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Soo Line "S" Bridge

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
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Overview

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/design_nonmotor/highway/index3.htm

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/design_nonmotor/highway/index3.htm

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Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Chippewa River on the Chippewa River State Trail (formerly Soo Line Railroad)
Location
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians
Builder
- Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design
Warren deck truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 440.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.81414, -91.49385   (decimal degrees)
44°48'51" N, 91°29'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/619091/4963407 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Eau Claire East
Inventory number
BH 52386 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (426)
Built 1910 (778)
Built during 1910s (7,072)
Curved (181)
Deck girder (2,317)
Deck truss (1,074)
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (18)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin (12)
Girder (4,213)
Have street view (13,654)
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co. (12)
Open to pedestrians (2,239)
Owned by state (10,362)
Plate girder (3,039)
 Preserved (726)
Rail-to-trail (688)
Railroad (6,279)
Riveted (1,131)
S Bridge (15)
Soo Line Railroad (165)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,418)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,555)
Truss (24,549)
Warren deck truss (384)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (41)
Warren truss (4,304)
Wisconsin (835)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • June 17, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 16, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Railroad"
  • May 6, 2012: Updated by James McCray: Added categories "Rail-to-trail", "Soo Line Railroad"

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Soo Line "S" Bridge
Posted May 6, 2012, by James McCray (jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Oh yeah! Just found and added another "S" bridge that was not listed on this site! Just made my night...that and an episode of Law and Order SVU.