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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

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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 1911
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Rail-to-trail
Design
Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
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 1911 (703)
Built during 1910s (8,934)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,168)
Deck girder (4,758)
Deck truss (1,559)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (80)
Double-intersection Warren truss (430)
Florence County, Wisconsin (6)
Girder (8,463)
Iron County, Michigan (10)
Michigan (898)
 Open to pedestrians (3,634)
Owned by state (14,199)
Plate girder (6,467)
Rail-to-trail (1,328)
Railroad (13,559)
Riveted (1,948)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,904)
State line crossing (765)
Total length 175-250 feet (3,866)
Truss (29,916)
Wisconsin (1,265)

Update Log 

  • March 30, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 28, 2016: Added by John Marvig

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