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Red Cedar State Trail - Downsville Bridge

Dunn County, Wisconsin

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Downsville Railroad Bridge

Looking North into truss

Photo taken by John Marvig in May 2012

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BH Photo #232079

Map 

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
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)

Categories 

19th Century (9,625)
8-panel truss (654)
Beam (17,360)
Built 1881 (165)
Built during 1880s (2,391)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,124)
Downsville, Wisconsin (1)
Dunn County, Wisconsin (38)
Edge Moor Bridge Works (91)
Open to pedestrians (4,692)
Owned by state (16,770)
Pin-connected (5,423)
Pratt through truss (6,413)
 Pratt truss (10,843)
Rail-to-trail (1,677)
Railroad (16,986)
Red Cedar River (Wisconsin) (10)
Red Cedar State Trail (4)
Relocated (1,088)
Skewed (5,107)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,597)
Through truss (19,023)
Timber stringer (4,462)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,719)
Truss (38,301)
Wisconsin (1,787)

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

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