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UP WI26/60 Overpass

Dodge County, Wisconsin
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South Face

This is a short stretch of highway (about a mile) that carries Wisconsin Highways 26 and 60 concurrently. Westbound 60 turns south, about a quarter mile north of the bridge, then turns west about three quarters of a mile south of the bridge. It is, therefore, a very busy stretch of highway and has been for a very long time. The highway is very narrow below the bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning

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Description 

This bridge is designed and built as a pony plate girder, but the excessive ballast fill makes it appear as a deck plate girder.

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Facts 

Overview
Pony plate girder bridge over Wis 26/Wis 60 on Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Location
Dodge County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1911
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 52.8 ft.
Total length: 53.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.33892, -88.73807   (decimal degrees)
43°20'20" N, 88°44'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/359112/4799919 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Clyman
Inventory number
BH 46440 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
5,065

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Built 1911 (457)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
Dodge County, Wisconsin (15)
Girder (3,239)
Open (28,314)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
 Plate girder (2,251)
Railroad (4,075)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Through girder (1,135)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)
Wisconsin (804)

Update Log 

  • October 1, 2012: Updated by Matt Lohry: Corrected bridge type
  • October 7, 2010: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Matt Lohry

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