Fairchild once had a Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline and an Omaha Road branch line. Today, the mainline is owned by Union Pacific Railroad, while the branch line is part of the Buffalo River State Park Trail. This town extends into both Eau Claire and Jackson Counties.
Random Bridges
UP Bridge #116.72
UP Bridge #116.72
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #200)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed branch of Bridge Creek along Branch Road in west of Fairchild
Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1899 and 1906
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed branch of Bridge Creek
Significance:
UP US-10 Bridge (Fairchild)
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UP US-10 Bridge (Fairchild)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #193)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over US Highways 10 and 12 and Schoolhouse Creek near Fairchild
Fairchild, Jackson County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1929
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
50' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highways 10 and 12 and Schoolhouse Creek
Significance: