Railroad Bridges in Dane County, Wisconsin


Dane County is located in south central Wisconsin. The seat and largest city are both Madison, the Capitol of Wisconsin.

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WSOR Wingra Creek Bridge (West)

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WSOR Wingra Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #231)

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Wingra Creek on the south side of Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1880 and widened 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Wingra Creek

Significance:

Local

WSOR Bridge #276

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WSOR Bridge #276

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #276)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near Kopp Road in Waunaukee

Waunaukee, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1951

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

WSOR Yahara River Bridge (South)

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WSOR Yahara River Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1234)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Yahara River southeast of of Main Street in Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
81' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Yahara River

Significance:

Local

WSOR Cherokee Marsh Bridge

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WSOR Cherokee Marsh Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #262)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Cherokee Marsh (Yahara River) along Wisconsin Highway 113 north of Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and c. 1935

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-55' deck plate girder and 1-19' and 1-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cherokee Marsh (Yahara River)

Significance:

Local

WSOR Stoughton Millpond Bridge

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WSOR Stoughton Millpond Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-162)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Stoughton Millpond (Yahara River) in Stoughton

Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-24' and 1-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Stoughton Millpond (Yahara River)

Significance:

Local

Sauk City Railroad Bridge (East Channel)

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Sauk City Railroad Bridge (East Channel)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-428B)

This Pratt through truss bridge once carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road) Prairie du Sac Branch over the east channel of the Wisconsin River at Sauk City

Sauk City, Dane County, Wisconsin to Sauk City, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Owner: Dane and Sauk Counties

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910 using spans fabricated 1891 and 1892

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-147' Pratt through trusses, 2-45' through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over east channel of Wisconsin River

Significance:

Regional

WSOR Garden Avenue Bridge

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WSOR Garden Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-160)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Garden Avenue in Stoughton

Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-24' and 2-8' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Garden Avenue

Significance:

Local

WSOR Sheridan Drive Bridge

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WSOR Sheridan Drive Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #256 7/8)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Sheridan Drive on the north side of Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1966

by

Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
38' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sheridan Drive

Significance:

Minimal

WSOR Wingra Creek Bridge (East)

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WSOR Wingra Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #B-188)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Wingra Creek along John Nolen Drive in Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1932 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wingra Creek

Significance:

Local

WSOR Starkweather Creek Bridge

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WSOR Starkweather Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1232)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Starkweather Creek in Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-70' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Starkweather Creek

Significance:

Local