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UP - Forest Street Overpass #1

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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Abandoned Forest Street Bridge #1

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in May 2012

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BH Photo #256593

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Street View 

Description 

Bridge removed March of 2017

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Forest Street on Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1918, Removed 2017
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Steel stringer with Trestle Approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Also called
Forest Street Bridge #1
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.82482, -91.50601   (decimal degrees)
44°49'29" N, 91°30'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/618107/4964575 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Eau Claire West
Inventory number
BH 56656 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (17,377)
Built 1918 (512)
Built during 1910s (10,241)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,481)
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (45)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin (27)
Have street view (30,434)
Lost (31,819)
Lost 2017 (316)
 Lost during 2010s (3,680)
Owned by city (6,284)
Railroad (17,003)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,485)
Steel stringer (6,923)
Timber stringer (4,478)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,628)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,511)
Wisconsin (1,796)

Update Log 

  • April 3, 2017: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge has Been Removed
  • May 7, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 17, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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