This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Rock River in Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Jefferson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1870 and 1911 using spans fabricated 1899

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-60' deck plate girders and 15' stone arch

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This girder and steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Johnson Creek, Milwaukee Street (County Road B) and Aztalan Street in Johnson Creek

Johnson Creek, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-60', 1-45' deck plate girders, 2-24' through plate girders and 1-24' and 1-20' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Johnson Creek, Milwaukee Street (County Road B) and Aztalan Street

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line across the Rock River near Jefferson Junction

Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-75' and 1-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This through plate bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Wisconsin Highway 19 (Main Street) in Watertown

Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 19 (Main Street)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Rock River south of Watertown

Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek along Rita Lane south of Jefferson

Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Church Street (Business Wisconsin Highway 26) in Watertown

Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1961

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-70', 1-45', 1-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Church Street (Business Wisconsin Highway 26)

Significance:

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across an unnamed creek along Jefferson Road south of Watertown

Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1870

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 2nd Street in Watertown

Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1932 and c. 2010

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
32' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 2nd Street

Significance:

This large deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across the Rock River in Jefferson

Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930 and c. 1950

by

Unknown and Jutton-Kelly Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-50' and 1-38' deck plate girders and 6-26' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Rock River

Significance: