Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

WSOR Hill Street Bridge

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WSOR Hill Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #369)

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

Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1893 and 1896

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
34' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Hill Street

Significance:

Local

Cheese Country Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge #8

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Cheese Country Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge #8

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-182)

This unique Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Mineral Point Division over the Pecatonica River west of Browntown

Browntown, Green County, Wisconsin

Owner: Green County

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1888 and 1931 using spans fabricated 1886

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-121', 1-104' and 2-103' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River

Significance:

High

La Crosse River State Trail - Little La Crosse River Bridge

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La Crosse River State Trail - Little La Crosse River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #600)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Little La Crosse River west of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little La Crosse River

Significance:

Local

CN 95th Street Bridge

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CN 95th Street Bridge

This standard steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over 95th Street west of New Richmond

New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
23' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over 95th Street

Significance:

Minimal

Cheese Country Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge #4

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Cheese Country Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge #4

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-272)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Mineral Point Division over the Pecatonica River on the north side of Darlington

Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Lafayette County

Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic

Built 1905

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-84' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Pecatonica River

Significance:

Local

Stevens Point Railroad Bridge

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Stevens Point Railroad Bridge

(Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Bridge #533)

This large polygonal Warren through truss bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Frankman Brothers Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
1-197', 1-186', 1-180' polygonal Warren through trusses

Description:
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Wisconsin River

Significance:

Regional

Shoreland 400 Trail - Sheboygan River Bridge

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Shoreland 400 Trail - Sheboygan River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2012)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Owner: Shrboygan County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
162' deck plate girder and 3-45' and 1-30' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sheboygan River

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

FOXY South Channel Bridge

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FOXY South Channel Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #490)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across the south channel of the Fox River near South Island Street in Appleton

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9-25' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fox River (South Channel)

Significance:

Local

CPKC Philhower Road Bridge

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CPKC Philhower Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #F-936)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Philhower Road southeast of Afton

Afton, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1941 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
35' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Philhower Road

Significance:

Local