Somers once had a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline and a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainline. Today, the former Milwaukee Road is owned by CPKC, while the former C&NW is owned by Union Pacific Railroad.
UP Pike Creek Bridge (Somers)
UP Pike Creek Bridge (Somers)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #343)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway freight line over Pike Creek near 18th Street south of Somers
Somers, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1926
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
40' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pike Creek
Significance: