Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

UP Bridge #50.92

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UP Bridge #50.92

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #355)

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek in Wilson

Wilson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1891 and 1912

by

James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Oak Leaf Trail Bridge (West Allis)

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UP Oak Leaf Trail Bridge (West Allis)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1047)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Oak Leaf Trail at Greenfield Park in West Allis

West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Oak Leaf Trail

Significance:

Local

WSOR Bridge #322

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WSOR Bridge #322

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #322)

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Wisconsin Highway 113 near Okee

Okee, Columbia County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1879 and widened 1896

by

Unknown and John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Mountain-Bay State Trail - Velp Avenue Bridge

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Mountain-Bay State Trail - Velp Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1503 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Velp Avenue (County Road HS/Former US Highway 41) in Howard

Howard, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Jutton-Kelly Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
69' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Velp Avenue (County Road HS/Former US Highway 41)

Significance:

Local

UP 57th Street Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP 57th Street Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1451)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 57th Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

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

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 57th Street

Significance:

Local

Zoo Interchange Railroad Bridge

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Zoo Interchange Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2305)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Hank Aaron State Trail (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) in West Allis

West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Bypassed and Closed to Traffic

Built 1910

by

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

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
170' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Hank Aaron State Trail (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

Moderate

FOXY WIS-57 Bridge

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FOXY WIS-57 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #U-103 1/2)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Riverside Drive (Wisconsin Highway 57) and Fox River Trail in Green Bay

Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Grieling Brothers of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Adolph Green Construction Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-80', 1-75' through plate girders and 1-35' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Riverside Drive (Wisconsin Highway 57) and Fox River Trail

Significance:

Local

Barker-Stewart Island Trail Bridge

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Barker-Stewart Island Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #G-316 1/2)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over the east channel of the Wisconsin River in Wausau

Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Wausau

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908 using spans fabricated 1899 and 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-77' through plate girder, 2-38' and 2-36' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Wisconsin River

Significance:

Local

CN Killsnake River Bridge

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CN Killsnake River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #U-142)

This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Killsnake River north of Chilton

Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-19' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Killsnake River

Significance:

Local

UP 75th Street Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP 75th Street Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1444)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 75th Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Klug & Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-45' through plate girder and 2-13' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 75th Street

Significance:

Local