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DSA - Bad River Viaduct

Ashland County, Wisconsin

Photo 

Published prior to 1923

BH Photo #389416

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Bad River on Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad
Location
Ashland County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1914
Railroad
- Duluth, South Shore, & Atlantic Railway (DSSA)
Design
Howe deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 1,349.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.45485, -90.67808   (decimal degrees)
46°27'17" N, 90°40'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/678310/5147205 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
High Bridge
Inventory number
BH 76953 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ashland County, Wisconsin (15)
Beam (15,718)
Deck truss (1,732)
Duluth, South Shore, & Atlantic Railway (12)
Howe deck truss (54)
Howe truss (558)
Lost (24,744)
Lost 1914 (53)
 Lost during 1910s (493)
Railroad (15,426)
Replaced by new bridge (16,586)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,223)
Timber stringer (4,019)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Truss (32,794)
Wisconsin (1,471)

Update Log 

  • May 7, 2017: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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