Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin
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WSOR Viaduct Road Bridge
WSOR Viaduct Road Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #293)
This attractive stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Viaduct Road north of Dane
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1881 and widened 1896
by
Unknown and John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
24' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Viaduct Road
Significance:
FOXY Big Bull Falls Bridge (West)
FOXY Big Bull Falls Bridge (West)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-39)
This through plate girder is the western bridge carrying the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Wisconsin River at Big Bull Falls in Wausau
Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin
Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System
Status: In Use
Built 1921
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Gaffin & Gehri of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
3-87' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin River
Significance:
UP Bridge #105.16
UP Bridge #105.16
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #231)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek along US Highway 12 near Rodell
Rodell, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1899 and 1907
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek
Significance:
WSOR Main Street Bridge
WSOR Main Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-16)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former joint Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and Chicago & North Western Railway line across Main Street in Janesville
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1890, 1896 and 1932
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
66' deck plate girder, 22' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street
Significance:
C&NW Forest Street Bridge (South)
C&NW Forest Street Bridge (South)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #272S)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge once carried the old mainline of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Forest Street in Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Eau Claire
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1918
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
32' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Forest Street
Significance:
UP Sheboygan River Bridge (East)
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:
Necedah Railroad Bridge
Necedah Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2736)
This large through truss and girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Yellow River and Canadian National Railway in Necedah
Necedah, Juneau County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
for
Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway
Design:
1-150' quadrangular lattice through truss, 1-75' through plate girder and 3-69' deck plate girders
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss and girder bridge over Yellow River and Canadian National Railway
Significance:
WSOR Silver Creek Bridge (Ripon)
WSOR Silver Creek Bridge (Ripon)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1009)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over Silver Creek on the east side of Ripon
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Owner: State of Wisconsin (Operated by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad)
Status: In Use
Built 1948 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
39' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Silver Creek
Significance:
UP Johnson Creek Bridge
UP Johnson Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #194)
This girder and steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Johnson Creek, Milwaukee Street (County Road B) and Aztalan Street in Johnson Creek
Johnson Creek, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1917
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
1-60', 1-45' deck plate girders, 2-24' through plate girders and 1-24' and 1-20' steel stringers
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Johnson Creek, Milwaukee Street (County Road B) and Aztalan Street
Significance:
Cheese Country Trail - Ames Branch Bridge
Cheese Country Trail - Ames Branch Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-264)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Mineral Point Division over Ames Branch east of Darlington
Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Owner: Lafayette County
Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic
Built c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
65' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ames Branch
Significance: