Railroad Bridges in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a state located in the upper Midwest. Numerous railroads throughout the state serve a diverse variety of industries.
Note: This site is currently under construction, and not all bridge pages are complete. Additional bridges are included on the old site.
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400 State Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #2
400 State Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #2
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #478)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the 400 State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over the Baraboo River along Wisconsin Highway 80 south of Elroy
Elroy, Juneau County, Wisconsin
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1899
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
75' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo River
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400 State Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #3
400 State Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #3
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #475)
This through plate girder bridge carries the 400 State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over the Baraboo River along Wisconsin Highway 80 north of Union Center
Union Center, Juneau County, Wisconsin
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1899
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
75' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Baraboo River
Significance:
Amherst Junction Railroad Crossing
Amherst Junction Railroad Crossing
This unusual concrete slab bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad and 2nd Street over the former Soo Line mainline in Amherst Junction
Amherst Junction, Portage County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1914
by
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Canadian National Railway
Significance:
Astico County Park Bridge
Astico County Park Bridge
This unique reuse of two historic truss spans carries a pedestrian path over the Crawfish River in Astico County Park
Astico, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Owner: Dodge County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 2006 using spans fabricated 1907 and c. 1878
by
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Company of Elkhart, Indiana and Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
for
Town of Elba and Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
123' Pratt through truss (non-railroad) and 64' double intersection Warren pony truss
Description:
Pratt through truss and double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Crawfish 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
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