Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

UP Buffalo Lake Bridge

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UP Buffalo Lake Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2655)

This unique quadrangular lattice through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Buffalo Lake (Fox River) south of Packwaukee

Packwaukee, Marquette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York, Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
1-206' quadrangular lattice through truss swing span and 8-60', 2-40' and 8-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss swing bridge over Buffalo Lake (Fox River)

Significance:

High

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

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

UP County ET Bridge

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UP County ET Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2792)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over County Road ET east of Tunnel City

Tunnel City, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
51' deck plate girder and 2-18' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road ET

Significance:

Local

UP 6th Street Bridge (Racine)

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UP 6th Street Bridge (Racine)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1479)

This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 6th Street in Racine

Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908 and 1922

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-47' through plate girder and 1-9' and 1-7' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over 6th Street

Significance:

Local

UP Red Cedar River Bridge

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UP Red Cedar River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #318)

This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over the Red Cedar River alongside Interstate 94 in Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-160' Pratt deck trusses and 2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Red Cedar River

Significance:

Regional

WSOR Yahara River Bridge (North)

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WSOR Yahara River Bridge (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #254)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Yahara River northwest of Washington Avenue in Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

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

Status: Replaced By a New Bridge

Built 1903

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Yahara River

Significance:

Local

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

UP Nemadji River Bridge

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UP Nemadji River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #951)

This large deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over the Nemadji River in Superior

Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916 and 1949-1954

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
80' deck plate girder, 79-28' steel stringers and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Nemadji River

Significance:

Moderate

Mountain-Bay State Trail - Wolf River Bridge

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Mountain-Bay State Trail - Wolf River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #C-25)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Wolf River in Shawano

Shawano, Shawano County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1938 using spans fabricated 1897 and 1907

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-80', 1-38' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf River

Significance:

Local