Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Cheese Country Trail - Ames Branch Bridge

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Cheese Country Trail - Ames Branch Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-264)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Mineral Point Division over Ames Branch east of Darlington

Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Lafayette County

Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ames Branch

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #11

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #11

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed 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:
34' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN Balch Street Bridge

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CN Balch Street Bridge

This filled-in concrete arch bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over former Balch Street in Waupaca

Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use and Filled In

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
24' concrete arch

Description:
Filled-in concrete arch bridge over Balch Street

Significance:

Local

C&NW National Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee)

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C&NW National Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee)

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

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

South Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Open to Private Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1915

by

Chicago & North Western Railway

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

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over National Avenue

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #107

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #107

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Ice Age National Scenic Trail at the end of Peterson Avenue in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Ice Age National Scenic Trail

Significance:

Local

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

Kaukauna Railroad Bridge (South)

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Kaukauna Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #443B)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway industrial lead over the Fox River Power Canal near Island Street in Kaukauna

Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Kaukauna

Status: Abandoned

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-66' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fox River Power Canal

Significance:

Local

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

WSOR Rock River Bridge (Janesville, North)

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WSOR Rock River Bridge (Janesville, North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #F-18)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former joint Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and Chicago & North Western Railway line across the Rock River in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-63' and 2-62' deck plate girders and 2-20' stone arches

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Moderate

UP 84th Street Bridge (West Allis)

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UP 84th Street Bridge (West Allis)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1038)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 84th Street and National Avenue in West Allis

West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-40', 1-32', 1-30' and 2-11' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 84th Street and National Avenue

Significance:

Local