Railroad Bridges in , Wisconsin


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Random Bridges

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

UP Bridge #62.81

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UP Bridge #62.81

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #320 1/2)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed ditch alongside US Highway 12 west of Menomonie

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1901 and widened 1912

by

Unknown and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
14' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Minimal

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

La Crosse River State Trail - Bostwick Creek Bridge

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La Crosse River State Trail - Bostwick Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #640)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Bostwick Creek near Interstate 90 east of Medary

Medary, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bostwick Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1599

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1599

(Schlitz Brewery Ice House Tunnel)

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed ditch at the end of Hampshire Street in Milwaukee

East Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Milwaukee County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1892

by

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

Kaukauna Railroad Bridge (North)

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Kaukauna Railroad Bridge (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #443D)

This lengthy steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway industrial lead over the main channel of the Fox River at Schultheis Street in Kaukauna

Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Owner: Private Owner

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15-31' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Local

UP Riverside Street Bridge

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UP Riverside Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-139)

This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Riverside Street 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 Riverside Street

Significance:

Local

UP Elk Creek Bridge (Elk Mound)

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UP Elk Creek Bridge (Elk Mound)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #283)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Elk Creek along US Highway 12 east of Elk Mound

Elk Mound, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900 and 1912

by

Unknown and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
80' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Elk Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Diamond Valley Creek Bridge

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UP Diamond Valley Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #218)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Diamond Valley Creek near County Road M east of Augusta

Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

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

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
53' through plate girder and 30' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Diamond Valley Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Black River Bridge

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UP Black River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #113)

This large deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over the Black River northeast of Black River Falls

Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
3-150' double intersection Warren deck trusses and 2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Black River

Significance:

Regional