Chippewa River

Wisconsin
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Bridge Street Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1994
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Chippewa River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Chippewa Falls Dam (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1928 by Northern States Power Company
Hydroelectric dam over Chippewa River in Chippewa Falls
In operation

Chippewa River Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Replaced 1950
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Highway M
Replaced by a new bridge

Chippewa River Bridge (Buffalo County, Wisconsin)
Built 1933 by Worden-Allen Co.; Replaced 1994
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Chippewa River on STH 35
Replaced by new bridge

Chippewa River Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1950
Continuous Warren pony truss bridge over Chippewa River on CTH M
Open to traffic

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 Bridge (1971) (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1971
Steel through arch bridge over Chippewa River on Bridge Street (WI 64) in Cornell
Open to traffic

Chippewa River Bridge (Pre 1911) (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Replaced in 1911 when Cornell Dam was built
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

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

CN - Chippewa River Bridge (Bruce) (Rusk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907, Rehabilitated 2012
Warren through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

Cobban Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1908; Moved 15 miles upriver to avoid inundation, 1918-19; rehabilitated 1995
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chippewa River on CTH K
Intact but closed to all traffic

Durand Bridge (First) (Pepin County, Wisconsin)
Built 1884; Blown down in 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on 6th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Durand Swing Bridge (Pepin County, Wisconsin)
Built 1902; Replaced 1941
Lost Warren through truss swing bridge over Chippewa River on 6th Avenue
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

Main Street Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1901; replaced 1976
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976

Northwestern Railroad 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

Old Cobban Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Warren through truss bridge over Chippewa River on dam access road
Open to traffic

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

Red Cedar State Trail - Dunnville Bottoms Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Large Span built 1885, Deck Girders Built 1881; Pratt Span 1886; Assembled here at varying dates
Through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Red Cedar State Trail
Open to pedestrians

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 Line - Chippewa River Trestle (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1917 with Concrete arches and 5 Deck Plate Girder main spans, rebuilt 1998 with 5 new DPG main spans.
Deck plate girder bridge over Chippewa River on Canadian National Railway (formerly Soo Line Railroad, Wisconsin Central Ltd.) in Chippewa Falls
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - Chippewa Falls Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1891 as a 6-span bridge; two spans burned and replaced with secondhand girders in 1993, Piers Rebuilt 2014
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

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

US 10/WI 25 Durand Bridge (Pepin County, Wisconsin)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1970, Replaced 2004-6
Parker through truss bridge over Chippewa River on US 10/WI 25 in Durand
Replaced by ugly concrete eyesore

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 (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