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UP - Diamond Valley Creek Bridge

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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UP Diamond Valley Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018

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BH Photo #421652

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Diamond Valley Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899, Widened 1908
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #218
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.66776, -91.10533   (decimal degrees)
44°40'04" N, 91°06'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/650190/4947789 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Augusta East
Inventory number
BH 80325 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,567)
American Bridge Co. (1,323)
Augusta, Wisconsin (5)
Built 1899 (356)
Built during 1890s (2,636)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,254)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (99)
Deck girder (4,893)
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (29)
Girder (8,810)
 Have street view (24,488)
Open (37,852)
Owned by railroad (10,758)
Plate girder (6,721)
Railroad (14,120)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,327)
Through girder (3,280)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,217)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,119)
Wisconsin (1,323)

Update Log 

  • January 8, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from C&NW Bridge Records
  • April 8, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 2, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • February 2, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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UP - Diamond Valley Creek Bridge
Posted April 8, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Quite a unique bridge. According to blueprints, the bridge was originally built in 1908, but the bridge was rebuilt and widened in 1912, hence the center girder being larger.