Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

UP County E Bridge (Lebanon)

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UP County E Bridge (Lebanon)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2495)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road E northwest of Lebanon

Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
44' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road E

Significance:

Local

FOXY Big Bull Falls Bridge (East)

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FOXY Big Bull Falls Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-38)

This through plate girder is the eastern 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 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-46' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wisconsin River

Significance:

Local

UP Trestle Road Bridge (Lebanon)

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UP Trestle Road Bridge (Lebanon)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2489)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Trestle Road near Lebanon

Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over trestle Road

Significance:

Local

UP Waukesha Avenue Bridge

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UP Waukesha Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2428)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Waukesha Avenue and the Bugline Trail (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) in Sussex

Sussex, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania; Morava Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
73' through plate girder and 52' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Waukesha Avenue and Bugline Trail

Significance:

Local

CN Main Street Bridge (Amherst)

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CN Main Street Bridge (Amherst)

This attractive concrete arch bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over Main Street in Amherst

Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
3-30' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Main Street

Significance:

Moderate

FOXY Wests Canal Bridge

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FOXY Wests Canal Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1242)

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur across the Fox River (Wests Canal) along South Island Street in Appleton

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: Abandoned

Built 1962 using spans fabricated 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-36' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fox River (Wests Canal)

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 Cherokee Marsh Bridge

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WSOR Cherokee Marsh Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #262)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Cherokee Marsh (Yahara River) along Wisconsin Highway 113 north of Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and c. 1935

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-55' deck plate girder and 1-19' and 1-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cherokee Marsh (Yahara River)

Significance:

Local

UP WIS-11 Bridge (Sturtevant)

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UP WIS-11 Bridge (Sturtevant)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #359 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Wisconsin Highway 11 (Durand Avenue) in Sturtevant

Sturtevant, Racine County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1942

by

Unknown and Jutton-Kelly Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-52' through plate girder and 2-28' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 11 (Durand Avenue)

Significance:

Local

Tri-County Corridor Trail - Amnicon River Bridge

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Tri-County Corridor Trail - Amnicon River Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #53)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway over the Amnicon River near Amnicon Falls

Amnicon, Douglas County, Wisconsin

Owner: Douglas County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908 using a span fabricated 1897

by

Pencoyd Iron Works (A&P Roberts Company) of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Amnicon River

Significance:

Local