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Glacial River Trail - Rock River Bridge (Fort Atkinson)

Jefferson County, Wisconsin

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2016

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BH Photo #356447

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Glacial River Trail
Location
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1900
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Rail-to-trail
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 300.0 ft.
Also called
UP - Rock River Bridge (Fort Atkinson)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.92886, -88.83963   (decimal degrees)
42°55'44" N, 88°50'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/349880/4754556 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Atkinson
Inventory number
BH 64162 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,743)
Built 1899 (370)
Built during 1890s (2,686)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,288)
Deck girder (4,927)
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin (4)
Girder (8,900)
Have street view (24,713)
Jefferson County, Wisconsin (25)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (199)
 Open to pedestrians (3,745)
Owned by county (19,519)
Plate girder (6,775)
Rail-to-trail (1,377)
Railroad (14,205)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (83)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,393)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,819)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,131)
Wisconsin (1,361)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2016: Updated by Steve Conro: Pics and builder info
  • December 28, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: added build date
  • November 19, 2014: New Street View added by John Marvig

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