Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Bobolink Road Overpass

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Bobolink Road Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-108 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carried Bobolink Road over the Canadian Pacific Railway (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) mainline near Reeseville

Reeseville, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway

Status: Replaced By a New Bridge

Built 1970 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Canadian Pacific Railway

Significance:

Moderate

Lammscapes Railroad Bridge

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Lammscapes Railroad Bridge

(Poplar Grove Road Overpass)

This double intersection Warren pony truss bridge once carried a roadway over the Chicago & North Western Railway near Lebanon but now carries a private driveway over Cedar Creek in Jackson

Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin

Owner: Lammscapes

Status: Open to Private Vehicle Traffic

Built 1996 using a span built 1883 and 1910

by

Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek

Significance:

Regional

FOXY Pierce Avenue Bridge

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FOXY Pierce Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #496)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Pierce Avenue in Appleton

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: In Use

Built 1913 using a span fabricated 1887

by

Unknown and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
64' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pierce Avenue

Significance:

Local

FOXY Embarrass River Bridge

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FOXY Embarrass River Bridge

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad over the Embarrass River in New London

New London, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using spans fabricated 1915

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Green Bay & Western Railroad

Design:
6-30' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Embarrass River

Significance:

Local

CNW Telulah Canal Bridge

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CNW Telulah Canal Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #486A)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur across the Fox River (Telulah Canal) in Appleton

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Appleton

Status: Abandoned

Built 1937 using spans fabricated c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
6-30' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River (Telulah Canal)

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #C-510 1/2

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CPKC Bridge #C-510 1/2

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-510 1/2)

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 1911

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
5-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed creek in Medary Marsh

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #104.61

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UP Bridge #104.61

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #233)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek along US Highway 12 near Rodell

Rodell, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

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

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
53' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #101

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #101

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek alongside Franklin Street in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Peshtigo Railroad Bridge (South)

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Peshtigo Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #79)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Peshtigo River in Peshtigo

Peshtigo, Marinette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-127' and 1-99' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Peshtigo River

Significance:

Moderate

UP 6th Street Bridge (Racine)

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UP 6th Street Bridge (Racine)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1479)

This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 6th Street in Racine

Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908 and 1922

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-47' through plate girder and 1-9' and 1-7' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over 6th Street

Significance:

Local