Top Ranked Wisconsin Bridges

Wisconsin Dells Railroad Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Broadway Street (WI 13/WI 16/WI 23) on Railroad in Wisconsin Dells
Open to traffic
Built 1956
Mound Cemetery Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over a reflecting pool on the cemetery's drive in Racine
Open to traffic
Built 1928 by Zendala Construction Company; Restored 1990
Strawbridge Tunnel (Lafayette County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Abandoned tunnel on Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1916; Abandoned 1927
Big Rib River Chicago and Northwestern Railway Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 4 votes
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Big Rib River on former Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Abandoned
Construction of this bridge was completed in early 1921 by the C&NW railway. It replaced a combination wood tressel/through truss bridge built by the Milwaukee, Lakeshore, and Western railroad in 1891 when the line was originally laid.
CMStPP RR Kinnickinnic River Swing Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Burnham Canal, Kinnickinnic River on Canadian Pacific Railroad in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Shiocton Rail Swing Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Wolf River on Green Bay and Western Railroad
Abandoned
Swing Bridge on the Wolf River; rendered `fixed' after this portion of the Wolf River was made non-navigable by the construction of a fixed bridge downstream.
Main Street Bascule Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Double leaf bascule bridge over Root River on N. Main Street (WI 32) in Racine
Open to traffic
Built 1996; Replaced a bascule bridge built in 1928
UP Elgin Avenue Overpass (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Elgin Avenue on the Union Pacific Railroad in Janesville
Open to traffic
Built 1901
Jackson Street Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Rock River on South Jackson Street in Janesville
Open to traffic
Built 1918
Turtle Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Turtle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad in Town of Turtle
Open to traffic
Built in 1869 by the C&NW; Iron pipe railing replaced a post-and-chain railing in 1935; Sometime in the 1930s a steel grid, covered with concrete, was added to reinforce the arches
WSOR Rock River Bridge #2 (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Rock River on Wisconsin & Southern Ry (former C&NW) in Janesville
Open
Rumbly Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Ravine on Erma Tinger Drive in Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls
Open to pedestrians
Built 1907 by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron; Altered 1913 by Worden-Allen Co.
SS Badger, Lake Michigan Carferry Service (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Ferry across Lake Michigan on US 10
Operates daily May through October, 2 crossings Spring & Fall, 4 crossings in Summer
Built in 1952 by Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Put into service 1953
Kinnickinnic River Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Bascule bridge over Kinnickinic River on WI 32 in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Built 1999 to replace a bascule bridge built in 1908
Bridge Street Bridge (Relocated) (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Bridge over Drainage Ditch on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians
Built 1888; Replaced in 1996; Moved to Lime Kiln Park 1996
C&NW Root River Swing Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Deck truss swing bridge over Root River on Union Pacific RR in Racine
Open to traffic
Built 1908 by the American Bridge Co. for the Chicago & Northwestern RR
Wisconsin River Bridge (Iowa County, Wisconsin)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on WI 130/WI 133
Open to traffic
Built 1942; rehabilitated 1968
Manitowoc Rapids truss bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Manitowoc River on Foot / bicycle trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1887 by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co.
Whitnall Parkway Bridge Central (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Bridge over Branch of Root River on Lrd Whitnall Park in Hales Corners
Open to traffic
Built 1934 by the CCC
6th Street North Viaduct (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Cable-stayed bridge over St Paul Avenue and Canadian Pacific RR on N 6th Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct
Campus Drive Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Wind Point Creek on Campus Drive in Wind Point
Open to traffic
Built 1970
West Sixth Street Arch Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Root River and Horlick Drive on W. 6th Street in Racine
Open to traffic
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1982
Viaduct Road Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Viaduct Road on Wisconsin & Southern (formerly C&NW)
Open to traffic
Built 1881 by Chicago & Northwestern Railway; widened for double tracks in 1896
Dunnville Bottoms Railroad Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Rated 96% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians
McGilvray Road Bridge No. 2 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Two-span bowstring truss bridge over a tributary of Black River on Old McGilvray Road in Van Loon Wildlife Area
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1908 by the the La Crosse Bridge & Steel Co.
Goette Road Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Halweg Road on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1878 by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern Railroad Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Rated 94% with 9 votes
Lattice Deck Truss over Chippewa River on Former Union Pacific Railroad
Abandoned 2007, stands solely because of a pipleline, being refurbished as a trail
Built 1880, approach added 1898, abandoned 2007, became a trail summer 2012
River Road Bridge (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Fox River on River Road in Menomonee Falls
Closed to all traffic
Built 1950
South Smith Road Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Rated 93% with 5 votes
Single lane Pratt through truss bridge over Turtle Creek on South Smith Road
Open to traffic
Built 1910
CP Tunnel (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Tunnel under Land on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1875
Dyreson Road Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Rated 91% with 4 votes
Pinned Pratt through truss bridge over Yahara River on E. Dyreson Road
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1897; rehabilitated 1983
Michigan Street Bridge (Door County, Wisconsin)
Rated 91% with 6 votes
Bascule through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay on Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay
Open to traffic
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1979; rehabilitation complete January 03, 2011
Union Pacific Chippewa River Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Pratt deck truss bridge over Chippewa River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1911 by Chicago Northwestern succeeding the bridge downstream
Fountain Island Bridge (Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Lakeside Creek on Pedestrian Walkway in Fond du Lac
Open to pedestrians
Built ca. 1870 in unknown location; Moved to Lakeside Park ca. 1926
Range Line Road Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 91% with 4 votes
Charles S. Whitney Renaissance Revival Design arch bridge over Milwaukee River on Range Line Road in River Hills
Open to traffic
Built 1935
Promen Drive Bridge (Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Lakeside Creek on Promen Drive in Fond du Lac
Open to traffic
Built 1927
CNW Manitowoc Railroad Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Lattice through truss bridge over railroad on single track of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Manitowoc
Abandoned
Built 1896
CNW Tunnel (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Collapsed Tunnel on Railroad
Collapsed.
Built 1911; Collapsed 1972; Bricked up 1975
Bieneman Bridge (Racine County, Wisconsin)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Bridge over Honey Creek on Private Driveway in Burlington
Privately Owned Driveway
Built 1877; Purchased by Bieneman Family 1922 and moved; Oldest known through truss in Wisconsin
Wakely Road Bridge (Wood County, Wisconsin)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge on Wakely Road
Open to traffic
Built 1892
Omaha Trail Tunnel (Juneau County, Wisconsin)
Rated 88% with 4 votes
Tunnel under Land on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
MILW Dutch Creek Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Dutch Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Cedarburg Interurban Bridge (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Ozaukee Interurban Trail - Former Electric Interurban Line
Open to pedestrians
Built 1907 by Carneige Steel, Used as and interurban rail bridge until 1948, restored and reopened for bike traffic in 2002
Tivoli Island Bridge (Jefferson County, Wisconsin)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Rock River on Pedestrian Walkway in Watertown

Built 1877 over Crawfish River in Milford; Moved to Watertown 1906
C&NW Milwaukee River Swing Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Milwaukee River on Chicago & Northwestern
Closed to all traffic
Built 1915 to replace a circa 1890 double-track swing bridge
C&NW Kinnickinnic River Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly C&NW Madison Division)
Open to traffic
Fort McCoy CNW bridge (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Rated 87% with 4 votes
Abandoned quadrangular lattice through truss bridge on abandoned railroad line over railroad
Abandoned
Built 1911
Lathers Road Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Rated 86% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Lathers Road
Open to traffic, weight restrictions in place
Built 1887 by Wisconin Bridge & Iron
Astico County Park Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Crawfish River on Trail
Open to pedestrians
Structures moved here in 2006
Eau Claire River Dells Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Eau Claire River on Park Drive in Town of Plover
Open
Built 1927
Prairie du Sac Abandoned Railroad Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Rated 85% with 5 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Abandoned Railroad
Abandoned
WSOR Rock River Bridge #3 (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Wisconsin & Southern Ry (former CMStP&P) in Janesville
Open to traffic
CNW Bridge 334 Wisconsin River bridge at Merrimac (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Combination deck truss bridge over Lake Wisconsin on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad in Merrimac
Open to traffic
Built 1909 by Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Pigeon River Stone Arch Bridge (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Stone arch Bridge over Pigeon River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Eureka Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Scherzer-type rolling lift bascule bridge (with overhead counterweight) over Fox River on CTH K in Town of Rushford
Open to traffic
Built 1939
Wisconsin River Back Channel Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Rated 81% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Railroad
Closed to all traffic
Red Cedar State Trail Gilbert Creek Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Pratt pony truss bridge over Gilbert Creek on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company
Lush Street Swing Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River Navigation Channel on Canadian National Railway in Menasha
Open to traffic
Built by the C&NW ca. 1900; Acquired by Canadian National Railway
ELS Little Peshtigo River Bridge (Marinette County, Wisconsin)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Deck arch bridge over Little Peshtgo River on CN Railroad
Open to traffic
WSOR Rock River Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Wisconsin & Southern Ry (former C&NW) in Janesville
Open
Marquette-Prairie Bridge (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Rated 79% with 4 votes
Lost suspension bridge over Mississippi River on US 18
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1932; Replaced 1974
Lake Park Steel Arch Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Bridge over Ravine on Lake Park Drive in Milwaukee
Open to pedestrians
Built 1893; Closed to vehicular traffic in 1964
Yellow River Bridge (Wood County, Wisconsin)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Yellow River on WI 13/WI 73
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1992
Arboretum Drive Bridge (Dane County, Wisconsin)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Murphy Creek on Arboretum Drive in Madison
Open to traffic
Built 1986
CP Black River Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Black River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Original crossing built 1876, bascule span added 2004
Cedarburg Covered Bridge (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Lattice through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to pedestrians
Built 1876, Center Pier Added 1927, Declared Historic 1940, Bypassed 1962
Black Bridge (Portage County, Wisconsin)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Parker through truss with all verticals bridge over Wisconsin River on Railroad (CN)
Open to traffic
CN Big Suamico River Bridge (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Suamico River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1901
UPRR Rock River Bridge (Jefferson County, Wisconsin)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Rock River on UPRR
Open to traffic
Replaced a four span iron bridge at this location
Lytle's Landing Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Black River on Great River State Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Big Rib River Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Big Rib River on CTH F
Open to traffic
Built 1940
Saylesville Road Bridge (Dodge County, Wisconsin)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rubicon River on Lrd Saylesville Road
Open to traffic
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1945
Soo Line "S" Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Rated 74% with 4 votes
Pratt deck truss bridge over Chippewa River on the Chippewa River State Trail (formerly Soo Line Railroad)
Open to pedestrians
Cassville Ferry (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
Operates Wednesday through Sunday during the summer
Elroy-Sparta Trail Missouri Ave Overpass (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Rated 73% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Missouri Avenue on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Open to traffic
Built 1880
Cobban Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chippewa River on CTH T
Open to traffic
Built in 1908; Moved 15 miles upriver to avoid inundation, 1918-19; rehabilitated 1995
Red Cedar River Railroad Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Rated 72% with 4 votes
Abandoned 2-span Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Abandoned Union Pacific
Abandoned
Built 1905 with relocated 19th century spans
Elroy-Sparta Trail Tunnel #3 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry) 2 mi. NW of Norwalk
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1873
2nd Court C&NW Bridge (Marquette County, Wisconsin)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 2nd Court on Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago & Northwestern Railway) in Oxford
Open to traffic
Built 1911