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Badger State Trail - 8th Street Overpass

Green County, Wisconsin

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Overview
Lost through girder bridge over 8th Street on Badger State Trail
Location
Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1928 by the Illinois Central Railroad; abandoned in 1963; demolished in 2011
Railroads
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Wisconsin & Calumet Railroad (WICT)
Design
The main span over 8th Street is a steel through girder supported on concrete piers while there are 4 timber deck girder spans supported on timber piers on either end approaching the main span for a total of 9 spans overall.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.5 ft.
Total length: 216.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.60345, -89.64903   (decimal degrees)
42°36'12" N, 89°38'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/282692/4720181 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Monroe
Land survey
T.2N., R.7E., Sec. 34
Elevation
1020 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 47481 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Badger State Trail (4)
Beam (15,725)
Built 1928 (1,173)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
Girder (10,247)
Green County, Wisconsin (12)
Have street view (26,957)
Illinois Central Railroad (584)
Lost (24,767)
Lost 2011 (492)
Lost during 2010s (3,285)
 Monroe, Wisconsin (1)
Owned by state (16,000)
Plate girder (7,933)
Railroad (15,438)
Replaced by new bridge (16,601)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,434)
Through girder (3,813)
Timber stringer (4,021)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,272)
Wisconsin (1,472)
Wisconsin & Calumet Railroad (5)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2011: Updated by James Baughn: Brad Bates reports that bridge has been demolished
  • January 1, 2011: Added by Eric Hanson

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