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Tri County Corridor - Bois Brule River Bridge

Douglas County, Wisconsin

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Brule River Trail Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2014

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BH Photo #304827

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Description 

Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

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Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Bois Brule River on Tri County Crridor
Location
Wisconsin, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1895 at Fallon, Montana; Relocated here 1921
Railroads
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 110.0 ft.
Total length: 223.0 ft.
Also called
NP - Bois Brule River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.55105, -91.58731   (decimal degrees)
46°33'04" N, 91°35'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/608296/5156245 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Brule
Inventory number
BH 59721 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,624)
6-panel truss (918)
Beam (17,360)
Built 1895 (298)
Built during 1890s (3,383)
Burlington Northern Railroad (523)
Deck truss (2,047)
Douglas County, Wisconsin (34)
Have street view (30,393)
Northern Pacific Railway (458)
Open to pedestrians (4,692)
Owned by railroad (14,122)
 Rail-to-trail (1,677)
Railroad (16,986)
Relocated (1,088)
Riveted (2,775)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,675)
Timber stringer (4,462)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,694)
Truss (38,300)
Warren deck truss (690)
Warren truss (7,180)
Wisconsin (1,787)
Wisconsin, Wisconsin (53)

Update Log 

  • February 3, 2022: New photos from Bruce Oldenberg
  • January 31, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: added original location from NP Authorization for Expenditure
  • October 19, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 14, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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