Railroad Bridges in Eau Claire CountyWisconsin

Eau Claire County is located in west central Wisconsin. The seat and largest city are both Eau Claire.
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C&NW Forest Street Bridge (North)
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C&NW Forest Street Bridge (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #272N)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge once carried a spur of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Forest Street in Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Eau Claire

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1918

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design: 30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Forest Street

Significance:

Local

C&NW Forest Street Bridge (South)
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C&NW Forest Street Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #272S)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge once carried the old mainline of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Forest Street in Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Eau Claire

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1918

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design: 32' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Forest Street

Significance:

Local

Chippewa River State Trail - Lowes Creek Bridge
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Chippewa River State Trail - Lowes Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #M-184)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Lowes Creek on the south side of Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1931 using a span fabricated 1893

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Unknown and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: 54' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Lowes Creek

Significance:

Local

Clairemont Avenue Railroad Bridge
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Clairemont Avenue Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #M-188)

This large through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad branch line over the Chippewa River alongside Clairemont Avenue in Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Eau Claire

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1911 using spans fabricated 1886, 1887 and 188

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Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: 2-142' and 1-128' Pratt through truss, 1-135' Warren through truss, 1-19' concrete slab and timber pile trestle

Pratt and Warren through truss bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

High

Fall Creek Railroad Bridge
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Fall Creek Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #250)

This unusual pony truss and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Fall Creek in Fall Creek

Fall Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1907

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design: 90' modified Warren pony truss (south track) and 90' deck plate girder (north track)

Modified Warren through truss and deck plate girder bridge over Fall Creek

Significance:

Regional