Wisconsin

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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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #11

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed creek near Tunnel Hill Road north of Elroy

Elroy, Juneau County, Wisconsin

Owner: Juneau County Parks Committee

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

American Bridge Company of New York

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

Design: 34' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

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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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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

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UP Washington Road Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1457 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Washington Road in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930

American Bridge Company of New York and White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 2-34' steel stringers

Steel stringer bridge over Washington Road

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #652

This small steel stringer bridge is one of several structures carrying the former Chicago & North Western Railway over unnamed creeks in the Medary Marsh east of Medary

Medary, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 30' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek in Medary Marsh

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