Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

WSOR Pleasant Street Bridge

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WSOR Pleasant Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #D-125 1/2)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Pleasant Street (County Road S) in Iron Ridge

Iron Ridge, Dodge County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
26' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Pleasant Street (County Road S)

Significance:

Local

WSOR Riverside Street Bridge

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WSOR Riverside Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-536)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Riverside Street in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Janesville & Southeastern Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Riverside Street

Significance:

Local

Chippewa Falls Railroad Bridge

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Chippewa Falls Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #614)

This unique quadrangular lattice through truss carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over the Chippewa River in Chippewa Falls

Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1892 and rebuilt 1994 using spans fabricated 1916

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-160', 2-100' quadrangular lattice through truss, 3-100' deck plate girder, steel stringer and concrete modular girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Regional

WN Bridge #23.22

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WN Bridge #23.22

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #641)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed creek along 97th Street south of Bloomer

Bloomer, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad (Operated by Wisconsin Northern Railroad)

Status: In Use

Built 1922 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Omaha Trail - Sherman Creek Bridge #4

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Omaha Trail - Sherman Creek Bridge #4

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #19)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Sherman Creek near Tunnel Hill Road north of Elroy

Elroy, Juneau County, Wisconsin

Owner: Juneau County Parks Committee

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
54' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sherman Creek

Significance:

Local

C&NW Denomie Creek Bridge

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C&NW Denomie Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1280)

This stone arch bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Denomie Creek along US Highway 2 near Odanah

Odanah, Ashland County, Wisconsin

Owner: Ashland County

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Denomie Creek

Significance:

Local

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

Cheese Country Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge #8

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Cheese Country Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge #8

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-182)

This unique Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Mineral Point Division over the Pecatonica River west of Browntown

Browntown, Green County, Wisconsin

Owner: Green County

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1888 and 1931 using spans fabricated 1886

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-121', 1-104' and 2-103' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River

Significance:

High

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

UP Washington Road Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP Washington Road Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1457 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Washington Road in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

American Bridge Company of New York and White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-34' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Washington Road

Significance:

Local