Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

Abandoned 67th Drive Bridge

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Abandoned 67th Drive Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #E-38)

This steel stringer bridge carries an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over 67th Drive in Union Grove

Union Grove, Racine County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Abandoned

Built 1947 using spans fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-35' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 67th Drive

Significance:

Local

CN Flambeau River Bridge (West)

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CN Flambeau River Bridge (West)

This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Soo Line over the Flambeau River in Ladysmith

Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and c. 1960

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
3-150' Pratt deck trusses, 1-50', 2-42', 1-39' steel stringers

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Flambeau River

Significance:

Moderate

FOXY Big Bull Falls Bridge (West)

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FOXY Big Bull Falls Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-39)

This through plate girder is the western bridge carrying the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Wisconsin River at Big Bull Falls in Wausau

Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Gaffin & Gehri of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-87' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin River

Significance:

Local

UP 751st Avenue Bridge

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UP 751st Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #347)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over 751st Avenue along US Highway 12 west of Knapp

Knapp, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 751st Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Florida Street Bridge (Milwaukee)

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CPKC Florida Street Bridge (Milwaukee)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-316 1/8)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Florida Street in downtown Milwaukee

Downtown, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-30', 2-17' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Florida Street

Significance:

Local

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

UP Little Menomonee River Bridge

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UP Little Menomonee River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2411)

This large concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across the Little Menomonee River and Oak Leaf Trail on the northwest side of Milwaukee

Northwest Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
32' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Little Menomonee River and Oak Leaf Trail

Significance:

Local

Ahnapee State Trail - Kewaunee River Bridge (East)

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Ahnapee State Trail - Kewaunee River Bridge (East)

(Green Bay & Western Railroad Bridge #34.3)

This unique deck plate girder swing bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad Kewaunee Car Ferry Line over the Kewaunee River on the west side of Kewaunee

Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railroad

Design:
80' deck plate girder swing span and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder swing bridge over Kewaunee River

Significance:

Moderate

CN Neenah Millrace Bridge

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CN Neenah Millrace Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #363)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across the Neenah Millrace of the Fox River at Shattuck Park in Neenah

Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and John J. O'Heron & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
6-46' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River (Neenah Millrace)

Significance:

Local

UP 68th Street Bridge (Kenosha)

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UP 68th Street Bridge (Kenosha)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1445 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 68th Street in Kenosha

Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Klug & Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-38' and 2-12' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 68th Street

Significance:

Local