Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Miscauno Island Bridge (West)

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Miscauno Island Bridge (West)

This Pratt through truss bridge is the western of three bridges which carried the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway over the Menominee River at Miscauno Island

Miscauno Island, Marinette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Four Seasons Island Resort

Status: Open to Private Vehicle Traffic

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin & Michigan Railway

Design:
162' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Menominee River

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Farmers Valley Creek Bridge

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CPKC Farmers Valley Creek Bridge

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

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over Farmers Valley Creek in Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1910; south track replaced c. 2000

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
52' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Farmers Valley Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #615

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #615

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek near 10th Avenue in Bangor

Bangor, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP First Trestle Creek Bridge

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UP First Trestle Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #224)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over First Trestle Creek in Augusta

Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant); American Bridge Company of New York and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
58' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over First Trestle Creek

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 #647

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #647

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

Fond du Lac Riverwalk Bridge

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Fond du Lac Riverwalk Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #D-774)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Fond du Lac Branch across the East Branch Fond du Lac River in Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Fond du Lac

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914 using spans fabricated 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-45' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Branch Fond du Lac River

Significance:

Local

Reedsburg Railroad Bridge

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Reedsburg Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #413)

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

Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use and Open to Pedestrians

Built 1898

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo River

Significance:

Local

Tomorrow River State Trail - Engibretson Creek Bridge

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Tomorrow River State Trail - Engibretson Creek Bridge

(Green Bay & Western Railroad Bridge #B-120)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad over Engibretson Creek in Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Grieling Brothers of Green Bay, Wisconsin

for

Green Bay & Western Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Engibretson Creek

Significance:

Local

Princeton Railroad Bridge

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Princeton Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1048)

This unique polygonal Warren pony truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Fox River in Princeton

Princeton, Green Lake County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Princeton

Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic

Built 1901 and 1908

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' polygonal Warren pony truss swing span and 25' steel stringer

Description:
Polygonal Warren pony truss swing bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Regional