This deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Ginger Road near Fort McCoy

Fort McCoy, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: United States of America

Status: Abandoned

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ginger Road

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Brandy Creek near Dorset Avenue in Valley Junction

Valley Junction, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Brandy Creek

Significance:

This large stone arch bridge carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over Keel Road near Wisconsin Highway 71 southeast of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1879

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Keel Road

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over South Fork Lemonweir River in Wyeville

Wyeville, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
3-58' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Lemonweir River

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over a farm driveway alongside Wisconsin Highway 71 southeast of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1879

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over farm driveway

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over County Road ET east of Tunnel City

Tunnel City, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
51' deck plate girder and 2-18' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road ET

Significance:

This bored and lined tunnel carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) under a hill and Lignite Road between Wilton and Norwalk

Wilton, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1873

by

L. Carmichael & Company of Tama, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1,544' bored tunnel with stone and brick lining

Description:
Bored and lined tunnel under unnamed hill and Lignite Road

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Little La Crosse River west of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little La Crosse River

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Harmony Avenue on the east side of Sparta

Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1911

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Milwaukee, Sparta & North Western Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Harmony Avenue

Significance:

This large stone arch bridge carries the Elroy-Sparta State Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over an unnamed tributary of Moore Creek east of Norwalk

Norwalk, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1881

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
32' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed tributary of Moore Creek

Significance: