Capital City Trail Yahara Crossing

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Oblique View East Side

Madison is both the state capital of Wisconsin and the home of the University of Wisconsin. The city is committed to bicycle ridership, with special bike lanes on thoroufares and a series of state trails on former railroad right-of-ways. The Madison trails connect to other state trails, one connecting Madison to the Hank Aaron State Trail in Milwaukee. In the not-too-distant future, you will be able to bike from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River and cross this bridge in the process.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2008

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Overview

Pony/through plate girder bridge over Yahara River on Former Railroad Right-of-way, now a major bike trail in Madison

Location

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 1904; Coverted in Rails-toTrails program ca. 2000

Builder

- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Design

Pony/through plate girder

Dimensions

Span length: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 55.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.08830, -89.35860   (decimal degrees)
43°05'18" N, 89°21'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/308026/4773320 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Madison East

Inventory number

BH 37453 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• October 9, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
• September 21, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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