Menomonie, Dunn County , Wisconsin

Menomonie once had a Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline, two Omaha Road branch lines and a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) branch line. Today, the Omaha Road mainline is owned by Union Pacific Railroad, while the branch lines have been abandoned. The Milwaukee Road branch line is now part of the Red Cedar State Trail.

Random Bridges

C&NW Red Cedar River Bridge
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C&NW Red Cedar River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-5)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over the Red Cedar River and Stokke Trail in Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Menomonie

Status: Abandoned

Built 1921 using spans fabricated c. 1890 and 1892

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-150' quadrangular lattice through truss, 35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Red Cedar River

Significance:

Regional

C&NW Wilson Creek Bridge
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C&NW Wilson Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-3)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Wilson Creek alongside Meadow Hill Drive in Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Menomonie

Status: Abandoned

Built 1943 and 1957 using spans fabricated 1896 and 1905

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
150' quadrangular lattice through truss and 47' deck plate girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wilson Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Red Cedar State Trail - Gilbert Creek Bridge
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Red Cedar State Trail - Gilbert Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #M-538)

This standard Pratt pony truss bridge carries the Red Cedar State Trail over Gilbert Creek on the south side of Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1944 using a span fabricated 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
98' Pratt pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Gilbert Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #61.72
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UP Bridge #61.72

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #324)

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek along US Highway 12 west of Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1892 and widened 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #62.81
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UP Bridge #62.81

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #320 1/2)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed ditch alongside US Highway 12 west of Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1901 and widened 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
14' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Minimal

UP Red Cedar River Bridge
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UP Red Cedar River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #318)

This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over the Red Cedar River alongside Interstate 94 in Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

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

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-160' Pratt deck trusses and 2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Red Cedar River

Significance:

Regional