Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Sauk City Railroad Bridge (Main Channel)

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Sauk City Railroad Bridge (Main Channel)

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

This unique pony truss and through girder bridge once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road) Prairie du Sac Branch over the Wisconsin River at Sauk City

Sauk City, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Owner: State of Wisconsin

Status: Replaced By a New Pedestrian Bridge

Built 1910 and 1943 using spans fabricated 1892, 1897 and c. 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
123' through plate girder swing span, 1-112' and 1-98' Pratt pony trusses and 2-55' through plate girders

Description:
Pratt pony truss and through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin River

Significance:

High

UP US-10 Bridge (Fairchild)

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UP US-10 Bridge (Fairchild)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #193)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over US Highways 10 and 12 and Schoolhouse Creek near Fairchild

Fairchild, Jackson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

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

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highways 10 and 12 and Schoolhouse Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Rush Creek Bridge (Fall Creek)

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UP Rush Creek Bridge (Fall Creek)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #240)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Rush Creek along US Highway 12 east of Fall Crek

Fall Creek, 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:
66' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rush Creek

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

CPKC Markham Creek Bridge

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CPKC Markham Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #F-914)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Markham Creek south of Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1931 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-30' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Markham Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #C-494

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CPKC Bridge #C-494

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-494)

This concrete slab bridge is one of several bridges carrying the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek in the Medary Marsh near Medary

Medary, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed creek in Medary Marsh

Significance:

Local

UP WIS-11 Bridge (Sturtevant)

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UP WIS-11 Bridge (Sturtevant)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #359 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Wisconsin Highway 11 (Durand Avenue) in Sturtevant

Sturtevant, Racine County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1942

by

Unknown and Jutton-Kelly Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-52' through plate girder and 2-28' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 11 (Durand Avenue)

Significance:

Local

WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #7

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WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #7

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #387)

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

North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo River

Significance:

Local

UP Glenn Creek Bridge (Millston)

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UP Glenn Creek Bridge (Millston)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #88)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Glenn Creek along US Highway 12 west of Millston

Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897 and 1911

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Glenn Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #644

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #644

This small steel stringer bridge is one of several structures carrying the former Chicago & North Western Railway over unnamed creeks in the Medary Marsh east of Medary

Medary, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek in Medary Marsh

Significance:

Local