Property Record
C & NW Railroad over N. Jean Nicolet Rd/I-43/N. Port Washington Rd
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chicago & North Western Railroad Bridge |
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| Other Name: | Union Pacific Railroad Bridge |
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| Reference Number: | 240805 |
| Location (Address): | C & NW Railroad over N. Jean Nicolet Rd/I-43/N. Port Washington Rd |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Glendale |
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| Survey Date: | 2019 |
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| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2019 -- HRL -- This former Chicago & North Western Railroad (now Union Pacific Railroad) bridge across I-43, and its immediately adjacent roads to the east and west, is a simple four-span, post-and-beam structure. The posts are the poured concrete abutments, as well as three intermediate piers, and the beams are the girders that extend from post-to-post and that carry the tracks. The girders are fabricated from plates, angles and rivets. The single set of tracks is ballasted and flanked by a metal walkway, to either side of which is a three-course, railing. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |