Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Tomorrow River State Trail - Engibretson Creek Bridge

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Tomorrow River State Trail - Engibretson Creek Bridge

(Green Bay & Western Railroad Bridge #B-120)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad over Engibretson Creek in Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Grieling Brothers of Green Bay, Wisconsin

for

Green Bay & Western Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Engibretson Creek

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

FOXY Trestle Road Bridge

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FOXY Trestle Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #U-84)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Trestle Road south of Bellevue

Bellevue, Brown County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gaffin & Gehri of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Trestle Road

Significance:

Local

Bobolink Road Overpass

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Bobolink Road Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-108 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carried Bobolink Road over the Canadian Pacific Railway (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) mainline near Reeseville

Reeseville, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway

Status: Replaced By a New Bridge

Built 1970 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Canadian Pacific Railway

Significance:

Moderate

UP Beargrass Creek Bridge

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UP Beargrass Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #234)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Beargrass Creek along US Highway 12 near the ghost town of Rodell

Rodell, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1907

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beargrass Creek

Significance:

Local

UP La Barge Road Bridge

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UP La Barge Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #407)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over La Barge Road east of Hudson

Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and widened 1913

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
54' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over La Barge Road

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Fond du Lac River Bridge

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Abandoned Fond du Lac River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #304)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Fond du Lac River south of Scott Street in Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1902

by

Unknown and Adolph Green Construction Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
115' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Fond du Lac River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge

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BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #280.91)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Genoa Creek alongside Wisconsin Highway 35 in Genoa

Genoa, Vernon County, Wisconsin

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
8-20' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Genoa Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #45.66

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UP Bridge #45.66

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #365)

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed creek east of Woodville

Woodville, 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:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN US-63 Bridge (Stanberry)

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CN US-63 Bridge (Stanberry)

This iconic through plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line over US Highway 63 southeast of Stanberry

Stanberry, Washburn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and L.G. Arnold Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
55' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Highway 63

Significance:

Local