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CN - Escanaba River Bridge (N)

Delta County, Michigan

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Photo taken by Robert

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BH Photo #238847

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Overview
Warren Deck truss bridge over Escanaba River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Wells, Delta County, Michigan
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Lassig Plant)
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (SOO)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 95.0 ft.
Total length: 695.0 ft.
Also called
CNW - Escanaba River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.79948, -87.08094   (decimal degrees)
45°47'58" N, 87°04'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/493709/5071772 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 53488 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (460)
American Bridge Co. (1,323)
Built 1901 (497)
Built during 1900s (6,620)
Canadian National Railway (477)
Deck girder (4,897)
Deck truss (1,575)
Delta County, Michigan (19)
Escanaba River (5)
Girder (8,832)
Have street view (24,542)
Michigan (943)
Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (22)
 Open (37,870)
Owned by railroad (10,777)
Plate girder (6,731)
Railroad (14,137)
Riveted (1,992)
Soo Line Railroad (274)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,048)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,611)
Truss (30,479)
Warren deck truss (569)
Warren truss (6,000)
Wells, Michigan (2)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (87)

Update Log 

  • March 30, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 19, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • September 9, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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