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Red Cedar State Trail - Downsville Bridge
Photos
Downsville Railroad Bridge
Looking North into truss
Photo taken by John Marvig in May 2012
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BH Photo #232079
Description
Built 1881/2 , at Byron, Illinois; Relocated here 1905
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Red Cedar State Trail
- Location
- Downsville, Dunn County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1881/2, Relocated here 1905
- Builder
- - Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
- Railroad
- - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Design
- 6 Spans Trestle
1-150' Skewed Pratt Truss
12 Spans Trestle
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 370.0 ft.
- Also called
- MILW Bridge #M-522
Downsville Railroad Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.77673, -91.94002 (decimal degrees)
44°46'36" N, 91°56'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/583866/4958694 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Menomonie South
- Inventory number
- BH 52457 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 7, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: confirmed build date and history
- October 1, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
- May 31, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
- May 5, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
- June 17, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
- August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Railroad"
- May 14, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Rail-to-trail"
- May 13, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad"
- May 13, 2012: Added by John Marvig