This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Wisconsin Highway 32 (Marquette Avenue) in South Milwaukee

South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1933

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin Highway 32 (Marquette Avenue)

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) on the northwest side of Milwaukee

Northwest Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

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

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
170' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

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:

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:

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Hank Aaron State Trail (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) in West Allis

West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Bypassed and Closed to Traffic

Built 1910

by

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

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
170' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Hank Aaron State Trail (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Oak Leaf Trail at Greenfield Park in West Allis

West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Oak Leaf Trail

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) at Wiscona

Northwest Side, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1911

by

Cambria Steel Company of Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-53' and 1-27' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

This unique counterbalanced Warren through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline over the Menomonee River alongside Plankinton Avenue in downtown Milwaukee

Downtown, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
203' counterbalanced Warren through truss swing bridge and 40' deck plate girder

Description:
Counterbalanced Warren through truss swing bridge over Menomonee River

Significance:

This large Warren deck truss and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway Shoreline Subdivision over the Milwaukee River, Milwaukee River Parkway and Sunny Point Road in Glendale

Glendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928 and 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
150' Warren deck truss and 1-80', 1-70', 1-55', 1-45', 11-42', 1-35' and 1-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Milwaukee River, Milwaukee River Parkway and Sunny Point Road

Significance:

This iconic quadrangular lattice through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Milwaukee River near Erie Street in Milwaukee

Downtown, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Milwaukee

Status: Abandoned, East Approach Reused as Pedestrian Walkway

Built 1915 and c. 1935

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
242' quadrangular lattice through truss swing span and 7-23' steel stringers

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss swing bridge over Milwaukee River

Significance: