Burlington once had a Wisconsin Central Railway (WC) mainline and a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) secondary line. Today, the WC is owned by Canadian National Railway, while the Milwaukee Road has been mainly abandoned.
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Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Burlington)
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Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Burlington)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-72)
This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the Fox River in Burlington
Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Status: Abandoned
Built 1908
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
8-45' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River
Significance:
BNSF Skunk River Bridge (Wever)
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BNSF Skunk River Bridge (Wever)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #211.16)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Skunk River alongside US Highway 61 between Wever and Burlington
Wever, Lee County, Iowa to Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910 and 2005
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
2-176' Pratt through trusses, 30' steel stringer and concrete modular girder
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River
Significance:
