Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

UP National Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee)

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UP National Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1553 1/2A)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway freight yard over National Avenue on the south side of Milwaukee

South Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-25', 2-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over National Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP 60th Street Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP 60th Street Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1450)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 60th Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-32' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 60th Street

Significance:

Local

Eagle Flats Railroad Bridge (South)

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Eagle Flats Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #U-774)

This large steel stringer and through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Fox River at Eagle Flats in Appleton

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: Abandoned

Built 1894, 1901 and 1972

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-55' through plate girders, 1-15' deck plate girder, 28-24' and 1-16' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer and through plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #C-458

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CPKC Bridge #C-458

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-458)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek east of Bangor

Bangor, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-18' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Mountain-Bay State Trail - Cardinal Lane Bridge

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Mountain-Bay State Trail - Cardinal Lane Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1506)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Cardinal Lane in Howard

Howard, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1967

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
74' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Cardinal Lane

Significance:

Minimal

WSOR Turtle Creek Bridge

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WSOR Turtle Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-496)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Turtle Creek southeast of Avalon

Avalon, Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Janesville & Southeastern Railway

Design:
3-65' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Turtle 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

CPKC Philhower Road Bridge

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CPKC Philhower Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #F-936)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Philhower Road southeast of Afton

Afton, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1941 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
35' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Philhower Road

Significance:

Local

UP County B Bridge

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UP County B Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #170)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over County Road B and an unnamed creek west of Humbird

Humbird, Clark County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant); James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road B and unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

WSOR Gallus Slough Bridge

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WSOR Gallus Slough Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #342)

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Gallus Slough alongside Wisconsin Highway 78 west of Merrimac

Merrimac, Sauk 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:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Gallus Slough

Significance:

Local