Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

UP 5 Mile Road Bridge

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UP 5 Mile Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #380)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 5 Mile Road southeast of Caledonia

Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1940

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
44' steel stringer and 2-22' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 5 Mile Road

Significance:

Local

Tomorrow River State Trail - Tomorrow River Bridge

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Tomorrow River State Trail - Tomorrow River Bridge

(Green Bay & Western Railroad Bridge #B-137)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad over the Tomorrow River on the north side of Amherst

Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Green Bay & Western Railroad

Design:
20' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Tomorrow River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Kinnickinnic River Bridge

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CPKC Kinnickinnic River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-314)

This unique counterbalanced Warren through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over the Kinnickinnic River alongside Kinnickinnic Avenue in Milwaukee

South Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
196' counterbalanced Warren through truss swing bridge and 60' deck plate girder

Description:
Counterbalanced Warren through truss swing bridge over Kinnickinnic River

Significance:

High

C&NW Wedges Creek Bridge

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C&NW Wedges Creek Bridge

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

This abandoned double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Wedges Creek west of Neillsville

Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1902 using trusses fabricated 1881

by

Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York; American Bridge Company of New York and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
84' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Wedges Creek

Significance:

High

UP Bridge #116.72

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UP Bridge #116.72

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #200)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed branch of Bridge Creek along Branch Road in west of Fairchild

Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899 and 1906

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed branch of Bridge Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Willow River Bridge (Hudson)

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UP Willow River Bridge (Hudson)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #410)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over the Willow River in Hudson

Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1900

by

Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania and Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
64' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow River

Significance:

Local

Lammscapes Railroad Bridge

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Lammscapes Railroad Bridge

(Poplar Grove Road Overpass)

This double intersection Warren pony truss bridge once carried a roadway over the Chicago & North Western Railway near Lebanon but now carries a private driveway over Cedar Creek in Jackson

Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin

Owner: Lammscapes

Status: Open to Private Vehicle Traffic

Built 1996 using a span built 1883 and 1910

by

Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek

Significance:

Regional

UP S. Fork Lemonweir River Bridge (North)

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UP S. Fork Lemonweir River Bridge (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2767)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the South Fork Lemonweir River near Excelsior Avenue in Wyeville

Wyeville, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 and c. 1960 using spans fabricated c. 1900 and c. 1910

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder and 21' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Lemonweir River

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

UP Sheboygan River Bridge (West)

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UP Sheboygan River Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #807)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway branch line over the Sheboygan River on the west side of Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
155' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Sheboygan River

Significance:

Moderate