Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

CPKC Rock River Bridge (Afton)

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CPKC Rock River Bridge (Afton)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-932)

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

Afton, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1909 using spans fabricated 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
6-65' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Moderate

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #613

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #613

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek east of Bangor

Bangor, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914 using a span fabricated 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Lake Geneva Railroad Bridge

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Lake Geneva Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #721)

This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the White River in Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Lake Geneva

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910

by

John J. O'Heron & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over White River

Significance:

Local

Northwestern Railroad Bridge

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Northwestern Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #273S)

This historic lattice deck truss bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline across the Chippewa River in Eau Claire and is among the most significant railroad bridges in the Midwest

Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Eau Claire

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1880 and 1898

by

Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
4-180' quintuple intersection lattice deck trusses and 2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Quintuple intersection lattice deck truss bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

National

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #419

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #419

This double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed creek near Benoit

Benoit, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Owner: Bayfield County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1891

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
1-80' double intersection Warren deck truss, 2-60' and 2-20' deck plate girders

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over unnamed tributary of North Fish Creek

Significance:

Moderate

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

Glacial River Trail - Rock River Bridge

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Glacial River Trail - Rock River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #171)

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

Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Jefferson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1870 and 1911 using spans fabricated 1899

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-60' deck plate girders and 15' stone arch

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Moderate

WSOR Garden Avenue Bridge

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WSOR Garden Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-160)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Garden Avenue in Stoughton

Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-24' and 2-8' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Garden Avenue

Significance:

Local

WSOR Blue Mounds Creek Bridge

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WSOR Blue Mounds Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-250)

This standard through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line over Blue Mounds Creek near Arena

Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Blue Mounds Creek

Significance:

Local

WSOR Richland Creek Bridge

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WSOR Richland Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-39)

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Mineral Point Division over Richland Creek east of Monroe

Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1869

by

Unknown

for

Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
34' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Richland Creek

Significance:

Moderate