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Glacial River Trail - Rock River Bridge (Fort Atkinson)
Photos
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2016
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BH Photo #356447
Description
South end includes a stone arch span which was previously an approach to a truss bridge. It was filled once the current bridge was constructed in 1899, but later unearthed when the bridge was reused as a trail
Facts
- Overview
- Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Glacial River Trail
- Location
- Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- South approach stone arch built Ca. 1870; current steel spans built 1899
- Builder
- - Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
- Railroads
- - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Design
- Deck plate girder
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 355.0 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)
Update Log
- February 22, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added information, noted historic ca. 1870 stone arch span
- 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
I was pleasantly surprised to discover an ancient stone arch on the south end of this bridge when I visited. Looking at historic aerials, it was only uncovered once this bridge became a trail. I believe it was an approach to an older deck truss bridge. A plaque gives a ca. date of 1870, but I believe it may date even a few years further back, likely to the same time as this one:
http://bridgehunter.com/wi/rock/wsor-rock-river/