Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

CPKC WIS-19 Bridge

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CPKC WIS-19 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-94 1/2)

This through plate bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Wisconsin Highway 19 (Main Street) in Watertown

Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 19 (Main Street)

Significance:

Local

Elroy-Sparta State Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #6

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Elroy-Sparta State Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #6

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #490)

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over the Baraboo River east of Kendall

Kendall, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Baraboo River

Significance:

Local

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

UP WIS-35 Bridge

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UP WIS-35 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #409 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Wisconsin Highway 35 (2nd Street) in Hudson

Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 35 (2nd Street)

Significance:

Local

Devil's River State Trail - Meadow Lane Bridge

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Devil's River State Trail - Meadow Lane Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #U-29 1/2)

This unique concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Meadow Lane north of Francis Creek

Francis Creek, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1911

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-20' and 1-12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Meadow Lane

Significance:

Local

Badger State Trail - Sugar River Bridge

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Badger State Trail - Sugar River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #R43.9)

This attractive Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Madison Branch over the Sugar River in Belleville

Belleville, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1887

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Ryan & McDonald of Baltimore, Maryland

for

Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad

Design:
150' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar River

Significance:

Regional

CN Lake Wissota Bridge

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CN Lake Wissota Bridge

(Wisconsin Central Railway Bridge #715)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line across Lake Wissota (Paint Creek) alongside County Road X east of Chippewa Falls

Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
1-80' and 2-50' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lake Wissota (Paint Creek)

Significance:

Local

FOXY Wests Canal Bridge

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FOXY Wests Canal Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1242)

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur across the Fox River (Wests Canal) along South Island Street in Appleton

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: Abandoned

Built 1962 using spans fabricated 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-36' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fox River (Wests Canal)

Significance:

Local

BNSF De Soto Creek Bridge

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BNSF De Soto Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #269.37)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over De Soto Creek alongside Wisconsin Highway 35 near De Soto

De Soto, Crawford County, Wisconsin

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer and 4-25' concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over De Soto Creek

Significance:

Local

WSOR Pleasant Street Bridge

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WSOR Pleasant Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #D-125 1/2)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Pleasant Street (County Road S) in Iron Ridge

Iron Ridge, Dodge County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
26' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Pleasant Street (County Road S)

Significance:

Local