Arch: (
Bridge Hunter, J.R. Manning has a nice description of the bridge;
Historic Bridges;
HAER;
Satellite)
Truss, current location: (
Satellite, private property)
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Photo from HAER WIS,53-TIF,1--1 from wi0190
1. VIEW OF NORTH FACE, LOOKING SOUTH - Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge No. 128, Spanning Turtle Creek, Tiffany, Rock County, WI |
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C&NWHS posted
We, at the C&NW archives, really like this photo of the Turtle Creek bridge just south of the little community of Tiffany, Wisconsin on the line from Janesville to Harvard, Illinois. We are on the downstream side of the bridge (anti ice flow buttresses on the other side) so we are looking to the northeast and the locomotive is pulling its consist inbound toward Harvard. Writing on the back dates the C&NW company publicity photo to "about 1931." The bridge and the track are still in use.
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Stormy Sky Rail Productions posted
Stone arch railroad bridge in Tiffany, WI. Currently the Union Pacific runs on this line. |
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James Keats Jr. posted
Knee deep in the Turtle Creek, we find the Eastbound LJA50 to Proviso with UP 1158 and 1025 providing the power, both units being former Cotton Belt, one of which still showing its Heritage. Speaking of heritage, don’t mind the 155 year old Tiffany limestone arch bridge, the oldest stone bridge in the state of Wisconsin. Tiffany, WI 4/30/24 |
Bryan Phillips shared Monica Hall's post of four photos with her comment of:
"The Tiffany Stone Bridge" So fortunate to be present as the train passed over this beautiful bridge. It was built in 1869 on the Turtle Creek and is still used today by the Union Pacific railroad and may be Wisconsin's oldest five arch stone bridge. In the 1930s the 387 foot bridge was reinforced with concrete while maintaining its beautiful stone architecture. In 1982 it was added to Wisconsin's historic register. At 151 yrs young it is a beautiful piece of Wisconsin's history that still remains today. Town of Turtle, Wisconsin. October 21st 2020
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| Jim Kobrinetz took this photo 30 years ago |
While getting a street view of the arch bridge because of this
post, I noticed that the Smith Road Bridge was a truss bridge.
"This 1910 bridge is an extremely unusual and early example of the truss bridge using bolted connections for all connection points." Most bridges in the first half of the 20th Century used rivets. [HistoricBridges_original]
But when I tried getting a satellite location, I noticed the truss was gone!
So I fired up Google Earth. This is the last image with the truss. The next image is Oct 2020 and the new bridge is done.
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| Google Earth, Apr 2019 |
The truss is now on private property.
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