Railroad Bridges in Dane County , Wisconsin
Dane County is located in south central Wisconsin. The seat and largest city are both Madison, the Capital of Wisconsin.
Random Bridges
WSOR Black Earth Creek Bridge #4
WSOR Black Earth Creek Bridge #4
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-214)
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line over Black Earth Creek along US Highway 14 west of Cross Plains
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-25' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Black Earth Creek
Significance:
WSOR Starkweather Creek Bridge
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:
WSOR Troy Drive Bridge
WSOR Troy Drive Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #259)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Troy Drive on the north side of Madison
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement
Built c. 1965
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
43' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Troy Drive
Significance:
Sauk City Railroad Bridge (East Channel)
Sauk City Railroad Bridge (East Channel)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-428B)
This Pratt through truss bridge once carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road) Prairie du Sac Branch over the east channel of the Wisconsin River at Sauk City
Sauk City, Dane County, Wisconsin to Sauk City, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Owner: Dane and Sauk Counties
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910 using spans fabricated 1891 and 1892
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-147' Pratt through trusses, 2-45' through plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over east channel of Wisconsin River
Significance:
Badger State Trail - Cannonball Path Bridge
Badger State Trail - Cannonball Path Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #R-56.3)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Badger State Trail (former Illinois Central Railroad) over the Cannonball Path (former Chicago & North Western Railway) in Fitchburg
Fitchburg, 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:
3-52' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cannonball Path
Significance:
WSOR Bridge #276
WSOR Bridge #276
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #276)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near Kopp Road in Waunaukee
Waunaukee, Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1951
by
Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
16' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
WSOR Black Earth Creek Bridge #6
WSOR Black Earth Creek Bridge #6
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-230)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line over Black Earth Creek along Park Street in Black Earth
Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
67' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Black Earth Creek
Significance:
WSOR Black Earth Creek Bridge #5
WSOR Black Earth Creek Bridge #5
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-216)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line over Black Earth Creek along US Highway 14 west of Cross Plains
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
67' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Black Earth Creek
Significance:
WSOR Stoughton Millpond Bridge
WSOR Stoughton Millpond Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-162)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Stoughton Millpond (Yahara River) in Stoughton
Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
3-24' and 1-16' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Stoughton Millpond (Yahara River)
Significance:
WSOR Lake Waubesa Bridge
WSOR Lake Waubesa Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #B-180)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Lake Waubesa on the south side of Madison
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1936 using a span fabricated c. 1898
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
25' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Waubesa
Significance: