This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the South Fork Lemonweir River near Excelsior Avenue in Wyeville

Wyeville, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 and c. 1960 using spans fabricated c. 1900 and c. 1910

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder and 21' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Lemonweir River

Significance:

This large stone arch bridge carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over Keel Road near Wisconsin Highway 71 southeast of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1879

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Keel Road

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over South Fork Lemonweir River in Wyeville

Wyeville, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
3-58' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Lemonweir River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Little La Crosse River west of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little La Crosse River

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over a farm driveway alongside Wisconsin Highway 71 southeast of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1879

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over farm driveway

Significance:

This large stone arch bridge carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over an unnamed tributary of Moore Creek east of Norwalk

Norwalk, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1881

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
32' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed tributary of Moore Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over the Little La Crosse River west of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-65' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little La Crosse River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Farmers Valley Creek on the east side of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1911

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Farmers Valley Creek

Significance:

This bored and lined tunnel carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) under a hill and Lignite Road between Wilton and Norwalk

Wilton, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1873

by

L. Carmichael & Company of Tama, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1,544' bored tunnel with stone and brick lining

Description:
Bored and lined tunnel under unnamed hill and Lignite Road

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over an unnamed creek at Swartzlow Ravine alongside Wisconsin Highway 71 southeast of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance: