Kraemer North America of Plain, Wisconsin
Northwestern Railroad Bridge
Northwestern Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #273S)
This historic lattice deck truss bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline across the Chippewa River in Eau Claire and is among the most significant railroad bridges in the Midwest
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Eau Claire
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1880 and 1898
by
Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
4-180' quintuple intersection lattice deck trusses and 2-80' deck plate girders
Description:
Quintuple intersection lattice deck truss bridge over Chippewa River
Significance: