Marshland once had a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) mainline, a Green Bay & Western Railroad (GB&W) mainline and a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainline. Today, the former CB&Q is owned by BNSF Railway, the former GB&W is owned by Canadian National Railway, and the former C&NW line has been reused as the Great River State Trail.
Winona Railroad Bridge (North)
Winona Railroad Bridge (North)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #708)
This partially removed through truss and deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Mississippi River at Winona
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota to Marshland, Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Winona
Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed
Built 1899, 1929 and 1941
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
356' Pratt through truss swing span and 33 span deck plate girder
Description:
Partially removed deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River
Significance: