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UP - Bear Grass Creek Bridge (E)

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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UP Bear Grass Creek Bridge (E)

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018

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BH Photo #421749

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Bear Grass Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1892, Double Tracked 1913
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #234
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.73099, -91.19935   (decimal degrees)
44°43'52" N, 91°11'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/642581/4954644 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Augusta West
Inventory number
BH 80329 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,625)
Built 1892 (258)
Built during 1890s (3,383)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,479)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (150)
Deck girder (6,587)
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (45)
Girder (11,629)
 Open (41,418)
Owned by railroad (14,122)
Plate girder (9,140)
Railroad (16,986)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,673)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,881)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,507)
Wisconsin (1,787)

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: Added by John Marvig

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