Railroad Bridges in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Eau Claire County is located in west central Wisconsin. The seat and largest city are both Eau Claire.
Random Bridges
UP Beargrass Creek Bridge
UP Beargrass Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #234)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Beargrass Creek along US Highway 12 near the ghost town of Rodell
Rodell, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1898 and 1907
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
60' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beargrass Creek
Significance:
Fall Creek Railroad Bridge
Fall Creek Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #250)
This unusual pony truss and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Fall Creek in Fall Creek
Fall Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1898 and 1907
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
90' modified Warren pony truss (south track) and 90' deck plate girder (north track)
Description:
Modified Warren through truss and deck plate girder bridge over Fall Creek
Significance:
C&NW Forest Street Bridge (South)
C&NW Forest Street Bridge (South)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #272S)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge once carried the old mainline of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Forest Street in Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Eau Claire
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1918
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
32' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Forest Street
Significance:
UP Bridge #105.16
UP Bridge #105.16
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #231)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek along US Highway 12 near Rodell
Rodell, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1899 and 1907
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek
Significance:
Clairemont Avenue Railroad Bridge
Clairemont Avenue Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #M-188)
This large through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad branch line over the Chippewa River alongside Clairemont Avenue in Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Eau Claire
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1911 using spans fabricated 1886, 1887 and 188
by
Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-142' and 1-128' Pratt through truss, 1-135' Warren through truss, 1-19' concrete slab and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt and Warren through truss bridge over Chippewa River
Significance:
C&NW Forest Street Bridge (North)
C&NW Forest Street Bridge (North)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #272N)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge once carried a spur of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Forest Street in Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Eau Claire
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1918
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Forest Street
Significance:
UP First Trestle Creek Bridge
UP First Trestle Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #224)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over First Trestle Creek in Augusta
Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901 and 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
58' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over First Trestle Creek
Significance:
Northwestern Railroad Bridge
Northwestern Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #273S)
This historic lattice deck truss bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline across the Chippewa River in Eau Claire and is among the most significant railroad bridges in the Midwest
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Eau Claire
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1880 and 1898
by
Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
4-180' quintuple intersection lattice deck trusses and 2-80' deck plate girders
Description:
Quintuple intersection lattice deck truss bridge over Chippewa River
Significance:
UP Bridge #104.61
UP Bridge #104.61
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #233)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek along US Highway 12 near Rodell
Rodell, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
53' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek
Significance:
UP Chippewa River Bridge
UP Chippewa River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #273)
This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over the Chippewa River on the north side of Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Eau Claire 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:
4-182' Pratt deck truss, 2-80', 1-44', 1-20' deck plate girders
Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Chippewa River
Significance: