Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

FOXY Trestle Road Bridge

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FOXY Trestle Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #U-84)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Trestle Road south of Bellevue

Bellevue, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gaffin & Gehri of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Trestle Road

Significance:

Local

UP 63rd Street Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP 63rd Street Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1448)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 63rd Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Foley Brothers of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-32' and 2-10' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 63rd Street

Significance:

Local

Wiscona Railroad Crossing (North)

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Wiscona Railroad Crossing (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1806)

This large subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad and Oak Leaf Trail at Wiscona

Northwest Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928 and c. 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
195' subdivided Warren through truss, 1-55' and 1-42' deck plate girders and 1-19' steel stringer

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad and Oak Leaf Trail

Significance:

Moderate

UP Sheboygan River Bridge (West)

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UP Sheboygan River Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #807)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway branch line over the Sheboygan River on the west side of Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
155' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Sheboygan River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Beargrass Creek Bridge

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UP Beargrass Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #234)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Beargrass Creek along US Highway 12 near the ghost town of Rodell

Rodell, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1907

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beargrass Creek

Significance:

Local

WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #3

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WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #3

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #400)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Baraboo River alongside 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:
1-75' and 1-50' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo River

Significance:

Local

WSOR Carvers Rock Road Bridge

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WSOR Carvers Rock Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-500)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Carvers Rock Road and Spring Brook southeast of Avalon

Avalon, Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
70' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Carvers Rock Road and Spring Brook

Significance:

Local

WSOR Janesville Millrace Bridge

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WSOR Janesville Millrace Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-534)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over a former millrace in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Janesville & Southeastern Railway

Design:
2-114' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ice Age National Scenic Trail (former millrace)

Significance:

Moderate

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #574

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #574

This stone arch bridge carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over a farm driveway alongside Wisconsin Highway 71 southeast of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1879

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over farm driveway

Significance:

Local

UP Diamond Valley Creek Bridge

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UP Diamond Valley Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #218)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Diamond Valley Creek near County Road M east of Augusta

Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

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

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
53' through plate girder and 30' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Diamond Valley Creek

Significance:

Local