Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

UP Rockport Road Bridge

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UP Rockport Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-140)

This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Rockport Road in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Rockport Road

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #C-462

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CPKC Bridge #C-462

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #C-462)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek along Commercial Street in 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

Barker-Stewart Island Railroad Bridge (South)

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Barker-Stewart Island Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-37C)

This double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries a former spur of the Chicago & North Western Railway over a channel of the Wisconsin River at Barker-Stewart Island in Wausau

Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Owner: Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1914 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Wausau Iron Works of Wausau, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over channel of Wisconsin River

Significance:

Regional

WSOR Bridge #364

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WSOR Bridge #364

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #364)

This double stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek south of Baraboo

Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1881 and widened 1896

by

Unknown and John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-15' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Red Cedar River Bridge

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UP Red Cedar River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #318)

This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over the Red Cedar River alongside Interstate 94 in Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-160' Pratt deck trusses and 2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Red Cedar River

Significance:

Regional

CN Killsnake River Bridge

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CN Killsnake River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #U-142)

This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Killsnake River north of Chilton

Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-19' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Killsnake River

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #102

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #102

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek near Franklin Street in Janesville

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

WSOR Bridge #B-197

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WSOR Bridge #B-197

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #B-197)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across an unnamed creek along US Highway 14 in Middleton

Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin

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

Status:

Built 1875

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN Main Street Bridge (Chippewa Falls)

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CN Main Street Bridge (Chippewa Falls)

(Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Bridge #350E)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over Main Street in Chippewa Falls

Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder and 2-12' concrete slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Main Street

Significance:

Local

WSOR Cherokee Marsh Bridge

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WSOR Cherokee Marsh Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #262)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Cherokee Marsh (Yahara River) along Wisconsin Highway 113 north of Madison

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

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

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and c. 1935

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-55' deck plate girder and 1-19' and 1-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cherokee Marsh (Yahara River)

Significance:

Local