Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

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

WSOR Dunbar Avenue Bridge

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WSOR Dunbar Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1070)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Dunbar Avenue in Waukesha

Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dunbar Avenue

Significance:

Minimal

Randolph Railroad Crossing

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Randolph Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2579)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad and Schilling Road near Randolph

Randolph, Columbia County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
150' quadrangular lattice through truss and 30' deck plate girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad and Schilling Road

Significance:

Moderate

CN Lincoln Street Bridge (Amherst)

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CN Lincoln Street Bridge (Amherst)

This innovative concrete slab bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over Lincoln Street in Amherst

Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
3-30' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Lincoln Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC 1st Street Bridge (Milwaukee, North)

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CPKC 1st Street Bridge (Milwaukee, North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-316 3/16)

This large trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 1st Street (Wisconsin Highway 32) and Oregon Street in downtown Milwaukee

Downtown, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-40', 1-38', 2-26', 2-25', 1-20' and 2-16' steel stringer and 5-25' concrete slab

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over 1st Street (Wisconsin Highway 32) and Oregon Street

Significance:

Local

UP Neenah Creek Bridge

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UP Neenah Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2675)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Neenah Creek west of Oxford

Oxford, Adams County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
32' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Neenah Creek

Significance:

Local

Bobolink Road Overpass

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Bobolink Road Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-108 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carried Bobolink Road over the Canadian Pacific Railway (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) mainline near Reeseville

Reeseville, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway

Status: Replaced By a New Bridge

Built 1970 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Canadian Pacific Railway

Significance:

Moderate

Cheese Country Trail - Copper Creek Bridge

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Cheese Country Trail - Copper Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-260)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Mineral Point Division over Copper Creek along County Road K west of Gratoit

Gratoit, 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:
2-44' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Copper Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #101

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #101

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek alongside Franklin Street in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN Lancaster Brook Bridge

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CN Lancaster Brook Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #6)

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Lancaster Brook near Duck Creek Junction

Howard, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lancaster Brook

Significance:

Local