Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Elroy-Sparta State Trail - Kapok Road Bridge

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Elroy-Sparta State Trail - Kapok Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #575 1/2)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over Kapok Road near Wisconsin Highway 71 southeast of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kapok Road

Significance:

Local

WSOR River Street Bridge

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WSOR River Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-20)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former joint Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and Chicago & North Western Railway line across River Street in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1925

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
44' deck plate girder (center and east tracks), 57' deck plate girder (west track)

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over River Street

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #645

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #645

This through plate girder bridge is one of several similar 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:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek in Medary Marsh

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #651

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #651

This through plate girder bridge is one of several similar 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:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek in Medary Marsh

Significance:

Local

WSOR WIS-136 Bridge

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WSOR WIS-136 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #404)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Wisconsin Highway 136 northwest of Rock Springs

Rock Springs, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
71' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 136

Significance:

Local

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

Ozaukee Interurban Trail Bridge

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Ozaukee Interurban Trail Bridge

This historic through truss bridge carries the former Milwaukee Northern Railway over Cedar Creek in downtown Cedarburg

Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Cedarburg

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1907 using a span fabricated c. 1880

by

Unknown and Comstock-Haigh-Walker Company of Detroit, Michigan

for

Milwaukee Northern Railway

Design:
125' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar Creek

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Old Onemile Creek Bridge

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CPKC Old Onemile Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-268)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over an old channel of Onemile Creek near County Road N east of Mauston

Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over former channel of Onemile Creek

Significance:

Local

Peshtigo Railroad Bridge (South)

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Peshtigo Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #79)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Peshtigo River in Peshtigo

Peshtigo, Marinette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-127' and 1-99' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Peshtigo River

Significance:

Moderate

Beloit Trail Bridge

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Beloit Trail Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #51)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line across the Rock River in Beloit

Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Beloit

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York and John Welsh of Janesville, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-84' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Local