This deck plate girder bridge carries the Alborn-Pengilly Trail across the St. Louis River

Elmer, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad

Design:
2-105', 1-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over St. Louis River

Significance:

This massive Baltimore through truss carries the BNSF Railway across the Missouri River near West Alton

West Alton, St. Charles County, Missouri to Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

1893

by

New Jersey Steel & Iron Company of Trenton, New Jersey

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4-440' Baltimore through trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Bloomingdale Trail (606 Trail) over Marshfield Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-12' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Marshfield Avenue

Significance:

This unique tied arch bridge reused an older through plate girder bridge and now carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Milwaukee Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914 and reconstructed 2014

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
66' tied arch supporting 2-23' and 2-10' through plate girder spans

Description:
Tied arch and through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

This unique tied arch bridge reused an older through plate girder bridge and now carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Milwaukee Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914 and reconstructed 2014

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
66' tied arch supporting 2-23' and 2-10' through plate girder spans

Description:
Tied arch and through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

This unique tied arch bridge reused an older through plate girder bridge and now carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Milwaukee Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914 and reconstructed 2014

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
66' tied arch supporting 2-23' and 2-10' through plate girder spans

Description:
Tied arch and through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Winnebago Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-18' and 2-12' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Winnebago Avenue

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over 10th Avenue in St. Cloud and features a decorative design typical of early 1960s grade separations

St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1961

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Walter D. Giertsen Company of Golden Valley, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-35' steel stringer and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 10th Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Middle Creek and 84th Street in Denton

Emerald, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-80', 1-60', 1-50' deck plate girder and concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Creek and 84th Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1893 and 1924

by

Unknown and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-76' twinned deck plate girder spans

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Foot Creek south of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foot Creek

Significance:

This standard through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal in Colona

Colona, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
82' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over US Route 30/Illinois Route 47 in Sugar Grove

Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1937

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-48' and 2-29' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Route 30/Illinois Route 47

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lake Mitchell (Firesteel Creek) north of Mitchell

Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906, 1911, 1919 and 1927

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Mitchell (Firesteel Creek)

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge carries an inactive spur over Lexington Avenue in De Soto

De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1940 using a span fabricated 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
105' Warren pony truss

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Lexington Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway over the Minnesota River near the South Dakota state line in Ortonville

Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge is the northern BNSF crossing of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927 and 1963

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
190' Warren through truss, 2-105', 5-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge features a decorative design typical of early highway grade separations

East St. Cloud, Benton County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1958

by

Unknown and Walter D. Giertsen Company of Golden Valley, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 23

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Moccasin Creek south of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-40' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Moccasin Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the North River east of Palmyra

Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
152' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over North River

Significance:

This standard deck girder and trestle bridge is the northern crossing of the Pomme de Terre River in Appleton

Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1924

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
54' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder and trestle bridge over Pomme de Terre River

Significance:

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Sugar Creek in East Moline

East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Vermillion River west of Vermillion

Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1965 using spans fabricated 1914

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-60' through plate girders and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Vermillion River

Significance:

This massive modern through truss lift bridge carries the BNSF Railway mainline over the Mississippi River at Burlington

Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa to Gulfport, Henderson County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 2012

by

Ames Construction of Burnsville, Minnesota and Walsh Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

BNSF Railway

Design:
370' Warren through truss lift span, 5-250' Warren through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Warren through truss lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnesota Highway 101 south of Chanhassen

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
24' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 101

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway across the Minnesota River at Carver

Carver, Carver County, Minnesota to Merriam Junction, Scott, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Removed

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-73' and 4-68' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

This through truss swing bridge crosses the St. Croix River in a rural area near Osceola

Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin to Marine on St. Croix, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1954

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
286' Warren through truss swing span and steel stringer

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over St. Croix River

Significance:

This unique through truss swing bridge once carried the Chaska-Shakopee Trail over the Minnesota River before severe structural damage forced its removal

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota to Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Removed

Built 1900 and 1910

by

Unknown and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
250' Pratt through truss swing span and 127' Pratt through truss

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

This unique counterbalanced swing span once carried the Milwaukee Road over the North Branch Chicago River at Goose Island

Near North Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
230' counterbalanced Pratt through truss swing bridge

Description:
Counterbalanced through truss swing bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This large through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the east channel of the Mississippi River at Clinton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Foundation Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
204' Parker through truss, 7-150' and 1-120' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 76' deck plate girder

Description:
Parker and quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Fox River, Fox River Trail and the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company along Stearns Road

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921 and 1931

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
6-88' Warren deck trusses

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Fox River, Fox River Trail and former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Kedzie Avenue north of the Sanitary & Ship Canal

South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois and Winson Brothers Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kedzie Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Oak Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-35' and 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 6th Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 6th Street North

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Broadway Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over sidewalk (former Broadway Street)

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch near Judson

Judson, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1908

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek parallel to US Highway 14 east of Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge crosses Coon Creek south of Chillicothe

Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
105' Warren pony truss, 6-45' and 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Coon Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the ninth crossing of Garvin Brook along the former Chicago & North Western Railway

Stockton, Winona County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' through plate girder and 2-23' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Garvin Brook

Significance:

This unique truss bridge crosses the Illinois River at Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois to Hillview, Greene County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900, 1913 and 1978

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
455' Warren through truss lift span, 5-117' Warren pony trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss lift bridge over Illinois River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Lake Elysian Outlet west of Janesville

Janesville, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Elysian Outlet

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Maple Creek in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1897

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Maple Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Riverside Avenue in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Riverside Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over School Street on the east side of Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over School Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Shell Rock River on the northeast side of Plymouth

Plymouth, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-70' Type A4 deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over Stillman Creek in Stillman Valley

Stillman Valley, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Stillman Creek

Significance:

This decorative steel stringer bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Wrightwood Avenue

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and L. Balkin Builder of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
46' steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wrightwood Avenue

Significance:

This attractive through truss swing bridge carries the former Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway across the Mississippi River downstream of the Centennial Bridge

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa to Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway/Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1905

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway

Design:
442' through truss swing span, 1-361' and 3-300' Pennsylvania through trusses, 3-200' Pratt through trusses and 85' deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over the Kankakee River in the small town of Custer Park

Custer Park, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Will County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903 and 1968

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
3-150' Pratt through trusses and 1-150' through plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge crosses the Big Sioux River at Fairview

Fairview, Lincoln County, South Dakota to Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

Lakeside Bridge Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
135' Warren pony truss and 2-65' through plate girders

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

This Pratt pony truss bridge crosses the Big Sioux River in a rural area north of Hudson

Fairview, Lincoln County, South Dakota to Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1932 using spans fabricated 1900 and 1904

by

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

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
123' Pratt pony truss, 50' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway on the west side of Waseca

Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over driveway

Significance:

This deck plate girder once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Oak Avenue in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1894

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once crossed the backwaters of the Root River alongside Minnesota Highway 26.

La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (final owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1928

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
85' through plate girder, steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Replaced through plate girder bridge over Root River Backwater

Significance:

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Red River of the North between Fargo and Moorhead

Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota to Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-98' through plate girders, 1-32', 12-49', 1-64' deck plate girders and 10-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Red River of the North

Significance:

This large through plate girder bridge cairres the Gateway Trail over Westminster Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1919

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
95' skewed through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westminster Street

Significance:

Located south of Demers Avenue, this through girder bridge has had numerous alterations

Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota to East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic and Partially Replaced

Built 1918, 1924 and 1956

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
Through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Red River of the North

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Great Northern Railway over the Yellow Medicine River in Hanley Falls

Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Yellow Medicine River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries an out of service railroad over Elm Street in Taylorville

Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elm Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek) in Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek) west of Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek)

Significance:

This massive concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Kankakee River and River Street

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa and Walsh Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
5-90' and 1-60' open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Kankakee River and River Street

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over Charrette Creek east of Marthasville

Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1925

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
155' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Charrette Creek

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over Perche Creek in McBaine

McBaine, Boone County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1926

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
175' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Perche Creek

Significance:

This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal east of Kedzie Avenue

South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio; MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois and Winson Brothers Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
474' Pratt through truss swing bridge

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal

Significance:

This deck girder bridge was built out of different sized spans and now carries a trail

Freeport, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1918, 1921 and 1941

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-48', 1-32' Deck plate girder and 24' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Getchell Creek

Significance:

This massive truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Illinois River at LaSalle

LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois to Oglesby, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Buzzi Unicem

Status: In Use

Built 1896, 1920 and 1933

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York and McClintic-Marshall Corporation

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
340' Parker through truss, Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck truss bridge over Illinois River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is one of the few remains of the Chicago Great Western in Le Roy

Le Roy, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1903

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
5 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge carries the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail across Bluff Creek near County Road 101 in Chanhassen

Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
18' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Bluff Creek

Significance:

This small concrete arch culvert crosses Purgatory Creek near Valley View Road in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Purgatory Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses 11th Street (US Highway 166/169) in Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 11th Street (US Highway 166/169)

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses 12th Street in Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
90' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 12th Street

Significance:

This large through and deck girder viaduct carries the former Wabash Railroad over the Monticello Railway Museum tracks, Lizard Creek, Center Street and Railroad Street in Monticello

Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1913

by

American Bridge Company and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder, 3-60', 3-30' and 1-35' deck plate girders (east track)
60' through plate girder, 1-60' and 1-35' deck plate girders and 6-35' concrete deck girders (west track)

Description:
Through and deck plate girder viaduct over railroad, Lizard Creek, Center Street and Railroad Street

Significance:

This large through and deck girder viaduct carries the former Wabash Railroad over the Monticello Railway Museum tracks, Lizard Creek, Center Street and Railroad Street in Monticello

Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1913

by

American Bridge Company and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder, 3-60', 3-30' and 1-35' deck plate girders (east track)
60' through plate girder, 1-60' and 1-35' deck plate girders and 6-35' concrete deck girders (west track)

Description:
Through and deck plate girder viaduct over railroad, Lizard Creek, Center Street and Railroad Street

Significance:

This Luten concrete arch bridge now carries a closed segment of 122nd Street across the Fishing River

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: City of Mosby

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1911

by

Wyandotte Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway

Design:
3-60' Luten concrete arches

Description:
Luten concrete arch bridge over Fishing River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Bear Creek between Palmer and Morrisonville

Palmer, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of Williamsport, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
75' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Bear Creek

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over a branch of Mosquito Creek along Illinois Route 48 northeast of Blue Mound

Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1905

by

Unknown and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Branch of Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek on the east side of Bement

Bement, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses East Lake Fork east of Ivesdale

Ivesdale, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Lake Fork

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses East Lake Fork along Johnson Street in Ivesdale

Ivesdale, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Lake Fork

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over East Lake Fork between Bement and Ivesdale

Bement, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
40' and 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Lake Fork

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 29 (Park Street) in Taylorville

Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Walsh Construction Company of Indianapolis, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-40', 1-20', 1-15' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 29 (Park Street)

Significance:

This massive closed spandrel concrete arch bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Lake Decatur on the east side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

William P. Carmichael Company of Williamsport, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
4-100' skewed closed spandrel concrete arches

Description:
Closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over Lake Decatur (Sangamon River)

Significance:

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Mosquito Creek along Illinois Route 48 northeast of Blue Mound

Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
62' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses N725E Road and an unnamed creek northeast of Palmer

Palmer, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of Williamsport, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over N725E Road and unnamed creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad across Stevens Creek alongside US Route 36 on the west side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
3-39' steel stringer and 2-55' concrete covered stone arches

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern crossing of Medicine Creek in Presho

Presho, Lyman County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the western crossing of Medicine Creek in Presho

Presho, Lyman County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Pierre Street in downtown Pierre

Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-37' through plate girders and 2-16' steel stringers

Description:
Trough floor through plate girder bridge over Pierre Street

Significance:

This through plate girder swing bridge once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois & Michigan Canal in Marseilles

Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

W.G. Coolidge & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
132' through plate girder swing span

Description:
Through plate girder swing bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

This through truss vertical lift bridge crosses the Mississippi River alongside Robert Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
192' Pratt through truss lift span and 8-79' deck plate girders

Description:
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This massive deck truss bridge carries the Sangmaon Valley Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over the Sangamon River northwest of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912, 1921 and c. 1975

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio; American Bridge Company of New York; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-150' double intersection Warren deck truss, 3-85' and 1-60' deck plate girder and 40' steel stringer

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

This swing bridge was originally built for the St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Railway in 1910 and has been upgraded since

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota to South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1910 and 1956

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

St. Paul Bridge & Terminal Railway and Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
Through truss swing bridge and deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This small deck girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Brafees Creek in Wegdahl

Wegdahl, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and 24' timber stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Brafees Creek and Driveway

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1904 and widened 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-55' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1958

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-40' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

This Luten concrete arch bridge once carried Interurban Road across Todd Creek north of Ferrelview

Ferrelview, Platte County, Missouri

Owner: Platte County

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1912

by

Wyandotte Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway

Design:
2-52' Luten concrete arches

Description:
Luten concrete arch bridge over Todd Creek

Significance:

This unusual through truss bridge carries the former Peoria & Pekin Union Railway over Farm Creek in East Peoria

East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Tazewell & Peoria Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1930

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Peoria & Pekin Union Railway

Design:
118' Schaub variant through truss and 125' through plate girder

Description:
Schaub variant through truss bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines across Augusta Boulevard near Racine Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-22' and 2-13' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Augusta Boulevard

Significance:

This large stone and concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the East Branch DuPage River near Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1923

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-32' stone and concrete arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Branch DuPage River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Illinois Road in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
49' and 2-11' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Road

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines across Racine Avenue near Augusta Boulevard

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
35' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Racine Avenue

Significance:

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Rock River west of Nelson

Nelson, Lee County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889 and strengthened 1929

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-146' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Rock River in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-114' and 2-99' Warren deck trusses

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Sand Creek

Merriam Junction, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1916

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Skokie River

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder and 16' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Skokie River

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Sunfish Slough as part of the Mississippi River crossing at Clinton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Foundation Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
11-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sunfish Slough

Significance:

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the West Branch DuPage River in Winfield

Winfield, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1863, 1895 and 1905

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-32' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over West Branch DuPage River

Significance:

This iconic through truss bascule bridge carries Wells Street and the CTA Brown and Purple Lines over the Chicago River

Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Near North Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ketler-Elliott Erection Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

City of Chicago

Design:
268' Double deck Warren through truss bascule (double leaf fixed trunnion)

Description:
Double leaf Warren through truss bascule bridge over Chicago River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Wild Rivers State Trail over the Yellow River in Spooner and once contained a parallel deck truss span

Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin

Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1920

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
100' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Yellow River

Significance:

This partially removed through truss and deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Mississippi River at Winona

Winona, Winona County, Minnesota to Marshland, Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Winona

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1899, 1929 and 1941

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
356' Pratt through truss swing span and 33 span deck plate girder

Description:
Partially removed deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River

Significance: