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State Line Trail - Brule River Bridge

Iron County, Michigan, and Florence County, Wisconsin

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Brule River Trail Bridge

Looking West

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2016

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BH Photo #350931

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Brule River on State Line Trail
Location
Iron County, Michigan, and Florence County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1901, Approaches Added 1915
Builder
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois (Approaches) [also known as Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.]
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #787
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.95623, -88.32541   (decimal degrees)
45°57'22" N, 88°19'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/397289/5090038 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Florence West
Inventory number
BH 71547 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1901 (599)
Built during 1900s (7,950)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,481)
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (31)
Chicago Bridge & Iron Works (15)
Deck girder (6,624)
Deck truss (2,051)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (96)
Double-intersection Warren truss (503)
Florence County, Wisconsin (9)
Girder (11,670)
Iron County, Michigan (13)
 Michigan (1,547)
Open to pedestrians (4,698)
Owned by state (16,771)
Plate girder (9,183)
Rail-to-trail (1,679)
Railroad (17,013)
Riveted (2,778)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,603)
State line crossing (967)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,697)
Truss (38,333)
Wisconsin (1,797)

Update Log 

  • January 16, 2023: Updated by John Marvig: Added builder
  • September 10, 2022: New photo from John Marvig
  • March 30, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 28, 2016: Added by John Marvig

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