Railroad Bridges in Wisconsin


Wisconsin is a state located in the upper Midwest. Numerous railroads throughout the state serve a diverse variety of industries.

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UP County ET Bridge

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UP County ET Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2792)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over County Road ET east of Tunnel City

Tunnel City, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 51' deck plate girder and 2-18' concrete slabs

Deck plate girder bridge over County Road ET

Significance:

Local

La Crosse River State Trail - Fish Creek Bridge

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La Crosse River State Trail - Fish Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #608)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Fish Creek west of Rockland

Rockland, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1905

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 55' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Fish Creek

Significance:

Local

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

UP Sheridan Road Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP Sheridan Road Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1445)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Sheridan Road (Wisconsin Highway 32) in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1939

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Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Klug & Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 1-99' through plate girder and 2-24' steel stringers

Through plate girder bridge over Sheridan Road (Wisconsin Highway 32)

Significance:

Local

Hudson Swing Bridge

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Hudson Swing Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #414)

This through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over the St. Croix River at Hudson

Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin to Lake Elmo, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1913

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Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

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

Design: 319' Pratt through truss swing bridge, 156' Pratt through truss and 84' Parker pony truss

Pratt through truss swing bridge over St. Croix River

Significance:

Regional