Mukwonago Railroad Bridges

Bridge over State Highway 83/South Rochester Street in Mukwonago, Wisconsin on November 20, 2001

The Wisconsin Central Railroad completed its line through Mukwonago, Wisconsin, between Chicago and Waukesha in 1885, and this trestle over Wisconsin State Highway 83/South Rochester Street was built in 1920. This bridge was the last known rail-related historical resource in Mukwonago when it was replaced by a through plate girder bridge by 2007.

Bridge over the Mukwonago River in Mukwonago, Wisconsin on November 20, 2001

Just south of the bridge over Wisconsin State Highway 83/South Rochester Street is a deck plate girder bridge over the Mukwonago River.

Railroad Bridges in Mukwonago, Wisconsin on November 20, 2001

The Wisconsin Central Railroad was reorganized as the Wisconsin Central Railway in 1897 and was leased in 1909 by the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway, which itself was controlled by the Canadian Pacific Railway. On September 1, 1944, the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway was reorganized as the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. The Wisconsin Central Railroad entered receivership in 1932, declared bankruptcy in 1944, and was reorganized as the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company in 1954. On January 1, 1961, the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company were merged with the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad to form the Soo Line Railroad. On October 11, 1987, the Soo Line spun off the former Wisconsin Central line to the new independent Wisconsin Central, Ltd. The Wisconsin Central was purchased by the Canadian National Railway on October 9, 2001.

Mukwonago River Bridge Footings in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, on November 20, 2001