Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


Cities Eau Claire Hudson Woodville Menomonie Downsville Dunnville Chippewa Falls Colfax Eagle Point Fall Creek La Crosse Holmen Bangor Fort McCoy Sparta Superior Saunders Johnson Creek West Allis Wauwautosa Milwaukee Shorewood Glendale South Milwaukee Janesville Tiffany Beloit Madison Sauk City Merrimac Knapp Elk Mound Wausau Brokaw Merrill Tomahawk Ladysmith Howard Green Bay Ashwaubenon Kaukauna Appleton Menasha Neenah New London Waupaca Amherst Custer Stevens Point Amnicon Brule Hayward Stanberry Trego Spooner Barron Browntown Exeter Belleville Dane Lodi Okee Baraboo Norwalk Wilton Kendall Elroy Union Center Hustler Somerset New Richmond Necedah Oxford Packwaukee Princeton Dalton Ingle Randolph Beaver Dam Rock Springs Miscauno Island Peshtigo Oconto Chetek Murry Bruce Black River Falls Neillsville Dexterville Babcock New Lisbon Eland Shawano Kewaunee Maribel Francis Creek Two Rivers Manitowoc Valders Potter Chilton Sheboygan Sheboygan Falls Fond du Lac West Bend Jackson Saukville Port Washington Cedarburg Racine Kenosha Zenda North Lake Oconomowoc Ashippun Watertown Genoa De Soto Cable Grand View Benoit Ashland Odanah Hurley Reedsburg North Freedom Black Earth Albertville Bloomer Tunnel City Valley Junction Wyeville Millston Humbird Fairchild Augusta Rodell Darlington Arena Cross Plains Waunaukee Stoughton Baldwin Wilson Mapleton Rockland Medary Astico Reeseville Fort Atkinson Jefferson Lebanon Springfield Avalon Clinton Iron Ridge Mayville Bellevue Suamico De Pere Edgerton Sussex Whitefish Bay Afton Darien Lake Geneva Sturtevant Waukesha Union Grove Fitchburg Middleton Somers Mauston Monroe South Wayne Gratoit Genoa City Burlington Horicon Rubicon Burnett East Waupun Waupun Ripon Wautoma Amherst Junction Ogdensburg Caledonia Franksville

Random Bridges

UP Marquette Avenue Bridge (South Milwaukee)

Image name

UP Marquette Avenue Bridge (South Milwaukee)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1523 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Wisconsin Highway 32 (Marquette Avenue) in South Milwaukee

South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1933

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 32 (Marquette Avenue)

Significance:

Local

Red Cedar State Trail - Gilbert Creek Bridge

Image name

Red Cedar State Trail - Gilbert Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #M-538)

This standard Pratt pony truss bridge carries the Red Cedar State Trail over Gilbert Creek on the south side of Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1944 using a span fabricated 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
98' Pratt pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Gilbert Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Woodson Park Railroad Bridge

Image name

Woodson Park Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-37B)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former spur of the Chicago & North Western Railway over the east channel of the Wisconsin River at Clarke Island in Wausau

Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1922 using spans fabricated 1883 and 1891

by

Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-113' quadrangular lattice through truss, 1-58' and 1-51' through plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over east channel of Wisconsin River

Significance:

High

CN Red Maple Road Bridge

Image name

CN Red Maple Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #426 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Red Maple Road (former US Highway 41) south of De Pere

De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

Unknown and Cherney Construction Company of Francis Creek, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
62' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Red Maple Road (former US Highway 41)

Significance:

Local

WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #3

Image name

WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #3

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #400)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Baraboo River alongside Wisconsin Highway 136 northwest of 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:
1-75' and 1-50' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo River

Significance:

Local

WSOR Bridge #364

Image name

WSOR Bridge #364

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #364)

This double stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek south of Baraboo

Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1881 and widened 1896

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-15' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN Lancaster Brook Bridge

Image name

CN Lancaster Brook Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #6)

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Lancaster Brook near Duck Creek Junction

Howard, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lancaster Brook

Significance:

Local

WN Chetek River Bridge

Image name

WN Chetek River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #678)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over the Chetek River along County Road SS near Chetek

Chetek, Barron County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1892

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
64' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Chetek River

Significance:

Local

WSOR S. Branch Rock River Bridge

Image name

WSOR S. Branch Rock River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #D-114)

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Oshkosh Branch over the South Branch Rock River in Waupun

Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Branch Rock River

Significance:

Local

Elroy-Sparta State Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #5

Image name

Elroy-Sparta State Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #5

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #491)

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