Brooke Street Trail Bridge

A brief history of the Chicago & North Western route between Janesville and Green Bay:

• 1859: 57 miles completed from Janesville to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin by the Chicago & North Western Railway
• 1862: 65 miles completed from Fond du Lac to Fort Howard (Green Bay), Wisconsin by the Chicago & North Western Railway
• 1985: Route abandoned between Fond du Lac and Clyman and purchased for trail development
• 1988: Fond du Lac to Green Bay segment sold to Fox Valley Western Railway
• 1988: Fond du Lac to Green Bay segment sold to Fox Valley Western Railway
• 1993: FV&W purchased by Wisconsin Central, Ltd
• 1995: Chicago & North Western purchased by Union Pacific Railroad
• 1998: Janesville-Fort Atkinson segment abandoned
• 2001: Canadian National Railway acquires Wisconsin Central, Ltd
• 2003: Line through Fond du Lac abandoned
• 1989-Present: Clyman-Fond du Lac segment is used by Wild Goose State Trail
• 1995-Present: Union Pacific operates the line from Clyman to Fort Atkinson as the Clyman Industrial Lead
• 2001-Present: Canadian National operates the line between Fond du Lac and Green Bay as the Fox River Subdivision

08/19/21

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This simple through girder bridge crosses the E. Branch Fond du Lac River in Fond du Lac.
It has been converted to a trail, and carries a walkway along Brooke Street.
Simply built, it contains a pair of through girder spans. These are supported by stone substructures.
It was built in 1910, likely to replace an older truss span.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design of this bridge.
The photo above is an overview.

E. Branch Fond du Lac River Railroad Bridges

Upstream	CN Fond du Lac River Bridge #6
Downstream	Fond du Lac Riverwalk Bridge