Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #110

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Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #110

This small stone box culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek near Mole Avenue in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1892

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4'x4' stone box culvert

Description:
Stone box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP Sheboygan River Bridge (East)

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UP Sheboygan River Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1998F)

This large deck truss and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Sheboygan River, New Jersey Avenue and 17th Street in Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and c. 1930

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-161' double intersection Warren deck trusses, 1-80', 1-76', 1-70', 1-65' and 2-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Sheboygan River, New Jersey Avenue and 17th Street

Significance:

Moderate

CN Neenah Channel Bridge (East)

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CN Neenah Channel Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #363 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across the Neenah Channel of the Fox River at Doty Island in Neenah

Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Modern Structural Steel Company of Waueksha, Wisconsin and O'Keefe & Orbison of Appleton, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8-46' deck plate girders

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

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #53.00

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UP Bridge #53.00

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #347)

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek alongside US Highway 12 west of Knapp

Knapp, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899 and widened 1912

by

Unknown and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Spring Brook Bridge #5

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UP Spring Brook Bridge #5

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-186)

This unusual through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line across Spring Brook northeast of Beloit

Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
68' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Spring Brook

Significance:

Local

Fox Cities Trestle

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Fox Cities Trestle

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #366)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Fox River) in Menasha

Menasha, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910

by

Modern Structural Steel Company of Waueksha, Wisconsin and O'Keefe & Orbison of Appleton, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33-46' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Fox River)

Significance:

Moderate

UP Fox River Bridge (Ingle)

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UP Fox River Bridge (Ingle)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2597)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Fox River near the former town of Ingle

Ingle, Columbia County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
40' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Local

Manitowoc High Trestle

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Manitowoc High Trestle

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #U-8)

This large deck plate girder viaduct carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Manitowoc River on the northwest side of Manitowoc

Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Adolph Green Construction Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-100', 7-65', 2-50', 1-45', 7-35' and 2-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Manitowoc River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #58.82

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UP Bridge #58.82

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #329)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek alongside US Highway 12 east of Knapp

Knapp, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and widened 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Dutchman Creek Bridge

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CN Dutchman Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #425)

This attractive stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across Dutchman Creek along Wisconsin Highway 32 in Ashwaubenon

Ashwaubenon, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-20' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Dutchman Creek

Significance:

Local