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Martin Road Bridge
Photos
Barrel Shot Looking North
The old bridge was replaced by this one in 2007. It's not just an UCEB, in fact, it has some rather classic design features, although the blocks are imitation.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in February 2009
BH Photo #133337
Facts
- Overview
- Lost pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Martin Road
- Location
- Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Built 1910: replaced 2007
- Design
- Double-intersection Warren pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 53.5 ft.
Total length: 107.3 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.74161, -88.43188 (decimal degrees)
43°44'30" N, 88°25'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/384702/4844171 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Byron
- Land survey
- T. 15 N., R. 17 E., Sec. 26
- Inventory number
- BH 34756 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 17, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS Coordinates per To-Do List
- February 13, 2009: New photos from J.R. Manning
- April 25, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson: Added to "Railroad overpass" category
Comments
Martin Road Bridge
Might this be a double intersection warren bedstead?
Martin Road Bridge
Found an image of this bridge:
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI59409
Appears that it was a heavily modified recycled railroad truss.
Martin Road Bridge
REPLACED WITH NEW BRIDGE
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Clark,
It appears to be similar to this bridge
http://bridgehunter.com/wi/columbia/P11070300000000/
It appears that it may have originally been a traditional pony truss designed for the CNW such as:
http://bridgehunter.com/ia/boone/77860/
But later heavily altered with the original end posts removed.