Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Eagle Flats Railroad Bridge (South)

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Eagle Flats Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #U-774)

This large steel stringer and through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Fox River at Eagle Flats in Appleton

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: Abandoned

Built 1894, 1901 and 1972

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-55' through plate girders, 1-15' deck plate girder, 28-24' and 1-16' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer and through plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Local

WSOR US-14 Bridge

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WSOR US-14 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #E-148 2/4)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Walworth Street (US Highway 14) in Darien

Darien, Walworth County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

Unknown and Kopplin & Williams of Green Lake, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
45' steel stringer and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Walworth Street (US Highway 14)

Significance:

Local

WSOR Baraboo Street Bridge

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WSOR Baraboo Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #338)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Baraboo Street in Merrimac

Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
32' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Church Street Bridge

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CPKC Church Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #C-92 1/2)

This deck plate bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Church Street (Business Wisconsin Highway 26) in Watertown

Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1961

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-70', 1-45', 1-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Church Street (Business Wisconsin Highway 26)

Significance:

Minimal

Wiscona Railroad Crossing (East)

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Wiscona Railroad Crossing (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1612 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Oak Leaf Trail (former The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company) at Wiscona

Northwest Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907 and 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
73' deck plate girder and 14' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Oak Leaf Trail (former The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company)

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

WN Chetek River Bridge

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WN Chetek River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #678)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over the Chetek River along County Road SS near Chetek

Chetek, Barron County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad (Operated by Wisconsin Northern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1892

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
64' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Chetek River

Significance:

Local

CN Neenah Millrace Bridge

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CN Neenah Millrace Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #363)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across the Neenah Millrace of the Fox River at Shattuck Park in Neenah

Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and John J. O'Heron & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
6-46' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River (Neenah Millrace)

Significance:

Local

Kenosha County Bike Trail - Pike River Bridge

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Kenosha County Bike Trail - Pike River Bridge

This large concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railway over the Pike River north of Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Kenosha County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1906

by

Republic Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway

Design:
45' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Pike River

Significance:

Moderate

CN Lincoln Street Bridge (Amherst)

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CN Lincoln Street Bridge (Amherst)

This innovative concrete slab bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over Lincoln Street in Amherst

Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
3-30' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Lincoln Street

Significance:

Local