This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line across the Rock River in Beloit

Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Beloit

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York and John Welsh of Janesville, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-84' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River in Canton

Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota to Beloit, Lyon County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: Destroyed by Flooding

Built 1917 and 1931 using secondhand spans fabricated 1909 and 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
136' Pratt through truss, 72' deck plate girder and 13-14' steel stringers

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

This unusual through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line across Spring Brook northeast of Beloit

Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
68' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Spring Brook

Significance: