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UP - Rock River Bridge (Ashippun)

Dodge County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2016

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BH Photo #356801

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rock River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Dodge County, Wisconsin
Status
Open
History
Built 1911
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Milwaukee, Sparta & Northwestern Railway (MS&NW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 240.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.22765, -88.54749   (decimal degrees)
43°13'40" N, 88°32'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/374332/4787257 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 72484 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,153)
Built 1911 (675)
Built during 1910s (8,748)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,094)
Dodge County, Wisconsin (30)
Girder (7,931)
Milwaukee, Sparta & Northwestern Railway (22)
Open (36,534)
Owned by railroad (9,806)
 Plate girder (6,103)
Railroad (13,078)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (80)
Span length 75-100 feet (5,791)
Through girder (2,937)
Total length 175-250 feet (3,764)
Union Pacific Railroad (1,916)
Wisconsin (1,219)

Update Log 

  • August 28, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 27, 2016: New photos from Steve Conro
  • June 12, 2016: Added by Steve Conro

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