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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
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)
Land survey: T.2N., R.7E., Sec. 34
Elevation: 1020 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Monroe
Inventory number: BH 47481 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 9,500

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