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UP Levis Creek Bridge

Deck Girder Bridge over Levis Creek
Near Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin

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Name UP Levis Creek Bridge
Built By Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 190 Feet Total, 50 Foot Main Spans
Width 2 Tracks, 1 In Use
Height Above Ground 5 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder Trestle
Substructure Type Stone Masonry, Concrete and Steel Tower
Date Built (Northbound Span) 1902
Date Built (Southbound Span) 1912
Traffic Count 15 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
UP Bridge Number 141.90
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date July 2016


This unique deck girder bridge is a combination of old and slightly older.
The original bridge featured a five span deck girder on steel towers, supported by stone substructures. This was built in 1902.
In 1912, during an expansion the railroad added a second track. This was obtained with three deck girder spans, set onto steel bents. These rest on concrete substructures.

The bridge is rather unique because of the design and how it incorporated a second track. Because of this, the author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant.
Despite this, the bridge is still quite tough to photograph. The photo above is looking north along the bridge.

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Build Date Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society Archives
Contractor American Bridge Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele