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CN - Porler Street Swing Bridge

Brown County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Locked in the open position.

The pier at the left is the original east approach, converted into a fishing pier.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson in December 2010

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BH Photo #191027

Map 

Street View 

Video 

Demolition Underway on 19th century Green Bay RR Bridge

News report on bridge demolition

WLUK Fox 11 Green Bay, WI

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on Abandoned Canadian National Railway
Location
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
Status
Removed
History
Built 1902
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Fox Valley & Western Ltd. (FVW)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 198.0 ft.
Total length: 725.0 ft.
Also called
CN - Fox River Swing Bridge (Green Bay, Middle)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.50422, -88.02306   (decimal degrees)
44°30'15" N, 88°01'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/418674/4928386 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Green Bay West
Inventory number
BH 47443 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,716)
Brown County, Wisconsin (37)
Built 1902 (520)
Built during 1900s (7,223)
Canadian National Railway (510)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,025)
Fox River (to Green Bay, WI) (51)
Fox Valley & Western Ltd. (18)
Green Bay, Wisconsin (13)
Have street view (26,947)
Lost (24,738)
Lost 2014 (357)
Lost during 2010s (3,284)
Movable (2,972)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
 Owned by city (5,400)
Pratt through truss (5,392)
Pratt truss (9,299)
Railroad (15,414)
Riveted (2,165)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,988)
Swing (1,454)
Through truss (15,065)
Timber stringer (4,018)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,788)
Wisconsin (1,468)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (90)
X-Frame Portal (34)

Update Log 

  • January 10, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge has Been Removed
  • October 4, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • September 28, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • September 21, 2014: New video from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • December 8, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • December 7, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • August 26, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • November 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed from preserved as only an apporach has been reused and nothing is reallly stopping the USCG from deciding to remove the bridge.
  • December 28, 2010: Added by Robert Thompson

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Comments 

CN - Porler Street Swing Bridge
Posted September 21, 2014, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The main span should still be there next weekend.

CN - Porler Street Swing Bridge
Posted September 21, 2014, by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Demolition under way: http://fox11online.com/2014/09/19/demolition-underway-on-19t...

CN - Fox River Swing Bridge (Green Bay, Middle)
Posted September 20, 2014, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I'll try to take a shot at Green Bay and this bridge next week. Hopefully all works out.

CN - Fox River Swing Bridge (Green Bay, Middle)
Posted September 19, 2014, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Doomed!:

http://www.upmatters.com/story/d/story/historic-fox-river-ra...