Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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Barstow Street Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Eau Claire River on Barstow Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1987

Chippewa River Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1942; rehabilitated 1984; replaced 2005
Lost deck truss bridge over Chippewa River on Clairemont Road (US 12) in Eau Claire
No longer exists

Chippewa River State Trail - Lowes Creek Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1893 at Bridge #I-824; Moved here 1931
Deck plate girder bridge over Lowes Creek on Chippewa River State Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Clairemont Avenue Railroad Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911 using relocated trusses, turned into a trail sometime in the 1990s
4 Span Through Pratt Truss Bridge on Chippewa River State Trail
Open to pedestrians

Dewey Street Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1979
Two-span concrete arch bridge over Eau Claire River on Dewey Street in Eau Claire
Open to traffic

Eau Claire River Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Eau Claire River (maybe) on US 53
Replaced by a new bridge

Grand Avenue Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1880, closed to traffic in 1972
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Grand Avenue
Replaced by a new pedestrain bridge

Madison Street Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1924
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Chippewa River on W Madison Street
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Chippewa River Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Lost Through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Milwaukee Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Phoenix Park Trail Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1903 using relocated parts, abandoned 1981, later turned into a trail
Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Chippewa River State Trail (former railroad path)
Open to pedestrians

Putnam Drive Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1984
Concrete arch bridge over Putnam Drive on State Street in Eau Claire
Open to traffic

Putnam Park Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1913
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over creek on Footpath


Putnam Park Bridge 2 (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Stone arch bridge over Unknown on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians only

Putnam Park Bridge 3 (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built Unknown
Bridge over Unnamed Stream on Putnam Drive (now a walkway)
I assume this particular bridge is no longer there

Shaw Town Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Lost through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Short Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Short Street Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1924
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Short Street
Replaced by a new bridge

SOO - "S" Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Warren deck truss bridge over Chippewa River on the Chippewa River State Trail (formerly Soo Line Railroad)
Open to pedestrians

UP - Chippewa River Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911 by Chicago Northwestern succeeding the bridge downstream
Pratt deck truss bridge over Chippewa River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Chippewa River Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880, approach added 1898, abandoned 2007, Became a trail summer 2015; Rehabilitated 2021-22
Lattice Deck Truss over Chippewa River on Former Union Pacific Railroad
Open to pedestrians only

UP - Eau Claire River Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Bridge replaced an 1881 lattice deck truss bridge in 1898, reused old piers. Became a gauntlet bridge in 1901, plan to build second bridge in 1916 failed, gauntlet removed 1991
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Eau Claire River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Forest Street Overpass (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over Forest Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Forest Street Overpass #1 (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1918, Removed 2017
Steel stringer bridge over Forest Street on Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

UP - Forest Street Overpass #2 (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1918, Removed 2017
Steel stringer bridge over Forest Street on Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Water Street Bridge (1884) (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Lost Bridge over Chippewa River
Destroyed by flooding in September 1884. Replaced by new bridge in 1887.

Water Street Bridge (1887) (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1887. Replaced by new bridge in 1914
Lost Bridge over Chippewa River
Replaced by a new bridge

Water Street Bridge (1914) (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1914. Collapsed 1945. Replaced 1947
Lost open-spandrel concrete deck arch bridge over Chippewa River on Water Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Water Street Bridge (1947) (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1947. Replaced 2016.
Lost Bridge over Chippewa River on Water Street
Replaced by a new bridge