin Street in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1931 and 1938

by

Unknown and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-29' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Franklin Street

Significance:

Local